la. i always felt the original Disney animated film was sort of overrated despite the fact that critics and audiences wet their underwear and it was the first Disney animated film to be nominated for best picture. not only is it one of the weaker full length animated Disney features, it is also a mediocrity when you compare it to the original B&W live action masterpiece by Cocteau. and this sequel really takes the prize as one bland, over worked creme puff.i wish the Disney corp. wouldn't do this. if there are any Disney fans reading this i'll let in on a not so secret secret. Disney hated sequels and usually refused to do them. if you doubt teacher here, go read 'The American Original' or many of the original bios on Disney. look for "give us more pigs", and you'll find out how Disney really felt about this. the current Disney McGreed corporation is not keeping the true spirit of Disney by always running everything into the ground. look everyone. this is a question of simple esthetic's. sequels turn the original experience into something heavy handed and drive the whole experience into the ground. sequels are hardly ever the conceive of a artistic mind but simply commercial marketing contrivances. they remove us from the original perceptions and make us bored and too familiar with the original characters and concepts. not all sequels are a bad idea, but mostly they are, mostly. i don't know how the 'Harry Potter' fans keep up their enthusiasm and their sanity.it's a dark day when you want the villain to succeed and destroy the heroes of the story. i found myself sympathetic with the evil pipe organ as far as wanting to put an end to all this cheery banality. i would have squashed that stupid little Bernadette Peters Christmas ornament first for being so knowingly coy and cutesy and so dinky. yeeecch!this passed the time. a little slowly, but it passed the time. and hey. it was the only thing on worth watching at that time. and i didn't feel like any strenuous brain work, so i guess it was good for that, i guess.recent Disney fans have got to stop being so demanding and stop letting everything be overworked and milked to the bone. i feel like each of these fans is a 'little mermaid' who keeps compulsively whining for more and MORE AND MORE. i mean this attitude is like Ariel's longing on maximum overdrive. hasn't anyone heard of overkill? yeeesh.that's what all these sequels and remakes are. a bunch of overkill and they ruin the initial experience. come on Disney corp. show some brains and not marketing executive mentality. ditsy tripe like 'Santa Buddies' will survive this kind of overkill, but the more quality productions don't and they deserve better treatment and more respect than this. try a new idea. it might work. Walter E. himself was always an original. he might have adapted other people's work, but it was always an original concept. if you think the Disney company doesn't have enough output, teach your brats to revisit the Disney classics. or at least try other family fare. it's sort of like the Mary wick's Gargoyle in Disney's 'Le Bossu De Notre-Dame' said, "Don't ya all ever migrate?".

I watch this every year at Christmas, and I never grow tired of it. It is not as good as the wonderful original, but is actually one of the better DTV efforts, along with The King of Thieves. It is nowhere near as bad as some people have said, and one commentator gave it a low score solely on its continuity errors. Of course it has some, then again, so does every single movie in existence, even the original Beauty and the Beast. It is true that some of the animation falls a little flat,(most of it though is crisp, clean and smooth) especially with the dark backgrounds, but I liked the fact that it is darker than the original, and not at all mean spirited. Mostly the animation isn't bad at all, but I do think the computer animation stuck out like a sore thumb. The songs are well above average, and the score by Rachel Portman is beautiful. My favourite song is As long As There's Christmas, and Stories is charming. The other songs aren't as memorable, but bring a great character to the original storyline, about Belle (who was slightly changed) trying to bring Christmas to the Beast, and overcoming the many obstacles including the pipe organ Forte. The voice overs were generally very good indeed. Fife is a tad annoying, but totally bearable. Lumiere and Cogsworth are funny here, and I really admire the late Jerry Orbach. Haley Joel Osment was cute as Chip, and Angela Lansbury makes a welcome return as Mrs Potts, as well as Belle and the Beast. The real treat is in the newcomers though. Bernadette Peters is wonderful as the reluctant Angelique, and Tim Curry does an exceptional Annie-nominated voice over as Forte, song included. A perfect Christmas treat for Disney fans. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Comparing this to the theatrical original, I have to say I am pleasantly satisfied. Enchanted Christmas builds itself as a strong point in the story, emphasizing a time during the passage of the first film where the household tried to rekindle the Christmas spirit that was so long lost.Pretty much all of the original voice cast is back, which is a nice thing for a Disney movie. The artwork is neat and colorful. The writers did a good job inserting this keystone into the continuity of the first. Personally, my favorite element was Forte, the organ. The computer animation blended in nicely with the darker environment established whenever the scene included him. If it had been a bright, colorful scene, he may have looked somewhat bulky against the traditional cell animation. Also, I admire Tim Curry, the voice actor of Forte. He's a cool guy, prone to playing villains or someone otherwise so inclined to be a bit creepy. But that's his strength, and he does well with it.Overall, I liked it. It's a good movie for the kids, and a good movie for the Christmas spirit.

It has its flaws, no doubt, but so does just about every other Disney movie. Heck, its for kids right? This was entertaining and that's what the movies are about aren't they? I don't understand you people that keep writing these papers about the movie. It's ENTERTAINMENT. It's SUPPOSED to be a bunch of candy fluff to amuse the kids. Give Disney a break, I've already ranted at them enough (lol).I actually like this better then the first. Well....nowadays. When I was a kid this movie terrified me. It was the piano, Forte. Man. Who knew a thing with a bunch of wooden keys and strings could be so sinister and scary?But I like the Christmas one a lot better then the original now. And its because of that piano. That scary, sinister piano. It adds a villainous character onto the scene, and Disney actually succeeded in making Forte a more sophisticated character then the usual cartoony piece of dog poop on screen that makes you laugh at their pathetic antics. Forte was sophisticated, and he actually had some reason behind his actions. Very nice. It also created some nice conflict for the Beast and Belle and that was nice to see as well.So. Disney's finally decided to grow up a bit.