Product Details

• Actors: Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Jason Alexander, Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin
• Directors: Toby Shelton, Alan Zaslove, Tad Stones
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: January 18, 2005
• Run Time: 69 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006J287S
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,230 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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This 1994, direct-to-video follow-up to Aladdin (it's actually four episodes of the Aladdin television program, back-to-back) is a wash-out compared to the Robin Williams-driven animation feature that kicked off the franchise. The story partially involves the villainous Jafar's parrot--Iago--trying to leave his master and befriend Aladdin and Jasmine. Williams is nowhere to be found, unfortunately; the genie's voice is provided by Dan Castellaneta, and the difference shows. --Tom Keogh

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sorely disappointed, April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Return of Jafar (Walt Disney Home Video Presents) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Aladdin being my favorite Disney movie of all time, this was an overwhelming dissapointment. And that's unusal, because I love almost every other Disney animated movie that's been made. First of all, it looked like your typical saturday morning cartoon-plain and ordinary, with none of the astonishing visuals that characterized Aladdin, such as the Whole New World Scene. Second, the characters faces looked so disorted, I believe they used silly putty instead of paint brushes. When Aladdin or Jasmine smile, their teeth are so huge, it takes up their entire face. And Jafar's teeth look like vampire incisors. Third, the songs are cringingly awful. Boy, we could really use Alan Menken or Tim Rice! (I sincerly hope they did not write the trash sung here!)Forth, the charcters were weak, undeveloped, and untrue to the original characters in Aladdin. Jasmine says "You saved Agrabah, and rescued a princess!" That is NOT like Jasmine at all! What happened to the "I'm not a prize to be won!?" That Jasmine had independence. Return Of Jafar's is mooning for Aladdin in her tower or grousing. It gets very annoying. And Abis Mahl was a very buffonish, stupid villan, but I guess Jafar needed a good dupe. Fifth,NO ROBIN WILLIAMS! Instead we are given Dan Castellana from the Simpsons?! Don't get me wrong I love him in the Simpsons, just not here. I strongly recommend renting this movie instead of buying it, unless you really like it. However, Aladdin And The King Of Theives was very good and had Robin Williams back in it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Jonathan Freeman is best thing!, October 16, 2004

By	L. Butler (VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Return of Jafar (Walt Disney Home Video Presents) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I like the sequel to ALADDIN only because the superb Jonathan Freeman (Jafar) is present - and he gets a song. Robin Williams is not present (but I know why - - -), the animation is quite a contrast to the amazing original, and the songs aren't any good (except Jafar's song . ..). Good thing Menken didn't write any of these songs! But, I had totally forgotten that Jason Alexander voices Abis Mahl (sp?). I still like ALADDIN AND THE KING OF THIEVES because Williams is back in, but no Jafar (darnit).

3/5 stars.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Disney's best direct-to-video movie!, December 13, 2002

By	Kiwi Kenobi - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Return of Jafar (Walt Disney Home Video Presents) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is Iago's movie! I love it! If anyone out there likes Iago, then you should like this movie. It's all about Jafar wanting to get his sweet revenge on Aladdin. Iago plays a MAJOR role in the movie! This movie really lets Iago be a deeper character than in the first movie(which also rules!) Sure, the animation was cheap, and the songs were a little silly, but it IS a direct-to-video movie, so I'm not going to nail Disney too hard about it. It's not a movie that everybody would like (I've read enough other Amazon reviews to see that) but it is a good movie for Iago fans!