Aladdin

Rating: 8/10 (7 May 2006)

I just recently watched Aladdin on my DVD. I enjoyed the crystal-clear, completely restored picture and the movie itself was very enjoyable. Young Aladdin plays a "street rat" who must steal to get his food but still has a good heart (in one scene we see him give his hard-earned food to some hungry little children.) When he becomes trapped in a cave of wonders, he meets the goofy genie who can grant him three wishes, and I don't want to spoil it for you if you haven't seen it so I'll leave it at that. The voices, especially the Genie's (done by Robin Williams) and Iago the parrot (none other than Gilbert Gottfried- I think I spelled that right...)are good and the story is a very enjoyable one. The songs were very catchy. One thing I didn't like was how on the DVD they have all these extra features- on the second disk there is tons of stuff about how the movie was made and the characters were designed and things like that. However, I'm sure some people might find these things interesting so it's up to your opinion. I did like the deleted songs and scenes and when they gave reasons for why they didn't put them into the film. All in all I recommend this movie because (here comes the corny part) it has potential for becoming a family favorite in your household.