The Little Mermaid. Needed tartar sauce. REVIEW

[@grumpyoldwizard]

The original cartoon signaled a return to greatness for Disney. I wonder if this version signals the final, last gasps of Disney.

[@teekay_1]

A drowning man comes up 3 times before he finally drown.

[@holdthetruthhostage]

They have billions saved & a mission to get children

[@harrisfrankou2368]

stock at 88

[@davidgarner7144]

If Kathleen Kennedy had be Wrangling This SEA TURKEY as well, it'd have been Worse. I will never forgive them for what they did to my Beloved Pinocchio. *An INFLUENCER!!"* NOOOOO!!!!! never so Shallow, you Bastards... Pinocchio a Prissy VICTIM. "For the first time in my life I began to know really.. VIOLENT Thoughts.." SALIERI :)

[@harry_f317]

I seruously hope it flops. That movie is an abomination.

[@suakeli]

My favorite part was when Triton asked “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” before impaling Flounder with a trident. My daughter laughed so hard!

[@MarklovesAngels]

Okay, maybe it's me but this truly made me laugh out loud. Did he say to Scuttle, "You've been putting it up your whole life. You just didn't know it."

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

Im disappointed that Justin Trudeau in blackface wasnt cast as Eric.

[@dereksookdeo1720]

Don't worry we can Deepfake it

[@vonpredator]

Most likely he’ll be in the Directions cut in the 4K steel case

[@michaelreich4827]

Or Jimmy Kimmel.

[@gridley]

@@vonpredator LOL. Today's sarcasm tends to be tomorrow's reality

[@mkeogh76]

2:57 The original's film portrayal of "mute" Ariel was one of the many wonderful things about that film. Her animators so ably capturing her emotions/thoughts strictly through how they portrayed her facial features and especially her huge blue eyes. Even though she never says a word, everyone could understand how she was feeling and thinking. It's a big reason why Ariel became so popular. She is one of the most emotionally expressive of all of Disney's princesses. (I HATE that they remade it. Pure naked greed combined with the arrogant and obnoxious belief that it had to be "fixed" for modern audiences just sickens me. Thankfully, I never have to see it and never will.)

[@shauny2285]

Not to worry, It'll be forgotten after the theatrical run.

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

My favourite part was when Ariel made Prince Harry come to terms with his privilege, and the movie concluded with him donating his castle to BLM.

[@georgebailey8179]

They need the castle to avoid going bankrupt.

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

I'm so glad they left out the scene where Prince Harry rubs lotion - that reminds him of his mother - on his private areas.

[@whitetiana3022]

his parents who own the castle are black (yes really)

[@kyotheman69]

you forget the part that BLM is bankrupt, so i guess he donates it to someone else

[@rogershore3128]

That makes sense since BLM love property (read dripping sarcasm!)

[@genghisgahan9623]

My 7 year old son said one of the little girls in his class was sad becuase ariel is her favorite disney princess and she is not red haired like her (the little girl) anymore and she was upset that disney might get rid if the cartoon, which was her favorite. I told him it was fine and that the cartoons will always be there. At least i hope so. Disney might just "remaster" it.

[@morscoronam3779]

"Remastering" there's a slavery joke to be made with that word.

[@marcusclark1339]

teach him about piracy sites, they'll eventually cut those old ones to cut costs and force to their new ideal ones, cause businesses are dumb but yup ginger erasure is real and just sad

[@Aluran]

@@marcusclark1339 Ginger Erasure you talking about the spice right?

[@muhdiversity7409]

Eric saving the movie? Now that's Patriarchy right there. Stamp it out, Stamp it out!

[@miraqen7801]

Any mild inconvenience in your life? Must've been the patriarchy! Of course, of course!

[@rightwired]

"They were six beautiful children; but the youngest was the prettiest of them all; her skin was as clear and delicate as a rose-leaf, and her eyes as blue as the deepest sea" - Hans Christian Anderson, 1836

[@les4767]

Did he say she was a ginger?

[@zoebaggins90]

And the rose leaf is probably a translating mistake there. Andersen probably meant a rose petal.

[@gwjsbm]

@@les4767 Hair color doesn't matter.

[@meredithcarroll6209]

@@les4767 no, but it’s very clear that she's white with blue eyes.

[@hpesoj00]

Uh, if you're concerned about the film not following the source material, I've got bad news for you: the original Disney animated film is nothing like the book. Granted, perhaps you do care about the unfaithfulness of the original film too, but I'm afraid focusing on the race of the actress in this version does make you seem a little bit, well... racist. And I don't use that term lightly.

[@chefjames3361]

The kids I watched it with at AMC hated it. Right after Ariel's opening scene when they went to Eric and stayed on Eric, they hated it. I have never heard more crying, screaming, nervous shuffling, and (smelled) more pottying at a Disney movie. One little girl even got up in front of the screen and started running around and her mother had to catch her. The little girl in front of me couldn't pay attention and her father had to take her out four times and bring her back I'm sure after reminding her she wanted to see Ariel, but there was very little Ariel. There was more Eric than needed, way more, but they needed to simp him up. He just needed to be eye candy.

[@joyfulosity]

I keep hearing about parents having to bribe their kids to stay still and stick it out after maybe an hour, which I find really understandable for what I have heard about the movie, but still really shocking. It just makes me so sad to see the spark die out of the story and to see how far Disney has fallen from what it once was!

[@marcusclark1339]

cause kids want vibrant colorful expressionate things to look at and this movie is 90% muted colors, dark in the water and none of the social messaging is gonna be appealing to them, and there's no nostalgia of the original for them to as their is to the audience to accept its mediocrity

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

Regarding Ursula: "What was up with the disco light tentacles? A huge squishy octopus with Melissa McCarthy's face would have been way more frightening." Thank you for this multifaceted review! I learned a lot about animation and filming styles, and also why Disney keeps doing live action remakes. Thank you, and have a great weekend!

[@teekay_1]

Trying to figure out why Melissa McCarthy is famous. She's unattractive, unfunny, and not very interesting in any role she plays.

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

The Little Cleopatra: Woman King Under the Sea.

[@Taffer-bx7uc]

It's Woman KANG

[@DeadlyPlatypus]

At least Costner had gills in Waterworld, the BEST Mer-folk movie yet made.

[@QueenSydon]

"Gills...MUTATION!!"

[@kathycoleman4648]

Haven't seen that in years, but it's on a list of films I used to watch with my dad. Good times.

[@urdude67]

I wept for his triple catamaran!

[@METAL-ADDICT]

WTF!? Eric is barely in the poster! Look at the original Little Mermaid poster. He and Ariel are front and center. Disney really pushing this "Don't need no man" crap.

[@Cerebrum123]

They also took out the balanced dynamic where they both save each other's lives and had Ariel do all of the work including steering the ship into Ursula. I know this is fantasy but there are some things even the movie admits you aren't supposed to be able to do with just fins and not having legs.

[@hoos3014]

False. Eric is a MUCH better character in the new film.

[@doublep1980]

O.K. get this: So Ariel is black here, her sister is a latina, her other sister is a blonde caucasian and there´s another black mermaid sister. Their father Triton is a Spaniard. So... did Triton have some sort of mermaid "harem" or something? Well, according to the novelization: no, he only had ONE wife, all mermaid sisters had the SAME mother! I repeat for the people with reading comprehension issues in the comments: *All these mermaid sisters, who are black, Caucasian, Latina had the SAME MOTHER & FATHER.* Triton and his ONE wife, had 4 mermaid daughters who are: -black -Latina -caucasian blonde -another black one. EDIT: There's also an Asian mermaid sister, which had the SAME MOTHER AS ARIEL! I´m sorry, WHAT?! How does this even work?! I know, I know... "iT´s FaNtAsY" but even fantasy usually follows some rudimentary logic rules, ffs...

[@greenconscious210]

It's good to be the King.

[@victoryluck]

Back in those days, illegitimate children were not recognized, so those daughters had to come from marriages. A king had to marry for one reason... to produce a male heir to the throne. Girls were useless. If a queen gave birth to a girl, she could be divorced or beheaded, so that the king could marry again and try again for a son. It is impossible that the king is unmarried...he would remarry immediately to create a son. In America, interracial marriages were not legal until 1967. And, even today, it is illegal for a man to marry a fish.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

@@victoryluck - Does the law explicitly state that it’s illegal to marry a fish? My word, that’s fishist! I’m sure there’s space at the end of the LGBTQ etc list for an “F”! Merpersons of the world unite!!

[@XiaoFury]

Feminist prefer men to have multiple wives, I guess.

[@TentenchiAMVs]

I saw the sisters in doll form the first day the doll line dropped in the Disney store. I was beyond confused. Knowing that there were only two parents just makes literally no sense. Especially with their tails also being so different. There is literally no biological consistency at all. I don't understand. 😵‍💫

[@physicsman90]

My favorite part was where Ariel takes the wheel on the ship and says "It's Mermaidin time!" when she rams the ship into Ursula.

[@metall7331]

The part about Awkwafina, I 1000% agree

[@banemaler]

I honestly couldn't tell you who that is.

[@robinthrush9672]

@@banemaler The annoying friend from Shang Chi who does the driving and becomes a Hawkeye-level archer in a couple hours.

[@BrandoB23]

This was the realest thing I’ve ever heard in a movie review. After Shang Chi (which was the first thing I’ve seen her in) anything I see her in I refuse to watch.

[@banemaler]

@@robinthrush9672 What the F is Shang Chi?!?

[@robinthrush9672]

@@banemaler The MCU movie that followed Black Widow's insult of a solo movie in phase 4.

[@RaptorJesus.]

i work in a cinema so i got to check it out today, and i 100% agree with you. if you have a little girl, she might enjoy it, but for grown ups, with grown up brains, don't bother, watch the original if you want Little Mermaid! the original has the correct amount of Awkwafinas, and that number is zero.

[@casualcausalityy]

The problem is I'm not worried about me watching Disney movies, I absolutely don't want my kids exposed to their social engineering

[@RaptorJesus.]

@@casualcausalityy good parenting!

[@joyfulosity]

The other thing is that it’s highly unlikely most kids will enjoy the nearly 2.5 hours run time! Kids just can’t sit still and focus that long these days, especially if they are really young… The amount of people I have heard having to bribe their kids to staying it out is still really surprising to hear…

[@RaptorJesus.]

@@joyfulosity true, though as an usher i am very grateful for the longer duration! Mario was brutal at only an hour and a half, we were cramming so many in each day! :P

[@kathycoleman4648]

@@joyfulosity Kids in 1989 would have had trouble with the 2.5 hours. Kids in 2023 would likely struggle with the 1:20 length of the animated film. Thanks TikTok.

[@grosbeak6130]

Just the opposite here, after about 45 minutes or so the kids were restless in their seats in the theater. Ultimately I agree with the Los Angeles times, Little mermaid was a "joyless anxiety".

[@AbsentMinded619]

Disney’s core audience isn’t kids anymore; it’s weird adults.

[@kathycoleman4648]

@@AbsentMinded619 Yes. There is that whole Disney Adults thing and it's strange. I'm not opposed to Disney. I'm not opposed to adults liking kid targeted things (I'm a doll collector.) But when companies who once targeted children replace them with women who don't grow up as their primary demographic, something is wrong.

[@ktanner438]

Disney's latest catches been getting fried harder than Newfoundland cod

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

Fried harder than Justin Trudeau during question period.

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

Whale oil beef hooked!

[@wherami]

That was such a fair and unbiased review.

[@deanpowers8393]

All I needed to hear was the excuse that "this movie was made for a younger audience" as to why it was just a crappy, lobotomized version of the original. The original story appealed to everyone because it was well done, the songs were amazing, and the animation was top rate. Saying that this wouldn't appeal to everyone because it was made for a younger audience is a huge cop out!

[@MarklovesAngels]

Yes, how ironic. From 1970 - 1989, animated films were thought of just for kids. It took the Little Mermaid and Roger Rabbit to remind execs that people of ALL ages like animation. Now this...how sad.

[@marcusclark1339]

its not even to kids but weird adults who want to stay infanticized, basically want their old IPs but in the virtue signal and agenda pushed into it so they can praise it online, adulting is too hard but want to control things

[@brettbeyer73]

Thank you for your honest (good, bad and ugly). Most people start and stay on one side, so fairness is greatly appreciated!

[@Hcb37]

Chato, I have a new respect for you knowing you stepped up to Barney three times in the cinema. You deserve all the rewards that can be granted on Father’s Day.

[@joyfulosity]

RIP Barney.. lol I’m pretty sure kids these days would have absolutely no idea who Barney even is…

[@suzannekirkwood6392]

I had a friend who stood in line for 8 hours to get free tickets to see the Wiggles 😂 he told his wife he'd done his duty and now it was her turn - to take their 3 year old to the show. The 3 year old wanted to go with Daddy though so he sucked it up - although I think he secretly enjoyed the show but will never admit it

[@vincentbrown4926]

Thank you sir. In my experience 3-6 year old girls only sit through movies this long if you save some candy to start doling out at the 90 minute mark (maybe proceeded by a bathroom break). 3 year old boys need explosions or fire trucks (and a quick run around the lobby after their bathroom break)

[@LEARSIKCIGAM]

they wanted to bring the real world into a fantasy musical about a half fish singing freak.

[@timkinss]

My hopes and prayers are with every Asian little girl today. If as we are told you need to see yourself in films to relate to them, this film will be a slap in the face!

[@eowynsalvador]

Simone Ashley was literally one of the daughters of Triton

[@Aidan_B_Young]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who wishes Hollywood would stop casting Awkwafina in movies. It’s like they deliberately go out of their way to make annoying characters for her to play.

[@englishatheart]

Here's a hint: No one is ever "the only one." No one is that unique and special. 😛

[@MichaelAivaliotis]

Have to fill the Asian quota

[@urdude67]

She can only play to her strengths

[@JB503PDX]

She was funny in that one SNL skit about the rival dance crews, and her crew danced to game show jingles.

[@Aidan_B_Young]

@@JB503PDX - I thought she was tolerable in Jumanji, but that’s about it. Granted, that was the first time I had seen her in anything, sooo…

[@HighTechBull]

I forgot about the IP copyright laws where the owner has to use it or lose it. That explains all these ridiculous live action remakes. I always learn something when I watch one of your videos.

[@josephfisher426]

They don't have to rush, though... I'd say it's more because of the cash-in value.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Surely, copyright expired over 100 years ago? Hans Christian Andersen wrote The Little Mermaid in 1837. He died in 1875. His works are now all Public Domain. In a similar vein, no studio can claim exclusive rights to any of Shakespeare’s works.

[@Jsa460]

@@sirrathersplendid4825 I don't understand this statement either. Most works are copyrighted for I think its 70 years after the creator's death. (Although Disney has been trying hard to stop anything entering the public domain ever again which is ironic considering how much of their company is built on using other's work). You don't have to do anything with it, just by releasing it gives you rights over it. Even though Hans' work is in the public domain, Disney's version of it is under copyright. So people can use the original as a base for their own story, but if they use Ariel's character Disney will sue them. On the other hand you have to use trademarks or you will lose them, but this is not a trademark. Disney to my knowledge owns full rights over the original animation so it isn't a contract either that they have to use it or it returns to the creator. The remakes are pure money grabbing only.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

@@Jsa460 - Well, I can see from my own kids that they get accustomed to certain characters like Ariel. Indeed they speak of the film by the characters’ names rather than the proper film title. But if it’s well scripted I suspect they’d be entirely happy to see a new Little Mermaid with new character names.

[@MarklovesAngels]

It's 30% keeping THEIR version of the IP and 70% to keep the MERCHANDISE coming out. The merchandise is where the money is. They don't make endless unnecessary Toy Storys for creative reasons.

[@Dr.Cosmar]

My favorite part was when the horrifying crab sang 1/3rd of under the sea, and replaced a mentor-student relationship with a step-dad trying to get a step-daughter to listen cause her real dad is absent. That was great. Good story telling. Sure not to affect the target audience and their perception of social/familial bonds on a deeply subconscious level that will reverberate out for the rest of their life.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

"Step crab, what are you doing?"

[@fizzbrew]

I love when Ariel took control of the Black Pearl and rammed it right into Ursula saving the incompetent white male while yelling to the sky" This was the day you almost caught Captain Jack Mermaid!!"

[@freimondo5649]

My favorite moment is when she convince him to write his memoires and call it Spare

[@zoebaggins90]

😂😂😂

[@anonygent]

That's actually the best review I have seen of this movie. Everyone else has utterly trashed it. And to be fair, with only a few young female exceptions, everyone really does look like a drowned rat on emerging from the water. It took me a moment to figure out why the scene in Apocalypse Now where what'shisname emerged from the water looked so artificial... it was shown in reverse. If it had been shown as actually happened, he would have had water dripping off of his head.

[@benh715]

Martin Sheen.

[@anonygent]

@@benh715 Right, thanks.

[@celluloidtherapy5003]

Can’t wait for the sequel, The Little Barmaid, starring AOC!

[@silverscorpio24]

I like how Triton and Eric are nearly washed out (ha ha) on that poster.

[@cleopatra1633]

Its all about fishy women power. Would not have been surprised if they made Triton a woman.

[@ZUGTFO]

In 1989, my younger brother who was 17 at the time told me, when I was 19, I needed to see THE LITTLE MERMAID, and I was like, seriously? He was right it was AWSESOME! But this, I refuse to see.

[@rusedgin]

Why?

[@nofutureproductions9242]

​@@rusedgin why should he when he has the superior version to watch.

[@rusedgin]

@@nofutureproductions9242 How can anyone have an opinion on something if they will not watch it. Why is the original better? And why is a grown up thinking about Little Mermaid? It's prejudice

[@nofutureproductions9242]

@@rusedgin No. From the critic reviews and from the previews released. One can determine that it is an inferior imitation. Logic guides. It has not nothing to do with prejudice. Disney creativity is bankrupt.

[@nofutureproductions9242]

@@rusedgin why paint another Mona Lisa? Why bother wasting time and money viewing a copy. Especially when the painter has been proven a ideological hack. Some would prefer not dwell on such things.

[@splitz76]

Great video! I especially liked the part where Chato wore a Saitama shirt and threw shade at -Awkwafina- Awfulfina.

[@liamrobinson2084]

Awkwardfina?

[@AlejandroDiazadiaz201]

This was a good review. Most of the time you do provide a sane voice among the maddening cries of "pop culture" channels.

[@grayfox2618]

How did I miss this video?! Chato got the best reviews!

[@MichealWeinfurtner]

Once again proving your reviews are the best part of the movie.

[@ianlassitter2397]

Good fellas in the littlest Mermaid would be awesome. Thanks Chato for those wonderful images!🤣

[@elliotwalton6159]

As a storyboard artist of 30 years I never moved the camera unless there was a story reason for it. When 3D first hit the TV industry the flying camera moves drove me nuts. It was all so subjective. I avoided those shows. The directors of the 1930s through the 1950s knew how to cut film. They knew the beats and seldom got it wrong. No one could edit a scene of three people in a room like Howard Hawks.

[@commentarytalk1446]

Very insightful, thank you for sharing. I agree. Have you ever seen a film called "Yi Yi" (A One And A Two...) by Taiwanese director Edward Yang? It's one of the best films I've seen with respect to the use of the camera and perhaps just in terms of telling a masterfully well told story.

[@beowulfsrevenge4369]

And some lemon wedges? Maybe some drawn butter?

[@ViperChief117]

I literally have no desire to watch this travesty of a live action Disney remake in theaters. If I wanted to watch The Little Mermaid I’d just watch the 2D animated film instead. XD

[@AmigaWolf]

Same here.

[@morscoronam3779]

The same could be said of all Disney's live action remakes, unless I'm forgetting an anomalous good one?

[@rgerber]

yeah the uncanny valley effect is probably the biggest problem adapting old animated classics to "live action"

[@pureventrue2357]

Been casually following this channel for a while & I must say I find it incredibly refreshing to hear the kind of perspectives you bring, especially coming from a former exec... a position one would think in this day & age would be one of the first to toe the line as it were (especially when it comes to "wokeness"). I always finish your videos with a smile, having often learned something, as well as been entertained by how you manage to be so elegantly blunt. Keep fighting the good fight sir, I salute you.

[@mdberg65]

*toe the line (follow orders, put your feet where you're told to, do what you're told)

[@pureventrue2357]

@@mdberg65 You clearly understood what I meant. The letters are right next to each other & it was like 4am for me. Edited, happy now?

[@andrewmack2161]

I'm surprised you're so positive about it. Most of the reviews I've seen/read about it all say it's far too long with really boring sections that any young child would have problems with...

[@rightwired]

Oh you poor thing? You had to see Barney THREE TIMES live?! I was interning / breakswitching at a PBS station and had TO WATCH BARNEY EVEY SINGLE DAY FOR 3 MONTHS. I wanted to splatter my brains all over the control room. lol

[@JDGenn]

Someday I'm sure I'll watch this .... and 'Eric' saving the production is what I'm most curious about. A fun review! Thanks! -> Too bad that the production sounds *too* realistic. And I've never loved anything or anyone enough to sit through "Barney" LOL

[@Fedaygin]

Ouchieees Hearing Scuttlebutt song is like poking your skin with cactus

[@luminyam6145]

I am enraged that they dissed Catherine, Princess of Wales. I loathe Disney. This would be the last movie I would ever show my grandchildren just for that reason alone.

[@zoebaggins90]

They did?

[@luminyam6145]

@@zoebaggins90 They had the main actress make a face of dislike when the Prince guessed if her name was Catherine. Apparently someone in production is a friend of Mugsie.

[@victoryluck]

The name "Katherine" was among a few random choices. I am sure that it was not about Catherine of Wales... she was not born yet ! ! !

[@bobobobo9380]

"lounging around like a ghey resort in Negril" hilarious

[@ProjectCambrian]

Nice Title! LOL I was thinking that myself the other day! That's gonna need a Lot of Tartar Sauce!

[@ExMachina70]

The seats in the theater were amazing!

[@elmarakovideo]

Another great review by Chato. Disney won't stop making bad live-action remakes! They have the money to create 2D & CG hybrid original animated films. This studio lacks the creativity to make new movies that equal their 2D Renaissance era(89-99).🙄

[@joyfulosity]

They might start to think about it now! After this one and what the disaster that will likely be Snow White (without the dwarfs), they simply cannot afford to keep losing the millions of dollars they spend making the movies… the first one might have worked, and the second maybe, but by the time you get to five or six the magic and fun and overall interest is just dead.

[@_XR40_]

Just because I have to point it out: CGI is not 3D in any way. You're still looking at a 2D image. Don't let Hollywood confuse us any more than it already has...

[@elmarakovideo]

@@joyfulosity Hold the phone, No Dwarfs? I guess "little" people offends Wokesters!😂

[@elmarakovideo]

@@_XR40_ Good point. I was thinking about hybrid productions combining 2D animation with rendered CG imagery. I edited my comment.

[@CyGea]

One thing the bothers me about the endings, they go for a boat ride. Shouldn't Ariel and Eric's journey be inland? Maybe see some mountains, deserts, forest, or grassland. Here is a girl who has wanted to be "up there, where the people are." You know what Ariel has already see, THE OCEAN! What is Arial going to see sailing the ocean, she hasn't seen already????

[@MarklovesAngels]

That;s called thinking the story and character motivations through to a logical place but they don't do that in Hollywood any more.

[@darthlaurel]

I'm dying just from the title!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GeryonM]

If I still had little girls then I would show them the animated version with popcorn and tell them that they don't have to be quiet and its the same as the one in the theater.

[@mariolafrance5806]

"Drowned rodents" !!! That's a good one !! I had a louzy day. But thanks to you, I will end it with a laugh !!!!! Chapeau Chato !

[@davideberhartii6028]

The irony of the one punch man t-shirt as you knock out disney live action remakes with "1-punch" is charming.

[@originalsainthood]

Thanks for your review Chato! I appreciate your honesty. I feel your review will be most honest out of the group of folks you hangout with (i.e. midnights edge, etc). Their dislike for Disney proper always poisons any commentary they have - I don’t believe they’re even able to have an honest, unbiased opinion on Disney projects despite any claims they make on the contrary. (ScriptDoctor, actually I feel would be honest and unbiased come to think of it, but I digress.) Anyway, again, thank you for your review and the integrity you put into all your content. Have a good day.

[@lainiwakura1776]

If I had a little girl, she'd be watching the original and only that.

[@HyperionMP]

I really love that Saitama T-shirt Paul! Nice street cred.

[@shirw]

I think it's funny that thay insist the main actress was hired for her voice. The whole point of the story was that Eric falls in love with Ariel despite her losing her voice. And I'm really still trying to figure out why there are scales over her boobs. Just why?

[@englishatheart]

Why not? You don't need to see her breasts, for goodness sake. If you're that concerned with "realism," why would she have breasts to begin with? I know they're part human, but they live underwater. I don't know of any mammal that lives solely underwater. Therefore they likely don't breastfeed. And, if you want to conclude that they're magic in a way and still human enough to need breasts, maybe their breasts are a weak spot. Maybe they naturally developed natural armor over them. Or maybe they have modesty and don't want their tatas out for everyone to see.

[@shirw]

@englishatheart lol, wow. I'm just wondering why didn't they go with the iconic shell bra.

[@gwjsbm]

@@englishatheart Whales are mammals and they feed their calves underwater.

[@williamwilson5127]

"Wet rodents..." "Look at that star nosed mole, uh huh..."

[@Matt_Likes_Comics]

It's a dilicuadye; his momma never raised no rodent.

[@michaelwyka9585]

SAITAMA! Love your t-shirt, Chato.

[@Thermool]

A man saved the movie! Cancel this man immediately!!! Lol

[@michaelreich4827]

I guarantee if Ariel was infatuated with a Prince(ss) Eric(a), there would've been a wedding at the end.

[@victoryluck]

Back in those days, interracial marriage was illegal ... In America, interracial marriage was not legal until 1967.

[@urdude67]

I never realized that the remakes were about copyright and ownership. So does a remake reset the clock on the original property? That doesn’t seem quite kosher. Does anyone involved with the original production get a cut of the new property? I don’t know if you can make a video explaining that aspect of the business, and make it funny. Challenge!

[@mrhumpty]

I get that kids will watch anything. Hell, one of my sons' favorite shows was "Mighty Machines" on a certain other N named streaming service. Literally stock footage of construction vehicles etc and someone doing voiceover dialog "skits." (Seriously, look it up... my wife and I still laugh about it) But, if I had a daughter of the age to watch this show: 1. I know a kid won't last 2 Hours + in a theatre regardless of what's on the screen. 2. It's too damn expensive to take kids to the movies these days... so it's not the "time filler" it used to be. The lack of spectacular reviews would keep me from wasting the money. We'd go to the park/zoo or have a movie night at home. (see below) 3. I'd just show her the original. It is bright, exciting, short enough, and it is much more magical. It was the beginning of the resurgence of Disney Animation for a reason.

[@EverydayMick]

I love your nuanced takes, Paul!

[@johntabler349]

When doesn't completely suck is a win, we all loose

[@therealcirclea762]

Another homer. Good on ya. Oh, and good to see you on with FNT. Back to lurking...

[@jrr2480]

I think 🤔 Aquafina did a good job in DreamWorks The Bad Guys as Ms Tarantula. 🕷

[@kidicarus2215]

I wonder how many toys they'll make out of this? At least the 90's movie had a lot of merchandising potential.

[@rikacomedyletsplays2581]

It doesnt really matter families are picky these days with what toys the kids are allowed to pick out. Not to mention the fact that the toys look like shit compared to anime figures. Most tiny girl tots these days either choose anime girl figures or barbies anyways. You know TOYS WORTH A DAMN

[@Matt_Likes_Comics]

The toys they made have already been placed in discount bins.

[@Nixlplix]

The dolls aren't exactly flying off the shelves at Walmart

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

@@Matt_Likes_Comics Please tell me they arent selling the dead looking flounder as a toy lol

[@cleopatra1633]

@@rikacomedyletsplays2581 they make overweight and disabled barbies now.

[@WILEYsUnrequestedRamblings]

another excellent review. Very excited for you being on #FNT

[@Evan8787]

One of the worst movies I have ever seen. I can't remember the last time I wanted to sleep in the cinema. I'm watching a movie I have already seen, but a worse version. Why the hell would I want that? Final Thoughts: Awkwafina's "Scuttlebutt" rap should be used as torture. Holy hell that was painful.

[@soulsurfer7702]

I remember falling asleep watching the latest Tarzan movie. Wonder if disneys will be worse.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

I appreciate your review. You gave the movie a chance and gave your honest opinion about what worked and what didn't. I know I'm just describing what a movie review is supposed to be, but it is so rare now that I took notice. Regarding the race-swap: most people wouldn't care about this in isolation. The problem is the Hollywood pattern of repeatedly replacing gingers with blacks, and then using the black actor as a shield against criticism. They've made things difficult for black actors. Now, even if a black actor is chosen because they were far and away the best choice for a role that had been previously always been played by a different race, people will be skeptical and assume its the criticism-shield thing and not give it a chance. Even with their race-swaps Hollywood is risk averse. It's almost ALWAYS ginger to black. Ariel, Annie, Superman's pal Jimmy Olson, Barbara Gordon (Batgirl)…the list goes on and on. If they're going to keep doing this, can we at least have DIFFERENT race-swaps? Why not swap a blonde for a Navajo Indian, or have a black character played by an Eskimo or Inuit*? * Some groups these terms describe consider "Eskimo" to be a pejorative and prefer Inuit, while groups actually prefer the term Eskimo, so I've included both here. The ones that prefer "Inuit" do so because it comes from their own language (meaning "people"), whereas "Eskimo" is a term not from their language that was given to them by outsiders, meaning "eaters of raw meat". The ones that prefer "Eskimo" speak a different language that doesn't include the word "Inuit".

[@BoojayDeeth]

Cheers Chato, most coherent review I've seen. BTW you ruled on FNT.

[@tropolite]

The length, for kids would be tough because it's hard to keep kids still for 85min let alone any longer.

[@CallMeChato]

True

[@Jordie_42]

You were great on FNT, man. You fit in with them perfectly

[@pagey-71]

This is why I enjoy your channel and content so much Chato because I am always left feeling like you've presented a balanced perspective/review. Too many channels have sunk to clickbait thumbnails and 'disastrous' language at every point. In fairness to them this is the style they have cultivated and the content their fanbase enjoys and bizarrely it seems popular. I much prefer the more nuanced style you have. Thank you! My 6yo girly girl will love this and my wife will dislike the run time....wow. All the best.

[@crazyralph6386]

You’re on your A game once again Chato. Keep up the great work!!!

[@mattk8936]

Love your t-shirt!

[@caldodge]

Awkwafina is fine IF correctly cast. In "Crazy Rich Asians", for example.

[@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto]

I loved the scene when they flooded Target and then ransacked it wet Bandits style

[@BillPeschel]

I can see the review quotes: "Does not stink" ... "Halle Berry is a terrible actress" ... "The 3D is a confused mess" Well done.

[@kosh6612]

QUESTION (unrelated): in shows and movies like Austin Powers where an actor is cast in multiple roles, do they get paid on a per role basis or is there some other special contract considerations? If so, Is it a negotiated thing or is it a union requirement thing

[@krisowrey7260]

Best entertainment insights on KZbin

[@michealfreeman9714]

I like you because you're an honest reviewer

[@Luciphell]

Honestly, instead of being idiotic and remaking the beloved classics into live action, they should be giving this treatment to the ones that failed. Retool them and make them the success as live action they could never achieve when animated.

[@morscoronam3779]

Artistically, that's the right call. Economically, remakes are only easy cash grabs if you bastardize something good.

[@censoredbyyoutube2639]

Great review. Very excited to see you on FNT tomorrow! Keep up the great work

[@greyman1104]

Was great seeing you on FNT!

[@KevinWhite-zb5os]

I'm sure McCarthy didn't like playing Ursula. This would be the first film she did where she couldn't fall down and curse. That would be like not letting Rogen play the chubby stoner who needs to learn a lesson!

[@DeadlyPlatypus]

Why doesn't Illumination just make their OWN versions of these fairy tale classics? The Little Mermaid is almost 200 years old, its in the public domain. Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel, etc. are ALL open to be snatched up by a better studio...why don't they do it and steal the show from Disney?

[@thisguy7175]

My favorite part was when Ariel fought rascism and said “it’s mermin’ time”.

[@travisgeorge1553]

Thanks, for dropping that scuttlebutt.

[@scottmcfadyen293]

And , that's that .. and now i will watch the dove video. that video is awesome !

[@andym1134]

The climax where she duels at the top of Montmartre; best film conclusion of 2023...

[@willpower8061]

As a stand alone flix, its a farcical mess. As someone who worked on the original, it's an insult.

[@drivebymedia841]

I don't think I have seen the original and I am surely not the target audience or have any little grand daughters to take., but I have heard all the chatter surrounding the movie. Thanks for your honest and insightful review!