It's absolutely my favorite Christmas movie and definitely one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time! The characters personalities stay the same, the songs are great, the animation (though not as good as the original) is beautiful with some admirable artistic graphics, the villain is really cool, and it has such a beautiful message. You don't need all of that Christmas stuff like a tree, mistletoe, snow, bells, stockings, or even presents. All you need is the ones you love and care about. Even when things seem bad hope will always be there because our guiding star (God) will always shine above. So there will always be a time when the world is filled with peace and love.

Nope. I plan on watching it eventually doe.

I love it. I watch it every Christmas.

It was okay I guess... I like the christmas feel in it but the animation is awful the soundtrack is unmemorable and the characters aren't as lovable as they are in beautiful in BATB

It was a cute movie.

I don't remember it. I saw it when I was little and the organ scared me half way to death.

Well, this is a good reason to see it again. This scene makes me cry every time, so beautiful.

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Meh. As a kid, I never liked it very much, because I miss(ed) Babette and the Wardrobe. And the animation and plot are not that good, either.

I hate it. Saw it once as a kid, hated how the dumb plot and the lackluster animation was compared to the original masterpiece. Now that I'm older, I've found more things to hate about it.

First, I'm not fond of preachy Christmas movies that lecture the audience about the spirit of Christmas, nor how they made "live and let live" Belle into that evangelical door-to-door converter that constantly tries to Spread the Word. Secondly, it doesn't fit with the first movie's timeline since, by all accounts, the Beast was only cruel to Belle on her first night at the castle, then she tried to run away and he cleaned up his act. (This greatly confused me as a kid, and I wasted way too many mental hours trying to figure out when this movie would even take place.)

Thirdly, the whole point of the first movie was Belle would not put up with Beast's bullying and only started to like him after he started to be nice to her. Here, it's the other way around. She keeps trying to coax him out of his shell and he keeps rebuking her, when in the original she knew it wasn't her job. (Hell, he was the one trying to get HER to warm up to him and she wouldn't have it till he stopped demanding and started asking nicely.)

Hated it as a kid, hate it now. Honestly, if it wasn't Christmas-themed, I think it would fall into obscurity like most of the other horrible sequels.

^Yeah, Bele was so OOC in this movie.

This movie is extremely underrated

^^ Well excuse Belle for wanting to bring joy into someone's life and have them actually be happy. She sees that they haven't been happy in a long time so excuse her for actually caring, especially since the servants have been really nice to her and Beast saved her life. That's part of the beauty of Belle's character, even if it's none of her business she tries all she can to bring joy into someone's life because of her beautiful soul. If she didn't do what she did in the second movie it would've just ruined Belle because that's part of who she is.

Besides, she still stands up to the Beast when he is out of control. She lost her freedom so if she's never going to know another person or have any joy with anyone else she might as well with them. Maybe she just sees that he's been hurt somehow, that he needs someone. Even though he was surrounded by servants he's never had a true friend, someone he knows likes him not just because they have to. Besides, the fact that he saved her life showed her that he had goodness in him, which made her feel like maybe he just needed help.

It's my favorite Christmas movie of all! I don't care what others say about it!

KataraLover: I'm guessing that's directed at me?

I'm sorry. I'm not saying it's wrong to try to help someone or spread cheer, but I don't like the way it's presented in this movie. Her constantly praising and pushing Christmas on everyone in the castle comes off more as preaching, and she actively seeks out the Beast rather than just letting him know she's there and letting him come to her. Even after he keeps rudely rebuking her, she just keeps coming back for more, getting upset when he rejects her, then doing it again.

Again, Belle from the first movie did not put with the Beast's temper. When he was rude to her, she wanted nothing to do with him. When he took the initiative to do something nice for her (save her from the wolves and get badly wounded in the process), she in turn resolved to do something nice for him (clean the wounds he got saving her). But when he tried to keep snarling at her, she told him exactly what he was doing wrong and why he had to stop. "If you'd hold still, it wouldn't hurt as much!" "If you hadn't frightened me, I wouldn't have run away!" "Well, you should learn to control your temper!"

First movie Belle's message is clear: He can sulk and grump if he wants, but he will NOT bully, scare, or yell at her. That's where she draws the line. Sequel Belle seems to do the opposite. She constantly tries to push him to be happy, festive, and social (which comes across as emotional policing), but she lets him bully, scare, and yell at her without real consequence.

Aside from that, I really don't get the whole "Christmas Spirit" rhetoric of most Christmas movies. In the first place, I wasn't raised Christian. Secondly, I don't understand why there's this this push to be happy, giving, kind, and selfless "because it's Christmas." Shouldn't people strive to be that way all the time, not just once a year? Which is part of why I think Belle's obsession with Christmas goes overboard. She isn't just about being kind, giving for it's own sake, and taking an opportunity to be festive, but she constantly preaches "Christmas" this and "Christmas" that.

I just don't like the way it's handled in this movie.

^ I agree with Tygers_Eye.

This movie had Stockholm Syndrome written all over it.
"First movie Belle's message is clear: He can sulk and grump if he wants, but he will NOT bully, scare, or yell at her. That's where she draws the line. Sequel Belle seems to do the opposite. She constantly tries to push him to be happy, festive, and social (which comes across as emotional policing), but she lets him bully, scare, and yell at her without real consequence."

Same with Tyger

My second fave (first without Elsa) was not portrayed like the character I love, and of course the animation was not good, and just...poorly written and I don't even celebrate Christmas so this movie didn't teach me a lesson. It was meh

I like it, but I think it's more from nostalgia then anything. But I do agree about Belle comes off as a different person compared to the original movie.

I agree with Tygers_Eye and prussiaducky.

The animation is pretty bad, but not TOO bad for a sequel admittedly, but the characters personalities (especially Belle's) are nothing like they were in the original. I hate the songs, and the villain is kind of laughable but basically just stupid. The message, I suppose, is a good one, but there are other, better movies with the message that don't turn Belle into a frightened little pushover.

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I wanna see it