I've spoken to a few staff members from DisneyToon Studios and the main reason that many of their finished products are lackluster is because they're given a VERY strict deadline. Sometimes I can be forgiving towards their hiccups because of this, but there are some straight video titles that make me believe there's more to blame than the intense schedule.
+Jambareeqi I'm sure those animators had strict deadlines, but that can't have been the only reason they were usually bad. I mean good lord, seven different writers worked on this project, and not a single one objected to, everything? I don't hate them though, I feel bad for them. They had to work long hours away from family, and for what? At least sweatshops make shoes or something, the final result for all those hours at work was a trainwreck in every sense of the word. That is just depressing.
***** Well that's good to hear, those animators deserve a lot better then to work on such trash. Huh, I myself would not proud of working on this failure, if it was Aladdin 3 then yeah, I would be proud of it. But I'm not an animator, so I can't really say. Again, good to know things got better in the end.
You mean you've interviewed people like Bob Treat, Cullen Blaine, Carter Crocker, Skip Craig, and Barbara Dourmaskin? Most of those people worked on The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and even that show has much better lighting than Belle's Magical World.
Look. I’m sorry that I was harsh on this flick. It’s not really the cause of a virus. Not really. But it was the cause for some of Disney’s sticky situations where they should’ve thought twice before producing another midquel or even a television series based on _Beauty and the Beast_ .
+Brickmaster4496 The Lion King 2 wasn't that bad. At least it had some plot (Shakespearean basis, in this case on Romeo & Juliet), passable songs ("My Lullaby," "We Are One," "Love Will Find a Way"), and some interesting characters.
The impression I get from this film is that it represents everything I was afraid the original Beauty and the Beast would be before I revisited it: being too kid-oriented. Thankfully that wasn't the case, and seeing the original again felt so enlightening.
I do have that horrified feeling when watching something I loved as a kid. I'm always afraid it was just nostalgia and nothing else. With the original that is HARDLY the case, it hasn't aged a day. This thing was basically born into the grave where it should have stayed.
Yeah, that should have been a massive red flag. Seven directors and god only knows how many writers. Waaay to many cooks in the kitchen, just one of its massive problems.
@Kenya Holloway-Reliford Only one, Bob Kline, was the main director for this film. The rest handle on the animation direction (AKA sheet timing) for each segment.
To me, the worst Disney sequels would be Mulan 2 and Cinderella 2. But the good sequels for me would be Aladdin 3, Cinderella 3, lion king 2 and 1 1/2, and stitch the movie and Leroy and stitch Kronk's new groove and LILO and stitch 2 were okay
Fifi? Her name is Fifi here? I played in a production of the Broadway version of Beauty and the Beast, and in that show, her name was Babette, which I think is a much better name.
Yeah, there's a funny story about that. In the original movie, the feather duster played by Kimmy Robert's didn't have a name. The Broadway show was written by Linda Wooverton, the same writer for the film, and she named her Babette. That came out in 1994, this was 1998. I'm going to just assume they never saw the fantastic stage show, and made it up. Yeah, i'm going with what the original writer called her, because it fits better, and so there is one less thing to remember this movie by.
I was in Beauty and the Beast too, and more than likely the reasoning behind her name being Fifi in the "film" is because it's pretty synonymous with French Maid stereotypes, which is what she was originally written as. The musical though made her a more developed character and she gained a cult following, thus why she has her own segment but Lumiere is just a side character. As a side note I'd also like to point out that she's gained so much popularity that in the live action remake she is literally one of the main characters, even including some conflicts for her and Lumiere because they're unable to be affectionate with one another because she'll catch fire and burn to death (they don't actually give a reasoning so that's the excuse I have). Nevertheless the character, though is my most favorite character in the story, has no business staring in her own segment of this "film" and it's very obvious they only did it because she started to become a fan favorite in the overall story.
None of the sequels compare to the first film, first film was a masterpiece in all ways :) nice use of the 'West Wing' music as well, one of the best pieces in the film :)
Amen to that! Off the top of my head, I can't think of a good DTV film, perhaps there is one out in the world, but I can't think of one. The only ones that I have fond memories of, are the Land Before Time sequels, and even then I know they are bad, its just nostalgia talking and nothing else.
+Tyler Bioshock R Don't The Lion King 2 and Aladdin 3 ring a bell? Those two have interesting stories, strong character development, catchy songs, and better quality animation than most DTV Disney cheapquels. They even fix some of the problems that the first/previous films had, such as how TLK handled female characters and Aladdin's focus on certain characters.
sakuraslicer19 To be fair, it was several month's ago, but I agree. Lion King 2, and Aladdin 3 are good DTV movies. Most of the others suck, and some are spectacularly terrible, but those two are gems in the rough.
You think the title "Belle's Magical World" isn't honest with what it is? Just wait until you get a request for "Cinderella II." At least "Belle's Magical World" didn't title it's self as "Beauty and the Beast II" (or 3 counting the Christmas one.) "Cinderella II" feels even more like a lie since it's also a collection of shorts yet it title's it's self as a sequel.
Now, all we need is for AniMat to tackle Mulan II and then we'll know how he feels about the three worst Disney DTV sequels, that movie, this one, and the already-reviewed-by-him Hunchback of Notre Dame II.
@@janmikhailgaid4562 Don't forget "The Return Of Jafar" and "Stitch! The Movie" - these two are also great/decent pilots to setting up both Aladdin The Series and Lilo & Stitch The Series respectively
Kobe Marion Although, you gotta admit that it's convenient that the Beast hates Christmas in that film because that's the day he was actually turned into...well...a beast.
How do you screw up eye animation this badly...? Now it's another thing from 1991 that people have somehow managed to royally destroy... and the internet didn't even have anything to do with it this time!
@@eugeneketaminekrebs3403 Fun Fact: Toon City is one of the most reliable outsourcing animation studios in Philippines, and this Asian country is familiar with our culture. So there's no need to give the Filipino animators some flack after all, at least they're giving out some effort like in House of Mouse and especially Belle's Magical World.
@@eugeneketaminekrebs3403 Not to mention that some notable Filipinos like Pixarian Rey Bohol helped out Klasky Csupo with most Season 1 Rugrats episodes in terms of character posing for China's Wang Film, and not counting the pilot and Tommy's First Birthday. As for Belle's Magical World, I saw that Toon City's animation has been transferred to Thai Wang (Wang Film in China's Thailand satellite) for ink and paint.
Now I know I will NEVER look into this film. This isn't the only direct-to-video sequel that slapped together a bunch of episodes of a failed tv series, Atlantis: Milo's Return and Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True did the same thing. Tarzan and Jane doesn't qualify as a movie either, the entire plot is just Jane contemplating how to celebrate her one year wedding anniversary with Tarzan. While she does so, she, Terk and Tantor would reminisce on memories, every time an idea was brought up. These memories were just 3 episodes of the Legend of Tarzan tv series (which was good by the way). Anyway, what do you think of Lion King 2, cause I would love it if you could review that one
+Kobe Busia Animat has stated in the past that Lion King 2 is easily one of the best Disney DTV films along with Aladdin 3. Beside that, I am not sure he liked anything else, this one especially.
It's interesting, most of the the other sequels actually takes place AFTER their original movies, but I don't think I've seen any movie, game, book or Princess episode with Beast as a human, and he is always grumpy. I guess it becomes a problem when half of the franchise name isn't accurate anymore and they didn't even bother officially giving him a name.
I like to think that this sequels are not cannon because in the of movie Belle doesn't tolarate Beast's excessive grumpiness. She always stands for herself, if the beast would have been a jerk for a long time as this movies suggest, Belle probably would have run away.
Um, they did make a spin off tv series based on Beauty and the Beast. It's called Sing me a Story with Belle. That show was actually pretty good from what I remembered. But of course, it was a live-action series.
I think that Beauty & the Beast Enchanted Christmas film is one of the few good Disney animated sequels...granted I didn't see all of it but still. (Besides you got Tim Curry as the villain. :D )
When I was in Good Will yesterday, I saw the VHS of this movie for $3.00, I was thinking of buying it but then I thought of your Let's Watch and Review, then I said this to myself "I bet a thousand years from now, this VHS will still be on the shelf."
+Brian Johnson I'm proud of you man, this entire review was fully worth it, if I was able to convince even one person to NOT buy this garbage. I wanted this abomination to be better known, so that everyone can easily point to the worst Disney DTV sequel, and possibly worst animated film with the Disney name stamped on it.
This movie was made by disneys television animation unit in 1997,combing four episodes from a unreleased beauty and the beast series into a direct to video sequel,but the animation was sticking to the original designs,the backgrounds are nicely done,and the music sounds like it's from a Warner Bros cartoon(looney tunes,tiny toons,animaniacs,pinky and the brain)
Like I said before, it's a good thing that I have never seen this in my life. I love how you mentioned the various voice-actors that are used in this movie, like Jim Cummings and Rob Paulsen. I actually met them at the D23Expo this year, as well as Bill Farmer and Jason Marsden. They were there for the 20th anniversary of A Goofy Movie panel, that I attended. I hope in the future that you would review A Goofy Movie, and that's what I requested for you.
The worst part about this "sequel" is a HUGE continuity flaw: the Beast became human again at the end of the 1st film. For that reason alone, that story & those characters were best left alone.
Mat one little fun fact you may not have know is that the original vhs only had 3 segments. the missing segment was released in another video called belle's tales of friendship which itself was also a repackaged clip show of another beauty and the beast show, sing me a story with belle. the 2011 dvd is released with all four segments.
Please don't what? You know it would be a lot easier to just not care and keep scrolling right? Nor do you have to be annoyed by it. By commenting you're forcing yourself when could have just easily not acknowledged it instead of taking attention to something you obviously don't care about.
+Nathaniel Torzewski +killgora1 Actually depends where on the spectrum they are as to whether they can type. As for it "being an excuse to be a moron", you'll find that's mostly the self diagnosed. The people who actually are on the spectrum tend to not mention it because of the fucking bullshit that neurotypicals will put them through because of it.
3/10 was generous. If they were going to change the character designs in unexpected ways, why didn't they give Belle a freckled face? That would have made her into my dream girl.
As someone who's read the poem as well as seen the Dantes Inferno animated film (and played the game) I'm quite curious about the upcoming review of it. I adore the epic poem, and I actually like what they did to the video game and film. Yes, I know they changed things, but it could've been worse as an adaptation. While playing the game, I could see that the makers actually did their homework on the source material and created a unique look for Hell, so I don't really agree when people say it's a shameless rip off of God of War. There are elements of it, yes, but it's not a shameless ripoff unless there was no effort put into the game.
You know, I do agree with this, but you need to have the complete Beauty and the Beast Trilogy. And you know, for the tv series, they can come up of what happened after the spell was broken and wonder that some adventures untouched like visiting London for making Peace and harmony, or seeing a lost world of dinosaurs, or perhaps expect some spells the Enchantress can place.
Critics who didn't like _The Enchanted Christmas_ are those who don't understand a thing about Christmas. That movie is VERY underrated, I actually liked it.
Yep, he might be one of the nicest people alive and he may even visit you in the hospital. But even Jim Cumming's couldn't save this abomination. To his credit, nobody could, not even the combined power of Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach and David Ogden Stiers. Oh, plus Rob Paulson and April Winchell. That is a hell of a voice cast, all your missing is Steve Blum and your set.
Disney's direct to video sequels that need a review: 1. Mulan 2 2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame II 3. Pocahontas II. Journey to a New World 4. The Fox and the Hound 2 5. Return to Neverland 6. Beauty and the Beast. The Enchanted Christmas 7. The Lion King II. Simba's Pride 8. Cinderella II. Dreams Come True 9. The Little Mermaid II. Return to the Sea
The minute the "The Character" title card popped up and I saw that god damn accordion pop up, I just died. I have a billion questions as to how that shit was made and not drawn as a joke instead of something that was supposed to air in a television show. All the new characters are just nightmarishly terrible and frightening but the accordion took the cake for me.
I imagine there was no passion in the animators while making this. I mean imagine having to work overtime far from your family with low pay, and your only reward is having your name attached to something the company nowadays likes to pretend never happened. Damn, at least sweatshops make shoes.
+skellington15 Yeah, it's like the polar opposite of what the first film represents and it tried to make it look like an earlier inspiration of the Twilight saga in the Christmas "midquel".
Man, I never saw this, but thank God I didn't! This makes the rip-off Good Times Entertainment one look like gold in comparison, especially the Animation (btw AniMat, no Old Man sound from Phelous' review of the rip-off?) So yeah, Dante's Inferno... I'm guessing a 7/10 at the least!
Yep, I know those were rip offs, but they were better then this. At least it could be funny at times, this isn't funny, it's actually painful to sit through. Also it hurts far more because IT'S DISNEY! I know it's Disney Toon, but its still the same company!
Disney sequels I thought were okay: Kronk's New Groove, The Little Mermaid Ariel's Beginning, Cinderella Twist in Time , Aladdin King of Thieves, and Lilo and Stitch: Stitch has a Glitch.
I remember watching this when I was little, and it just really confused me. I thought it was like a little short film or something but it just kept going. I was bored and uninterested the whole time.
Best Disney Sequels: 1. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1 1/2 2. Aladdin and the King of Thieves 3. Cinderella III: A Twist in Time 4. Bambi 2 5. Tarzan II 6. Return to Neverland 7. One Hundred and One Dalmatians II: Patch's London adventure 8. Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure 9. The Santa Clause 2 Worst Disney Sequels: 1. Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World (or, as it should be called: Beauty and the Beast: Petty Arguments) 2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame II 3. The Fox and the Hound 2 4. George of the Jungle 2 5. The Jungle Book 2 6. Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World 7. The Little Mermaid III: Ariel’s Beginning 8. Return of Jafar 9. The Santa Clause 3: the escape clause
I wonder if he'll do Atlantis: Milo's return since that basically had the same trouble as this movie, started off as going to be a TV show but was canned and the episodes that were made formatted into a movie.
Kinda? Which is incredibly insulting to Belle since she was not even remotely like that in the film. Oh well, that's what happens when writers who don't get a character think they get it.
If you are looking for an excellent straight to video Disney sequel to watch, you MUST WATCH "The Little Mermaid II Return to the Sea". It is a great movie with a very unique plot. It is not that well known and I believe that it deserves more attention.
I know this is a stupid question, but I wonder why Angela Lansbury didn't reprise her role as Mrs. Potts? Probably because she thought this was terrible.
Uh, Mat, by having to review this movie, Legend of the Titanic, and a certain other animated movie of which I will not say the name (I think we all know what I'm talking about) back a few months ago, you already had to experience Hell, so I don't think the next review will be that much of a stretch.
Lion King Sequels are the best sequels out of the ones I've seen (along with some others like Bambi 2, Hunchback of Notre Dame 2, etc. but not most of them like Little Mermaid sequel and prequel.). 5:29 It looks like Belle and Cogsworth are walking on a treadmill with a moving background.
The series is not limited to these four episodes because Disney made one of the new Beauty and the Beast episode in the 21st Century in the Disney series Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Kingdom of Kindness. This series was originally released directly to DVD, however, was not a success, and now it is only left a music video You'll Never Lose This Love. Unfortunately, this 21st century episode has now disappeared. Originally in this episode, Chip did something and Belle and Mrs. Teapot comfort this to bring Chip back to the castle. Before the song, Belle has saved Chip from the river. The song teaches Chip that people still love him even when they are mad with him.
Funny thing about this, there's this one scene from the original Beauty and the Beast film that was removed involving Belle in the library. Perhaps I'm insane for saying this, but maybe if Belle's Magical World brought that back and started off with it, it would have been better because of it. But that's not saying much and it's a really big if.
Animat I recommend you watch The Scarecrow 1999(2000). Its a very underrated film from Warner Bros about a scarecrow who comes to life and turns human. But there is a catch you see as everyone can see him as a human but his human form is a illusion. It rips off Disney movies like Beauty & The Beast and Pinocchio.Basically how he turns human is this magical feather on his hat. SO corny but it was OK.
Frankly I would have gone with a 2, but i'd hardly say he was being kind. I personally think the animation quality is worse then a 5, it actually kinda hurts me eyes in the same vain as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Though that is more to do with how badly they messed up the characters.
LOLFlyingPotatoes Well that's okay, not everyone has the same opinion on movies. I will never like this thing no matter what, but I won't hate someone for thinking otherwise.
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I've spoken to a few staff members from DisneyToon Studios and the main reason that many of their finished products are lackluster is because they're given a VERY strict deadline. Sometimes I can be forgiving towards their hiccups because of this, but there are some straight video titles that make me believe there's more to blame than the intense schedule.
+Jambareeqi
I'm sure those animators had strict deadlines, but that can't have been the only reason they were usually bad. I mean good lord, seven different writers worked on this project, and not a single one objected to, everything? I don't hate them though, I feel bad for them. They had to work long hours away from family, and for what? At least sweatshops make shoes or something, the final result for all those hours at work was a trainwreck in every sense of the word. That is just depressing.
+Tyler R Trust me, they're fine haha! The ones I've met are pretty proud of their work and now have much better animation jobs.
***** Well that's good to hear, those animators deserve a lot better then to work on such trash. Huh, I myself would not proud of working on this failure, if it was Aladdin 3 then yeah, I would be proud of it. But I'm not an animator, so I can't really say. Again, good to know things got better in the end.
Admit it. Kick Buttowski Suburban Daredevil had better animation and more effort on content than these abysmal Disney cheapquels.
You mean you've interviewed people like Bob Treat, Cullen Blaine, Carter Crocker, Skip Craig, and Barbara Dourmaskin? Most of those people worked on The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and even that show has much better lighting than Belle's Magical World.
Somewhere in the Animation afterlife Gaston breaths a sigh of relief that he wasn't in this
@@inaciosthirdstudio This is a midquel not a sequel.
Look. People? Let’s just forget about this. I really don’t wanna talk about this stuff anymore. I’m sorry.
Philleape was not in it either which makes it bad.
Look. I’m sorry that I was harsh on this flick. It’s not really the cause of a virus. Not really. But it was the cause for some of Disney’s sticky situations where they should’ve thought twice before producing another midquel or even a television series based on _Beauty and the Beast_ .
Many people can make some not-so-heroic decisions, you know? One example would be _The Good Son_ (1993).
If you want a Disney sequel that's actually good, try The Lion King II: Simba's Pride or Aladdin & the King of Thieves.
+Brickmaster4496 yup
+Brickmaster4496 I love the Lion King II!! It's probably my favorite sequel. :)
+Brickmaster4496 The Lion King 2 wasn't that bad. At least it had some plot (Shakespearean basis, in this case on Romeo & Juliet), passable songs ("My Lullaby," "We Are One," "Love Will Find a Way"), and some interesting characters.
Or Tarzan 2
Cinderella 3 and in my opinion, Lion King 1 1/2
The impression I get from this film is that it represents everything I was afraid the original Beauty and the Beast would be before I revisited it: being too kid-oriented. Thankfully that wasn't the case, and seeing the original again felt so enlightening.
I do have that horrified feeling when watching something I loved as a kid. I'm always afraid it was just nostalgia and nothing else. With the original that is HARDLY the case, it hasn't aged a day. This thing was basically born into the grave where it should have stayed.
7 directors worked on this people...
Yeah, that should have been a massive red flag. Seven directors and god only knows how many writers. Waaay to many cooks in the kitchen, just one of its massive problems.
it takes a lot to make a stew...
but not too much to spoil it.
Keep in mind this was originally a TV series. Some of these directors might have worked on different stories.
too many cooks
@Kenya Holloway-Reliford Only one, Bob Kline, was the main director for this film. The rest handle on the animation direction (AKA sheet timing) for each segment.
That Belle derp face had me laughing so hard that I started crying. XD
"Or will this film even make Gaston look good......."
No one's good like Gaston and no film stinks like this one!
To me, the worst Disney sequels would be Mulan 2 and Cinderella 2.
But the good sequels for me would be Aladdin 3, Cinderella 3, lion king 2 and 1 1/2, and stitch the movie and Leroy and stitch
Kronk's new groove and LILO and stitch 2 were okay
did you saw the rotten tomatoes Mulan 2?
+Angelica Ramirez - it was worst than I thought
I like Peter Pan 2 in my opion.
Aladdin 2 was good
That crossed eyed Belle will forever be gold.
The Christmas one may have blown, but the organ villain was badass.
+Mario Hyrulia "I'M BOLTED TO THE WALL!"
Fifi? Her name is Fifi here? I played in a production of the Broadway version of Beauty and the Beast, and in that show, her name was Babette, which I think is a much better name.
Yeah, there's a funny story about that. In the original movie, the feather duster played by Kimmy Robert's didn't have a name. The Broadway show was written by Linda Wooverton, the same writer for the film, and she named her Babette. That came out in 1994, this was 1998. I'm going to just assume they never saw the fantastic stage show, and made it up. Yeah, i'm going with what the original writer called her, because it fits better, and so there is one less thing to remember this movie by.
I was in Beauty and the Beast too, and more than likely the reasoning behind her name being Fifi in the "film" is because it's pretty synonymous with French Maid stereotypes, which is what she was originally written as. The musical though made her a more developed character and she gained a cult following, thus why she has her own segment but Lumiere is just a side character. As a side note I'd also like to point out that she's gained so much popularity that in the live action remake she is literally one of the main characters, even including some conflicts for her and Lumiere because they're unable to be affectionate with one another because she'll catch fire and burn to death (they don't actually give a reasoning so that's the excuse I have). Nevertheless the character, though is my most favorite character in the story, has no business staring in her own segment of this "film" and it's very obvious they only did it because she started to become a fan favorite in the overall story.
I was in a school production of BATB and her name was Babette
agreed
I thought it was Plumette.
None of the sequels compare to the first film, first film was a masterpiece in all ways :) nice use of the 'West Wing' music as well, one of the best pieces in the film :)
I noticed that music piece, oh the wonders of what Alan Menken can do, what a god when it came to making orchestral music.
+milly skittles *Note: "Direct to DVD" is a fancy way of saying, "this film sucks". That's my motto and has been for over 7 years now.
Amen to that! Off the top of my head, I can't think of a good DTV film, perhaps there is one out in the world, but I can't think of one. The only ones that I have fond memories of, are the Land Before Time sequels, and even then I know they are bad, its just nostalgia talking and nothing else.
+Tyler Bioshock R Don't The Lion King 2 and Aladdin 3 ring a bell? Those two have interesting stories, strong character development, catchy songs, and better quality animation than most DTV Disney cheapquels. They even fix some of the problems that the first/previous films had, such as how TLK handled female characters and Aladdin's focus on certain characters.
sakuraslicer19
To be fair, it was several month's ago, but I agree. Lion King 2, and Aladdin 3 are good DTV movies. Most of the others suck, and some are spectacularly terrible, but those two are gems in the rough.
You think the title "Belle's Magical World" isn't honest with what it is? Just wait until you get a request for "Cinderella II." At least "Belle's Magical World" didn't title it's self as "Beauty and the Beast II" (or 3 counting the Christmas one.) "Cinderella II" feels even more like a lie since it's also a collection of shorts yet it title's it's self as a sequel.
This movie is one of the prime examples of Disney's direct-to-video sequels at their worst.
Now, all we need is for AniMat to tackle Mulan II and then we'll know how he feels about the three worst Disney DTV sequels, that movie, this one, and the already-reviewed-by-him Hunchback of Notre Dame II.
How to set up a TV show properly: Hercules Zero to Hero
How not to: This movie.
Another good examples of setting up a TV show: Tangled Before Ever After and The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar.
@@janmikhailgaid4562 Don't forget "The Return Of Jafar" and "Stitch! The Movie" - these two are also great/decent pilots to setting up both Aladdin The Series and Lilo & Stitch The Series respectively
This movie sounds mostly about belle and beast having marriage problems
I think this one is worst than the Christmas, at least that one had a good plot.
Had a good plot I meant.
Also this is not a sequel because the Beast is not human in this!
Joshua Eckenreiter exactly
Kobe Marion Although, you gotta admit that it's convenient that the Beast hates Christmas in that film because that's the day he was actually turned into...well...a beast.
Good... Plot?
Ha!
Belle kinda looks like she got a tan 😂
How do you screw up eye animation this badly...? Now it's another thing from 1991 that people have somehow managed to royally destroy... and the internet didn't even have anything to do with it this time!
I know, right?
@@eugeneketaminekrebs3403 Fun Fact: Toon City is one of the most reliable outsourcing animation studios in Philippines, and this Asian country is familiar with our culture. So there's no need to give the Filipino animators some flack after all, at least they're giving out some effort like in House of Mouse and especially Belle's Magical World.
@@eugeneketaminekrebs3403 Not to mention that some notable Filipinos like Pixarian Rey Bohol helped out Klasky Csupo with most Season 1 Rugrats episodes in terms of character posing for China's Wang Film, and not counting the pilot and Tommy's First Birthday.
As for Belle's Magical World, I saw that Toon City's animation has been transferred to Thai Wang (Wang Film in China's Thailand satellite) for ink and paint.
Now I know I will NEVER look into this film. This isn't the only direct-to-video sequel that slapped together a bunch of episodes of a failed tv series, Atlantis: Milo's Return and Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True did the same thing. Tarzan and Jane doesn't qualify as a movie either, the entire plot is just Jane contemplating how to celebrate her one year wedding anniversary with Tarzan. While she does so, she, Terk and Tantor would reminisce on memories, every time an idea was brought up. These memories were just 3 episodes of the Legend of Tarzan tv series (which was good by the way). Anyway, what do you think of Lion King 2, cause I would love it if you could review that one
+Kobe Busia
Animat has stated in the past that Lion King 2 is easily one of the best Disney DTV films along with Aladdin 3. Beside that, I am not sure he liked anything else, this one especially.
It’s just like ice age 6
It's interesting, most of the the other sequels actually takes place AFTER their original movies, but I don't think I've seen any movie, game, book or Princess episode with Beast as a human, and he is always grumpy.
I guess it becomes a problem when half of the franchise name isn't accurate anymore and they didn't even bother officially giving him a name.
+Halick Because Beast didn't have a name in the original tale. Belle is at least close enough, since her name does mean beauty/beautiful.
+AT Productions
Hold on. Prince Adam? Does that mean the Beast is He-Man?
+LuigiGodzillaGirl Just imagine the Beast holding up the power sword and crying "By the Power of Grayskull!" XD
I like to think that this sequels are not cannon because in the of movie Belle doesn't tolarate Beast's excessive grumpiness. She always stands for herself, if the beast would have been a jerk for a long time as this movies suggest, Belle probably would have run away.
@@alexiacaceda1421 But she can't because she made a promise to the Beast that she must stay in his castle forever on behalf of her father.
Um, they did make a spin off tv series based on Beauty and the Beast. It's called Sing me a Story with Belle. That show was actually pretty good from what I remembered. But of course, it was a live-action series.
I think that Beauty & the Beast Enchanted Christmas film is one of the few good Disney animated sequels...granted I didn't see all of it but still. (Besides you got Tim Curry as the villain. :D )
This movie is the equivalent of watching beloved characters going to a guillotine and getting chopped up.
When I was in Good Will yesterday, I saw the VHS of this movie for $3.00, I was thinking of buying it but then I thought of your Let's Watch and Review, then I said this to myself "I bet a thousand years from now, this VHS will still be on the shelf."
+Brian Johnson
I'm proud of you man, this entire review was fully worth it, if I was able to convince even one person to NOT buy this garbage. I wanted this abomination to be better known, so that everyone can easily point to the worst Disney DTV sequel, and possibly worst animated film with the Disney name stamped on it.
*****
Honestly? I am a bit lazy when it comes to profiles at times. Yeah, I probably should change that.
This movie was made by disneys television animation unit in 1997,combing four episodes from a unreleased beauty and the beast series into a direct to video sequel,but the animation was sticking to the original designs,the backgrounds are nicely done,and the music sounds like it's from a Warner Bros cartoon(looney tunes,tiny toons,animaniacs,pinky and the brain)
I wish that this movie was never created. The entirety of this script is just so stupid.
Like I said before, it's a good thing that I have never seen this in my life. I love how you mentioned the various voice-actors that are used in this movie, like Jim Cummings and Rob Paulsen. I actually met them at the D23Expo this year, as well as Bill Farmer and Jason Marsden. They were there for the 20th anniversary of A Goofy Movie panel, that I attended. I hope in the future that you would review A Goofy Movie, and that's what I requested for you.
My Thoughts
Story - 2/10
Animation - 2/10
Characters - 0/10
Overall - 2/10
Can't beat the 1991 version.
1:29-that's how this movie makes me feel
The worst part about this "sequel" is a HUGE continuity flaw: the Beast became human again at the end of the 1st film. For that reason alone, that story & those characters were best left alone.
TBF I’m pretty sure this is meant to be a midquel rather than a sequel
I love Enchanted Christmas 😢
I think Disney will neeeevvvvvveeeerrrr apppppoooologggggize for this
Mat one little fun fact you may not have know is that the original vhs only had 3 segments. the missing segment was released in another video called belle's tales of friendship which itself was also a repackaged clip show of another beauty and the beast show, sing me a story with belle. the 2011 dvd is released with all four segments.
I honestly didn't think the Enchanted Christmas movie was bad.
...Or, at least, it's a thousand times better than this.
beauty and the beast won and academy award. yes the sequels may not be as good but the moral of the story is lovely.
I swear to god there WAS a B&tB TV show though... It had a live action Belle at the start in the beginning in the book shop.
コンペイトー Yep! That was called Sing Me a Story with Belle! I grew up with them on VHS.
Almost like that live action Alice in Wonderland tv series that was modernized and Americanized until the actual movie.
5:40
Derpy!!! ^^
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Muffin?
Yes please, AJ!
+The Autistic Pony Got Chocolate Chip?
Please don't
Please don't what? You know it would be a lot easier to just not care and keep scrolling right? Nor do you have to be annoyed by it. By commenting you're forcing yourself when could have just easily not acknowledged it instead of taking attention to something you obviously don't care about.
+Nathaniel Torzewski +killgora1
Actually depends where on the spectrum they are as to whether they can type.
As for it "being an excuse to be a moron", you'll find that's mostly the self diagnosed. The people who actually are on the spectrum tend to not mention it because of the fucking bullshit that neurotypicals will put them through because of it.
3/10 was generous. If they were going to change the character designs in unexpected ways, why didn't they give Belle a freckled face? That would have made her into my dream girl.
As someone who's read the poem as well as seen the Dantes Inferno animated film (and played the game) I'm quite curious about the upcoming review of it.
I adore the epic poem, and I actually like what they did to the video game and film. Yes, I know they changed things, but it could've been worse as an adaptation. While playing the game, I could see that the makers actually did their homework on the source material and created a unique look for Hell, so I don't really agree when people say it's a shameless rip off of God of War. There are elements of it, yes, but it's not a shameless ripoff unless there was no effort put into the game.
You know I'm really getting tired of rewatching this every year right?
The only redeeming quality of this "movie" is that being so bad makes it unintentionally hilarious.
You know, I do agree with this, but you need to have the complete Beauty and the Beast Trilogy. And you know, for the tv series, they can come up of what happened after the spell was broken and wonder that some adventures untouched like visiting London for making Peace and harmony, or seeing a lost world of dinosaurs, or perhaps expect some spells the Enchantress can place.
Critics who didn't like _The Enchanted Christmas_ are those who don't understand a thing about Christmas. That movie is VERY underrated, I actually liked it.
The remake made me want to see this again.
Didn't they do the same thing with Atlantis in Milo's Return? Good gravy that movie was absolutely bad.
Yes
Michael Aguilar-Bauta You can't be serious.
I think there was a live action tv show about Belle that aired on Playhouse Disney.
Aw, Jim Cummings. I'm sorry that even you can't save tis movie.
Yep, he might be one of the nicest people alive and he may even visit you in the hospital. But even Jim Cumming's couldn't save this abomination. To his credit, nobody could, not even the combined power of Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach and David Ogden Stiers. Oh, plus Rob Paulson and April Winchell. That is a hell of a voice cast, all your missing is Steve Blum and your set.
Disney's direct to video sequels that need a review:
1. Mulan 2
2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
3. Pocahontas II. Journey to a New World
4. The Fox and the Hound 2
5. Return to Neverland
6. Beauty and the Beast. The Enchanted Christmas
7. The Lion King II. Simba's Pride
8. Cinderella II. Dreams Come True
9. The Little Mermaid II. Return to the Sea
The minute the "The Character" title card popped up and I saw that god damn accordion pop up, I just died. I have a billion questions as to how that shit was made and not drawn as a joke instead of something that was supposed to air in a television show. All the new characters are just nightmarishly terrible and frightening but the accordion took the cake for me.
I imagine there was no passion in the animators while making this. I mean imagine having to work overtime far from your family with low pay, and your only reward is having your name attached to something the company nowadays likes to pretend never happened. Damn, at least sweatshops make shoes.
Pastel France
No wonder the live action one only had one based on Forte and none of the others.
Is it just me, or do the oven mitts look like creepy hand puppets?
They look like shitty Muppet characters!
Whoa, whoa, whoa...the Christmas special is bad?
+skellington15 my thoughts exactly.
+Frankie Reese Yep, it's bad. And I mean like "The Twilight saga" type of bad.
+skellington15 Yeah, it's like the polar opposite of what the first film represents and it tried to make it look like an earlier inspiration of the Twilight saga in the Christmas "midquel".
+skellington15 according to some
Tyler Rakstis What did he say about Malificent?
Man, I never saw this, but thank God I didn't! This makes the rip-off Good Times Entertainment one look like gold in comparison, especially the Animation (btw AniMat, no Old Man sound from Phelous' review of the rip-off?) So yeah, Dante's Inferno... I'm guessing a 7/10 at the least!
Yep, I know those were rip offs, but they were better then this. At least it could be funny at times, this isn't funny, it's actually painful to sit through. Also it hurts far more because IT'S DISNEY! I know it's Disney Toon, but its still the same company!
A waste of perfectly good paint, cels, pencil and paper. Why must Disney ruin 2-d animation with this kind of bullcrap!
I can't believe they had to waste all that stuff for this shit!! They could've used all the paint, cels and so forth for Donald cartoons!
Disney sequels I thought were okay: Kronk's New Groove, The Little Mermaid Ariel's Beginning, Cinderella Twist in Time , Aladdin King of Thieves, and Lilo and Stitch: Stitch has a Glitch.
I just saw this and I realized that there was a scene where Lumiere wasn't even colored.
The Christmas movie was considered bad? Really? I think it's good!
The only Disney sequel I've ever seen was Aladen - Return of Jafar.
Boy are you lucky, because they get worse, oh so worse. Plus that movie launched the Aladdin show, which is certainly a plus.
2:53 you can actually hear them run out of ideas. 😂
Wow. And I thought Teen Titans Go was unoriginal!
Belle's Magical World makes The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2 look like The Godfather Part II.
Lol, I didn't even finish Fifi's Folly.
I remember watching this when I was little, and it just really confused me. I thought it was like a little short film or something but it just kept going. I was bored and uninterested the whole time.
Belle uses her magic to cast a sleeping spell.
Looks like someone watches Jellopocalypse. 👌
I think belle uses her magic to chloroform everybody and plans to give everybody the number one preferred of execution: watching this movie.
Best Disney Sequels:
1. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1 1/2
2. Aladdin and the King of Thieves
3. Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
4. Bambi 2
5. Tarzan II
6. Return to Neverland
7. One Hundred and One Dalmatians II: Patch's London adventure
8. Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
9. The Santa Clause 2
Worst Disney Sequels:
1. Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World (or, as it should be called: Beauty and the Beast: Petty Arguments)
2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
3. The Fox and the Hound 2
4. George of the Jungle 2
5. The Jungle Book 2
6. Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
7. The Little Mermaid III: Ariel’s Beginning
8. Return of Jafar
9. The Santa Clause 3: the escape clause
i swear belle in this invented the derp face.
I wonder if he'll do Atlantis: Milo's return since that basically had the same trouble as this movie, started off as going to be a TV show but was canned and the episodes that were made formatted into a movie.
Soo you're saying Belle is the movie's Brian Griffin because she's an annoying "moral compass"?
Kinda? Which is incredibly insulting to Belle since she was not even remotely like that in the film. Oh well, that's what happens when writers who don't get a character think they get it.
If you are looking for an excellent straight to video Disney sequel to watch, you MUST WATCH "The Little Mermaid II Return to the Sea". It is a great movie with a very unique plot. It is not that well known and I believe that it deserves more attention.
I always wanted to watch this when I was little, but after hearing your review I now know I did the right thing LOL!
What are your thoughts on Belle's Tales of Friendship?
I'm not sure if I want to give this anymore attention. I'm sorry.
This is how John Kricfalusi must see the original.
We don't talk about that guy.
I know this is a stupid question, but I wonder why Angela Lansbury didn't reprise her role as Mrs. Potts? Probably because she thought this was terrible.
Uh, Mat, by having to review this movie, Legend of the Titanic, and a certain other animated movie of which I will not say the name (I think we all know what I'm talking about) back a few months ago, you already had to experience Hell, so I don't think the next review will be that much of a stretch.
Belle makes her meme face when she watches Belle's ,, magical" world.
Lion King Sequels are the best sequels out of the ones I've seen (along with some others like Bambi 2, Hunchback of Notre Dame 2, etc. but not most of them like Little Mermaid sequel and prequel.). 5:29 It looks like Belle and Cogsworth are walking on a treadmill with a moving background.
I'm already a shame since I had that VHS a long time ago.
Nowadays, I'd pretty much stay away from it. It's just not my cup of tea. Not only that but I'd rather not give it anymore attention. Ok?
could you review the Hunchback of Notre-Dame 2?
What would be better than this would be beauty and the beast eating feces
Do yellow submarine
He did
7:38 His name is Robert Paulsen. His name is Robert Paulsen. His name is Robert Paulsen.
How is this worse than Chicken Little or Planes, those Disney movies are way worse
One of the episodes was on a Disney Princess dvd.
How the hell is that possible?!
Nothing about this movie is charming! This movie makes the CGI Monster High movies look like Thomas the Tank Engine!
Is it Dantes Inferno?
+Chris Hjellum Yup~
+xSonicSeedrian that should be freaking EPIC :)
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This was originally a pilot for a tv show but then got scrapped.
The series is not limited to these four episodes because Disney made one of the new Beauty and the Beast episode in the 21st Century in the Disney series Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Kingdom of Kindness. This series was originally released directly to DVD, however, was not a success, and now it is only left a music video You'll Never Lose This Love. Unfortunately, this 21st century episode has now disappeared. Originally in this episode, Chip did something and Belle and Mrs. Teapot comfort this to bring Chip back to the castle. Before the song, Belle has saved Chip from the river. The song teaches Chip that people still love him even when they are mad with him.
Why can't you review Teen Titans Go?!
You know what's really sad? There's a 4th movie called "Beauty and the Beast: Tales of Friendship".
Katie Mealey en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle's_Tales_of_Friendship
*I went to see it* Oops, my bad. ^^;
Katie Mealey Its not that great.
What could be bad about that movie compare to Belle's Magical World?
Katie Mealey I dunno.
also mulan II is the worst
Agreed.
Hearing the morals being hammered in it reminds me the morals in the Weird Al show
I didn't know there was an animated Dante inferno film.
Funny thing about this, there's this one scene from the original Beauty and the Beast film that was removed involving Belle in the library. Perhaps I'm insane for saying this, but maybe if Belle's Magical World brought that back and started off with it, it would have been better because of it. But that's not saying much and it's a really big if.
Most of the Disney Sequels are terrible but I think the Rescuers Down Under is pretty good.
YES YES YES this is the movie I put into the hat. :)))))))))
Thank you so much Matt.
Animat I recommend you watch The Scarecrow 1999(2000). Its a very underrated film from Warner Bros about a scarecrow who comes to life and turns human. But there is a catch you see as everyone can see him as a human but his human form is a illusion. It rips off Disney movies like Beauty & The Beast and Pinocchio.Basically how he turns human is this magical feather on his hat.
SO corny but it was OK.
Say... Did you'll notice that one small theme music was? (09:38)
Yep, it was Sonic 1 as Sonic The Hedgehog Music: Game Over!
I'm I the only one who thinks he was too merciful towards this movie?
+LadyOfBroadway333 I think he should've torn it a new one.
It got the seal of garbage, that all you need to know
Frankly I would have gone with a 2, but i'd hardly say he was being kind. I personally think the animation quality is worse then a 5, it actually kinda hurts me eyes in the same vain as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Though that is more to do with how badly they messed up the characters.
I disagree.
LOLFlyingPotatoes
Well that's okay, not everyone has the same opinion on movies. I will never like this thing no matter what, but I won't hate someone for thinking otherwise.
CHEESE IS AMAZING!!!
Post this on ten other videos!!!
Animation look back on max flicher?
That was Robby Benson as Beast? Are we sure about that?
I love Aladdin & the little mermaid but you forgot about Hercules was an animated series too 1:36