17. The Little Mermaid (1989)

Well, maybe sometimes it is all about the music, but not with The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid brings to the screen one of the great fairy tales, made with love and attention to detail that’s almost impossible to believe. The characters are characteristically wonderful, particularly Ariel (Jodi Benson), Sebastion (Samuel E. Wright) and Ursula (Pat Carroll). Each of them brings emotion to their characters that rivals anything Disney has ever done.

Then there’s the music. The Little Mermaid has two of my top five songs from animated film: “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the Girl.” Both of them were rightly nominated for Oscars and both were sung brilliantly by Wright. Pardon the alliteration.  More importantly the story, the plot and yes the voice acting were all off the charts, phenomenal. I loved Beauty and the Beast but I found myself having more fun and getting more involved, with Ariel. Oh, and Pat Carroll was brilliant as the evil Ursula, one of Disney’s best villains.

Wow, we got this one right under the wire and we are excited! These are the Movie Madness picks for the actors, writers, directors and pictures that are going to walk away with the Oscars on Sunday February 22nd on ABC at 7PM ET/4PM PT.

We’ve got some surprises, no brainers and even a few wild speculations, but you’ll never know who chose what unless you take time to listen before tomorrow’s show. We have bruises, contusions and even a concussion from the amazing battle but I think we made some really good picks. We managed to duck the sniper fire, escape the Nazis and even avoid the Whiplash as we at the Madness made some awesome choices (and a feeble one or two). Join us a couple of hours before the Oscars and you’ll see how hard we worked.

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It’s Oscar time once again! Everyone has his or her favorites and the Academy has theirs. Who will be the big winners and will a new star emerge from the pack? Join Jeremy, Doug and the Movie Maniac Craig as they try to predict the outcome of this years Academy Awards. Will they be right or wrong? Listen in and find out! Then let us know your Oscar Predictions by emailing us moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or by calling the voice mail number 260-573-0015. You can also post your predictions on our Facebook page or on our Twitter. Feel to contact us even if it’s just to tell us how wrong we are!

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