Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #448 in VHS
• Released on: 1998-11-23
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Animated, Digital Sound, HiFi Sound, PAL
• Original language: English, French
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 79 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
From the moment that Prince Eric's ship emerged from the fog in the opening credits of The Little Mermaid in 1989 it was apparent that Disney had somehow, suddenly recaptured a "magic" that had been dormant for 30 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 song-writing team 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 1991's Beauty and the Beast into cinemas. A modern Disney classic. --Keith Simanton

Synopsis
Mermaids are supposed to stay under the sea, but Ariel, a headstrong teenager, longs to be part of the magical world on land. When she falls in love with a human prince, she strikes a bargain with the evil sea witch in order to win the prince's love.

Customer Reviews

Make it a "Part of your world".
The Little Mermaid is undoubtably one of the best animated Disney films and is one to treasure forever.

The story is loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersan tale of a young mermaid who wishes to be part of the Human world. However, unlike the fairy tale, this has a happy ending.

Ariel is a fantastic heroine, headstrong and independant. She falls in love with the rather wooden Prince Eric and trades her voice with the sea witch Ursula in the hope of his returning her affection.

The story is romantic but also has its fair share of drama in it. The characters of Sebastian, Scuttle and Flounder add the comic relief. The moral of true love conquering all is a very Disney ideal but something you'd definately want your kids to see! I would recommend this highly.

The best disney film not under walt's supervision.
The little mermaid is the best.You'll meet Ariel the mermaid in love with a human and her unforgettable friends,flounder the fish,sebastian the crab and scuttle the seagull.You'll also meet Ursula the great villainess and many more characters.Also experience the award winning music(you'll be dancing in your seat.) This movie on DVD is excellent but it could have more features,nevertheless you see this masterpiece in all it's true glory! It is certainly my fave film of all time and I'm a 15 year old lad!Enjoy it!

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is by far the best movie ever. It is a story of love between a beautiful headstrong mermaid called Ariel and a human prince called Eric.She has the most beautiful voice in all of Atlantica. One day she saves the young prince from drowning and falls deeply in love with him. But her father, King Triton, disapproves and destroys her hidden trove full of human treasures. She trades her voice with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to become a human for three days and to make him kiss her otherwise she becomes a mermaid again. But Ursula has plans to take Atlantica and steal Tritons kingdom from him. This has to be the greatest Disney movie of all time and i have loved it ever since i was a little girl (i am 16 now, the same age as Ariel!) and i still adore it. I highly recommend this to anyone. (The soundtrack's great too)