| Product Summary | | Publisher: Buena Vista Home Video | | Format: DVD | | UPC: 00786936768916 | | Buy.com Sku: 209305979 | | Item#: V2SJHL | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 398 | | Category Keywords: Adventure | Rating:  |
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| | | Meet Ariel's Daughter.
Disney's under the sea classic continues in this new Special Edition of The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, the magical sequel to one of the most celebrated animated films of all time!Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder and all your favorite characters from the original movie splash into a wonderful adventure overflowing with more unforgettable characters, fin-tapping songs and an exciting, action-packed story. Ariel and Eric must hide their precious daughter Melody's mermaid heritage to protect her from Ursula's revengeful sister Morgana. But when the lure of the sea proves too strong for Melody, they call upon King Triton and all the good creatures on land and under the waves to help rescue their daughter and restore harmony to the seas. Dive in for more fun with the all-new Underwater Mer-Venture Challenge game, trivia and more! Again and again, your entire family will share the wonder and excitement in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea Special Edition.
"Full of the fun and the same kind of magic the original had." Bill Hoffman, New York Post
"...a little more music and humor and a little less violence...[a] kinder, gentler version of Disney animation under the sea." James Plath, DVD Town
"Exciting, funny and tuneful, with gorgeous animation." Nell Minow, The Movie Mom
Editor's Note
Set several years after THE LITTLE MERMAID, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into the sea, where she meets new friends. But will she become a pawn in Morgana's quest to take control of the ocean from King Triton? Featuring all your favorite characters from the original movie, plus all-new songs. DVD includes extra short, "Merbabies," from Disney's golden age of animation.
| Features | The Little Mermaid II DVD Storybook: Narrated By Jodi Benson, The Voice Of Ariel | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Deleted Song: "Gonna Get My Wish" | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Interactive Games: The Little Mermaid II Underwater Mer-Venture Challenge & What Am I? Sea Creature Game | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista Home Video |
| Release Date: 12/16/2008 |
| Running Time: 75 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2000 | | Catalog ID: 05781300 | | UPC: 00786936768916 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.66:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Michael Silversher - Composer | | Temple Mathews - Screenwriter | | Danny Troob - Composer | | Elizabeth Anderson - Screenwriter | | Buddy Hackett - Voice | | Stephen Furst - Voice | | Jodi Benson - Voice | | Clancy Brown - Voice | | Pat Carroll - Voice | | Tara Charendoff - Voice | | Kay E. Kuter - Voice | | Rene Auberjonois - Voice | | Max Casella - Voice | | Patty Silversher - Composer | | Rob Paulsen - Voice | | Kenneth Mars - Voice | | Samuel E. Wright - Voice | | Jim Kammerud - Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | Parent Movie Guide 8 of 10
I remember being in high school and going over my aunt and uncles house to watch my young cousins. At the time The Little Mermaid was a big hit on VHS and my young cousins watched it religiously. So going into this one I knew the story of the first film like the back of my own hand. This sequel is actually not half bad and does give the original film some justice with it's expanded storyline. The animation is not as great as the original film, but being a direct to DVD movie, it looks pretty good compared to many of the other direct to DVD videos Disney has released. It also has some great musical numbers as well. Not as good as the first film, but the score is still good with its hot musical numbers that I'm sure your kids will be singing along to in no time...Almost all of the character from the first film make an appearance in this one with the exception of Ursula. Sebastian is his usual self, while Flounder is now bigger and has a family of his own. Still the characters get together with Ariel again and help her search for her daughter. So its like a double adventure with the characters from the first film and the new characters introduced in this one...The movie has a running time of seventy five minutes so it's not a drawn out movie where your children might lose interest because the film is to long...Overall, The Little Mermaid II is a cute little film, that does have a few minor things that may be of a concern, but everything is so overly animated that the violence and graphic content of the film is not as bad as I made it sound above. I honestly think this film is safer to watch to than the first film was, so with that said I think children ages four and up should be able to handle this one and enjoy it with no problems.
The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review 7 of 10
This sequel to The Little Mermaid (1989) comes with a sense of creative futility. Children's films plays upon simple, plaintive emotions -- that a story is absolute and ever after. A story that is a sequel to a fairytale cheats -- it can only tell a lesser tale, one that by implication means the purity of the mythic arc and innocence in the original were less than they were painted to be, and one that is clearly cynically exploiting the love of young children for the characters with the sole intention of milking more money out of them. The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea imitates its original in banal ways -- the new mermaid is a carbon copy of her mother; the sole difference between the new villainness Morgana and her mother Ursula is a name change; and the same supporting characters are back. The songbook doesn't have Alan Menken and Howard Ashman writing and is only a series of trite show tunes belted out without any feeling...On the other hand, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea is often hard to dislike. While the lead characters (the heroine and villainness) are bland, the supporting characters are a lot of fun. The returning characters of Scuttle and Sebastian are a delight and the film adds an appealing new lineup of characters including the villainness's bumbling sidekick who is a miniaturized shark and the characters of two explorers, a penguin and a walrus. It is these characters that eventually allow the latter half of Return to the Sea to emerge in a balance of adventure and comedy that never outwears its welcome. - Richard Scheib
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