Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Mariya Mustafaeva "Beauty and the Beast: The enchanted Christmas" is not the continuation of the well-known throughout the world cartoon, it is like the movie inside the movie, in other words, we are finding out what was going in the castle, while Bell lived in there. How the relations between her and the Beast had been evolving and also we are getting to know with the new inhabitants of the castle. For sure, there is no even comparison with the greatest story of all time, i mean the first part of "Beauty and the Beast", but it is also interesting to figure out what occurrences had happened while Bell was in there. It helps to understand both characters (Bell and The Beast) deeper. In fact, it is a very good story for watching before Christmas. It teaches you never give up, and despite your previous wishes haven't come true, you should keep wishing (also it was Bell's words in answer to Beast's resentment). Now we know why Beast hates Christmas and how he was before being turned into animal. I advice to everyone, (no matter child, teen or adult) watch these two very instructive and inspirational cartoons. Of course, the second part isn't the same masterpiece as the first one, but you can't demand it, because it's just a demonstration of the part of theirs life into the castle, not the whole story, so i would advice not to be critical regarding the second part and just enjoy the one chapter on the way to the greatest ending.

amkblair I for one, loved this movie! It has everything the original had. Memorable songs, characters and plot. It's also the first film where we get to hear Belle sing her first solo: "Stories." We also hear Belle, accompanied by the enchanted servants sing "As Long as There's Christmas." This song alone makes the film stand out among the other Direct-to- Video sequels Disney released. Another thing this film offers is an extended flashback of the enchantress, casting her spell on the castle. Along with new characters, such as: Forte, Angelique, and Fife. "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas" truly shows us the meaning of the season, and is always such a joy to watch!

OllieSuave-007 This is a "midquel" to Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an additional chapter to the original story that takes place after the Beast rescues Belle from the pack of wolves. In this new story, the Beast has forbidden celebration of Christmas in the castle, but Belle decides to celebrate it anyhow to bring in the joy of the season. However, the Beast's loyal servant, the pipe organ Forte, fears that Belle will bring an end to the curse, which brought more importance to Forte's life.Released directly to video, this movie was probably not meant to be a masterpiece and was probably made to capitalize on the success of the original movie, but it's still a nice and enjoyable family film nonetheless that captures the magic, music and beauty of any Disney film and of the Christmas season. The animation is good and the characters are lovable. The plot about Belle and the enchanted objects trying to spread Christmas in the castle while the evil Forte (portrayed brilliantly sinister and cold) tries to foil their plans and drive Belle out of the castle is an amusing story, definitely made the movie engaging for me. In addition, it was interesting to see the actual transformation of the humans to the creatures/objects when the curse first took place, and the songs in the movie were quite catchy and touching, especially the "As Long As There's Christmas" number.The film, though, does have some dark tones which I thought was too excessive for a Christmas-theme Disney tale, especially the dungeon and some of the Forte scenes. And, the film is also a little rushed-through for such a large cast, considering so many characters were packed into the movie which makes it a little difficult for emphasis to be placed on each one. Overall, though, this movie is a nice addition to your Disney video/DVD collection and an enjoyable one for the entire family.Grade B

Jeremy Bristol Apparently it is just as easy--and quick!--to write an illuminated manuscript as it is to fall forever and truly in love! In one afternoon, Belle creates an illustrated fairy tale for the beast--written in French in perfect type, except by hand! That shows the kind of time-carelessness that plagues Beauty and the beast as well as many other of Disney's movies.Of course, this movie is slid into a time period in the first movie that I always suspected existed but that, through careless or ill-advised editing, was erased from existence--either on purpose or more likely on accident. In either case, the original as it stands spans a week at most--more likely three or four days. Not enough time to slip Enchanted Christmas into it, even if the original begins on December 22, without making the whole character arc an erratic mess (as this movie is). This is no sequel but a "what if there was more time" theorum.That said, there were some good moments of eye candy animation that kept things from being so bogged down in absolute sappiness. Still, I couldn't help thinking that it was a grand folly to typecast the Beast as The Grinch in a cheezy, too-serious disneyfied remake of Dr. Seuss' book and Chuck Jone's classic cartoon that were both funny and touching in perfect balance.