The Return of Jafar (1994)

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Aladdin: The Return of Jafar Iago the bird wants to befriend our heroes from the first film, distrust makes it hard for them to forgive him. When the powerful genie Jafar returns to seek revenge they must band together to stop him.Return of Jafar is a fun short movie that will definitely keep youngsters entertained for a while. There some good entertaining action scenes, and a couple of funny moments.The bad parts are largely due to weaker animation, there are a couple very noticeable goofs that should have been caught and fixed before release. Also Robin Williams does not return to voice Genie, Dan Castlanetta (most known for voicing Homer Simpson) takes his place. Castlanetta's voice work isn't too bad, but the material lacks the great laughs we were hoping for.You may remember there was also a Toon Disney Channel show called Aladdin which featured Castlanetta as Genie. I feel this movie was made to be a part of that series.The plot is simple and the film as a whole just doesn't feel like it strives for much. Still, the young'uns will probably like it.

There are some films that leave no room for sequels but they end up being made because of money. If a certain film was a success, its certain that it will have a sequel that, normally, will not be worth a third of the initial movie. That was precisely what happened here: the film was a success and this sequel was made to raise some more coins. Based on an unsuccessful attempt by Jafar to come back to haunt Aladdin's life, the film is a disaster, starting with the fact that it does not have enough screenplay to justify a feature film. It would be at most a short film! It is a poor and meager story. It has no animation, no joke, no good songs like the first movie. It has songs, but they are a total pity. It's a movie that should not have been made.

*may contain spoilers*it's not the 9 out of 10 that Aladdin gets, BUT unlike many Disney Sequels, this one had the story to go with creating a sequel. for example, i'll use the Lion King. A sequel with them didn't make as much sense because Uncle Scar was dead and gone. another example is Beauty and the Beast because the Beast is now turned back to a real man/prince. Aladdin though did leave us with something to work with because Jafar wasn't destroyed, he was just prisoned in a genie lamp (since he wished to be the most powerful genie), so all that had to happen is for someone to find his lamp and rub it. So in Return of Jafar, Aladdin, Abu and Carpet meet Abis Mal and his criminal friends and make enemies with them. Meanwhile, Iago gets them out of the Cave and is blasted out and ordered to let Jafar out. Iago, however, is sick and tired of being mistreated by Jafar so he puts his lamp in a well and bails to town. he thinks he can make it on his own, realizes he can't and after saving Aladdin gets in his good graces and later they get Jasmine to tolerate him...so all they need is the Sultan on their side......meanwhile Abis Mal's gang turns on him, but run away in fear after Mal rubs the lamp. Jafar, however is forced to obey his master and eventually manipulates Abis Mal to helping him and scares Iago into helping him.......i won't get into anymore parts of the movie, but it's a really great sequel because of many reasons..1) a built in story from part one, Jafar wanting payback....2) Iago's character development and 3) the action wasn't half bad and the movie doesn't seem long. it's (in my book) a sequel to check out for Disney and it's much better than part 3 where i felt it was longer and just duller. if you watch the first Aladdin and want to know the end result of the two villains, check this out.

Aladdin is my favorite Disney-movie. It took a whole lot of years from the first time I watched that one and till now, when I watched the sequel. And I'm kinda glad. Had I seen this when I was little, I might have been disappointed. Why? Well, let me tell ya!The Return of Jafar is not even comparable to Aladdin. Aladdin (1992) is one of Disneys greatest movies. The Return of Jafar is a cheap looking typical made-for-TV animation feature. The animation is cheap. I mean, it doesn't even seem to follow Disneys own 12 principles of animation. It's shoddy, jittery and sloppy. A lot of the time the drawings are down right bad. It's very clear that the budget for this was just a fraction of the budget for Aladdin (1992).Genies voice has been replaced with Home.. uhm, Dan Castellaneta. He did a good job, though. Besides, I actually prefer the Norwegian dub, for Aladdin, so I'm not very familiar with Williams Genie anyway.The movie is not all bad, though. It's short, which is good. It's nice to see these characters again, cheap as they may look. The story is, well, there hardly is a story at all, really. It even has some plot holes. (not that I care) But the movie is, you know, made for kids, and gets the job done I guess. It's just very generic, and nothing like the excellent quality that is Aladdin (1992).Just have to add: I feel so mean when I slam the animation so hard, because someone still spent hour upon hour drawing this stuff. Animation is beyond time consuming. I know, because I've done it myself. OK. Anyway, you'll find plenty other, better animations feature films than this. That's my last word!