Aladdin (1992)

Academy Awards, USA 1993

Winner Oscar	Best Music, Original Song Alan Menken (music) Tim Rice (lyrics) For the song "A Whole New World"
	Best Music, Original Score Alan Menken
Nominee Oscar	Best Sound Terry Porter Mel Metcalfe David J. Hudson Doc Kane
	Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing Mark A. Mangini
	Best Music, Original Song Alan Menken (music) Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Friend Like Me." Howard Ashman's nomination was posthumous.

Buena Vista Pictures
Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Walt Disney)

Street smart homeless boy in fictional Arabian town befriends a disguised princess running away from her palace. He gets sent to prison by overzealous prison guards, but set free by the evil Jafar, who has been told that Aladdin is the only person who can retrieve a powerful lamp deep in a desert cave. The boy fulfills the prophecy with the help of a magic carpet and finds out the lamp contains a powerful genie who will grant him three wishes. After using up one to save his life, he uses another to become a prince and hopefully win the hand of the princess. Jafar has other designs and manages to steal the lamp and become the genie's new master. However, his quest for power eventually becomes his undoing and Aladdin's final act of kindness towards the genie allows him to marry the princess. Disney's animated musical Arabian adventure has become dated. Robin William's as the genie is fun for awhile but he threatens to take over the entire film. Some of his impersonations just don't fit the story (Jack Nicholson?). The songs are unmemorable. It's not all bad, Disney's animation is impressive as usual, but it's not enough to overcome the other shortcomings.