The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea is a 2000 animated direct-to-video musical fantasy drama adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and the second installment in The Little Mermaid trilogy. Directed by Jim Kammerud and Brian Smith, the story of the film takes place 12 years after the original, and focuses on Ariel and Eric's daughter Melody, a human princess who longs to swim in the ocean despite her parents' law that the sea is forbidden to her.
Many voice actors from the original film returned for the sequel, including Jodi Benson as Ariel, Kenneth Mars as King Triton, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, and Buddy Hackett as Scuttle in his final film role before his death in June 2003. Pat Carroll, who had voiced Ursula in the first film, returned as Ursula's sister Morgana, the sequel's new villain. Tara Charendoff joined the cast as Melody and Rob Paulsen replaced Christopher Daniel Barnes as Prince Eric.
The film received largely negative reviews with criticism directed at the plot, which many considered to be a generic rehash of the original film. Since then, it's been considered a cult classic, especially for fans of Melody. In 2008, Disney released a third film, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, which is a prequel to the first film.
Category:Films
Category:2000 Films