Worst Disney Live Action Remake So Far

Rating: 3/10 (9 January 2020)

3.0 - Headache-inducing movies I regretted sitting through
Honestly I generally do not have prejudice against live action remakes - sure, most of them are heartless cash-grabs devoid of any creativity, but many could be entertaining and frankly, nostalgia sells. Yet Aladdin was the single most excruciating movie experience I had in quite some time.
First, lets get the positives away - Will Smith, playing Will Smith the Genie, was fine. He was fun and goofy and quintessentially Will Smith. The general plot, which was literally the same with the original, is simplistic but okay.
The biggest problem I have with the movie was cinematography. It was surprising even to me because most of the times you don't notice it, but this one gave me a legit migraine. The color correction was off - the entire movies oscillates from pitch black to grey-ish, completely losing the fantastical boom of colors in the original. The shots were forgettable and a bit awkward. The editing - oh the editing - was torturous. I had a visceral reaction to the chase scene at the beginning because of the frequent cut from different directions, I almost puked.
The reaction was physical. Granted, I do sometimes suffer from motion sickness but this is the first time a movie induced it.
Other aspects did nothing to save the movie. The characters, except for Aladdin and Will Smith, lack development and were way too cartoon-ish (duh!) for live action. The singing was grossly auto-tuned and a bit thin on the vocals and the accompanying visuals were lacking in grandeur. The classic songs were copied but worse. The newly added one was way too obvious and out-of-place stylistically and substantively. The costumes looked like they were Halloween costumes fresh off Amazon - srsly wtf was Jasmine wearing I cannot deal with those BDSM strap-y things on her waste. The sidekick animals were reduced to plot-devices with zero character.
All in all, I wish I hadn't ventured beyond the Will Smith clips on YouTube.