One of the better Aladdin movies that came from Disney

Rating: 6/10 (27 December 2013)

This show has a lot of good things going for it, at least much more then the second movie. The story line follows the book and yet, it has a happier ending then that one. It's not a real spoiler because if you haven't seen this one, you might have never seen this, go out and watch it now. It's a big classic.
The characters are rather filled out, the personalities fleshed out down to little details. It's nice to get back to the classics. Aladdin is the normal Robin Hood character; he almost always looks after people who can't really fend for themselves even if he would go home hungry. Although he's a street rat, he dreams of being part of the world of aristocrats, not starving and able to relax. He is the opposite of Jasmine, who is only trying to get away from it all and be free. Both feel trapped in their own world. I guess in a sense, the Genie is also trapped, so it makes them all more believable. They feel each other's pains and problems.
Jafar is one of the best Disney villains I think. He does all the right moves and yet, sometimes, it seems like he uses Iago a little too much for his ideas.
Some little things are not bothersome in the artwork, when Rasha bights the prince, he has a piece of his boxers even though they are intact when he storms away. Its little things like that that makes it not as good as it could be but when it was drawn on cells, it is easy to excuse them. When they bring in the CG though, it looks rather bad though there aren't many times they use it.
I like some of the voices, Genie's the most though. It's so fun and comical that even at the most drama filled times, he loosens it up. I'm not sure about the music though, it just feels so childish. I mean, it fits the show well but I would have liked a little more adult fashioned songs too.