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"Beastly" a modern-day take on The Beauty and the Beast starring Vanessa Hudgens is now available for pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray. Pre-order today. |
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Beastly definitely lives up to its name--it's an absolutely beastly film--and not in a good way. It's a modern-day retelling of Beauty and the Beast based on Alex Flinn's novel Beastly, and one expects some pretty extreme characters, but in this movie, the characters are shallow and one-dimensional to the extreme, and their supposed personal and emotional growth is totally unbelievable. As for the plot--self-absorbed pretty-boy gets cursed, nice girl gets imprisoned with now-ugly boy, boy changes, and the two fall in love--it just never feels real or believable in this film. With a cast that includes Vanessa Hudgens and Neil Patrick Harris, one expects a halfway decent movie, but no amount of talent can overcome bad writing. In fact, one has to question whether Hudgens and Harris even tried, as their performances just aren't that good. The performances of Alex Pettyfer and Peter Krause are even worse, and Lisa Gay Hamilton only saves herself by her comic delivery of lines that primarily consist of two to three heavily accented monosyllables strung together at a time. The audience at our screening squirmed, laughed in inappropriate places, and even groaned out loud as the actors casually tossed off nuggets of wisdom in proper language that seemed totally out of place with the rest of the slang-riddled dialogue. Perhaps truisms like "Be the man I know you to be," lines quoted from Frank O'Hara's poem "Having a Coke," and statements like "Best embrace the suck" are supposed to come off as funny contrasts, but instead it all just seems hopelessly incongruous and falls horribly flat. The one good thing in this movie is the special-effects makeup, though Kyle's face probably looks nothing like the face that most people picture when they read Flinn's book. Don't bother seeing Beastly unless you enjoy sneering at bad, shallow movies. (Ages 13 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Different from the book, but not annoyingly so...,
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This review is from: Beastly [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
I was a little worried when seeing the previews for this movie that they would demolish yet another good book. However I fell in love. There are enough differences to make it seem like a whole different story of it's own. Yet it's very like the book. Surprisingly Mary-Kate Olsen gives an outstanding performance as Kendra. Pettyfer and Hudges (forgive me if I spell these names wrong) are amazing and the chemistry is so strong there is almost a visible electric current between theme. But the best of all was Niel Patrick Harris, much like Will in the book he is witty and funny, no, HILARIOUS! All the characters are depicted extremely well and I was more than satisfied. I cannot wait for this Blu Ray. I may even see it again.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ravenous - Release the film, already,
By Oddsbodikins (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beastly [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Okay, since I saw the preview for this film I've been anxiously awaiting the film release. The original release date was 7/30/10 but because of Zac Efron's film, the studio has delayed his girlfriend's (Vanessa Hudgen's)Beastly to dates unknown. While I cannot believe that actor's personal lives are being factored into release dates for films, I read the book & loved it. For that reason alone I gave it 5 stars. There was a passing reference that the soundtrack may be available on 1/4/11, so the film may actually hit theatres on 1/7/11. After such date, I'll re-review.
I think the true breakout star for this film is going to be Alex Pettyfer. American audiences haven't seen him before unless they've been checking out British films or into fashion magazines. This film will easily do for Alex what Twilight did for Robert Pattinson, and then some. The best of luck to him... he's going to need it. Once American girls (& women) have a look at him, I can only imagine...
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beastly...2.5 stars,
This review is from: Beastly (DVD)
We went to see this movie hoping that it would be good, but it just wasn't that good. Sure it has some sweet romantic moments, but I was disappointed by the ending because it was so anti-climatic. There was a LOT of potential here, but any angst or real conflict (moving moments) were missed. In addition some parts of the plot simply don't make sense. However if you are in the mood for a sweet/cute movie, then this is the movie for you.
Overall fairly entertaining, average movie...
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Amazon Won't Let Me Not Like It
I'm not interested in this movie. I just wanted to be able to tell Amazon that I am "Not Interested" and they don't have that option on the screen.
Published 1 day ago by Daniel B. Weber
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Fun Movie
Considering that this movie got panned by almost every movie critic, I didn't hold out much hope and when my friend drug me to the theater, I must admit, I was groaning inside...
Published 9 days ago by J. Windham
3.0 out of 5 stars
It's a 5 star film in my imagination.
Having read the book and seen the movie within a week, I'm here to say that the movie could have been so much better.
Published 14 days ago by Romantic Glutton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect movie for a date!!!!!
My heart was really touched by this modern-retelling of the literature classic,"Beauty & The Beast.
Published 16 days ago by Sylvia T. Bosarge
4.0 out of 5 stars
My first movie review
I've already reviewed the audio book for this title, I also read the book, so on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being someone who saw the book at the store and passed it up and 10 being...
Published 20 days ago by Jennifer L. Rinehart
1.0 out of 5 stars
No surprise; 2/3 of the 5 star reviews HAVEN'T seen this!
I didn't really see this by choice, but me being the loving boyfriend I am, I went and saw this with my girlfriend. Just because I love her.
Published 24 days ago by Renfield
4.0 out of 5 stars
Weak love story...but still surprisingly great movie.
Very few people seem to mind when Kyle trash talks the entire school. He is a young man who has been raised by his father to believe that looks are everything.
Published 26 days ago by Anthony Manno
5.0 out of 5 stars
Powerful
It was powerful movie and Ashley Olsen was spooky and great as witch. Love the end and it was good one!
Published 28 days ago by E
5.0 out of 5 stars
alex is back!
great pic of alex pettyfer in 'popstar' mag. other than that, nothing much has been mentioned about the summer release.
Published 9 months ago by Randy Emmett
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