The Little Mermaid (Three-Disc Diamond Edition) (Blu-ray 3D / Blu-ray / DVD + Digital Copy + Music) [3D Blu-ray]

THE LITTLE MERMAID [1989 / 2014] [Diamond Edition] [3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + Music] The 28th Disney Classic That Gave Voice To A Whole Generation!Experience Ariel’s magical, musical world for the first time ever in dazzling 3D Blu-ray and Digital Copy! ‘The Little Mermaid,’ is one of the most celebrated animated films of all time, is now spectacularly transformed with state-of-the art digitally restored picture and brilliant high definition sound!Venture under the sea where Ariel, a free-spirited mermaid princess, longs to be part of the human world. After bravely striking a bargain with Ursula, a sneaky sea witch. Ariel embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. With Flounder and Sebastian at her side, Ariel will need all of her courage and determination to make things right in both her worlds.Share the wonder with your family, as you dive into the beloved classic Walt Disney animation film – now even more amazing than ever on 3D Blu-ray!FILM FACT: Awards and Nomination: Academy Awards®: Win: Best Original Score. Win: Best Song for Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's "Under the Sea." Nominated: "Kiss the Girl" song. Golden Globes® Awards: Win: Best Original Score. Win: Best Original Song for "Under the Sea." Nominated: Best Motion Picture. Nominated: Best Original Song. 1991 Grammy Awards: Win: Best Song "Under the Sea” for Alan Menken and Howard Ashman,Voice Cast: René Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Edie McClurg, Will Ryan, Ben Wright, Samuel E. Wright, Jim Cummings (uncredited), J.D. Daniels (uncredited), Gerrit Graham (uncredited), Rod McKuen (uncredited), Malachi Pearson (uncredited), Kimmy Robertson (uncredited), Caroline Vasicek (uncredited) and Frank Welker (uncredited)Directors: John Musker and Ron ClementsProducers: Howard Ashman, John Musker and Maureen DonleyScreenplay: Chris Hubbell. Gerrit Graham, Howard Ashman, John Musker, Ron Clements, Sam Graham and Hans Christian Andersen (original story)Composer: Alan MenkenVideo Resolution: 1080pAspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French: 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital and Portuguese: 5.1 Dolby DigitalSubtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish and PortugueseRunning Time: 83 minutesRegion: Blu-ray: All Regions and DVD: NTSCNumber of discs: 3Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentAndrew’s Blu-ray Review: After glimmers of a change at Walt Disney Animation surfaced with the entertaining ‘Oliver and Company’ and ‘The Great Mouse Detective,’ the full flowering of Disney’s animation renaissance is indelibly showcased with 1989’s ‘The Little Mermaid.’ An exquisitely drawn animated musical, ‘The Little Mermaid’ returned enchantment and awe to the art of the animated feature, and Disney has never looked back. The film still plays like a dream with its toe-tapping music and an involving story of a wish fulfilled, and with it now available in 3D, some of the musical numbers are definitely enhanced though, for the most part, the adding of a third dimension doesn’t have quite the same dramatic effect on the storytelling that it did with Disney’s follow-up musical ‘Beauty and the Beast.’Sixteen-year old Ariel [Jodi Benson] is the young mermaid daughter of King Triton [Kenneth Mars], ruler of the seas, but she’s more than a little curious about the human world floating right above her. During a particularly violent storm at sea, she rescues Prince Eric [Christopher Daniel Barnes] and falls instantly in love with him. But in order to become his wife, she must shed her tail and acquire legs. To do that, she visits sea witch Ursula [Pat Carroll] who tricks her into signing a document granting her legs in exchange for her voice with the proviso that she has only three days to make the prince fall in love and kiss her. If she fails, she becomes a desiccated member of Ursula’s prison lair. Without her voice to identify to Eric that it was she who rescued him, Ariel is dependent on her friends Sebastian [Samuel E. Wright], Flounder [Jason Marin], and Scuttle [Buddy Hackett] to help her achieve her heart’s desire and prevent Ursula from taking over the sea.Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale has been given the magic Disney touch with the addition of Ariel’s singing sea buddies and the change of ending, but as with the best of Disney’s animated features, the protagonists go through daunting trials and tribulations against often frightening antagonists before the end arrives. Along the way is the absolutely first-rate musical score by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman which gives the film its greatest distinction. Though some of Disney’s previous fairy tales were full scale musicals, the score for ‘The Little Mermaid’ is of Broadway quality with intricate rhythms and lyrics so fresh, witty, and spot-on that the cumulative effect of the brilliant animation and some of the best and most colourful Disney had turned out in decades, the involving story, and the superb music is an overwhelming one. “Under the Sea” is the first of many eye-popping production numbers to come in the Disney animated musicals, its reggae-rhythm infectious to the point of lifting one out of his seat and onto his feet to dance around the room. Both Ariel and Ursula have their songs of yearning: Ariel’s lovely “Part of Your World” and Ursula’s snaky “Poor Unfortunate Souls.” Ship’s cook Louis [Rene Auberjonois] sings his menu plans in “Les Poissons” which suspiciously seems more like a dry run for “Be Our Guest” in the next Disney musical, but “Kiss the Girl” sets up a lovely calypso-style ballad animated against a hilarious array of comic sight gags. This song is a perfect encapsulation of the new Disney mantra for these musicals: beautiful and heartfelt but never sacrificing a sense of fun for mere sentimentality.The voice casting is exquisite. Jodi Benson exudes the adolescent fervour of the youthful Ariel, and her handling of “Part of Your World” is boundlessly joyful and filled with the hopes and dreams of the young. Pat Carroll more than earns her place among the great Disney villainesses as the scheming, creepy (in more ways than one) Ursula. Samuel E. Wright as the crab Sebastian gets the film’s two most bracing numbers “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the Girl” and also offers a comic touch as Ariel’s (mostly ignored) voice of reason. Buddy Hackett as the scatter-brained seagull Scuttle wears a little thin by the end, but he’s a basically harmless distraction, and Jason Marin makes a sweet little companion for Ariel as Flounder. Kenneth Mars has great authority as King Triton while Paddi Edwards effectively voices the evil moray eels Flotsam and Jetsam who carry out their mistress Ursula’s bidding.3D Blu-ray Video Quality – The film has been framed at 1.78:1 and is presented in a stunning 1080p encoded image. The image is pristine and features unparalleled sharpness and rich, deeply saturated colour. The clarity also allows the viewer to marvel at the special effects used to simulate the undulating water in the underwater sequences. There is no banding or any other distracting artefacts to mar the visual presentation. While the 3D conversion has been carefully applied to the original 2D animation, the result effects are totally brilliant. Great depth and creative use of object placement is most visible, especially in the “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the Girl” production numbers and in the typhoon sequence early in the film. Ursula’s later rampage is curiously not as effective in three dimensions as one might have suspected it would be. While there are no forward projections, one notices constantly that had the film been originally animated with 3D in mind, a number of stunning uses of forward projection, including bubbles, King Triton’s trident, Ursula's tentacles, and certainly the climactic confrontation between Ursula and Eric, are quite effective. Thankfully there is no crosstalk in the film proper, though I saw quite disturbing amounts of it in the main menu which certainly gave me pause before starting the film.Blu-ray Audio Quality – The 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound mix uses the wide sound field to maximum advantage with this musical adventure. There are numerous instances of split sound effects which are placed in the fronts and rears and which occasionally pan through the soundstage with expressive use of the surround channel on several occasions. The wonderful orchestrations for Alan Menken’s tuneful score place varying instruments in their own part of the audio field for a terrific sense of immersion into the music. Dialogue has been masterfully recorded and has been placed in the centre channel.Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:The Little Mermaid: New 1080p Bonus Features:Special Feature: @DisneyAnimation [1080p] [11:00] A fantastic little Disney Animation feature that begins with Little Mermaid directors John Musker and Ron Clements, then visits with numerous other studio animators, veteran and rookie, to learn about their inspirations, motivations and early forays into animation. I only wish it were longer. This is the sort of behind-the-scenes extra that deserves an upgrade to feature-length documentary.Special Feature: Under the Scene [1080p] [13:00] This "Art of Live-Action Reference" feature delves into the resurrected craft of drawing upon real world elements, actors and reference footage to overcome difficult animation challenges and unite the animators on complex shots.Special Feature: Howard's Lecture [1080p] [16:00] Meet one of the unsung heroes of ‘The Little Mermaid,’ and the late Howard Ashman, a writer and lyricist who sadly passed away in 1991 of complications. Howard Ashman was the lyricist for 'The Little Mermaid'. He did what the filmmakers called a "lunchtime lecture" for the animators during the film's production. That lecture, about the importance of musicals and why the form works, is intercut with modern interviews.Special Feature: Deleted Character: Harold the Merman [1080p] [2:00] Musker and Clements introduce poor Harold the Merman, who not only earned Ursula's wrath, but didn't even make it into the finished film.Special Feature: Part of Her World [1080p] [5:00] "Jodi Benson's Voyage to New Fantasyland" follows the Ariel voice actress to Disney's Animation Resort, where she attends festivities and takes her children to Walt Disney World and Ariel's Grotto in New Fantasyland.Special Feature: Crab-E-Oke Sing Along [1080p] [16:00] Sing along with "Part of Your World," "Under the Sea," "Poor Unfortunate Souls," "Les Poissons" and "Kiss the Girl," with these dynamic karaoke shorts.Special Feature: Music Video [1080p] [4:00] Carly Rae Jepsen performs "Part of Your World." "Part of Your World" was written at the behest of Ashman, who felt that it was necessary for Ariel to have a song in which she shares with the audience her hopes and dreams, similar to a traditional Broadway musical. The song has been mostly positively received by critics, who praised Ashman and Menken's song writing abilities as well as Benson's vocal performance. Despite being the film's theme song and critically lauded, "Part of Your World" did not receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, while The Little Mermaid's "Under the Sea" and "Kiss the Girl" did.The Little Mermaid: Classic DVD Bonus Features:Special Feature: Deleted Scenes [489i] [26:00] Seven lengthy but unfinished deleted scenes are available, with introductions by Musker and Clements: "Fathom's Below" (Alternate Version), "Backstage with Sebastian," "Poor Unfortunate Souls" (Alternate Version), "Sebastian Lost in the Castle," "Advice from Sebastian," "Fight with Ursula" (Alternate Ending) and "Silence is Golden" (Song Demo).Special Feature: Backstage Disney [1080p / 480i] Nine separate extras are grouped within the disc's "Backstage Disney" section:Special Feature: The Little Match Girl [2006] [1080p] [7:00] A lovely animated short, with director's introduction. An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.Special Feature: The Making of The Little Mermaid [489i] [46:00] This is an excellent 6-part production documentary.Special Feature: The Story Behind the Story [480i] [11:00] A look at Hans Christian Anderson and his original tale.Special Feature: Storm Warning: Special Effects Unit [480i] [9:00] Focuses on the film's storm at sea.Special Feature: Under the Sea Early Presentation Reel [480i] [3:00] Concept art set to music.Special Feature: John and Ron Make Caricatures of Each Other [480i] [1:00] The directors draw one another.Special Feature: Animators Comment on their Characters [480i] [2:00] Brief interview snippets.Special Feature: The Little Mermaid Handshake [480i] [1:00] The directors demonstrate a secret handshake.Theatrical Trailer [1989] [480i] [2:00] This is the Original Theatrical Trailer for ‘The Little Mermaid.’ What a shame they could not of upgraded this.Special Feature: Music & More [1080p / 480i] [14:00] Navigate to "Music & More" to access four songs with on-screen lyrics [1080p] "Part of Your World," "Under the Sea," "Les Poissons" and "Kiss the Girl" as well as a "Kiss the Girl" [489i] music video with Ashley Tisdale.Special Feature: Disneypedia: Life Under the Sea [1080p] [8:00] A child-friendly oceanic wildlife feature.Special Feature: Behind the Ride that Almost Was [1080p] [6:00] Here we get to see why they abandoned plans for a Little Mermaid attraction.Special Feature: Under the Sea Adventure [480i] [4:00] A virtual theme park ride. Journey under the sea and become part of Ariel's world as one of the most beloved animated films of all time, ‘The Little Mermaid,’ transforms into a brand-new, musical attraction for the whole family!Finally, one potential drawback should be mentioned, and that is that one has already generated a lot of internet chatter and even cries for a recall. There were a few very minor errors made in the main feature, apparently during the film’s restoration. I almost didn’t think it was necessary to mention this, because in my humble opinion they are by no means a deal breaker. I would never have caught these changes, meaning the main ones being a slight change in the timing of the opening credits’ appearance onscreen and a minor editing change in “Part of Your World” that results in a few seconds of mis-matched lip sync while Ariel sings, but for those concerned, this video contains side-by-side comparisons of the 2006 inferior DVD and the new stunning 3D Blu-ray. ‘The Little Mermaid’ still ranks as one of the great Disney animated musicals. Coming to 3D Blu-ray after many of its contemporaries have already made an appearance fills a gaping hole in the Disney animated Blu-ray catalogue. The 3D conversion is pleasant but not a required upgrade for the film. Nevertheless, I am still pleased to add this to my ever expanding Walt Disney Blu-ray Collection. Highly Recommended!Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film AficionadoLe Cinema ParadisoUnited Kingdom

Great movie to watch when you're stoned

Good for the kids

For my sister

Who doesn't love this classic?

This was the first movie I recall seeing in the theater that I loved. Consequently, The Little Mermaid holds a special place in my heart. All the bonus items on the second disk which come with this movie are very neat. If you love the Little Mermaid, definitely buy this. You will not be disappointed!!!

my kids loved.

Walt Disney was one of the few undisputed giants of popular culture, along with those amazing Brits Charlie Chaplin and John Lennon. His presided over the creation of 6 or so cartoon movies I regard as immortal (Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp and The Jungle Book is my list, not forgetting Mary Poppins, which isn't a cartoon). And then he died and the Disney studio slumped into mediocrity. They lived off the legacy he created.And then this film came along and it was so completely wonderful, I remember taking my family to see it and, for the first time since that cursed Star Wars created the endless sequence of end credits, I sat through all the credits to listen to the music again.It was immediately obvious that a new genius of the order of Walt Disney had come along, because here was a film that almost stood abreast of his greatest creation Pinocchio, that most completely wonderful movie.. What wasn't obvious was that the wonderful Howard Ashman was already then dieing, would barely limp through his next movie Beauty and the Beast, and would only get around to composing half of the libretto for Aladdin before giving up the ghost. But what a legacy he left behind!And how great of the Disney studio that they keep on honouring him, with the fond recollections in the extra features of their disks (and how very opposite the treatment Warner Brothers gave him in their recent remastering of his only other movie, Little Shop of Horrors, for which he isn't even mentioned once in the endless end credits even though he wrote all the lyrics and the screenplay).And this is the best of the lot because, one day during the development of The Little Mermaid, he gave the Disney team a lecture on the nature and structure of great musicals that feature female leads - an archetypal analysis. And here, for the first time, are extracts of that filmed lecture, plus people remembering it and commenting on it and how it influenced their future thinking. It is such a treasure for those who appreciate the really creative few among us, who just know things.My only complaint is that they did not present the lecture in full. Hint, Disney: Criterion would have done this.The film, like Pinocchio, has a profound moral core yet is a joy to watch. It is perfect in its structure without ever being wearisome - entirely predictable in every way yet a delight to see unfold.Indeed, this film and the lecture stand at the opposite end of the spectrum to the recently released and hugely over-rated Frozen, which, no matter how beautifully made and wonderful visually, is structurally flawed, dated, sexist and unpleasant in its core. Releasing Frozen almost at the same time as the Ashman lecture is curious indeed, because Disney could have followed his advice, particularly in regards to the main song Let It Go, and would have had a much better movie.

Zum Glück habe ich die Rezensionen gelesen und mich schon gewundert, warum dieser Klassiker aus meiner Kindheit so schlecht bewertet wurde beim Online Streaming Dienst.Also gab es nur diese Möglichkeit, die Original Synchronisation aus dem Jahre 1989 zu erhalten und ich bin sehr zufrieden. Man kann sehr einfach im Menü auswählen, welche Synchronisation man wünscht.Auch während der Film läuft, konnte man wechseln.Für mich klare Kaufentscheidung, da die neue Version für mich überhaupt nicht geht.

Das einzige, was mich jetzt dazu bewegt hat, dann erstmal doch 3 statt nur 1 Stern zu vergeben, ist der Umstand, dass mein Vorgänger erwähnt hat, dass die Originalvertonung anwählbar ist. Das habe ich weder gewusst, noch gesehen und probiere das heute Abend direkt aus. Aber was ist denn nun so schlimm an der Neuvertonung wollen vielleicht manche wissen?! Da gibt es so einiges:- Alle männlichen Charaktere (ausgenommen Sebastian) machen den Anschein, vom selben Sprecher gesprochen zu werden. Als mein Kind den Film sah und ich nur zuhören konnte, hat mich das komplett irritiert und es ist auch total auffällig. Ich meine, selbst Scuttle hat gefühlt die selbe Stimme wie Prinz Erik...- Da willst du als Erwachsener in Kindheitserinnerungen schwelgen und mitsingen - um an dir selbst zu zweifeln, weil plötzlich was ganz anderes gesungen wird. Jeder, JEDER, der Arielle im Original kennt, weiß, dass sie singt "Heute und hier, wünsche ich mir, ein Mensch zu sein!" Die Synchro hier ist sowas von daneben. Wieso muss da ein komplett neuer Text her???- Scuttle ist total zerstört worden ob der Stimme...- Sebastian... Oh man. Der Akzent, den er ja auch im Original hat, wird mit Verlauf des Filmes so derart schlimm, dass ich selbst als Erwachsener Probleme habe, ihn überhaupt noch zu verstehen. Gegen Ende des Films war es für mein Kind quasi aussichtslos, zu verstehen, was die kleine Krabbe sagt.- Triton wurde ähnlich wie Scuttle komplett zerstört.- Das Lied der Schwestern? Absolut nicht zu verstehen.Das sind nur die Beispiele, die mich am meisten stören. Ein wundervoller Film komplett zerstört allein durch die sprachliche Widergabe. Wow. Ist mir so auch noch nie passiert.Fazit: Sollte das mit der Originaltonspur tatsächlich stimmen, dann bin ich mehr als froh. Ansonsten kann man nur vom Kauf abraten. Zumindest für alle, die das Original kennen. Ich war selten so enttäuscht.

So I thought we had a normal life before this film came into our lives, that's until it did. All of a sudden my daughter started trying to comb her hair with her cutlery at the dinner table, flopping in the bath tub like fish and then screaming "la-la-la, la-la-laaa" after putthing her to bed. Now she's singing about having legs and feet, and "walking around up there". After all this I personally think King Triton may have have had a good point.

Ich hatte Damals vor vielen vielen Monden als Kleine Süße Nervige Zicke die VHS Kassette die irgendwann mein VHS Recorder gefressen hat die Trauer war groß Mama hats gut gemeint und die DVD nachgekauft einmal gesehen und dann nie nie wieder weil plötzlich andere Synchronsprecher eingesetzt wurden das konnte ich mir nicht ein weiteres mal antun und somit habe ich meinen Lieblingsfilm nicht mehr sehen können ;(Dann startete eine Online Petition zur Neuauflage mit Originaltonspur !Ich war sofort dabei und unser sehnlichster Wunsch wurde erfüllt !Ich habe die Bluray sofort vorbestellt und bin überglücklich meinen Liebsten Disney Klassiker wieder sehen zu können auch wenn ich leider die anderen Teile nicht sehen kann/mag aber das ist mein neuer Alter Schatz ein stück Kindheit in die ich jederzeit wieder eintauchen kann !!!

Let me tell you how hard I've tried looking for a brand new copy of this film for the last 3-4 years and I cannot find it ANYWHERE, so in the end, I came on Amazon to see if I could find a copy for a reasonable price and lo-behold, I found it. At first I was a little dubious, when it comes to Disney films, sometimes you may not always get such a good product cos they're very well sought after.But this one was of excellent quality-well, for the most part.The DVD case is decent and bright and inside you have 2 discs and even a little quiz/colouring card for the children-just like they used too years ago! It was a nice touch and gave me some nostalgia of my childhood :)The quality of the film is pretty darn good and with all the little extra features made this a fine viewing experience.The only downside that I could find, was the DVD did jump every now and then, but that was for only a few seconds at a time and didn't even last at all long, it just happened occasionally, so always check for any scratches on the disc beforehand just in case.I recommend this to anyone who loves or even has a special spot for the Disney classics. Like this film, I used to watch Disney films a lot whilst growing up and I'm not joking, but I have so many fond memories of each film. Every time I watch a different Disney film, not only am I experiencing something enjoyable, but it's also taking me back to the days when I was a child and thought everything was magical and wonderful.Disney films-like this one, can be viewed by anyone, so if you love the characters, the songs or even the animation, I highly suggest to buy this if you haven't done so already, it would also be worthwhile to buy 'The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning' to watch AFTER this film, trust me, you'll fully understand why the characters act the way they do if you do watch it :)