Now, I'm a huge fan of the 90's classic animated movie Aladdin, I know of very few who aren't. When rumors of a live action film began to circulate I was actually one of the few who didn't mind the idea of it getting a redo. This astounded many who called me stupid (and I may yet prove them right) but my reasoning for getting behind this live action retelling of Aladdin is because I have had the pleasure of seeing the Broadway musical Aladdin and it blew my mind.
Aladdin on stage felt fresh, fast and bursting with energy. The songs transferred really well, the dancing and action all worked but the biggest surprise was the fact that the genie worked. Yes, you heard me, the genie WORKED! he was played by an African American gentleman and he was funny, charismatic and broke the fourth wall to engage the audience directly which was hilarious. Now, many seem to think that Disney are adapting their childhood favorite animated movie where as i feel the recent trailer harkens back a lot more to the Broadway musical. The look, the feel, the sound and the genie. Approaching it all from this perspective I'm really keen on seeing what they can do with Aladdin in a live action format.
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REWIND REVIEWS- Reviews of older movies.I like to look back at what the film was then and see how it has held up today. Often this will be used to build up to a new release.
RANKINGS- Once I've built up a new release movie with REWIND REVIEWS and reviewed the new film as well, I'll go ahead and RANK them from WORST to BEST!
RECASTS- This is where I take a new release movie and shift its release date by a decade or two and RECAST the movie with actors from that time.I also talk a bit about how I think the film would have looked and felt during that era and discuss who might have directed the movie and why.
5 THINGS STILL GREAT ABOUT- This is a new segment looking back at videos game of old and instead of reviewing them and pulling them apart for their dated graphics and game play, instead I look at what is STILL GREAT about the game. Fun, light-hearted and hopefully gets you looking at older games in a new light.
TOP 10's-Coming in a month or so I'll be adding TOP 10's to the agenda. These will either countdown to from 10-1 or I may make them simply 10 moments in no particular order.