Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)

I saw this movie today and let me tell ya I laughed so much at it why because Robin Williams is in this movie better than ever YEAH. The film chronicles on Aladdin's big day with Jasmine,but problems arise when Aladdin's long lost father returns and he is working for the King Of Thieves(hence the title). So its up to Aladdin to track him down and help him retrive this golden hand that he is looking for.The animation is great(and hey I never knew there was a studio Down Under eh LOL),the songs are good I liked the first song There's a Party Here In Agrabah as well as Out Of Thin Air.The impressions are so funny I laughed when I saw the Mrs Doubtfire one and the Rocky Balboa one too. Overall if you liked the first Aladdin then sit back,relax and enjoy the epic finally of Aladdin which is one of my all time favourite movies ever. And even at the age of 22 I still love this movie. Can you imagine it took me 22 years to see this film even though it was made in 1996 and I was 6 years old at the time and it took me till now to see it.7/10

Some people argue over which is better: Return of Jafar or King of Thieves. To be more specific, they actually argue over which one is WORSE. When I watched this film, both as a child and an adult, I didn't see much wrong with it. In fact, I really enjoyed it!The animation had picked up again to a fantastic standard compared to the last movie, with quality only dropping in short moments. However, while the animation didn't quite seem to stay on par at all moments, I thought the music was sublime. Very emotional music which is used to convey emotions successfully in creative dramatic ways. One example of this would be in Aladdin's fight to join the thieves. Most of the diegetic sound drops out, leaving only the sounds of fire and lighting, leaving the music to convey the process of emotions running through the characters: Sa'luk's thirst for Alladin's blood to vent his rage for Cassim, Cassim's fear of losing the son he only just found, and Aladdin's desperation to survive. Very creative and poetic, with similarly poetic scenes later in the film.Although the characters' goals and reasons for alternating in decisions can be confusing, if you keep up with it it remains logical and the narrative successfully develops. The narrative kept me interested, and I thought it worked being a short film (Just over an hour). The plot doesn't drag too much, there is often a sense in development in both the story and the characters, and the action is meaningful.One other part of this film which is always entertaining is the genie's (Robin Williams') small 'sketches' that, while they seem to stray from the plot, are very entertaining, witty and comical. It was clear Williams had a lot of contribution to his character and the jokes that were made.Overall, I found this film very entertaining: Both as a child and an adult.

Weell, after seeing "Return of Jafar" I wasn't expecting so much for this movie. A few reviews saying "King of thieves" was better than "Return..." decided me to saw it and...wow! what a great movie!. As an Aladdin fan, I loved this one, mainly because its good plot and the good animation. "King of Thieves" has a good script, good songs, and our loved characters are back after that very bad movie between the original and this one. Aladdin and Jasmine are such a sweet couple! And I can't forget Robin Williams! He's back too and it's a delight.Now, I'm going to forget once I saw "Return of Jafar". This one will be the only sequel of "Aladdin" in my mind.

1992's "Aladdin" was one of Disney's very successful efforts of the decade, which lead to two straight-to-video sequels, "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves". Sadly, "The Return of Jafar", while not exactly bad, seems more like a cheap parody of the theatrical Disney blockbuster than a sequel, and the same can probably be said about the "Aladdin" TV series. Fortunately, at least that isn't the case with "Aladdin and the King of Thieves", the final installment in the movie trilogy, which concluded this particular Disney franchise.Aladdin and Princess Jasmine are finally getting married, but their wedding is interrupted by the Forty Thieves, who raid the place! The bride and groom, along with the Genie and others, successfully fight the thieves off, but the wedding is still ruined, as the pavilion has been destroyed. After this, Aladdin finds a staff, which is what the Forty Thieves were after! Inside this staff is an oracle, which can come out and answer one question! Desperate to learn more about his past, Aladdin thinks long and hard about what question to ask the oracle, and finally decides to ask her about his long-lost father. She directs him to the secret lair of the Forty Thieves, so he is convinced that his father is their prisoner, and sets out to rescue him. However, once he arrives at their lair, he soon learns that his father is not their prisoner, but their king! This movie shows a return to form for some of the characters. In "The Return of Jafar", Aladdin and Princess Jasmine seem silly and less mature, but in "The King of Thieves", they are back to the way they originally were. Another character who shows a return to form in this final installment in the trilogy is the Genie. Robin Williams as the Genie is one of the main merits of the first "Aladdin", and the character isn't nearly as funny with Dan Castellaneta providing his voice in "The Return of Jafar" and the "Aladdin" TV series. However, with Robin Williams back, the Genie is once again hilarious! Aside from the characters, this second straight-to-video "Aladdin" sequel also has better animation than the first, though not quite as good as the stunning animation in the original.I must confess I didn't like this movie quite as much the last time I saw it as I did when I saw it last year, which was the first time I saw it in many years. I found some parts a bit bland, and like "The Return of Jafar", most its songs are forgettable. I also didn't find quite as much excitement in it this time. However, overall, it had enough to impress me, with its humour, animation, and some reasonable adventure. It's definitely a stronger effort than the middle film. So, if you've seen "The Return of Jafar" and were severely disappointed by it, so you decided there was no point in watching "Aladdin and the King of Thieves", assuming it would be the same or worse, you might want to reconsider. While not nearly as good or memorable as the original theatrical film, it could be worthwhile.