Rating: 
Summary: Rent before you buy.
Review: Before I saw this movie, I knew it wasn't going to measure up to the original movie so I didn't have high expectations. This is probably why I ended up liking the movie to a certain degree instead of being completely disappointed.It's basically the same plot as the first movie - Ursula's sister wants to rule the sea and uses Melody's desire to become a mermaid to her advantage. While the movie is predictable, there were certain parts that gave me a warm glow. It was nice to see Ariel change from her proper-and-prim attire and return to the sea as a mermaid. There's a nice duet between Ariel and Melody about "sharing one moment" in time. It almost captures Ariel's original wistfulness and longing. Prince Eric, as usual, isn't capable of saving the day or even himself. Sebastin's schtick seems to be old to the point where his whining can be grating. However, on the plus side, there are two new song-and-dance characters which serve as a comic relief to detract from the predictable plot. I recommend renting this movie first before making a purchase. I got the DVD as a belated wedding present and I'm glad I have it, but I can't honestly say I'd have personally bought it myself - not without a huge markdown in the price. Keep in mind that while it's not the greatest movie ever, it's not exactly bottom-of-the-barrel either.
Rating: 
Summary: As the song says: "Never be the same again.."
Review: Yes, thats what I think. Movies can never be as good as the first one BESIDES for "toy Story 2"!!! This movie is REALLY pathetic. They took the first movie, added things here and there, and whalla! Here comes "The little mermaid 2"! EVERY THING was exactly the same! Couldnt they at least find a new bad chrecter? Why Ursolas sister? (Actualy not a bad idea..) The story is pretty much the same... Anyway, ENJOY!!
Rating:
Summary: If it was an option, no stars...
Review: When I was a little girl I fell in love with the Little Mermaid, now, at seventeen I decided to check out the sequal, at least there should be good music, Right? Wrong.
This movie is a pathetic attempt of Disney, while I liked the Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, Return to the Sea's characters are pathetic, it lacks all the romantic element the first one had and is replaced by a stupid child who can talk to animals, being the the only one in the kingdom who can, and not knowing she is a mermaid you'd think she suspect something, no?
Even the music is nearly the exact same as in the first, and this gives a bad name to the Little Mermaid.
Rating: 
Summary: What Was Disney Thinking?
Review: After the 'Aladdin' sequel, 'Return of Jafar,' Disney has been popping out sequel after sequel. Now 'The Little Mermaid' gets it's turn, 'The Little Mermaid 2 : Return to the Sea' is, as most put it, a total disgrace to the original Disney mastrepiece. The second focuses on Ariel's daughter, Melody. Melody has a strange longing for the sea, but because of her mother she is forbidden to step out of a great wall surronding her palace home. This rule was enforced for Melody's safety, when during the celebration of her birth, Ursula's looney sister Morgana, tries to murder the child in order to take revenge of her sister's death. The rest of the story is a reincarnation of the original, being Morgana using Melody's wish to become a mermaid to her advantage & plan to steal the triton. While most of the original characters return, there is two new amimated sidekicks, Tip & Dash, a pensive penguin & his blubery walrus friend. The songs are pretty pathetic considering The Little Mermaid's award winning music, & most of the characters you came to love come to have miner, unimportant roles, such as Ariel, Flounder, & Scuttle. While the main characters such as the annoyingly gullible Melody, & the stupid Timon & Pumbaa remakes, Tip & Dash are ones your children won't even like. Besides the wickidly funny Sebastion & the gorgeous animation, this film goes right down the drain.
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Summary: Return to the Sea...WHY BOTHER?!
Review: (as posted on IMDB.com.) Okay, as a long time Disney fan, I really -hate- direct-to-video Disney sequels. Walt HIMSELF didn't believe in them. He believed in "AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER" being the end of it. But this one...REALLY ticked the taco. There were so many ripoffs of other Disney films in this, it wasn't funny. Quick summary, if you don't already know...: Melody, the daughter of Ariel and Prince Eric, is born. Ursula's sister, Morganna (who basically looks like Ursula, if she were to dye herself green and go on the Ally Macbeal starvation diet) shows up and, after trying to do the newborn tyke in, and failing, prophesizes (sp?) doom for the characters. After that ordeal, Ariel goes into a lapse of being like her father, and refuses to tell Melody about her mermaid heritage, and later on, forbids her to go near the sea. Well surprise surprise. Melody finds out, being the stubborn brat she is, and runs away, then makes a deal with Morgana to become a mermaid, in exchange for something. (Gee does THAT sound familiar?) She becomes one, but in her half of the bargain, has to retrieve her granddaddy's Trident and bring it back to the sea witch. While doing THIS, she runs into a couple of outcast animals, a penguin and a walrus named Timon and Pumb--huh? wait...no! that's not Timon and Pumbaa! or is it? Could of fooled me. Anyway, i'd like to reveal more, but pretty much anything that could be guessed to happen does. OK so...long story short. This movie "borrows" too much from other (better) Disney films...and does it horribly. Come on...Tip and Dash? Why not just make Dash obscenely flatulent and make it an even more obvious ripoff! Ugh. Not to mention, the total character butchery of Ariel's persona. She's gone from being a freespirited, headstrong woman, to a clone of her father. Not good at all...they're basically telling us the sweet, firey little mermaid we've known to grow and love is dead. Plus Melody herself isn't such a great character either...she's damned annoying! And bratty! Not to mention what they've done to Flounder. Ugh...anyway if you decide to see this piece of created-mainly-for-profit-reasons, no-imagination, Eisner-sponsored crapfest, I suggest maybe waiting 'till its on the Disney channel or some other tv station. Because, it's not even worth the price of a rental.
Rating:
Summary: Pass on this one
Review: Doesn't compare to the romance and fun of the original "Little Mermaid." Ariel needs to recover some of her spunk and Prince Eric needs something to do besides smile and look fatherly!!! Meolody is a spunky, adventurous character, but the rest of the movie is basically a rehashing of the first "Little Mermaid" story. Songs aren't as good.
Rating:
Summary: not as good as the first one...
Review: I saw The Little Mermaid in the theaters when I was two and it's been a part of me ever since. I love to sing the songs, watch the movie, play with the dolls, ect. And I'm thirteen now-imagine how obsessed I was when I was younger. So, needless to say, I was anxious to see the sequel, especially since Ariel's daughter's name is Melody, very close to my own name, Melanie. But, though I'll admit I had very high expectations to begin with, I was very sadly disappointed. The voices were great, as always they were in the first one, but the story lacked the life that the original had. The story was almost exactly like the first one (only reversed, of course), but not quite as good. I did like Melody's character a lot, as she was a lot brighter than Ariel was ("sure, Miss Scary-Looking-Octopus-Lady-I-Don't-Know, I'll give you my voice and leave my family and friends to go with some guy whom I've never really met and doesn't even know I exist and hope this guy kisses me, or else I'm done for"), even though I guess Melody probably could have done better than to trust that Morgana character (who buy the way, was way too much like Ursula, even if they were sisters). But at least she didn't do it for a guy. Also, the songs were kinda stinky. I don't know, a lot of people seem to love them, but really, can any of them compare to "Part of Your World"? ah...no. But then again, how can you compete with Alan Menken and Tim Rice, the Disney Duo, combined with the haunting voice of Jodi Benson (who, thankfully, returns in the sequel)? You can't. End of story.
Rating:
Summary: Return to the Sea...WHY BOTHER?!
Review: (as posted on IMDB.com.) Okay, as a long time Disney fan, I really -hate- direct-to-video Disney sequels. Walt HIMSELF didn't believe in them. He believed in "AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER" being the end of it. But this one...REALLY ticked the taco. There were so many ripoffs of other Disney films in this, it wasn't funny. Quick summary, if you don't already know...: Melody, the daughter of Ariel and Prince Eric, is born. Ursula's sister, Morganna (who basically looks like Ursula, if she were to dye herself green and go on the Ally Macbeal starvation diet) shows up and, after trying to do the newborn tyke in, and failing, prophesizes (sp?) doom for the characters. After that ordeal, Ariel goes into a lapse of being like her father, and refuses to tell Melody about her mermaid heritage, and later on, forbids her to go near the sea. Well surprise surprise. Melody finds out, being the stubborn brat she is, and runs away, then makes a deal with Morgana to become a mermaid, in exchange for something. (Gee does THAT sound familiar?) She becomes one, but in her half of the bargain, has to retrieve her granddaddy's Trident and bring it back to the sea witch. While doing THIS, she runs into a couple of outcast animals, a penguin and a walrus named Timon and Pumb--huh? wait...no! that's not Timon and Pumbaa! or is it? Could of fooled me. Anyway, i'd like to reveal more, but pretty much anything that could be guessed to happen does. OK so...long story short. This movie "borrows" too much from other (better) Disney films...and does it horribly. Come on...Tip and Dash? Why not just make Dash obscenely flatulent and make it an even more obvious ripoff! Ugh. Not to mention, the total character butchery of Ariel's persona. She's gone from being a freespirited, headstrong woman, to a clone of her father. Not good at all...they're basically telling us the sweet, firey little mermaid we've known to grow and love is dead. Plus Melody herself isn't such a great character either...she's damned annoying! And bratty! Not to mention what they've done to Flounder. Ugh...anyway if you decide to see this piece of created-mainly-for-profit-reasons, no-imagination, Eisner-sponsored crapfest, I suggest maybe waiting 'till its on the Disney channel or some other tv station. Because, it's not even worth the price of a rental.
Rating:
Summary: Pass on this one
Review: Doesn't compare to the romance and fun of the original "Little Mermaid." Ariel needs to recover some of her spunk and Prince Eric needs something to do besides smile and look fatherly!!! Meolody is a spunky, adventurous character, but the rest of the movie is basically a rehashing of the first "Little Mermaid" story. Songs aren't as good.
Rating:
Summary: As the song says: "Never be the same again.."
Review: Yes, thats what I think. Movies can never be as good as the first one BESIDES for "toy Story 2"!!! This movie is REALLY pathetic. They took the first movie, added things here and there, and whalla! Here comes "The little mermaid 2"! EVERY THING was exactly the same! Couldnt they at least find a new bad chrecter? Why Ursolas sister? (Actualy not a bad idea..) The story is pretty much the same... Anyway, ENJOY!!
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