Alicia I love this movie so much

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Steineded How sad is this?

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

cmhuante I had the pleasure of finding and watching this gem over the weekend on Netflix and I loved it. Great acting, witty dialogue and just charming characters all around. In fact, I think it was a tad ahead of its time and risqué for the era. I also loved seeing Johns and Tomlinson together so early in their careers (their older versions were the parents on Mary Poppins if you recall), and Tomlinson went on to become a regular character and voice-over for many Disney films from the 1950's-70's. I normally don't like Romantic-comedies because they're often too "schmaltzy" for my taste, but this one is very well done and a true classic. Take some time out of your busy day to watch it. ;o)

Jimmy L. Miranda has lived a sheltered life under the sea. You see, she's a mermaid. She's read magazines, of course, and she wants to experience the finer things of life on land. (She just loves the opera.) Posing as a cripple, the man-crazy mermaid (played by the lovely Glynis Johns) stirs things up for a young doctor and his wife, their friends, and their servants when she comes to stay at their London flat.This movie wastes no time getting the plot rolling. The man meets the mermaid about two minutes after the main titles. And away they go.The script is saucy and filled with British wit and the movie benefits from fine performances from the ensemble (including the great Margaret Rutherford and Glynis Johns's future "Mary Poppins" husband David Tomlinson). Johns is young and beautiful and she handles her part well, flirting with all the boys and driving the women mad.Out of the gate, this film looks like it is going to be terrible. I don't know anything about camera equipment or film stock, but this movie *looks* like a TV show. Just the way the actors move around on-screen. (Low budget?) It's certainly not a glossy Hollywood production. And the beginning scenes introducing the mermaid are so rushed and amateur looking. And there are some pretty unconvincing lip-syncs when Miranda "sings" at various points throughout the movie.Luckily a charming script and a capable cast make this a breezy little distraction.

rbvs I remember seeing this film as a very young boy, and I've never forgotten the mesmerizing magical effect that it had on me. I also saw "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid", but I think "Miranda" was the better of the two films. Although a black and white production, the "special effects" used for the mermaid's tail are still eerily alive in my mind all these years later. Glynis Johns was really funny as the aquatic sea babe. I fully appreciated the more recent Ron Howard film "Splash", in it's own way. I am not at all sure if "Miranda" inspired this modern story, but it's not important, since both stand on their own humorous cinematic merits. I've been wishing, and praying, and hoping to find "Miranda" in the video classic section of my local film rental establishments for years to no avail. I'm not sure if it is available, but it would be a real kick to see it after all these years!

champion-5 I haven't seen it in a good 25-30 years. Yet I was so captivated by this movie that, all these years later I still remember it. By my definition that's worth giving it a 10. Think of the hundreds of movies you have seen in your life...how many of them do you remember 30 years later, after, perhaps, like me, only seeing it once? How many movies did you see last year, yet can't describe them...or even remember who was in them? Wonderful films don't have to be epics...they just have to touch something in you and that makes them special. If ever comes the day when this cute little film ever comes on video, you'll find me first in line to buy a copy. That's why it's a 10.