Originally Posted By ploeb909 Well, I just purchased the new addition of the Litlle Mermaid, I had the orig. one with the "you know what" on it, but my MIL claims it is hers...She did not have grand kids then, oh well. Any ways, it was as wonderful as I remember! My oldest(from my 1st.) was 4 when it came out, and she would dance around her room singing "AHHH Ahhh..Ahhhhhh" Too cute. This movie actually brought tears to my eyes. Did anyone else have the same reaction? My oldest daughter is going to 21 at the end of this month. We watched it together and we were reminded why we love DLR soo much!
Originally Posted By Stacers76 I'm still waiting for mine to get here..the things I put myself thru for those darn lithographs! ) I am excited though because The Little Mermaid was one of my first purchases when I starting building my disney movie library, and I'm glad it was re-released so I can update to a DVD and not wear out the vhs anymore!
Originally Posted By DlandJB You have got to look at the bonus features, under Games and Activies (don't ask me why) they show you a computerized ride through of a Little Mermaid ride that was never completed. Start with the third piece about how the ride was conceived rather than just hoping on the ride first. It is worth it. Also, there is an extremely well done and surprisingly honest "making of the Little Mermaid" featurette on the bonus disc. It is about 45 minutes long but really worth watching. And I also enjoyed seeing the movie again. I was struck how really good a singer Pat Carroll (Ursula) is and wondered why she hadn't done more singing in her earlier career.
Originally Posted By ploeb909 DlandJB, I watched that "added" dvd and loved it. Maybe someday we will get that ride! Lets hope, I to was surprised with the talent in that group especially the singing talent of the blond fellow, I think his last name was Ash. It was really well done and can only imagine how hard it was to work on this movie, and how magical!
Originally Posted By DlandJB That was Howard Ashman -- an incredibly talented human being. Sadly, he died of AIDS when he was only age 40 in 1991. He was awarded a posthumous academy award for his work on Little Mermaid. A terrible loss.
Originally Posted By basil fan I have my copy & will be watching it soon. I'm so glad the lithos were available at the Disney Store this time around. The Tarzan Equation <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/tarzan.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ disney/tarzan.html</a>
Originally Posted By markedward I am really looking forward to this DVD. I have gotten a little blase about watching making of special features. After all, is there something unique about the making of Ice Age 2? But The Little Mermaid was a real first. A beginning. It wasn't ground breaking technology, like Toy Story. But it was the beginning of the Second Golden Age. Maybe it was all started with a mouse, but there are seven dwarves and one mermaid who had pretty important roles too. Oh, and I REALLY want to do the virtual dark ride.
Originally Posted By utahjosh I LOVED the making-of documentary. Worth the price of the DVD just for that.
Originally Posted By xrayvision This DVD is GREAT. I loved the cleaned up animation, the enhanced music and all the bonuses, including the computerized ride through of a Little Mermaid ride. While I remembered seeing artwork for this ride a long time ago, I don't remember why the ride was never built (which was never discussed in the DVD). Anyone know why it wasn't built...and why we got Pooh, Monsters Inc and Midway Madness before this great ride?
Originally Posted By mawnck This DVD is terrible -- at least the new remaster of the movie is. In particular, compare the sound quality of the current issue to the last one. Or read the reviews of the home theater nuts: <a href="http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/showthread.php?t=243216" target="_blank">http://www.hometheaterforum.co m/htf/showthread.php?t=243216</a> Fortunately, the extras ARE worth the price of the DVD.
Originally Posted By basil fan Haven't watched the bonus features yet, but I was thoroughly enjoying the film itself until I saw that Disney changed a blooper in the background. I know it's no big to anybody else, but it makes me sick to think of anybody having so little respect for a work of art. Great Mouse Detective Glitches <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/basil/gmdglitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ basil/gmdglitch.html</a>
Originally Posted By basil fan The sailor's shirt changes color as Grimsby walks by. Or, it's supposed to.
Originally Posted By DAR Watching the documentary you really get the sense of what a loss Howard Ashman's death truly was for the company.
Originally Posted By Mickeylover8383 I LOVE the Little Mermaid and have watched the dvd 8 times since I bought it(bought it the day it came out). The picture and sound are so bright and crisp and the story itself brings back so many memories. The only drawback that they didn't include Jodi Benson's "Part of Your World" video in the special features. Considering it was her song, it would've been nice to see it appear on the dvd rather than Ashley Tisdale's video. Other than that, The Little Mermaid is a must have for Disney fans of all ages.
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo I too love the DVD. It's great and once I started watching the extras, I couldn't stop until I had watched them all. But when it ended, it was like saying goodbye to a friend. The adventure ended. Still one of the best ever by Disney, and Ashman is really missed watching this. Great DVD. And the ride extra was facinating as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Be fair, Everyone wants Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" --Brody, MallRats
Originally Posted By basil fan I enjoyed the "making of" sections very much. Guilty! The Disney Villains <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/villain.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ disney/villain.html</a>
Originally Posted By basil fan Whoa!! Did anybody watch The Little Matchgirl short? It blew me away--so much so that I immediatley watched it again! Now *that's* worth the price of the DVD. A total tear-herker, but I knew the story before watching the cartoon. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/glitch/sdglitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ glitch/sdglitch.html</a>
Originally Posted By Mickeylover8383 Me too. That cartoon was incredible. One of the best Disney short cartoons I've seen in years and the ending was handled so well.
