Aladdin
Release Date: 23rd May 2019 - Australia
Production Companies
Walt Disney Pictures (presents)
Lin Pictures
Marc Platt Productions
Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Australia
Genre: Fantasy/Musical
Rating: PG
Runtime: 128 minutes
Budget: $183,000,000
Box Office Gross: $1,050,693,953 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Princess Jasmine is
determined to escape the
confines of her palatial
home and her father, the
Sultan, whom she hopes
will marry her to Prince
home and her father, the
Sultan, whom she hopes
will marry her to Prince
Anders. Outside the
of Agrabah, she meets the
impoverished but warm-
impoverished but warm-
hearted Aladdin, known
as a scoundrel and a thief,
who wins her heart.
as a scoundrel and a thief,
who wins her heart.
The wicked magician Jafar,
the Grand Vizier of Agrabah,
is the Sultan's most trusted
advisor, while secretly
plotting to overthrow him
and rule Agrabah for himself.
plotting to overthrow him
and rule Agrabah for himself.
lamp in the cave and rubs it,
releasing the magical being
and causing the Genie to
swear eternal loyalty to the
boy. With the help of the
Genie, Aladdin sets out
to vanquish Jafar and win
to vanquish Jafar and win
the hand of the princess.
Cast
Mena Massoud - Aladdin
Will Smith - Genie/Mariner
Marwan Kenzari - Jafar
Frank Welker - Cave of Wonders (Voice)
Alan Tudyk - Iago (Voice)
Navid Negahban - The Sultan
Nasim Pedrad - Dalia
Billy Magnussen - Prince Anders
Jordan A. Nash - Omar
Taliyah Blair - Lian
Aubrey Lin - Omi
Amid Boutrous - Jamal
Numan Acar - Hakim
Omar Abidi - Chubby Aladdin
Nina Wadia - Zulla
Crew
Screenplay/Director - Guy Ritchie
Based on Disney's Aladdin
Animation Screenplay -
John Musker, Ron Clements,
John Musker, Ron Clements,
Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio
Screenplay - John August
Associate Producer/Editor -
James Herbert
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager - Kevin De La Noy
Executive Producer - Marc Platt
Producers - Jonathan Eirich and Dan Lin
Co-Producer/First Assistant Director -
Max Keene
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Mark Mostyn
Production Designer - Gemma Jackson
Supervising Art Director - Peter Russell
Art Directors - Richard Selway and
Steve Summersgill
Set Decorator - Tina Jones
Costume Designer - Michael Wilkinson
Associate Costume Designer - John Norster
On-Set Supervisor - Rob Brown
Armorer - Tim Wildgoose
Makeup & Hair Designer - Christine Blundell
Director of Photography - Alan Stewart
Location Manager - Jacob McIntyre
Supervising Studio Manager - Terry Blyther
Unit Production Manager: Jordan Unit -
Adam Somner
First Assistant Director: Second Unit -
Joe Geary
Second Unit Director - Thomas Napper
Choreographer/Genie Dancing Double -
Jamal Sims
Assistant Choreographer - Leah Hill
Stunt Coordinator - Adam Kirley
Special Effects Supervisor - Will Wyatt
Special Effects Designer - Mark Holt
Assistant Special Effects Coordinator -
Lucy Meyers
Visual Effects Supervisor - Chas Jarrett
Visual Effects Supervisors: ILM - Daniele Bigi,
Michael Mulholland, David Seager,
Michael Mulholland, David Seager,
Jeff Capogreco and Mark Kakowski
Visual Effects Supervisors: Hybride -
Joseph Kasparian and Francois Lambert
Visual Effects Producer - Victoria Keeling
Visual Effects Executive Producers: ILM -
Ann Podlozny and Nina Fallon
Animation Supervisors: ILM - Stephen Aplin,
Tim Harrington, Matthew Cowie, David Crispino,
Eric Leong and Mathiev Vig
Mike Beaulieu
Supervising Sound Editor - Dominic Gibbs
Sound Designer - Luke Gentry
Production Sound Mixer - Simon Hayes
Re-Recording Mixers - Mike Prestwood Smith
and Mark Taylor
Additional Re-Recording Mixer - Richard Spooner
Foley Artists - Peter Burgis and Zoe Freed
Foley Mixer - Glen Gathard
Songs: Lyrics - Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Songs: New Lyrics - Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Songs: Music/Score/Songs Producer -
Alan Menken
Music Arranger/Additional Music/Supervising
Music Editor - Christopher Benstead
Music Conductor/Vocal Arrangements -
Michael Kosarin
Music Producer/Supervisor/Songs Producer -
Matt Sullivan
Consultant - Chris Montan
Additional Score Mixer - Alan Meyerson
Review
The original ALADDIN was a bold, daring, and innovative wonder for Disney, which took audiences to a new world of breathtaking fantasy. The 1992 film featured the unmatched voice talent of Robin Williams, whose comic genius brought a level of energy to his scene-stealing performance as the Genie. Jump forward to 2018. Word had spread that Disney was producing a live-action update of the 1992 animated classic. People were sceptical about how this newer version would capture its predecessor, especially fans of the original. It could be due to the studio's apparent ongoing trend to cash in on remakes of their animated movies (in my opinion).
While striving for political correctness, the new ALADDIN is not a crowd-pleaser and deviates from changes in the storyline and characters from the original film. Guy Ritchie is not the right person to direct this movie. This family musical feels out of place for a filmmaker who is known for action-packed dramas, which appear to be his preferred genre. However, the costumes and sets are impressive, and so are the dance sequences. Some of the chase scenes in the bazaar reminded me of those in the Indiana Jones films.
The acting is full of hit-and-miss performances. The standouts are Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott, while others who don't are Marwan Kenzari. I was sceptical of Will Smith portraying the Genie as I thought he never matched the late Robin Williams in comic ability. However, Will approached the character with a wisecracking attitude. I didn't like the actor who played Jafar, Marwan Kenzari, because his creepy, high-pitched voice didn't suit the antagonist, especially when compared with Jonathan Freeman's more sophisticated portrayal in the original. While the songs by Alan Menken are the same as before, there's a new song for Jasmine that wasn't in the original film. I was expecting that the deleted song from the 1992 movie "Proud of Your Boy" might be included in this version. I was mildly disappointed when this didn't happen.
It's not exactly the film that is "shining and shimmering splendid" that could ever beat the original in its magic. ALADDIN is an average, albeit unnecessary remake that some audiences may watch only once, including fans of the classic film. I hope that Jon Favreau will do a better job on The Lion King remake than Guy Ritchie has done for ALADDIN.
Star rating: (5/10) Average
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