tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post4782052283458587650..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: DISNEY SEQUELS: IN TURMOIL AND TORTURE WE TRUSTTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-31539933927497228592012-09-13T22:30:31.299-05:002012-09-13T22:30:31.299-05:00My childhood self was not known for his sophistica...My childhood self was not known for his sophisticated judgment of movies, but he always thought Return of Jafar was kind of lousy, and this one was awesome. <br /><br />What can I say, mysterious bands of thieves and magical islands did it for me--as well as lots of deadly hand-to-hand combat.StephenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588260639227694557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-678610025496197142012-09-13T20:38:54.123-05:002012-09-13T20:38:54.123-05:00Sssonic- I did not actually know that about the ab...Sssonic- I did not actually know that about the abandoned mother subplot. Good bit of trivia.<br /><br />Zev- The animation for "Party" is certainly better than in any of the other musical numbers ("Forty Thieves", I though, was just about the worst-animated part of the film), though I get a touch fatigued by all the Williamsing.<br /><br />And I do, indeed, expect to rank these when all is said and done. Don't hold out hope for the m-word.<br /><br />Caleb- When I was at the music section of my review, I found that I simply had nothing worth saying. That has changed at least a bit: it doesn't fit in the story right. The song is asking, "will you join me?" and by its midway point, everybody being asked has already agreed, and joins in singing, "will you join us?" to absolutely no audience. Except us, but we're not seriously being invited to join them. A little complaint, but it struck me as peculiar.<br /><br />Colin- I have actually heard that theory, though I'd forgotten it. It makes at least as much sense as the Sphinx being carved in the period as the Abbasid caliphate, or representatives of cultures separated by 600 or 700 years all arriving at the same wedding in an era at least half a millennium older than any of them.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-31299158550327312342012-09-13T16:03:11.453-05:002012-09-13T16:03:11.453-05:00On the subject of Genie's anachronistic pop cu...On the subject of Genie's anachronistic pop culture jokes, have you read the following insane fan theory?<br /><br />"In one scene, Genie calls Al's clothes 'so 3rd century'. Genie has been trapped in the lamp for 10,000 years, so there's no way he could know of the fashion trends which have happened since he's been trapped. Which means the latest Genie could have been trapped in the lamp is the 3rd century. If he spent 10,000 years in there, it is now AT LEAST the year 10,300 AD when he gets out. Conclusion: Aladdin takes place IN THE FUTURE. A post-apocalyptic world where only Arab culture (and some Greek) survived. It has been so long that the name 'Arabia' has been corrupted to 'Agrabah'. The Muslim religion has atrophied to the point where there are no mosques, Imams, or prayer mats, but people still give praise to Allah in moments of happiness. Amazing technological marvels left behind by the previous civilization, like sentient flying carpets or genetically engineered parrots which comprehend human speech instead of just mimic it, are taken for granted by the locals or considered 'magic'. The Genie proves this by making impressions of ancient, long-dead celebrities like Groucho Marx, Jack Nicholson, etc."Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952276101161849381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-55466830019712034632012-09-13T15:42:56.385-05:002012-09-13T15:42:56.385-05:00What, no love for "Are You In Or Out?" I...What, no love for "Are You In Or Out?" It's gotta be up there in competition with "Things Are Not What They Appear" and "My Lullaby" for the dubious honor of Least Awful Villain Song in an Animated Disney Sequel.<br />If only because I still remember the refrain word-for-word to this day despite only having seen King of Thieves twice at a maximum.Calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374497545791328382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-61028108686573412592012-09-13T14:24:16.877-05:002012-09-13T14:24:16.877-05:00Again, we're mostly in agreement: it's har...Again, we're mostly in agreement: it's hardly the best movie in the world, but it's a pleasantly-adequate one nonetheless, and certainly a fair sight better than either its predecessor or most of its unending flow of direct-to-video successors. <br /><br />Aladdin's sudden obsession with his Father does become a bit less jarring when you remember that one of the sub-plots ultimately cut from the original "Aladdin" was meant to deal with Aladdin's deceased Mother, but that's really more a Note Of Interest than an excuse per se.Sssonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540745505361960873noreply@blogger.com