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The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
just a regurgitation of the first
If you've seen "The Little Mermaid," then you've seen its direct-to-video sequel. Melody is essentially a black-haired Ariel, except that instead of being a mermaid who wants to live on land, she's a human who wants to live on the sea. This is practically the only real difference between the two movies. The musical scenes are downroght atrocious, and proves that the recent "golden age" of Disney musicals ended with "Beauty and the Beast."
The first one had charm, good music, and decent animation, considering its release year. This one lacks all of the above.
Totem (1999)
Incredibly boring and pointless
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This was one of the most pathetic movies I've ever seen in my life. I seriously want my 80+ minutes back from my life!!!
The plot makes no sense, and the actors--where did they dredge up those talentless teens, the local 7-11?! But perhaps the worst part is [***SPOILER WARNING***]when one of the characters has a pointless dream midway through the movie about some vikings attacking a fakey-looking medieval castle, while some bored-sounding guy is narrating. WHY?!?! It made absolutely NO SENSE compared to the rest of this movie. It was as though someone came along and just stuck in this part for no reason, just to mess with viewers' heads.
Avoid this movie at all costs, unless you like seeing soap actors in movies (one of the girls was in "Bold and the Beautiful").