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<\/span><\/em>\"Aladdin.jpg\"<\/a>The Aladdin Diamond Edition is available now on DVD\/Blu-ray\/Digital. Climb aboard for a magical carpet ride with nonstop laughs, action-packed adventure and Academy Award(R)-winning music that will make your heart soar (1992: Best Music, Original Song, “A Whole New World,” Original Score). Now for the first time ever, a whole new world of Disney’s ALADDIN is revealed in a whole new way on Blu-ray and Digital HD — with never-before-seen bonus! With the help of a hysterically funny, shape-shifting, 10,000-year-old Genie, street-smart commoner Aladdin and clever, confident Princess Jasmine join forces against the evil sorcerer Jafar to put an end to his plans to take over the kingdom! Starring Robin Williams, Linda Larkin and Scott Weinger. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Gerry O. comments, \u201c\u2026one of the greatest is Aladdin with flying carpets, magical Genies, giant talking sand monsters. Aladdin\u00a0is beloved by me along with millions of others and it will be loved by many more with this new Diamond DVD.\u201d Haley P. adds, \u201cAladdin\u00a0has so many jokes that it makes you laugh, but also has quite a few dramatic scenes that keep you on the edge of your seat with relationships sprouting into wonderful romance. And, it is all wrapped together in one fantastic adventure.\u201c See their full reviews below.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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By Gerry O., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Age 13<\/span><\/p>\n

Disney has so many classics, Cinderella<\/em>, Beauty and the Beast<\/em>, but one of the greatest is Aladdin<\/em> with flying carpets, magical Genies, giant talking sand monsters. Aladdin\u00a0<\/em>is beloved by me along with millions of others and it will be loved by many more with this new Diamond DVD.
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Aladdin<\/span><\/em>\u00a0has so many jokes that it makes you laugh, but also has quite a few dramatic scenes that keep you on the edge of your seat with relationships sprouting into wonderful romance. And, it is all wrapped together in one fantastic adventure.
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The story begins when a Middle Eastern princess decides she had enough of being stuck in her palace and goes out into the city for once in her life. She goes to the market and gets in a little bit of trouble, thanks to a poor young man named Aladdin. Sadly, he is accused of kidnapping the princess. Now in jail, he and another man manage to escape to go find a massive treasure and most importantly – a Genie bottle. The Genie (our favorite Robin Williams) comes out and grants Aladdin three wishes – now Aladdin can decide what he wants to do.
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Aladdin<\/span><\/em> is such a fantastic and entertaining film. The animation is just mind blowing. How good it is, considering that it was made over 20 years ago, how full of emotion the voice actors ate, it is quite different than many other famous Disney animations. With such a famous cast, it is truly a masterpiece. And, quite nostalgic to hear Robin Williams\u2019 so recognizable voice as this is one of his most iconic roles. It really shows how he entertained the world with laughter for so many years. The soundtrack in\u00a0Aladdin<\/em>\u00a0is incredible. Each song is catchy and kind of gets stuck in your head (I will show you the woooorld!) and so many of them are now classic songs that people of different generations sing.
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This special Diamond edition of\u00a0Aladdin<\/em>\u00a0comes with quite a few bonus features. In one of my favorites, conversations with the casts, I found out a lot of interesting facts such as Scott Weinger, the voice of Aladdin, actually didn’t know how to sing when he auditioned for it at the age of 15! There are also several deleted scenes, showing how different they originally planned the film and even a deleted song that was done by Jafar, (Jonathon Freeman)!
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My favorite scene is when Aladdin releases Genie for the first time and he quickly gets out of his small bottle (he is rather big). I love his first line,\u00a0\u201c10,000 years will give you such a crick in the neck!\u201d I love this scene because instead of ranting about something, he just does his first line as a pretty funny joke, which forever brought this\u00a0lovable\u00a0special character into our lives.
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Aladdin<\/span><\/em>\u00a0has something similar to the other Disney animated films in that they are meant for the whole family. So, I recommend it for ages 7 to 18. I wouldn’t show it to kids younger than seven because there are a few dramatic scenes that might be frightening for then. It isn’t exactly bright and fun throughout the whole film. I give it five out of five stars because this is truly a classic and I love every aspect of it, especially our wonderful Genie who we miss every day.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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