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The Little Mermaid is the first movie my parents ever took me to see in theatres. From then on, I loved it. Until the release of The Lion King, it was my favorite movie. I very nearly wore out our VHS copy by watching it nearly every day. Some things never change: my current DVD has two parts where it messes up regularly. It's very irritating, but the Blu-ray is being released in a few months, so it isn't a long-term issue.

The Little Mermaid came about at just the right time. The Disney animators were pared down; only 125 animators inhabited ...