Launched Disney's Golden Age

Rating: 8/10 (25 July 2013)

A mermaid princess named Ariel makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous seahag named Ursula in order to meet a human prince named Eric on land.
This is the film that really launched Disney's golden age (or what some people call the Renaissance era). Memorable songs, a fun story and characters... the last good Disney animated feature was "Robin Hood" in 1973, and even that is a stretch.
For those of us who grew up in the 1980s, we were rather blessed -- for the next few years the Disney films were amazing, starting with this gem. Ignore the sequel and you will appreciate this one incredibly.