Holiday Gift Guide: Beauty and the Beast on Blu-Ray

Coming out October fifth is one of my family's all-time favorite movies- the Three-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-Ray/DVD combo of Beauty and the Beast!

You have no idea how excited I was about this release. We've been watching the previews for this film on our other Blu-Ray discs and could see that the sound and picture quality had been upgraded to take our Beauty and the Beast experience to eleven.

Now that we've seen an advanced copy of the movie, we're not disappointed.

Are you one of two people in the world who've never seen this film? Here's a synopsis from the studio:

Set in and around a quaint French village during the late 18th century, Beauty and the Beast follows the fantastic adventures of Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman who finds escape from her ordinary life, and the advances of a boorish suitor, Gaston, by reading books.

Meanwhile, off in a castle in the distance, a cruel young prince is cast under the spell of an enchantress who turns him into a tormented beast, while transforming his servants into animated household objects.

In order to remove the curse, the Beast must discover a true love who will return his affection before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose. When Belle’s inventor father stumbles upon the Beast’s castle and is taken prisoner, Belle comes to the rescue and agrees to take her father’s place. With the help of the castle’s enchanted staff, she sees beneath the Beast’s exterior and discovers the heart and soul of a human prince.

What really puts this DVD combo over the top is its special features, which include state-of-the-art picture restoration, pristine 7.1 Digital Surround Sound and hours of additional viewing experiences that include behind the scenes features, deleted scenes, enhanced music tracks, immersive games and more.

We especially loved the fact that this disc includes both the original theatrical release and a special extended version (because really, can you even get enough Beauty and the Beast?!) . You can also watch the songs in Disney sing-along mode, which my daughter really enjoys, and there are also several behind-the-scenes featurettes about the movie and the Broadway show, for true Beauty and the Beast aficionados.

You can pre-order your copy of Disney's Beauty in the Beast Three-Disc Diamond Edition on Blu-Ray and DVD now for just $24.99.