where's the magic?

Rating: 5/10 (17 August 2019)

For a movie based of magic and genie it's sure lacking this magical feeling we had 27 years ago..
what a counter performance I must say..
I'm not gonna rant on about Disney being lazy remaking every movie in new 3D/realistic form, if only it would bring something I'd be all in
but Aladdin just proves the contrary
the charm is gone, the actor playing Aladdin is just some random chap that might have traits close to the cartoon one but that is it, and that isn't enough, Jasmin is off in every aspect, Jafar? let's not get started on him or Iago.. my god my favourite macaw in history, who actually sparked my love for birds when I was a kid just looks like a MEAN angry parrot now, probably the most ruined character of the whole movie despite his gorgeous 3D rendering.. it just doesn't belong in this movie
of course I kept Genie for last, will smith isn't even the issue per say, his acting wasn't actually bad, it's just not doing it, the blue sparkling 3D/2D genie thing feels off and awkward, I didn't get that smile on my face as when I do with the original version, and as for Apu well that's just bad, while Iago is totally out of character, Apu is just poorly rendered and I just wish it wasn't there
All that put together you just end up with a movie that you wish would end sooner so you can say: "ok done, seen it, let's move on"
While I've been rewatching the 1992 version quite a few times I'll say for certain this was my first and last visioning.
The only redeeming factor I could see is that people watching this "new" version today might feel like giving a look at the old version and discover what magic feels like
Very disappointed in Disney on this one, made me skip Lion King completely not to ruin my childhood love for this master piece like I did with Aladdin