Originally Posted By Rebekah This topic is for discussion of the 12/7/2001 news item <b><a href="News-ID10009380.asp" target="_blank">Beauty and the Beast Celebrates 10th Anniv With Worldwide Large Format Debut on Jan. 1</a></b> Walt Disney Pictures' Academy Award(R)-winning animated classic, Beauty and the Beast, will celebrate its 10th anniversary with the January 1st release of a new Large Format Cinema Special Edition in 100 theaters worldwide on January 1, 2002.
Originally Posted By ToonKirby Orlando area residents: Muvico at Point Orlando WILL be showing the rerelease of "Beauty & the Beast".
Originally Posted By JenniBarra I will try to be good and not give away too many details, but I have already seen IMAX "Beauty and the Beast." (I was able to get into a media only preview as a guest, due to the generosity of a member of the local NFFC chapter. : ) ) There are pros and cons to the IMAX conversion of the film. The superior quality of the IMAX sound system adds a whole other level to the film. While I am sure Disney will try this with other films, if the rerelease proves to be a success, I personally would love to see more done specifically for the larger screen format. As for merchandise available, I think Disney should have offer more, particularly things suitable for adults. For example, with "Fantasia 2000," adult t-shirts were available, but the B&B offerings seem mostly more geared toward children.
Originally Posted By Great Stone Dragon I've found out that it WILL be playing at the IMAX in Pleasanton, for those of you LPers in the Bay Area.
Originally Posted By Dlmusic Disney Channel was showing some "Human Again" footage. It looks like cheap DTV animation and totally clashes with everything else. I can't imagine how bad it will look blown up on that screen.
Originally Posted By ToonKirby Called Muvico at Point Orlando today and they are already selling advance tickets. Showtimes are 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm and 9pm.
Originally Posted By Rebekah The Press Release listed above and below contains a list of theaters worldwide that are expected to show the film. Rebekah.
Originally Posted By Clopin I saw Beauty and the Beast on the Giant Screen at Ontario Mills mall last Thursday. (my mom won advanced screening tix) I thought it was AWESOME. It looked so great to see the animation so big, we found ourselves noticing all kinds of background details you just don't see on your TV screen. The Human Again sequence was very well done, I thought. That's a fun song, anyway. If you love B & B, you MUST go see it on the Giant Screen!!
Originally Posted By basil fan I read that Disney redid the backgrounds to add detail for the IMAX screens. Mouse History: A Timeline <a href="http://www.freetown.com/Picadilly/Buckingham/1033/timeline.html" target="_blank">http://www.freetown.com/Picadi lly/Buckingham/1033/timeline.html</a>
Originally Posted By Futurist Well, I must say, this was a pretty special event. I got around to seeing this tonight at the IMAX theater in Irvine (even though it's no longer called "IMAX") .. and I've got to give credit ... The whole screaning looked and sounded WONDERFUL! I'm glad they didn't do to Beauty & the Beast, as they did to the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" number in Fantasia...by blowing up a 35mm image to the 8 perf 70mm "Imax" frame..... (I know it's not possible anyway with the original cels of Fantasia not *exactly* archived like they do now.) But, reformating it, going back to each frame from their source of some 9,000 CD-ROMs..... An incredible painstaking process, no doubt!!!! The image was sharp with incredible clarity. Great sound. The opening with the forest, water fall, and castle in the background took my breath away on the 60x40 foot screen. The "Human Again" number inserted as if it were part of the original 1991 film ... was seamless. Blending the water splash into the bath sequence for the Beast was excellent. The only thing I think could have made it look better was going to Technicolor instead of Kodak to utilize their IB Tech (Die Transfer) process (which they have resurrected) which would have brought out even more depth of clarity (almost like a 3D image) and improved color saturation. Unfortunately, Disney would rather keep their relationship with (the more lucrative) Kodak, than go to a company that has seen better days in terms of revenue ... but is a superior color process over Kodak. That's why you see in the credits by many films of today... color by Technicolor prints by Kodak Instead, this issue of Beauty and the Beast is what it is. Not the absolute best ... but fairly darn good. I did notice it did not fit the screen perfectly. What with the screen (in a sense) letterboxed. Still .... a great showing, and I plan to see it again. A wonderful masterpiece from a time when Disney animation was at the top of their game again. I hope I can say the same for the theme park division some day.
Originally Posted By goldenstate5 Oh, I just went to see it at the Luxor IMAX theater (they have one in the Luxor, Vegans!). And, my IMAX theater isn't what you think it is! You start up a huge walkway, then enter the theater, god almighty, it's scary! Just to say, Beauty and the Beast- GREAT ON IMAX!
