"ALADDIN", Great Remake of the cartoon version

Rating: 10/10 (25 May 2019)

25 May 2019: The story of ALADDIN has been around for over 60 years. Aladdin is my favorite Disney movie. My grandmother told me of Aladdin as a bedtime story in the sixties. Therefore it has been and still is my all time favorite. I saw the Disney cartoon version in the theaters no less than 5 times which included taking my sons to see it. I bought the dvd and watched it several more times with my sons. My favorite character was Jafar. The cartoon version, I liked the voices better. Although, I like this version, but I did not like the voice of actor, Marwan Kenzari as "Jafar". He was not sinister or evil enough. His voice should have been dubbed by voice actor, Jonathan Freeman as "Jafar". His voice is much more sinister and evil and actor, Gilbert Gottfried's should have dubbed the parrot, Iago. Actor, Will Smith is perfect in the role as the Genie. He is just the right amount of comic coolness to pull off the jokes, but deceased actor, Robin Williams's voice was the best. Arabic actor, Mena Massoud is perfect in the role of Aladdin and so is the rest of the cast. However, since Aladdin is tale from Saudi Arabia, it would have been nice to cast more Middle Eastern actors/actresses in some roles.
The musical numbers have been updated a bit, but actor, Actor, Will Smith and the musical scenes are very well done. I will see this version at least two more times. Money well spent. A movie for all ages to enjoy, no profanity, no nudity, just a good clean fun movie for grandparents, religious folks and small children. Two Thumbs up high. NKD