Black
Beauty (2015/Lionsgate DVD)
Picture:
C Sound: B- Extras: C Film: C
A
young girl after rescuing an abused horse takes care him to the
countryside on her grandfather's farm. There as she begins to heal
Beauty's body and mind, hoping to rebuild and regain his trust and
love in humans. A girl who love animals more than people meets the
horse of her dreams and begs for a chance to save Black Beauty
instead of being put down. On her grandfather's farm she begins
rehabilitating Beauty and even enter him in a horse contest, but on
the way will she learn to make friend and meet a boy as well?
Daniel
Zirilli's Black Beauty (2015) is far reach compared to the
original Black Beauty feature films people still talk about. It was
more about a girl and her love of horses than the wild spirit of an
untamed station. Black Beauty is about the respect for nature and
helping horse become free and in turn the horse loves and respects
the ones who help them. Luke Perry and Bruce Davidson are the lead
human stars.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image is softer than it should be
but the lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is decent. Extras includes
behind the scenes and interviews on the Making of Black Beauty.
-
Ricky Chiang
