When Will Disney Release Return to the Sea Again
I cried until I...cried some more than
While watching this entry in Disney's countless parade of DTV (direct to video) sequels, I didn't know whether to express mirth, weep, or vomit when I saw what they had done to the flick that starting time got me interested in Disney movies. I only don't know where to commencement badmouthing this 1.
While watching the picture, I saw that Ariel had developed a not-existent personality. What have they done to her?? I know she's grown upwards, and I know she'southward no longer the focus of the story, but that's no alibi to make her deadening equally dishwater. However, maybe skillful old Ariel might have been a better protagonist than the ane we were given. There was something well-nigh her daughter, Tune, that didn't sit down right with me at all. Maybe information technology was her many attempts to try to sound "cool" without ever in one case failing to sound annoying. "What's shakin'??" Ariel would never, NEVER take said that! Nor would Sebastian, Flounder, or Scuttle acted the way they did in this pic. It's every bit if they took their humorous parts from the original movie and overemphasized it. I was especially mad that Scuttle wasn't merely impaired; it was every bit if he had received a lobotamy! What was up with him? This isn't the Scuttle that introduced us to the dinglehopper and the snarfblat!! I'd exist surprised if this Scuttle knew his beak from his...well, permit's move on. The villains were lame! Using Ursula'due south sister as the villain was an uninspired pick, only she was my favorite of the baddies. Undertow was completely uneccessary. Or maybe he was, seeing every bit how Cloak and Dagger NEVER SPOKE! Cloak and Dagger were a sorry attempt at redoing Flotsam and Jetsam. F&J were eerie; they sent chills up your spine everytime they spoke or slithered around. C&D were...well, they were there. And speaking of ineffectual duos, let'southward discuss Tip and Dash. What exactly was their purpose in the picture, other than comic relief that was sorely missing one-act? There are so many other flaws in characters, only I don't desire to go into that right now.
Art direction, pattern, etc. was sorely defective as it is in all DTV Disney films. The characters looked kinda like their original counterparts, simply the coloring was fashion too brilliant and garrish. It's as if they threw away the subtle coloring scheme used for "Little Mermaid" (including ariel, the color they invented for Ariel's fins) and traded them for happy trivial pastels, taking away any depth or realism the look might accept had.
Voices, voices, voices. Nearly of the original cast came back for this 1 (thank goodness), but the performances didn't seem to have that free energy from the start moving-picture show. As for the new voices, Tara Charendoff's Melody was rather annoying. She's but smashing as Bubbles on "Powerpuff Girls", but that doesn't seem to interpret well here. Maybe information technology was just the stupid lines fed to her. Prince Eric's new voice would exist okay if it wasn't friggin' Yakko Warner from "Animaniacs"! Don't get me incorrect; Rob Paulsen was wonderful on "Animaniacs", merely he sounds nothing similar the original Prince Eric. (Compliment or criticism? You decide.)
Well, I suppose I should wrap this up now; I'm sure I'thou over the word limit and that this is the longest review I've ever written. I'one thousand non really sure why I'm wasting this much space on a picture show that'southward such a waste of space. I suppose I had to defend the honour of the original "Trivial Mermaid", but the movie tin prove itself. I say that we burn all copies of DTV sequels, especially this 1 and the upcoming "Hunchback II", which looks like it will be another tragically horrible treatment of a Disney classic.
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Non bad, but not great
I loved The Little Mermaid, it's 1 of my all time favorite Disney movies, I grew up with information technology and I still spotter it every once in a while. I simply showed it to my 5 yr sometime cousin for the get-go time since it was recently released on DVD, so she wanted to see the second i when we were at the video shop and we only watched it and we over all had a good time. While I wasn't that impressed, it was amend than most Disney sequels that are normally lame and predictable.
Ariel and Eric accept had a daughter, Melody. Mel is at present becoming a teenager and cannot understand why she has such a swell beloved for the sea, merely Ariel forbids Mel from going to the sea non knowing when the right time would be to tell Mel most all her family unit history. But Mel has had it and wants to be a mermaid when Morgana, the evil sister of Ursela, grants Mel'southward wish, she can stay a mermaid if she steals her grandpa's trident and then Morgana can become leader of the bounding main.
Over all, I would recommend this for a family afternoon, it was a mannerly cartoon to watch. The Little Mermaid volition ever be the best, but The Piffling Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea was a nice follow up that you very rarely see in today'southward Disney sequels. Again, what freaks me out though is typically they change the voices over again and again for the characters, just I think I had a better time excepting information technology for this film.
5/10
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While not equally bad every bit some DTV sequels, this was still a huge disappointment!
I highly recommend the stunning original, and the inspirational Tv serial, just I don't recommend this, I'1000 pitiful.
The animation was a lot of the time very flat and too garish, particularly in the scenes with Morgana. Speaking of Morgana, never accept I seen such a bland villainess. Ursula scared me so much, as I repeatedly watched the Niggling Mermaid. Morgana was merely a wannabe, which is always ill-advised Disney. Why didn't they recreate the Evil Manta, who after Ursula, was the most convincing of the villains in the Idiot box series? The characters were a mixed purse. Ariel was alright, though rather childish,but Melody was abrasive at times. (I did think the story, on a parallel with the original, was rather unoriginal and rushed despite some effective scenes) Sebastian was the best character here, but he was besides ruined to some extent. So was Scuttle and Flounder. Scuttle wasn't funny, whereas Flounder put me off with his nasal tone, since when did Flounder have a nasal tone of vox? Tip and Dash were also uninspired, and Undertow wasn't mean enough. And the flying bat creatures? They weren't even scary, they were nothing like flotsam and Jetsam, who were scary! Even the chef wasn't funny. Him chasing Sebastian was desperately underplayed, actually unfunny.
Nevertheless, there were some positives. Kenneth Mars does a bully chore as Rex Triton, the only character I cared for completely, but you don't come across him that much. The songs weren't bad only nowhere near as skilful as the original, and I dear Jodi Benson'southward voice, though "For a moment" sounded a little like the song featured in the episode "wish upon a starfish" or the beginning of it did anyhow. The beginning wasn't bad either, in fact the beginning was i of the amend scenes of the motion-picture show. Some aspects of the story worked nicely, but I wish they showed less of Tip and Dash. The climax with Morgana was the highlight of the motion picture, with some really colourful segments.
In conclusion, a sometimes colourful, but hugely disappointing sequel to one of Disney's finest. Mind you, the Cinderella and Jungle Book sequels were worse. My sister will probably hate me when she reads this. 5/10, maybe as well harsh? Bethany Cox
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Suddenly, I have a craving for bounding main-food...
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Well so, thank you SO MUCH Disney for DESTROYING the fond memories I USED to have of my One-time favorite movie. I was about 5 when the original moving picture came out, and it was one of the get-go movies I think seeing. So, at present that I'm 16, and feeling masochistic enough, I decided to rent this flick. Thus, I managed to poison all my memories of the original movie with this lamentable excuse for a picture. This film takes everything that made the original endearing and wrecks it, right downward to the concluding detail.
In this film, Ariel and Eric gloat the birth of their daughter, Melody, and get to show her to everyone in the body of water...BROADWAY STYLE! Subsequently the musical number ends, within minutes, the sea witch Morgana shows up and threatens to kill Melody if Triton doesn't requite upwardly the trident. Thus, he gives it upward without even a fight. Eric stands there gaping, though Ariel figures out how to use a sword and salvage Melody. Morgana escapes, and so Ariel and Eric decide that Melody should never go near the sea until Morgana is caught.
Well...uh, nothing of notation actually happens. Eric is a total wuss. He never really manages to do annihilation. Ariel sort of does something. Tune manages to screw things upwards. Plus, the animation is a new low-point for Disney. The figurer graphics current of air upwardly clashing with the backgrounds. Ever single opportunity for grapheme development is wasted. The songs seize with teeth.
Look, don't waste your time. I'm pretty sure even the lilliputian kids are going to be bored out of their skulls with this, since zippo even remotely exciting ever happens. They won't desire to sing the songs. If yous manage to grab a re-create of this, throw it out into the ocean and promise that nobody ever finds it. Ever.
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Disney sequels are not bad equally you think
I don't empathize why "Disney" sequels are unpopular. The information or stats on IMDb make interesting numbers and readings. Just see it for yourselves. It tells y'all all yous need to know regarding the unpopularity of "Disney" sequels compared to its first picture show; for instance, just wait at the statistics of "The Little Mermaid" and "The Little Mermaid Two". There's a clear-cut divergence between the ii movies. I think many of the sequels including "The Little Mermaid II" are still good movies. Others include "The Render of Jafar" and "Simba's Pride". I know because I've seen them. In fact, I had them all on video. Information technology'southward something I'm proud to have owned. About actually came out directly every bit video. Only, however, I don't know why the makers did that considering the success of the original "Disney" movies. Maybe that's why these "Disney" sequels have such poor numbers on IMDb. People are only unaware of these "Disney" sequels. Who knows? I'd be surprised if that's the example. As well, I similar how these "Disney" sequels are called instead of just calling it as "Aladdin Two", "The Lion Rex 2" and "The Little Mermaid 2". It shows and tells you lot what the sequels are mainly well-nigh. "The Little Mermaid II" is thoroughly entertaining! You lot could say it'southward like the original (The Little Mermaid) except it has a different villain. I liked the new character introduced in this movie called Morgana who happens to be the sister of Ursula from the previous moving-picture show. Morgana was the reason why the sequel was enjoyable. Her appearance is the verbal contrary to Ursula'southward, and I thought that was pretty funny. Morgana was skinny; Ursula was fatty. They're both sea witches. Ursula was the "most" scary of the 2. I'g just curious though where Morgana was during the events of the previous movie. The sequel doesn't explain it, but it would've been better if it did. Morgana may non be ane of the meridian ten "Disney" villains, merely she'southward definitely 1 of the superlative x underrated "Disney" villains if there was such a poll or something. She'due south definitely underrated for certain. She's like her sis - Ursula! If you encounter the movie, you'll realise that it's her sister, Ursula, that received all the attending. Morgana may be jealous of her sister. Let'due south not forget the other new graphic symbol named Melody who is the daughter of Ariel. She's not allowed into the ocean mainly because of the bounding main witch. It's for her protection. It was those 2 new characters why "Return to the Sea" was expert to scout. Other popular characters are Chef Louis, Dash, Flounder, Male monarch Triton, Prince Eric, Scuttle, Sebastian and Tip. I think "The Little Mermaid II" is worth seven stars which is pretty high for a "Disney" sequel in my heed compared to the overall rating for the movie. "The Fiddling Mermaid" sort of runs away with it though information technology's mighty close; in other words, the first one is however the all-time. If you enjoyed "The Little Mermaid", yous'll enjoy "The Little Mermaid Two" but as much. Give it a chance. Personally, it'south one of my favourite "Disney" sequels, and I'thou sure information technology could be yours too.
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New review
Back in June 2005, I reviewed this motion-picture show and basically just slammed it repeatedly without really giving it a gamble. Of course, when yous're fourteen and a troll, slamming movies that don't entreatment to your age group or tastes is easy. And then afterward a ix year old review, it's time to give this motion picture a much ameliorate review.
First of all, This is a direct sequel to the 1989 classic that revitalized Disney as a serious movie making visitor. The original 1989 classic is loved for it'due south portrayal of a curious young mermaid who longs to discover what life is similar on land. Now skip ahead 12 years. The sequel is a mirror image, with a young girl who dreams of life in the sea.
And then the story begins a yr or so later the events of the first moving-picture show. past this fourth dimension, Ariel and Eric are now parents of their infant Melody. During the celebration of the newborn child, The sister of Ursula appears and threatens Melody's rubber, but is driven back into the bounding main and into hiding. But as long equally she's still at large, Ariel refuses to let young melody know most her true history, which eventually comes to bite Ariel on the tail 12 years subsequently, as the rebellious Tune sneaks underneath a wall synthetic to go on her out of the sea. She soon discovers a seashell pendant with her name on it, and longs to find why, leading her on a fun adventure with some interesting characters.
For what it's worth, this movie isn't what one would call "mass appeal" similar the movie that came earlier it. However, the character of Melody, whose phonation belongs to the legendary phonation actress Tara Potent, seems to have a cult post-obit amongst girls, whereas other actress characters (Tip & Dash, Undertow, Cloak & Dagger) didn't seem to be accepted as well, even if they had some fun moments at points. Personally, I thought Tip & Nuance were fun and Undertow was funny, but Cloak and Dagger were just hacks. they didn't say anything and didn't actually have the same demonic effect as their predecessors, Flotsam & Jetsam did.
Every bit for the returning characters, Ariel is a bit more mature and female parent-like, but lacks the strength she had in the original moving-picture show. Luckily, Jodi Benson came back to do the voice again. Flounder is more or less the same. Triton is more or less the same guy only more trusting of his daughter. Sebastian is still the fun crab but with less musical routines. Scuttle is more one-dimensional and lacks the humor he had from the first movie. The only person I felt was an comeback was Prince Eric, considering his original vocalisation thespian didn't return. I'm not saying the original prince Eric was bad, i'm saying the greatest vocalism thespian of all time, Rob Paulsen, took over the role. And Paulsen makes any moving picture, Television set show, or video game better with his voice.
Overall, This one's a fair sequel. It's aimed at girls in the tween range, but the supporting characters merely might keep their older brothers entertained for the hr and a half.
6/10
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The worst Disney sequel I have ever seen in my life.
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This movie makes me want to throw upward every time I see information technology. If you take the first movie, and reverse the plot (ariel wants to exit the sea, her daughter wants to get to the sea), take the same characters and give them new animals and new names, and so throw in crappy animation and the biggest suck factor, possible, you lot get the little mermaid 2. Its basically a re-create of the first movie with a reversed plot. I'll take you through the horror of information technology footstep by pace. These are the people from the 1st movie: Get-go of all, Prince Eric is even so prince eric, with about three lines in the whole motion-picture show. Ariel is uptight, abrasive, and is not the carefree, headstrong spirit we saw in the 1st. In fact, she is the exact contrary. Sebastian is all the same sebastian only less beautiful, less disarming equally existence stressed out, and the jokes merely aren't funny anymore. Flounder has about 2 lines. He now has kids and he talks with a dumb nasal voice. Scuttle is still dumb scuttle but non funny. Male monarch Triton'southward character is probably the best, he still retains the intimidation and love for his daughter, Melody. Ariel and Prince Eric appear not to give a hoot about their girl.
Similar i said, all they did was use the characters from the get-go movie and copy them. This is what they did: Ursula- The new evil villain is Morgana, Ursula's sister who feels like she always lived in Ursula's shadow. I wouldn't be scared of her if she showed up at my doorway with a pocketknife. She can't practice anything right and she's a failure as a villain. She has the same voice ursula did. Sebastian & Flounder - Have been replaced past probably the almost stupid sidekicks, Tip & Dash, a walrus and a penguin. They try to exist hero's but always fail when trying. the plot is then predictable. They become heroes at the end. Yawn. Flatson& Jetsom- Now replaced past a shark who was turned about 10x smaller by triton. Hes really bad too. Morgana and the shark (sharkbait, I think was his proper name) have no chemistry, proficient or bad. Ariel-Ah, Ariel. Our lovely mermaid was replaced by her un-lovely daughter, melody. Melody cannot sing, her voice is about ii octaves college than it should be, and you lot desire to dial her in the face because shes so fake sugary sweetness. She wants to get to the sea, she is clumsy and the kids make fun of her, she has to go discover herself. yawn.
Non only is the movie deadening and unoriginal its and then simplistic when you lookout man this moving-picture show you will gasp at how bad it is. Sure parts of the movie brand y'all want to phone call Disney up and demand why such a horrible moving-picture show was fabricated equally a sequel to such a wonderful original.
Basically, comparing the little mermaid 2 to the piffling mermaid is similar comparison and Ed Wood movie to Casablanca. Don't e'er sentry this, non even when your bored.
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The Piffling Mermaid II: Render to the Sea
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When I was younger, I thought the starting time film was really good in childhood, and then I decided to meet the sequel. This is an example of why some films shouldn't accept sequels, because the first picture is commonly best, and it is. Basically now that Ariel and Eric are married they accept a daughter who isn't allowed outside the house because they are worried about the sister of Ursula (the octopus legged villain from film 1), Morgana getting to her. When the kid gets out she asks Ursula's sister to turn her into a mermaid, like her Mum was. This makes Ariel become back to the sea to detect her. The same practiced voice artists, it's simply the story that could have had a bit more than thought. Adequate!
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Saw it equally a child in my friends house it was OK I guess
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The Little Mermaid II:Return To The Sea is a 2000 sequel to the 1989 classic The Niggling Mermaid only this time she is a mother to a beautiful girl named Melody who doesn't know that Ariel was a mermaid herself but got transformed into a human thanks to her male parent in the end of the first film to be with Eric.
Melody of class cannot go out the castle at all because its likewise dangerous for her to go outside and swim around in the h2o,as Ariel vowed to protect her from harm by making her father King Triton build a wall so that she may never get out the castle ever.Just when Tune disobeys Ariel one 24-hour interval while she was swimming she stumbles across a mysterious locket that her granddaddy(Male monarch Triton) gave Ariel as a welcoming present for her when she was built-in. Later there is some political party for her and all the younger people make fun of her because she tin can talk to animals and they make her upset.
Later on in the film Melody escapes the castle and decides to go to Ursula'due south sister Morgana(who happens to be voiced past the same adult female who voiced Ursula in the first motion-picture show) to modify her into a mermaid. She agrees and Tune is transformed into a mermaid. Ariel finds out that she is missing and its upwards to Ariel to transform back into a mermaid again and save her girl from Morgana. But volition Melody cull to be a mermaid or a human being?
The animation was nice and the songs were not bad I liked the For A Moment song sung by Jodi Benson and Tara Strong.
Just I have a few issues with this moving-picture show i is that I wish Christopher Daniel Barnes was dorsum in this one equally ,I hate the new guy that voices him now Rob Paulsen,he doesn't accept the charms like Chris had for Eric in the first movie. Also in that location is No Alan Menken either and there is parts to this flick that is a replica of the beginning movie. Like the seagull in the commencement of the flick,the rainbow,Melody copying Ariel'south Part Of Your World routine with the spinning effectually in the water etc.
Having said that its not as proficient every bit the first movie equally the 1st one is my 3rd favourite movie of all time,but still check it out if y'all loved the start movie. But stay clear of the 3rd outing as its GOD Awful.
Also its great to see the original cast again,Jodi Benson,Samuel E Wright,Kenneth Mars,Pat Carroll.
five.five/x
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Was A Sequel Really Necessary?!
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Probably for Temple Matthews who written basically a remake with few changes that simply make information technology worse. SPOILERS: Information technology's much like to the original. Tune, Ariel's new baby daughter is threatened by Ursula'south sister, Morgana. Morgana escapes, but keeps her promise to accept Melody abroad from them. (Ursula had a sister?!) And she's not flashy a villain every bit Ursula was either. This is where similarity is. Melody is kept from the bounding main until Morgana is captured, but she doesn't know a thing near it, because everyone kept information technology secret. A wall surrounds the palace to continue her in and Morgana out. She goes under the wall twenty-four hour period to solar day to have a swim and talk with Sebastian, who is not equally funny or fun anymore. She finds a seashell with her name on it and runs away from home and to await for answers and finds Morgana. Here is a similarity; Morgana tricks Melody, making her happy by turning her into a mermaid. Meanwhile, Eric, Melody and Male monarch Triton wait for her. To stay a mermaid she needs to steal the trident from Triton. So Melody does, because she does not know Rex Triton is her grandfather. She makes friends with a penguin and a walrus and here is where it is atrocious. The penguins who live with them in an icy ocean, detest them considering they are cowards. So they try to bear witness they are heroes and fail. That does non suit the fiddling mermaid. And the dialogue during those conversations between the penguins and those two characters is ear-haemorrhage. you know why? Because the first had a groovy story. This one is not and is non magical. It is simply an instance of how bad many sequels are.
Melody finds them and they assistance to have her to Atlantica to testify themselves. Later taking the trident, Ariel finds Melody with Morgana. Melody is angry at her female parent for keeping her from the sea so she gives the trident to Morgana, then she shows her true colours once she grabs it. Poor Ariel and Melody are in her custody. The penguin and the walrus begin to prove themselves when they fight Morgana'due south shark friend. Sorry I did not mention him before. Both take fulfilled their backbone in the cease (predictably). Eric, Rex Triton and his soldiers get in merely are forced to bow downwards before Morgana by the power of the trident. Tune takes information technology, throws it to Triton and he ices Morgana (literally). Then Ariel apologises to Melody and thinks it is all her error. It was not! Ariel did the right thing to protect Melody, simply they never say so. Triton offers Melody to live in ocean or land. She in fact has a "better idea". She uses the trident to vaporize the wall and so humans and mer-folk can be together. Then anybody sings an awful song. THE Cease.
Whoevers seen it and likes this obviously hasn't seen the original. I don't dislike this because I am a teenager. I liked information technology when I was very little. Then equally I grew older I began to see what is bad about this motion picture. Immature, young kids will savour it, simply it is likely that when they are in primary school, they will forget well-nigh it. Normally I would think I over-judged a film and information technology was better than I think when I watched information technology again, just non this ane. Only much worse. Story is no exception. If you thought, by reading this that the story is adept, read more of this comment and you will know the other bad points: Well, you know the story now. I'm sorry for spoiling it for you, assuming you lot read information technology only I had to point out some bad parts of it. 1 of the worst things that taken a step backwards is the animation. Colour is awful. The original had cute colour. Watching this almost fabricated me want to go bullheaded. Even the illustrations and mural pattern were not practiced. The original had beautiful, magical colouring and beautiful underwater landscape design and for land besides, making it a joy to scout.
The music is expert at times, simply for this kind of movie it is unbearable. Compared to the commencement picture show, its crap. Songs are not well composed and y'all wouldn't hear many good voices. Tara Strong is a great voice-thespian, who fifty-fifty displayed Mel Blanc-style talents, but she cannot sing a melody. She at times either sang likewise high or did not keep track for the melody in the song. So much for having "Melody" equally a name.And the music is not at all beautiful or moving. Piddling Mermaid i won an Oscar for information technology and it truly deserved it. This i deserved a razzie award for worst musical score in a sequel if it would exist.
I did not like the voices. Several people who played characters from the offset, are here too. Jodi Benson is a great vocaliser, merely now that she is older, no offence to her, her voice is likewise deep and non so beautiful anymore. Nearly disappointing is that she and others from the kickoff cast were function of this. If I was chosen for this film, only by reading the script, I can tell information technology would be a bad sequel. The characters are different now. Ariel is more than wiser at present, withal abrasive. They overdid her grapheme, making her as well mature. In sequels you are not meant to change the characters unless it is for a special reasons. She was 16 in the first. There is little chance she changes. That is the phase when you get the person y'all are going to exist for the rest of your life. Screenwriters should think of that. They should think of the character.
Well, I suppose that is it for me. I promise you find my comment useful, because I am sure a lot of you lot will agree with my signal of view.
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Bad.
Information technology wasn't good. The characters were underdeveloped and the only personality were from the memories I had of the previous movie which contrasted with the 'new' personalities (or lack thereof). I seriously idea the opening scene was a nightmare by Ariel because of how absurd it was. Information technology was serious. It just reminded me of all the annoying characters on the Disney channel-everyone is hyperactive and the story jumps from activity to embarrassing scenes without any actually connectedness.
The almost disappointing function was the horrible songs-not catchy, not amazing. In the original Ariel had an amazing and powerful vocalisation and all the vocal are tricky and fun. You call back them and desire to sing them. But the songs in this picture weren't creative in the to the lowest degree; it's every bit if they're talking in a annoying sing-vocal voice-quite weakly, disappointing. I don't have that want-to-sing-them feeling you ordinarily become from a Disney picture show.
It'south every bit if not one wanted to do this movie, so they barely fabricated an effort . . . this movie would needs a new story line, new catchy songs and more warmth and enthusiasm without the abrasive "expect at me! look at me! I'm then abrasive!" mentality of this generation of Disney. :'(
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Return to the Sea
This straight to video (those were the days) sequel to the mega striking that was 'The Little Mermaid' is non that bad really, though it does rehash a lot of the themes/plot from the original, only now with Ariel's girl.
With a lot of the original phonation bandage returning, and some nice songs/moments, this certainly is worth a watch, and non worthy of the bashing it is getting past other reviewers.
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Jodi Benson just had to reprieve her part
Disney has nevertheless to run across a motion picture it couldn't make at least two sequels about. And this one was no exception to the people at Disney to give a weak story to receive a quick advantage. Somehow, although I did non pay to view it, I experience cheapened by watching it.
Ariel is grown up now and had a daughter. Yet doesn't allow the daughter to go into the sea because of some idle threat made past the sister of the deceased sea-witch. So here we go again.
The daughter is tricked (of course) and helps the sea-witch. Afterward a not-so-glorious boxing, she is defeated and the mermaids and humans live in harmony. Yawn.
There is nothing to view hither. Go back to your lives. "D-"
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I of the all-time!
This motion-picture show has to be one my favorite Disney films ever made! It brings back so many memories of my babyhood & I think the storyline is simply amazing!
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Artistically and story-wise true to the original film
I was shocked and surprised by the negative reviews I saw on the web, I thought "The Little Mermaid II" is a very beautiful and funny sequel for everyone - kids and adults like me, though I yet love the original film. I also love Melody Ariel and Eric'south little daughter, she's cute as a button and I similar that headstrong, rebellious spirit in her. Like female parent, like daughter huh?
I have discover that the sort-of prologue sequence, (the beginning) is like the "Sleeping Beauty" story : Everyone from land and ocean was invited to piffling Tune's presentation,until someone wicked (Morgana) intruded in on the celebration; only there's no sleeping expletive. So over all I think this pic is artistically and story-wise true to the original film, and should join other smashing Disney sequels like: · The Lion King Ii, · Cinderella II and III, · Mulan Two, · Lady and The Tamp II : Scamp'south Hazard, · Bambi II (more like a mid-quel actually), and... · Brother Bear Ii.
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Why was this even made?
Directly-to-video Disney sequels have become the barrel of then many jokes on the internet and for good reason: they're mostly TERRIBLE pieces of 'entertainment'. Where to begin? The plots of these sequels almost repeat beat-for-beat what happened in the previous movie(s) and add cipher to their canon. The same goes for The Trivial Mermaid II right here: a literal echo of the original movie except it's inverted and there's TOO MANY annoying side characters to count made Only for this moving picture alone.
This film is And so bad it's nigh a so-bad-it'southward-fantastic blazon of experience. If you want terrible movie-making, here'due south the flick for you. 1/5 stars.
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Some other stupid sequel
If at that place'southward one thing you can count on Disney to practice, information technology's their uncanny ability to take a story and tell it once again and again and once more. Fifty-fifty watching the commercial for Lady and the Tramp 2 was a horrible feel. Disney's going to ruin ane of their well-nigh awesome classics e'er. It fifty-fifty had that spaghetti meatball scene. It's been washed before! And that's what I say to this sad direct to video(the entire concept should be banned). Everything is just a rehash of the original movie and fifty-fifty several of Bluth's really bad movies. The penguin and walrus duo(I've fifty-fifty forgotten their names) are just a actually poor carbon copy of Timon and Pumbaa. Morgana is some other Ursula. She even repeats practically all her old lines. The songs are pathetic, really bottomless. I've never heard songs then bad from them before until now. And the dialogue is atrocious. It's pathetic and simplistic. On the plus side, at least they took the time to brand the animation somewhat decent. All of the usual characters aren't as abrasive as they used to exist(or maybe that'due south a minus for Little Mermaid fans). Back on the negative, Melody is merely so sickeningly cute you just might vomit. I near did. Exercise yourself and your Piffling Mermaid fan a favor. Don't waste your coin on this. True, it'due south not as horrific as Return of Jafar or Pocahontas Ii, just that'due south footling consolation.
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this movie was totally lame.
I'll say it again: this movie was totally lame. Kids will similar it, sure, but adults...doubtful. The whole thing was basically a rehash of the original, which is to be expected, since they pretty much explored the whole concept in the offset movie, just still, did they have to completely rehash the unabridged picture? I hateful, everything is re-done from the Little Mermaid. The worst part of information technology is Morgana "Ursula's crazy sister" who appears out of nowhere and threatens Melody, which is ridiculous since Triton is there with his magic trident. Why didn't Triton do anything about it? Because the plot required him to do nothing. I could get on, but I won't. The whole thing is a shameless effort to rake in more money from the Footling Mermaid, and was obviously thrown together without any thought, because they knew it would sell. Overall information technology is a terrible waste of time.
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Not a bad film.
Hardly ever have I seen a really disappointing Disney film, and The Fiddling Mermaid II isn't an exception. The story is beautiful, although I thought all the time that Ariel and Eric had made a error in not telling little Tune that her mother had originally been a mermaid. The blitheness was also very good.
I liked Ariel and footling Melody, simply Morgana and Triton were the best of the characters. I was delighted that Triton was not every bit strict equally in the first moving-picture show, and I have ever liked wicked adult female characters like Morgana. But, of course, I was glad that she was finally destroyed.
In whatsoever example, I'm quite certain that H.C. Andersen would not have been very content with this sequel, because his original fairytale was meant to be very lamentable. I even paid attending to that neither in the kickoff film nor in the sequel take Ariel or Melody any pains while walking on their feet - namely, Andersen tells that every stride the little mermaid takes is pain her equally if she was stepping on an edge of a knife.
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Skilful, simply the music did non stand out.
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I loved the characters much more in this movie than the original! Although the animation had brighter colours and a bright storyline, the thing that let me down was the songs. In the first movie the songs were really catchy due to the work of Alan Menken and that's what I loved about the motion picture just in the second picture there weren't as many songs and most of them were love songs. The characters were much better including the villain who was a skinnier version of the first movie'southward villain, and i thought using Pat Carroll'due south voice for this character was a actually wise choice and it would've been squeamish if she had taken role in the third movie because she has an extremely powerful voice for a villain and information technology may have been nice if she did Marina Del Ray, but Sally did a keen chore anyway!
This movie wasn't better than the original due to the songs and the running time but was a bit improve than the third.
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Your common "Made for home video Disney sequel" moving-picture show.
jccwu 29 September 2000
If y'all seen Disney's other "Made for dwelling video sequel" movies, then you know what I am talking about. Movies such as "Pocahontas Ii: Journeying to the New World," "The Lion Male monarch Two: Simba'south Pride," "The Return of Jafar," etc. The problem with "Fabricated for home video sequel" movies is that it doesn't put too much attempt into creating a new and original story. Instead, it relies only on the old characters and a typical & overdone storyline to conduct the motion-picture show.
At that place are besides a new bunch of generic characters. You have the new henchmen (a shark voiced by Clancy Chocolate-brown and a couple of devil rays that I judge are suppose to imitate the Flotsam & Jetsam characters) for the villain (Morgana), and your new comedic sidekicks (Tip & Dash) for Ariel's daughter (Melody). I liked Morgana's graphic symbol and how she relates herself to Ursula, but I didn't care for the Tip & Dash characters. They tired to make them similar to the Timon & Pumbaa characters, but it just doesn't work! They aren't that funny and you lot feel as though that these two characters were just thrown into the film because the writers felt that they needed to fill up in the gap for your generic storyline where there must ever be new comedic characters. With a generic storyline, at that place must ever exist the need for romance with the main character. When yous scout this picture show, yous go a sense that they wanted to add together a romantic character for Tune, just instead they hinted at it, which really stands out as a sore thumb!
The conclusion of the flick is non thrilling at all. It tries to imitate the final boxing of the original, just it's just not exciting. I felt equally though the writers spent an all-nighter, rushing themselves in trying to figure out how to conclude this picture with a terminal battle sequence all in one night!
Information technology may seem as though that I hated this movie, but I didn't! I was just disappointed with this movie. 1 thing that is for sure, this sequel isn't nearly as good as the original. Nonetheless I give this movie a (B-) considering if you loved the original "The Little Mermaid," yous still enjoy watching the erstwhile characters in this sequel.
6 out of 10
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Not that bad a sequel simply the original is somewhat preferable
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I watched this motion picture from the beginning at a summertime leisure scheme when I was 14 and it had a promising first but I couldn't lookout man all of it because other immature people were playing noisily around me. Upon watching the Nostalgia Chick's 'Top 10 Worst Disney Sequels,' where she placed this at no. vi, I decided to give it another endeavor later on having purchased the triple DVD pack containing the Diamond Edition of the original, this one and the prequel. When I watched this in full, I was more satisfied with it than my showtime viewing despite its flaws.
The animation is smooth and good for a sequel but the colours are overly brilliant in certain scenes and hurt my eyes. While the majority of the original vocalisation bandage have returned (unlike the 'Peter Pan' and' 'Cinderella' sequels), Flounder's voice is significantly different from that in the original since he is older and it sounds equally if he has a cold only his children are beautiful every bit is baby Tune. While I'm on the subject of the voice piece of work, Undertow sounded a little similar Mr Krabs from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' since they were both voiced by Clancy Brown (likewise the voice of Dr Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot games). The voices from Ariel and Eric were fine but I plant Melody'due south a flake grating to kickoff with. In spite of this, I liked the concept of her wanting to go nether the sea because it made me see her as a reversed version of her mother and I liked her vocal 'For A Moment' especially the funny line about her wrinkly fingers. The beginning and ending songs were rather good only the one past Tip and Dash (who I idea were Morgana's administration earlier I saw this film) was mostly forgettable and I adopt the original 'Office of Your Earth' to the version played over the stop credits. Farther to the original, there are parts of it that this movie reminded me of such as Melody forgetting about her 12th birthday political party (it made no sense that she was referred to as a teenager) whilst collecting sea artifacts in a like fashion to Ariel forgetting about the concert whilst collecting human bits and bobs and Melody swimming in loops during 'For a Moment' merely similar Ariel did during 'Role of Your World.' Some other notable reference to the original is the scene where Chef Louie chases Sebastian at Melody'south party while the orchestra plays the Tin-Tin music. If I could choice out any other gripes, these would be the dialogue existence cheesy in parts (especially Morgana hoping she hasn't missed the cake and ice cream at the celebration of Melody's inflow), the blinking sound effects being a tad cartoonish for this motion-picture show due to it being made past TV animators and Cloak and Dagger being dizzy assistants to Morgana (probably the most uninspired Disney villain since she looks similar a slimmer version of Ursula) since they chuckle every and then often, don't talk and are non as creepy equally Flotsam and Jetsam. There are more positive aspects of the dialogue such as "quondam fish tales" beingness the body of water equivalent to erstwhile wive'due south tales and a tuna colada existence an underwater version of a piña colada and Undertow was more than intimidating than Cloak and Dagger.
All in all this isn't quite every bit good as the original but it however had most of the original vox actors and a decent storyline. 8/10.
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Like all the others...
Very few Disney sequels ever come up close to the quality of the original, and this is probably why so many of them come directly to video. This picture is no exception. The story is okay, but the characters are boring, and you larn to hate Tune after a few really, really stupid moves on her role.
It's not every bit bad as The Render of the Jafar, simply not close to every bit good every bit The Lion King II: Simba'due south Pride or Aladdin and the King of Thieves or fifty-fifty Pocahontas II. Of course, none of these compare to the quality of Toy Story 2, which notably went to theaters and is really better than the start one.
You tin can really afford to miss this motion-picture show.
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Second Best
Although not as good every bit the original, but so what sequel is? The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Body of water is still every bit funny, and the music is notwithstanding great. It's fantastic that Disney managed to get the majority of the original cast dorsum, such every bit Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian and Buddy Hackett as Scuttle. Unfortunately Christopher Daniel Barnes didn't return to the role of Eric, just Rob Paulsen did a pretty good task. When I first heard nigh the movie being fabricated, I was skeptical, equally I didn't see much leeway for the production, just Disney has proved me wrong. The moving-picture show is full of achievements, such equally the corking music and comical lines. Scuttle is still every bit funny and the chaos between Sebastian and Louie is vivid, the characters haven't inverse, which is brilliant. The blitheness is pretty good, but then the original was made with the Xerography system (mitt drawn, hand painted), but the sequel colored with the new CAPS organization (using computers). The film is great, just nothing will supervene upon the original (which in my opinion is the greatest film ever fabricated). It's second best to the original.
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Sweetness moving-picture show, especially for the mother/daughter element!
It'southward been many years since Ariel left the depths of the ocean and married her Prince Charming; simply now their journeying continues with the birth of their daughter, Melody. Completely isolated from her family, in order to protect Melody from Ursula the Sea Witch's sister Morgana, Ariel now longs to pull down the castle walls and return to the twinkling blue. Past the time Tune has turned twelve, she begins to suspect Ariel is hiding something, and begins her own quest for answers. Making friends forth the way and finding out her family's long awaited hugger-mugger; merely at a toll.
It's a sweet movie, I love the mother/daughter element considering it makes it relatable to the boilerplate viewer, and I did understand it from both perspectives. Very skillful songs, interesting character progression, awesome movie for your own little water babies!
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