The Little Mermaid [30th Anniversary Signature Collection] [Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [1989]

The 1989 classic that got Disney animation back on it's feet. Love Sebastian & Ursula is one of my favorite villains. The Oscar winning music. Now, let me pick apart this 3 disc set. Only the 3D disc has art work on it. They started this last year-cheap discs with no artwork from the film. Cheap. And, the recent thing they input when you use pause instead of the film just pausing things are going on. Kind of defeats the purpose of "pause" right? Only new extras of interest to me was the part with Jodi Benson (Ariel) at Disney World. There was NO new making of segments, just old segments from previous releases of the film. But, yet the unnecessary tradition of having some current musical artist redo one song from the Oscar winning soundtrack. NEVER have watched or listened to those on any Disney DVD or blu ray release. A great film that stands up the test of time as a Disney classic. Just remember the little things wrong with the 3 disc set I mention above.

As it is one of my most favorite Disney movies, I had very high hopes for the long awaited Blu-ray release of this film. I am very happy to say that this one, (as is true with most Disney releases) was well worth the wait. Yet again Disney has presented us with a pristine version of a very beloved film, and has stocked it to the gills with bonus features to satisfy you desire for more under the sea fun. I do have to say that while I enjoy watching the 3D conversions of older Disney movies, it isn't exactly my preferred viewing method. That is not to say that Disney has done a bad job of converting them to 3D. They actually have done a quite good job to be honest. I just like to watch it exactly as I remember it when I would take my little brother to the theater so we could watch this in the theater. I think I took him to see this six different times! So as special as this movie was to me, the Blu-ray release was highly anticipated, and was definitely worth every penny. Disney does an amazing job with their Diamond collection releases and this one will make a very welcome addition to the collection.

Unfortunately, I've watched this movie more times than I'd care to admit. Between younger sisters, Rita the Lionhearted and Maria the Sillyheart...and now my lovely daughter, Olivia the punam, and son, Michael the Dumbfounded, I've seen it well over 100 times... That said, it is a wonderful children's movie. Great music, great story...just good clean fun for kids... However, I do have some issues with Ariel's strategy regarding her 'bargain' with the Sea Witch...I mean there's alot on the line here fish-face!!!...yet she makes no further attempt to convince Eric that she's the mystery girl beyond making a silly motion to her throat...you gotta draw things in the sand woman!!!!...make pictures in the wall...make a singing mermaid sculpture out of your mashed potatoes...something!!!!...and Eric can obviously understand Sebastian...that's how he knows her name...couldn't that smug little crustacean have had a sit down with him??? But I digress...maybe I've seen it too many times...

I won't going to too many details about the film because if you don't know what this movies about you're probably in trouble! However I want to focus on the 3-D version of this movie. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the 3-D in this film. Don't get me wrong, it's not the greatest 3-D you've ever seen but my expectations were pretty low going into this movie especially when you consider Disney's hit or miss ability to remastered these films. You can tell that there was some effort put into the 3-D version and there's some pretty good parts throughout the film to take advantage of this, others are just depth. Again I'm not saying this is one of the best 3-D films of all time. It's good considering Disney's track record of 3-D on these remastered films. If you have some gift cards or certificates that you're looking to use up you might want to invest them in this film and up being a bargain!

This is the property that generated the rebirth of the animation at Disney. A deceptively simple effort that reveals great depth in composition, casting, music, and giving the public what they needed at the right time. Without the success of this movie, none of the following juggernauts in animation would have been possible. Part Of Your World is the most memorable and sincere effort in the entire catalog. Not a standout title for 4k demos because of its age, it is still THE most important modern day effort from Disney to date. Extraordinary, Pure, and Powerful! A+++

What a charming film! So cool to see hand-drawn animation again, complete with some human-made flaws (Ariel's face is drawn inconsistently in some scenes). But Ariel's naivete and charm, brilliantly voiced by Jodi Benson, quickly draws you into her story. Then, by the time you reach the musical numbers, Part of Your World and Kiss the Girl, catchy songs weaved perfectly into the story, you can't help but be reeled in (pardon the pun). But be aware that initial pressings of this film featured an error in the editing towards the end of the Part of Your World number. It's a little minor and most folks probably wouldn't realize the editing error. But Disney have fessed up to it and will send you a replacement by contacting them. Here's a link on the Disney.com site with the full information. http://www.disneystudioshelp.com/detail_Mermaid%20Replacement__SUPPORT__S.html

Recently taken out of the Disney Vault, which seems will be a relic of the past once Disney's new Disney+ streaming service launches, this is the movie that kicked off the Disney Animation Renaissance. Following were classics like Beauty & the Beast (first animated movie nominated for Best Picture), Pocahontas, and The Lion King. As with most hand-drawn animation, you're not getting a whole lot of bang for your buck in regards to picture quality between DVD and Blu-ray. That being said, the picture and audio on this Blu-ray are great.

I bought this for me and my 8 yr old daughter. I did feel like the graphics were enhanced. There is a good amount of extras. My daughter was head over heels about the sing along feature. The bonus about some of disneys leading ladies was pretty cool. Stories from the walt office was a blast. My favorite was the "deleted charactor!". The only thing I didn't ike was in order to view ALL the bonus content you would have to put in both dvd and blu ray. They split the bonuses onto both discs. I perfer it be on the same disc.