The Little Mermaid III Discussion Vol. 2

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Old Fish Tale wrote:Jim Dooley has finished recording his score for 'The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning'! Click here to visit his website!

From IGN:
On August 26, 2008, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning on DVD. The made-for-DVD movie revolves around the original star, Ariel, and her adventures into the events of the first film in this prequel to The Little Mermaid. It will contain bonus materials and extra features, and the DVD will be available for the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $29.99.

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ichabod wrote:Teaching Mermaids to Dance:Before making her directing debut with The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, Peggy Holmes was a sought after choreographer. Go behind the scenes and watch as she uses her background in dance to create a totally unique animation experience.

Disney Song Selection:When this fun interactive option is turned on, the words to the songs appear on the screen allowing viewers to sing along with the film.

World Wide Water Webb: Fans can now visit the dedicated web pages of Ariel and her sisters. Each of Triton's seven lovely daughters has her own page, where she posts personal information, gets to know new friends and keeps her own personal blog! (wwww.Merconnect.sea)

The Little Mermaid - The Broadway Musical: A look behind the scenes of smash hit Broadway musical from Disney Theatrical productions.

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Disney Villain wrote:I found these two Television ad's online for the "Keep Oceans Clean" campaign. These two T.V. spots feature clips from Ariel's Beginning. The ad's show clips we have not seen before. Check them out:
http://www.keepoceansclean.org/ads/

Just to review....
Ariel's Beginning Picture Book Scans:http://picasaweb.google.com/disneyvault ... SBeginning

Coloring Book Information & Spoilers:http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... ht=#397187
Vermin Friends wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLqV3s0wluY

A TEENY bit from a song, and we can also suppose that she is bald.
Old Fish Tale wrote:Release dates for 'The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning':
United States: August 26
Brazil: September 3
United Kingdom: September 22
France: September 24
Spain: September 24
Italy: September 24
Germany: September 25
Portugal: September 25
Japan: September 26
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Thought I'd get the discussions going on again. Here's some scene comparisons between TLM3 and the original film, rather than between the second and third. ;) I'm sure they'll be easy to see the similarities, but if anything needs explaining, then feel free to ask. :) If it takes too long to load, you could just download it here: [click]

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Hope you guys like them!
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I must say, fanastic arrangement there, well done :D

Woulden't it be cool if the ''blackish'' eels were to wrap themselves around marina and together they transform into ursula!
(unlikely to happen, but still!)

The overall look is great ,altough I think I can speak safely for many, we all would like to see a different mother for ariel, oh well can't have it all! :lol:
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I wonder why they altered Triton's throne, the original is much better if you ask me!
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They've done that in both sequels. In Return to the Sea, it was gold. In this one, it's a murky grey. Well, it shows how dedicated they are. :roll:

Although, to be fair, the throne room did seem to change based on the water at the time (as it was dark blue when Triton was worrying about where Ariel disappeared to), so the grey's more explainable than the gold.
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Wow, thank you Vermin Friends, they are wicked!

I knew when I was watching the sneak peek that there were many simmilarites to the origninal, but it looks great to have them posted together. For people who think he is all off model etc, I think she looks pretty darn good in these stills, compared to the original! I mean look at the mirror still; it looks like the origninal movie!

The only main difference I think is her hair; it isnt as deep a red as it was in the original movie. But what is funny though is that in AB, her fin is the colour it USED to be before the restoration, and TLM has the new, way brighter fin. Just an observation .. !

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Wow...that certainly does support the theory that Marina and Ursula may be either related or in fact the same person.

And looks like Triton's palace had a face lift as well. Very nice comparison. Really does show you that the animators do pay attention to the original work.
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Nice comparisons. And why -did- they alter the throne? The theory proposed is a rather good one.
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I agree, Atlantica! She looks nice in all but one!
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Old Fish Tale wrote:I agree, Atlantica! She looks nice in all but one!
Am I and two others (not on these forums) the only people who think she resembles actress Sara Paxton in that shot?
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Wow if you switched Aquata and Adella they would be in the same order as the "Daughters of Triton" scene.
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I disagree about her flipper,Atlantica,it's green like in the restoration.
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wow..those screencaps reeks of HOMAGE to a classic disney film...will this dvd have a d-files ala enchanted to show the homage references? :P
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akhenaten wrote:wow..those screencaps reeks of HOMAGE to a classic disney film...will this dvd have a d-files ala enchanted to show the homage references? :P
While I did catch a few references to other films such as Enchanted, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, etc. I don't think that's the main point of the film, so I don't think they'd be including something like that. Would you guys like me to show you some of the similarities I found to other films, too?
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"don't they have sarcasm where u come from?" :P <--homage to an underrated 2004 film
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Vermin Friends wrote:
akhenaten wrote:wow..those screencaps reeks of HOMAGE to a classic disney film...will this dvd have a d-files ala enchanted to show the homage references? :P
While I did catch a few references to other films such as Enchanted, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, etc. I don't think that's the main point of the film, so I don't think they'd be including something like that. Would you guys like me to show you some of the similarities I found to other films, too?
What references to Enchanted,Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast you found? :D.
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I think the sisters look a little less "goofy" than they did in the original movie

of course its probably only me :wink:
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Someday... wrote:I think the sisters look a little less "goofy" than they did in the original movie

of course its probably only me :wink:
It's not just you, they have been redone almost completely. In the original film, they're cross-eyed almost all the time, but since they're usually in a scene with Ariel, it was easy to shrug it off, since the main attention was on her, so the most work should've been on her. ;)
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Someday... wrote:I think the sisters look a little less "goofy" than they did in the original movie

of course its probably only me :wink:
Definitely agree on that one.
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Post by Prudence »

I'm in agreement with the three comments above, and I think that these changes are good. The sisters deserve their newfound respect.
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Vermin Friends wrote:Would you guys like me to show you some of the similarities I found to other films, too?
Please do!
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