I was in high school when the Little Mermaid came out, so I got to witness the new era of Disney 'classics' first hand. The new movies were pretty good, but they didn't have the same feel as the old movies I grew up with. This is just a preference of style really. I just liked the old ones better. This is why I never really liked the direct to DVD releases. How could 2002's Cinderella II - Dreams Come True match up with 1949's original? Maybe this is why the Star Wars prequels feel funny to me as well.