I was worried... but pleasantly surprised!

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2019)

As a massive fan of the original Aladdin, I deliberately didn't go see this in the cinema. I had seen the trailers, read articles about the cast, and decided that this was going to be another failed live action remake that wouldn't do the original justice.
I couldn't have been more wrong!
Finally got around to watching it this weekend - and absolutely loved it!!! Yes, it is different in some ways to the original. But I still found it to be an awesome movie!
The music was quite upbeat, and the new song was a good addition and added to the depth of Jasmines character.
I was worried about the characters of Jafar and Genie - how can you recreate these non-animated and still capture their essence? I thought both did great. Although Jafar looked different to the animated version, he still captured the evil heart of the character.
My family watched this 3 times in one weekend. My kid/teen boys
have never seen the original, but loved this movie. I'm an original fan, and loved it.