The Little Mermaid (Two-Disc Platinum Edition) - DVD [2008]

The instant-classic animated film that launched the InchDisney Renaissance,Inch this charming adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fable follows young Ariel on her quest for true love with a land-dwelling prince, much to the distress of her sea king father. Wonderful, Oscar-winning score (including InchUnder the Sea,Inch InchPart of Your World,Inch and InchKiss the GirlInch) and an array of memorable aquatic characters fuel this all-ages treat. Voiced by Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, uddy Hackett. 83 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1. Two-disc set.

James Sullivan works the carny circuit, promoting the likes of a boxing kangaroo or grappling bear. Then the wheeler-dealer meets a million-dollar idea: beautiful swimming champ Annette Kellerman. She'll churn through a Thames River PR stunt. Cause a bathing-suit scandal among Boston blue bloods. Headline New York's Hippodrome. And become a Hollywood swimsation as cameras roll and Rin Tin Tin looks on. Glamorous, amphibious Esther Willi

Remarkable live-action/CGI redo of the '89 Disney musical classic stars Halle Bailey as the mermaid princess Ariel, whose curiosity about the surface world and attraction to the human prince Eric (Jon Hauer-King) leads her to clash with her overprotective ocean king father (Javier Bardem)-and leaves her ripe for exploitation by the calculating sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy). All-ages charmer also features the voices of Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay. 135 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.