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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Diamond in the rough



Aladdin (1992)

Rated: G

Runtime: 90

Princess/Heroine: Jasmine

Prince/Hero: Aladdin

Sidekicks: Genie, Abu, Magic Carpet, Sultan, Radja

Villain: Jafar, Iago

Music: “Friend Like Me”, “One Jump Ahead”, “Prince Ali”, “A Whole New World”

Rating—out of 5 Mickey Mouse ears: 5 ears. 1 for Aladdin, 1 for Jasmine, 1 for Genie, 1 for Jafar, and 1 for the music.

Fun, excitement, scares, romance ... this movie has it all. Aladdin is a smooth criminal and a big hit with the ladies. Jasmine can hold her own and won’t settle for just anyone. Abu is a funny pal, and Magic Carpet is there whenever Aladdin needs him. Jafar is a snake (literally), and Iago is a faithful partner in crime. The music is great and the magic carpet scene is breathtaking. But the best part of the movie is the Genie. He is hilarious and does a good job of not being over the top.

I started working at a movie theater in 1992. I remember this movie being extremely popular. It played forever. I bet there was at least one guy who took several girls on movie dates and this film was the film of choice for at least 2 months. This will be an extremely popular movie in the bracket, and I bet that guy who went on all those movie dates to Aladdin will pick it to go very far. Good luck Rick ... or whatever his name might have been.

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