The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea
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The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea
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| Jodi Benson | ... |
Ariel
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| Samuel E. Wright | ... |
Sebastian
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| Tara Strong | ... |
Melody
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| Pat Carroll | ... |
Morgana
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| Buddy Hackett | ... |
Scuttle
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| Kenneth Mars | ... |
King Triton
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| Max Casella | ... |
Tip
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| Stephen Furst | ... |
Dash
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| Rob Paulsen | ... |
Prince Eric
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| Clancy Brown | ... |
Undertow
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| Cam Clarke | ... |
Flounder
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| Rene Auberjonois | ... |
Chef Louis
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Kay E. Kuter | ... |
Grimsby
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| Edie McClurg | ... |
Carlotta
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| Frank Welker | ... |
Max
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Morgana, sister of Ursula, almost steals the baby Melody from her parents, Ariel and Eric. To protect Melody, she's told never to enter the ocean, but by her 12th birthday, she's been swimming there for years. She discovers the magic locket that was to be her christening gift, which makes her visible to Morgana. Morgana tempts her by offering her fondest wish, to turn her into a mermaid; however, to remain a mermaid, she'll have to steal the magic trident from King Triton (who, unknown to her, is her grandfather). Meanwhile, all the sea creatures are searching for her. Along the way, she joins up with comic relief sidekicks Tip (a penguin) and Dash (a walrus). When she returns with the trident, Morgana's evil nature is revealed, and there is a massive battle of good and evil. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
Hardly ever have I seen a really disappointing Disney film, and The Little Mermaid II isn't an exception. The story is beautiful, although I thought all the time that Ariel and Eric had made a mistake in not telling little Melody that her mother had originally been a mermaid. The animation was also very good.
I liked Ariel and little Melody, but Morgana and Triton were the best of the characters. I was delighted that Triton was not as strict as in the first movie, and I have always liked wicked woman characters like Morgana. But, of course, I was glad that she was finally destroyed.
In any case, I'm quite sure that H.C. Andersen would not have been very content with this sequel, because his original fairytale was meant to be very sad. I even paid attention to that neither in the first film nor in the sequel have Ariel or Melody any pains while walking on their feet - namely, Andersen tells that every step the little mermaid takes is hurting her as if she was stepping on an edge of a knife.