An awesome experience with nostalgic reflections.

Rating: 8/10 (11 June 2019)

Watched Disney's Aladdin and I must say it was an awesome experience. According to some, the Live-Action remake was not as good as the animated version but we should realise that a lot of things that can be animated cant be done in the same way in CGI. The animals were great though, Abu, being the mischievous one, tends to get Aladdin in trouble s couple of times; and Iago wasn't very talkative as the animated one but spoke well when it did.
Although I was impressed by Mena Massoud as Aladdin, in the first scene; I did not expect that Naomi Scott as Jasmine would be able to justify her role, but she was awesome! The director took time to build the story and the plot was the same as the earlier version except for a twist in the end...no spoilers... watch it yourself ; ) The best thing was Will Smith as Genie, his performance swept me off my feet and although some might disagree but I feel that he was better than Robin Williams. The only glitch was casting Marwan Kenzari as Jaffar, he did not deliver well, his dialogue delivery was pretty weak and even with all the might and power he could not portray the evil that made me hate him when I was young, I could only pity him. :/
Overall it was an amazing experience and pretty nostalgic. For those who don't, know it's a musical...and I love the way they've done " A whole New World". A great effort by Disney and Guy Ritchie... you must go and watch it if you are a Disney fan in mood of a magical adventure.