Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

DubyaHan The movie is wildly uneven but lively and timely - in its own surreal way

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Shea Goodson I know everyone hates when people say "the book was so much better." But in this case, it was, to some degree. While the books portray the leads as much younger (8-9th grade), the story telling is much better. They inserted things into the movie which did not push the story line forward and were blatantly unnecessary. To make it worse, they left out key scenes, meaning giant holes in the plot. AND... they completely changed the end. All of this did not make the movie better or more dramatic or easier to film. It took away from the story in a way that was unfair to the author. If you're interested, it's actually 2 short books. I read them both in a day. The Kendra Chronicals. Beastly and Lindy's Diary. You're meant to start with Beastly, then pause and read Lindy's Diary, then resume and finish Beastly. Even if you've seen and enjoyed the movie, I promise - you won't see the real ending coming. Together, they are only about seven dollars on Amazon kindle. So worth it. Because the characters are a little younger, some of it seems quite juvenile, and rightly so. But their motivations are much more powerful and it makes for a compelling, if short, read.

WackyKacky One reviewer said this movie was so different from the book, it could have been renamed. I agree 100%.I am a Beauty and the Beast fan from way back. The first time I saw Beauty and the Beast was in french with English sub-titles. I was a teenager at the time. Since then I have seen many versions, read a couple of versions (there is no author, it's an anonymous folktale). My daughter read Beastly and enjoyed it. So when the movie was going to come out, I too read her book (just started out seeing what was in it).I had some issues with the book (the girl was held hostage but WHY? She was pretty much had a horrible home situation and was in need of a home. I thought that keeping her up in the attic was silly. He could have figured a way to offer it to her as a living arrangement without kidnapping her. The Beast: I thought the "Beast" makeup was anything but. I can find more ghastly looking people who have had plastic surgery to alter their appearance. So he had tattoos and piercings? Really?! That might have made him hideous in, say, the 1950's, but certainly not now with the amount of piercings and weird things people do to their bodies. He really didn't need to hide his face. Do some web searches and you'll see that he looked tame compared some of the people you'll find pictures of.Beauty: Vanessa didn't look anything like the book character, which was disappointing. However, the fact that she looked so different, albeit pretty enough, could have forgiven that if she portrayed the character of Beauty well. But she didn't. As others have said, her acting was flat. I found no chemistry between Beauty and the Beast so it was hard to care if they ever got together (although knowing they DID, I still couldn't have cared less).My tween daughter was vastly disappointed in the movie. She couldn't relate to all the changes made from the book and wondered why they felt they needed to do it. She felt insulted that they thought a teenager couldn't relate to the story unless it was made into senseless drivel. Even the opening music was more reminiscent of a B quality high school musicals (no pun intended). A well made movie (which might have happened with better actors and sticking to the book) could have been made, and they would have broadened their audience. As such, the author made the mistake of allowing the wrong people to make her book into a movie. A good movie would have increased book sales. As such, the movie probably killed them.My suggestion: read the book. It is NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIE.

SnoopyStyle Buckeston Academy is an expensive New York High School. Kyle Kingson (Alex Pettyfer) is a rich, popular, vain, arrogant student. Lindy (Vanessa Hudgens) is the sweet scholarship student Kyle never bothers with. Kendra (Mary-Kate Olsen) is a witch and after the latest insult from Kyle, she turns him into a hideous mess. He won't turn back unless someone says 'I love you' within a year. His father Rob (Peter Krause) is shock and sets him up in an apartment. Kyle isolates himself and his father doesn't even visits anymore. Only the maid and a blind tutor (Neil Patrick Harris) is left in his life. Kyle starts following his schoolmate Lindy as his possible salvation. He rescues her from a dangerous drug dealer and forces her to stay with him.Kyle is a douche at the start. Even the rescue is tinged with a lot of self interest. The setup and that whole world is one fake construction. It's not fanciful. It's just false. Whereas 'Beauty and the Beast' takes the POV of the beauty, this takes the POV of the beast. It doesn't improve anything. Quite frankly, none of the actors do a good job. There is no chemistry and no passion. It's an interest attempt but a near miss nevertheless.

J D This movie definitely adds a modern twist to the story of Beauty and the Beast. This is a story about a boy in high school who is running for class president. His reason for why he will win class president is because he is the best looking candidate for the position. This is an exaggeration of a part of our society today. Beastly exaggerates our focus on appearance in society and incorporates it into a familiar story. The focus on appearance was over used as the central problem for the plot in the movie. In this movie the main character does look right for the position but he also says he looks right for the position during a speech while he is campaigning. This just seemed strange because it is not a typical thing to hear from people running for an elected position. This theme gets worn down quickly in this movie. Appearance is a big part of high school and that is probably why the director chose the setting to be in a high school. Younger actors were chosen to play the lead roles in the high school setting. The acting in this movie was consistent and the actors seemed to know the character they were supposed to be. It was a return for one of the Olsen twins. The character Kendra (Mary-Kate Olsen) was dressed in dark clothing and makeup and she seemed out of place in the high school setting. It just seemed like the character did not match the setting. The change in appearance of the main character Kyle (Alex Pettyfer) was done well and it looked like the appearance took time and effort to create. It did give you the sense that he looked more like a beast after his appearance was changed by Kendra. Lindy, the character who is the love interest of Kyle, is played by Vanessa Hudgens. Her part in the film is intended to spark interest in teens to see the movie. Neil Patrick Harris plays a character that helps Kyle. His character gave some comic relief to the dark and serious part of the movie.There was not a lot of originality to this movie. It uses the plot of Beauty and the Beast and makes it modern. The movie is also a typical love story. Lindy and Kyle are in love and the story focuses on how their relationship begins. The plot development is also not original. Kyle needs to learn the lesson that appearance is not everything and the whole movie is about what he learns while he looks beastly. Only this lesson, as stated earlier, is over used throughout the movie. The root of the idea that appearance is everything comes from his parents. This does cause us to have some sympathy towards Kyle and not think of him as an awful human being because of what he believes. This information was a good thing to include in the development of the story.Overall, Beastly should not be put on a bucket list of movies to see. The appeal of this movie is the modern twist of a story. It is probably somewhat popular because of the actors. If the message of the movie is not clear at first it will definitely be clear by the end. The audience will know, as stated earlier, looks are not everything.