Beauty and the Beast : My personal thoughts on this board.

From the moment that the 1st full trailer came out, Emma singing, the casting, the look of the beast, the enchanted objects, the characters, the look of film, etc., I have seen people hate on them, show signs of giving up on this film on first glance of one of those things I mentioned, even predict low ratings of the film.


It is tiring me out. This amount of cynicism and pessimism is going way too far. All you guys have to do was wait until you actually see it on screen when it comes out. Just WAIT! But you chose to judge it before its even out. It's rather closed minded of you to do that. Why can't we just keep an open mind and keep our hopes up for it? I for one am loving what I'm seeing so far, I have faith in this film.

Remember it ain't over until the fat lady sings.

But if you're willing to accept being pessimistic about this film, then you can stop watching it when it comes out. I don't care.

It's called a hustle, sweetheart.

Bc people always want things to b -tch about. Maybe it's part of the "fun." I am both excited/interested to see it and have reservations about some things. Like, I think the Gaston song looks really fun but am still bothered by the Beast's CGI, Lumiere's accent, etc. But rest assured, they'll still get my money as I sit my butt in the movie theater, lol. I'm really curious to see how the whole thing plays out. But I think part of what's interesting, is discussing things. Part of the hype. I agree sometimes people may be TOO quick to shoot things down or be nitpicky. But secretly I bet everyone commenting on this board will still go see it ;)

(and to be honest, coming on this board and reading and responding to these posts as been a welcomed and refreshing escape from the rest of the gloom and stress in my life atm so, I'm thankful for the timing haha)

Oh we're not saying we want to boycott the movie, I will go see it.

As a fan of the Original Film it is a given that they have my money already, that I will be there Opening Night what they don't have is my absolute trust and haven't earned my desire of watching it multiple times, that only after the movie is great will happen.

As a fan i want to be wrong, I want to eat crow I'm just afraid my "fears" are valid.

No I get your point, too. I'm not "married" to the original movie like I think some people are here on the board. It is one of my favorite Disney movies, but nothing that will get me to the level of anger (as far as "bad" changes etc.) However I can fully understand those emotions because that's how I was with the 2004 Phantom of the Opera. Such anger about many things!!!!!!! HAHA so I get it. But likewise with that, like you are with this, I was still eager to see it and even saw it more than once.

So I think there's probably a range. Some people like me, kinda ambivalent but excited with reservationsothers really tied to the original and don't want to see it botched.and then trolls who just want to bash things.and then some like the OP who are very very excited and don't want that dampened with criticism/naysayers

I haven't seen many trolls tho, maybe I have them on ignore or something.

But most people who raise concerns are those of us who are in deed "married" to the Original like a bible. And we will see it, and if it meets my expectations I will myself promote it, take back all what I've said and have a proud serving of crow

But I will sure be lambasting it till kingdom comes if it's disappointing.

I get exactly what you are saying. I think, and correct me if I'm wrong, that you don't want to raise your expectations too high and then be disappointed in the end. I run into this all the time with DCEU.

"Facts are necessary, without them you must remain silent."

Exactly. I am expecting it to be "sheety" and if at the end it's actually kind of good I will like it. Same happened w Maleficent, I went there thinking "What the hell am I doing here?" And tho no masterpiece I enjoyed it.

As for the DCEU we are all disappointed, bro.

I guess the troll-y thing seemed to be the countless people reiterating over and over how terrible of a choice Emma was b/c she's not pretty etc. I find her casting distracting (would have preferred an unknown), butI don't know. Some of that did get repetitive/excessive. But you're right, not too much trolling just for the sake of trolling I guess. I don't know, I should be doing something else right now I have due in a few hours my thoughts are wobbly

Yeah I hope for your sake you will have a nice juicy crow to eatservewhatever

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I haven't seen many trolls tho, maybe I have them on ignore or something.

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You haven't noticed the one that keeps bringing up Communism, the evils of the French Revolution being 'Anti-Christian" saying Belle was a jerk to "Poor Gaston" and how she is "unstable" because she's a book lover and "literary professors agree with him"? You haven't seen that guy?!

Also a certain other popped in to call me Satanist but he's a raindrop in an ocean on this board. It's kind of pathetic.

And then there's the one who insists there's something wrong with women who like this story.

And frankly I count any idiot who parrots the idea that she has Stockholm Syndrome without fully understanding what the condition really entails as a troll by default. You. Don't. Mess. with mental. trauma. like that.

yeah good point, the Stockholm Syndrome ones too. That might have been a legitimate discussion once upon a time but right now I think people are just saying it to try to seem edgy by attempting to burst the bubble of people who like this movie/story.

I must have this guy blocked too. But yeah, the Stockholm thing is tiresome, and it's surprising how many people I know who love the story and still think that's what it is about.

I thInk I will like the movie, but hate Emma's horrendous singing. I've said it before, it sounds so electronic you might as well play "Belle Reprise" at the dance club!

Oh no, I've seen a few but some I have on ignore.

The ones making sexist comments and joking about Stockholm Syndrome I just ignore them.

Haven't ran into the one calling you a Satanist but I will bring them hell, tell me which thread.

"Satanist" stalker only posted once. I think he realized I'm not going to feed him.

Too bad the Nazi Joby Dimms showed up.

Although I enjoy when it cries on YouTube bitching about being misunderstood.

I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion though I do agree with both of you that people judge a film too prematurely. I think in the end it should be about how you're feeling towards the film. I do have some reservations but overall, I believe this will be a good film. Of course I may be wrong, but no matter what the RT score is or what people say, I still plan on seeing this film.

"Facts are necessary, without them you must remain silent."

Yeah about that nope!

Some of us if not most of us grew up with which is arguably Disney's perfect movie. And while the movie may cater to younger generations it is also meant to honor those that have loved the original for 25 years and counting.

So forgive us for being "cynical and pessimistic", maybe the original movie doesn't mean that much to you.

And if you want a "safe space" IMDb is not the place for it, there's always the ignore button you know?

These people think it's cool to act hard to please I don't know who they think they're impressing when they hate on a movie they know is going to be popular

I'd rather hate on movies I've actually seen, but, I don't like going too far with it.

People are making valid criticisms of an upcoming movie? Shame on them!

Those people are called trolls. There are very few of them and are very vocals.

I have to wonder what you're going to do after this movie comes out and some people inevitably express their distaste for this film and you're not able to rely on the "wait until you see it!" excuse any longer . . .

Half-Blood 15
After all, tomorrow is another day ~ Gone with the Wind

Add them to my ignore list. So I will not be bothered by them

It's called a hustle, sweetheart.

lol, so you'll ignore people simply for having a different opinion than you? How open-minded. But why wait? Just ignore them now, I'm sure they won't miss your presence.

I'm holding you personally responsible for IMDb's decision to shut down the message boards.

Half-Blood 15
After all, tomorrow is another day ~ Gone with the Wind

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But you chose to judge it before its even out. It's rather closed minded of you to do thatI for one am loving what I'm seeing so far, I have faith in this film.

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Don't you see that you're doing the same thing? Prematurely judging a film to be good is just as close-minded as prematurely judging a film to be bad. Thus in that regard, you and they have more in common than you think.

Furthermore, neither is really close-minded, judging is unavoidable. It's in our nature and in some ways is the intended purpose of promotional material: to give potential viewers a clearer understanding if this film is targetted towards them. Yes, it'll be better to judge the film on its own merits after it comes out and I'm sure some opinions will change both for the better and the worse; but for now this is all there is to discuss so why not discuss it?

You're whiny and self-involved, to the point of making a post to announce your retirement on the board, as if 1) you were important and somehow different/better than the other thousands of people here; 2) anyone cared; 3) you were gonna actually do it.
Look fellow: NONE of these trolls and haters and, yes, people with opinions, care about this movie as much as you do. So just ignore them. And when I say ignore, I don't mean put them on your ignore list, I mean get professional help so you wont be this disturbed by divergent opinions on something you like.
I love movies, and I'm excited for some projects too. And when I see negativity around it, I try to find any reasoning behind it, and if I prove it wrong, I'm okay. If I prove it right, well, that's bad, but hey, it's just a movie that, in the end, can actually turn out to be very enjoyable for my very own tastes, regardless if people will like it or not. When you constantly sh*tpost because people are hating on something that's fated to pull different reactions, like, I don't know, a commercial work of art that's been presented to the masses, you're basically admiting you're not as sure if "Beauty and the Beast" is going to suck balls or not as you want to appear, and that you are waaaaay too sensitive. Like, unhealthy sensitive.

I thought you did it for memes, mama.

You worded it a lot better than I could've. A-freaking-men.


Logan, buddy. It's me, Deadpool! I shot youuuuuu.

Well, IMDb will be shutting down the boards on the 20th anyways. So issue resolve I guess (for IMDb)??