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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Stupidly Stupendous!, June 16, 2008
Jafar was an awesome villain, but would he REALLY choose to come back for a sequel if he knew he was going to look like a silly, fanged phantom who disguises himself as Jasmine, sings showtunes and says things like: "I'll say goodbye to your boyfriend, Princesssss!"
I'm guessing not.
Although Jafar is still smashing, he's scripted badly. Jonathan Freeman is an extremely talented voice actor, particularly with this psychotic sorcerer, but Jafar was never a goof. And "granny's gonna grab ya!" just doesn't seem like something he'd say. So with Jafar, acting all strange, one must look to the other characters in the movie.
Aladdin still lies, and is still obnoxious. Jasmine is stupid. She is portrayed as very, VERY submissive and idiotic. Genie is dumb. In the first movie, he was cheesy in a good way, but here, he tries to steal everyone's shine and just comes off as a buffoon.
You end up feeling sorry for all of these characters who you loved so much in the last film.
Iago (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried) is the only shining thing, really. I mean, he stayed in character. He is bitter, rude, crass, and hilarious-- every bit as hilarious as he was in the first movie.
Abis Mal, the thief (voiced by Jason Alexander), is pretty dang funny, too, sometimes, 'cause he's such a schmo. But the movie just isn't good quality. There are several obvious mistakes, some inking errors, and more than a few misplaced lines.
There are continuity errors- Aladdin is still in his street clothes, Genie still wears his restraints... And there are a few head-scratchers, like, why everyone is so enraged that Iago is back, and how he is such a traitor.. I mean, he is a parrot.
"Return" takes "Aladdin" too seriously, and the insanity was one of the reasons why "A" was so much fun.
Watch, but don't expect great things.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It was good,but not as good as the first one., May 6, 2005
A Kid's Review
This is the sequel to the #1 film of 1992,in this movie,the evil genie Jafar is released from his lamp from a thief named Abis Mal,and he is about to use his powers of pure evil,and Iago has also been released,duh,he released himself!,and Aladdin isn't a street rat anymore,he's gonna become the Sultan's royal vizier. "And when Aladdin becomes sultan,that will make me the grand vizier,only I'm not gonna blow it like that idiot Jafar!"-Iago,and the Genie isn't played by Robin Williams,he's played by that guy who played Homer Simpson,and it features 6 new songs!,oh,and one more thing,will they ever get rid of Jafar forever?,and there's a rule,to destroy a genie,destroy his lamp.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
very pleased, September 2, 2009
I placed an order on 7/31/09 for Disney's Return of Jafar DVD. I was very pleased with the prompt delivery, condition and performance of the movie. I will be making more purchases in the near future.
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