{"id":21940,"date":"2019-09-10T22:58:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T05:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=21940"},"modified":"2021-12-31T20:43:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T04:43:09","slug":"review-aladdin1992-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/09\/review-aladdin1992-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Aladdin (1992) Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Aladdin<\/em>: Signature Collection<\/strong> Blu-ray is virtually the same from the Diamond Edition from four years ago, though this is a nice set if you don\u2019t already own that version as the video and audio transfers are both excellent and the bonus material were at least fine.<\/p>\n

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Aladdin
\n<\/span>\u2014 The Signature Collection \u2014<\/span>
\n(1992)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Animation, Adventure, Family<\/span>
\nBuena Vista Home Entertainment | G \u2013 91 min. \u2013 $39.99 | September 10, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/10\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Ron Clements, John Musker
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ron Clements & John Musker and Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio (screenplay)
\nVoice Cast: <\/strong>Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, Douglas Seale<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.66
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>45.74 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>38.64 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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Note: <\/strong>Portions of this was copied over from my original 2015 Diamond Edition review. From what I can tell, both the video and audio transfers are virtually the same
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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Outside of perhaps 1940s and 50s Disney, the late 80s\/early 90s were a golden age for the Mickey Company. Between The Little Mermaid<\/em> (1989), Beauty and the Beast<\/em> (1991), The Lion King<\/em> (1994) and Aladdin<\/em><\/strong>, it was a great era before Disney decided to go cheap with numerous direct-to-video sequels. Luckily with Pixar, with a few exceptions (Cars 1 & 2<\/em>), has regained its crown in the animation (albeit CGI) realm.<\/p>\n

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1992\u2019s Aladdin<\/em><\/strong> is a fantastic family musical romp that is nearly perfect between amazing animation all culminated with brilliant voice work headlined, of course, by the late and great Robin Williams who, if anyone deserved an Oscar for voicing an animated character, it was him. Having watching this film again after many years, it struck me how well it has aged and how much it appeals to both children and adults alike.<\/p>\n

The plot surrounds street-urchin Aladdin (voiced by SCOTT WEINGER) who lives day to day stealing scraps, with his trusted monkey sidekick Abu, from street vendors and avoiding the strong arms of guards. When the evil Jafar (JONATHAN FREEMAN), consultant for the kingdom\u2019s sultan (DOUGLAS SEALE), attempts to retrieve a magical lamp but only the chosen one may do so and it just so happens to be Aladdin.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, within the lavish palace, Princess Jasmine (LINDA LARKIN) yearns to be free and runs away and discovers the hard life on the streets where she\u2019s aided by Aladdin after being caught trying to steal. The pair makes an instant connection though soon enough, Aladdin is taken by guards at the behest of Jafar.<\/p>\n

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Aladdin is manipulated to retrieve the lamp but is, obviously, double-crossed by Jafar though before the dark one could get his hands on it, Aladdin gets it back, thanks to Abu, and needing to escape a closed in cave, rubs the lamp and out pops Genie (ROBIN WILLIAMS) who, after some zany antics, tells Aladdin the rules: he gets three wishes but there are caveats like he can\u2019t wish for more wishes, he cannot wish for someone to fall in love and he can\u2019t wish for the dead to come back to life.<\/p>\n

When Aladdin learns Princess Jasmine, through law, is to marry a prince, his first wish is to become a prince and all the flair that entails however, its apparent Jasmine has little interest. At the same time, Jafar hatches his own plans now that he doesn\u2019t have the lamp to grab absolute power over the kingdom and overthrow its hapless sultan.<\/p>\n

Aladdin<\/em><\/strong> is such a great and timeless film that even after seeing it again after so many years (at least a decade if not longer), I found it to be not only entertaining but a good heart at its core, especially with the wild Robin Williams going wild. The soundtrack, which I basically had on repeat back in the day, is fantastic with so many catchy songs. Although it might take a backseat to the likes of The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, it\u2019s still one of Disney\u2019s strongest animated films and a nice addition to the quad of classics from them between 1989 and 1994.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a title-embossed slip cover<\/strong> and redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. Unfortunately for whatever reason, not all of the features were ported over from the Diamond Edition.<\/p>\n

Sing-Along Mode<\/u><\/strong> allows you to watch karaoke style with the music lyrics showing up on screen.<\/p>\n

Aladdin on Aladdin<\/em> (30:27)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This is a new interview with voice actor Scott Weinger on his life over the course of 27 years since voicing Aladdin and going to the important places and interviewing those involved including Linda Larkin (Jasmine), Gilbert Gottfried (Iago) and Jonathan Freeman (Jafar).<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Not Be Too Hasty: The Voices of Aladdin<\/em> (2:58)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This is a short featurette with introductions from 1991 of the voices for the movie with brief footage of them recording.<\/p>\n

Alternate Endings (2:05)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Are a few scenes, shown via storyboards, with a reprise of \u201cArabian Nights\u201d that were ultimately not used.<\/p>\n

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CLASSIC FEATURES:
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