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THE MOVIE
If you're on to something good stick to it"
That certainly seems to be the case with the Aladdin Trilogy. The original
Aladdin movie was a major hit so Disney decided to follow it with 2 sequels.
Robin Williams wasn't in the 2nd (The Return of Jafa), and perhaps this among
other things contributed to its less than impressive success. Disney though
thought it would give it another try and made Aladdin and the King of Thieves.
Robin Williams is back again as the Genie.
It is the royal wedding of the century. Aladdin and Jasmine are about to get
married and all of Agrabah has anxiously gathered to see them. But before they
say "I do", the evil Cassim has some last minute plans to interrupt
the ceremony. Aladdin must now fight off Cassim and save the most important
day of his life. Aladdin embarks on an adventure leading to the true identity
of his long-lost father and ultimately his marriage to Jasmine.
After the theatrical release of the first movie, the 2nd film as well as this
sequel were direct to video releases. Both sequels don't even come close to
approaching the quality of the first film, although the return of Robin Williams
in the third installment saves the film and places it 2nd best in the trilogy.
It should be said though that this film has a tremendous amount of Genie gags
(which unfortunately aren't that funny much of the time) and will tire out if
not annoy even the most avid fans of Robin Williams.
If the VHS of the original Aladdin has worn out then this should keep the kiddies
happy for another 100 runs or so :)
THE TRANSFER
Video:
The Genie must have done some magic to this transfer because it looks splendid.
The animation (although not the best that Disney has done) is presented beautifully
in a Full Frame 4x3 transfer (no black bars so the kiddies won't be complaining).
The transfer is clean and sharp and there is really nothing to complain about.
The colours are spot on and the only thing limiting the image's perfection is
the quality of the animation itself.
Audio:
The default audio track is the English Dolby Digital 5.1, but the disc also
contains Dolby Surround tracks in French, Italian, Duth, Polish,Czech,Hungarian
and Hebrew.
The dialogue, as the most important aspect, is always clear and easy to understand.
The 5.1 track is detailed and well balanced, with occasional use of the surround
channels. The subwoofer is also used on some occasions.
The musical score is very good and the kids will love all those sing-along
songs.
No problems with the audio apart from the natural synch problems that occur
occasionally when trying to synchronize human voices with animated cartoons.
Apart from that, a very good soundtrack.
THE EXTRAS
Zippo.......another Disney title living the legend of the invisible extras....
SUMMARY
The kids will like this final installment of their favourite, Aladdin. While
it lacks much of the magic that made the original such a hit. It's good to see
Robin Williams back even though he does a few too many gags in this film. |
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