The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Beginning
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Movie Reviews of The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Beginning
Movie Review: Ariel's Beginning Has Ended
Summary: 3 Stars
I borrowed this movie from the library because I was nervous about buying it. Sometimes these prequels and sequels can be a bit stretched and cheesy. In the past I have been pleasantly surprised with Cinderella III and Lion King 1 1/2, but here I am afraid I am disappointed. The music was not near the usual Disney quality. The animation was fine. The manitee (though he was cute and my 4-year-old son loved him) seemed a little out of place. Marina (the protagonist) was o.k., but not nearly as "bad" as I was expecting the villain to be. The plot was sort-of predictable in a bad way. After we watched the movie last night, my husband said it was stupid. I wouldn't go that far, but it is definitely one we will not be buying. Movie Review: Ariel's Beginning
Summary: 4 Stars
My 4 year old daughter who loves Ariel, of course, adored the movie. I had read some reviews of it before it came out and was surprised to see so many negative comments. But upon viewing it, I understood some. I was disappointed in the music...that it wasn't as catchy as many of the tunes in the original, but it still kept my interest and I thought the story line was fine. I could have done without them killing off the mom so brutally with a pirate ship. But overall I enjoyed it.Movie Review: Too Sad for Little Ones
Summary: 1 Stars
My 4yr old daughter loved the scene where Kig Tritan and his wife showed how much they loved each other! But after the mother was KILLED she kept asking what happened to Ariel's mommy??? When she figured out that she died, she got really upset and wouldn't watch anymore. And still won't watch it now! Horrible Storyline!!! Shame on Disney!!!Movie Review: Inferior to the original
Summary: 2 Stars
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Assuming that we take the character portrayals in the original as being correct, Flounder and Sebastian have been very altered in this film, particularly Flounder in that he is not the shy, mostly fearful (but brave if he really needs to be) "guppy" of the first film. Marina is a weak villainess - an administrator and clothes horse who wants a more important job. Benjamin is...I don't know, the Jar-Jar Binks of the film, in an unecessary attempt at comedy relief? Some music is unoriginal, and the original music uninspired, which is unfortunate given the original talents and voice that did carry into this new film.
Several songs and Marina's costume changes in particular were completely anachronistic.
The one element that I DID enjoy (and allows me to give 2 stars) is the establishing of Ariel's sisters as actual characters, even if they did not get enough screen time. It was good to see individual personalities and voices among them, rather than just have them as background.
Now, our children (daughter 5, son 8) enjoyed it well enough, but while The Little Mermaid is one of our daughter's favorites of all time (and is even her bedroom decor), this film did not even hold her attention through the entire story.
Movie Review: The Little Mermaid:Ariel's Beginning
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved the first filmThe Little Mermaid (Two-Disc Platinum Edition),and I loved the secondThe Little Mermaid II - Return to the Seaand this is no letdown.I just loved learning about Triton's wife,and this was just a great film.