FeistyUpper
If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
Bluebell Alcock
Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
Logan
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Minahzur Rahman
There aren't too many good disney sequels out there, but I think The Return of Jafar is one of them. This movie has a different tone compared to the first one, and that is something I like about this movie unlike other disney sequels. The plot is more interesting since not only Jafar has returned, but he is now a genie, so now a more tougher challenge awaits for Aladdin and his friends. I think it's a fine sequel to Aladdin, and most certainly watchable. So I don't really understand the criticism this movie gets, as I think people are being quite harsh. It's good for what it is, and it's still interesting and watchable if you ask me. Yes, Jafar is one of my favourite disney villains out there, so I would of course rate this movie highly. I think it's one of the best disney sequels there is to offer.
jonconnormustlive-46298
Aladdin: The Return of Jafar Iago the bird wants to befriend our heroes from the first film, distrust makes it hard for them to forgive him. When the powerful genie Jafar returns to seek revenge they must band together to stop him.Return of Jafar is a fun short movie that will definitely keep youngsters entertained for a while. There some good entertaining action scenes, and a couple of funny moments.The bad parts are largely due to weaker animation, there are a couple very noticeable goofs that should have been caught and fixed before release.
Also Robin Williams does not return to voice Genie, Dan Castlanetta (most known for voicing Homer Simpson) takes his place.
Castlanetta's voice work isn't too bad, but the material lacks the great laughs we were hoping for.You may remember there was also a Toon Disney Channel show called Aladdin which featured Castlanetta as Genie.
I feel this movie was made to be a part of that series.The plot is simple and the film as a whole just doesn't feel like it strives for much. Still, the young'uns will probably like it.
MisterWhiplash
I think if you enjoy hearing Gilbert Gottfried's incessant screeching as a performer, as I genuinely do (no, really, for a character like Iago it woks!) then Return to Jafar will be a good effort. Very good, great? Maybe not. I don't even know how necessary it might have been, but as a little kid coming off of Aladdin, which was a triumph for Disney at the time, this was a good way to bridge between the first movie and the animated series that was to come for many years on the Disney channel. It picks up right where the first one left off and follows Iago on his journey from being an awful "I'm looking out for me" kind of stooge and into being, well, semi-heroic.Of course not having Robin Williams as the Genie, and as a kid as soon as I heard it, it was something of a shock (only once though, during the Genie's first song, does he sound a lot like Homer Simpson). But he does a good enough job and makes it entertaining. I don't know what could have been improved on aside from, you know, the animation (it's not the Hollywood group, it was done overseas), or Williams but... for what it is, I like it. It may not be a strong recommendation, but it's more-so compared to the dirge of ridiculous direct-to-video garbage that Disney pumped out over the next two decades (including things like Bambi 2 and Beauty and the Beast Christmas specials). At least Aladdin, through this sequel and one more and the series, got to be its own thing in continuity and follow arcs and characters in decent timing for children of the period.
Gavin Cresswell (gavin-thelordofthefu-48-460297)
Having grown up with the original film, I heard that Disney decided to make two DTV sequels including this and the King of Thieves. Well, at first, when I watched it a few times, I seemed to have been disappointed in the first few minutes, but I don't think it's a terrible movie. The reason why is because some of the characters weren't as likable as they were in original despite the Genie being the best character throughout the movie. The animation has some nice backgrounds, but the character animation kind of bothered me and the dialog is absolutely horrendous.The songs are a mixed bag. "There's Nothing In A World Quite Like A World" has a decent melody and "You're Only Second Rate" was OK, but Iago's singing irritated me to death (not to mention the character itself was so annoying to being with) and the beginning songs were forgettable. The only good things that saved the movie for me was it's decent voice work especially Jonathan Freeman and the climax which is one of the best I've seen in a Disney DTV so far.Overall, Return of Jafar may have missed the heart & charm of the original film, but for me, I don't think it was that bad. Kids may like it, but for others, stick to the original classic.
