A surprising success, thanks largely to Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's brilliant songs.
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03/03/05
The Little Mermaid (1989)
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Reviews Counted:52
Fresh:47
Rotten:5
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: The Little Mermaid ushered in a new golden era for Disney animation with warm and charming hand-drawn characters and catchy musical sequences.
Runtime: 83 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: The Little Mermaid is Disney's animated version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a mermaid who falls in love with a handsome prince whom she rescues from drowning. Disobeying her... [More]
Starring: Jodi Benson, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements
Reviews for The Little Mermaid
The re-birth of the Disney musical.
01/01/05
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12/28/04
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12/21/04
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12/18/04
The start of a run of modern Disney animated classics.
12/17/04
No review available.
09/07/04
No review available.
03/27/04
The Little Mermaid revitalized the notion of what can be achieved with pen and ink, and once again put Disney in an unreachable top spot as the undisputed king of animation studios.
01/21/04
No review available.
08/22/03
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06/20/03
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06/12/03
A marvel of skillful animation, witty songwriting and smart planning.
06/08/03
Top CriticMarks the end of an era of good -- even very good -- Disney animated features, and the start (one hopes) of a new period of great ones.
03/24/03
All the voice actors do an excellent job, particularly Carroll, who practically steals the show as Ursula, and Wright, whose Jamaican crab accent is funny and lovable.
02/08/03
No review available.
01/25/03
No review available.
11/01/02
A movie to love.
10/15/02
Disney returned to form with this animated musical classic, setting off a decade-long string of success for the studio's children's entertainment.
08/02/02
No review available.
07/27/02
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