Saturday, October 10, 2015

Aladdin Diamond Edition Blu-ray Review...


Aladdin Diamond Edition Now Available on Digital HD and Disney Movie Anywhere; on Blu-Ray Oct. 13th, 2015!
Synopsis: Disney’s beloved masterpiece will make your heart race and your spirit soar. Experience the laughter, adventure and Academy Award®-winning music (1992: Best Music, Original Song, “A Whole New World,” Original Score) for the first time on Blu-ray and Digital HD. And now Aladdin shines even brighter with never-before-seen tributes to the enchanting talent of Robin Williams, the “Genius behind the Genie.”
Voice Cast: Robin Williams (Jumanji, Night at the Museum) as The Genie, Scott Weinger (TV’s “Full House”) as Aladdin, Linda Larkin as Jasmine, Gilbert Gottfried (TV’s “Saturday Night Live”) as Iago, Jonathan Freeman (Aladdin: the Musical on Broadway) as Jafar, Douglas Seale (The Rescuers Down Under, For Love or Money) as Sultan and Frank Welker (Mulan, The Smurfs 2) as Abu.
Producers/Directors: John Musker and Ron Clements (Moana, The Little Mermaid, Hercules)
Writers: Ron Clements and John Musker (Moana, The Little Mermaid, Hercules); Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean 1-4)
Blu-ray & Digital Bonus Features: The Genie Outtakes -
Robin Williams' Genie outtakes are magically brought to life
Genie 101 - Our host, Scott Weinger (the voice of Aladdin), takes us through the various transformations of the famous (and formerly famous) celebrity references of the Genie
Ron & John: You Ain't Never Had a Friend Like Me - Directors John Musker & Ron Clements sit down and discuss the experiences of their long-running partnership together at Disney
Aladdin: Creating Broadway Magic - Join host Darren Criss as we take "a new fantastic point of view" at the story of how Aladdin went from a classic Disney animated film to become Broadway's smash hit with composer Alan Menken and others
Unboxing Aladdin - Our host, Joey Bragg from Disney Channel's Liv & Maddy, explore the Easter eggs and hidden secrets of Aladdin in this unboxing video
Classic Bonus - ALL classic bonus from the original DVD release
DMA Exclusive: Deleted Song - "My Finest Hour" - Jafar takes the stage in this never-before-seen deleted song. Includes intro from Ron & John.
DVD Bonus Features: Select Classic Bonus, including:
• Deleted Song / "Proud Of Your Boy" (Original Demo Recording)
• Deleted Song / "You Can Count On Me"
• Deleted Song / "Humiliate The Boy"
• Deleted Song / "Why Me"
• Deleted Scene / "Aladdin & Jasmine's First Meeting"
• Deleted Scene / "Aladdin in the Lap of Luxury"
Our Review:
Aladdin is one of those Disney classics that will live on forever. We were excited to get this Blu-ray diamond edition! My hubby and I had a great date night watching Aladdin together. It was so fun seeing this movie again. I know our grand kids are going to love this movie as much as we do. It was funny when Aladdin first sets eyes on Jasmine. He is smitten at her beauty. Abu, his monkey, tries to get his attention by waving his hands in from of Aladdin's eyes saying hello. He is such a cute monkey. I wish I had him as my pet.

Robin Williams is the best Genie ever! He is so funny in this film. We love when he sings the song "Friend Like Me". We were so mad when Jafar steals the lamp and starts making wishes to be the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Then Aladdin saves the day by tricking Jafar into wanting to be the most powerful Genie and then Aladdin traps him in a lamp. That was brilliant. It was so nice to see that Aladdin kept his promise to the Genie and requested his last wish to set the Genie free. This is such a fun movie that everyone will enjoy.

Don't miss the fantastic special features on the Blu-ray. We thought it was cool that they did a tribute to Robin Williams in The Genie outtakes.

Watch the great clip below of Brad Kane discussing his experiences recording the memorable songs that we all know and love from Aladdin...


Disclaimer: *I received the review products at no charge to evaluate and express my opinion.*

7 comments:

Kevin said...

My boys favorite movie

Kimberly said...

Excited to get this today!

Milo said...

Cool we love Aladdin.

Nicky Moore said...

With Robin Williams voice as the Genie and he is now in Heaven, this movie has a special place in my heart. Always has and always will be my personal fav.

Shauna said...

Yes me too Nicky! I got to meet Robin Williams and he truly is amazing!

Andrew Jones said...

Fun, I enjoyed watching the video of Brad Kane discussing his experiences. Aladdin rocks!!!

Angela said...

Love Aladdin remember watching it as a kid :)