La petite sirène

I would like to defend this movie as user Josephine left a very angry review. I'm sorry if you saw this as a small child and are forever traumatized but your review is very incomplete, not to mention the you speak of things that were never in the movie including saying that the prince "marries another prostitute" the mermaid drowns herself, and that there is beheading in the film. I don't really understand why you would lie about what happens in a movie on the review. Perhaps you just really hate this movie..anger issues?

This movie is early anime. It is not bad anime, the animation simply is not as complex as the animation we see today, after all, the movie was made in 1975. The movie is definitely for older children, I saw it as a little girl when I was five and loved it, however it is important to realize that the end is very tragic. It can be very upsetting for young or sensitive children. There is no happily ever after, nor was there in the original story by Hans Christian Anderson. The movie begins very much in the way a child's movie would..juvenile dialogue, etc. but takes a rather tragic and serious turn. Understand that anime tends to be very different from Disney.

It is not the happy, fictionalized fiction you would see in Disney's Little Mermaid or Aladdin. Clearly, many like this movie, as it is always selling on eBay, sometimes at rather high bids. There was something about this movie that I loved as a little girl, and still do. I can't clearly define what it is. Perhaps it was refreshing to see something so different. It could be a little cheesy at times, but all children's movies are to a degree. I enjoyed it, many of my friends enjoyed it, I certainly would not recommend renting it for your Friday night dinner and a movie. But is it worth seeing? I think so. It depends on what you are looking for.

I first saw this movie when I was a little girl. I hadn't been exposed to the Disney version yet, and had had the book (which was my favourite) so I kind of knew what to expect. Needless to say, I loved it! It quickly became my favourite movie, and also introduced me to the loveliness of anime. Very few people I know have seen this version, but I encourage any and everyone to view this version. When I eventually saw Disney's version I was kinda disappointed, but also understood that they couldn't make it the same as the original. Watch this movie and you will see what I mean.

I really like this film it isn't as pretty as some Disney films, but it also had a lower budget. The music is terrible, but I love it, even Marina's song where I could never understand what she's saying! This film does have it's issues, the sound cuts out, and the picture is OK at best. It hasn't been treated the best post-production. I really wish there would be a better release with a cleaned up animation, a Japanese tract, a new dub, and the original English dub. And about the dubbing- In America it took a while to really get dubbing decent. It isn't this film exclusively, it's all movies of the period. I recommend this film if you find it anywhere, but don't spend too much the DVD set up is minor at best. Disney didn't perfect the Little Mermaid story they told one version of it. Don't get me wrong, I love Ariel, she just isn't the only fish in the sea.

This is a very sad and beautiful tale, the way Hans Christian Andersen has intended it to be. Even more sad than this though is that mass audience now knows only the dumbed down Disney version, which actually is a clear case of plagiarism. What else is it if it takes the original story and changes the ending??? Of course the rights to do that were properly purchased, at least I think so. But now we do not even have a chance to see true version ever released on DVD, as it justly deserves.

This is my favorite movie out of all of the Little Mermaid's I have seen because it is the closest to the real story. I have been searching and searching for days to try and find this particular version of the Little Mermaid to buy. The only version I've been able to find narrated by Richard Chamberlain says that it was released in like 1987 or something like that and said it was put out by Reader's Digest. That was about the time that I saw this particular version, so I was just wondering if it was re-released or something like that. When I looked at the case I wasn't too sure if it was it or not and I don't want to waste the money on it if it's not the version I want. I'm looking for the Japanamation one with Marina and the dolphin Fritz. If anyone can help me out I'd really appreciate it. And if you haven't seen this movie yet please do, because it is absolutely amazing!