MamaGravity
good back-story, and good acting
Roy Hart
If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
Fleur
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
DuskShadow
I grew up in the late 80s and early 90's, and if any of you remember clearly, you would agree that them thar years were the very best in human history. You could argue with me if it were possible here, but I would slam you with tons of evidence that would prove me correct.However its ironic that for such an interesting time to be alive, with the emergence of technologies and entertainment never be fore seen, that the era also gave way to vast experimentation therefore. In the case of this, the Bevenfield studio version of the tale of Aladdin, its terribly so.It is admittedly not the worst animation I have seen in my lifetime, and speaking in terms of my experience with such mediums as Japanese anime alone, I can assure you that I have an unnaturally vast amount of time logged watching such things lol.The movie sadly is still a testament to bad dubbing and animation practices evidence of not only poor and seemingly non existing budgeting, but lackluster experience with the fields of story telling through animation in general. At the very least the story got most of the actual facts from the arabian nights/ 1001 nights ( of Sharazad) original version correct; the story takes place in China, and a wandering conjurer seeks a hidden labyrinth full of jeweled walls and treasure rooms, simply for an powerful artifact that imprisons an ancient Djinni. Anyways its humorous if you have an hour or two to kill and want something to laugh at with friends over some drinks or what ever floats your boat, aside from mocking things :P . It was a part of my childhood, and I have funny fond nostalgic memories of it. Give it a shot.BUT HAVE A DRINK LOL
martinhotchkiss
This is without a shadow of a doubt the worst film I have ever had to sit through. Anybody connected with the creation of this film must look on it with shame.I can't understand how some very well known and respected actors like Derek Jacobi and Penelope Keith managed to get themselves involved in such a worthless piece of junk. All the other voice actors just drone on in a monotone.The dialogue is waffly and the animation jerky. It's clear that most of the animation was done before recording the dialogue. For the most part the lip movements and dialogue don't match and when the voice actors do try to match up with the animation their...voices become...so silted that....you break down...in tears...just praying for them to .....finish.If you are ever tempted to watch this film please just spend 74 minutes poking yourself with a sharp stick instead. You will thank me for it.
microx96002
I watched this piece of semi animated junk last night, and have to agree with the previous reviews. It is utter junk. The voices don't suit the characters, and the animation is almost non existent. It brings back nightmares of watching the ultra limited animations like Filmation TV cartoons of the 60's and 70's. Actually I thought this was from the 1970's until I found it here, and couldn't believe it wasn't released until 1992! Maybe it was produced in the 70's and somebody bought it off the dust covered shelf, and decided to try and beat Disney to the finish line when they heard they (Disney) were making an Aladdin movie. Beware, this usually sells for a $1 or $2, even though the picture and sound are pretty good for a "cheap" DVD, there is absolutely no entertainment value, not even for little kids!
reverent-1
I actually got this on VHS when I was a kid sometime after the movie Aladdin (Disney version) hit theaters. My grandma, being the sweet but confused woman she is, got this for me and I never had the heart to tell her this was one of the worst films I have ever seen.The voice acting is terrible, the lip moments don't sync with what is being said, its very obvious that the animators are under paid due to lack of graphical detail and constant reuse of the same back grounds, the music is cheesy and hard to sit through without wanting to shove something sharp into your ear drums, and for some reason I can't explain, the genie is an inner city basketball player, complete with sneakers. On top of everything else, watching the movie again, it has this creepy, almost sexual undertone to it that leaves a bad taste in the back of your mouth.Get this and watch it only if you are a fan of terrible movies. Otherwise, just let it sink into obscurity where it belongs.
