Aladdin: Special Edition (2004 VHS; Trina Mouse)

**Aladdin: Special Edition** is a 2004 VHS.

## Plot:

A peddler shows the viewers an oil lamp amongst his wares, and begins to tell a story.

Jafar, the royal vizier of the fictional Middle Eastern city of Agrabah, seeks a lamp hidden within the Cave of Wonders. The cave's guardian tells him that only one person is worthy to enter: "the diamond in the rough", whom Jafar later identifies as a young street urchin named Aladdin. Meanwhile, Princess Jasmine is upset by her legal obligation to marry a prince rather than for love. Concealing herself, she escapes the palace and is saved from an angry merchant by Aladdin and his pet monkey Abu. As a bond between Aladdin and Jasmine develops, the palace guards capture Aladdin on Jafar's orders, during which Jasmine reveals herself to them and Aladdin. Jasmine confronts Jafar to demand Aladdin's release, but he lies to her, saying Aladdin has been executed.

Disguised as an elderly beggar, Jafar frees Aladdin and Abu and brings them to the cave, ordering them to retrieve the lamp. The guardian grants Aladdin entry and warns him to touch nothing but the lamp. Aladdin finds a magic carpet inside, and obtains the lamp. However, Abu greedily grabs a large jewel and triggers the cave's collapse, forcing Aladdin, Abu, and the carpet to escape. Aladdin gives the lamp to Jafar, who throws him and Abu back into the cave, though not before Abu steals the lamp back. Trapped, Aladdin rubs the lamp and meets the genie who lives inside it. The Genie grants Aladdin three wishes, though Aladdin tricks him into freeing them all from the cave without using a wish. Upon learning that the Genie desires freedom from servitude, Aladdin promises to use his last wish to free him, and then uses his first wish to become a prince to woo Jasmine.

Jafar's parrot Iago suggests that he plots to become Sultan by marrying Jasmine. Aladdin, as "Prince Ali Ababwa," arrives in Agrabah with a large host, but Jasmine is angered when her father, the Sultan, discusses her fate with Aladdin and Jafar without her. As a means of apologizing, Aladdin takes Jasmine on a ride on the magic carpet. When she infers his true identity by mentioning Abu, he claims that he only dresses as a commoner to escape the stresses of royal life. After Aladdin brings Jasmine home, the palace guards capture Aladdin on Jafar's behest and throw him into the sea. The Genie appears and saves Aladdin at the cost of his second wish. Aladdin returns to the palace and exposes Jafar's plot. Jafar flees after glimpsing the lamp and determining Aladdin's true identity.

Fearing that he will lose Jasmine if the truth is revealed, Aladdin breaks his promise and refuses to free the Genie. Iago steals the lamp, and Jafar becomes the Genie's new master. He uses his first two wishes to become Sultan and the world's most powerful sorcerer. He then exposes Aladdin, exiling him, Abu, and the carpet to a frozen wasteland, though they escape. Jasmine tries to help Aladdin steal the lamp back, but Jafar notices and overpowers her, Abu, and the carpet with his magic. Aladdin taunts Jafar for being less powerful than the Genie, tricking Jafar into using his last wish to become an all-powerful genie himself. Now bound to his new lamp, Jafar ends up trapped inside it, taking Iago with him. The Genie then throws Jafar's lamp far into the desert, banishing Jafar and Iago to the Cave of Wonders for 10,000 years.

With Agrabah returned to normal, the Genie encourages Aladdin to use his third wish to regain his royal title and legally marry Jasmine. Aladdin instead decides to keep his promise and frees the Genie. Realizing Aladdin's nobility, the Sultan changes the law to allow Jasmine to marry whom she chooses. The Genie bids the group a fond farewell and leaves to explore the world, while Aladdin and Jasmine start their new life together.

## Previews before the film:

1. Warning text (Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
2. Disneyland Paris (2004-2005) commercial ("Need Magic" version)
3. Coming Soon to Cinemas
4. The Incredibles theatrical trailer (in theaters November 12, 2004)
5. Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2001-2005) logo (2001-2008)
6. Coming Soon on Disney DVD and Video
7. Mulan II VHS trailer
8. Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas VHS trailer
9. Home on the Range VHS trailer
10. Bambi: Special Edition VHS trailer
11. Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2001-2005) logo (2001-2008)
12. Walt Disney Pictures logo

## After the film:

1. Coming Soon to Cinemas
2. National Treasure theatrical trailer

## Video:

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