kayley123
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Ah, I knew it was one of the 1001 Nights stories but I didn't know it was set in China...and I didn't know that the Disney "Agrabah" is Iraq...I just sort of gave a guess, sorry! Present-day Iran was Persia at some point, right? And have you seen either of the Aladdin sequels? (They probably totally screwed up the story, but the "40 Thieves" make an appearance in the 3rd Aladdin movie).
Oh, has anyone seen any sequels? The only ones I feel are any good are *sort-of* The Lion King 2 (it has some pretty good songs, though not nearly as good as most Disney soundtracks) and actually BOTH of the Aladdin sequels. I know a lot of people think Return of Jafar is the one exception to the sequels-are-terrible rule, but the production values went WAY down in that one, even I can tell the animation isn't very good (and I know very little about animation). That, and, while Dan Castellaneta did a good job of filling in for Robin Williams, Liz Callaway (who replaced Lea Salonga as the singing voice of Jasmine) really wasn't very good. Still, it was a good movie, though not as good as the original.
For the 3rd one (Aladdin & the King of Thieves) the production values went WAY up (probably because Robin Williams came back), and Liz Callaway did a much better job of singing for Jasmine. I think they gave Robin Williams a little bit too much free rein...BUT John Rhys-Davies (I know he's done a TON of stuff, Victor/Victoria...but I suppose most notably-lately--Gimli in LOTR) is Cassim (Aladdin's dad); and Jerry Orbach (who I LOVE! I wish he was still alive...he was the father in Dirty Dancing, Detective Briscoe in Law & Order...but ALSO the voice of Lumiere in Beauty & the Beast, and was on Broadway in Chicago, Annie Get Your Gun, and The Fantasticks--and more--in his younger days) is Sa'luk, the villain. (I AM a musicals freak, and I am an instant fan of any actor who can sing without being mostly auto-tuned.) He doesn't do any singing in the 3rd movie, but I find it funny that Lumiere is also Sa'luk.
And then there's Pocahontas 2--OH, I'm missing that one! Pocahontas! Sorry guys! Well, Pocahontas...there's another story that's been Disney-ized, but there are good things about it--Mel Gibson as John Smith is a pretty darn good singer!...and it shows even more when they re-released it with "If I Never Knew You" added back in (well, the pop version already plays during the credits, but it wasn't actually in the movie until they re-released the whatever anniversary DVD edition...)...and I really really like the duet love song that plays at the end/credits of Pocahontas 2, "Between Two Worlds." (It's Billy Zane singing, apparently! At least according to the credits...he's pretty good, too! And holding his own with Judy Kuhn, which is pretty impressive).
Okay, now that I've bored you all with tons of trivia....
Anybody like the sequels? Hate them? Anybody like/dislike the added songs (the other one I know of: "Human Again" in Beauty and the Beast)
Originally Posted by Shadowy Lady
The original story of Aladdin is from the 1001 Nights book which was told by a Persian Queen (Shahrzad) to his King (Shahryar) so she'll entertain him at night and prevent him from killing her. The original story of Aladdin narrated by Shahrzad was based in China. The Disney version happens in Iraq of today, which makes Jasmine an Arabian Princess (rather than a Persian one). Jasmine is absolutely gorgeous 
I'm very passionate about the 1001 Nights obviousely as I am Persian. I wish Disney made another one of the stories into a movie, maybe Ali Baba? The lead female in that story is a very sexy character... |
Ah, I knew it was one of the 1001 Nights stories but I didn't know it was set in China...and I didn't know that the Disney "Agrabah" is Iraq...I just sort of gave a guess, sorry! Present-day Iran was Persia at some point, right? And have you seen either of the Aladdin sequels? (They probably totally screwed up the story, but the "40 Thieves" make an appearance in the 3rd Aladdin movie).
Oh, has anyone seen any sequels? The only ones I feel are any good are *sort-of* The Lion King 2 (it has some pretty good songs, though not nearly as good as most Disney soundtracks) and actually BOTH of the Aladdin sequels. I know a lot of people think Return of Jafar is the one exception to the sequels-are-terrible rule, but the production values went WAY down in that one, even I can tell the animation isn't very good (and I know very little about animation). That, and, while Dan Castellaneta did a good job of filling in for Robin Williams, Liz Callaway (who replaced Lea Salonga as the singing voice of Jasmine) really wasn't very good. Still, it was a good movie, though not as good as the original.
For the 3rd one (Aladdin & the King of Thieves) the production values went WAY up (probably because Robin Williams came back), and Liz Callaway did a much better job of singing for Jasmine. I think they gave Robin Williams a little bit too much free rein...BUT John Rhys-Davies (I know he's done a TON of stuff, Victor/Victoria...but I suppose most notably-lately--Gimli in LOTR) is Cassim (Aladdin's dad); and Jerry Orbach (who I LOVE! I wish he was still alive...he was the father in Dirty Dancing, Detective Briscoe in Law & Order...but ALSO the voice of Lumiere in Beauty & the Beast, and was on Broadway in Chicago, Annie Get Your Gun, and The Fantasticks--and more--in his younger days) is Sa'luk, the villain. (I AM a musicals freak, and I am an instant fan of any actor who can sing without being mostly auto-tuned.) He doesn't do any singing in the 3rd movie, but I find it funny that Lumiere is also Sa'luk.
And then there's Pocahontas 2--OH, I'm missing that one! Pocahontas! Sorry guys! Well, Pocahontas...there's another story that's been Disney-ized, but there are good things about it--Mel Gibson as John Smith is a pretty darn good singer!...and it shows even more when they re-released it with "If I Never Knew You" added back in (well, the pop version already plays during the credits, but it wasn't actually in the movie until they re-released the whatever anniversary DVD edition...)...and I really really like the duet love song that plays at the end/credits of Pocahontas 2, "Between Two Worlds." (It's Billy Zane singing, apparently! At least according to the credits...he's pretty good, too! And holding his own with Judy Kuhn, which is pretty impressive).
Okay, now that I've bored you all with tons of trivia....
Anybody like the sequels? Hate them? Anybody like/dislike the added songs (the other one I know of: "Human Again" in Beauty and the Beast)
