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공주는 공주가 아니고, 왕자는 왕자가 아니며, 나의 작은 인어공주는 어디에도 없었다. 바보같이 무모하게 사랑한 에리얼이 그립다.모든 것이 너무 뚝딱 쉬워서 물음표였던 이야기. 우르술라는 너무 좋았다.시종일관 공포스러운 연출에 동심이 얼어붙었다.231230 (0.8)

Sí me gustó esta película más que nada por la relación que tienen Eric y Ariel porque ambos en la película original realmente son totalmente insoportables

Lo único bueno de este live action de Disney es la relación entre Erick y Ariel y el final ambas cosas son hermosas pero lo demás es realmente malo

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NO esta tan mal como muchos la hacen ver la actriz hace un exelente trabajo

The little mermaid 2 year ago review I love this movie the visuals effects hdr Dolby vision Dolby atoms Halle was amazing everyone was amazing I love everything about this movie one of my favorite movies Disney live action 5 star 10 out 10 star 100 out 100 star

I love The Little Mermaid. My kids loved it too, and now they watch it on Disney+. It was a wonderful experience when it was released in theaters.

Aun doy gracias de tener la pelicula original disponible, que es lo primero que hice al llegar a casa despues del cine, para poder olvidar este Live Action. Podrian haber hecho una obra maestra, para mi es mi pelicula favorita de Disney y lo que han conseguido es insultar a la obra original. Todo esta mal, es aburrida, no tiene ningun carisma y la actriz principal no tiene nada que ver con Ariel. Ya estamos acostumbrados a que esta ola progresista arruine todos los clasicos, pero igual que yo he perdido 2 horas viendo esta basura de pelicula merece los 2 minutos que estoy tardando en poner esta reseña.

È inguardabile! Hanno completamente distrutto il **** di Ariel! Come si fa ad essere così autolesionisti?

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I was actually surprised - this is a fantastic live-action remake. Not perfect, or redeeming of the past live-action failures, but a great redirection from them back to the heart and magic of storytelling. When the cast was announced, I was initially skeptical of Halle Bailey as Ariel. Of course, there was all the conversation about the racial difference - the original little mermaid is pale-skinned with red hair. However, once the film established the setting of the live-action film, it all became clear. The creators pulled Sebastian’s Caribbean character from the original and used that as the context of the whole story. It’s brilliant story re-telling! This is the kind of filmmaking Disney needs to bring to future live-action remakes. Keep the heart of the story, but expand it, develop it, take it deeper, push its limits. The Little Mermaid (2023) is set in the Caribbean! And the controversial casting gets silenced immediately. I was also skeptical of Melissa McCarthy's Ursula; Pat Carroll's original is hard to beat. But McCarthy brought flair and attitude to the role. ACTOR wasn't my favorite casting choice for Eric. His appearance seemed out of place in comparison to the rest of the cast but still brought a great performance. The musical aspect of the film is well adapted from the original. The new musical numbers are fun - Eric’s “Uncharted Waters” is a great focus on his character and the male lead, and though the style is not my favorite, the rap number with Scuttle and Sebastian is a culturally appropriate addition to the film. The special effects were impressive! Half of the film being underwater and half the characters having tail fins and tentacles four legs was a VFX challenge. The majority of the scenes involving those elements were realistic and believable - most notably Ursula's tentacles! My main problem with the film is the attempt at female empowerment. While the story is obviously about a little mermaid, I see so much deeper than that. The Little Mermaid is a story about a young person who is desperate for something, sells her voice to get it, and finds herself in need of a savior to get out of the deal she made. Her father sacrifices himself for her freedom, and the prince defeats the villain to rescue the one he loves. The villain’s defeat brings her father back to life, and she understands that he has always had the power to grant her what she longs for. When Ariel defeats her own villain in this live-action remake, it distorts the core of the story too deeply. It is the industry’s attempt to empower women - but it backfires. Eric’s character is suddenly helpless, weak, and pointless to the store aside from being a love interest. We all can identify with Ariel’s longing, and also her need to be rescued from the situation and trap she’s found herself in. The need to be rescued is fundamental to our human condition. We’re designed that way. And as creative expression, film can bring that part of humanity to life in a meaningful way, like The Little Mermaid (1992). We need a father and a king to lay his life down for us, like King Triton. We need Eric to kill the sea witch. In our desperation for fulfillment, we’ve made a deal with the devil, lost our voice, and traded our soul. We cannot get out of this on our own. We need a savior. So God, a king, sent his son, a prince, to come rescue us. He sacrificed his life to take our place in the devil’s deal. In that battle, the prince defeated the devil and was resurrected to life. His name is Jesus. The themes and roles of this story are everywhere if you look for them - even in an animated Disney movie like The Little Mermaid. And these are the kinds of stories people want to hear, to know that they can be rescued from the situation they found themselves in. We don't need female or male empowerment, we need hope. And Hope is so much more empowering. Though not without its flaws, The Little Mermaid 2023 stands above previous live-action failures from Disney, and hopefully establishes better filmmaking moving forward.

do it logical please do it logical please do it logical please do it logical please do it logical please

The films drags on far to long (it's about 45 minutes to an hour longer that the cartoon version). They make a lot of changes to the story that both takes away from the messaging of the original and the fun of actually watching it. Some of the new songs are cringe, especially those with Awkwafina who has a character that should have been cut out entirely. The CGI can be absolutely terrible at times, things just look wrong especially some of the fish. It's frustrating to see Disney do this to a classic, especially since there was nothing wrong with the original cartoon

This version of The Little Mermaid delivers a strong theme for young girls about staying true to who you are rather than sacrificing what makes you 'yourself' in an attempt to become something that you think others want you to be. It's also a father-daughter relationship story. Some of the new musical numbers work better than others, but the uneven storytelling is outshined by a terrific cast and immersive visual effects.

It's a really really good movie y'all are just mad over they made Ariel 🫥 but it is a good movie everybody loved it but all you people just wanna do is just complain complain complain about everything you complaining about Ariel being 🫥 Acting like a Karen's and we don't talk about those whiny Karen's who want to go around cause and drama and we all know we don't want to mess with them like I am tired of seeing videos of those Karen's although I hate their name

A great movie done much better than the 1989 version. Under The Sea was unbelievable. Prince Eric's new song, Wild Uncharted Waters was great. Acting was great.Just executed so well.

I grew up with The Little Mermaid, even had it memorized, and seeing it come to life in this new live-action, and the changes made too, was absolutely magical. In spite of the nostalgia of the animated version, this one is now my go-to rewatch film! It made some much-needed updates while staying true to the heart of the film I adore. Absolutely well done. I hope there will be a sequel with the same cast! I love the casting choices.

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The Little Mermaid (2023) remake offers a captivating reimagination of the beloved classic, blending nostalgia with stunning visuals. The film's modern twists breathe new life into the enchanting tale, and the cast's performances, coupled with a magical soundtrack, make it a must-watch for both longtime fans and new audiences.

Disney has lost the magic! No new original content or imagination is left in their tank. Have they used all their magic up or is leadership at Disney the problem. Whatever the problem is. Can Disney right the ship before it’s too late?!?!

The Little Mermaid is an iconic master peice that has an amazing backstory, songs, characters, visuals, and hold a special place in most Disney fans hearts. Although the first Teaser trailer was somewhat successful. Many people were shocked to find that actress/ singer Halle Bailey was playing the iconic role of Ariel. Individuals were very happy to find a black woman playing such a huge role in the media. People were also not pleased as 'mermaids cannot be black'. Since when does a mythical creature that is half fish and half human has a race. When I first watched the live action in theaters i was in complete awe. Race was not importnat in this new story at all and focused on dreams, passions, love, and laughter. Ariel is still portraed the same, as Halle says 'Drive and gumption' are the perfect words to describe Ariel. Halle did an amazing job and infact had changed the scheme in my brian from the original ariel to the new one. thats how amazing she did. when i think of ariel, i think of the new one because of how much passion and drive she brought to the character. I rememebr when i first watched the little mermaid when i was younger. Part Of Your World was and still is an iconic masterpeice. Halle ate and left no crumbs. the new melody, passion, emotion, volume, and love she brought to the song filled my heart. AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING.

Typical Disney money grab by hijacking an old movie. The race-swap casting is woke stupidity, but at least Halle Bailey is beautiful. Rampant change-for-change-sake alterations from the original movie are annoying. The script is really bad, and suffers from painfully excessive unnecessary added exposition. The graphics a pretty substandard, and the live actors generally looks quite pasted into their scenes. The added songs stink.

As The Little Mermaid from 1989 is praiseworthy enough to be watched, this live action reboot from 2023 is in no way to be seen due to lack of some characters from the original we’ve grown to know and its politically incorrect message which I will never mention due to the corrupt actions of a lot of people who support this sort of thing. Above all this, this remake is plainly unworthy of praise!!

It's really bad, no need for this. Disney's executives and writers should be ashamed, but... Snow White is next, so XD.

A mid-range product, it feels good to see, scenes of Ariel character that are really not good.

Going into this fairly blind, I thought it was ok. The original was never something I can ever really remember watching. The lead did great under what was probably some goofy conditions to act through, incredible singing voice. The prince was a zero and really struggled through the movie. The color grading is most notable in the finale where its basically impossible to see anything.

Should have just stuckmto the original. Too much was changed from source material and underwater CGI was really bad.

Halle Bailey delivering an outstanding performance as Ariel, accompanied by breathtaking visuals and impressive singing. The film follows the same beats as the original while making some tweaks and additions to the storyline. However, these additions, unfortunately, fall flat and end up slowing down the pace. Although it is an enjoyable film, the issue lies in the pacing, which at times can leave viewers struggling to stay engaged. Despite this drawback, the overall experience of The Little Mermaid is still worthwhile, with Bailey's exceptional portrayal of Ariel and the film's captivating musical moments being the standout elements.

Жаль, что Дисней, из года в год, из десятилетия в десятилетие - промывает мозги всякими повесткам - Русалка слата выпиющим примером того, что промывка мозгов/повестка может быть такой наглой и безвкусной и отвратительной.

Life IS the bubbles under the sea! This is one of the better live action films by Disney that I can rewatch and actually enjoy. The cast is perfect. Especially the very talented Halle Bailey. She embodies Ariel perfectly, AND that voice! That girl has a set of pipes that I can listen to all day. This is one live action princess where you won't cringe when she starts singing.

I finally watched it... The animated "Little Mermaid" was colorful, beautiful and full of warmth! It's still child's favorite. No one (except pink-haired weirdos) needs a remake! And now we got DARK, gloomy, cheap, too LONG and SOULLESS "live-action"... This is objectively bad film! Bad writing, bad acting, bad characters ("photo-realism" make the animated ones performance especially unnatural), plot of story is broken by changes they made, bad design, underwater scenes are awful - CGI deficiencies masked by quick cuts and darkness... I'm sorry, but Halle Bailey can't act at all, it was sad to watch how she was struggling! Great voice, but nothing more. DREADFUL CGI! And LACK OF IMAGINATION: generic crab with generic fish instead of loved Sebastian and Flounder? TERRIBLE MUSIC! All the CHARM GONE! Shameless CASH GRAB, soulless CORPORATE GARBAGE! Avoid at all cost if you like Disney classics... without its animated predecessor, this film would not interest anyone! 0/10 because this is UNNECESSARY at all!

Possibly the worst Disney remake yet. The casting is pretty good, but thats about all it’s got going for it. The underwater visuals are ugly and the mouth-closed singing is very awkward.

IN A NUTSHELL: Disney has received a lot of terrible reviews of their previous live-action remakes in recent years; however, this one is actually their highest-rated one! Despite audiences mostly loving it, there has been a lot of criticism about various elements in the remake from Hans Christian Anderson purists to the drag community, finding fault with casting and makeup and everything else about it. Disney doesn’t seem to care, as they already have two more live-action remakes scheduled to hit the Big Screen in the near future. This version of the popular Disney musical was directed by Rob Marshall. Writing credits go to David Magee. Just like the original animation, the story is about a young mermaid who makes a deal with the sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince. With all of its controversy, what did YOU think of the movie? On a personal note, I watched the original animated movie with my children when they were very young. I have a melancholy attachment to it, so my expectations were extremely high. I still favor the original, but this one is still a nice addition to the Disney collection. THINGS I LIKED: This remake features the lovely Halle Bailey as Ariel. She has a beautiful voice and truly captures the look of wonder as she discovers the world of humans. When it was revealed that she got the leading part in the movie, the hashtag #NotMyAriel went viral. The controversy wasn’t necessarily because she’s African American but because a Black Ariel wasn’t true to the Danish origin of the story by Hans Christian Andersen. If you’ve seen the movie, do you agree or disagree with that sentiment? I LOVE that this film includes a cute cameo with Jodi Benson, who voices the original Ariel in the animation. In this movie, the actress/singer is seen as the person who gives the new Ariel a fork (“dinglehopper”). Jonah Hauer-King compliments Ariel as Prince Eric. I wish we could have gotten to know his personality a little better. The rest of the talented cast includes Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Awkwafina, Noma Dumezweni, Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Art Malik, and more. Lizzo auditioned for the role of Ursula and even wore an octopus costume. I’m a fan of Melissa McCarthy and thought she did a fine job, even doing all of her own singing after being coached by Eric Vetro. It just made me wonder if Lizzo might have even been a stronger Ursula, certainly in the singing department. Bette Midler would have also been absolutely fantastic (I adore Ms. M), but Disney didn’t even reach out to her. This version honors the original animation while giving new legs to a new generation of little girls who don’t look like the typical Disney Princess of old. It’s so colorful, vibrant, and imaginative. I love all of the undersea creatures and how they interact with Ariel…except the sea snakes. Ick. The costume designer, Colleen Atwood, worked very hard to ensure all of the merpeople had accessories that were actually made from the sea. Disney swapped out the Old English Sheepdog for a Bearded Collie, just like it did in the 2006 movie The Shaggy Dog. We get four new songs in this version. The music was written by Alan Menken, just like in the original, but the lyrics were created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the talented creator of the huge Broadway hit “Hamilton.” He also did the lyrics for Moana and several other musicals. Fun fact: It took 4 years to film the movie because production had to shut down during the Covid-19 pandemic. THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE: I admit that I’m completely biased in favor of the original The Little Mermaid because I have so many special memories of watching it with my children. That being said, this version isn’t as bad as some people are saying. It just doesn’t have quite the Disney magic and spark as the original…for me. One of the biggest complaints I’ve been hearing about this remake addresses the pacing. I tend to agree. There was no need to make this movie so long. I wish Sebastian’s little face could have been more expressive. If you struggle with vertigo as I do, you might get dizzy during a few scenes when the camera spins through seaweed and coral really fast under the sea. Now as a mother watching this story, it just made me laugh at how quickly and easily Ariel fell in love with someone she had never even met or talked to. Some of the mermaids look super CGI. I was sad that two songs from the original animation were removed: “Daughters of Triton” and “Les Poissons.” Sadly, also missing is the adorable Chef Louis. Since this is the age of feminism, Scuttle, the male seagull in the original animation is now a female. The song “Scuttlebutt” song was more annoying than charming. TIPS FOR PARENTS: People and creatures are in perilous situations. Dishonest conversations Jealousy is shown.

After all those controversial conversations, I wasn't expecting much, yet it is a decent movie. I don't like musicals generally. But I am sure kids loved the movie. It is fun, energetic, and, most important, has a good storyline.

Creatively bankrupt

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I have to compare it to the original; there is no aspect of this live action remake that is better than the original animated movie. The animals are hyper realistic, I don't know why they didn't at least "cartoonify" the main characters to add a dash of fantasy. Some of the music is alright but one song might be the worst thing I've ever heard (no exaggeration). It could have been good with some seemingly common sense decisions but this one joins the ranks of garbage. Disney... what are you doing? What has happened? I was gravely mistaken when I thought some of this remakes were going to be good.

Una de las películas más mediocres posible hablando del catálogo live action de alto presupuesto, si bien ya es sabido que los fans de Disney tienen unos estándares de calidad bajísimos en esta ocasión rozan en lo ridículo para querer forzar a la audiencia que la nueva adaptación de la sirenita llegando hasta autoengañarse para creer que su CGI es bueno cuando la realidad es de los peores eh visto en mi vida por parte Disney, en lo personal no recomendaría para nada esta adaptación al menos que seas un fanboy de Disney y te conformes con el mínimo esfuerzo que una compañía multi millonaria te da

Horrible political garbage no reason for this joke with the original. Disney can't do anything original to save their mouse. Race swapping instead of creating new diverse characters disney push's their anti hetero race wars.

Cultural appropriation is ugly; even when non-whites do it..........................Pound sand.

The songs were well performed. The CGI animals are completely devoid of emotion like the rest of the live action adaptations.

Disney is getting crazy with all the race swapping just to appeal to others this is not the character we all remember as kids it’s not a horrible movie but not great it’s a ok movie for free on Disney plus nothing I’d ever of paid to see in theaters terrible CGI flounder and other characters we remember are terrible voice acting for them are ok but this is just getting to be ridiculous with Disney they definitely have went down hill very fast and are just putting out a lot of garbage as of late

Just didn’t work for me. Found it very boring. Script poor and not enough stand out songs. Plus way too long for a story as boring as this especially when virtually everyone who watches knows how it’s going to end up. Surprised that Javier Bardem Easter is time & talent in this.

Disney has ruined the original story, to keep a small minority of people happy, whist upsetting everybody else. The actors did well in their roles.

Very well done film, really liked Halle in this, great songs and just a fun film overall

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Disney xd "W przypadku "Małej syrenki" werdykt może być tylko jeden: ten film nikomu dzieciństwa nie zniszczy. " No mów Pan za siebie, moja Ariel to nie hebanowa dredziara z czarnego jak dupa oceanu z wyłupiastookim krabem, który nie ma za grosz osobowości pierwowzoru. #notMyAriel #notMySebastian

One of Disney's worst Movies. Just rubbish. Disney going under with feuding flags. Goodbye

bad [ bad ] adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36. not good in any manner or degree.

"The Little Mermaid": Sinking into a Sea of Disappointment "The Little Mermaid" struggles to maintain its charm when examined critically. While it undoubtedly holds nostalgic value and features some delightful moments, its regressive narrative choices and lack of character development hinder its ability to stand alongside Disney's more thoughtful and resonant offerings. As modern perspectives on gender roles and self-empowerment continue to evolve, "The Little Mermaid" feels like a relic of its time, unable to stay afloat in the vast sea of animated classics.