anyone think Beauty and the Beast is really overrated?
I don't think
Beauty and the Beast is overrated, no. The songs in
The Little Mermaid may well be superior, but to me, that's a pretty good movie with some standout songs, while I find
Beauty and the Beast to be a more cohesive and satisfying blend of story and song, and probably one of the best executed of Disney's fairy tale films.
You may have heard a larger amount of criticism for, say,
The Lion King, but I get the impression that that's still the most popular of the Disney Renaissance films for many people (even with the relatively small sample size here, look at
how high it ranked in the PEEL's Top 50 Animated Movies thread you made).
Beauty and the Beast might not be everybody's favorite, sure, but I think it's quite solidly good and deserves whatever praise it gets.