The Little Mermaid Movie Review
The Little Mermaid Review
"The Little Mermaid" Overview
Rating: G
1989
Cast and Crew
Director : Ron Clements,John MuskerProducer : Howard Ashman,John Musker
Screenwiter : Ron Clements,John Musker
Starring : Jodi Benson,Christopher Daniel Barnes,Pat Carroll,Jason Marin,Samuel E. Wright,Kenneth Mars,Joe Alaskey,Rene Auberjonois,Hamilton Camp,Nancy Cartwright,Paddi Edwards,Gerrit Graham,Buddy Hackett,Anne Lockhart,Edie McClurg,Will Ryan
DIsney's animation team looked just about washed up (no pun intended) before
The Little Mermaid hit theaters in 1989. Before The Little Mermaid, we had
"classics" like The Great Mouse Detective and Oliver & Company. Afterwards,
Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King. The Little Mermaid was a turning
point, reviving Disney's animation studio by grossing almost $110 million at
the box office. It was also the last hand-painted Disney film, and the first
to use computer animation.
That said, The Little Mermaid is not that great of a movie. The story is
simplistic to an extreme, and the animation is extremely crude, a rush job that
looks better if you aren't wearing your glasses. But thanks to a spunky
heroine with a clamshell brassiere, a menacing villain, singing animals, and
some calypso-inspired tunes, The Little Mermaid was a hit with kids and
adults. It's certainly not brain food, but give this fish the credit its due:
Turning around Disney.
The new DVD includes digitally restored picture and sound, deleted scenes,
short films, making-of footage, plus games and videos for the kids.
Reviewer: Christopher Null
