The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Beginning
by Peggy Holmes
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Actor: Jim Cummings, Jodi Benson, Parker Goris, Sally Field, Samuel E. WrightDirector: Peggy Holmes
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Editor: John Royer
Producer: Kendra Halland
Producer: Mary Thorne
Writer: Evan Spiliotopoulos
Writer: Robert Reece
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 70 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-08-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Movie Reviews of The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Beginning
Movie Review: Wonderful Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished watching this movie, and I can't understand all the negative reviews! It was gorgeous, it was catchy, it was imaginative...it was everything I hoped it would be and more! I loved seeing Ariel and her sisters as children with their mother and father, and I loved how the story gave them more screen time. When I was little I always wondered what the individual sisters were like. Flounder is cute and funny in this movie. I also really liked Benjamin, he's just so cute and matter-of-fact. This movie also has several scenes that pay homage to the original, such as Flounder getting stuck in a hole and Ariel pushing him out. The only thing I could complain about is that the story was so direct and simple, like a 30 minute cartoon that got extended. I'm not really sure how to put it, I don't mean it in a bad way. It's like a really epic and gorgeously animated extended episode...or something, yeah? Well, I don't know what I'm saying on that last part, but watch it and love it!
Summary of The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Beginning
Every story has a beginning but only one begins under the sea.now for the first time ever discover the story you never knew in The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, an all-new motion picture only on Disney DVD. Long ago, in a kingdom where music is outlawed, King Triton's youngest daughter, Ariel, discovers her love for music in a secret, underground music club. Torn with the choice of whether to hide her passion or share it with her father and risk losing everything, Ariel sets off on a daring adventure to restore music to Atlantica.A prequel to The Little Mermaid, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning is good family entertainment that deserves a spot in every Disney collection--even if the film isn't quite as striking as the original. It's hard to imagine the underwater world of Atlantica without music, but following the death of Ariel's mother Queen Athena, King Triton (Jim Cummings) outlaws music because of the painful memories it evokes. Ariel (Jodi Benson) and her six sisters are unhappy with their boring daily routine, unfeeling governess Marina Del Ray (Sally Field), and superficial relationship with their father; but only Ariel has the courage to confront their father with a desire for a more fulfilling life. A chance meeting with Flounder (Parker Goris) leads Ariel to the underground Catfish music club where the Caribbean jazz is hot and the starred soloist is none other the King's Chief of Staff Sebastian (Samuel Wright). Suddenly, a whole new world full of promise and excitement opens up for Ariel and her sisters, but things get ugly when Marina tells King Triton about the club and his fury erupts. Can the power of music, combined with Ariel's heartfelt pleas, convince King Triton to pardon all the underground music lovers and reconsider his ban on music? Ariel's Beginning is a wholesome story about love, family, and the power of music that's nicely animated and features a host of good music--the only things missing from the first movie are Ariel's innocent sense of wonder and the extreme catchiness of the original songs. Bonus features include two deleted scenes, four sing-along songs with on-screen lyrics; a mermaid discovery game in which viewers learn about Ariel and her six sisters; a quiz that matches viewers with the character most like themselves; an interview with director Peggy Holmes, and a look at the Broadway production of The Little Mermaid Under the Sea. (Ages 3 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
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