The Little Mermaid

An absolute masterpiece in the Disney tradition. [17 Nov 1989, p.11]

The animation is dazzling (two-thirds of the movie is set underwater). The love story between mermaid Ariel (the sweet voice of Jodi Benson) and mortal Prince Eric (Christopher Daniel Barnes) is fairy-tale wonderful. And there is a slew of terrific side characters that make the movie as entertaining for adults as it is for children.

Walt Disney's The Little Mermaid is a jolly and inventive animated fantasy - a movie that's so creative and so much fun it deserves comparison with the best Disney work of the past.

Impudent, grandiose, a multilevel crowd-pleaser--almost returns the Disney animated features to their glory traditions of the '30s and '40s.

What the film does expertly is to weave together music, likable protagonists, thoroughly nasty villains, and a fun plot into a cohesive whole, with a result that is nothing short of magical.

The rebirth of Disney in the modern era and due to superb songs, enduring humour and a touching plot it remains an animation classic.

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.

A Pequena Sereia é uma obra-prima indiscutível. Combina uma história comovente, personagens inesquecíveis, uma trilha sonora icônica e um visual deslumbrante, tudo com um ritmo perfeito e uma abordagem universal que toca o coração de quem assiste. É o tipo de filme que não apenas entretém, mas também emociona e inspira.Minha nota não poderia ser outra: 10/10 (100). É um clássico eterno, que merece ser revisitado sempre que possível.

A very bland experience, safe and soulless; vanilla with no sprinkles. Good enough while it lasts, but wont leave a joyful memory. I honestly expected this to be worse, since even the critics aren't praising this. But in my opinion is just the same as other Disney live-action remakes (barring Cinderella). Still a very unnecessary movie that brings nothing new or of value to the table, with no heart and nearly no emotional beats to connect to.

The original animated musical was bright and delightful. This live-action version is darker and less thrilling. The plot is the same: She wants to go on land to meet her true love, but will lose her mermaid powers. Halle Bailey plays the title role and she has a lovely presence. As the prince, Jonah Hauer-King was rather bland. Melissa McCarthy did some nice work as Ursula, the villain, while the 3 sidekick creatures added mild fun (Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina). Director Rob Marshall doesn't show much of his previous skills at staging musical numbers. The ones here are OK, just never dazzling. Basically, that's the whole movie: Enjoyable but not exciting.

woke crap, they complain about whitewash but Hollywood is clearly blackwashing ****, all I can say is this agenda won't last long

A cute little cartoon with a completely different message from the original text. As I child I read the story. Sadly children today will think this is the story. Why don't parents read to their children anymore? Electronic babysitters are no replacement for parents. Read to the children.