I don't understand why "Disney" sequels are unpopular. The data or stats on IMDb make interesting numbers and readings. Just see it for yourselves. It tells you all you need to know regarding the unpopularity of "Disney" sequels compared to its first movie; for example, just look at the statistics of "The Little Mermaid" and "The Little Mermaid II". There's a clear-cut difference between the two movies. I think many of the sequels including "The Little Mermaid II" are still good movies. Others include "The Return of Jafar" and "Simba's Pride". I know because I've seen them. In fact, I had them all on video. It's something I'm proud to have owned. Most actually came out directly as video. But, still, I don't know why the makers did that considering the success of the original "Disney" movies. Maybe that's why these "Disney" sequels have such poor numbers on IMDb. People are simply unaware of these "Disney" sequels. Who knows? I'd be surprised if that's the case. Also, I like how these "Disney" sequels are called instead of just calling it as "Aladdin II", "The Lion King II" and "The Little Mermaid II". It shows and tells you what the sequels are mainly about. "The Little Mermaid II" is thoroughly entertaining! You could say it's like the original (The Little Mermaid) except it has a different villain. I liked the new character introduced in this movie called Morgana who happens to be the sister of Ursula from the previous movie. Morgana was the reason why the sequel was enjoyable. Her appearance is the exact opposite to Ursula's, and I thought that was pretty funny. Morgana was skinny; Ursula was fat. They're both sea witches. Ursula was the "most" scary of the two. I'm just curious though where Morgana was during the events of the previous movie. The sequel doesn't explain it, but it would've been better if it did. Morgana may not be one of the top ten "Disney" villains, but she's definitely one of the top ten underrated "Disney" villains if there was such a poll or something. She's definitely underrated for sure. She's like her sister - Ursula! If you see the movie, you'll realise that it's her sister, Ursula, that received all the attention. Morgana may be jealous of her sister. Let's not forget the other new character named Melody who is the daughter of Ariel. She's not allowed into the ocean mainly because of the sea witch. It's for her protection. It was those two new characters why "Return to the Sea" was good to watch. Other popular characters are Chef Louis, Dash, Flounder, King Triton, Prince Eric, Scuttle, Sebastian and Tip. I think "The Little Mermaid II" is worth seven stars which is pretty high for a "Disney" sequel in my mind compared to the overall rating for the movie. "The Little Mermaid" sort of runs away with it though it's mighty close; in other words, the first one is still the best. If you enjoyed "The Little Mermaid", you'll enjoy "The Little Mermaid II" just as much. Give it a chance. Personally, it's one of my favourite "Disney" sequels, and I'm sure it could be yours too.

I loved The Little Mermaid, it's one of my all time favorite Disney movies, I grew up with it and I still watch it every once in a while. I just showed it to my 5 year old cousin for the first time since it was recently released on DVD, so she wanted to see the second one when we were at the video store and we just watched it and we over all had a good time. While I wasn't that impressed, it was better than most Disney sequels that are normally lame and predictable.

Ariel and Eric have had a daughter, Melody. Mel is now becoming a teenager and cannot understand why she has such a great love for the sea, but Ariel forbids Mel from going to the sea not knowing when the right time would be to tell Mel about all her family history. But Mel has had it and wants to be a mermaid when Morgana, the evil sister of Ursela, grants Mel's wish, she can stay a mermaid if she steals her grandfather's trident so Morgana can become leader of the sea.

Over all, I would recommend this for a family afternoon, it was a charming cartoon to watch. The Little Mermaid will always be the best, but The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea was a nice follow up that you very rarely see in today's Disney sequels. Again, what freaks me out though is typically they change the voices again and again for the characters, but I think I had a better time excepting it for this film.

5/10

I highly recommend the stunning original, and the inspirational TV series, but I don't recommend this, I'm sorry.

The animation was a lot of the time very flat and too garish, especially in the scenes with Morgana. Speaking of Morgana, never have I seen such a bland villainess. Ursula scared me so much, as I repeatedly watched the Little Mermaid. Morgana was just a wannabe, which is always ill-advised Disney. Why didn't they recreate the Evil Manta, who after Ursula, was the most convincing of the villains in the TV series? The characters were a mixed bag. Ariel was alright, though rather childish,but Melody was annoying at times. (I did think the story, on a parallel with the original, was rather unoriginal and rushed despite some effective scenes) Sebastian was the best character here, but he was also ruined to some extent. So was Scuttle and Flounder. Scuttle wasn't funny, whereas Flounder put me off with his nasal tone, since when did Flounder have a nasal tone of voice? Tip and Dash were also uninspired, and Undertow wasn't mean enough. And the flying bat creatures? They weren't even scary, they were nothing like flotsam and Jetsam, who were scary! Even the chef wasn't funny. Him chasing Sebastian was badly underplayed, really unfunny.

However, there were some positives. Kenneth Mars does a great job as King Triton, the only character I cared for completely, but you don't see him that much. The songs weren't bad but nowhere near as good as the original, and I love Jodi Benson's voice, though "For a moment" sounded a little like the song featured in the episode "wish upon a starfish" or the beginning of it did anyway. The beginning wasn't bad either, in fact the beginning was one of the better scenes of the movie. Some aspects of the story worked nicely, but I wish they showed less of Tip and Dash. The climax with Morgana was the highlight of the film, with some really colourful segments.

In conclusion, a sometimes colourful, but hugely disappointing sequel to one of Disney's finest. Mind you, the Cinderella and Jungle Book sequels were worse. My sister will probably hate me when she reads this. 5/10, maybe too harsh? Bethany Cox