Aladdin- Live Action 2019 - Guy Ritchie

SharpshooterTom · 27-05-2019 3:41am

titan18 wrote: »

It was alright. Actors for Aladdin and Jasmine are pretty good tbh. Jafars actor is horrific though. Songs are good too as expected although Ritchies direction is a bit ropey (slow mo in a song ).

Bits of it ruined by a rather ****ty audience though. Guy in front of me was vaping through the film

How did it compare with the animated version? There was some people I spoke to saying it was so good its made the original kind of redundant now, admittedly they were fairly big Will Smith fans who largely went to see it for him as much as anything.

Rubberchikken · 27-05-2019 3:49am

we are hugh fans of the animated version in our house. always remember when the genie aka robin williams first appears. very funny and i always thought he was perfect for the voice.
will have to see this version to compare but something tells me the animated one will always win for us.

titan18 · 27-05-2019 7:30am

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

How did it compare with the animated version? There was some people I spoke to saying it was so good its made the original kind of redundant now, admittedly they were fairly big Will Smith fans who largely went to see it for him as much as anything.

Animated one is better. Some sections are better in this (the introduction parade to Prince Ali is fantastic) and Jasmine is a large improvement as she's not just there to be saved and the new song is quite good (one of the few times adding feminist stuff into a film has actually been worth it imo), but overall animated is way better. Robin Williams is better as the genie imo. Will Smith is still good, but he's not Robin Williams.

The biggest drawbacks that the original doesn't have are Jafar, who's actor is porn parody quality tbh, and Ritchie's direction being ill-suited to a musical (slow motion scenes in the number where Ali and Jasmine are in the market running away). A better director and a better villain and it'd actually have been quite good. As it is, it's like a 6 or maybe 7/10 film that's quite passable to watch but not really going to be worth rewatching like the original is.

MarkY91 · 27-05-2019 9:40am

I really enjoyed it. No complaints except for jafar.

He was horribly casted and horribly portrayed. Just seemed like a gay drama queen instead of a scary, dominant character.

jones · 28-05-2019 1:16pm

Saw this over the weekend with my daughter and was not expecting much. It's definitely better than i thought it would be with some good elements, Jasmine (what a cracker) and the genie were great IMO but agree with above about Jafar. He seemed miscast with no real threat as the villain of the piece. The actor who played Aladdin was ok but i think suffered from the lack of menace from Jafar's character.

Decent enough and not the car crash i was expecting.

Zwillinge · 30-05-2019 9:54am

Seen this the other night - was enjoyable, but not worth a rewatch.

The Aladdin and Jasmine (Sarah Michelle Gellar double at times) actors were decent, though Jafar's was super ropey and he didn't seem at all bothered.

The new songs were forgettable and Will Smith did a decent enough job, though I think he needs to stick to the genre of nice rap :pac:

Patser · 01-06-2019 8:08pm

Seen it today with 3 kids, and we all loved it. Will Smith's genie is entirely his, no attempts at all at imitating Robin Williams, and as so works in it's own way. Not better, but still v good.

Some impressive set pieces, especially Prince Ali introduction, and as as the genie is toned down more room for other characters (Jasmine especially) to offer more.

I'm a bit mixed on Jafar. Definitely lacks the pure Disney evil of original, but more believable in other ways.

Good movie

ThePott · 02-06-2019 12:30pm

Overall felt it was a mixed bag but more positive than negative, more or less felt the same as I did with the other Disney remakes which is what's the point.
Naomi Scott was great and the genie wasn't too bad.

Went into more detail in the video below if anyone is interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLO00Y0yW-0

tunguska · 04-06-2019 11:21am

Saw this last night, going in with zero expectations. I havent even seen the Robin williams version so I had no preconceptions either. Have to say I loved it. Alarm bells went off when Will smith broke into song within the first 2 minutes.......Had no idea I'd signed up for a musical. Expectations were now even lower. But it won me over, songs musical numbers and all. It had this really positive vibe to it, good pure fun, a film you could definitely take the kids to without any fears. The screening I went to the entire audience broke into spontaneous applause at the end, which is something I never see happen. All in all a lovely film with a great message.

El Duda · 04-06-2019 11:33am

Saw this last week. It feels like they did just enough to merit its existence but overall it's fairly forgettable fluff. It will be forgotten about in a few years, just like that live action Jungle Book from 1994. The new Jafar is pathetic. Baffles me as to how he got through the casting stage without being laughed out of the building. The Sultan was more intimidating, in fact, I've seen scarier villainous performances on British daytime TV.

The best things are Aladdin, Jasmine and the Genie (when he's not blue CGI). I expected them to give Jasmine more to do given the current climate, but I was expeting to hate it. I thought Aladdin would become a punchline and Jasmine would be a Mary Sue, but the feminist subplot was the most interesting thing about the whole film. Very well woven into the film without feeling contrived. The guy who played also Aladdin did a great job and the chemistry was good.

Not as cynical as expected but still fairly mediocre. The original is far far superior.

expectationlost · 05-06-2019 5:42pm

tunguska wrote: »

Saw this last night, going in with zero expectations. I havent even seen the Robin williams version so I had no preconceptions either. Have to say I loved it. Alarm bells went off when Will smith broke into song within the first 2 minutes.......Had no idea I'd signed up for a musical. Expectations were now even lower. But it won me over, songs musical numbers and all. It had this really positive vibe to it, good pure fun, a film you could definitely take the kids to without any fears. The screening I went to the entire audience broke into spontaneous applause at the end, which is something I never see happen. All in all a lovely film with a great message.

have you been stuck a in lamp for years?

lbc2019 · 13-07-2019 11:42pm

Watched it tonight. Impressed. Loved Jasmines new song- Speechless Agree that Jafar (And the sultan) were pretty ropey tho

justinbellford · 17-07-2019 7:55pm

Aladdin and Jasmine were really good.

Jafar was a huge let down.

Genie was very middle of the road for me. Liked some things, others, I just missed having Robin Williams.

Updated versions of the songs worked most of the time.

6.5-7/10

LoughNeagh2017 · 01-08-2019 11:17pm

I liked the film but I never watched the original as a child, I only saw the original last week.

I felt uncomfortable watching the speechless song as it was obviously stuck in there because of this modern feminazi mindset.

I liked Will Smith as I was a big fan of him when I was young, the first CD I ever bought was his Willenium cd.

[Deleted User] · 14-09-2019 5:34pm

Watching this now. I want to love it but i really don't.

After the genie, the next best character in the original was Iago the parrot who is mostly absent in this film.

Jafar is about 30 years too young.

Also, I've worked with more beautiful Indian ladies than the actress playing Jasmine.

StringerBell · 15-09-2019 8:42am

What the **** does that matter?!

I liked it, Aladdin and Jasmine both turned in great performances, genie was uneven as expected but not a car crash. Jafar was poor alright, the music makes the film same as the original and that new song speechless is actually really good, went down every well with my kids anyway.

JP Liz V1 · 17-12-2020 11:10pm

Sequel in the Works

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/aladdin-2-works-guy-ritchie-direct-1279150

DonnaNol · 19-01-2021 9:10am

I love Robbie Williams's version of Ginny. But this remake came out better than I expected.

Aladdin- Live Action 2019 - Guy Ritchie

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