Thanks to Walt Disney Studios, we recently had the opportunity to watch and review the latest releases of The Little Mermaid Anniversary Edition and Ralph Breaks The Internet. If you’ve been following along at Discovering Parenthood for a while, you know that we are huge Disney movie fans. Almost every family movie night features a movie from Disney.
THE LITTLE MERMAID 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
The Little Mermaid has been an all-time favourite of mine since I was a little kid. I can remember putting the video into the player, trying to get the tracking just right, and loving all the music in it. My oldest daughter is also a huge fan of The Little Mermaid. Maybe it’s that Ariel and her both of have red hair. Maybe she just loves the ocean. Either way, we even had a mermaid themed birthday party where Ariel made an appearance.
Please don’t laugh, but we actually have still been watching this movie on video. That’s right, we have a tape player! As soon as this anniversary edition of the movie arrived we put it into the Blu-Ray player to see what was different. Immediately the quality of the picture is fantastic! It almost looks like they have redone every single piece of the movie to make it look so much better. Nothing is grainy, and the colours just pop off the screen.
Venture under the sea where Ariel, a free-spirited mermaid princess, longs to be part of the human world. After bravely striking a bargain with Ursula, a sneaky sea witch, Ariel embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. With Flounder and Sebastian at her side, Ariel will need all of her courage and determination to make things right in both her worlds.
There are a couple of scenes that our youngest will run out of the room when they come up. She is very aware of things so when scenes become a bit scary, like when Ursula is around, she is out of there. This is something she is very independent about, but do know that if your little one is the same you may want to rewatch it yourself first so you know when to fast forward.
The music is still what captures us every time we watch The Little Mermaid, it is a key factor in why we love it so much. This version will have you singing along in no time. Plus there are bonus features you are going to want to check out. Did you know there was another merman in the movie who got cut from it? I had no clue!
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes the action-packed adventure Ralph Breaks the Internet. Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a part to save her game, Sugar Rush. In this special multi-screen edition of Ralph Breaks the Internet, Ralph and Vanellope find themselves in way over their heads, so they must rely on the citizens of the internet – including Yesss, the head algorithm and heart and soul of the trend-making site, BuzzTube, and Shank, a tough-as-nails driver from the gritty online auto-racing game, Slaughter Race – to help them navigate their worlds.
One part of the follow up to Wreck It Ralph you will be sure to love is the reunion of all sorts of Disney royalty. The princess scene showcases inside jokes and nods to them, all of which is done in a way that will have you laughing. Vanellope finds herself surrounded by all of the Disney Princesses and showing them the world of casual wear.
There are some parts to Ralph Breaks The Internet that we found to be a bit too dark for us and especially for our kids. The Double Dan scene was one that we quickly fast-forwarded through, plus the scene where Ralph feeds the bunny too many pancakes. Ralph Breaks The Internet is a PG, but I would strongly suggest that this is a movie meant for tweens and up. There is more of a focus on themes and topics that are better suited for this age group. Plus, it may give an opportunity to talk about it with your tweens.
Ralph Breaks The Internet takes the imperfect characters of Ralph and Vanellope and their friendship on a wild adventure when she needs a replacement part for her game. In a way, this movie explores how the internet can be both a wonderful and terrible place. The main characters find themselves in danger when a virus is set loose and their friendship is also put to the test. You’ll have to watch it to find out if their friendship will survive everything that happens.
– GIVEAWAY –
Disney very kindly provided me with a copy of these movies for this review, but what is even more fun is the fact that Disney has also provided the opportunity for one Discovering Parenthood reader to win a copy of The Little Mermaid and Ralph Breaks The Internet! The giveaway is happening over on our Facebook page.
Go HERE to enter!
But first, leave a comment below letting us know which character in each movie is your favourite and why!
Doing this is one way to get an entry for the giveaway. Good luck everyone!
Love these movies!!!
oh this would be awsome i love little mermaid my son and i both loved ralph breaks the internet
I love Ariel , It was such a big part of my childhood , i always wanted to sing like her , and I love Vanellope , she reminds me of my best friend , i loved the princess guest spots , i laughed so hard !
Would love these movies for my daughters. My favorite is Bambi…so cute! All the animals are so adorable in this movie ❤
My daughters would love these movies! My favorite is Bambi…so cute! All the animals in this movie are so adorable ❤
I love Cinderella. She’s beautiful!!
Love Ariel and Venellope is pretty cool
Oh my goodness..I have loved Ariel from the little mermaid since my kids were young, been singing the songs from that show for years!! So excited to watch this new one with my grandkids now!!
Love Ariel, but I haven’t seen the second Wreck it Ralph.
I love Ariel because she is plucky and kind and I had a secret wish as a little girl to be a mermaid 🧜♀️ 💕!
Ariel has always been my favourite as it was my favourite movie when I was a child and it brings back so many great memories of being a kid.
Loved Ariel since I was little, that girl can sing! And Vanellope because she is so cute, I dressed up as her for Halloween a couple years ago!
Sebastian is my favorite character he’s a realist but in the end a hopeless romantic! Plus has the best songs!!
I also like Ralph a lot because he has a big heart ❤️ and just and always looks out for his friends.
I like sebastian cause he is funny and I like fix it felix because other than Ralph that’s the only other name from the first movie I can remember.
My daughter loves Arial since she was 1, she’s 9 now!
Ariel is my favourite because I’m also a redhead!!
Awesome review. My kids avoid the scary parts, too.
I liked Sebastian from The Little Mermaid. He was rather funny, and we liked when he sang.
I took my kids to see Ralph Breaks the Internet in the theatre and they loved it! The final scene was a little scary for my 4-year olds but they left the theatre asking when they could see it again. lol! I’ve long been a fan of the Little Mermaid.
Thanks for the chance to add these great DVDs to our collection!
I took my kids to see Ralph Breaks the Internet in the theatre and they loved it! The final scene was a little scary for my 4-year olds but they left the theatre asking when they could see it again. lol! I’ve long been a fan of the Little Mermaid.
Thanks for the chance to add these great DVDs to our collection! 🙂
The Little Mermaid is one of my favourites. We haven’t watched Ralph Breaks the Internet yet. Looks like a fun one!!
I loved Cinderella, she was so strong and put up with so much, but still stayed humble and kind.
Sebastian is my favourite. He makes me laugh.
This would be fantastic. My kids and I love the Little Mermaid and we loved the Wreck-It Ralph movie.
I loved The Little Mermaid growing up – can’t wait to watch it again!
OOOh thanks for the tip about the scary scenes. My little one gets pretty afraid too, I always forget there are still scary bits in Disney movies!
Also my favourite character is flounder because it brings back great birthday party memories for me from when I was little!
I posted my favourite TLM character in the Facebook entry so I’m going to say here that my fave RBTI character is Vanellope. She’s cute as heck and a bit of a bada** too! Did you see that way she handled that car?! 👏🏼 My daughter loves her so much that she dressed up as her last Halloween.
We haven’t seen any Ralph movies yet! But I’m sure my boys would LOVE them!
The Little Mermaid movie is definitely a fave from my childhood, I love Ariel!
I have loved Ariel since I was a little girl- love her adventurous side. Such a great movie.
Love both these movies!!
Ariel because she is strong!
I am so excited for these you have no idea!! My fave princess is Ariel, my favourite character EVER is Scuttle and here I am commenting because I wanna win!!
I love Sebastian from Little Mermaid and haven’t seen Ralph breaks the internet yet but from trailers, I think I’m gonna like the little girl.