Pointless

Rating: 5/10 (3 August 2019)

Pretty to look at, but completely pointless.
No reason for the film to exist. It brought nothing new, yet didn't live up to the original (in anything other than animation/cinematography).
If they had of simply re-released the original, I still would have taken my kids.
Or they could have used the original audio track with the new animation. I'd watch that.
But this new film was completely uninspired.
(This is actually my first movie review... I've never bothered before... There are fair, thoughtful reviews already out there... But I felt compelled to say how pointless this film was.)
(And no, I'm not necessarily against remakes...I thought Aladdin was excellent. Another iconic film they got right the first time... but the Aladdin remake stands on its own.)