The Little Mermaid Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

superb

this film is superb. Ariel, a vivacious red-headed mermaid, dreams of the mystery and excitement of the human world, much to the concern of her father King Triton and his valet, the Caribbean crab Sebastian.

Together with her best friend Flounder, Ariel secretly explores sunken ships, taking her finds to the scatterbrained seagull Scuttle for analysis.

But when she saves the life of Prince Eric in a storm, a sinister outcast makes her move upon the hapless young girl.

Ursula the Sea-Witch, offers to turn Ariel into a human for three days, during which she must get Eric to kiss her, should she want to remain with him on land always.

The price is her voice, and the penalty should she fail, is a lifetime of misery, as one of Ursula's grotesque little plants.

The clock is ticking, and there is more than just Ariel's future at stake, because Ursula wants revenge on Ariel's father, King Triton, and to take over the underwater kingdom.

the songs are brilliant in this film, from the reggae 'Kiss the Girl' sung by an array of aquatic animals that are desperately urging Eric to kiss Ariel, to Ursula's villainous 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' which is so insistent and persuasive in convincing Ariel to accept Ursula's bargain, that her rather stupid decision to sign away her freedom, becomes completely understandable, and of course the award-winning 'Under the Sea', which will get stuck in your head for days.

well worth watching.

Battle Of The Littles

I rented this DVD for my two daughers aged 4 and 5. At the same time I rented Chicken Little. Their verdict was unanimous. The Little Mermaid was watched over and over again until the DVD player started sweating and Chicken Little was watched half way through before being swiftly consigned to the 'films for boys' pile.