A 92' Aladdin Fan can accept this film!

Rating: 9/10 (28 May 2019)

As a long time OG Disney Aladdin fan (like, I can cite the movie line by line), I found the movie to be pretty damn good. I'd say I was 95% pleased with what it offered.
I think the biggest concern any OG fan has is how Will Smith fills the shoes of Robin Williams' Genie. There are parts where I thought Smith did a good job, I thought there were parts where he tried too hard, and I thought there were parts where they left something "Genie" out that really should have been there. Overall, Smith does a good job of not being Robin Williams while keeping the personality with that tinge of Smith personality.
The story was morphed in areas to better suit the movie and it's live action settings and the handling of the adaption was well done. Alan Menken of Disney music fame returns to bring the musical score of Aladdin (which for me helped to define OG Aladdin as a great piece and my favorite) by recreating a score and songs to match the movie perfectly.
While there are things I would like to have seen done, things that could have been done better, and things that shouldn't have been done, I believe this version of Aladdin can live next to the OG Aladdin on my shelf. Many of us will never see another RW Genie nor accept one, I was torn as many are, but the movie, definitely worthy of a watch and the title.