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The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

PG
Movie
2008
1h 17m
English
Family, Animation
Follow Ariel's adventures before she gave up her fins for true love. When Ariel wasn't singing with her sisters, she spent time with her mother, Queen Athena. Ariel is devastated when Athena is killed by pirates, and after King Triton outlaws all singing. Along with pals Flounder and Sebastian, Ariel sets off in hopes of changing her father's decision to ban music from the kingdom.
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Jodi Benson
Ariel (voice)
Samuel E Wright
Sebastian (voice)
Jim Cummings
King Triton / Shelbow / Additional ...
Sally Field
Marina Del Ray (voice)
Tara Strong
Adella / Andrina / Additional Voice...
Jennifer Hale
Alana (voice)
Grey DeLisle
Aquata / Arista (voice)
Kari Wahlgren
Attina (voice)
Parker Goris
Flounder (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Benjamin / Additional Voices (voice...
Kevin Michael Richardson
Cheeks / Ray Ray (voice)
Rob Paulsen
Ink Spot / Swifty / Additional Voic...
Lorelei Hill Butters
Queen Athena (voice)
Directed By: Peggy Holmes

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Krenai says...
10 years ago
Not was that bad that I expected, actually it was kinda good, funny and cute. Ariel's sisters were funny and non-perfect :DD And I love Benjamin
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WalkingKev says...
10 months ago
Definitely more original than the second one, it had some fun moments and it was nice to see more of Ariel's... beginning. Not something I have to rewatch though. According to IMDb, the last animated direct-to-video film, since John Lasseter changed things, cancelling movies such as Pinocchio 2, Dumbo II, The Jungle Book 3, The Aristocats II, Aladdin 4, Hercules 2 and Mulan III. I know that's for the best and those movies would be (like most direct-to-video films) not very good, but it does make me wonder what does movies would be like.
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r96sk says...
4 years ago
A bad prequel. 'The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning' is, unfortunately given the original and sequel are good, utterly pointless. It's just all very plain, most notably with the animation due to its dully done backgrounds. The story is useless, do we really care what happened to Ariel before 'The Little Mermaid'? No, this premise adds extremely little to the other two films - the only plus is that we find out what happened to her mother. At least the duo of Jodi Benson (Ariel) and Samuel E. Wright (Sebastian) reprise their roles for a third time, though none of the new additions leave a mark. The villains are very boring, Sally Field goes unnoticed as Marina Del Rey and Benjamin (Jeff Bennett) is entirely forgettable. Some of the songs are decent, but that aside this is a follow-up that doesn't need to exist.
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