Aladdin Is No Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland But It Still Falls Short of Being Something Magical

If you've seen Disney's original Aladdin movie, you've basically seen the new live-action Aladdin feature from director Guy Ritchie, albeit with more inspired animation and exciting musical sequences. To be fair to this new Aladdin movie, it is probably one of the least offensive entries in this series of live-action remakes of animated Disney movies as it lacks the distracting editing of Beauty and the Beast or the repugnant visual sensibilities of Alice in Wonderland. It's inoffensive, sporadically entertaining but even entirely disregarding comparisons to the original Disney film, it's still a strangely empty exercise despite being a Disney musical directed by the man who brought the world Snatch.

Disney Is Developing Live-Action Movie Based On Robin Williams Genie From Aladdin

Have you ever watched Aladdin and been enthralled by The Genie, who is a perfect blend of Robin Williams dynamic vocal performance and Eric Goldbergs energetic animation, and wondered "Where did that Genie come from? What's his story? How did he wind up in that lamp?"

No? You were just entertained by the masterful work of Robin Williams in that film and were content to just see the story of how the sagas of the Genie and Aladdin intertwined in the story of Aladdin? Well screw that! Here comes another live-action Disney remake to explain a backstory so crucial to a beloved character that it doesn't even get hinted at in the movie that the character hails from.

New Disney Animation Film, Moana, Revealed!!

 As a Disney Animation fanatic, nothing makes me happier than the announcement of new projects from the studio. A level of secrecy hangs over the studios future films; the only film beyond Big Hero 6 that's been officially revealed is Zootopia. But today, Walt Disney Animation Studios finally unveiled their other 2016 project, Moana, the newest movie from Ron Clements and John Musker!