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      <title>Film:The Little Mermaid</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> The Little Mermaid<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 1989<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> John Musker, Ron Clements<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> Disney's The Little Mermaid was the first in a series of blockbusters that restored the venerable firm's reputation as the world's premiere animated-feature factory. The title character is a precocious teenager named Ariel, the daughter of Triton, king of the Sea. Against her dad's wishes, Ariel journeys beyond her own world to the surface, where she falls in love with Prince Eric, a handsome human. Foolishly, the little mermaid enters into an agreement with evil sea witch Ursula in order to become human herself. The wistfully melancholy ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story is dispensed with in favor of a joyously happy ending-but not before a spectacular climactic confrontation between Ursula and Triton. The obligatory Disney comic relief is handled by such freshly minted characters as Sebastian the Crab, who, courtesy of voiceover artist Samuel E. Wright, sings the film's Oscar-winning "Under the Sea." Other voices are provided by Broadway star Jodi Benson (as Ariel) and such Hollywood reliables as <a href="/players/P____29471/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Buddy Hackett</a>, <a href="/players/P____11329/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Pat Carroll</a>, <a href="/players/P____45730/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kenneth Mars</a>, and Rene Auberjonois. The enormous box-office take of The Little Mermaid made possible such future Disney cartoon ventures as <a href=/films/2620/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Beauty and the Beast</a>, <a href=/films/749/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Aladdin</a>, <a href=/films/90083/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Pocahontas</a>, and <a href=/films/16331/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Hunchback of Notre Dame</a>. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 239<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 83<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 79<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 5<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 3<br/>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for October 27: I Put A Spell On You!</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_October_27_I_Put_A_Spell_On_Y/625/36903/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t79074pkqe3.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/119628/default.aspx'>mercurial</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/625/discussions.aspx'>Weekly Theme</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 11/3/2008 1:09:20 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Well, here are a few more that were overlooked: The Addams Family &amp; Addams Family Values  Morticia and Grandma were hilariously sadistic witches. Army of Darkness  Great scene with Ash and a witch . . . Big Trouble in Little China  Wasn't it all about that ancient Chinese warlock coming back? Dune  The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood were just a bunch of bald witches. Excalibur  Merlin and Morgana Le Fey fit the bill perfectly. Love Potion No. 9  Anne Bancroft was more of a witch than a psychic right? Return to Oz  That creepy witch that rotated her heads depending on her mood. Sleepy Hollow  Spooky eyeless witch that admittedly scared the poop out of me when I first saw the film. The Little Mermaid  Ursula was a sea witch. Still a witch. The Nightmare Before Christmas  There were some typical broomstick and wart witches flying around. Willow  Great old lady fight between the good and bad witches. Howl's Moving Castle  incredible anime flick about witches and warlocks in a steampunk like world. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves &amp; Robin Hood: Men In Tights  Shithouse crazy witches with freaky eyes. Enchanted  Fun semi-spoof of classic Disney. With a witch.   and lastly, probably my favorite: Four Rooms  A coven of witches including Madonna in a tight leather dress, Alicia Witt with pasties, and the rest bare breasted trying to resurrect their dominatrix leader from the dead. Good times.  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:09:20 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>mercurial</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>11/3/2008 1:09:20 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Well, here are a few more that were overlooked: The Addams Family &amp;amp; Addams Family Values  Morticia and Grandma were hilariously sadistic witches. Army of Darkness  Great scene with Ash and a witch . . . Big Trouble in Little China  Wasn't it all about that ancient Chinese warlock coming back? Dune  The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood were just a bunch of bald witches. Excalibur  Merlin and Morgana Le Fey fit the bill perfectly. Love Potion No. 9  Anne Bancroft was more of a witch than a psychic right? Return to Oz  That creepy witch that rotated her heads depending on her mood. Sleepy Hollow  Spooky eyeless witch that admittedly scared the poop out of me when I first saw the film. The Little Mermaid  Ursula was a sea witch. Still a witch. The Nightmare Before Christmas  There were some typical broomstick and wart witches flying around. Willow  Great old lady fight between the good and bad witches. Howl's Moving Castle  incredible anime flick about witches and warlocks in a steampunk like world. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves &amp;amp; Robin Hood: Men In Tights  Shithouse crazy witches with freaky eyes. Enchanted  Fun semi-spoof of classic Disney. With a witch.   and lastly, probably my favorite: Four Rooms  A coven of witches including Madonna in a tight leather dress, Alicia Witt with pasties, and the rest bare breasted trying to resurrect their dominatrix leader from the dead. Good times.  </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Guillermo Del Toro’s Ten-Year Plan. Trade Roughage 09/04/08</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/9/4/34733.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t79074pkqe3.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/9325/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/4/2008 10:00:28 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> 

Following his five-year commitment to the two-part Hobbit movies, Guillermo Del Toro already has enough projects lined up to keep him busy and us entertained through the end of the next decade. In his pipeline are new, more faithful versions of “Frankenstein,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” and “Slaughterhouse-Five,” as well as an adaptation of Dan Simmons’ upcoming novel “Drood,” about Charles Dickens. Oh, and there’s always that chance of him making another Hellboy sequel, too. Apparently he’ll be able to keep all productions alive simultaneously by maintaining a split personality and an uncontrollable ability to become unstuck in time.
Remember that TV series that involved five individuals who came together to make one bigger superpower? I mean Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, but if you were thinking of Voltron, you were kinda close. Mark Makowski, whose biggest credit is for directing episodes of Queer Eye, is in talks to helm the bigscreen, live-action version of Voltron: Defender of the Universe.
Unsurprisingly, Disney’s direct-to-video Little Mermaid prequel, Ariel’s Beginning, sold like hotcakes last week. Now I can still hope for DTV spin-offs and sequels like Caterpillar’s Hookah-Induced Adventures and Song of the South II: Intolerance.
 Originally posted on:SpoutBlog<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:00:28 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>SpoutBlog</spout:postby><spout:postto>SpoutBlog on spout.com</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/4/2008 10:00:28 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>

Following his five-year commitment to the two-part Hobbit movies, Guillermo Del Toro already has enough projects lined up to keep him busy and us entertained through the end of the next decade. In his pipeline are new, more faithful versions of “Frankenstein,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” and “Slaughterhouse-Five,” as well as an adaptation of Dan Simmons’ upcoming novel “Drood,” about Charles Dickens. Oh, and there’s always that chance of him making another Hellboy sequel, too. Apparently he’ll be able to keep all productions alive simultaneously by maintaining a split personality and an uncontrollable ability to become unstuck in time.
Remember that TV series that involved five individuals who came together to make one bigger superpower? I mean Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, but if you were thinking of Voltron, you were kinda close. Mark Makowski, whose biggest credit is for directing episodes of Queer Eye, is in talks to helm the bigscreen, live-action version of Voltron: Defender of the Universe.
Unsurprisingly, Disney’s direct-to-video Little Mermaid prequel, Ariel’s Beginning, sold like hotcakes last week. Now I can still hope for DTV spin-offs and sequels like Caterpillar’s Hookah-Induced Adventures and Song of the South II: Intolerance.
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Movies for Animals</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Re_Movies_for_Animals/598/32722/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t79074pkqe3.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/103811/default.aspx'>gambrel83</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/598/discussions.aspx'>Movie Games</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/18/2008 1:15:23 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> My dog, Marat, would likely enjoy the following: All Dogs Go to Heaven Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Snow Dogs The Little Mermaid Eight Below<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:15:23 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>gambrel83</spout:postby><spout:postto>Movie Games</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/18/2008 1:15:23 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>My dog, Marat, would likely enjoy the following: All Dogs Go to Heaven Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Snow Dogs The Little Mermaid Eight Below</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Delete me too</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/pbcoolx2/archive/2008/2/8/24867.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t79074pkqe3.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2225/default.aspx'>pbcoolx2</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/pbcoolx2/default.aspx'>pbcoolx2 Blog</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 2/8/2008 12:00:59 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> http://qa.spout.com/films/20538/default.aspx Originally posted on:PammyK<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:00:59 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>pbcoolx2</spout:postby><spout:postto>pbcoolx2 Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>2/8/2008 12:00:59 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>http://qa.spout.com/films/20538/default.aspx Originally posted on:PammyK</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Little Girls Everywhere STILL Rejoice Over This!</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/jakestevens/archive/2007/12/5/22566.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t79074pkqe3.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/98071/default.aspx'>JakeStevens</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/jakestevens/default.aspx'>JakeStevens Blog</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 12/5/2007 6:52:35 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> The 80&#39;s were not kind to Disney, as most of their animated films during that period didn&#39;t become the classics I&#39;m sure they were intended to be. But then along came Disney&#39;s interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen&#39;s The Little Mermaid; you couldn&#39;t get away from this movie if you tried. Toys stores, McDonald&#39;s, backpacks, Jell-O...everywhere you looked, there it was. I enjoyed it mostly because those damn songs (written by the dynamic Alan Menkin and Howard Ashman) absolutely would not leave me alone, and I had thoroughly enjoyed their work on Little Shop of Horrors three years previous to this film being released. I find myself watching it every few years and, no matter how much my taste in films have changed over the years, it still brings a smile to my face. Fun for the whole family!<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:52:35 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>JakeStevens</spout:postby><spout:postto>JakeStevens Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>12/5/2007 6:52:35 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>The 80&amp;#39;s were not kind to Disney, as most of their animated films during that period didn&amp;#39;t become the classics I&amp;#39;m sure they were intended to be. But then along came Disney&amp;#39;s interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen&amp;#39;s The Little Mermaid; you couldn&amp;#39;t get away from this movie if you tried. Toys stores, McDonald&amp;#39;s, backpacks, Jell-O...everywhere you looked, there it was. I enjoyed it mostly because those damn songs (written by the dynamic Alan Menkin and Howard Ashman) absolutely would not leave me alone, and I had thoroughly enjoyed their work on Little Shop of Horrors three years previous to this film being released. I find myself watching it every few years and, no matter how much my taste in films have changed over the years, it still brings a smile to my face. Fun for the whole family!</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Disney: Recycled Images, Recycled Themes</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2007/7/16/15086.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t79074pkqe3.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/9325/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/16/2007 5:36:42 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> 

This series of side-by-side comparisons of frames from various Disney films (via WIRED's Underwire blog) is meant to show how Disney recycles frames from one 2D animated flick to another in order to save time, money and labor value. 

But more impressively, it's also solid proof of the animation factory's tendency to recycle themes across decades. The tableau above tracks the "nubile nymph dances for plump (read: impotent) male onlookers" theme, first seen in 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and then resurrected 36 years later for Robin Hood. And surely there are more examples of such a scene playing out across the Disney ouevre--it's been at least 17 years since I've seen it, but The Little Mermaid immediately comes to mind. 

For all the films collecting dust in the Disney vault, there are really only three or four stories being told--young males, abandoned my their families, turn to nature; stubborn young women find themselves through the action of civilizing one man or a group of them; brutish men demonstrate their strength, only to later face humiliation and comeuppance. Did I miss any? Originally posted on:SpoutBlog<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:36:42 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>SpoutBlog</spout:postby><spout:postto>SpoutBlog on spout.com</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/16/2007 5:36:42 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>

This series of side-by-side comparisons of frames from various Disney films (via WIRED's Underwire blog) is meant to show how Disney recycles frames from one 2D animated flick to another in order to save time, money and labor value. 

But more impressively, it's also solid proof of the animation factory's tendency to recycle themes across decades. The tableau above tracks the "nubile nymph dances for plump (read: impotent) male onlookers" theme, first seen in 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and then resurrected 36 years later for Robin Hood. And surely there are more examples of such a scene playing out across the Disney ouevre--it's been at least 17 years since I've seen it, but The Little Mermaid immediately comes to mind. 

For all the films collecting dust in the Disney vault, there are really only three or four stories being told--young males, abandoned my their families, turn to nature; stubborn young women find themselves through the action of civilizing one man or a group of them; brutish men demonstrate their strength, only to later face humiliation and comeuppance. Did I miss any? Originally posted on:SpoutBlog</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: I love you... no. I meant to say movies.</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Introduce_Yourself/I_love_you_no_I_meant_to_say_movies/291/12637/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t79074pkqe3.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/59477/default.aspx'>ellimille</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Introduce_Yourself/291/discussions.aspx'>Introduce Yourself</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 6/29/2007 6:09:43 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Hi!I am Elli. New in Spout. I found Spout watching the Four Eye Monster -movie in Youtube. This is a place for me. Movie fanatic like the rest.Genres are great. I guess I mostly enjoy good comedies with a sparkle of darkness/drama. Like Little Miss Sunshine, Garden State or Lost in Translation. But I get trully excited with good action scifi stuff like the marvelous Sunshine or the first The Matrix. I love to spend time with good animation like the old Disneys The Little Mermaid or The Lion King or Japanese creations like Miyazaki`s Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi. When I want something really romantic I watch Before Sunset. I regard Clueless as a classic.  Fabuleux destin d&Aacute;melie Poulain makes me smile, some Bollywood movies and Moulin Rouge (in the end) makes me cry and Quentin&acute;s Kill Bills makes me want to go jogging. Horror I cannot watch because with my over active imagination I get nightmares. Usually I prefer to see a movie I haven&acute;t yet seen over a good movie I know. The enthusiasm towards movies has gotten me behind the screen too. I have worked as a extra and a grip. I study design. Fashion design to say more precisely. If you click my name above you get to my webpage: elli.maanpaa.com. And yep. I&acute;m 21 years old and from Helsinki, Finland.Nice to meet you all!Elli :)  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:09:43 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>ellimille</spout:postby><spout:postto>Introduce Yourself</spout:postto><spout:postdate>6/29/2007 6:09:43 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Hi!I am Elli. New in Spout. I found Spout watching the Four Eye Monster -movie in Youtube. This is a place for me. Movie fanatic like the rest.Genres are great. I guess I mostly enjoy good comedies with a sparkle of darkness/drama. Like Little Miss Sunshine, Garden State or Lost in Translation. But I get trully excited with good action scifi stuff like the marvelous Sunshine or the first The Matrix. I love to spend time with good animation like the old Disneys The Little Mermaid or The Lion King or Japanese creations like Miyazaki`s Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi. When I want something really romantic I watch Before Sunset. I regard Clueless as a classic.  Fabuleux destin d&amp;Aacute;melie Poulain makes me smile, some Bollywood movies and Moulin Rouge (in the end) makes me cry and Quentin&amp;acute;s Kill Bills makes me want to go jogging. Horror I cannot watch because with my over active imagination I get nightmares. Usually I prefer to see a movie I haven&amp;acute;t yet seen over a good movie I know. The enthusiasm towards movies has gotten me behind the screen too. I have worked as a extra and a grip. I study design. Fashion design to say more precisely. If you click my name above you get to my webpage: elli.maanpaa.com. And yep. I&amp;acute;m 21 years old and from Helsinki, Finland.Nice to meet you all!Elli :)  </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: A Modern Disney Classic</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/animerion/archive/2007/6/11/10776.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t79074pkqe3.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/35867/default.aspx'>animerion</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 6/11/2007 3:20:14 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> After 17 years, I have finally had a chance to take in one of my favorite Disney films, The Little Mermaid, on DVD This film was the first in a line of Disney that defined the studio during the early to mid 90s in a line of popular animated films such as The Lion King and Aladdin.  I was excited yet a bit cautious to take this film after so many years because nostalgia has a way of making memories more pleasurable that what they really are.  The rose-tinted glasses effect as they say.  This really was no the case with this film and I really enjoyed revisiting this film again.When you are younger one really doesn&rsquo;t care about the technical aspect of any film, but one of the first thing that I noticed about this film is that the character designs seems very expressive for a Disney film.  There aren&rsquo;t many traditional human character designs in this film, obviously, but the human elements of the characters&rsquo; faces are over exaggerated, almost like those found in anime and 80s era Don Bluthe Films such as All Dogs go to Heaven and The Land Before Time.  This lent for a more &ldquo;cartoony&rdquo; look as opposed to the traditional character designs I was used to from other Disney films such as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.One aspect that this film is renowned for is the music.  Disney practically had it down to an art form on how to convey character and plot through song and this film is no exception.  Personal favorite songs include &ldquo;Part of Your World&rdquo; about Ariel&rsquo;s long for a life outside of the ocean and &ldquo;Poor, Unfortunate Soul,&rdquo; the main villain Ursula&rsquo;s ploy to lure Ariel in the her trap.  The &ldquo;popular&rdquo; songs are a little too catchy and formulaic to want to be listen to over and over again, but are entertaining enough within the context of the film.  And these song should be good as they were written by Alan Menkin, the musical writer of several play such as Little Shop of Horrors, another personal favorite film.One thing I didn&rsquo;t remember is how quickly the film ends.  Looking at my DVD player as the credits were about to roll, the film did not get a chance to break an hour and twenty minutes at that point.  That not really a bad thing however.  The film never really let&rsquo;s up and moves along at a brisk pace.  The only time I can say I thought it really dragged was right before and during the &ldquo;Under the Sea&rdquo; number.  It almost seems as if it is filler.  The actors are well performed with actors that I have never heard of with the exception of Buddy Hackett as Scuttle the Seagull.Overall, I was impressed how much this film held up.  I find that for ever film I watch today that I enjoyed as a child there a few others that I can&rsquo;t believe I liked.  As I said previously, nostalgia can be tricky.  This film still holds, has great music and one of the best Disney villains in their entire catalog.  This is a fun filled movie that can definitely still be enjoyed by a twenty five year old as much as I did when I was eight.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:20:14 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>animerion</spout:postby><spout:postto>Movie Musings</spout:postto><spout:postdate>6/11/2007 3:20:14 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>After 17 years, I have finally had a chance to take in one of my favorite Disney films, The Little Mermaid, on DVD This film was the first in a line of Disney that defined the studio during the early to mid 90s in a line of popular animated films such as The Lion King and Aladdin.  I was excited yet a bit cautious to take this film after so many years because nostalgia has a way of making memories more pleasurable that what they really are.  The rose-tinted glasses effect as they say.  This really was no the case with this film and I really enjoyed revisiting this film again.When you are younger one really doesn&amp;rsquo;t care about the technical aspect of any film, but one of the first thing that I noticed about this film is that the character designs seems very expressive for a Disney film.  There aren&amp;rsquo;t many traditional human character designs in this film, obviously, but the human elements of the characters&amp;rsquo; faces are over exaggerated, almost like those found in anime and 80s era Don Bluthe Films such as All Dogs go to Heaven and The Land Before Time.  This lent for a more &amp;ldquo;cartoony&amp;rdquo; look as opposed to the traditional character designs I was used to from other Disney films such as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.One aspect that this film is renowned for is the music.  Disney practically had it down to an art form on how to convey character and plot through song and this film is no exception.  Personal favorite songs include &amp;ldquo;Part of Your World&amp;rdquo; about Ariel&amp;rsquo;s long for a life outside of the ocean and &amp;ldquo;Poor, Unfortunate Soul,&amp;rdquo; the main villain Ursula&amp;rsquo;s ploy to lure Ariel in the her trap.  The &amp;ldquo;popular&amp;rdquo; songs are a little too catchy and formulaic to want to be listen to over and over again, but are entertaining enough within the context of the film.  And these song should be good as they were written by Alan Menkin, the musical writer of several play such as Little Shop of Horrors, another personal favorite film.One thing I didn&amp;rsquo;t remember is how quickly the film ends.  Looking at my DVD player as the credits were about to roll, the film did not get a chance to break an hour and twenty minutes at that point.  That not really a bad thing however.  The film never really let&amp;rsquo;s up and moves along at a brisk pace.  The only time I can say I thought it really dragged was right before and during the &amp;ldquo;Under the Sea&amp;rdquo; number.  It almost seems as if it is filler.  The actors are well performed with actors that I have never heard of with the exception of Buddy Hackett as Scuttle the Seagull.Overall, I was impressed how much this film held up.  I find that for ever film I watch today that I enjoyed as a child there a few others that I can&amp;rsquo;t believe I liked.  As I said previously, nostalgia can be tricky.  This film still holds, has great music and one of the best Disney villains in their entire catalog.  This is a fun filled movie that can definitely still be enjoyed by a twenty five year old as much as I did when I was eight.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: ACE!</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/xtinkerbellbethx/archive/2007/6/9/10554.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t79074pkqe3.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/28345/default.aspx'>xtinkerbellbethx</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 6/9/2007 7:22:27 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I love the little mermaid. You can watch it whatever age you are and still love it!! The music is fab and the happy ending just leaves you with a :) !!!<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 23:22:27 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>xtinkerbellbethx</spout:postby><spout:postto>xtinkerbellbethx Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>6/9/2007 7:22:27 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I love the little mermaid. You can watch it whatever age you are and still love it!! The music is fab and the happy ending just leaves you with a :) !!!</spout:body></item>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2224/default.aspx'>PammyK</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/13/2006 11:28:26 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I like "A Whole New World" from Aladdin and "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:28:26 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>PammyK</spout:postby><spout:postto>The Official Disney Group</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/13/2006 11:28:26 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I like "A Whole New World" from Aladdin and "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid.</spout:body></item>
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