Great movie! Best of the Disney Remakes.

Rating: 8/10 (5 September 2019)

Aladdin (2019) is one of my favorite movies I saw this year, no it's not flawless and yes still one of the Disney remakes but I enjoyed it a lot.
First off I'm not a big fan of the Disney Remakes so I came to the theater with lower expectations (even though it's one of my favorite Disney movies). The movie starts with Will Smith as a mariner telling his kids about the story of Aladdin and sings "Arabian Nights" which i enjoyed better than the original (my opinion though) the sequence showing all of agrabah and setting up the world was absolutely amazing one of my favorite shots of the whole film. After that "One Jump" happens and the song is good but the sequence is kind of a mess with a mix of slow motion shots and fast speed shots and normal shots it's a little weird but enjoyable. Aladdin is a bit bland at times but I thought Mena Massud did good in the role. And Jasmine is a good character but kind of stubborn at times which (to me) is a little annoying but she's great overall. Jafar is a bit underwhelming compared to the original Jafar but isn't a bad character in this film when you don't compare him to the original. Genie..where do I start Will Smith is back and he absolutely KILLS IT in the role he's hilarious witty and has all the best songs. The Genie CGI is hit or miss, mostly the cave of wonder scenes have the most worse CGI but once he's outside the CGI gets much better. The movie has great songs as I already mentioned "Arabian Nights" and "One Jump" are both pretty good but Will Smith's "Friend Like Me" and "Prince Ali" are so great and fun. "Speechless" is beautifully sung by Naomi Scott but the scene is very out of place and pointless which is unfortunate because the song is great. "A Whole New World" is good I'm still not sure that it's as good as the original. Also probably the most hilarious scene in the movie is the introduction to Prince Ali to The Sultan and Jasmine, let's just say Aladdin gets into a Jam. The Climax is suspenseful and very different from the Original. The Original had Aladdin against sorcerer Jafar who turns into a giant Serpent and has Jasmine stuck in a hourglass for a ticking clock and suspense. The Remake has Sorcerer Jafar takes over Iago and turns into a giant monster bird that chases Jasmine, Aladdin and Abu on carpet flying through Agrabah. Both end with Genie granting Jafar's final wish to be the most powerful being in the universe. Both getting sucked into their lamp and thrown into the cave of wonders. Jafars genie form design in the remake was very weird looking aswell (just a side note). The film ends with Aladdin setting Genie free but the remake has him turn human as well not just free from the lamp, which makes a sequel difficult to write (if they do). In conclusion, Aladdin (2019) is a enjoyable fun exhilarating magic carpet ride that is full of catchy songs, humorous and likable characters and great designs for pretty much everything! I recommend this Disney Remake 100%.