Little Mermaid II Return: Tara Strong, Pat Carroll, Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Buddy Hackett, Kenneth Mars, Max Casella, Stephen Furst, Rob Paulsen, Clancy Brown, Cam Clarke, Rene Auberjonois, Brian Smith, Jim Kammerud, David Lovegren, Leslie Hough, Eddie Guzelian, Elise D'Haene, Elizabeth Anderson, Temple Mathews: Amazon.ca: Video

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Ariel and her husband, Prince Eric, have a little problem with their daughter, Melody, in the sequel to Disney's landmark The Little Mermaid. Melody is threatened by Morgana, the evil sister of the sea witch Ursula (both voiced by Pat Carroll). Before you can say "Briar Rose," Melody's parents decide to keep their daughter's roots a secret, forbidding her to learn about the ocean while Morgana is around. Now the budding teenager secretly frolics in the sea with Ariel's old friends, Sebastian and Scuttle. When she learns the truth from Morgana, Melody becomes an unknowing pawn in her scheme--and Mom has to take to the sea again to help.

As with Disney's other made-for-video sequels, The Little Mermaid II looks and sounds wonderful (and reunites much of the same vocal talent). Four- to nine-year-olds who grew up with the original will certainly enjoy seeing the friends again. A new set of artists has come up with four catchy tunes and some fun new characters, including Tip and Dash, a pensive penguin and his blubbery walrus friend. Yet, where Beauty and the Beast had a deliberate Christmas-themed sequel, and Pocahontas told the tale of her historical trip to England, the plot here is very forced. It is pretty much a rehash of the first film with different characters. Tip and Dash are a reincarnation of Timon and Pumbaa, and Morgana is exactly like her sister, except thinner. Besides the stellar music, this unneeded sequel also misses another important aspect of the original--heart. --Doug Thomas

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1.0 out of 5 stars Return to the Sea...WHY BOTHER?!, April 28 2004

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Amanda J. Mickey "jade_gryphon" (El Cerrito, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (Widescreen) (DVD)

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Okay, as a long time Disney fan, I really -hate- direct-to-video Disney sequels. Walt HIMSELF didn't believe in them. He believed in "AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER" being the end of it. But this one...REALLY ticked the taco. There were so many ripoffs of other Disney films in this, it wasn't funny. Quick summary, if you don't already know...: Melody, the daughter of Ariel and Prince Eric, is born. Ursula's sister, Morganna (who basically looks like Ursula, if she were to dye herself green and go on the Ally Macbeal starvation diet) shows up and, after trying to do the newborn tyke in, and failing, prophesizes (sp?) doom for the characters. After that ordeal, Ariel goes into a lapse of being like her father, and refuses to tell Melody about her mermaid heritage, and later on, forbids her to go near the sea. Well surprise surprise. Melody finds out, being the stubborn brat she is, and runs away, then makes a deal with Morgana to become a mermaid, in exchange for something. (Gee does THAT sound familiar?) She becomes one, but in her half of the bargain, has to retrieve her granddaddy's Trident and bring it back to the sea witch. While doing THIS, she runs into a couple of outcast animals, a penguin and a walrus named Timon and Pumb--huh? wait...no! that's not Timon and Pumbaa! or is it? Could of fooled me. Anyway, i'd like to reveal more, but pretty much anything that could be guessed to happen does. OK so...long story short. This movie "borrows" too much from other (better) Disney films...and does it horribly. Come on...Tip and Dash? Why not just make Dash obscenely flatulent and make it an even more obvious ripoff! Ugh. Not to mention, the total character butchery of Ariel's persona. She's gone from being a freespirited, headstrong woman, to a clone of her father. Not good at all...they're basically telling us the sweet, firey little mermaid we've known to grow and love is dead. Plus Melody herself isn't such a great character either...she's damned annoying! And bratty! Not to mention what they've done to Flounder. Ugh...anyway if you decide to see this piece of created-mainly-for-profit-reasons, no-imagination, Eisner-sponsored crapfest, I suggest maybe waiting 'till its on the Disney channel or some other tv station. Because, it's not even worth the price of a rental.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of the Ariel movies, Feb 20 2009

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J. Jonasson "Jennie Jonasson" (Hampstead, QC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Mermaid 2: Return to The Sea (DVD)

This is the favourite movie of my four year daughter. She has all three "Ariel" movies: "The Little Mermaid" "Ariel's Beginning" and this one "The Little Mermaid II, Return To The Sea" - this is the movie my daughter asks to see the most. She is most enchanted with Ariel's daughter "Melody". If you have young children, I think they will love this movie!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Artistically and story-wise true to the original film, Nov 24 2007

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Frances L. Arsenault "lover of literature" (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Mermaid II Return (VHS Tape)

I was shocked and surprised by the negative reviews I saw on the web, I thought "The Little Mermaid II" is a very cute and funny sequel for everyone - kids and adults...like me; I still love the original film. I also love Melody Ariel and Eric's little girl, she's cute as a button and I like that headstrong, rebellious spirit in her...like mother, like daughter huh?

I have notice that the sort-of prologue sequence, (the beginning) is like the Sleeping Beauty story : Everyone - land and sea was invited to little Melody's presentation,until someone wicked (Morgana) intruded in on the celebration...only there's no sleeping curse. So over all I think this film is artistically and story-wise true to the original film, and should other great Disney sequels like:
� The Lion King II,
� Cinderella II and III,
� Mulan II,
� Lady and The Tamp II : Scamp's Adventure,
� Bambi II (more like a mid-quel actually), and...
� Brother Bear II

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MY DAUGHTER IS 4 YEARS OLD AND SHE LOVES THIS MOVIE.
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