It’s no secret that CF can’t get enough of the live-action Beauty and the Beast remake — just take a look at our latest articles, from “Where to Stock Up on Beauty and the Beast-Inspired Pieces” to “3 Ready-to-Wear Outfits Inspired by the Beauty and the Beast Press Tour“!

Yesterday night, AKA Opening Night of My New Favorite Disney Movie, I was shaken to the core by the visual beauty and refreshingly feminist retelling of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2017).

Now that the movie’s showing in theaters and, frankly, killing it at the box office, I couldn’t resist getting my two cents in. Below are my unfiltered and totally authentic thoughts towards the first half* of Disney’s latest hit.

*I had to split it in half because I got too excited and wrote more than I had originally intended. Whoops! Part 2 is coming soon!

1. Guys, it’s 10:35 P.M.! The movie is starting — I repeat, the movie is officially starting!

2. Whoops, false alarm. Previews. They’re making a new Transformers?

3. LOL @ Dan Stevens in 18th century France period clothing and clownish makeup. This is before he turns into the Beast, obviously. (And he’s not 11!)

4. The first ball scene looks straight out of Marie Antoinette!

5. I know we’re supposed to be looking down at the prince for his excessive spending habits and love of parties, but this decked out Rococo ballroom is actually my aesthetic. Also, six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald as an Italian soprano/Madame Garderobe is perfection!

6. Dan, accept the rose, accept the rose…

7. Welp. Should have accepted the rose. (If there’s one thing you learn from The Bachelor…) The castle is now cursed and instantly obliterated from the memory of anyone living outside of its walls.

8. It’s Belle! She’s singing one of my favorite songs: “Belle“!

9. Emma Watson is amazing.

(Though as an ex choir student and theater nerd, I definitely think they should have dubbed over Emma. Her voice is good, but it’s a little too fragile and auto-tuned for my taste.)