Still a great entertainment and a welcome addition to any Disney library.
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10/27/06
The Little Mermaid (1989)
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Reviews Counted:52
Fresh:47
Rotten:5
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: The Little Mermaid ushered in a new golden era for Disney animation with warm and charming hand-drawn characters and catchy musical sequences.
Runtime: 83 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: The Little Mermaid is Disney's animated version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a mermaid who falls in love with a handsome prince whom she rescues from drowning. Disobeying her... [More]
Starring: Jodi Benson, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements
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Reviews for The Little Mermaid
This return to traditional Disney territory is geared to captivate children while allowing them to maintain their street cred, largely by combining extravagant animated technique with ranging musical styles.
06/24/06
A fantastic success.
06/10/08
Top CriticI love this movie.
01/01/00
The long-awaited proof that Disney animation could, in fact, return almost the quality and beauty of its Golden Age.
11/25/09
The Little Mermaid was a mirage, not an oasis.
01/10/07
A movie that's so creative and so much fun it deserves comparison with the best Disney work of the past.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe hand-drawn animation is terrific, and the soundtrack, which includes Part of Your World, Under the Sea and Kiss the Girl, is among Disney's best.
10/09/06
The Little Mermaid is the story of one packrat pre-tween princess whose undersea kingdom is only matched in depth by her remarkable sense of consumer-minded entitlement.
10/05/06
This is unquestionably the best animated film in many years and is therefore highly recommended.
10/18/08
Even at its highest points, it cannot claim a place next to even the least of the great Disney classics.
01/22/02
Top Criticespecially notable for featuring some of the best musical numbers ever put in a Disney film
02/27/01
The Little Mermaid revitalized the notion of what can be achieved with pen and ink, and once again put Disney in an unreachable top spot as the undisputed king of animation studios.
01/21/04
Represents a return not just to the classic tradition but also to the classic formula.
01/01/00
A marvel of skillful animation, witty songwriting and smart planning.
06/08/03
Top CriticAll the voice actors do an excellent job, particularly Carroll, who practically steals the show as Ursula, and Wright, whose Jamaican crab accent is funny and lovable.
02/08/03
A movie to love.
10/15/02
It's certainly not brain food, but give this fish the credit its due: Turning around Disney.
01/01/00
...cute, romantic, well-animated, well paced, and filled with more good music than Disney had produced in quite some time.
10/01/06
Its exuberance and humor made animation hip again.
01/01/00
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