Aladdin (Disney Special Platinum Edition)

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satified, 2010-07-28
We received the DVD fast in good condition. My daughter watches it all the time.

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A film that nobody could have predicted, a curve ball turned into a home run, 2010-07-24
Aladdin (1992) will either knock the socks off viewers, or confound br /them as an incomprehensible cartoon and musical or finally, br /constitute a piece of art for creators of art, in the sense that so br /much is packed into the product, from an artistic point of view and br /the manner in which it is done, that it suggests this release was br /not entirely designed for the mass market or to have a mass appeal. br / br /First, the spectacular is definitely here, starting with the br /top-quality animation work (colors, flow, designs, accuracy and br /style of the drawings) which is expected from Disney. The historic br /parallel story told about "Alladin" is woven into this script, with br /entertainment being the overwhelming concern - a totally correct br /decision. Those elements add up such that they satisfy paying br /consumers and boost the replay value immensely. br / br /From an audio point of view, the jingle is immediately recognizable br /as an Aerosmith's number ( "Rag Doll, livin' in a movie ... so fine br /they'll never see ya leavin' by the back door"), here rerecorded br /with a Louis Armstrong style and instrumentation. br / br /Secondly, a not small part of the story is farfetched, with no br /imaginative boundaries ... this definitely takes this movie into a br /completely other dimension, bringing it ever closer to what everyone br /knows as dreams. Being incomprehensible is perhaps intentional, in br /the sense that this picture is not designed ONLY for youths, but br /also for parents and grown ups, both who will find themselves br /laughing out loud, chuckling and amazed at the many sequences br /throughout the 90 minutes. Some parts are sincere but hard-hitting, br /tender and brutal at the same time. br / br /Finally, the wide-ranging, not timid and no-limits of the story, br /much of it resulting from observation immersed in reality, calls br /forth other emotions - sarcasm, parody or mockery of certain br /cultural elements of non-Western countries. Examples is the concept br /of pre-arranged marriages, monarchies, strong arm guards, beheadings br /for minor misakes, a camel shown with a tongue hanging out from br /overwork and thirst, social caste systems, etc. br / br /Or in other words, a fair bit seems extreme and not essential to a br /cartoon, so that no doubt a part of the audience may find them br /politically incorrect or controversial and out of step with the 21st br /century. br / br /The often heard shouting raises eyebrows, considering that the br /script concerns the romance between Aladdin and a princess. br / br /Taken together, the script rises above and beyond the mainstream, br /which is why, perhaps, this movie is an artist's art . designed for br /those who are jaded about revisiting again a classic story. e.g. a br /showbiz style of speech is used at times to parody certain moments br /in the able br / br /In sum, this is a film that nobody could have predicted .. a curve br /ball turned into a home run.

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Not sure it is a ligit copy, 2010-07-18
The movie came in a timely manner and it will work for us. I have two little kids and they dont care that it looks to be a copy and not a disney original. The movie was shrunk wrapped but didn't have the tape type stuff on the inside that disney does nor did it have the same look. The lable on the disk looks pigmented more than a real copy and I am pretty sure it is not really a disney copy but, it works for us and the movie plays fine. It may have a little more red pigment than the original but I am unsure on that. My son plays with our TV settings so when we watched it he may have just played with the buttons and my husband may have fixed it since. Im not too concerned as you can tell. Good enough for a 2 and 4 year old!

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Fast shipping; great seller, 2010-07-14
THe DVD arrived much faster than expected and my daughter was thrilled with the DVD. The item was exactly as described and would definitely purchase from this seller again. Thank you!

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Aladdin, 2010-07-01
Just what I expected. The DVD played fine. It had a few minor scratches that did not affect the performance.