Wow!!! BETTER than the first! (and I'm surprised I'm saying that!)

Rating: 9/10 (26 May 2019)

First, I couldn't imagine anyone else being Genie than Robin Williams, but Will Smith nailed it!! And Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott were perfectly cast (and incredible) as Aladdin & Jasmine! The movie, the acting, the sets (real & virtual), the original music / new music / updated music was ALL awesome!!! I have to mention again that the music was nothing short of "spectacular".. My 17 year old daughter and I (55) saw this and were fans of the original. We caught the new live action Beauty and the Beast (pretty good, but not better than original), Mary Poppins Returns (not NEARLY as good as original and actually pretty lame), and this new Aladdin.. and this Aladdin was really incredible! There are some changes to this version, but they've actually make it much better! Even one mistake (Sunday Salam) was corrected (my daughter noticed). A few other items correct some things from the original that really make this a little more "pc", and without giving a spoiler, a major difference with Jasmine that was great to see!