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The Next Best Picture Podcast

"The Little Mermaid"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2542 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2023

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Zoe Rose Bryant & returning guest Destiny Jackson. Today, we're discussing the latest film from director Rob Marshall, another in the long line of Disney live-action remakes, "The Little Mermaid," starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem & Melissa McCarthy. What did we think of the transition from animation to live-action for such a beloved story, the performances, the songs, and the visual effects? Please tune in as we discuss these points and more in our review. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of The Little Mermaid.

0:10.0

Take the cold there. Over here!

0:23.6

You broke the rules.

0:25.6

He went to the above world.

0:27.6

A man was drowning. I had to save him.

0:29.6

This obsession with humans has to stop.

0:32.6

I just want to know more about them.

0:36.6

Ariel! don't!

0:40.0

Poor child.

0:41.8

I can help you.

0:43.5

You can't live in that world unless you become a human yourself.

0:48.7

Is that even possible?

0:50.8

That's what I live for.

0:53.9

All right, everybody, you were just listening to the trailer for The Little Mermaid, and the story is as follows.

1:00.5

The youngest of King Triton's daughters, Ariel is a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure.

1:07.7

Longing to find out more about the world beyond the sea, Ariel visits the surface and falls

1:12.9

for the dashing Prince Eric.

1:15.7

Following her heart, she makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to experience

1:21.0

life on land.

1:23.0

The film is starring Hallie Bailey, Jonah Howard King, DeVeed Diggs, Aquafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumasweni, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy.

1:33.4

Here to join me today for this podcast review. I have Zoe Rose Bryant.

1:38.1

Hello, hello. And joining us as a guest here. Coming back to the show, she is now a writer for Deadline.

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