The Return of Jafar - Disneycember
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Aladdin 4: Jafar may need glasses
PaulsGoldWeapons Lol I get the reference
That joke has been done to death.
Aladdin 5: Jafar answers the census.
Aladdin 6: Jafar Gets a Colonoscopy
We do appreciate it, Doug...
He sounded like he was going to have an enteroscopy
We really do!
His suffering turns me on.
Indeed we do appreciate it, Doug!
yeah! we all do.
I like how right after the "Forget About Love" song the animation changes drastically. Disney's former satellite studios in Australia and Japan animation styles are fully represented in how different they are in this movie.
This will be a fun Disneycember
MegaSoulhero true
That reminds me, I need to get my Meloetta.
INDEED!
I hope he still does the new movies Disney released this year
He truly sounded like he was going to suffer bad.
Here is all you need to know about The Return Of Jafar:
- Jafar had a song
- A super powerfull genie with godlike powers was killed by a parrot
Henrique Carballo Aranha I love that song (but moreso in Polish)
Henrique Carballo Aranha He did sing in the original too, though it was a reprise of an earlier song.
That's what I meant with "had a song", he sings one that is hia rather then reprising
I mean, hearing Jafar sing the word "pinky" is pretty hilarious though...
well, a parrot can also kill Achille if he peck him on the heel
I'm probably the only person on earth who genuinely enjoys The Return of Jafar. Idk, I'm just a really big Aladdin geek
Granted, if it weren’t for Iago, I’d probably hate it, but…
I did like it. Then again I watched it at the right time. If you see it as part of the cartoon is more acceptable. Also I didn't knew Jafar returned again in the Hercules cartoon. Apparently they exist in the same timeline.
@Mooonfire121
No, you are not the only one who likes the Return of Jafar movie! This is because I like it as well here.
Moonfire121 I honestly agree I actually like Most of Return of Jafar
Your not alone. I love this film too. Along with the tv series, and third film.
Yo say what you want, but Extremely Goofy Movie was fucking amazing!
same here, pal
Yeah I like it! :)
Pixel Man10 it wasn't amazing, but it was decent
yup but I like goofy movie a bit more
you are fucking amazing for saying that movie was fucking amazing witch it is
I actually enjoyed Jaffar's song in this movie. I thought it was catchy and probably the most memorable thing in the movie.
Chuck Lee I enjoy anytime Jafar is on screen. In my opinion, I thought his song on this movie was better than the first one's. mainly because he was larger than life (literally) and he showed that even Genie was second rate in comparison at this point. Other then that song the rest of the film was just decent. Part 3 was my fav even more than the first.
Hot & Spicy Designs I agree. And I hope Doug will review that one this month.
Jafar never had a villain song in the first film
He did, but it was cut. It's reinstated in the Broadway version.
Well, he didn't have an entire song.
He did sing a reprise version of Prince Ali during the scene where he takes over Agrabah and gets rid of Aladdin.
Jafar's villain song "You're Only Second Rate" (or whatever the title was) is on my list of fav villain songs. Not high on the list, but as a youth the whole situation of the genie being totally outclassed and unable to be the solution to the villain for the friends that freed him because of that freeing was impactful to my young, aspiring writer brain. Even now, while the number isn't fabulous, that underlying subject matter is freakin' good stuff.
Yeah, that was probably the best part.
I loved that one and Iago's hilarious "I'm lookin' out for me!"
IKR, who was he playing, Whistler's mother or Mrs. Bates in "Psycho"?
cheezeofages there's a lot of great Disney villain songs out there, and sometimes they're actually better than the protagonists' songs...
I don't know why, but for some reason I thought he said "You're in second grade!"
Iago: Jafar, why are you so evil?
Jafar: Well, since every other villain got a song, I shall tell you. (singing) I...was... molested-
Director: CUT!
Kevin Allen That was brilliant.
As it turns out that was on Robot Chicken
Kevin Allen HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THAT WAS ABSOLUTLEY HILARIOUS!
Kevin Allen DAMMIT I wanted to Tell that JOKE I'm always TOO LATE
*Don't Finish That Line!*
"The Lion King 2" wasn't bad though. Not as good as the first one but still good for a sequel.
I agree. I still watch it. :)
I agree
I can see why people like the Lion King 2, but for me there's a ton of things that are wrong with it, but the main problem for me is the musical numbers: there's too much of them! Also, Simba is a complete jerk in the sequel... I know that the focus was on his daughter and Kovu but was it necessary to make Simba act so much out of character? At least the animation was very good for a sequel, and the songs weren't that bad even if there was too much of them, and it was somewhat clever to continue with a Shakespeare like story...
Nekotrap Yeah, it was pretty good. It had that AWESOME song that all the animals sang... "Disgrace" or whatever it's called
Nekotrap agreed. I love it
I've always believed Aladdin had the better sequels. I always liked how Iago had a change of heart and became a core member of the group.
And Jafar's death was pretty cool.
Return of Jamar is basically just the beginning of the Aladdin animated series, while The King of Thieves is the finale.
Jafar.
Jamal
yea
Something like that
Yeah and if we view them as such, they are actually pretty good. Disney really should have sold these as such instead of pretending it was a full blown sequel.
....I really kind of love Jafar's song. It works as a dark mirror to the genies first song
The french version of this was so much better, and I still enjoy it to this day. The reason being is that all the french voice actors DID reprise their role in this. The legendary Richard Darbois as the Genie, and Féodor Atkine as Jafar, they really make the movie for me. The Genie is made really funny again, Jafar is incredibly intimidating, and even the songs get a huge update compared to the english ones, especially the one between the Genies of course. The animation still sucks obviously, but the quality dub really saved the movie, they took it as seriously as the first one, and it works great.
Same with brazillian portuguese (Márcio Simões dubbed the genie even in the live action version)
In the original version too the actors of the first movie came back. Only Robbin Williams did not come back.
I hate dubbed versions of any movie/TV series. I always watch them in their original language. It sounds better and it allows me to passively learn new languages.
@@thewarrior6784 Not completely true. Sultan's actor didn't come back, neither did Lea Salonga as Jasmine's singing voice
"Children kept watching them" I.e Parents kept buying them
Welcome back to another DISNEYCEMBER!
Channel Awesome can you respond to this comment
Doug has a really soothing voice.
Bruh. You had BETTER do Lilo and Stitch 2. IT IS LITERALLY **THE** BEST DISNEY SEQUEL.
Or at least the one I'm biased towards. Everything about that series was good.
+smoothie gamer Responded
You know what that means? CHRISTMAS!!!
I actually quite liked Lion King 2, and Aladdin and the King of Thieves was actually really good.
LK2 has such a good story! It feels like effort was put into it.
@@krishnaobrien3394And then they actually acknowledge Kiara's existence in the Lion Guard.
@@parkergreen2704 Good.
@@krishnaobrien3394 Wish they'd do the same with Melody.
@@parkergreen2704 I like Kiara much more than Melody.
Aladdin 3 is by far the superior sequel.
Hewy Toonmore and they got Robin Williams to play Genie again!
Dope flick.
kurvos at least Robbin Williams returned for Aladdin 3
At least in 3, you have more stuff to remember.
And let's not forget John Rhys-Davies as Cassim, Aladdin's father. It's funny that Sean Connery was originally supposed to voice him, but he had another film scheduled and couldn't do it.
Imagine, "Yesh, Aladdin, my shon. You're the besht shon a father could ashk for."
Simba's Pride's the exception to the rule as far as the D2V sequels, in which it's actually halfway decent.
All these years of girls lusting after Kovu.
dannywolfpero kovus daddy af
Yeah it's not the worst, but it's my most hated Disney sequel. Lion King was my favorite Disney movie (next to Lilo and Stitch).
Some of this movie was adopting into Kingdom Hearts 2.
"Jabugaboodglabahdah!"
TimesNewLogan which means?
Austin Gen
Jafar yelled it before attacking, remember?
TimesNewLogan it's been a-while
Austin Gen Who else is hoping for King of Thieves to make it into Kingdom Hearts 3? Suluk possessed by darkness as the final boss in that giant turtle and you have to beat him and escape before the place fills with water.
I don't mind the second lion king
Canadian King um. Excuse me?
***** * U're/You're
And that was a rhetorical question.
The point is that I have no fucking idea what you're saying. You are talking complete gibberish. Is english not you first language?
H. M. I'm not talking about that weird sequel, I mean the second one about Scar's son and Simba's daughter.
It's pretty much Romeo and Juliet just that Juliet's father was Hamlet. I mean it was better than most of the Disney sequel, but Doug says he didn't like the original film, so he might not like the sequel.
+Canadian King Sure thing whatever you say.
I do like how Iago gets character Development! At the end of the film, after he pulls a "exit, stage left", he comes back to Finish Jafar off, this time, for good!
This movie was pretty okay. Second rate is not only one of my favorite villain songs, its one of my favorite disney songs, and WAAAAAAAY too underappreciated in my opinion.
Underrated seems to be a big word in these Direct to DVD Sequels.
The king of thieves was awesome. That's the true sequel to me,especially since Robin Williams returned to do his genie role
bradlie1 Though you have to sit through Return of Jafar to get to it; but it was, indeed, awesome.
bradlie1 But crédit where it’s due, Iago’s reform is the most well known in Disney and, he’s thus one of the few characters to have a lasting reform outside of this movie.
@@Esgles Well... there's Kuzko. Yes, Kuzko is a story where the vilain gets reformed through true friendship. What? No, not Irma of course. Kuzko himself. He IS the real vilain of the movie after all.
"Im a optimist" -Doug Walker 2016
AndreFTW Suuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrre
Doug is. The Nostalgia critic isn't.
Famous last words?
"I like people" - George Carlin 2008. lol.
Alacnay The Great Someone gets it!
I enjoyed Return of Jafar. It had a charming simplicity to it. I’m glad it was made. I watched it a lot as a kid.
I loved this as a kid and the king of thieves.
Robin Williams and Disney had some falling out problems, which is why he wasn't in ROJ or the show. then after lying to him about not having the same problems, they did the same thing again with KOT and from then on he never reprised the roll.
As long as you only blame the actual people who went against Williams' contract and NOT the entire company for this, I won't get mad with you.
I'm just sick of people blaming an entire company full of hard-working, innocent people for something they can't control when the blame should only be on the actual few people who actually did the betraying!
i dont like return on jafar now but when i was younger i did now i just kinda forget this one exists and watch Aladdin then king of thieves because they flow together better except for eogo suddenly being good
I don't think they could afford Robin Williams for an entire tv series. When I was little I always thought all these big Disney movies all had only big expensive actors that you couldn't simply pay for a cheap or short show or film
magnusm4
Most Disney movies back then and today usually only had one or two big names attached to them and the rest were lesser known. Heck even Gilbert Gottfried was in the TV Show.
Alright, get ready for Doug to break down mentally
+ultraofrahfan1 lol
Actually, I don't really know what to expect. He seems to go really easy on a lot of TV shows and cartoons. He could have said he liked Return of Jafar and I wouldn't have been surprised.
I was 8 when this came out and I felt the same way, after this one I knew it was down hill. strength be with you for these ones Doug.
Oh, man... Can't wait to finally see NC go on about Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and The Three Musketeers someday!
I didn't even know there WAS an Aladdin TV show. I just knew of the film trilogy. Yes, Aladdin, Lilo & Stitch, and I think even Beauty and the Beast all got multiple sequels each.
Aladdin the TV show was actually pretty good IIRC
Tyler Bioshock R I remember the B&B Christmas special, it was HORRRIBLE
Lugbzurg Star Command was the shit.
The Lilo and Stitch sequels and TV show where pretty good and i think most of the Aladdin extended stuff worked well the tv show was good while the movies where at most okay.
***** Never saw those episodes actually since where i live we only got like the first part of the first season but from what i saw it was pretty good
Everyone for the record "Rescuers Down Under" is not what is colloquially as a "Disney Sequel", since it was not a product of this particular marketing campaign and it is actually really good.
Possibly the only Disney sequel that's better than the original.
I think Doug is targeting the Disney sequels that never made it to theaters, I could be wrong but I thought Down Under made it to the big screen?
And it was released on theaters and had a proper movie budget, that's why Doug reviewed it last year with the other Disney films.
"It is still a sequel since it's a continuation of the first film."
Yes, it is a sequel but not Disney Sequel as that sentence referee to specific group of movies.
Sequel and bad shouldn't be considered eponymous though imo. a sequel is just a continuation of a story (or another story following the same characters on a different adventure.) it just happens that good sequels are very hard to pull off.
The reason I'm nostalgic for this movie is a little complicated…See, my grandmother, who lived in another state, had the original Aladdin tape, but when I was home and not visiting her, I only had the two direct-to-VHS sequels. I didn't realize they were direct-to-VHS (nor did I realize that the end of this was setting up the show, thanks for that info!), but when I wanted to watch Aladdin, this was usually the only option I had on hand. As a result, I saw it way more times than the original, and the third movie as well, and so grew attached to it as a kid. Just watching the clips play in the background while NC talked got me SO nostalgic, more so than clips of the original do! It was one of my favorites…and let me tell you, the number of times I full-on burst into tears when Jafar died, I'm sure my parents didn't even keep count. Yeah, I always wanted Jafar to win…I was a weird kid…and I'm no less weird now, to be fair. XD So yeah, it might be kind of stockholm syndrome that makes me adore this movie, but I will always love it.
I am not ready for Doug to rip apart Lion King 2, I love that film so much :'C
fluffylovey me too, also little mermaid 2.
fluffylovey You never know, he might like it
Same I love that film.
It's pretty much Romeo and Juliet just that Juliet's father was Hamlet. I mean it was better than most of the Disney sequel, but Doug says he didn't like the original film, so he might not like the sequel.
Stay strong, friend. Even if Doug doesn't like it, there's still a good chance he won't call it a bad film.
I honestly think that The Lion King 2 is a good film. Disagree with me all you want but I think My Lullaby is a better villain song than Be Prepared. Of course it's not a better film than the original but it's still good.
Touko Fukawa Not to mention the animation is pretty cool too (: It looks like a theatrical release.
oh yeah, my lullaby is an epic song! and I liked the lion king 2, not as much as the lion king 1, but a lot more than the lion king 3.
Elena Kot He hasn't noticed my desperate attempts at starting a relationship yet but at least I have Komaru
Touko Fukawa I've never liked romeo and Juliet but their is some good in that movie. namely a character dies in an over the top way
I actually like The Lion King 2 WAY better than the original, I hated the original when I was a kid and didn't start to enjoy it until about a year ago, I still think it is horribly overrated but I do enjoy the movie now as an adult. Anyway, I agree, My Lullaby is a better villain song, I think it is way creepier and darker... "A symphony of death, oh my, that's my lullaby!" and "...till he learns to be a killer, with a lust for being BAD!" dude... dude... creepy as all heck. In fact, I actually like the whole soundtrack more than that of the original movie, "Not One of Us" is great and I really like "Love Will Find A Way".
I loved this movie and I still do it was really nice and I think it deserves more justice
I pity Doug if he has to watch any of those damn Tinker Bell movies.
They're not that bad(aside those made for TV,)they are certainly better than Tarzan and Jane or any of the Beauty and the Beast sequels. (not to be nitpicky but they're the Disney Fairies movies.)
the Tinker Bell movies are actually good though
Well those were post-Eisner era movies, they have a completely different team working on them than the crap of the late 90s/2000s
I actually somewhat like those movies lol. Mostly because of the nostalgia aspect because I loved them when I was little
Finally, someone who did their Disney Animated Research! The Tinker Belle movies were going to be a whole lot more girly before John Lasester took over as C.E.O. of the animation department.
Now that Disney owns Star Wars, can we tell our children that the prequels were just Direct-To-Video and that they don't have to see it?
Absolutely.
Henry Barnill possibly
Henry Barnill Direct-to-video with tons of visual effects and big name actors....I'd be surprised if a kid didn't figure it out by the time they're ten.
YES. Every single time they showed it in a movie theatre? The projectionist simply made a mistake and instead of putting in a better movie, like The Room, put in a DVD of the prequel movie.
Yes, every single time.
Besides, those effects have dated horrifically, making it easier to believe it was done cheaply.
I actually enjoyed Simba's Pride and Return to the Sea!! I mean, not only is the music from those two movies amazing, but we got MAJOR character development from both Simba and Arial. Simba learning to forgive those who were simply not totally to blame for the death of his father and accepting his daughter as independent and smart. For Arial we got to see her go from oblivious to understanding of her daughter's needs. A perfect way for both movies to be amazing in their own right!!
Looking back at Return to the Sea, what was also really interesting was the irony that Ariel basically turns into her father, barring Melody from the Ocean just like how Triton forbade her from from going to the surface.
+IamDragonFury YEAH!!! That was really cool to see too!!!
The Crazy One The only thing that would've made it better is if at some point Ariel actually came to that realization (of course, maybe she did and I just forgot).
+IamDragonFury I don't think she did, but I think that would have helped as well. Maybe not as like an overly dramatic kind of realization, but maybe when her daughter runs away, she could have mentioned the similarities from her experience with her father.
The Crazy One Yeah, just a moment where the realization hits and she briefly explains it.
I can't tell you how long I've waited for Doug to review the sequels! For a lot of these movies, I saw the sequel before the actual one! Am I alone on this?
AM Keefer I saw The Lion King 2 before the first one. It really confused me as a kid. I knew that the first movie was a thing and how the story roughly went but I never saw it until I was about 13. I think the reason was that I was born in 1994 and I was my parents' first child so they got Disney VHS tapes second-hand from my older cousins, but only the ones they didn't want anymore. As a result I had a pretty weird mix of Disney movies growing up. I got some classics like The Sword in the Stone, Fox And The Hound, Peter Pan and The Jungle Book but I never saw Robin Hood, The Lion King, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Pinocchio until years later. Some, like The Great Mouse Detective, I've still never seen/would have heard of without Nostalgia Critic.
Honestly I always watched Return of Jafar for more Genie and Iago.
There's precisely 2 things I love about this movie, 1) One of my favorite quotes of all time, "You would be surprised what you can live through!" Especially coming from Jafar, being perhaps even more threatening because of this, torture is living through it, not dying from it. 2) The Second Rate song, DEAR CRAP DO I LOVE THE SECOND RATE SONG! They wanted to give Jafar a villain song in the last one (and thank the various gas they didn't put the song they WROTE for it, I hate the Freudian excuse so much, and that song just flaunts it!) so they put a lot of energy and effort into it.
If I had to guess, Lion King 2, Extremely Goofy Movie, Aladdin and the King of Thieves and Pooh's Grand Adventure will be the best candidates for the good sequels by Doug Walker
I am one of those who has a soft spot; I liked that it was Iago's movie, giving him a full arc and establishing him as a rounded character - rather than a lot of the nothing adventures about the mains that a lot of other sequels had. And the TV show had some pretty great writing and fun adventures. I still watch an episode now and then.
Doug, I've been waiting FOREVER for you to do this!
These are the only Disney Direct to Dvd sequels I personally think are decent: Bambi 2, Cinderella 3, 101 Dalmatians 2, Aladdin 3, and Lilo and Stitch 2
MaidenofBagEnd Bambi is the best
I agree with this list, but I would also add "Brother Bear 2" to it too.
and "Lion King 2".
The movie has BEAUTIFUL animation and really captures nature well like the first film did, it had a pretty good score, and it had some genuinely emotional moments
Bambi II looked like it was made on a theatrical level. And while it doesn't exactly capture the tone of the original perfectly, the way it does things differently does still entertain, it still tried to build on the original. Oh, and it has Patrick Stewart as the Great Prince.
not all the sequels were trash. this movie was pretty good, Aladdin 3 was really good, lion king 2 was really good, an extremely goofy movie was funny (but then, disco and other ancient forms of music amuse me), lilo and stitch 2 was pretty good. honestly, I even loved the animated series that were spawned by Aladdin 2 and lilo and stitch 2. Disney's shows based off their movies were a lot better than they needed to be and a lot better than anyone thought they would be.
clericofchaos1 I still love the legend of Tarzan series, it was rerun a couple years ago and that was a fun nostalgia trip.
I love Lilo and Stitch and all, but the sequels and the TV show (which I loved growing up) just didn't come anywhere near close to being on par with the original. If anything, they're actually kinda subpar even by general disney standards (animation wise, I mean. They're live-action disasters are a completely different beast).
+ThePi314Man Can we just agree that the Lilo & Stitch tv series was just the centerpiece to a connected Saturday Morning Cartoon Show Universe? They had Kim Possible, American Dragon: Jake Long, the Proud Family, and even Recess on that show.
Light the Shadow Reaper Well yeah, they can't all be great, but it still served its purpose (I do still think the show is rather enjoyable).
Stitch has a Glitch is actually surprisingly good, as it was a direct sequel to the actual movie and not a pilot or essentially extended episode of the TV show, and has way better animation.. In fact nothing that happens in the tv show is mentioned what so ever.
While I admit this one was a downgrade, I think they definitely made it up with the king of thieves.
True!!
the king of thieves ironically felt like the series finale to the show rather then the 3rd movie.
thewewguy8t88
That was kind of the idea. In fact the original plan was to have it feature Mozenrath from the show and have a plot where it turned out he was Aladdin's long lost brother. But I think the guy who did his voice died before they could make it, or something.
They didn't make Mozenrath for it, because the executives decided not to mix the TV series and the movies, to have them both as their own continuity. They decided that while Return can be viewed as a pilot for the TV series, it can also (sorta) stand alone from the TV series. So they decided to have th emovies and series two different things.Closest thing to the TV series in Thieves is I think one of the characters in the opening song looks like that sand witch character.
okuraorca Sand witch? Baloney.
I think my favorite part about this one is the "Forget About Love" song. It actually makes sense to have Gilbert Gottfried sing that because it starts out as a ridiculous song until it morphs into a really sweet one. Also, I can't actually think of another song about a couple getting over a fight in Disney. Like, what do you mean their relationship as a couple had a complication and they had to reaffirm their love for each other? Crazy talk!
Bemused Bandersnatch agreed. It was done way better here than Mulan 2.
Am I the only one that actually liked this movie and the TV series that followed?
say what you want Doug, but I thought Return of Jafar was very entertaining, regardless of the obvious drop in visual quality.
"Granny's gonna GRAB YA!!"
Favourite part of this entire mess of a movie.
I try to share that scene with as many people as poassible, without context.
I think you might be pleasantly surprised by Bambi 2. Yeah it's no masterpiece, but it's well animated, well acted and actually fills in a part of the story that was worth telling: Bambi growing up as the protege and adopted son of the Great Prince.
I thought the Great Prince was his dad...?
Jovana Sanchez He may have been, it was a while since I saw it :P But yeah, it was Bambi having to learn from the Great Prince how to be a leader of the herd as well as getting along with him, despite the fact that he seemed to always find him a little intimidating as the Prince. But whatever the case it's a pretty good movie.
Michael Welsh It's really funny that Prince has a song called "Bambi" in 1979!
I haven't seen Bambi in years but yeah the prince was his father
the problem is that when you know homer simpson is trying to make an impression of the genie, you end up hearing homer simpson. and this was during the golden age of the simpsons, so you had no excuse not to hear homer simpson whilst listening
Know that we appreciate all the pain you endure for us Doug.
Thanks so much for doing these, Doug!
Totally agree: Downgrade in animation really ruins it, Robin Williams is missed, Jafar is still intelligent and menacing and Iago is the focus while all the other characters are barely there and mostly stupid, bad songs (although I think Johnathan Freeman does a very good job with his mediocre song).And frankly, I don't think it does a good job with Jafar and Iago in that they never interact; it was their dynamic that really made them click in the first movie. What would have made for a better movie IMO was if Iago took over as Jafar's Master, and learned about personal responsibility by starting off with really selfish wishes but eventually destroying the lamp by learning that Jafar and the lamp are not a toy, maybe even Aladdin helping him through it since he had his own experience with responsibility while working through his own mistrust of Iago. My personal experience was CRUSHING disappointment.
The only good thing about this film is that it was followed by a pretty fun TV show.
i think aladdin was the only movie that left room open for a sequel,
what with jafar being in a lamp and flung away.
We appreciate your hard work and time me walker
Thank you very much :)
So, from what I’ve heard, the Genie was actually created and first animated from one of Robin Williams’ comedy skits. The genie was always meant to be played by Robin even before he agreed to the project.
So why wasn’t he in this movie? Robin has beef with Disney after they started using the genie as a marketing scheme when he asked that they not do that. It’s a real disappointment.
And so that’s how Dan Castallaneta became Genie onward (except for the 3rd movie and useless remake).
Ah I remember "The Return of Jafar." It's a pretty awkward animated film about the main villain wants to revenge Aladdin and his plan is to use his dark magic powers to rule the palace once again. The animation is pretty choppy once I saw their weird expressions that it makes me laugh so much. At least Doug pointed out that these faces were like coloring art sketches in a coloring book in Nostalgia Critic's "Disney Afternoon." Thanks for that Doug. The characters were alright and the Dark Jafar genie looks cool in his design while he is having a lot of fun. The songs were cheesy and it's quite short for making their second sequel which turns out to be a pilot episode of "Aladdin" series. It grew me watching these episodes until later on the "King of Thieves" did it more better than the second one. I don't know that I found bad, but it's pretty guilty pleasure. With a cheesy animation and some stupid awkward faces that makes me the laugh the most. Overall, a cheesy Aladdin sequel.
Also, I would rather have this one by getting on Blu-Ray so there's a double feature of "Return of Jafar" and "King of Thieves" in each film.
Want a good disney sequel, i have a few. alladin and the king of thieves, lion king 2, rescuers down under
"I didn't finish the 3rd Grade for nothin'!"
Rescuers Down Under is a unique case where Disney's main department actually handled it and it released in theaters instead of Direct-to-DVD.
Thus, bigger budget. Better video.
Has anyone noticed that Doug hasn't covered the other theatrical Winnie-The-Pooh films. Like Piglet's Big Movie, A Tigger Movie, and Pooh's Heffalump Movie.
Christian Romero I think i've seen some of those actually
I loved A Tigger Movie when I was a kid XD I know it can't compare to the original Winnie the Pooh, but still... it holds a special place in my heart :)
I know those movies aren't that great, But I loved them so much as a little kid!
I want Doug to review Pooh's Grand Adventure, that was favorite film as a kid. It was so dark, even though the ending totally ruined everything, I wanted that Skullosaurus to be real.
When I was a kid I watched Piglet's big movie constantly I loved it I really want Doug to review it that was my childhood right there
Aladdin 3, Extremely Goofy Movie, and Lion King 1 1/2 were all pretty decent.
Oh and Tarzan & Jane
And Cindirella 3, suprisingly.
I'm surprised people like aladdin 3. I thought it was boring and worst than return of Jafar. One of the Aladdin tv shows ep you kinda forget about like the mermaid one. The tv shows had better eps. Not all of them, but a few were definitely better than that movie.
GadGades I didn't watch the TV shows because Disney channel was for gaylords.
I was watching shit like Invader Zim, Spongebob, and Aqua Teen Hunger force when I was a little kid.
lemmingscanfly5 I loved Lion King 1.5
I'll admit, The Little Mermaid 2 is a HUGE guilty pleasure.
Thank you, Tara Strong.
please please please do Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers!!! its one of my favorites!
I want to see that too, that movie's awesome
It's great! I hope he likes it!
Sam Hiddleston It was also one of the only direct to dvd films from disney to be used for a Kingdom Hearts level, and I remember liking the film as a kid.
Parker Stetson, not the only one. In KH II Agrabah is back but uses the plot from Return of Jafar
I'd actually like to see more of those, since I think KH could probably do something more creative with their plots.
one of the best sequels, in my opinion
virus4812 that's really not saying much though
still a good movie. it was in KH2
Since I've seen it, it's probably Peter Pan 2.
yeah it was pretty interesting seeing a sequel show up as a KH inspired level, and if I'm not mistaken it's the only one?Little mermaid was a singalong and kinda a rehash of the first, nightmare before christmas had the whole christmas part to work off of since it wasn't in the 1st game, the colloseum for hercules is it's own thing since it's merged with FF too much, and...I believe that's it?
IMVADER2 the best Disney subplot in kingdom hearts has to be Tron. They make it apart of the main story and start to feel for Sora and Tron.
To quote JelloApcalypse, "LET'S GIVE IAGO *TWO SONGS!* LAAAAAAAA!"
Meh, Gilbert Godfred at least INTENTIONALLY makes a bad song.
He's gonna like Lion King 2, right? He's GOT to like it.
Yoooooo I saw An Extremely Goofy Movie in the prologue I'm hyped! That's my guilty pleasure omg and I'm totally unashamed!
If you're unashamed, then it's not really a *guilty* pleasure, is it?
Dagda Mor Not really. It's still a guilty pleasure if he says he likes it even thought he knows it's bad
Well, it's easier to talk about certain things you like in a community of people who'll probably agree with you.
I meant that I'm totally unashamed to admit my guilty pleasures. LOL, so I totally agree with you! I definitely could have worded it differently/better but it's all good : )
Well, hey, I'm also in that boat. I loved Goof Troop when I was a kid, and honestly, I think the two movies are a great ending to the whole thing. No, I wouldn't particularly want to see more, but I''m satisfied with how it went out. I wish I could say the same for other ones I loved.
All you need to see:
- The Aladdin sequels
- An Extremely Goofy Movie
- Lion King 11/2
- That's about it...
To be fair, Lion King 2 wasn't THAT bad. I liked well enough.
Was it unnecessary? Of course it was. Was it as good as the first movie? Of course not. Terrible though? No, not at all. Some scenes were stupid, as well as a couple plot points, but overall I liked Simba's Pride. I think the good easily outweighs the bad. Plus, it at least has quality animation.
And it's a masterpiece compared to most of the OTHER Disney sequels.
*****
Yes! That song was REALLY good! :D
Mirth Mouser
Don't forget the villain song! I think it was fantastic
1:06 "But you know what? I'm an optimist."
Lies!
I just remember this for one of the best threats I ever heard
thief: "but I thought genies couldn't kill"
Jaffar: "you'd be surprised what you can LIVE through"
tell me that's not pretty fucking dark
We appreciate it to high heaven, Doug! This is an interesting route to take.
With that said, I'm sure we'll get it out of you, but I do think Aladdin's third movie, The King of Thieves, is a lot better than The Return of Jafar. Obviously not up to par with the first Aladdin, but still a genuinely fun movie with a neat story. And Robin Williams returns to voice the Genie in it.
I love all three of the movies, but personally i loved the king of thieves more than return of Jafar, i found it so when i was a kid i always confused king of thieves and the second one rather than the third.
Hey, I see he's gonna review Leroy and Stitch. Who knows, maybe he'll enjoy it... Oh boy, I'm just kidding myself, aren't I?
albertoandroidain Leroy and Stitch?
A direct to DVD Movie that served as the Lilo and Stitch TV series finale.
well his least favourite part of the original Lilo and Stitch movie, the alien stuff, is the main focus, so he probably won't to be honest
albertoandroidain wait...series finale?
Leroy Jenkins
I've seen the sequel covers all aligned in great mosaic picture once. Watching these videos, I imagine the Nostalgia Critic standing before it saying: "God help me!" to which I solemnly shake my head and reply: "I don't think he can..."
I really hope you do the Cinderella 3 movie I absolutely love it, I also kind of enjoyed Mulan 2.
Morgan Woodring me too
two dat
I loved Mulan 2 as a kid even more then the first idk why but I would always rewatch it
Interesting... I tossed the 'Mulan 2' DVD into the bin after watching it.
I *hated it* ;)
i hate mulan 2 but i really liked cinderella 3
B-but...Lion King 2 was actually really good...
Ehmmm.... Try again.
Esta Wo Try...what again? What are you talking about?
I agree, it was one of the better sequels.
I agree with you that the Lion King 2 was one of the better sequels. While it wasn't AS epic as the Lion King, the animation was still better than most of the other sequels, the songs were catchy, and it wasn't a carbon copy of the Lion King...there was actually a really good message woven into this movie. And I am still convinced that Kovu was Scar's son....they say not, but everything in the movie (right up to him having a scar and the same coloration as Scar) makes me believe he is.
*Thor Ragnarok face*
Was it, though?
Disneycember! I always look forward to Christmas time. Doug's super love for this time of year makes it even better.
they ruined Cruella and gave Ursula a sister... omfg!
That's just the least crappy ideas they had for the sequels.
Copper and Todd joined an all-dog BAND... just.. .FUCK!
What makes it worse is that The Little Mermaid sequel is literally just the first movie all over again.
"Ursula's crazy sister!"
What? As opposed to her sane one?
Nihilist Ivy Ursula and her sister have the same voice actress.
I like Lion King 2, Aladdin 3, and Fantasia 2000. I hope Critic enjoys at least one of those.
He reviewed Fantasia 2000 during his first Disneycember
"Let's give Iago two songs! LaAaAaAaAaA--"
DISNEYCEMBERS BACK.
I think the thief's name was, Abys Mahl (Ah-biz Mall).
What an abysmal name. (Ba-dum, tiss!)
Oh now I finally get where his name came from! Didn't watch this nor the tv series in english so the reference simply flew over my head all those years.
Cofageekus I don't know how I remembered his name.
His name being that pun was the best single joke in the movie. Its the one thing i remember still at least.
DomSithe I remember it because of the show. I never saw the movie.
I saw this movie after the Aladdin series started, so I saw it as a pilot episode. And I wasn't expecting it to have the greatest animation because TV shows don't have the kind of budget movies do. I just thought it was fun and Jafar again makes a great villain. I also thought Iago's song, "I'm looking out for me," was funny. I sang that so much after watching the movie.
Besides, I never expect sequels to be as good as the originals. As long as they're enjoyable, I'm okay.
The rescuers down under 2 was great
I've heard Lion King 2 is pretty good so maybe that'll be the light at the end of the tunnel.
Doug: Please let there be one that's good.
Me: ARE YOU
IN. OR. OUT. GOTTA KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT.
in the French version we still have the Voice of Robin Williams for the Genie ^_^
Really, even though it's true that there are some pretty bad Disney sequels out there, not all of them are as bad as many, including you Doug, make the out to be. Some of them range from decent to quite good. From what I heard, Aladdin and the King of Thieves was one of those better sequels.
I still say the best one out of the direct to DVD sequels was Lion King 2.
i agree i actually like lion king 2 better than the first one to this day
AT Productions I agree. But I also was a kid I was bullied and didn't feel like I fit into my family. I probably identified a bit more with Kovu than I did Simba. lol....half abusive parenting I guess
Ally Gator Animator I concur
in terms of story some of them are alright, most of them have inferior animation, though some like Lion King's sequels come close to the original.
As a kid from the 90s that grew up watching many Disney sequels, this is going to be amazing
Heheheheh, have fun Doug, although to be fair there are actually some good Disney straight to video sequels believe it or not
Tyler Bioshock R Yeah, those were actually surprisingly good, I'll even say the third Little Mermaid movie was pretty good too, even Lion King 1/2 was really funny with an nice MST3K vibe! As for the rest.............oh sweet heavenly Jesus, and this why people think of Micheal Eisner as the devil
Here's a List of some DECENT sequels (in my opinion):
• Both Lion King 2 & 3
• Return to Neverland
• Kronk's New Groove
• Aladin and the King of Thieves
• Cinderella 3
• Extremely Goofy
• Brother Bear 2
• Mulan 2
I agree with all of these. Except for Mulan 2.
Brother Bear 2, Cinderella 3, Mulan 2 and Extremely Goofy were lame af imo.
I felt Lion King 2 was pretty good, I almost liked that one just as much as the first, personally.
Bambi II, while not exactly the same tone as the original film, is also pretty well made, especially the animation.
I really do Appreciate what you go through for me, thank you.
"Anything Jason Alexander touches is funny."
buddy
didnt you review north?
Not to mention Dustin Checks In
I thought that lion King 2 had more going for it than the first movie tbh. The conflicts made more sense due to previous characters actions etc. I know this is random but that's just how I feel.
To this day, "You're only Second Rate" is still one of my favorite Disney songs. The only way that could have made me enjoy it more is if Robin himself had sung it...
I'm kinda sad Doug didn't say ANYTHING about it but at the same time I'm glad as it could have been something that would shatter my illusion of how great it was.
We need some more hand-drawn movies
HAY! THE LION KING SEQUELS WHERE GREAT!
The Poke'Saurus yesss theyre actually so good!!!
He never said it isn't.
Doug hits the nail on the head with the fact the focus is on Iago. The story is more about Iago's character than Aladdin and I think when you look at the story that way, it begins to make more sense.
Also, this is one of the first Disney films I think that had the fact that you can be a person with bad traits, but still be a good guy. Iago comes out of it as a good character, but he doesn't have to reform and lose his ego and greedy nature. He comes to terms with the balancing of when you have to sacrifice your own things for the right decision.That being said, I do agree the story has some awkward points. I think the fact that they tried to balance it with the story of Aladdin and friends with Iago's was the major flaw. If they'd downgraded those characters and more focused on Iago's arc than balancing so much, I think this would have actually fared better.