When it comes to Disney sequels, Aladdin succeeds. Disney has a bad reputation when it comes to sequels, but the two sequels that followed after Aladdin were an exception. Aladdin and the King of Thieves was a fine movie: it was surprisingly a good one. I remember owning this on video during childhood, and use to watch it several times - that's how much I enjoyed it. I was impressed with the story more than anything else. Really liked the villain called Sa'luk. It was this character why the King of Thieves was a success. I really like the way Sa'luk looks: big, strong and scary. I think many people like King of Thieves is probably due to the fact that it didn't involve Jafar. It was nice to see something different for a change, and this is what the King of Thieves brought. The previous two movies were just as good, and Jafar was a great villain, but the King of Thieves brings something fresh to the table or shall we say "Aladdin's table." Let's not forget the animated series that followed right before Aladdin and the King of Thieves, which was also a success, and one of the best Disney animated shows out there. Overall, Aladdin is one of the best and most popular Disney shows there is: it's right up there I would say.

After having been disappointed with Return of Jafar, I thought that this might even be worse than that film. Boy, was I wrong. Sure, it's not on par with the original classic, but it's in my opinion a slight improvement over ROJ. There are some color changes and it could've been a little bit longer, but those flaws doesn't matter. What really matters is that it brought a nostalgic feeling to the original film by being an even better DTV Disney sequel than others.The story is very original and the father-son relation worked really well throughout the entire film. The animation is beautiful and fluid with some nice visual scenery especially the island that had the Hand of Midas which is by far the strongest aspect of the animation along with it's fine character designs. The characters are likable and the voice acting is neat especially the new cameos John Rhys Davis and Jerry Orbach (Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast is in this, by the way). The songs aren't on par with the songs from the original film, but they're still a lot of fun to listen to.Overall, not excellent, but a slight improvement over Return of Jafar and totally recommended to others who have not seen it yet!

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.

I never knew why Robin didn't do the second movie, now I do. It was due to an dispute with Disney over merchandising. But all that's over Robin Williams is back as Genie and God did I miss him. Not that Dan Castellaneta didn't do a good job filling in for him in THE RETURN OF JAFAR and the TV SERIES. But Robin is genie. Now the music and the plot works for the most part. The only thing I don't get is why they didn't arrest that one Guard who hates Aladdin and will do anything to see him dead. He worked for Jafar in the first movie, he should have been executed for treason after that. But when they find out the King Of Thieves is Aladdin's father they treat him like dirt. Forgetting this was the man who abandoned his family to search for wealth, and he never saw since he was a mere boy. Guilt by bloodline is just wrong. But it makes up for that in other ways and I give it 7 STARS.