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filmcritic.com dreams with the fishes
Disney's animation team looked just about washed up (no pun intended) before The Little Mermaid hit theaters in 1989. Before The Little Mermaid, we had "classics" like The Great Mouse Detective and Oliver & Company. ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at filmcritic.com dreams with the fishes
San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
EIGHT YEARS ago, with the successful release of "The Little Mermaid," Disney's first new animation venture in years, a supremacy in the realm of hand-drawn full-length pictures was reclaimed by the studio. ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
It may be hard to believe in an age when Disney animated films are considered failures when they only gross $100 million, but there was a time not too long ago when the Disney animated studio was in trouble. After turning out numerous classics during ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
The Little Mermaid was the beginning of the modern Disney renaissance. The Little Mermaid was about the first worthwhile animated film that Disney had released in the better part of two decades (with the exception of The Great Mouse ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
With The Little Mermaid, a near-lost art was revived. Disney studios produced some good animated features after Walt Disney's death in 1966, but not truly great ones. The Little Mermaid marked a return to the greatness that Disney was once noted for and ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Although a widescreen viewing of any movie is better than its home-video counterpart, no attempt has been made to improve the old picture quality or sound of the original film. The film definitely looks dated, as if the old reels have been reused. ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
LowComDom Online Film Reviews
One of the best ideas to come out of The Walt Disney Company is the idea that audiences renew themselves. For this reason a motion picture can be released again every seven years and find new theater patrons. Disney releases films every seven years to a ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at LowComDom Online Film Reviews
UTK Daily Beacon (Amy Cox)
The film reopened nationwide on Nov. 14 and will run until Nov. 30 for a special 17-day holiday season engagement. Don't miss out on this enchanting underwater adventure, it is guaranteed to be "ashore" thing. ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at UTK Daily Beacon (Amy Cox)
Nitrate Online
When Disney's version of The Little Mermaid was released in 1989, no one could have anticipated the film's considerable success. ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at Nitrate Online
The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Mermaid Ariel dreams of a life with humans, much to the displeasure of her father, King Triton. When she meets human Prince Eric, she makes a deal with a witch to become human in order to be with him, but only has three days to get him to kiss her before ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
The Onion A.V. Club (Stephen Thompson)
The film that marked the beginning of Disney's multibillion-dollar animation resurgence, 1989's The Little Mermaid, is back in theaters for a limited 17-day run intended to serve a dual purpose: to grease the wheels for what will ultimately be a ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Stephen Thompson)
UltimateDisney.com - DVD Review with Pictures
After a long period of production that was largely unsuccessful and almost killed them, the Walt Disney Company was on the threshold of a major revitalization in the late 1980s. The animation department had a breath of fresh air blown into it with ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at UltimateDisney.com - DVD Review with Pictures
Reel.com DVD review (Jeffrey Wachs)
Last October, the house that Walt built began its release of the first wave of its animated classics on DVD, giving digitally equipped families much cause for celebration ... right? Well, yes, certainly those of us with DVD players and a fondness for the ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Jeffrey Wachs)
Movie Magazine International (Monica Sullivan)
Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian the crab definitely rated a 1989 Oscar for the STILL non-existent category of best voice talent. Other voices are effectively interpreted by Jodi Benson as Ariel, Christopher Daniel Barnes as Prince Eric, Pat Carroll as ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at Movie Magazine International (Monica Sullivan)
Boston Phoenix (Jeffrey Gantz)
The holidays are practically upon us, and if you're Disney and you have no new animated feature to release, you re-release an old one. Particularly if the competition (Twentieth Century Fox) is about to come out with its own brand new feature (Anastasia ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at Boston Phoenix (Jeffrey Gantz)
Movierapture (Keith Allen)
While Ron Clements and John Musker's animated adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's short children's story The Little Mermaid completely omits the poignant melancholy that pervades the literary work, it is sufficiently well made and engaging to charm ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at Movierapture (Keith Allen)
DVD Movie Guide
Would it be a stretch to call 1989's The Little Mermaid the film that saved Disney animation? Perhaps, as 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit gave that division a much-needed shot in the arm. ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at DVD Movie Guide
Washington Post (Hal Hinson)
If "The Little Mermaid," Walt Disney's likably unspectacular adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, has a message, it is this: Girls just don't want to have fins. Flicking her amber tresses out of her eyes, Ariel, the film's heroine, laments ...read the complete Little Mermaid movie review at Washington Post (Hal Hinson)
User Reviews
by Ariella Vaccarino... on December 02, 2009
I love this film. It will always hold up to all generations. The music is FANTASTIC. The story fabulous, the characters flushed out. And the whole thing is beautiful to look at. ...
by L. Taitano on October 15, 2009
Product came faster than I thought it would and the condition was new as stated! I would definitely purchase for this seller ...
by Rocky Boat on October 09, 2009
Of all the animated Disney classics, this has remained my favorite ever since it came out. It's not just the beautiful songs and haunting score. Nor is it just the stunning artwork. The charming characters are not the sole reason as well. It's a ...
by Catherine Bok "Is... on September 18, 2009
I bought this to share with my two year old grandaughter. We both love it, and now we are singing all the songs her mother and I sang before her. It's a wonderful story with great music. ...
by Casey M. Broadawa... on August 10, 2009
The DVD arrived in time for my daughter's ...
by Mees Family on August 01, 2009
We wore out the first DVD that we had. This is on of my grandchildren's favorite movies. ...
by Tan Hong Wei Andy... on July 14, 2009
What can I ...
by Rich "xman" on July 09, 2009
There are few movies especially Disney movies that I will admit to ever watching, but this movie is one of the few I'm not embarrassed to admit watching or having a deep love for. This is one of the few animated Disney movies of the late 80's and early ...
by M. J. Galvan on June 16, 2009
Great delivery. Perfect conditon and good packing. Arrived very fast. Very Happy. ...
by Karen Joan "Siren... on June 05, 2009
There is no question that in 1989, Disney's animated film, THE LITTLE MERMAID ushered in a new golden era for both Disney and animation. Widely recognized at the time as one of the best Disney films in decades, THE LITTLE MERMAID brought the beauty and ...
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