Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

dulce_sirenita_ I think this is a very beautiful film about love risking and live for love... It is a great version of Hans Christian Tale.. Is a sad story but well, the original story was like that. You can't be expecting a happy ending. But I definitely like it. Marina is a beautiful and sweet mermaid, I love how they draw her because she's very cute. Many people don't like the drawings and animation, but it was a 70s movie and for me it looks great. Also I'm so into vintage stuff and I love oldies. I know that they show nudity in this film and is not for children, is for young adults and all that appreciate anime classics. This movie makes me cry because it gives so much impact and a beautiful message of love.The people that don't like this film, definitely don't appreciate old anime and didn't know that the real true story has a sad ending. I would love to see this film again on DVD someday because now is out of stock.

kittiluvr I saw this Anime version of Little Mermaid when I was 8 or 9 years old, long before Disney got there happy little hands on it. I cried my eyes out at the end of it. However, it showed me that you don't always get what you want in life. It also taught me about sacrificing for someone you love. I believe the original version of this movie gets across a poignant message about sacrifice, love and loss. (If you read the story, there is much more to it than that, but as far as the movie goes, that is the message I saw in it.)I was very disappointed in Disney's version at first. I didn't have to wait to see the ending to be upset at it. Ariel/Marina was not supposed to be able to talk, never mind being able to sing, and she was supposed to have pain when she walked....part of her sacrifice to be with the prince she had fallen in love with. And then, being a Disney version, she gets the prince in the end. I did not like it. Now, there is nothing wrong with optimism and believing things can get better and end happily. However, life does not always end "Happily Ever After" as Disney would have children believe. I think our overindulged children of today would be better off knowing that you don't always get what you want and that there is such a thing as sacrifice. Well, I have grown to accept and even enjoy Disney's version. It is lighthearted and fun. And that is what Disney is all about.... fun and enjoyment. In the end, I still love the original Anime version of it better. I didn't actually remember it as being Anime until I started searching for this version. Reading the comments on it helped me to recall the big beautiful eyes of the characters. Yes, this is the version I remember and love from my childhood....tears and all!

venus-30 I'm glad I'm not the only one looking for the version of this Little Mermaid, I loved it ever since I saw it when I was about 6...that must probably explain a lot with my views on true love! Anyway, will keep on trying to look -- this will be my 2005 quest! It is a bit mature for the children today, but that does sound daft as compared to what kids know nowadays, I'm sure seeing topless anime mermaids is not exactly something that will shock them...and who started this whole shell-bras on mermaids anyway??? Do they realise how painful that would be with the sharp edges and seawater and chaffed skin??? But another thing about the story is that it stuck to the original story i.e. tragic/bittersweet ending. I liked the Disney version, but this one is for those who understood The Little Mermaid, why she had to do what she did...I'm not making sense here now lol Why do I have to fill up 10 lines anyway to get approval?!?! All I wanted to say was I loved this film! And no hi tech CGI versions will ever change my mind! ( hint hint to film producers out there...)

Eridanah I'm not being corny--this is an actual line from the film, straight from the Sea Witch (her sister Sand Witch was on vacation) to goofball princess Marina.There should be a special section in video stores for Brutal Truth Fairy Tales. As opposed to the dark Disney overlords, the producers of this piece stuck to the original story with a few turns of creative license here and there. That is, Marina, our little mermaid, dies at the end. But hey, it's not so bad--after all, she stays true to her love (however misguided). It also appears that she picked up an immortal soul, or at least the promise of one, somewhere along the way.The Little Mermaid for Mature Audiences? Well, I can't help thinking that kids expecting Disney magic would be a little horrified by this version. The happy ending--I guess--might be a little too philosophical for kids expecting dancing crabs and evil doers who are more goofy than terrifying. But if you're an anime fan and you'd like to see the mermaid thing a little more like it was originally written, you probably would enjoy wasting 1.5 hours with this.