The Little Mermaid, the 1989 animated Walt Disney classic featuring Ariel,
the mermaid princess.
All the music, fun and adventure under the sea resurface in this magical,
fully restored edition of Disney's 28th animated Classic. Groundbreaking
animation, colourful characters and an Oscar winning song and score make THE
LITTLE MERMAID even more popular today than the day she first splashed on
screen!
Ariel, the fun-loving and mischievous mermaid, lives in an underwater
paradise with her father King Triton, and is enchanted with life about the
sea – even more so after saving a handsome prince from drowning! Against the
advice of her best friend Flounder and the hilarious reggae-singing crab
Sebastian, Ariel strikes a deal with the sea witch Ursula. In exchange for her
beautiful voice, Ariel will become part of the human world. But what seems a
dream come true becomes a heated race against time in which Ariel must win the
prince's love and save her father's kingdom.
With its enchanted sound quality and breathtaking imagery, this tale of pure
Disney magic can finally be experienced like never before.
3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray + Digital Copy.
Awards
- Academy Awards 1990 – Won Oscars for Best Music, Best
Original Score
- Golden Globes USA 1990 – Won Golden Globe Best Original Score, Best
Original Song, Nominated Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture –
Comedy/Musical
- Golden Screen, Germany 1991 – Won Golden Screen
- Grammy Awards 1991 – Won Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion
Picture or for Television
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1989 – Won Best
Animation
- Satellite Awards 2006 – Won Satellite Award Best Youth DVD
- Young Artist Awards 1990 – Won Best Family Motion Picture – Adventure
or Cartoon
The Little Mermaid Reviews
“With The Little Mermaid, a near-lost art was revived. Disney studios
produced some good animated features after Walt Disney's death in 1966, but not
truly great ones. The Little Mermaid marked a return to the greatness that
Disney was once noted for and increased the frequency of their production of
such films to boot. This film, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy
tale, is about Ariel, a mermaid who longs to interact with the world on land and
a prince who comes in to brief contact with her, falling in love on the spot.
Her father is fearful for Ariel and has Sebastian, the famous Jamaican crab,
look after her. Sebastian is blessed with not only a host of memorable lines but
the two best songs, one a toe-tapping good time and the other a beautiful
melodious love song. Plotwise, the story is a little contrived, but this is a
fairy tale after all – and the characters, dialogue, and songs couldn't be
more fun. The music, in fact, is arguably the most fun score Disney has ever
come up with.” At a Glance Film Reviews
“…The animation in The Little Mermaid isn't quite as accomplished or
eye-popping as that of its successors, but it's still impressive, and hurried
or unfinished cels are almost impossible to spot. What the film does expertly is
to weave together music, likable protagonists, thoroughly nasty villains, and a
fun plot into a cohesive whole, with a result that is nothing short of magical.
And, although The Little Mermaid isn't among Disney's most "mature” animated
movies, it offers enough entertainment, innocent romance, and low-key humor to
keep adults involved. Children, of course, will love it." Reelviews