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First released in 1989, the film was a worldwide hit - and marked the beginning of a new era of critically and commercially successful fairytale-based animated films for Disney (which included Aladdin and Beauty And The Beast).
The film was developed to resemble a Broadway musical, ... Read review
Based on the much loved fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, this is an enchanting story ... more
of a Mermaid Princess who falls in love with a real life Prince.Princess Miranda lives with her father, the Sea King, and her two sisters in Merfolk, a magical ki...
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Advantages: Beautiful and entertaining. Outstanding soundtrack. Disadvantages: None.
...humans, she is fascinated by the world of the human beings who live above water, and explores the sea looking for the remains of shipwrecks, and any human objects that she may find, which she collects and keeps in a secret grotto.
She likes to swim to the surface of the ocean with her best friend, the fish Flounder (Jason Marin), to meet Scuttle (Buddy Hackett), a seagull who shares his (wildly inaccurate) knowledge of human life ... ...of her trips to the surface, she approaches a ship where people are celebrating and sees Prince Eric (Christopher Daniel Barnes).
She falls in love with him, and when he almost drowns during a storm, she saves him.
Ignoring the frantic efforts of exasperated little sea crab Sebastian (Samuel E. Wright) - a court musician whom King Triton has ordered to chaperone Ariel and keep her out of trouble - she is determined ... more
Hans Christian Andersen's heartbreaking tale of doomed love is transformed into a feel-good story in this Disney animated feature.
In this version, Ariel (voiced by Jodi Benson) is a 16 year old mermaid who is King Triton's (Kenneth Mars) favourite daughter.
Despite her father's prohibition of contact between merpeople and humans, she is fascinated by the world of the human beings who live above water, and explores the sea looking for the remains of shipwrecks, and any human objects that she may find, which she collects and keeps in a secret grotto.
She likes to swim to the surface of the ocean with her best friend, the fish Flounder (Jason Marin), to meet Scuttle (Buddy Hackett), a seagull who shares his (wildly inaccurate) knowledge of human life with her.
One night, in one of her trips to the surface, she approaches a ship where people are celebrating and sees Prince Eric (Christopher Daniel Barnes).
She falls in love with him, and when he almost drowns during a storm, she saves him.
Ignoring the frantic efforts of exasperated little sea crab Sebastian (Samuel E. Wright) - a court musician whom King Triton has ordered to chaperone Ariel and keep her out of trouble - she is determined to enter the human world.
Meanwhile, Ursula, the evil Sea Witch (Pat Carroll), has been observing her, and on discovering that she is in love with a man she cannot be with, she convinces a desperate Ariel that she can make her dream of becoming human come true: in exchange for her voice, she will transform her in to a human for 3 days. If the Prince loves her back and gives her the "kiss of true love" before the sun sets on the 3rd day, she will become human forever; if not, she will return to being a mermaid and will forever belong to the Witch.
Ariel makes the deal. When she is found by the prince on the beach, the mute, human Ariel is taken to the palace, and has to race against time and Prince Eric's impending wedding to someone else to win her freedom and the man she loves.
First released in 1989, the film was a worldwide hit - and marked the beginning of a new era of critically and commercially successful fairytale-based animated films for Disney (which included Aladdin and Beauty And The Beast).
The film was developed to resemble a Broadway musical, and it shows. The score - music by Alan Mencken and lyrics by Howard Ashman - includes some of best-known songs of the whole Disney canon of animated films, like Ariel's "Part Of Your World".
But much more importantly, in my view, it features 2 of the best original songs ever written for a film, of any genre, in the history of cinema. Both are lyrical and musical masterpieces:
- "Under The Sea", Sebastian's glorious anthem extolling the virtues of life underwater:
"Under the sea, under the sea Darling it's better down where it's wetter Take it from me Up on the shore they work all day Out in the sun they slave away While we're devoting full time to floating Under the sea..."
-"Poor, Unfortunate Souls", Ursula's self-justifying, self-promotional number, combines great humour with unsettling perversity.
"I admit that in the past I've been a nasty They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a witch But you'll find that nowadays I've mended all my ways Repented, seen the light, and made a switch To this And I fortunately know a little magic It's a talent that I always have possessed And dear lady, please don't laugh I use it on behalf Of the miserable, the lonely, and depressed (pathetic)
Poor unfortunate souls In pain, in need This one longing to be thinner That one wants to get the girl And do I help them? Yes, indeed Those poor unfortunate souls So sad, so true They come flocking to my cauldron Crying, "Spells, Ursula, please!" And I help them! Yes I do"
This is my favourite Disney film of all. Apart from the great songs, it is full of strong, interesting characters.
In Ariel, Disney has created one its best female protagonists, an intelligent, strong-willed young woman who knows what she wants.
Sebastian the crab is a joyous triumph, and Ursula the Sea Witch is both hilarious and seriously scary.
This is an extremely entertaining film that any one of any age can enjoy.
...all time favorite Disney Princess. The reason why I love the Little Mermaid so much is that, in comparison to other Disney movies, there are some extremely strong thematic features and moral messages included in the film. These are of course presented in a more subtle manner in order to please the younger audience. This was most certainly a movie that exceeded my expectations, in terms of Disney characteristics. I loved the endearing characters, ... ...I believe that this was the last “handmade” Disney movie, meaning that over a million drawings were created to depict the various scenes in the movie, and if you ask me, this only adds to the endearing charm of the movie as a whole. The story takes place underwater. Ariel is a mermaid, the youngest daughter of King Triton. Ariel is extremely fascinated by the world above the sea and despite her father’s numerous warnings about keeping away from the ...
diamond_sparkles 09.09.2009
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Advantages: Superb quality animation and colour throughout. Disadvantages: NONE I LOVE IT
...growing up I never had the opportunity to watch Disney films, being the youngest of three my brother always took control of the remote and me and my sister were basically brought up on action films, such as Commando, Warriors and Blood sport to this day I can still remember these films word for word.
Then in my late teens I was introduced to a whole new world of films, these being Disney films. I have been hooked ever since and I have to say that ... ...Disney movie has to be the little mermaid, I adore the film and I can't believe that I had missed out on this for years.
ABOUT THE FILM
The Little Mermaid was written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements in 1989, making this classic nearly nineteen years old.
The actual release date for the movie was October 12th 1990 within the UK but it was released in November 1989 in the USA.
When Disney edited the movies and enhanced the colours ...
mythdata 15.09.2008
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Advantages: Classic story, great music, voices fit perfectly Disadvantages: Ursula terrified me as a kid! The animation feels outdated now
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Ariel is the youngest daughter of the king of the seas, King Triton, but she's not happy with the life she has. Ariel would much rather be up on the land with the humans she finds so enthralling. The problem escalates when she falls in love with a human she rescues during a storm. Unfortunately for her, there is a bad guy, Ursula, all too ready to exploit this dream of Ariel's, promising her a trade - her voice for legs. ... ...Ariel be able to entice the Prince; after all her sweet harmonic voice is the thing he loved the most after their brief encounter?
When I was a kid, The Little Mermaid used to terrify me! Not Ariel or any of her fishy friends, but Ursula. Watching it now, there are parts I don't remember at all so I wonder if I'd fast-forward through those parts! Ursula, with her tentacles, her evil voice and backing music, and her boobs (that in any life-action ...
liz1102 22.11.2006
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Advantages: too many to mention Disadvantages: none
...that has pretty much shaped the rest of my life, it was this The Little Mermaid, it was one of the first films I remember and as my Mum reminds me even now I declared at the end of it that I wanted to be a mermaid, a declaration I am still making even now 18 years later (although I am as close as I'm going to get I suspect).
So how exactly did this story of the stubborn mermaid Princess capture my imagination? I suspect it is the Disney magic, a ... ...year old animation doesnt have the slick graphics of modern cartoon films, but a large part of its charm is in the odd unnatural movements, out of sync sound and slightly dated appearance. So back to the film..
Ariel, King Tritons youngest daughter is due to preform her first public concert alongside her six sisters (can you imagine 6 sisters!?!) But at the critical moment she is absent, exploring instead shipwrecks with her friend Flounder. She ...
scuba_angel 20.05.2007
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Advantages: Amazing and timeless Disadvantages: They should stop bringing out sequals
The wonderful thing about Disney is that I grew up watching it, listening to the soundtracks and pretending to be the character.
For me, Disney sparked my imagination more than any other type of film.
The Little Mermaid is a wonderful Disney adoption of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale from many years before.
The Little Mermaid was released two years after I was born (1989) and I watched it constantly, daily, until around the age of 9 or 10. ... ...would rush in and line the figurines up around the edge of the bath and knock them in one by one. It must have driven them crazy, but I was the little mermaid.
Memories are a wonderful thing, but what’s even more wonderful, is that a film can create memories and add to the bringing up of a child.
Everyone has one of those films, and The Little Mermaid is mine.
Disney has a way of creating a deep or meaningful storyline, but making it harmless ...
amyloop 14.07.2007
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Advantages: Fun, everyone can enjoy it, and it's a classic Disadvantages: None
I love my Disney films and The LittleMermaid was my other main favourite one of the classics from when I was younger. I think this is such a fun film and appeals to everyone. This is the 28th Disney animated film.
The story:
Ariel is a young, beautiful mermaid who wants to explore land and wishes she could have feet instead of fins. Much to the annoyance of her father King Triton, she is forever going off exploring with her friend Flounder to find human treasure and has a cave that she keeps it all hidden in. One day when a passing ship gets into trouble she rescues the handsome Prince Eric and takes him to the shore. Before he fully wakes she goes back into the ocean but he can remember hearing this voice singing to him.
Desperate to have legs she makes a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula who tells her she can have legs ...
Advantages: Classic, Ariel, Mermaids!!!! Disadvantages: Some extras a let down
If you know me then you would know that my favourite movie of all time was?and still is *giggle* The LittleMermaid (1989). Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to be Ariel and now at twenty you would think I would have grown out of it?but as you're reading this you soooo know better :). I have, not that I should admit it, all of the Disney movies on VHS (Yes. Every. Single.One.) and was extremely upset when I realised I would be forced to buy them all again due to the DVD. So when it was released?with not only all the extras but also a SECOND movie titled (originally?) The LittleMermaid 2 - Return to the sea, I was extremely excited?
The LittleMermaid - 1989 (2-disc special edition)
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The story is lead by the 16 year old headstrong mermaid called Ariel. She is one of King Triton's seven daughters and despite ...
Advantages: Classic family favourite film. Disadvantages: NONE!
Ok, feel free to call me sad, immature, whatever you like, but I just have to say, The LittleMermaid 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 extras on the disk, but there is a sing along 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 littlemermaid is beautiful and innocent, with a gorgeous singing voice, Eric is ...
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Release date
06/11/2006, 23/04/2007
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
BUA 0028301, AHEDVD 3234
Barcode
8717418098773, 5012106932340
Author
Hans Christian Andersen
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Music Video , LITTLE MERMAID 3 sneak preview, The Making of The Little Mermaid, The Story Behind The Story , Disney Song Selection and Little Mermaid Art Galleries, Backstage at Disney, Storm Warning - Special Effects Unit, Deleted scenes, Games and activities, Trailer,, Interactive menu, DVD Book Set, 16 page booklet, Carry case
Aspect Ratio
1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen, 4:3 Full Frame
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital, Mono
Animated
Animated
DVD Description
Mermaids are supposed to stay under the sea, but Ariel, a headstrong teenager, longs to be part of the magical world on land. When she falls in love with a human prince, Ariel strikes a bargain with the diabolical Sea Witch to win the prince's love. THE LITTLE MERMAID is a beautiful splash of art and music that revived the classic Disney tradition.
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