Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Stompgal_87 I remember seeing the trailer for this Disney sequel (plus the original and 'Return of Jafar') when I was younger and up until now the only part I could remember from that trailer was about Aladdin and Jasmine "finally getting married." Fast forward several years later when I rediscover this film in the Nostalgia Chick's Top 5 Least Awful Disney Sequels where she placed this at no. 2 and it looked good, especially with the Genie's hilarious pop-culture references. Another part of this film I remember seeing when I was younger was the song 'Father and Son (one of the best on the soundtrack),' which was on a Disney Sing-Along-Songs video but I can't recall which one. After having finished watching this film, I was satisfied with it despite some of its qualities not quite matching those from the original.First off the animation quality was decent for a DTV sequel if not quite as good as that in the original and the magic carpet wasn't as elaborately designed as in the original but the animation itself still had good uses of cel-shading and the squash and stretch principle. The incidental music has a similar structure to that in the original but it had its moments of power and poignancy. Besides 'Father and Son,' the other songs I really liked were the rousing 'There's a Party Here in Agrabah,' the lovely 'Out of Thin Air' and the reprise of 'Arabian Nights.' The script consisted of a mixture of funny, dark and rather moving lines. A couple of lines to me seemed like twists on common phrases such as "out-of-movie experience" as opposed to "out-of-body experience" and '"Open caraway, which was shortly corrected to, "Open sesame" - both of which were amusing nonetheless. The story was also well-written for the most part although its only flaw is that it was sometimes hard to follow. As for the voice acting, Aladdin, Jasmine and the Genie sounded the same as they did in the original although Iago and Sultan sounded a little different this time around. On a more positive note, John Rhys-Davies was superb as Aladdin's long-lost-father Cassim and their ups and downs were suitably dramatic. Further to the pop-culture references, these included Disney ('Snow White,' 'Steamboat Willie,' 'The Lion King') films and non-Disney ('Rain Man,' 'Mrs Doubtfire and 'Forrest Gump') films. Overall I found this a very enjoyable Disney sequel which is the best one I've seen so far, although I would like to give 'Return of Jafar' a chance one day because I like its song 'Forget About Love' as well as some of its clips featured in the Nostalgia Chick's Top Five Least Awful Disney Sequels. 8.5/10 to round up to IMDb's 9/10 rating.

TheLittleSongbird OK, it isn't as good as the original, but it is a huge improvement on The Return of Jafar.TROJ wasn't terrible, it was just disappointing. The characters are more mature here, and yes Robin Williams is back and in hilarious form. The only reason why this isn't a 10, is because it just can't compete with the original, which is a 10. The animation is better than in TROJ, and so is the humour. True there are colour changes in some scenes, but that is what is to expected. Jasmine's animation is my only complaint, it was a little deflated, but I thought she was animated worse in TROJ, where she lacked her vivacity that she had in the original. I loved all the Genie's jokes. Here, he imitates Sylvester Stallone, Bob Hope, Forrest Gump, Mrs. Doubfire and Steamboat Willie to great comical effect. My favourite was when he shouted STAMPEDE dressed up like a cowboy. The story, while complicated, is well-told, much more involving than TROJ, and fills the running time perfectly. Never once is it boring. The songs are so much better than TROJ, bringing a nostalgic feeling to the original, and some of them have humour in them. "In or out" is my favourite. The score by Mark Watters is just brilliant, and deserves a mention.The voice-talents are great. Iago is less irritating in this movie, and Robin Willaims is fantastic. There is also pitch-perfect support from Jim Cummings, Jerry Orbach and John Rhys-Davies, especially from Rhys-Davies. All in all, watch this movie, you'll enjoy it ! 9/10. Bethany Cox

soodynem I have to say, this is without a doubt one of the only watchable direct-to-video features Disney has ever given us. Now, for those who haven't seen this, and have seen the likes of, oh, I don't know, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II or Tarzan and Jane, you may ask how this is possible.Start with the voice actors. You have the complete original cast back on board (minus Jonathan Freeman, for obvious reasons), plus a few extras. Jasmine may sound slightly different than she used to, but my spies tell me that she is indeed the same actress. John Rhys-Davies provides his voice for Aladdin's father, and the King of Thieves, Cassim. Jerry Orbach (of Beauty and the Beast fame) plays one of the forty thieves, Sa'luk. And finally, the star of the show has returned. I like Dan Castellaneta, and I think he did an acceptable job as the Genie, but Robin Williams is still the best.In fact, William's performance here could be best described as 'unleashed'. The Genie impersonates no less than five Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse himself, becomes an entire army (comprised of SWAT, cavalry, paratroopers, bagpipe men, the ED-209, and Pocahontas), picks up an elephant with his bare hands, and comforts Jasmine as Mrs. Doubtfire, albeit a bearded version.This movie has a coherent plot, which is, you know, strange for a Disney sequel. Some may say it was stolen from 'The Last Crusade' and I'd have to agree. You know, hero meets father, father is looking for some important artifact, appears to love it more than his family, but… doesn't. Yeah. Except instead of the Holy Grail, we have this awesome Hand of Midas that can turn anything into gold.The villain foundation is not as good as the original, but Jerry Orbach still manages give us the next best thing with a grey-skinned, muscle-bound, wolverine-claw using man known as Sa'luk. I would rate his death scene as one of the best in cinematic history.Songs… Ha. Well they don't measure up to the originals, but they do the best they can do. Genie is so over-the-top with his two songs that it's almost unbelievable, and the forty thieves song is quite entertaining. Just, uh, pretend that you can't hear the sappy song Aladdin and Jasmine sing about his childhood, as it may induce vomiting and/or cancer.After the exercise of utter futility that was 'The Return of Jafar', this movie gives us some of the best direct-to-video animation you'll see out there. It's truly a satisfying film that provide a satisfying ending. While I'd rate 'Aladdin' 9 stars, 'Jafar' would get 2 and this would get 7 to 8. It's that good, check it out.

Seth Nelson The "Aladdin" series of stuff keeps on piling up in 1996 with its third part and its second video- only movie so far, "Aladdin and the King of Thieves."Here, Aladdin has decided to marry Princess Jasmine. But as the ceremony was about to go through, something bad happens!!!!! There are bad guys; thieves!!!!! Now, Aladdin's job is to stop them before it's too late and that the wedding will go on!!!!!I must say, "Aladdin" was a very successful Disney medium of the 1990s. Yes, I have enjoyed "Beauty and the Beast," but I too have enjoyed "Aladdin." This spawned three movies (one theatrical and two video), plus a TV series and a video game, and lots of toys, too.This final chapter in the "Aladdin" series is a must see!!!!!10 stars