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UK Mall 1 - The Little Mermaid 2 - Return To The Sea [2000]
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Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video
Starring: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright
Directed By: Brian J. Smith
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Audience Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5017188881326
Format: Animated
Label: Walt Disney Home Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video
Release Date: 2001-05-21
Running Time: 72
Studio: Walt Disney Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
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Summary: Not 'Part of My World'
Comment: I loved the first Little Mermaid film (I even had a fish called flounder and the Arial Barbie Doll!) but I really didn't like this sequal. I felt the plot lacked tension and the characters, great in the first film, have become incredibly annoying, especially Arial who has become some madly obsessed mother who is determined to keep Melody, her daughter, out of the sea whatever it takes after Ursula's sister, Morganna has threatened to harm the little girl.
Of course in true film fashion Melody, who has a strange lure to the sea and wants to be a mermaid completely ignores her mothers warning and goes into the sea anyhow. Arial, now a fully-fledged human, goes back to her mermaid roots to look for her little girl. To me this whole thing is a reversal of the first film with Arial wanting to be human and Melody a Mermaid (You can never satisfy that family can you?!)
The Songs in this sequal are weak and poor, none of them even touch 'Part of Your World' from the first film, which along with 'A whole New World' is one of my favourite disney songs.
This film didn't measure up for me. I felt all the characters were very weAk, and Arial, where lovable in the first film, has now become grating. And what has happened to Flounders voice? Shock Horror, he has a perminat cold!!!!!
I can't say I'd watch this film again - Its just not Part of My World!
Customer Rating:
Summary: good
Comment: Of course this film could never beat the original, but it is still pretty enjoyable if you don't compare it too much. One of the better disney sequels.
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Summary: Perfectly Watchable Disney Sequel - for kids
Comment: Disney have a bit of a reputation of making rubbish sequels. "The Little Mermaid" is one of the top three or four Disney animations ever made and this sequel is better than most that come out of the firm. The storyline is well thought through and it is well animated. Sure it is not a patch on the original, and the songs are pretty lame, but it is pleasantly watchable and the kids will like it. If your child likes "The Little Mermaid" then this should keep them happy.
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Summary: rubbish
Comment: I really liked the first little mermaid was my favourite disney flim i was really looking foward to the sequel. i was very disappointed the pictures are rubbish the songs are lame and the characters have all different voices and different personalities and they are all drawn very wonky. Buy the oringal dont buy this one.
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Summary: It could have been something brilliant!
Comment: I recently bought the Little Mermaid (original version) on video from Amazon, and loved it even more than the first time I saw it (when I was about six!) But when I watched The Little Mermaid 2 to compare, I found it couldn't measure up at all. The animation isn't as beautiful, it's coloured so brightly it nearly does your eyes in. The two things I hated the most were the voice acting, and the changing completely of Prince Eric's character. Sebastian, Ariel, Flounder and Eric's voices have all changed, which totally alters their characters. I felt like throwing something at the TV whenever any of those characters opened their mouths, particular Sebastian. Eric is now just the sympathetic husband and father, and doesn't have half the personality that he had in the first film. In The Little Mermaid, every song was wonderful, even Ursula's solo, but in the sequel the songs are only so-so; alright, but not something you'll still remember when you have kids of your own.
After all, the film is still Disney, and it was a good idea; but poorly carried out. The undersea animation is almost as beautiful as the original, but still waaay too brightly coloured. If you are a die-hard "Little Mermaid" fan, then you might want to at least see it, but if not, avoid at all costs!
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Summary: Not 'Part of My World'
Comment: I loved the first Little Mermaid film (I even had a fish called flounder and the Arial Barbie Doll!) but I really didn't like this sequal. I felt the plot lacked tension and the characters, great in the first film, have become incredibly annoying, especially Arial who has become some madly obsessed mother who is determined to keep Melody, her daughter, out of the sea whatever it takes after Ursula's sister, Morganna has threatened to harm the little girl.
Of course in true film fashion Melody, who has a strange lure to the sea and wants to be a mermaid completely ignores her mothers warning and goes into the sea anyhow. Arial, now a fully-fledged human, goes back to her mermaid roots to look for her little girl. To me this whole thing is a reversal of the first film with Arial wanting to be human and Melody a Mermaid (You can never satisfy that family can you?!)
The Songs in this sequal are weak and poor, none of them even touch 'Part of Your World' from the first film, which along with 'A whole New World' is one of my favourite disney songs.
This film didn't measure up for me. I felt all the characters were very weAk, and Arial, where lovable in the first film, has now become grating. And what has happened to Flounders voice? Shock Horror, he has a perminat cold!!!!!
I can't say I'd watch this film again - Its just not Part of My World!
Customer Rating:
Summary: good
Comment: Of course this film could never beat the original, but it is still pretty enjoyable if you don't compare it too much. One of the better disney sequels.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfectly Watchable Disney Sequel - for kids
Comment: Disney have a bit of a reputation of making rubbish sequels. "The Little Mermaid" is one of the top three or four Disney animations ever made and this sequel is better than most that come out of the firm. The storyline is well thought through and it is well animated. Sure it is not a patch on the original, and the songs are pretty lame, but it is pleasantly watchable and the kids will like it. If your child likes "The Little Mermaid" then this should keep them happy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: rubbish
Comment: I really liked the first little mermaid was my favourite disney flim i was really looking foward to the sequel. i was very disappointed the pictures are rubbish the songs are lame and the characters have all different voices and different personalities and they are all drawn very wonky. Buy the oringal dont buy this one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It could have been something brilliant!
Comment: I recently bought the Little Mermaid (original version) on video from Amazon, and loved it even more than the first time I saw it (when I was about six!) But when I watched The Little Mermaid 2 to compare, I found it couldn't measure up at all. The animation isn't as beautiful, it's coloured so brightly it nearly does your eyes in. The two things I hated the most were the voice acting, and the changing completely of Prince Eric's character. Sebastian, Ariel, Flounder and Eric's voices have all changed, which totally alters their characters. I felt like throwing something at the TV whenever any of those characters opened their mouths, particular Sebastian. Eric is now just the sympathetic husband and father, and doesn't have half the personality that he had in the first film. In The Little Mermaid, every song was wonderful, even Ursula's solo, but in the sequel the songs are only so-so; alright, but not something you'll still remember when you have kids of your own.
After all, the film is still Disney, and it was a good idea; but poorly carried out. The undersea animation is almost as beautiful as the original, but still waaay too brightly coloured. If you are a die-hard "Little Mermaid" fan, then you might want to at least see it, but if not, avoid at all costs!
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