i thought it was decent at best but i still prefer the original. the new songs besides eric’s were awful, especially scuttle’s rap, and it was way too long (almost an hour longer than the original). what i really liked though was ariel’s chemistry with eric which was so much better than the original, but otherwise i don’t think i’ll be watching this version again.
YES i completely agree, there were too many unnecessary changes, like at the end where in this version ariel is the one to drive the ship into ursula’s heart instead of eric, which lost the meaning from the original that they both love and look out for each other. i also hate how colorless live action movies are becoming. remember how vivid and beautiful cinderella (2015) was? (imo the only good disney live action adaptation)