Aladdin 2019 - Nostalgia Critic

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[@1993seanmcg]

Love your videos! Can’t wait for the review! 😁

[@adamhenry6793]

I enjoyed it!

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Review South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.

[@eeveestar6826]

Pretty sure that the giant parrot Jafar turned into was supposed to be a Roc, the legendary bird from Arabian mythology that was so big it could carry elephants away in its talons, but ok.

[@RealUncleLJ]

Review smokey and the bandit part 3

[@alexace2647]

"The film has the *disadvantage* of not being animated."
PLEASE SAY THAT LOUDER FOR THE DISNEY EMPLOYEES IN THE BACK!

[@Chaji_bkd]

I always thought this should be a common sense, that's why remake takes time and hard work for.......however they seem to misunderstood animation and story details, just like change the scene for "Can you feel the love TONIGHT" from night to afternoon

[@mello.sorciere.a.lunettes]

Can I get a freaking "amen" to this proof of wisdom ?
*AMEN !*

[@TheBigKaiju]

you mean louder for the people who keep paying for the tickets

[@obara7366]

*Executives

[@BlueflagAlpha]

Say louder

[@DavidPunisher23]

Was hoping Critic was going to point out that the Cave of “Wonders” was incredibly underwhelming. The animated version was literally glowing yellow due to the amount of treasure.

[@wangwang2211]

Also the Whole New World song. The entire song is like they're driving through a tunnel.

[@cloudkitt]

The treasure room in Hamunaptra from the Mummy was more impressive.

[@LibraryFox91]

It also felt really small. Like the original wasn't just filled with an insane amount of treasure that was so bright and inviting, it felt vast.

[@omari6108]

Rendering that in a live action movie will not be the same though.

[@andyknightwarden9746]

@@LibraryFox91 There were also many more rooms. It was a labyrinth down there.

[@drakeware655]

"How did you get through the guards?"
"I snuck past."
"All 48 of them? Even the ones that eat fire?"
Okay, I can't be the only one who wants to see the guards that eat fire

[@dallassteel625]

Not gonna lie: I wanted to see that too. Now THAT would’ve been interesting!

[@LadyOnikara]

Agrabah has some really talented guards! Did someone tell the Ringling Bros about these guys?

[@captainvader921]

Am I the only one who remembers characters doing that in the original?

[@drakeware655]

@@captainvader921 I remember a guy swallowing a sword and nearly dying when Abu yanked it out of his throat, but I can't remember any firebreathers in the original Aladdin

[@dallassteel625]

Also, don’t forget: in the opening credits of Aladdin ( 1992 ) there was a guy who blew fire out of his mouth.

[@xxgirl101xx]

I actually think Will Smith did fine as the genie when he’s allow to be Will Smith, not Will Smith pretending to be Robin Williams. Friend Like Me is a great example. The genie is a character that needs to be a big personality and both Robin Williams and Will Smith are big personalities in very different ways.

[@VanguardJester]

the reason why they didn't make the whole movie bollywood is simple.
It was too big a risk. and disney doesn't make remakes to experiment or explore new possibilities.

[@seculartemplar5407]

That might have had a significant impact and broke a new record. That would have been frigging awesome!
Edited by Sans Handlebars.

[@Jsa460]

They could have had some awesome dance sequences and actually done something interesting and new with this if they took a page out of Bollywood instead of trying to copy animation into live action as usual.

[@oooiluvpancakesooo7781]

Well that and the fact that bollywood is Hindi film, not middle eastern.

[@Silly-Goose-OG]

What would Disney have to lose, anyway? They have more money than Eugene Krabs!

[@TheMadwomen]

You know, it's not even a risk! This movie was gonna make money no matter what! Why not have fun with it? Why make it so bland?

[@Jsa460]

"The disadvantage of not being animated." Thank you! It's frustrating how many people equate live action as superior to animation in every way when it's not. They're different and some movies are better suited to one or the other.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

Yeah.
Like, imagine if some of the Pixar films were live action?
Like Up, CoCo, the Incredibles. We wouldn't be able to get the movement, speed, goofy proportions that animation can give us.

[@nylalady3509]

Like with the live action Cat in the Hat

[@SukoYote]

@@nylalady3509 We do not mention that film.

[@nylalady3509]

@@SukoYote LOL Forgive me!

[@dinodare1605]

People seem to think that the original was animated because of primitive technology. Hand-drawn animation wasn't anywhere near an undeveloped medium at the conception of Aladdin!
People can't fathom that if they originally had the choice between live-action and animated, they would have a strong case for animation for artistic possibilities alone.

[@jessimaetapang7466]

In my opinion I thought Dalia was useless because the whole point was that Jasmine was lonely and that she didn't have anybody so that made her want to get out the palace more and jasmine had no friends except the tiger

[@dangurney1042]

Exactly. The whole point is that she and Aladdin both felt lonely and only had their pets as friends. Aladdin with Abu and Jasmine with Rajah.

[@jessimaetapang7466]

Dan Gurney THANK you

[@LilyZerep]

Thank you! Animated Jasmine even says it out loud to her dad that she never had any real friends except for Raja. You didn't even need Aladdin to confirm it out loud. The change in scenery, orchestra and lyrics during the One Jump Ahead Reprise showed us how alone and isolated Aladdin is from the rest of the kingdom.

[@Zilkenian_Davenport]

Disney: we are making another remake of another movie!!
Viewers: How about my foot?!

[@etheron1235]

Imagine they made "My Foot the Movie"

[@valerievargas1548]

Well they're redoing The Little Mermaid and Ariel will be black.

[@OliverTCrowe]

Viewers: Disney, please do good live action versions of your movies!
Disney: How about my foot?!

[@wrestlinganime4life288]

@@valerievargas1548 I have mixed feeling honestly.
On one hand I've got no problem with the casting, remember cinderella 1997?.
On the other hand... How come we, black folks get role in European folklore (Princess and the frog) yet when it comes to other culture Disney actually do some research

[@titanstudios2683]

@@etheron1235 I would like to see this movie than all the remakes combined

[@deanr.throckmortonjr.133]

Dr. Strange’s cape from the MCU was more like the magic carpet then the live action magic carpet!

[@truthbetold9092]

Than*

[@Thraim.]

@@truthbetold9092 *than
Unless you think he should just spice up his sentences with randomly capitalised words.

[@themonado5030]

Mcu sucks

[@donvitocorleone2098]

Aladdin 2019 sucks

[@micahwilliams1449]

Dr. Strange's cape had more charisma.

[@thisdolphinsgoturback6830]

"CAN BE IMITATED BUT NEVER DUPLICATED!"
-robin willams genie

[@rushmaverick1923]

"Though often imitated but never duplicated." True words.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

I mean if you're gonna quote it get the quote right lol it's OFTEN Imitated NEVER duplicated. lol

[@SpikeStarkey]

If everyone is going to be nit picky, the quote is:
"Often imitated, but never dupli... dupli... dupli... dupli... duplicated!"

[@mikecabral2420]

@@SpikeStarkey damn you beat me to it.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@SpikeStarkey *applause* bravo good sir lol

[@overlydramaticpanda]

Ah yes. Jasmine, the Disney princess who in the animated version had absolutely no trouble constantly saying exactly what she thought about people and her general situation; who would tell off her father, her father's right-hand man and (as far as she was concerned) a total stranger for objectifying her *multiple times* ; who thought absolutely nothing of going after whatever she wanted regardless of what anyone said or told her what she should be doing... Yes, she *really* needed "fixing" and given a song about not being silenced. God knows she was just *so* passive before...
🙄

[@forestmckenzie7921]

I thought she was more of a strong character in the animated version too IMO, But what really bugs me is that in the original is that she doesn't want to be forced into marriage but wants to find love however in the remake she's willing to accept Jafar's forced proposal when he threatens her father, it's like they didn't re-watch the original before making this movie.

[@alexanderzack3720]

@@forestmckenzie7921 consdering how many things are botched in those remakes i seriously doubts they even watched a first time

[@miloscott6617]

“What are you doing?!”
“How about my foot?”
It just looks so funny when animated beggar-Jaffar, with his exaggerated facial expressions, says something so casual.

[@ThisThingEaten]

"Which leads to...
...Me getting booze, I'm sorry, I'm too sober for this!"
He's still got it.

[@kenrickeason]

Vintage Nostalgic Critic.... *"I may have lost a step or two but I still Do know how to dance - Rowdy Rowdy Piper"*

[@abucket14]

yea i feel that Channel Awesome has really hit its stride these past 2 years (his earlier stuff was great but ive been liking these with more consistency, and the jokes land more often and dont always require prior knowledge [big lipped aligator moment anyone?])

[@northwindkey]

@@abucket14 I felt he slightly went downhill right before Cancel Culture hit him with ChangeTheChannel, but afterwards him and the others on Channel Awesome have had such a boost in energy and creativity.

[@howlphantomwolf]

Honestly Jasmine's song had me SO DAMN CONFUSED in the theater.
"Wh- What, is SHE magic now? Thanosing everybody away? What the heck??"

[@KingOfGaymes]

SansMotivation
RIGHT it came out of nowhere like bruh this is the climax and you’re singing about girl power, I WANNA SEE THE STORY

[@frankrabbit2247]

I think we all had issues with the random girl power bits that broke the momentum in a movie that's was fun, but that's all.

[@MrThankeesai]

Its in her head. This is how internal dialogue is often handled in stage productions, where they can't cut away to a different scene the same way you can in a movie.

[@marakarthegreat]

she doesn't even have the gauntlet and stones

[@laboot7447]

It was her imagination

[@JYJnKumi]

Critic: “Save me, gin!!”
Me: “Heh. I see what you did there. Djinn🧞‍♂️ → gin. I’m onto you.”

[@Flowerbarrel]

When I was little I barely understood half the things said to me. I have an auditory processing disorder, and most things people said sounded garbled. When Jafar in the animated version pulled out the knife, I had no idea what he said, but I saw his the lighting in the scene, how Jafar suddenly looked really menacing (well...even more menacing), and of course the knife. That helped me still understand what was going on. The live action, I’d just have seen a really bored dude standing there.

[@christophzeit6282]

Bummer.

[@donkeykong4983]

HOpE/pRay THaT OnE RECOvERS SOOn In a GOOD HOLy DIvInE way SUCCESSFULLy may THE HOLy DIvInE GOD THE FaTHER OF JESUS CHRIST DO IF FIT.

[@bradcha5413]

is Aladdin Indian, Egyptian, or middle eastern?
disney: "yes"

[@jonathankent1517]

In the original story, he's Chinese.

[@NucIearChrist]

Arabian I think. Today's Philistines

[@sweetbunnybun]

@Aly elDin story takes place in modern china

[@VanaeCavae]

The original tale takes place in what is now called Xinjiang, now part of China. Aladdin N Jasmine are turkic speaking chinese. Muslim but not arab.

[@SpiderandMosquito]

@@VanaeCavae okay that clarifies some things. It is important to note very important to note that despite it often be called the Thousand and One Arabian Nights Arabia was far from the only setting. Those Thousand and One stories took place all over the Persian Empire Arabia Baghdad China Egypt parts of Greece all of the Middle East and Far East Orient you know

[@brianalambert1192]

That whole Jasmine was the Genie twist. I'm going to say right now, that could have worked. Maybe genies originated in Sherabot, and Jasmine's mother was a genie, maybe her mothers bracelet was the manacle from when she was a Genie and Jafar killed her when he learned she was free and couldn't grant his wishes. That's why he's so focused on Sherabot, if the mother came from there, then there must be other magical artifacts or knowledge. And all the years of repression stopped Jasmine from tapping into her powers, but when Jafar takes over and she sees the Genie, she realizes her mother was a genie and Jasmine, by that lineage gives her the ability to become a Genie, so Jafar uses his sorcery to try and force her to give up her humanity and become his wife, giving up not only her freedom as a woman, but as a human.
It acts as a way to show how the repression from things like stereotypes or gender roles can harm a person and puts Jasmine's desire for freedom in a much more literal battle, not to mention it provides an interesting story about how Genies come to be. But more importantly it provides an interesting moral that I don't know how to quantify, so I'll explain. Jasmine wants to be treated equally to a man (in that she wants the right to rule). In becoming a Genie, she would have to power to change things, but she would be at the mercy of anybody's whim. She could have ultimate power and in doing so the right to rule, but she chooses not to because if she can't rule on her own terms, she won't do it. Even as I type this I can't fully explain my thought process, so I'll just leave it here.

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

It would be an actually strong and interesting female character with nuance. And an interesting story with nuance (throwing a woman in power is not a magical key to heaven, just like overpowering a female character doesn't magically make her a good female character, etc.) It could actually take gender issues head on instead of...this half ass attempt Hollywood has been pulling for marketing.
It would build on the universe too. I totally get it!

[@alexandriabrooks8193]

I read and understood all of it. I wholeheartedly agree with this idea

[@rhondaelliott2558]

Cool idea

[@ameliepage1981]

Interesting, I agree

[@rosemali3022]

Very nice!

[@RenegadesReact]

Missed Opportunities! A Disney Tradition!

[@hanssolo3238]

Found it!

[@nickdorenkamp959]

I now just watched the reaction video. Only took a few seconds to find this.

[@sharpaycutie2]

Or "Overkill" a Disney tradition 🤣🤣🤣

[@uriahjohnson9663]

found it !!

[@cbolanz1]

Lion king Broadway music: I wanted to be translated into the remake but Jon favreau said no!

[@vurvo574]

I appreciate how Will Smith really tries to make his genie his own, but this movie panders way too much to our nostalgia.

[@Iamokaywithmimes]

Just a mild note on one thing he didn't touch on--
We first meet Jasmine unintentionally stealing from a merchant to feed a kid. In the animated it's believable because she's sheltered and it's obviously her first time out. But in this one... this Jasmine wants to be FUCKING SULTAN. Her straight-up taking it from the table and then being surprised when the merchant gets angry that she has no money makes no sense. This Jasmine is well-read and can read maps and should know all about money and rules of society. Why would she casually take a product and think it'd be okay???
I get they'd want to keep the intro of both Jasmines the same, but they're different characters, and it just seemed so incredibly off for this one.
I also thought that she'd mention improving the state of the poor once she's in charge, since Aladdin and poor kids and shit. But it wasn't focused on.

[@Iamokaywithmimes]

Imagine if Aladdin took Jasmine to her mother's country Shirabad on the magic carpet ride. It'd be romantic, a meaningful gesture, and we would actually see this country that's apparently so important. And maybe we'd actually learned how she was killed.

[@Em_Elizabeth]

And why would she leave home without any money? Surely she gets an allowance or something?

[@Jsa460]

Yeah must admit. I think it would have worked better if she knocked apples onto the ground for the kids and got caught doing it or something. This scene undercut her character from the start in the remake. It's like she's smart and savvy and can run a nation, but doesn't seem to understand the concept of money and payments.

[@blitzwaffe]

I think it would make more sense for her to simply pay for the apple and Aladdin somewhat seeing through her disguise. Then Aladdin would try to maybe swindle some money from her only to fall for her and resume the original story.

[@ShinzoFan]

God bless. Thank you. My thoughts exactly))

[@misseli1]

Considering how much Jafar hated the country Jasmine's mom came from, he totally killed her

[@tamerafarly7666]

Plot Twist!

[@AndreNitroX]

I’m surprised they didn’t do a I killed mufasa

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

@@AndreNitroX Did Mufasa come from Shirabad?

[@Cancoillotteman]

Anyway both sultanates will most likely soon be crushed by the crusaders and then the Mongols, so no "lived happily ever after" for those guys ^^

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@Cancoillotteman I have a question for you

[@joeymontgomery1191]

Starkid’s “Twisted” is a much better “Aladdin” remake than the “Aladdin” remake.
Amen, please?

[@marakarthegreat]

Id rather watch the Thief of Bagdad 1940

[@stinkymrsnow..............]

Even the 1990 Disney version is much better

[@querencia2096]

HE FUCKED A TIGER

[@Rache1sstudi0]

This is all your fault jafar

[@legendaccount3247]

Twisted is legit my favorite theatre production of all time. It's absolutely brilliant.
"What remains of a man when that man is dead and gone? Only memories and stories of his deeds will linger on. But what if a man's accomplishments aren't in the tale they tell? Are the deeds that go unheralded his legacy as well? If a war breaks out tomorrow, we'll all have hell to pay. Why protect my reputation? I'm a dead man either way. How will they tell my story? How will they tell my tale? Will anybody even care? The question, then, is whether tis nobler in the mind to be well-liked but ineffectual, or moral but maligned. I'll never be a hero all the citizens adore, but if I hide to save my life, what has my life been for? What has my life been for? The road AHEAD MAY TWIST. But I WILL NEVER SWERVE! I'll GIVE THEM ALL THE UNSUNG ANTIHERO THEY DESERVE! I've NOTHING left to lose, so the only path to choose is TWISTED! Let them twist my words, let the people scorn me. Who cares if no-one will ever mourn me? Let them BURY THE SIDE OF THE STORY they'll NEVER LEARN! LET THE TRUTH BE TWISTED! LET MY LIFE BE TWISTED! I'LL BE TWISTED, IT'S MY TURN!"

[@KombatGod]

That moment at 8:20 is some of the greatest animation ever. In one single shot, without a single word by Aladdin, you get so many complex emotions in a row, you can even see him doubting himself for a moment.

[@nikistorey9972]

“WHO DISTURBS MY SLUMBER-Eh we don’t have time”
**parrot noise** “HoW iS tHiS MoViE lOngEr?!”
“I’m jafar...”

[@rhondaelliott2558]

This part made me laugh

[@kylemorello4787]

Good question Hei Hei.

[@chloerogers8841]

@@nathanharris6450 I'm buster!

[@hopelightninstrikem8167]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thetomcat_dude1588]

Move over Raiders of the Lost Arc, Most epic movie intro evec unlocked

[@isaacbrauerdesigns8693]

“The film assumes you’ve seen the original so it doesn’t have to try as hard to make an impact” Best quote to describe why these movies are so stupid! Screw the new generation that maybe saw this before the original, to Disney, you are out of the loop!

[@tarfielarchelone2674]

Why screw the kids?

[@cass6082]

Tarfiel Archelone he’s saying that Disney is screwing over the kids, the whole reason Disney says they’re doing these is to “introduce them to a new generation” yet they cheaply dull things down because they assume that you’ve seen the original and don’t need to see it again. It’s unfair to children who haven’t seen the originals as they miss out on funny energetic moments.
I mean you’re never going to get the magic of animation in live action but they still dull down good moments that could be good in live action since they think we’ve seen them already

[@silverdragon710]

these kids are having a tough childhood

[@Gamer3427]

Honestly, (and I say this as someone who isn't really a Disney fan), I'd say that it's bad parenting as much as anything else if the newer generations are shown these live action remakes before being shown the animated versions......

[@larsatticus6807]

@@Gamer3427 More like bad movie-making to make remakes "for the kids" that require you to have seen the original. If it's supposed to be an introduction for a new generation, it shouldn't rely on prior knowledge to be enjoyable.

[@Pixel9-Bit]

My problem with this new Aladdin that the Critic should've criticized was that this Aladdin was not only selfish of not wanting to free the Genie, he was clumsy and scared.
The original one was more caring and brave, he was tough himself to find a way to win Jasmine's heart, he fought Jafar as a giant snake and when he was helpless and powerless he still wasn't afraid and came up with another way to defeat Jafar.

[@LilyZerep]

😧 Especially when Aladdin was ambushed, kidnapped by the gaurds, and tossed into the ocean. Aladdin still fought and didn't give up trying to get to the lamp. He doesn't quit fighting even when the odds are against him.

[@audreykirsten9511]

“She’s a princess”
“They all are”
“Treat your woman like a queen”
MmMmmmMmmmmhmmMmm

[@CharlemagneGuy127]

And in Will Smith’s case, treat them like a queen and they’ll cheat on you.

[@aroshliyanage4578]

@@CharlemagneGuy127 bruh

[@mallorywingate103]

@@CharlemagneGuy127 ha ha

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

@@CharlemagneGuy127 dang

[@amapps4656]

Or in this case, a SULTAN!

[@grimmetal9530]

Should renamed this movie "How I met your Mother in Agrabah"

[@FirestoneX]

Shinaba

[@sandernielsen8018]

Could have worked but how would we know if it would bring in 1.049 billion $$$ ?

[@vishawnjarvismaximoff3355]

You win comment of the month award

[@laceibarber3113]

AGREED ON THE WORD PLAY FOR ONE JUMP!
“He’s got a sword!”
“You idiots! We’ve all got swords!!”
😂😂😂😂

[@andyknightwarden9746]

"Eeee-EEE-eeeh." *drops sword and skedaddles*

[@victorm152]

Sean Connery "he's got an S-word

[@andyknightwarden9746]

@@colorcola1464 The OP was referencing the original animated film, as was mine.

[@yugotokusatsu289]

"He's got a Keyblade!"
“You idiots! We’ve all got Keyblades!!”

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

YES XD

[@LouisaRubyDDD]

Am I the only one who had a problem with how Jasmine lied to Aladdin saying she was someone else when they met and then being mad at him for lying about his identity?

[@melissalayson7275]

Yes it bothers me in both Aladdin films that Jasmine lies to Aladdin but then get mad at him when he lies about his identity.

[@cbolanz1]

Hypocrisy at its finest

[@LILFOC1]

The Aladdin remake done in a Bollywood style would have been amazing!

[@thecrappyportalmaster2963]

The problem is with Jasmine’s song is that the movie shoved it in with no real reason. It feels forced

[@andresacosta7885]

Forced girl power in a Disney property? Unheard of!

[@greategretpictures]

@@andresacosta7885 random thanos snap unheard of

[@TheCrazyfighter19]

Still an epic song though

[@LPChipi]

Not only that, but they did it with the ONE Disney princess that talks shit to everyone. I could see this song working for Cinderella or something like that, but Jasmine would literally be my last option for the song.

[@starame2452]

Juan Inchauspe yeah. It’s a great song and the actor sings it beautiful but it just doesn’t fit with the established character.

[@That420Gamer]

Aladdin 1992 : scimitar fighting with a giant snake
Aladdin 2019 : running away from giant parrot... and we have jam...

[@marakarthegreat]

weak, isn't it?

[@user-zd2kl9yg4v]

I think Guy Ritchie did not want to use giant snake again, because he just did it in his previous movie about King Arthur.

[@marakarthegreat]

@@user-zd2kl9yg4v that's your explanation?

[@TabalugaDragon]

yeah, the new version is so much better in that regard. People already hate snakes more than enough.

[@andyknightwarden9746]

@@TabalugaDragon Can't tell if you're serious.
We don't hate on a 2000 foot long giant magic cobra because it's a cobra. We hate the guy he is under the scales.

[@thefreakmachine]

This is the first time when the ending credits are ACTUALLY the best part of the movie!

[@nsasupporter7557]

I had no interest or desire to see this or the Lion King remake. I knew they were both pointless bullshit. As much as I love Will Smith, even he didn’t make me wanna see it. He hasn’t done a good movie in years, the last semi decent movie he did was Men in Black 3 in 2012.
I’m so sick of remakes, reboots and sequels

[@krystencabbage1032]

My sister's high school's play of Aladdin was a better live-action version.

[@ladypool1404]

Same as the Twisted play by Starkid production. The story was told by Jafar point of view, an excellent humor and fun songs. Also, every character was well developped and likable; even Prince Akhmed was funny X) This play is way better than the remake Disney did, it's more creative and interresting too.

[@krystencabbage1032]

@@ladypool1404 Ah, another Starkid fan, I've never met one of us in the wild before!

[@AllWIllFall2Me]

"What, does becoming the Sultan just get you a new hat?"
Yeah, it kind of does. Like, the Sultan isn't shown to be a dictator running on fear and oppression. His guards aren't automatons, forced to obey his orders, they can choose not to obey.
It's actually a very nice example of how Jafar's short-sighted lust for power betrays him: he wastes a wish claiming a title he didn't need. Once he's the most powerful sorcerer in the world, he could just MAKE the Sultan abdicate to him. But no, he demands someone bestow the title on him...without earning it, so it doesn't get him anything: "Cool, you're the Sultan, me and the rest of the guards are going to rebel."

[@dankester5607]

Pretty much the same thing from the original there, too. Sultan was a wasted wish..
"If you will not bow to your sultan, then you will cower before a sorcerer!"

[@jakeitnbakeit]

George Carlin pointed out that in every different religion or culture there's always a different kind of hat.
The Hindus have the turban
The muslims have the keffiyeh
The Jews have the yarmulke
The Pope has a pointy hat on one day a flat hat the next
Everyone's got a fuckin hat

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@jakeitnbakeit Rule Nr. 1: As a ruler, you need a fancy hat.

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

@@jakeitnbakeit It's called the Papal Tiara.

[@Nickster891]

well to be fair the first of the 3 rules says he can't use genie's power TO KILL PEOPLE so he can't do that to take over

[@nathancrossen2224]

"I can show you the world!" Except for your mother's home country. We don't have the creativ- I mean, time for that.

[@minatodroger7890]

Cold blooded lol

[@Char13n3_17]

Bro they didn’t even go to Greece and China like the original

[@Char13n3_17]

Queen Of Hidden Snow yeah your right

[@LilyZerep]

Jam! 😆

[@Jawesomness16]

Guess which one of these had too much of?

[@researcherchameleon4602]

Imagine if some RUclipsrs got together, and made their own version of the live action remakes, but with passion instead of greed as their main motivation, to show how Disney SHOULD have done it

[@oddcrafter1270]

I'd pay to watch that!

[@EhlistarsWrath]

Something no one brings up:
*in the live action remake, the genie doesn’t actually turn Aladdin into a prince! HE JUST MAKES HIM LOOK LIKE A PRINCE*

[@BillMillerRappingDaddy]

3:20 Little boy: "Maybe if you rap."
Little girl: "It's better when you rap."

[@TheGuardDuck]

Oh, no, nope, NO!...
Shame.

[@Sedlan18]

Genie: Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped into Agrabah.....

[@RambalinRal]

Missed opportunity on the ending: "This was an Arabian Nightmare."

[@syntrick2815]

Yeah, but at the same time kind of expected. Granted kind of felt like would have been a better ending.

[@amehak1922]

It wasn't

[@marcomeme4875]

ArrrRRRABIAN NIIIIIIIIGHTMAAARES

[@princessthyemis]

yeah!

[@BluTaiger]

Well, he DID use "arabian nightmare" in his top 11 Disney villains.

[@veggieboyultimate]

I see a pattern in the Disney remakes. All of them lack build up and character development.

[@josephstillisano8098]

Love the girl power song that immediately ends with her begging a man to solve the problem...

[@yszman6478]

I can't wait for the live action remake of Aladdin 4: Jafar May Need Glasses. That is going to be epic.

[@Newfiecat]

Stewie had a point...

[@conkerlive101]

Can I see it again?

[@conkerlive101]

@@wizzlewazzle9202 uhhhh... About the same number one may have been better.

[@Steroidboy49]

Number 3... Number 4

[@MadTurnip]

Not as riveting as filing taxes though xD

[@RDOOP96]

21:05 "How come he don't want me man" you thought you could sneak that in and we wouldn't notice??? You monster!

[@Phinal_Flash]

I laughed a lot harder than I should have lol.

[@SpritemaniacJ]

@@Phinal_Flash Me too.

[@jflash3711]

12:02 Doctor Strange’s cloak has more personality than the live action carpet

[@luigipowdemo6458]

Burn.

[@luckyinugirl1816]

I ain't gonna lie: in my opinion, I think Will Smith did a great job with the opening song.

[@DarkseidJoshua]

Heres the wishes Alladin should of made.
1 The ability to sing
2 The ability to emote
3 Wish the Genie free

[@noenya8047]

The same could have said for Jafar

[@trupype3028]

😁

[@markcobuzzi826]

@NoEnya
Considering that “Prince Ali Reprise” was completely left out of the remake, Jafar need to make a wish just for the chance to sing at all.

[@LilyZerep]

​@markcobuzzi826 can that guy even sing? I mean, I know animated Jafar can but this guy? I think Disney dodged a bullet on that one😐

[@KeatonKing]

Disney should’ve hired the cloak from Dr. Strange to play the rug

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

Isn't it theirs to begin with? Dr. Strange would have been one of the first Marvel Movies to come out under Disney's aegide, wouldn't it?

[@sanchobanana3507]

Aladdin 2019 being part of the MCU is now my new head canon

[@strangegirl4844]

HECK YES

[@infinityoverlord606]

@@sanchobanana3507 The genie would make one Hell of an Avenger.

[@bulbasour3]

INGENIOUS

[@theoneandonlymasterjosh2912]

15:06 even if they cheat on you and if they insult her you slap the shit out of them at an award show

[@obiwankenobi9141]

Doug: Will Smith looks scary!
Cypher Raige: DENIED! SIT DOWN!

[@crazycrew1284]

"what the hell what we smoking when we made this?"
This is exactly what Disney said whenever they made a live action reboot

[@mityakiselev]

Nah, they probably think it's fine

[@AdamSelvig]

Crazy Crew these remakes are just dumb as they live and I’ll never watch these remakes ever

[@jfreekjuggalo]

Lol funny thing is I have not seen the new Aladdin....I had to see how the Critic destroys it. Did it with beauty and the beast, and who knows what else

[@nifralo2752]

They where thinking 💰💴💵💶💷💸💳💱💲

[@scootermcglamjammer]

Crazy Crew that’s what Doug asked after they made their “review” of The Wall and got a 2.3 on IMDb

[@brianfewer919]

Pitching Jafar in the 90s: Oh he's a diabolical, evil mastermind. He's ugly, dark and so snakelike that he actually turns into a giant snake at the end!
Pitching Jafar in the 10s: Well he's... there.

[@markcobuzzi826]

When I first watched this remake on TV, I was half expecting Phelous to chime in and refer to him as “Jafart”, like he does to the sorcerer villains in all the animated Aladdin mockbusters made to capitalize off the original Disney film.

[@LadyOnikara]

Well, he is there and he is good at enlarging parrots.

[@hunterolaughlin]

The original Jafar would eat his 2019 counterpart in his snake form.

[@shannonceleste5557]

That “Tell Me More” Grease reference got me 😂 thanks so much for making these man consider yourself subbed

[@S-Fan2006]

Can I just point out that with the Cave of Wonders, no one ever says “Don’t touch anything but the lamp”, instead, Jafar asks Aladdin _only bring him the lamp_ which is very different from being asked to avoid touching anything but the lamp.

[@Dracoward]

We’ve had the Disney Renaissance, now with the live action remakes I say, “Welcome to the Disney Dark Ages.”

[@FF-tp7qs]

Disney Zombie Apocalypse

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

@@FF-tp7qs
That's an accurate title.
The Disney Dark Ages was more like the 80s, at least for their box offices.

[@FF-tp7qs]

@@welcometothemetaverse2523 all the movies coming back as shambling husks of their former selves hungering for the cash of the living

[@erikstensaas1202]

As far as live action goes, maybe. As for animation, not at all

[@Foreststrike]

@@welcometothemetaverse2523 Sooo... the Disney Industrial Revolution where they automate movies?

[@brycevo]

The one thing that had everyone worried, Will Smith Genie, soon became one of the better parts of the movie.
But of course, we all still miss Robin Williams

[@vintageproductions3197]

Honestly, this may be the most enjoyable remake out of all of them
Will Smith was pretty funny and yea Jafar is terrible in this but after that
There are differences unlike the lion king remake and so enjoyable things in it
P.S don’t yell at me for sharing my opinion you can hate it but I sorta enjoyed it

[@scout360pyroz]

considering you set the bar so low by calling it the most enjoyable REMAKE.... why argue?
most of us that despise the remakes have little desire to compare them.

[@High_Priest_Jonko]

Jafar is so badly miscast what a shame. And I know nothing can beat the original, but it seems like Disney was deliberately trying to mimic the original, so you might as well go all the way. The sets and costumes are gorgeous for the most part though, I'll give them that

[@melissalayson7275]

I have to agree apart from the Live-action The Jungle Book. This is one of the better Live-action Disney remakes.

[@Water_Me_Loan_64_YT]

I'm suprised not a lot of many people talk about the 2017 Aladdin Stage-Play.
*It's Astounding!*

[@timeshark8727]

Its sad how much she out-sings him in A Whole New World.

[@thoughtsofaleo2916]

To be fair, she out-sings everyone in this movie.

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

Well she is one of the best actors in the movie and of course her singing voice is great.

[@chasehedges6775]

They honestly should have retitled the movie JASMINE: An Aladdin Story and called it a day. Because this was HER movie. Am I wrong or am I right?

[@ArmednotTriggered]

@@chasehedges6775 You are correct.

[@betterlatethannever4529]

Similar Can You Feel the Love Tonight in 2019Lion King

[@misseli1]

"Oh my God she was the genie all along, now that's a twist this movies needs!"

[@Nickster891]

if you mean the story teller fun fact THAT WAS CANON IN THE ORIGINAL they just dropped it from the movies it's been confirmed by the writers that the lamp seller at the start of the original disney's aladdin is in fact you guessed it genie

[@Nickster891]

@Zak Strayder i think that was the idea

[@remem95]

Movie: "Gems" "Gems" "Gems"
Me: "Did someone say Saitoon?"

[@Its_Lu_Bu]

"How come he don't want me man?"
It almost feels wrong to sound clip from that heartwrenching scene in Fresh Prince....

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

“What’s NC going to review for his 1st nostalgiaween video?”
“It.”
“What movie?”
“It.”
“No, what’s the name of the movie?”
“It is the name of the movie!”
“So It is it?”
“Yes.”
“And is he going to show it to us?”
“No, Us is another movie altogether!”
“Get out.”
“Leave Jordan Peele out of this.”
“Well what is it?”
“It is this.”
“So, this is it?”
“No that’s Michael Jackson!”
“Are you some kind of joker or something?”
“No, Joker is a completely different clown! Pennywise is the clown!”
“What’s Pennywise?”
“It is Pennywise!”
“So the movie is Pennywise?”
“No the movie is It!”
“But isn’t Pennywise it?”
“It is Pennywise!”
“So the movie is Pennywise?”
“No, the movie is it!”
“This is confusing!”
“Because you’re not getting it!”
“We’re not getting a review?”
“No we are getting a review!”
“Why you little-“
“What is it?”
“THATS WHAT I’M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT!!!!”

[@orvilleredenpiller338]

How long did you sit on this masterpiece?

[@gerrywilliams9838]

Who's on First?: Murder Clown Edition.

[@MDWolfe-ks5fu]

The classic wordplay never dies.

[@anotakulynx6187]

OMFG IM FREAKING DYING! That sounded a lot like a white valley girl diva. Whatever. It’s because I am.

[@webgamer5676]

THIRD BASE!

[@Domin1cPhoenix]

Will Smith’s genie taking over for Robin Williams is like a good stepfather taking over for a greater father. Can’t exactly replace what ya had but he does his best and you can appreciate it

[@edwardlafferty8796]

He does his best....but the problem is he is doing his best to try and out-RobinWilliams Robin Williams.
The genie should have been rewritten for Will Smith to be Will Smith.
And that means also rewriting the songs, most of which were too slow and lacked energy.

[@SaiOkami777]

Good analogy

[@manthacake7881]

Edward Lafferty No, no he wasn’t. Will Smith has ALWAYS been able to play the energetic, over-enthusiastic character. Have you ever seen Fresh Prince? As for the songs; even NC acknowledged the songs were done really well and had some good changes that made them more suitable for Will. I can respect people bringing up the flaws of these movies, but don’t nitpick things like this for dumb reasons.

[@knottyorchid1212]

@@edwardlafferty8796 Robin Williams is like a True Genie he was other the top funny outstanding nobody could ever top a Genie like him
Will tried his best at The Genie but honestly in my opinion this wasn't the right role for him
If i were to suggest people who would play The Genie give it to either Jim Carrey or even heck Jamie Costa he sure does one hell of a Robin Williams impression

[@Zikkar]

He was horrible

[@Enter_the_Toshiverse_1996]

Critic: "Link pulled it off better"
Me: *laughing* "Yeah Will Smith, sorry but Link was a more convincing Arabian woman than you!"

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

I'd imagine Robin Williams is rolling in his grave he is the Best Genie from the original Aladdin Will Smith's Genie in the 2019 Aladdin remake is Okay But NOT That Great

[@JayfeatherHalfMoon]

you know he kinda sounds like iago when he's mad and yelling

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I was thinking the same!!!

[@kylemorello4787]

The Gilbert Gottfried one or the King Candy one?

[@daemonofdecay]

“Save me, gin!”
Don’t you mean djinn?

[@brendanforester4601]

😂😂😂

[@fireline4765]

No, I'd rather have Gin.

[@FobosUroboros]

And tonic

[@corpsebrigadepowerhouse993]

I was gonna say Jinn and do another prequel joke but Djinn’s funnier.....well it makes more sense at least.....

[@user-dv6nh3mu3y]

Imagine jin kazama been called as djinn kazama?

[@CearaIvory]

To be fair, I think the cave can differentiate between simply coming in contact while someone tries to get through its disorganized vault and actually taking the treasure.

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

10:39 Jafar didn't make a lucky guess, he followed what Iago said. Iago is the one who alerted him that Aladdin was in the palace and Iago believed he was the diamond in the rough

[@Freddy-xz9nf]

And Jafar make a move because of parrot inner voice? That's kind of dumb and lame.

[@apexpredator5423]

At least when digimon had a giant parrot, they had it fighting a fire breathing dinosaur.

[@bespinoza66]

😂

[@theninjamaster67]

that fight was badass though

[@alexolson1716]

I haven't seen Digimon, but reading that sentence has me immediately sold.

[@theninjamaster67]

@@alexolson1716 watch it it's awesome there's plenty of awesome fights like that

[@cpasta517]

Every time Jafar opened his mouth in this movie all I heard was "daddy issues."

[@justsomeguy4206]

Aladdin: What are you doing?!
Jafar: hOw bOuT mY fOoT

[@joekerr1607]

Oh boy did that treat your woman like a queen line from Smith sure aged well lmfao

[@millennialmatt7]

"The remake is taking advantage of the original's focus so they don't have to try as hard." The MO of ever Disney remake past and future.

[@orangeslash1667]

Fun Fact: The only reason Donkey Kong Country exists is because Nintendo wanted to compete with the Aladdin video game. No joke!!!!!

[@mmmmoviesmusicmore7752]

I love how while pointing out the negatives he still gives credit where credit is due

[@joshuahall8176]

Princess Jasmine didn't need any added depth. She was perfect the way she was in the original.

[@forestmckenzie7921]

Exactly, they made her character completely ignorant in the market place where she purposely steals the bread for the children and gets mad when the merchant accuses her

[@matityaloran9157]

Watching a Nostalgia Critic video instead of the actual movie is tight

[@mehrunisa1821]

I was very disappointed how they handled my scene in the remake. Still, I think he's RATHER TASTY!

[@AndreNitroX]

I can’t believe you exist

[@prismglider5922]

@@AndreNitroX could've made the account for this joke, not gonna r/beetlejuicing this

[@Starpentine]

Mehrunisa lmfao

[@cloudlion1610]

Ooh sorry they cut you out in the remake

[@yourgnomeoverlord6505]

During Jasmine’s song I figured she was Thanosing everyone away. Shows how Aladdin is connected to the MCU.

[@an-animal-lover]

The same thing came to my mind. I could only think of Thanos

[@tosinakin2508]

I wasn't sure I saw it right at first

[@themadtitan7603]

I'm impressed with this mortal Jasmine.

[@reijiminato8762]

Fact: In the Arabian Nights anime called “Magi” (pronounced MAH-Hoh), Aladdin is literally a little pervert.
Let that sink in, Folks!

[@annacarozza9812]

It's anime, why should I be surprised?

[@bluskamqko]

23:34 Actually Jafar did make kissy faces at Aladdin during his own song and it was hilarious, but they cut his song for the pointless Jasmine one in the end. While I understand that giving that block of wood cast as Jafar would have been atrocious I really liked the song from the original.

[@enchantedgoldenapple221]

*Coming in 2030 Disney live action remake of Frozen*

[@cheek077]

The ''old'' never bothered me

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

@@cheek077
🎶 The old never bothered me anyway.

[@FizzDragon8273]

Shhhhhhhhh! Don't give them ideas!

[@SlashinatorZ]

Well that TV show sorta did

[@conkerlive101]

I need you to think of Patrick right now. Does he even exist?

[@John231984]

"Tell me more tell me more. Was his voice autotune?" hahaha

[@ryanhillaryofficial]

Jonathan Freeman (the original movie’s Ja’far) has been playing the role on Broadway since it opened about 6 years ago...he’s still got it! Despite being, at this point, 70 years old, it was a pleasure seeing him play the role live with the same booming voice.
This Ja’far is just.....just.....overall bad. His mouth movements and his voice and his not being creepy is just....I don’t even know....

[@armandotorres8962]

"I'M JAFAAAAR!"
Why do i keep losing my shit over this? XD

[@Zoki4444]

The real crime is they didn't get Gilbert Gottfried to reprise Iago.
To the dungeon, Aladdin remake.

[@averymerrick]

Gilbert Gottfried (original voice of Iago) has expressed his heartbreak over not being asked to reprise his beloved character, and has taken not-so-subtle shots at the 2019 movie. Fans of Iago and Gottfried himself have shared these sentiments via social media preceding and succeeding the film's release.

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@averymerrick he should do a supercut of all of Iago's lines replaced by Gottfried!

[@audreym3908]

@@averymerrick Are you shitting me?!! They asked James Earl Jones to come back as Mufasa, how come they never asked Gottfried to come back?

[@Prince_Smugarina]

@@TheGuardDuck As well as someone who doesn't suck as Aladdin. This movie chose someone who can't even cut it as a B-List actor to be the MC, really? Fucking joke. Or was it intentional to make the main male characters(Aladdin and Jafar) to be unlikable and akin to a trash fire that's somehow still burning under the water in the ocean, refusing to go out even now?

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

Audrey M maybe he's too controversial

[@WieldingEminator]

"SAVE ME, GIN!"
Save me, Djinn?
Coincidence, or clever word play?

[@goseivalaskez769]

He should totally review Wishmaster this Nostalgiaween

[@wildheartrazorfang6]

I noticed that too! XD

[@half-lifer5761]

“Is it too much to ask for both?”

[@Nickle_King]

Wielding Eminator Huh...I didn’t catch that. Nifty.

[@Tenchi10]

Nah bro. He means you need a hangover to watch this stuff.

[@seriousspikesam7770]

Man... Aladdin was one of my favourites movies as a kid. Even the Finnish cast was fantastic. Vesa-Matti Loiri did a fantastic job as an "ADHD-genie" like my mother used to call him.
This... this just feels like an insult. The movie could have done so many things differently yet decided not to do none of them. They just took the shortcut to the box office. Bravo.
It might work as a modern family movie, but as an older Disney fan this is a pass for me.

[@infinitypirates9173]

24:00 I got to actually correct this it's actually not a Parrot Iago was transformed into a Roc they Mythical Bird That is actually from the Arabian Nights stories the Aladdin in that had to Battle so by technical means and standards they are taking a Lore/researched approach to the Climax

[@RedHeadKevin]

6:20
That was the major disadvantage the "live-action" Lion King had. It wasn't animated. The animals looked TOO real, and they couldn't have the expression you get in animation. They also cut out any "cartoony" bits to maintain the illusion that it was a National Geographic documentary. There was no Timon in a hula skirt. There was no Rafiki doing karate. The "Can't Wait to be King" song was neutered by not having the goofy cartoony parts. Even a giant lion's head in the clouds wasn't realistic enough for it.

[@bbolin5626]

RedHeadKevin Still don’t get why they didn’t do what the Jungle Book did.

[@ionbing2884]

@@bbolin5626 It didn't work in the Jungle Book either.

[@sandernielsen8018]

Because Disney doesn't understand the saying "if it's not broken, don't fix it"neither one of these live action remakes seems to have been made simply to fix the broken original. So lets make Timon look like a real Meerkat lets make Scar look like a real lion instead of the lion version of Jafar, lets remove the Remember who you're with a lion in the clouds.

[@sandernielsen8018]

Well Shere Khan actually looked a little bit better in the live action version.

[@Overlord734]

@@sandernielsen8018 They aren't trying to fix anything, they just make easy money.

[@TurtleRaven]

"The Aladdin Remake movie. Do you know what is in the Aladdin Remake movie?"
"Delicious Jams and Jellies?"

[@DJsaxby16]

I understood that reference.

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

National Treasure!

[@davidhong1934]

And spoons

[@KTKomedy2813]

How about my foot?

[@crewmatewillthrowthesehand7600]

and sheep cheese

[@theconservatardedshitlib2697]

1. There is a Tommy Wiseu-ish quality to how Jafar speaks.
2. "How come he don't want me man?" 😁

[@jordandill7863]

25:56 because critic that would have costed just a little more money and effort

[@geardog24]

16:48 all these jams but where's the Space Jam?

[@tacticaltoad3790]

Tim curry would have been great as a live action jafar

[@cloudythursday9937]

Oh please Tim Curry is in everything good. The more challenging quest and a possible critic video would be to find something where he isn´t good.

[@lolzman999]

Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha Wa-Ha

[@chileanguyfleegman1908]

*Y E S*

[@thekingofthefat6424]

to bad he's in a wheelchair now

[@marakarthegreat]

or al pacino

[@sirbullymaguire]

“Keep Jasmine’s name out yo f’ing mouth!!!”
-The Genie