Aladdin: The Return of Jafar (Spanish) (Dub)

One of the best things about this movie is that you get to be reunited with characters who've already won your hearts in ALADDIN. It is a joy to see them again if you have watched the first movie over and over and over and over and over and over.

But I was very disappointed in their new adventures. We find Jafar, now an all-powerful geenie, plotting a revenge on Aladdin and friends. And might I point out that this plot is age old, and that it has been used countless times without twists. Other plots are used over and over but they have twists to make new versons appealing. The only twist here is that Iago is attempting to switch sides in the "battle" between Aladdin and Jafar. Also, as another reviewer pointed out, the characters have changed quite a bit, and it was not amusing to find them different than when they debuted. Also, the music is junk compared to "A Whole New World", "Prince Ali", and "Friend Like Me" from the first film. Also, the lack of Robin Williams (who voiced Geenie in the first film and would later return to voice him in the third) made a big difference and it showed. This new Geenie didn't even come CLOSE to amusing me. Also, this movie had a scary theme to it whenever Jafar showed up. Scarier than in the first, even. And Jafar's idiot master, Abis Mahl, isn't even funny and is a very poor villian. The ending was also a great disappointment compared with the fireworks and music and group hug at the end of ALADDIN.

To sum it up, if you want to see these characters at their best, see ALADDIN, not this trash. I am a Disney lover, but this is absolute trash. The only reason I'm proud I have it is because it's part of the ALADDIN trilogy. I am highly disappointed in Disney's performance. When I saw the trailer on THE FOX AND THE HOUND and such, I thought Disney would make a better sequel. I guess I cannot make guesses about Disney anymore. I said in my review of ALADDIN that Walt would be proud of it, and he would be, but he would NOT be proud of this trash.


Not a classic, but good nonetheless . . .   December 30, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Since this was one of my favortie childhood movies, and every review here has given it a bad rap, I feel entitled to speak up. First of all, this was _not_ four back-to-back Aladdin cartoon episodes. This movie was divided up into four segments, and had commercials inserted into it before being viewed on television, but it was not a TV cartoon first. Second of all, yes, I agree that Robin Williams was the best Genie of all, but the Disney budget was not about to stretch enough to hire him for a small, direct-to-video sequel; not to mention all the TV cartoons that followed. Dan did the best he could as Genie . . . and keep in mind that Robin Williams is a tough act to follow. And look, I'll admit that the animation was fairly poor in comparison to the original, the songs were not as stunning, and all that other stuff, but the movie itself was interesting. I _love_ characters that start out cynical and "evil" and who start to learn about honor and friendship and love, and end up doing things they never thought they'd do. These kinds of characters are great to write about (I like writing short stories), and are fun to watch on movies, too. Iago learns what it means to be loyal, going so far as to be willing to give up his life for his friends. And I'll admit, it's strange to see a talking parrot go through severe emotional personality changes. But hey, it worked out alright. So give this film a chance. "You'd be surprised what you can live through." (Hey, by reading some of these other reviews, that might be all you could hope for at the end of this film. But you may be surprised!)


A great follow up!   March 5, 2002
Theresa Graham (Wall, SD United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

After reading all the reviews on Amazon, I was very upset on how this film was rated overall! I am 15, and have loved this movie ever since the first time I saw it. Actually, I think it surpassed the orginal "Aladdin." I loved Iago in the first Aladdin, even though he was on Jafar's side. So, as you can guess, when he joined Aladdin and risked his life for his friends, I was really happy! Not having Robin Williams as the Genie did... but I was able to overlook it. I recommend this movie to any Aladdin fan.