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The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning – AniMat’s Classic Reviews (Patreon)

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2020-06-03 19:01:00
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The last movie from Disney’s direct-to-video animated follow-ups lineup…and a good thing too

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Micah Mann

I’m just gonna guess the next Classic Review is A Silent Voice.

Hugo Segal

Looks like Mat will review an anime worthy of the Seal of Approval come 4th of July weekend!

JezzMann 94

We already had a Little Mermaid prequel in the 90’s TV-series. Another reason to skip this movie. Our opinions are strikingly similar regarding this movie, I also found it boring and predictable, but the animation good. Looking forward to the next review of a, to me, completely unknown movie haha xD

Anonymous

The biggest problem with this movie is that it ends up not only bringing up a lot of questions from the original like where is Ursula? But it also contradicts a lot of things from the TV show like how Ariel met Flounder so I would say that you should just stick with the tv show if you want a good Little Mermaid prequel but even that brings up a lot of issues when it comes to the original movie like when they introduce certain characters who never appeared in the movie and especially with Prince Eric since the show tries to make seem like Ariel already knows who Eric is after she goes to the surface for the first time in the series when in the movie she acts like she’s never seen him before. So while I won’t say that Ariel’s beginning is the worst of the direct to dvd sequels there are better ones out there and I would recommend just sticking with the tv show instead as it is the better little mermaid prequel, now as for the next review if it is A Silent Voice I feel like that’s kind of fitting considering what’s going on with the world today. ( by the way I haven’t actually seen A Silent Voice so you can correct me if I’m wrong on that statement) One more thing about Ariels Beginning I think we can all agree, at least it’s better then The Little Mermaid 2 maybe not by much but it’s still an improvement.

Kenneth Stoddard

If it is A Silent Voice, then please do so because that would means giving an honor to the animators who lost their life while working at Kyoto Animation where they deserve better from what happened. That would be an honor for them.

Black Rhino Ranger

I'm surprised that Animat didn't mention that Marina Del Rey was sort of a downplayed version of Ursula, more so than Morgana. Many people have speculated that she and Ursula are the same, down to the fact that they got eels for henchmen.

Kim Lechman

Yeah, definitely not good, but I still think it’s a slight improvement over the second film, since it did at least TRY to do something new with The Little Mermaid, rather than just recycle the same plot as the first film. The next ones definitely a mystery to me, because I have yet to see a movie from Kyoto Animation, and definitely a fitting time to review the movie since the jackass who supposedly burned the studio just recently got arrested.

Justin Monti

I definitely agree with you Mat. While I wouldn’t say this is one of the worst Disney direct to dvd films. It’s still not that good. Honestly I would stick with the Little Mermaid tv series if you want a good Little Mermaid prequel. And also at least give this film credit that it’s still better than the sequel Return to the Sea. I know that’s not saying much but at least this one tried to do something new and not rehash the original like Return to the Sea did.

Lady Helen Bio Rodriguez

Its not the worst but not the best. Probably the most appropriate movie to end these dtv sequels on.

Peg Plus Cat Dreamatic!

After You Review An Animated Film In Japan The Next Is Ice Age Dawn Of The Dinosaurs & Then After Is Sleeping Beauty & After That Is Meet The Robinsons! Animat Will Review The Animated Film In Japan Ice Age Dawn Of The Dinosaurs Sleeping Beauty & Meet The Robinsons On July!

Hunter O'Laughlin

(Sigh) Re-using Harry Belafonte's "Jump in the Line" instead of writing an original song for a direct-to-video prequel to an animated film that features some of the most memorable and timeless songs like "Part of Your World" and "Under the Sea" really is a massive disservice to the original film and to the talents of Alan Menken and the late great Howard Ashman.