The further exploitation and violation of Disney Films AKA...The Little Mermaid 3

[Machias Banshee]

I honestly did not know if this was posted anywhere on here, and the way some are on here, I fully expect a nasty verbal assault on this anyways..

I honestly cannot believe that they could beat this dead horse any further. One of the final Direct-to-Video Releases to come from Disney (thanks to people in high places), it is not only the THIRD Movie... but it is a PRE-Quel!

Drama, violence, and the ever overdone Musical number!





Honestly, on one hand I'm intrigued to hear about Ariel's Mother. On the other -- My god, this is going too far with the post-pre-quadrels. Hans Christian Andersen NEVER saw this coming, and Poor Walt must be tired from spinning in his grave...

I know there's some animators and people who are more skilled and educated about the realms of animation and the film industry around here, especially concerning Disney. I'd just Love to hear what you folks think about this...

[gobo]

I actually saw this trailer on my DVD of Enchanted for the first time just last night when my neice insisted on watching it again, for the second time that weekend. (I was satisfied thinking of this movie as your typical parody except without quite so much perversion, but it's already starting to wear thin... ) While I wasn't particularly horrified or even disturbed by this trailer, I have to admit that I find Disney's insistence on making all their animated films into trilogies no matter how old they are quite sad and sometimes infuriating. But, it's no skin off my nose. I pretty much hate Disney anyway. ^_^

[Raph's Girl]

This film has been trying to get off the ground for 2 years. Im actually glad it's finally coming out. Finally we'll find out what happened to Ariel's mom! Will it be as sad as the script PAD wrote that Disney rejected for the comics?? I doubt it....but I loved PAD's script for the death of Ariel's mom....it was sad and poinient (sp?).

This is set a year before the events in the first film. Which really makes no sense since the animated series was set before the first film and her mother was never shown! Interesting that her name is Athena since some myths have Triton as her father instead of Zeus.

And after watching the trailer....So Athena was killed by pirates when Ariel was a baby....this somehow caused a ban on music in Atlantis??? Hmm....fascinating. Damn Ariel looks like her mom! And Marina = Ursula.

Basically this movie is more or less Ursula's origin story....can't wait to see this in August!

[Ra]

Heh, I can't believe I'm saying this, but it doesn't look half bad. I wouldn't mind sitting down and watching it if I have nothing better to do. What ruins it for me is that it's a prequel. Direct-to-Video prequel. Which pretty much takes half the fun out of it. Ugh...come on Disney! Release some new material for a change!

[Fugitoid Jones]

Yeah, it's dissapointing to see how badly Disney has run out of original thought. When you can't come up with a new idea for an animated film, just pound out some useless sequels! Oh well, the kiddies like 'em, I suppose. It's just I'd feel better if they were watching original, quality entertainment rather than unimaginative drivel.

[ThirdMarioBro]

On one hand, I'll probably end up watching it because I want to see what happens to Ariel's Mom. Why were they catching Mermaid's in nets? Dinner perhaps? Disgusting. One one hand, I want to see Ursula's origin story. On the other hand, the music rapes my ears, and the idea of another direct-to-video Disney movie makes me want to vomit. Sure, this is the last one, but why screw with The Little Mermaid--the godfather of the animation renaissance?

I'll probably wind up buying it anyway just to support hand-drawn animation. The medium is almost dead.

And Jim Cummings does not make a good Triton. Why the hell didn't they get Kenneth Mars? Too busy with Hanna Montana? Why break tradition? He's been in every other production.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

And Jim Cummings does not make a good Triton. Why the hell didn't they get Kenneth Mars? Too busy with Hanna Montana? Why break tradition? He's been in every other production.

I agree... Kenneth Mars is the ONLY person who can voice Triton. It's just weird hearing Tigger's voice come out of everyone's fave son of Poseidon (well my fave offspring of Poseidon is Pegasus but still....)

[Scandia]

Well I actually want to watch it. The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite Disney movies. Ariel rocks.

[BubblyShell22]

I'm actually interested in this prequel because a lot of unexplained things will get explained. Kenneth Mars works on Hannah Montana? What does he do? I hate it when voices are changed. Keep the originals if the original actors are living. That's the best way to go.

[Drtooth]

Everyone? CALM DOWN!!!!! This will be the last one they do. Unless they have an idea that will dazzle John Lassiter (who even had to come in and work on rewrites to Tinkerbelle), there won't be another sequal, midqual or prequal from here to the end of his reign as animation director.

This film has been trying to get off the ground for 2 years. Im actually glad it's finally coming out. Finally we'll find out what happened to Ariel's mom! Will it be as sad as the script PAD wrote that Disney rejected for the comics?? I doubt it....but I loved PAD's script for the death of Ariel's mom....it was sad and poinient (sp?).

The fact that they were still working on it was the only reason why they didn't pull the plug on this one. But other than the 2 they were working on before Disney's buyout of Pixar, no other idea will go into production. Unless of course, they get a great idea, and (as I said earlier) they really wow Lassiter. But since they won't, NO MORE DTV CHEAPQUALS!!!! YAAHOOOO!!!

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

(well my fave offspring of Poseidon is Pegasus but still....)

Didn't Pegasus sprout out of Medusa's neck after she got decapitated? I thought that was his origin?

[Sewer Bull]

Disney's view on the Greek mythology has always been slightly deranged.

[Mandi-chan]

I'm torn with this one.

Some parts of it look good (Ariel's mom story, possible Ursula story...since, like others here, I feel that Marina will end up being Ursula.) But a lot of what I saw in that trailer bored the heck out of me.

Will it be as bad as The Little Mermaid 2 was? I hope not.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

Didn't Pegasus sprout out of Medusa's neck after she got decapitated? I thought that was his origin?

Pegasus was the offspring of Poseidon and Medusa. Medusa was preggers with Pegasus when her head was cut off and Pegasus strangly popped out from Medusas neck or sprang from her blood (which mingled with the sea foam) Pegasus also has a twin brother named Chrysoar (who was born human)

All horses are descended from Poseidon for some strange reason.

[Machias Banshee]

Looking back at the older movies, Disney was pretty good about keeping to the storylines of well known tales, i.e. Snow white, sleeping beauty..

I have always loved mythology, greek, roman, Egyptian, all of it. When I saw what they did with the Little Mermaid story and THEN Hercules....

HERCULES! The whole backstory, Hera (Not his mother), Pegasus, everything... I just about died inside. Hercules (depending on which version you look at) went through trials from hell, had Megara as his First wife (slayed her and the kids) and Deianeira as his second, and ended up poisoned to death. No happy fat lil satyr re-enacting Rocky films... More

And once again, I'm getting off topic...

The backstory of Ariel's mother intrigues me. I just hope they can do it tastefully, yet not sugarcoat the whole thing. I mean, the original story of little mermaid has her sisters visiting the land once a year, and when she pleads to her grandmother (Not quite ursula) to let her be human, she's mute, BUT she's also under excruciating pain from walking (like on knives), and if she doesn't succeed, she turns to sea foam. Sebastian definitely was NOT around, nor was Flounder to sing and pee himself if a snail swam by...

Maybe I'm just too sensitive...?

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My one big hope with the Disney changes is that they put an end to this story plotline of overtalkative characters, dirty jokes and the usual bad ending music video of some old 70s or 80s song...


...PAD script? What exactly is this, and can you find it online?

[Peanut]

Yeah, I would have loved to see the Disney movie based off of the "true" story of Hercules. That would have went over really well.

[Jester]

I have to ask what the big difference between the Disney and HCA Mermaid?

*edit: I see it, but it really that far removed from the movie? I mean how many books are truly adapted to movies? *he says after reading the novel "I am Legend"

[Machias Banshee]

Of course I wouldn't want to see the true story of Hercules... It'd give kids nightmares. But can you imagine those same kids trying to explain mythology in Literature class? It'd be like a Jerry Springer Special..

The difference in story-telling, between Snow White and how they do movies today is really kinda surprising. It's like we need to protect kids from stories now...

[Raph's Girl]

The Hans Christian Anderson version of The Little Mermaid:

1: Her name was Serena
2: She DIES cuz the prince falls for somebody else
3: She becomes a wind goddess
4: After a series of trials she eventually gains a soul (cuz uh merfolk are souless monsters) and goes to heaven.... all cuz she didn't kill the prince like her sisters wanted her to
5: Oh and her sisters are now bald cuz they exchanged their hair for a knife to kill the prince.

[Jester]

Dang.....and I thought "I am Legend" was off....