The Little Mermaid 3D (1989)
Average Rating: 8/10
Reviews Counted: 52
Fresh: 47 | Rotten: 5
The Little Mermaid ushered in a new golden era for Disney animation with warm and charming hand-drawn characters and catchy musical sequences.
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 1
The Little Mermaid ushered in a new golden era for Disney animation with warm and charming hand-drawn characters and catchy musical sequences.
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Average Rating: 3.6/5
User Ratings: 888,496
Movie Info
Disney's The Little Mermaid was the first in a series of blockbusters that restored the venerable firm's reputation as the world's premiere animated-feature factory. The title character is a precocious teenager named Ariel, the daughter of Triton, king of the Sea. Against her dad's wishes, Ariel journeys beyond her own world to the surface, where she falls in love with Prince Eric, a handsome human. Foolishly, the little mermaid enters into an agreement with evil sea witch Ursula in order to
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Buddy Hackett
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All Critics (52) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (5) | DVD (27)
You could wish upon a star and not conjure up a more joyous animated movie than this graceful retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale.
Top CriticWithin the apparently necessary aesthetic and ideological limitations (such as making the hero and heroine Americans surrounded by foreign servants a la Pinocchio), the animation manages to be fairly energetic.
A fantastic success.
May represent Disney's best animated feature since the underrated Sleeping Beauty in 1959.
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.
A marvel of skillful animation, witty songwriting and smart planning.
Superb, entertaining animated musical has some scary stuff.
The long-awaited proof that Disney animation could, in fact, return almost the quality and beauty of its Golden Age.
This is unquestionably the best animated film in many years and is therefore highly recommended.
Relying on a simple, recognized tale, great songs and marvellous animation, it turned its fortunes around.
Overall, it's an enjoyable film, thankfully free of the computerized look of later Disney cartoons, but it really can't compare to the real Disney classics.
A coming of age fable for both Disney and the mermaid heroine
The Little Mermaid was a mirage, not an oasis.
Still a great entertainment and a welcome addition to any Disney library.
The 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.
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.
...cute, romantic, well-animated, well paced, and filled with more good music than Disney had produced in quite some time.
Huggable, lovable Disney. Before the corporation went dumpster diving.
An instant classic with a great story, great animation, great music, and a great villain.
A surprising success, thanks largely to Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's brilliant songs.
The re-birth of the Disney musical.
Audience Reviews for The Little Mermaid 3D
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- Triton: Well? I guess theres one problem left.
- Sebastian: And what's that, Your Majesty?
- Triton: How much I'm going to miss her.
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- Ursula: [singing] Come on, you poor unfortunate soul Go ahead! Make your choice! I'm a very busy woman And I haven't got all day It won't cost much Just your voice! You poor unfortunate soul.
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- Sebastian: Ariel? Ariel? Somebody's got to nail dat girl's fins to de floor!
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- Sebastian: What do they got a lot of sand? We got a hot crustacean band!
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- Sebastian: Ariel what have you, how could you what is all this?
- Ariel: It's just my collection.
- Sebastian: Oh (laughs) I see your collection, hmm. IF YOUR FATHER KNEW ABOUT THIS PLACE HE'D...
- Flounder: (interrupts Sebastian) You're not going to tell him are you?
- Ariel: Oh please Sebastian he would never understand.
- Sebastian: Ariel, you're under a lot of pressure down here Come with me I'll take you home and et you something warm to drink.
- Ariel: What do you suppose? (swims out of grotto)
- Sebastian: Ariel? Ariel!
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- Ariel: Daddy, they are not barbarians!
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Movie: ID: 9373 Title: The Little Mermaid 3D Release Date: 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 MPAA: 1 Status: 1
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Foreign Titles
- Arielle, die Meerjungfrau (DE)
- The Little Mermaid (UK)
