hunterryanbelkin
The romance in this film is one of the best in Disney history. The songs are well-done, the characters are great, the villain is great. The genie is one of the funniest parts, but the film sometimes enjoys his presence a little too much, even breaking the fourth wall and making a few messy pop culture references here and there. Other than that, it's a great Disney classic and worth watching again and again.
Samiellovesmovies
Aladdin is a movie that I think every kid has seen. Beautifully written, and visually stunning, Aladdin gives some of the best voice overs in cinema history. This is near a damn perfect movie and it's one of my favorite Disney films ever. 8/10
classicsoncall
No question Robin Williams delivers in a trademark role here as the wise cracking, ad-libbing Blue Genie, but I also got a kick out of Gilbert Gottfried's voice work for Iago the Parrot. And that's saying something, because otherwise, in a take it or leave it situation with Gottfried, I'd always leave it. The story is classic Disney, colorful and song filled, with an interesting balance of villains and heroes. The back and forth with the magic lamp gets a little played out after a while, but I thought the ending had an ironic twist with Sorceror Jafar (Jonathan Freeman) wishing to be the most powerful genie in the world. In effect, he got double whammied by the law of unintended consequences and a severe lesson in 'be careful what you wish for'.
grantss
Aladdin is a poor yet care-free street urchin in an Arabian city. One day he meets Princess Jasmine, the daughter of the Sultan of the land, and falls madly in love. However, the evil Jafar, the Sultan's sorcerer, imprisons Aladdin and manipulates him into working for him. Unknown to Aladdin, he is the only one who can enter and unlock the treasures of a secret cave, including a magical lamp. Aladdin finds the lamp and releases the genie trapped within. The genie offers to grant him three wishes. Meanwhile, Jafar wants the lamp and the Princess has to be married within three days. Many adventures follow...Reasonably entertaining. Mostly for kids - the plot is pretty linear, fairy tale stuff and the adventures are often quite juvenile - but it is never boring. Quite funny at times and has enough substance to keep adults interested too.Some catchy songs too, just to make it memorable.Robin Williams steals the show as voice of the genie. The role are dialogue are perfect for him, so much so that I suspect he wrote, or even ad-libbed, some of the funnier lines. Not a classic, but worth watching nevertheless.