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Arts & Entertainment
Thursday, December 10,1992
The Battalion
Page
Robin Williams' genie spins
a witty, modem 'Aladdin' tale
By TODD STONE
Contributing Writer of THE BATTALION
"Aladdin"
Voices of Robin Williams and
Gilbert Gottfried
Directed by John Musker and
Ron Clements
Rated PG
Playing at Manor East Mall
"Aladdin" entertains with the
perfect blend of zany humor from
Robin Williams and the unlimited
imagination of Disney animators.
Williams— providing the voice
of a genie who grants three wishes
to a young
rogue m an
cient Bagh
dad— is the
foundation
of this film's
success.
His ener
gy through
out the film
is almost exhausting to watch, and
Disney animators admitted to
making several last minute addi
tions and changes to keep up with
Williams' performance.
But unlike the recent Disney
hits "The Little Mermaid" and
"Beauty and the Beast," "Al
addin" stretches beyond the tradi
tional Disney films with a modern
focus on American pop culture,
including game shows and poli
tics.
But aside from a modern thrust
to its humor, the story is pretty
much a standard fairy tale.
The main character, Aladdin, is
a young vagabond with a hunkish
look, searching for self-esteem.
He falls in love with an indepen
dent-minded princess who is try
ing to break away from her king
dom's tradition of arranged mar
riages.
Throw in a hilarious genie of
fering three wishes and a vile vil
lain, Jafar, trying to overthrow the
kingdom, and "Aladdin" brings a
traditional Disney fantasy to the
screen with a popular twist.
Of course, Williams is the cen
ter of this modem approach, and
his celebrity imitations of icons
from Jack Nicholson to William F.
Buckley Jr., generate many of the
laughs and fun.
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried
fills in nicely for laughs when
Williams' genie is not on screen.
As the voice of the Jafar's parrot,
Gottfried and his caustic style
bring some grit to the film's hu
mor.
"Aladdin" also features some
catchy new musical numbers from
the music makers (Alan Menken
and Howard Ashman) who con
tributed to "Mermaid" and
"Beast." Most of the tunes are fine
toe-tappers, but not quite as mem
orable as those from previous
films.
Certainly, the creators' hip atti
tude, along with Williams' hip
performance, ensures that "Al
addin" emulates its recent prede
cessors by entertaining the adults
as well as the kiddies.
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the Beast," then "Aladdin" will
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - Country
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Country Artist, Garth
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Country Albums Artist,
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