An Amazing Film

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2005)

The film follows a headstrong, mermaid, Ariel as she falls in love, despite her fathers rules, with a human man, Eric. Because of her fathers hatred towards these 'cannibals' she makes a pact with a sea witch in order to be with him.
This is my definition of the perfect animated film. Everything about it is gorgeous. I remember seeing it for the first time and being blown away by the opening sequence. The appearance of the first merman against Alan Menkens score is beautifully done and the film just goes uphill from there.
The art, the songs, the characters, the music. Everything is perfectly done in this film.
Ursula is by far the scariest villain ever to cross the big screen. Based on a drag queen she really does completely freak out all audiences, I remember being terrified of her when I was little and I still feel the same way. The whole Poor Unfortunate Souls sequence is the scariest 'villain scene' I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. The rather bouncy song along with a haunting setting and shadows Hitchcock would be proud of is amazingly done and is only beaten by Ursula's terrifying performance later on in the film crawling along the ships deck after Ariel.
The soundtrack is spectacular. The score as I have mentioned before is superb and each of the songs is an instant classic, Part of Your World, Under the Sea, Kiss the Girl and Poor Unfortunate Souls are all songs everyone can recognise and sing-along too.
One last thing I have to give credit to is Sebastian the crab. He is one of the main reasons I love this film so much. The reggae crab will win you over. He is the perfect support to our heroine, dishing out lovely songs and providing us with may comic moments.
Disney really hit a high point with this film, and it totally deserves its status as one of the best animated films of all time. 10 out of 10.