Their courtship involved a long period of not talking, yet somehow we’re supposed to believe they’re deeply in love? The tale was first published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children. It followed the same pattern of Lion King 2, so that alone makes it watchable. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy I have been a life long lover of pop culture, especially television, turned that passion into writing about all things entertainment related. Scuttle, Triton, Sebastian, and Eric arrive, and a battle ensues against Morgana and her minions. Little Mermaid 2 is not a perfect sequel and definitely inferior to the first. Unlike most direct-to-video Disney sequels, this had a reasonable plot line. Hopefully, Disney really takes my concerns about Triton removing Sebastian from his real job seriously. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. The animation is less remarkable, the story is sloppy, the characters ares too childish, and it's too obviously produced for the sake a of a few bucks. Laura Stampler: It wasn’t. |, November 13, 2012 Afterwards they grab Melody and drag her to the shore, saving her. All rights reserved. This is a theme and pattern of many Disney movies; numerous classic Disney couples meet once and fall in love. Morgana then announces her plan to use the trident to avenge Ursula and take over the ocean. In a panic, Sebastian confesses to Ariel and Eric that Melody went out to the sea. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. animation, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. Tip and Dash defeat Undertow by having him smash through the layer of ice covering the entrance to Melody's cave and crash straight into the solid rock wall behind it, knocking him unconscious and causing all of his teeth to shatter and fall out. Ariel's father King Triton presents Melody with a magic locket with her name on it. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. It was implied that by going with Eric, she was saying goodbye to her family. If Maleficent can get two movies, then Ursula deserves at least one live action movie explaining how she became so iconic. Don't have an account? It’s not like Ariel really trusted Sebastian so much that he was the only one who could do the job. | Rating: 1/4 Meanwhile, Melody meets Morgana, who reveals that Melody's background is marine, and uses the remains of Ursula's magic to transform Melody into a mermaid. During Eric and Ariel’s wedding, her family and the many creatures of the ocean attended it, but it still had more of a goodbye feel to it than a see you soon one. His work requirements did not include looking after a hormonal princess. His job is to compose music for the kingdom. We assume that Ursula has always been powerful and evil, so did she do something especially evil for the kingdom to say, “That’s enough”? It seemed to imply that Ursula might have had power or control of the ocean at one point. We meet Ursula after the kingdom has already exiled her. | Rating: 1/5, July 8, 2004 Directed by Jim Kammerud and Brian Smith, the story of the film takes place 12 years after the original, and focuses on Ariel and Eric's daughter Melody, a human princess who longs to swim in the ocean despite her parents' law that the sea is forbidden to her. Her most trusted companion was clearly Flounder (Jason Marin), who we know would never betray Ariel, so he wouldn’t help. All Critics (6) Coming Soon. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. | Fresh (1) |, October 7, 2005 Triton prepares search parties, and is convinced by Ariel and Eric to use his trident to transform Ariel back into a mermaid in order to help in the search for Melody. Instead, Melody uses the trident to disintegrate the wall separating her home from the sea, reuniting the humans and the merpeople. We can assume that he caused her exile, but what exactly happened to make her be exiled? 13. Cinemark Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. Yet I still enjoyed seeing one of the Princesses have a kid. "The Little Mermaid II" exactly represents why Disney should never have made all these shit sequels to decent movies.