The Little Mermaid (Animated) (DVD)

...I just have to say, The Little Mermaid has got to be my all time, ultimate favourite since being tiny, best Disney film. Over Christmas, I watched this for the first time in a very long time, and I was just turned back into a child again when I sat down to watch this, I was over the moon! Originally brought out in 1989, it’s a re-make of the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale. It has been re-released on DVD, and there unfortunately aren’t any amazing ...
...opportunity, woo hoo! The beauty of the film is that it embeds itself in your head, because of the magic and charm that seeps out of every song, every funny line, and every character. Ariel, the little mermaid is beautiful and innocent, with a gorgeous singing voice, Eric is the suitably handsome prince, Sebastian the crab is the token funny guy who still makes me giggle, and Ursula is the suitably scary, mean and not very nice mummy she’s scaring ...

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...end well. Ariel is the star of our tale a beautiful young girl of 16. Not any ordinary girl though. Ariel is a mermaid and not just any mermaid either. She is the youngest and most favourite daughter of King Tritan. She is a mer-princess. Unlike all of her many sisters (six to be exact) she doesn't appreciate her position in life. She, being a princess as you can imagine, could have a life of luxury and happiness but this is not so for Ariel. None ...
...a different life the life of a human. To King Tritan and the rest of the mer-folk, humans are barbarians. Bad and dangerous people but that is not what Ariel thinks. Her life consists of sneaking off with Flounder. Her little fish friend in search of ship wrecks. She hunts through them to find objects that humans would use and keeps them all in a little hide out. She finds the things they make beautiful and interesting. So how could the people that ...

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The Little Mermaid must be one of the best Disney films ever. The story is enchanting and will be enjoyed be people of any age. One thing I particularly like about the Disney version is that they changed the ending to make it happy, making it better than many other interpretations of the story. It is great to finally see it on DVD format, and although it is widescreen, I wonder why it isn't show in the original aspect ratio of 1.75:1. This is the ...
...your video tape, and then having to wait at least another 7 years for a re-release. Although there are no extras, the subtitles can be useful for singing along if you don’t know all of the words. This DVD is great fun for everybody and is definitely well worth buying. ...

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The plot. The story revolves around the adventure of an astoundingly beautiful red-headed mermaid named Ariel. Thanks to her inquisitive nature finds the human world a fascinating thing. Her love for the human world is only furthered by the fact that her exploration into the world is discouraged by her father, King Triton. Ariel secretly keeps a hidden store which is full to the brink of random objects that have come from the human world, she guards ...
...rages, a ship sinks into the murky darkness. The crew are fine and manage to get away safely but the handsome Prince Eric is drowning, with curiosity driving her, Ariel swims to him and finds him floating in the sea, she takes him to a beach and as Ariel gazes into Eric’s face she realizes that he is her true love. Eric wakes up and startles her, she dives into the water and all Eric can remember is the glimpse he aught of Ariel’s beautiful face. ...

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The Little Mermaid. Nothing-fishy here! A favourite Disney classic in which Aerial the Mermaid sings her way through the enchanted underwater kingdom. Released in the cinema in 1990, it was available for a short time on video in 1991. Rated as U (universal), it is 80 minutes long, and is totally suitable for youngsters and the young at heart. It is quite collectable, as it is nearly impossible to order. This wonderful fairytale has been superbly ...
...Prince, (Eric) after venturing to the surface when his ship is caught in a storm, she rescues him and with the help of her friends Flounder and Sebastian the crab. Forbidden by her father King Neptune to venture to the surface again, Aerial trades her voice for legs with Urshula the evil sea witch. In a race against time Aerial and Eric have to destroy the sea witch in order to break the spell and steal her voice back. It is impossible not to sing ...

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...you are caught up in the extraordinary imagination of the man, and it makes you want to know more. So, I did--and followed the sad tail of his Little Mermaid. Disney, as they are prone to do, changed his orriginal tale and "child-ized it". Their movie has a happy ending where they all get what they want--except Ursula, of course. But when Disney does something, they do it well. This movie is no exception. From the very first bars of the background ...
...a foggy day, and gradually the prow of a ship comes into veiw through the fog, you know that this is something special. The scenes flow seamlessly into one another, the music rich and full, and you forget that this isn't Anderson's version, this is pure Disney magic. The characters here are filled with life, the music will have you singing for days, and the imagery is pure and rich. You see the undersea world through the eyes of the animators, but ...

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Disney returned to the top of its field as the world's supreme Animation Studio with this magically beautiful handling of the classic children's story "The Little Mermaid". All of the elements are there: a timeless story, charismatic main characters, a hideous and ruthless villain (the sea witch Ursula), and a memorable score of at times very touching songs. This Oscar-winning feature film is Disney at its very best......HOWEVER: The quality of the ...
...the film and nothing else. There are no trailers, no director's commentaries, no behind-the-scenes peaks, nothing! If you want to show your kids this beautiful Disney movie, get the Video, its picture and sound quality are perfect--the DVD is a disappointment from the technical point of view, as well as lacking the 'gimmicks' we expect from a DVD ...

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Disney's come back movie the Little Mermaid is pure fantasy but, hey who wants to live in the real world all the time any ways. I don't know any little girl under the age of 9 that doesn't get excited when you mention the name Ariel the name of the pretty, red haired mermaid who stoled the hearts of millions of children not to mention one handsome prince Eric. This movie is in classic Disney style with characters you can't help but, love and characters ...
...the lovely Ariel, the handsome prince Eric, the powerful King Titan (Ariel's father) and the Evil Sea Witch Ursela. Who causes havoc throughout the movie. There is also comic relief provided by the Jamaican sounding crab Sebastian and other loveable characters such as flounder the fish. Eric falls into the sea, Ariel rescues him and falls in love and wants to become a human with legs. So she goes to Ursula the sea witch and trades her beautiful singing ...

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I just couldn't wait till The little mermaid came out I love cartoons and I wanted to see this film as soon as I saw the preview of it. The film is as you have guessed about a mermaid who is beautiful and she can sing. The colours in the film and the soundtrack of the film is wonderful. You just can't help but to sing along with Ariel. Kids of all ages will just love to see this if they haven't already. The music is so good to sit and just listen ...

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the film is about a mermaid who is always getting into trouble with her father. she is a girl called ariel who goes around exploring the sea with her friend flunder. then one day they is a ship which catches fire and a young man eric is drowning but ariel saves his life and brings him back to land she sings to eric and leaves. Eric has fallen in love with Ariel and searches for her but doesnt find her. Ariel wanted to see Eric again so she goes to ...
...but the deal is Ariel has to kiss him within three days but the witch takes her voice as payment. Ariel finds Eric and they almost kiss but the sea witch has her sidekicks ruin the chance for Ariel, then a few days later the sea witch turns up as a beautiful lady with Ariels voice she lures Eric in and he arranges to marry her. But on the final day when Eric is going to get married ariel flunder and friends come to the rescue to save Eric from ...

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...Disney cartoons i.e Beauty and the Beast, Basil the Great Mouse Detective etc. After I watched this film I remember being in the bath when I had long hair that I could sit on, and I used to pretend that I was a mermaid. I would submerge myself and see my hair floating around me as I tried to imagine I was Ariel. As a child this film was so far removed from my own childhood that it seemed to be fantastic to me! Living under the sea and singing along ...
...ideal world. But the grass is always greener... The film opens with a concert for King Triton ruler of the seas for which the crab Sebastian is conducting. It is supposed to feature the singing talents of all seven of the kings daughters introducing his youngest daughter Ariel who is 16 when we meet her. Unfortunately she doesnt appear because she has forgotton she should be there... She is with her fish friend Flounder searching a ship wreck for ...

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...mermaid and lives way under the sea with her father and 6 sisters. her name is ariel, she is 16 years old and dreams of being a human. She has an amazing voice and sings her way around the ocean. She is well loved by everyone in the sea. She is not a happy mermaid and she has a dream of wanting the life of a human, as she has seen how they live from swimming to the shore and watching them. However, her father King Triton, is against anything to ...
...barbarians. The reason he does not like them is because he knows nothing about them. Because of this, he does not allowed any of his daughters to go near the shore, incase they get in danger with any humans. however ariel goes behind her fathers back and swims to see humans all the time, and she collects anything she can that belongs to humans which are found under the sea. She has her own little cave which she stores all her collectables from which ...

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The Little Mermaid tells the story of Ariel, a beautiful mermaid with long red hair and a lovely singing voice. She lives underwater in her father, King Triton's palace, where she plays with her friend, Flounder the fish. However, Ariel is rather adventurous and inquisitive. She swims to the surface of the sea and witnesses a ship crashing, with the handsome Prince Eric thrown overboard. She drags him ashore and rescues him. When he is awoken by ...
...can't forget the beautiful man, so when the evil witch, Ursula, proposes a solution, she finds it hard to refuse, even if it means surrendering a part of herself ... The film is superbly animated, with the underwater creatures coming to life under the Disney treatment. The soundtrack is beautiful too. Your little girl will love this film and, if she's anything like my seven year old, will wish she were Ariel too. ...

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The little mermaid is my all time favourite Disney film, it is amazing in every way!!! Lets start with the story. Ariel is a beautiful mermaid who lives under the sea with her father King Triton and her sisters. She also has lots of fishy friends such as Sebastian (Crab) and Flounder (fish). Ariel dreams about being a human and one day after she saves a human from drowning as a ship sets fire and all the belongings on the ship are sent under water ...
...prompts Ariel to go to the sea witch Ursula to trade her voice for legs. One catch though Ariel is given 3 days to make Eric fall in love with her and kiss her or Ariel will belong to her. The collection of songs in this film are amazing including the following; Daughters of Triton Part of your world Under the sea and Kiss the girl Memorable moments include when Ariel saves Eric and also when she meets him for the first time as a human. Sebastian ...

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...singing mermaid and she's also the daughter of king Tritan-who forbids all mermaids to have contact with humans. Arial,accompanied by the crab sebastien and the clown fish flounder,enjoys going off to explore ship wrecks in hope to find things that are 'human'.such as combs. Her fascination of humans gets her into trouble and when one day when a storm is in full force and a ship capsizes and Ariel rushes off to help any possible survivors-and guess ...
...Ariel sets off to find the underwater witch-Ursula!in exchange for Ariels voice,Ariel is given legs.However,the prince must kiss her within a few days or she will turn into a mermaid and will lose her voice-forever.But,as Ursula realizes that Eric and Ariel are falling in love,she sets out to desroy their love-and to destroy them! A brilliant film full of sing along songs! ...

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