The First of Its Generation And Still The Best

Rating: 10/10 (5 October 2010)

A whole new era of Disney classics was made possible due to the success of this film. And 21 years later, it's still the best. The tired formula that "The Little Mermaid" inspired hit some highs (Beauty and the Beast) and some lows (Hercules) but it was never quite as fresh and magical as it was here. The story is also told very well. Disney later tried to pull off more complex stories and that almost turned out too complicated and confused (Pocahontas). The movie owes a great deal of its success to its music which is superb, cause top-notch animation and great characters can only take you so far in a musical. I am so grateful to have experienced this film way back in its original theatrical release. It is a genuinely first rate Disney classic.