LIVE-ACTION AND ANIMATED ALADDIN AVAILABLE NOW
Disney’s live-action retelling of Aladdin is available now on blu-ray and DVD. We were excited to receive a copy of it, as well as the latest release of Disney’s animated version of Aladdin. Thank you Disney, the girls were excited when that package arrived in the mail! Now the question seems to be are you team live-action or team animated when it comes to the Aladdin movies?
IF YOU’RE A FAN OF BROADWAY…
If you’re a fan of broadway you will enjoy the live-action version of Aladdin. We weren’t sure what to expect but as soon as we heard the music and saw the actors take on some iconic roles, it won us over. I’ll be honest, my whole family was apprehensive about Will Smith’s Genie. His rendition of “Friend Like Me” aided us in being okay with him being the Genie. Will Smith’s best scenes are when he is in “human form” and not the blue version thanks to the CGI suit. It was a very difficult role to step into when Robin Williams had done such a fantastic job with the animated character. For us, Will Smith’s Genie was not the stand out character in the animated version of the film.
Who did stand out? Mena Massoud (Aladdin) and Naomi Scott (Jasmine) are who made this movie a must-see. Honestly, you need to watch this at least once. My girls adore Jasmine’s new song called “Speechless” performed by Naomi Scott. It will get stuck in your head. Jasmine is also given more of a storyline. She’s no longer a secondary character, instead, we begin to understand more about her and exactly why she wants to become Sultan. Mena Massoud is perfect in the leading role of Aladdin. Making sure that we all fall in love with this “street rat”.
WHAT YOU’LL FIND ON THE BLU-RAY…
There is a lot packed into the blu-ray + DVD copy of Aladdin. As a parent, I cannot say thank you enough for making a multi-screen edition. This means we can watch it at home on the TV or on the road on the iPad. You’ll also want to take the time to watch all of the special features. A favourite for us was Aladdin’s Video Journal: A New Fantastic Point of View. If you love behind the scenes features, this is exactly what you are looking for as Mena Massoud shows how some of the major scenes were captured. You will also find deleted scenes, music videos, and much more!
SOAR AWAY ON A MAGIC CARPET WITH A DISNEY CLASSIC…
As mentioned, Disney has also released Aladdin (Walt Disney Signature Collection). It’s the animated version available on blu-ray + DVD. Yes, you can also find this in the multi-screen edition! I was a little surprised that Disney released both the live-action and decided to release the animated version again too, but really… I shouldn’t have been.
The first thing I did when I put this into our blu-ray player was go straight to the bonus features. Why? I wanted to see what they had added to it. Some of the bonus features from the original gave me goosebumps. It was incredible to see the voice actors working on their roles, as well as the people who sang! Sadly some of the scenes are repetitive in the bonus features. I wish that this was something they had watched for and added different things. The Genie Outtakes are a favourite. Hearing what the directors and one of the animators had to say about what Robin Williams did to bring the Genie to life is very special. It’s crazy to think that they were nervous pitching the character to him, it was written with him in mind!
Now is the time to add Aladdin to your movie collection. Watch the original animated version and be reminded of why you loved this movie. Then, take the time to watch the live-action version to be surprised by how great of a job they did on it and be amazed by the visuals and music in it. You really can’t go wrong with either of these versions of Aladdin!
– GIVEAWAY –
Disney very kindly provided us with the opportunity to host a giveaway for one winner to receive a copy of both the live-action and the animated signature edition of Aladdin! The giveaway is happening over on our Facebook page.
Go HERE to enter!
But first, leave a comment below letting us know what you are looking forward to or loved about the live-action version of Aladdin, and what you love about the animated version! *hint hint* Leaving a comment is one way to get an entry towards winning these movies for yourself.
Love the songs of the animated version.
I am looking forward to seeing all the characters in the new live action movie, and I love the plot and the characters in the animated version!
Loved speechless, but otherwise I kinda didnt love the live action! It felt too…campy at times, will smith is not an actor I like, so he kinda killed the genie for me. but the music was incredible.
Love the songs in the animated version.
Love, love, love the new Aladdin! It was so good!! Could watch it over and over!
I am SO looking forward to seeing Will Smith in the Genie role, I really think he will kill it! Can’t wait to see this movie!!!
I cant wait to her the songs and see Will Smith as the genie ! I think he will be great !
I haven’t see the new Aladdin! Really hope to win this thanks for the chance
I loved all the songs in the new Aladdin and thought Naomi Scott was perfect as Jasmine. I love the animated version because it brings me back to my childhood.
Loved this new version and all the dancing and actors.
I am looking forward to see the live action. The music, the humor and how it compares to the cartoon which I love.
LOVE your review and agree with it 100% Totally Awesome!! LOVE to win these movies and they would be LOVED to death and watched OVER and OVER and my husband hasn’t seen it or my kids!! I went with my sis-in-law and we LOVED every minute!! Thanks a MILLION Discovering Parenthood!! LOVE ALL YOUR BLOGS!!
I have not seen the live version but I heard Will Smith did a great job of playing the genie. I liked the original movie and enjoyed the animated genie in that version. It is a fun story of adventure.
I’m super excited to see the new version. Love the animated!
I am excited to see a the costumes in the new Aladdin!! My favorite part of the animated version is the music and I dont think the new singers can do better than that !
We loved the new Aladdin movie. Who doesn’t love a musical? Brought me right back to childhood.
The original Aladdin with Robin Williams just can’t be beat. I loved the Lion King remake though!
I would love to own the movie. I could watch it again. Thanks for the opportunity.
I woukd love to have a copu of the movie.
Haven’t seen the new one, would love too!
I haven’t seen the live-action yet but I’m excited to see one of my favourite movies come to life. It’s never quite the same, but still exciting to watch none the less.
I haven’t seen the live-action yet, but I am most excited for the songs! Always my favourite part of a Disney movie.
I cannot wait to see the live action version and watch both with my son.
I am excited to sing along with the songs in the movie.
I have heard great things about the live-action film. I am looking forward to watching with the kids! They always love the music.
I’m looking forward to seeing the live action version – I hope it lives up to how good the animated one was! The costumes look amazing!
I can’t wait to see the live action version and to hear all the songs… I’ve already got “a whole new world” stuck in my head 🙂
I loved how they fleshed out the characters in the live action and gave them more depth/background. I also loved the addition of Dahlia.
I have only heard good things. I would love to watch it with my grandkids as we all love music!
I’m looking forward to see will smith as the Genie! I love everything about the animated versions, the music, the genie is so funny, Aladdin mischievous, Jasmine is adventurous! Thank you!
I would love to watch the live action cause of Will Smith! Also the cartoon was one of my childhood favourites !!
Still need to watch the new version, but hesitant to as I loved the original.
Visually it was really good. Also liked all the music. The only thing I liked better in the animated version was the genie. (Sorry Will Smith)
i love the song and i love the genie
I love the animated version! The music is so great!
I loved that jasmine had a bigger role in the live action version. I was not expecting a lot from the live action but really enjoyed it. For the animated version the songs were my favourite especially prince Ali with the whole caravan of animals and dancers, it brings back memories of watching the Aladdin parade at Disneyland as a kid
Love these! I remember as a kid watching the animated movie and I was happy with the similarities and differences in the new one!
Can’t wait to see it. We love the animated version!
Loved the songs in both!
I would love to see how will Smith does in the movie. I love th animated one for rhe classic songs
I love genie in the classic version, interested to see how they bring him to life.
Its ridiculous that I havent seen the live action yet!! Will Smith is one of my favourite actors!!!
I loved the characters and the storyline in the animated version, but it will be so exciting to see the live action bring everything to life especially with the genie.
I most definitely loved the animated version because of genie mostly. He’s such a character and I loved how there’s a lot of great lessons. My children and I haven’t seen the live action so it would be wonderful to see how it was made and played out.
Love the original but missed the new one on theaters so would have to find me a copy to see.
I live both movies so much! I think this was the best remake yet and love the genie/maid storyline.
Love both!!
I loved the music and the Genie character in the animated version. I’m most looking forward to seeing Will Smith’s version of the Genie in the live action version.
I love the songs of the animated version, so am looking forward to seeing the live action film to see if they kept all the same songs!
I loved the songs and dancing in the live-version. But I still love the Genie of the animated version. To me that’s how Genie should look like. (Liked, shared and left comment on Facebook as P. Ng)
The animated one is so nostalgic from my childhood! My brother and I used to use our crazy carpets in the snow as our magic carpets. The new version is so visually stunning I was in awe of the colours and sights.
I look forward to seeing how Will Smith’s genie compares to Robin Williams’ version
I loved the magic carpet ride in the animated because i was a kid. Also thought that having a pet tiger was cool. Now after seeing the live action i love how they have uodated the storyline, making it fit more with how we see thw world today and not just about boy meets girl, then they fall in love, etc.
I loved the carpet ride in the animated version! And genie is hysterical! In the live action i must say i love the storyline and getting to know jasmine more than just a princess. And the scene where they introduce prince Ali a babwa was amazing i thought .
Love the music & singing along!!
I love the music in both which really ties them together! I agree the genie 🧞♂️ was my favorite in the animated version but in the live action I think my new favorite is Aladdin! Will smith did a good job but it was impossible shoes to fill. I’m looking forward to share both movies with my son and of course I like watching all the behind the scenes how it was made!
We haven’t seen it yet and I’m interested to see how they did with the adaptation.
I haven’t seen the new version yet but I really want to! It looks and sounds so amazing!
It would be great to win a copy of
Disney’s Aladdin and Aladdin Signature Collection.
I haven’t seen the Live Action Version
of Aladdin but i am looking forward to seeing Will Smith as Genie.
What i love about the Animated Version
is Robin Williams as Genie.
Thank you for having this giveaway.
I love any part on the carpet. I have seen the original version when I was a kid. I would love to watch it and the live version with my son! He has not seen either.
I haven’t seen the live action version yet, but loved the original animated version, especially how Robin William’s brought the genie to life.
I wasn’t sure how this one was going to turn out as Robin Williams was great as the genie but Will Smith did great and I really enjoyed the new one.