The Little Mermaid (2023)

20240727:
Overall, I couldnt help but make the comparisons between this movie and the animated version. Objectively, even without the original, I would still complain about the dark scenes, the weird live animals, especially Flounder and Sebastian, but praise the songs. I did like Ursula and Scuttle in this film. I found the ending wasn't so exciting. So on its own maybe a 3.0 and in comparison to the animated film a 2.8.
Rating: 3.0/5

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Instant Comments:
hmm live action but full of cg (waters probably and sea creatures probably and well mermaids)
real crab Sebastian looks ridiculous compared to animated Sebastian
shark chase is more exciting animated. this scene is so dark
Scuttle can just remain and speak under water
"gotta get some air"
Ariel is the youngest but it's not clear visually here that she is the youngest only cause Triton said so
hehe Awkwafini Scuttle brings a lot of personality
is this an extended reprise? did the origonal have a reprise? hmm Ariel on rock jn that scene is better
oh Sebastian explains she used her siren song to save him [20240824: why would a mermaid have a siren song though... sirens have siren songs; apparently an article says that the word siren used to be different but over time has become interchangeable and synonymous]
hmm they kept the lyrics of inder the see similar but none of the fun and actual instrumentation.
it's nice how this movie puts some focus on Prince Eric's story line (here he has a song)
yeah I just don't like how the characters dont have the same feeling as the movie. (triton destroys all ariels stuff) triton in the original looks huge and strong. i mean javier bardem is also strong looking but not nearly the size of triton.
hehe "the sea witch?" "the what?"
are there no eels in this movie
oh ok there are
hmm ursula looks more convincing than the mermaids
hehe "look at her stupid little feet"
hmm I like the suspense of sevastian and flounder having to help her tk the surface
the use of dinglehopper in original was charming. but here her eatin flower is charming
haha scuttle singing louder and sebastian telling him/her to dial it back is good
that's a cute reimagining of that name scene
independent tentacles. is that how real octopus tentacles behave? ["Each of the octopus's arms has a small cluster of nerve cells that controls movement, so the creature technically has eight independent mini-brains along with a larger central brain. Researchers have known about the octopus's unique biology for some time now"]
ha! "oh there it is"
oh the actress from Gilmore Girls [Alexis Bledel] is one of the guests [20240824: there are no credits on IMDb for her being in the movie]
hahaha. when Ursula took ariel and jumped off into the ocean, Mia shouted out "oh no"
they changed it to Ariel steering the ship?
Awkwafina's Scuttle credits went by so fast

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Watched 20240727 (Disney+)
The Little Mermaid (2023) Rob Marshall. 135 min

Relevant Links:
The Little Mermaid (IMDb.com)
The Little Mermaid (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Little Mermaid (Wikipedia.org)