The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) (V)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Directors:

Jim Kammerud
Brian Smith (co-director)

Writers:

Elizabeth Anderson (screenplay) &
Temple Mathews (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 September 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical

Tagline:

Return to the sea September 19

Plot:

To protect her from a sea witch, Ariel's daughter is not allowed in the ocean; but when she becomes 12, she runs away to an adventure under the sea.

Plot Keywords:

Danger | Disobedience | Former Mermaid | Selfishness | Lying

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Jodi Benson	...	Ariel (voice)
Samuel E. Wright	...	Sebastian (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Melody (voice) (as Tara Charendoff)
Pat Carroll	...	Morgana (voice)
Buddy Hackett	...	Scuttle (voice)
Kenneth Mars	...	King Triton (voice)
Max Casella	...	Tip (voice)
Stephen Furst	...	Dash (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Prince Eric (voice)
Clancy Brown	...	Undertow (voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Flounder (voice)
Rene Auberjonois	...	Chef Louis (voice)
Kay E. Kuter	...	Grimsby (voice)
Edie McClurg	...	Carlotta (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Max (voice)

Runtime:

72 min | 75 min

Country:

USA | Canada | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | UK:U | USA:G

Company:

Walt Disney Television Animation

Trivia:

This sequel contains a number of visual references to the original film, which has been dubbed by the Disney Channel as "Double Takes". Among these references are: * A similar opening shot featuring a flying seagull. * The shot of Melody shooting to the surface after searching for shells is exactly the same as the shot of Ariel's resurfacing after she was transformed into a human by Ursula. * Melody sinking down to the bottom of the cave where the locket lies is similar to shots of Ariel while singing "Part of Your World". * Sebastian unintentionally reminds Melody about her party the same way Scuttle unintentionally reminded Ariel about her concert. * While Louis chases Sebastian, Sebastian hides under a piece of lettuce, just as he did in the original movie. * Melody does a back flip through the water while singing "For a Moment", which is the exact same movement Ariel did while singing "Part of Your World". * When Morgana tells Melody to "enjoy those fins... while you can", the screen fades to black, while her eyes stay their original white, and her tentacles tap each other. This was also done in the original movie when Ursula says "she may be the key to Triton's undoing". * Melody pushes Dash out of a hole almost too small for him to go through, which is what Ariel does to Flounder during the shipwreck scene in the first movie. * Scuttle torments Morgana to help Ariel escape the same way he did Vanessa to help Ariel reach the wedding boat in time. * When the sun sets, Melody turns back to a human. In the original movie, Ariel turned back into a mermaid when the sun set.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ariel's eye color Starts out blue and changes to green by the end of the film.

Quotes:

Ariel: Where did you get this?
[holding a locket given to Melody by King Triton]
Melody: I... I found it.
Ariel: You went over the wall, didn't you?
Melody: Actually, I went under it. I hate that stupid wall!
Ariel: Melody, you know you're not allowed in the sea.
Melody: But why? And why does that necklace have my name on it?
Ariel: Melody, listen to me...
Melody: You're hiding something from me!
Ariel: You deliberately disobeyed me! I never want you going out there again! Do you hear me? It's dangerous in the sea!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#24.10)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

For a Moment

Shocking

I LOVE how bad this movie is.

Ariel's all grown up. She has a daughter. So far so good.

But then Ursula's wonky sister MORGANA shoots up like a jack-in-the-box and whizzes back and forth across the screen while Sebastian declares: "OH NO! IT'S URSULA'S CRAZY SISTER MORGANA!" Cute little Flounder has been replaced with an obese, nasal lump of lubber. A walrus and a penguin follow Melody around.

It's basically the first film all over again. Only two differences: it's her wanting to go from human to mermaid.

Oh, and it's total rubbish. Don't miss it!