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I never knew why Robin didn't do the second movie, now I do. It was due to an dispute with Disney over merchandising. But all that's over Robin Williams is back as Genie and God did I miss him. Not that Dan Castellaneta didn't do a good job filling in for him in THE RETURN OF JAFAR and the TV SERIES. But Robin is genie. Now the music and the plot works for the most part. The only thing I don't get is why they didn't arrest that one Guard who hates Aladdin and will do anything to see him dead. He worked for Jafar in the first movie, he should have been executed for treason after that. But when they find out the King Of Thieves is Aladdin's father they treat him like dirt. Forgetting this was the man who abandoned his family to search for wealth, and he never saw since he was a mere boy. Guilt by bloodline is just wrong. But it makes up for that in other ways and I give it 7 STARS.

Robin Williams is Back! He livens up this second sequel to the classic Aladdin. Joining the fantastic cast are CCH Pounder(ER), Jerry Orbach(Beauty and The Beast), and John Rhys-Davies(Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Lord of the Rings) who brings his warm Scottish burr. Johnathon Freeman is gone, but not forgotten. The lack of a really fun to hate bad guy is my biggest qualm with this movie. The animation, songs, and story still lack the punch of the original, but they easily outclass The Return of Jafar. The great casting of the original along with it's refreshing concept have kept the two sequels afloat with little tinkering, but a fourth movie in the same vein would be a mistake.

I have to say, this is without a doubt one of the only watchable direct-to-video features Disney has ever given us. Now, for those who haven't seen this, and have seen the likes of, oh, I don't know, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II or Tarzan and Jane, you may ask how this is possible.

Start with the voice actors. You have the complete original cast back on board (minus Jonathan Freeman, for obvious reasons), plus a few extras. Jasmine may sound slightly different than she used to, but my spies tell me that she is indeed the same actress. John Rhys-Davies provides his voice for Aladdin's father, and the King of Thieves, Cassim. Jerry Orbach (of Beauty and the Beast fame) plays one of the forty thieves, Sa'luk. And finally, the star of the show has returned. I like Dan Castellaneta, and I think he did an acceptable job as the Genie, but Robin Williams is still the best.

In fact, William's performance here could be best described as 'unleashed'. The Genie impersonates no less than five Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse himself, becomes an entire army (comprised of SWAT, cavalry, paratroopers, bagpipe men, the ED-209, and Pocahontas), picks up an elephant with his bare hands, and comforts Jasmine as Mrs. Doubtfire, albeit a bearded version.

This movie has a coherent plot, which is, you know, strange for a Disney sequel. Some may say it was stolen from 'The Last Crusade' and I'd have to agree. You know, hero meets father, father is looking for some important artifact, appears to love it more than his family, but… doesn't. Yeah. Except instead of the Holy Grail, we have this awesome Hand of Midas that can turn anything into gold.

The villain foundation is not as good as the original, but Jerry Orbach still manages give us the next best thing with a grey-skinned, muscle-bound, wolverine-claw using man known as Sa'luk. I would rate his death scene as one of the best in cinematic history.

Songs… Ha. Well they don't measure up to the originals, but they do the best they can do. Genie is so over-the-top with his two songs that it's almost unbelievable, and the forty thieves song is quite entertaining. Just, uh, pretend that you can't hear the sappy song Aladdin and Jasmine sing about his childhood, as it may induce vomiting and/or cancer.

After the exercise of utter futility that was 'The Return of Jafar', this movie gives us some of the best direct-to-video animation you'll see out there. It's truly a satisfying film that provide a satisfying ending. While I'd rate 'Aladdin' 9 stars, 'Jafar' would get 2 and this would get 7 to 8. It's that good, check it out.

Before Disney began to spit out sequels to almost every animated movie they've made, "Aladdin" was the first film who got two sequels and a television series. For me they could just make the sequels, cause the TV series were, except some few episodes, really awful! The good ol' "Aladdin" from 1992 has earned it's "Disney classic" reputation. Unlike the people I know, I enjoyed "Return of Jafar" (although it had some flaws).

Still, "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" has a better plot and story than "Return of Jafar". But it's also is a more serious and heavy-handed cartoon than the two previous "Aladdin" films, even surpassing "Pocahontas" for seriousness. Still, "King of Thieves" is a watchable and a okay movie.

It's great to see the good ol' Genie (with Robin Williams' voice) back in action! Aladdin himself has gone through many changes throughout the films and the series and this film he's more sentimental and selfless in this picture (unlike the selfish "kind of" hero in the series) and so are Jasmine and Abu. Unfortunately, Rajah the tiger doesn't appear so much in this feature.

This movie has a new composer for the score, which is a nice change. The animation is of course not so great, but still it's colorful.

This animation is good. Better than the second movie bit worst than the first.

The original Disney movie is brilliant, sequel The Return of Jafar was disappointing, and the cartoon TV series was fine, this was the conclusion to the trilogy and indeed to the animated franchise, another straight-to-video release. Basically, Aladdin (Scott Weinger) and Princess Jasmine (Linda Larkin) are finally getting married. Aladdin recovers a dagger, his only memento of his lost father, who apparently died when he was a child. The Agrabah wedding ceremony is interrupted by a raid by the infamous Forty Thieves, with their leader, the King of Thieves (John Rhys-Davies), searching for a particular piece of treasure in the palace. Aladdin, Abu (Frank Welker), Jasmine and the Genie (Robin Williams) discover the treasure, a staff containing oracle, an all-seeing spirit. Iago (Gilbert Gottfried) unintentionally asks a question that summons the an Oracle (C. C. H. Pounder). Aladdin becomes inquisitive about his past, but the oracle hints that all his questions can be answered by his father, Cassim, who is alive, much to Aladdin's surprise. After some encouragement from Jasmine, Aladdin asks the oracle where he can find his father, who tells him he is "trapped" in the world of the Forty Thieves. Aladdin, Abu, Iago and Carpet follow the trail of the Forty Thieves, leading them to their secret hideout, Mount Sesame. Aladdin is surprised to discover his father Cassim is the King of Thieves. Chief subordinate Sa'luk (Jerry Orbach) tries to punish Aladdin for discovering their hideout, but Cassim persuades him and the other thieves for Aladdin to face "the Challenge", an initiation ritual . Sa'luk fights Aladdin, who barely defeats his enemy, who falls off a cliff into the sea, and Aladdin is officially welcomed into the band (as Sa'luk's replacement). Cassim explains to Aladdin why he left him and his mother; to find the Hand of Midas, a powerful artifact that can transform anything it touches into gold. He wanted a better life for him and his family, but he lost them. Aladdin convinces Cassim to return with him to Agrabah to live an honest life. He is initially hesitant, but Iago persuades him with the opportunity to get the Oracle in order to find the lost treasure. Meanwhile, Sa'luk has survived the fall and returns to Agrabah, selling ou this fellow thieves by telling captain of the guards Razoul (Jim Cummings) their hideout in exchange for his immunity from prosecution. While the Genie helps Cassim to be presentable to Jasmine and the Sultan (Val Bettin), Sa'luk tells Razoul that Aladdin was supposed to be with the captured thieves, because his father is the King of the Thieves. Cassim is arrested, along with Iago, trying to steal the staff from the treasury, and the Sultan sentences them to the dungeon for life. Aladdin asks Genie for his father's clothes, he frees his father and has the guards chase him, as the King of the Thieves, allowing his father to escape. Razoul catches Aladdin, but Cassim rescues him and they flee the kingdom. But Aladdin chooses to return to the palace to take responsibility for his actions, while Cassim and Iago ride away. Sa'luk returns to the thieves' hideout where there are seven thieves remaining, hepersuades them to become their new leader. Cassim and Iago are captured by the thieves, Iago manages to escape, while Cassim is forced to ask the Oracle for the location of the Hand of Midas, on the Vanishing Isle. Aladdin is defended by Genie and Jasmine when he returns and apologises for his criminal actions, the Sultan accepts his apology and pardons him. Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu, Iago and Genie catch up to Cassim and the thieves at the Vanishing Isle, a great marble fortress built on the back of an enormous undersea turtle. Aladdin rescues his father and they work together to find the Hand of Midas before the Vanishing Isle submerges into the ocean. They find the Hand, and Cassim uses its power to turn the fortress to gold. Sa'luk demands Cassim to surrender the Hand, he throws the Hand to him, but he catches it by the golden hand, and is turned into a lifeless gold statue. Aladdin and Cassim escape the fortress while the flooding continues, but Cassim realises that he lost his family with his obsession finding the treasure, he tells Aladdin that he is his "ultimate treasure". Cassim chooses to throw the Hand of Midas into the sea, inadvertently landing it on the thieves' ship, turning it to gold and sinking it, with the thieves aboard. Aladdin, Cassim and the others flee the Vanishing Isle as it returns to the ocean and they return to Agrabah. It ends with Aladdin and Jasmine finally marrying, with Cassim watching from a distance, and he rides away with Iago to adventures unknown. Dan Castellaneta provided the voice for Genie for The Return of Jafar and the TV series, but he is no comparison to the hilarity of original star Williams, with his high-energy vocals and spot-on impressions (Sylvester Stallone, Walter Cronkite, Forrest Gump, Rain Man, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Marx Brothers, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope), the makers were wise to bring him back. The animation is improved from the previous sequel, the story is fun and entertaining, the father-son element is a good idea (reminiscent of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), some of the songs ("There a Party Here in Agrabah", "Out of Thin Air", "Welcome to the Forty Thieves", "Are You in or Out?") are catchy, for a home video release this is a pleasant surprise, a most worthwhile animated musical fantasy adventure. Very good!

+ SPOILER ALERT + Well, after seeing this movie, I often pondered to myself; "Why did Aladdin and Jasmine get married again?". It's true. If you remember at the end of "Aladdin", the two were clad in fancy, purple wedding vestments. But in this third "Aladdin" movie, the two are about to wed (in their plain, white wedding digs) when suddenly, Aladdin's random father, (who never even existed up until this point) along with his forty thieves, crashes and destroys the ceremony.

Then, some random wand is really an Oracle who tells Aladdin where his father is. Aladdin is all like, "DADDY!!" and goes to find him.

(I won't give the whole movie away, but I'll sum it up into this...)Aladdin ends up helping his dad in his quest to find the "Hand of Midas". (Seriously, it's like collecting PokeMon cards. Just get a life.) They find this Hand, that brings out many goof ups.

One; the Hand turned Aladdin's dad's cloak to gold. It moves freely and seems flexible. Yet, when the bad thief Sa'Luk touches the Hand and turns to gold, he can no longer move at all.

Two; the items that the Hand touch turn to gold instantly. Yet, Sa'Luk takes a while to change.

Three; after all the trouble poor Aladdin goes through to get his dad the Hand, his father hurls it out to the sea. What a waste!! Though this film was way better than "Return of Jafar", it couldn't save the film's cheesy songs and sappy storyline. Aladdin's dad gambles with his son's life several times, really making Al's, "He's a good dad." philosophy go to poop. It's really a poor movie.

3 out of 10.