DISNEY - THE LITTLE MERMAID(1989)
Another of Disney's best animation feature films ever
made! Music is excellant! The story is ageless. And the
animation is great!
All in all, a must watch for all Disney/animation/cartoon
fans! A+
From a reviewer at Amazon.com
From the moment that Prince Eric's ship emerged from
the fog in the opening credits it was apparent that Disney
had somehow, suddenly recaptured that "magic" that had
been dormant for thirty years. In the tale of a headstrong
young mermaid who yearns to "spend a day, warm on the
sand," Ariel trades her voice to Ursula, the Sea Witch(classically
voiced by Pat Carroll), for a pair of legs. Ariel can only succeed
if she receives true love's kiss in a few day's time and she
needs all the help she can from a singing crab named Sebastian,
a loudmouth seagull, and a flounder. The lyrics and music by
Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are top form: witty and
relevant, and they advance the story(go on, hum a few bars
of "Under the Sea"). Mermaid put animation back on the studio's
"to do" list and was responsible for ushering Beauty and the
Beast to theaters. A modern Disney classic. --Keith Simanton