I love this movie!  We have probably watched a higher percentage of Disney movies, than any other, when we have visited theaters over the last 28 years.  With five kids ranging in age from 10 to 27, as you can imagine, there have been a LOT of them and I have mostly enjoyed them all, but Beauty and the Beast is a hands-down favorite.  I’m anxious to share the 3D version with our youngest daughter and 2 granddaughters! (If you’re reading this in your email or in an RSS feed, be sure to click through to the blog and check out the movie trailer.)

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D

• Rating:  G
• Release Date:  January 13, 2012
• Voice Cast:   Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Bradley Pierce, Rex Everhart, Jesse Corti, Hal Smith, JoAnne Worley
• Directors:  Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
• Producer:  Don Hahn
• Executive Producer:  Howard Ashman
• Screenplay by:  Linda Woolverton

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ magical classic “Beauty and the Beast” returns to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™, introducing a whole new generation to the Disney classic with stunning new 3D imagery. The film captures the fantastic journey of Belle (voice of Paige O’Hara), a bright and beautiful young woman who’s taken prisoner by a hideous beast (voice of Robby Benson) in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle’s enchanted staff—a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others—and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast’s exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.