The Little Mermaid (2023)

[Bartmanhomer]

Hello everyone. Today I'm going to review the live-action movie version of The Little Mermaid (2023) and I'm going to give my fair and honest review of it.

Disclaimer: Before I begin my review, I have something to say about this whole ridiculous controversy of The Little Mermaid. Everyone has their opinions about the leading actress of Ariel. Yes, I have already mentioned my thoughts about Ariel's skin color and I strongly supported Halle Bailey. The reason why I choose to watch this movie is because of nostalgia, art, and entertainment. I am also a movie buff and I go to the movies every Saturday. And I think this whole controversy is completely stupid, to begin with anyway.

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On last Saturday, I went to IMAX to see the live-action version of The Little Mermaid. This movie is about Ariel the mermaid falling in love with a human named Prince Eric. What I like about this movie is there were so many nostalgic songs such as Under The Sea. What I don't like about this movie is that some of the certain animals that I wasn't giving for such as Sebastian the crab were too cartoon-like. He wasn't realistic enough for me. Flounder the fish and Scuttle the bird were too ugly for my taste. I didn't have any issues with Max the dog (Prince Eric's Dog) and Ursula's electric eels. Their appearance was good but the rest of the animals were not. Also, some of the scenes were a bit dark and grim. Halle Bailey did a wonderful join performing Ariel. So the movie was decent in my opinion. I prefer the cartoon version better. So take your chance when seeing this movie.

[anubisa]

Re: The Little Mermaid (2023)

I saw it the other day and I felt that it was a really good version of The Little Mermaid. The animals had to be realistic looking, so yeah they were going to look ugly compared to the original version. The electric eels were going to look better compared to the others because they were ugly before and that is how they look. In my opinion I think the movie had more positives than negatives.

[Bartmanhomer]

Re: The Little Mermaid (2023)

I saw it the other day and I felt that it was a really good version of The Little Mermaid. The animals had to be realistic looking, so yeah they were going to look ugly compared to the original version. The electric eels were going to look better compared to the others because they were ugly before and that is how they look. In my opinion I think the movie had more positives than negatives.

Ok. I understand. I still prefer the cartoon version better in my opinion.

[Rhythm]

Re: The Little Mermaid (2023)

Who doesn't love cartoons, but..Halle Bailey -killed- the song. If I were disney, in future "out of the vault" releases, I'd put her version of that song in the cartoon release.

I'm biased to that, I guess, and get that. That whole movie -is- that song for me. It was how I got into singing as a young boy.

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I mean.... shout out to kiss the girl, too, which Shakey Graves covered. Google it. Bowling alley. Wurf. That song is single handedly responsible for my confidence with the fairer sex. My entire marriage, all of my -many- pagan children. Chalk it up to that manufactured bit of bravery.

[anubisa]

Re: The Little Mermaid (2023)

The cartoon movie can never be outdone, just like many of the cartoon movies that are remade can never be outdone. However, it's a new look at the story and the movie was really good. It kept the origins of the original cartoon movie and added to the new movie. I really like it though. Most people seem to like it. I sang a lot while I was in the theater. Of course my dad and I were in the theater with maybe six or seven people and maybe six were adults. It speaks to all ages I think.