buying the vhs/dvd???


i saw this when i was younger and i loved the movie! i would watch it over and over because i was at my korean church and someone had donated it and i wish i could've taken it when they were cleaning out the video shelves! i'm going to stop by there and see if they still have it!! can you buy this anywhere?? i don't like using the internet to buy stuff. any info helps.

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Just wanted to let whoever know that I got my copy of the anime' version of "The Little Mermaid" at FREDS- It's much like a dollar general store. I found my copy on the Speed Table where all the dvds that cost a buck to 5 bucks were thrown into. I went hunting for this movie after I read the message boards here on the IMDB two days ago. There are no special features on the DVD just a menu that has one option-PLAY MOVIE. It's worth the 5 bucks, just to have it in your DVD collection. I remember watching this movie on TBS in 1989 when Disney's Little Mermaid was the craze, and remember watching the sad ending and "axing" myself..."Did she really die?...willakerz." You know? Hope others can find it.

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i'm despreatly seeking this vhs. i can't seem to find it anywhere and the FREDS store isn't around my town. i'm really hoping to find this at my old church, i haven't been yet. lol. but if i knew the whole tech thing of uploading movies. i'd do it in a heart beat on youtube but i don't...sad. if anyone knows if it's ANYWHERE let me know. thx.

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I've been desperatly trying to find this too... if i find it at any common store, i will deffinatly let you know!!

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thx!! and if i have any success in finding this tape i will try to download online so everyone can watch this WONDERFUL film! lol. if i only knew how! haha. i've looked in almost every store but they don't have it!!

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this really sucks!! i couldn't find it at my old church... :'( but theres still a 1% chance of finding it. i have to ask one of the ppl that went there and ask if they seen it go anywhere.....pray!! lol...

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Paula, I plan on going to Fred's tomorrow and see if they have anymore. The one I got was pretty dusty, If I see another I'll keep in touch with you, you seem to want this movie very badly. I hope there is one. :)

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thanks soooo much! i still can't find it. i'm begining to give up! lol. let me know if u find it! but i don't live close to a Fred's store soo...yea.

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I had this video when I was just a little girl and lost it when moving, to this day I have not been able to find it, can any one help????Thanks and keep in touch if any one knows where to get it....

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i was looking for this movie everywhere. but i have found this on ebay but i'm not much of a online shopper. just can't trust em all! lol. but if u search for it just put the english title in the search box. and i think u click on the 'animation' section on the left hand side. hope i helped. but if anyone finds this in a store, let me know! thx.

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I don't see why people distrust eBay, everytime people try to screw me over, I managed to deal with it. All you have to be is patient, and do a bit of research first. Read each entry carefully.

I bought my copy on eBay, the Video Gems and Children's Video Library release with the really stupid cover, for about $5.

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Hey Paula,
Unfortunately they didn't have anymore. I've checked a week after I posted that response to you and have had no luck. I did manage to see that someone DID put one up for sale on amazon for 4.95 or somewhere around that price range. I know it sucks that I wasn't to get you a copy. But whenever I go to Freds or any general store for that matter I'll keep an eye out for you in South Carolina.

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hi you say you have the dvd for this movie, i've been looking for this movie ever since my local renters closed, since i was a child, can you by any chance do a copy of the dvd for me and i'll pay you, it would be a great present for my daughter and myself, to let her see the orignal tale.

please contact me [email protected]

my name is deborah

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is it dvd and original

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Hi everybody,

Like all of you I am simply in love with this beautiful film. I want to warn you all that the current DVDs are edited (they are discontinued anyways). Yes I said edited. They are missings parts that were in the origional VHS release from the 80s that you are all refering to. That VHS was by starmaker and it can easily (let me repeat that: EASILY) be found on ebay. Just type in either little mermaid anime, little mermaid toei, or little mermaid starmaker.

As for the DVD released by UAV Corporation (and the Magical Memories version IS NOT THIS FILM, it is a different movie) with the stupid cover art that doesn't look anything like the film, it is edited for content. The nipples on the mermaids, most of the other nudity, and some of the violence has been cut from the film to make it safer (stupider) for little children to watch. The bootleg DVDs are actually way better since they are uncut. I thought I might warn you all about that.

UAV Corporation or whomever else has released this on DVD abviously didn't know how loved this movie is. They must have found it and assumed it was some lame old cartoon that nobody knew about, so they edited it and gave it a crappy DVD release.

And remember, the Magical Memories version is a different movie.

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You can watch the unedited version on Youtube for free. I was also able to download all of the parts and put them together in Windows Movie Maker as a full movie. The resolution is really bad, so it might be better to just buy a copy of the DVD, or see if you can have a VHS copy converted to DVD.

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I have it. They cut so many shots.. It's almost pathetic.

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I DO like using the internet to buy stuff, and it's still tough!!
I don't have a way to play vhs's anymore, so I need a dvd. The best I could find (after hours of fruitless searches and learning about the stupid incongruous cover art) is on Amazon where at this moment it's currently not available.
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Mermaid-Christian-Andersens-Corporation/dp/B00005QW6Q/sr=1-25/qid=1159761200/ref=sr_1_25/104-0238569-5285544?ie=UTF8&s=dvd
This one doesn't seem to be from 'Video Gems and Children's Video Library' but instead it's UAV Corporation, whatever that is. It says its studio is Allumination Filmwor. Perhaps that will help someone who's searching, too.
Man, they don't make this easy.

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Thanks for the info! It was very useful. This site is very useful too if you are buying in ebay because it tells you how bootlegs look like. http://www.magentia.net/mermaid/info.html

Is there a FRED's store in Orland Park Illinois or Union, New Jersey? thanks

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WOW!!!! i found the movie on youtube.com search for the member disneyvid and add them as a friend and the movie is in her private section!! wow...memories!! lol. but this is the closest thing to a dvd/vhs for moi!! hope i helped for those who would like to watch it!! and u have to be a member on youtube too..hehe.

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omg i found the tape at a PAWN SHOP ! i was like OMFG OMFG OMFG i jumped on it and started dancing lol


www.myspace.com/vincent_in_wonderland

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