Product Details

• Directors: Masakazu Higuchi
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: GoodTimes Home Video
• VHS Release Date: August 5, 2003
• Run Time: 49 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303471749
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #412,136 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Based on the classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Beauty lives a happy life in the city with her father and four siblings helping and spending time with the less fortunate. That is, until the day her father finds himself in an enormous debt after the great loss of his cargo ships in the China Sea. The whole family moves to a small cottage in the country and day after day the three men, the old man and his two sons, Robert and Nathan, must work in the fields. One day, the old man receives news that one of his ships had survived, but when he arrives at the harbor, he finds that nothing valuable was saved and that his family remains in poverty. On his way home, the old man gets lost in the forest and finds a magnificent castle where he spends the night. He remembers the promise he had made to his daughter, she had asked for one simple rose, so the man cuts a rose from the many rose bushes in the castle gardens... Written by Fréderick Irizarry

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Talk and more talk..., January 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Beauty and the Beast (Golden Films) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was disappointed with this version of Beauty and the Beast, as it does not have much action, and definitely does not have the fun that the Disney version provides. My 3 1/2 year old gave it his best shot, but it was very boring and we all decided it was a waste of time. The characters do not grab you, and as a matter of fact, they are somewhat unlikeable. This in itself is a put off, but when the beast finally appears, you think, okay, it's going to get better. NOT...Stick with Disney!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Disney, but interesting and entertaining!, October 14, 2005

By 

Taran Wanderer (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beauty and the Beast (Golden Films) (DVD)

Don't you hate it when someone gives a product a one star review because of a mistake they've made? I sure do. I'll make this review short and provide a little more information than the previous reviewer. Let's start by saying that this is not the Disney version which is pretty obvious because: 1. The cover art features different characters and 2. No Disney animated film has 0 reviews.

Anyways, this 1992 version of the classic tale is stunningly charming. The story is as simple as an old man with 5 grown up children suffering through a grand financial crisis and relying only on hope to regain their place. After a disappointing visit to the harbor which was supposed to bring him happiness, the old man gets lost in the way back home and is picked up inside a magnificent enchanted castle, unaware that a ferocious beast (With a noble heart) lives inside. Foolishly, the man steals a simple rose from the beast's gardens, a gift his daughter Beauty had so kindly asked for. Angered, the beast feels betrayed by the old gentleman and tells him that either him or his daughter must die for stealing the rose, however, when Beauty arrives she manages to charm the beast and break the evil spell that was cast upon him.

While the story-line is simple and sweet, the animation is a little silly. The greatest part of the film is the opening song, "The Beauty in the Beast," unlike the Disney film, this movie is a musical in the sense that it uses familiar classical melodies to add a story-book feel to it and the voices are quite interesting. Children often prefer this to the Disney version so if you have a little fan of the timeless tale at home, he or she might appreciate this. After all, Goodtimes films were meant for children and their ratings would be higher if people only bothered to view them from a child's mind.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware, February 21, 2007

By 

J. LIM "Weekend Cook" (San Diego California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snow White / Beauty and the Beast / Alice in Wonderland (DVD)

This is not your typical DISNEY movie. DVD quality is not good, I'll just end up giving this away.