Disney's Little Mermaid Review

      Disney's Little Mermaid is timeless flawless masterpiece,  a luxuriant feast of animation and music for the eyes and ears. 

    The vibrant and colorful characters and rich deep backgrounds awe and both the soundtrack and songs are probably the best of any Disney film so far, even though the excellent Jungle Book might also be in the running for that achievement. 

     The characters are top-notch charming and likable, engaging and funny,  especially Princess Ariel who is frankly adorable and the lively crab Sebastian is hilarious. Other characters are great too, as Flounder is extremely lovable and Scuttle is as funny as Sebastian.

     The villain Ursula is one of the very best villains so far, up there with Captain Hook and Cruella De Vil. And her song 'Poor Unfortunate Souls ' is an amazing villain song and perfectly encapsulates her dishonesty and cruelty as she takes advantage of others to pursue her own ambitions. 

    Prince Eric is not my favorite prince so far as I still like Prince Philip from Sleeping Beauty better. But he is one of the most developed as a character, which isn't saying much necessarily as the princes from Snow White and Cinderella were so forgettable with very little screen time given to them. Prince Eric is a bit bland in my opinion but he is quite likable.

    Overall,  this masterpiece film is for all ages but there is some smoking references and the death of the villain Ursula is a bit violent. 

    Little Mermaid is my favorite animated Disney film so far, replacing the still exquisite Pinnochio, because of its utterly breathtaking visuals, soundtrack,  and song as well as it's top-notch characters and story with a nice balance of heartwarming comedy and sweet romance. It's a 10 out of 10.

Popular posts from this blog

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Review

       Disney's original animated film Snow White is a stunning masterpiece, whimsical and fun, but with its share of darker moments. It is a timeless classic that is as enjoyable today as it was in 1937 when it first released in theaters. The dwarves are fun and funny and oozing with music and charm. Snow White is charming, sweet, and wholesome. It is movie for all ages young and old. I would give it 10 out of 10.
Read more

Disney's Lady and the Tramp Review

     This beautiful and charming film,  Lady and the Tramp, is yet another absolute masterpiece.     In my opinion this might be the best dog-centric animated film of all time and is an amazingly fun and endearing time with charming characters especially the leads, the adorable and sweet Lady and the rambunctious yet good-hearted Tramp.      The spaghetti/ Bella Nota segment deserves special mention as it's absolutely iconic and heartwarming.       It is mostly family-friendly but there is a scene that briefly implies the death of a dog in the pound as one of the characters says the dog "is taking the long walk" which might be too upsetting to tender-hearted young children.       Overall,  this is one of Disney's most adorable,  heartwarming,  and frankly best films so far and another 10 out of 10.
Read more

Disney's Melody Time Review

     Disney's Melody Time is another fairly average Disney package era film but I enjoy it more than Fun and Fancy Free,  mostly because it lacks anything as obnoxious as the terrible puppets. But it lacks cohesion and is a collection of charming small shorts with two segments that in my opinion clearly stand out as the more interesting and engaging parts of the film.       Johnny Appleseed and Pecos Bill segments are fantastic shorts with good songs and fun stories. I wish that the film was composed of only these two and they were expanded. I feel like the other shorts aren't nearly as good, though I also liked Blame it on the Samba if only because it was good getting to see Donald Duck and Jose Carioca from Three Caballeros again.       Overall this is a very family-friendly film but parents might be concerned of smoking in the Pecos Bill cartoon and a scene of Native Americans in the same feature that might be considered racist by som...
Read more