There simply are not enough films that can qualify over this length of time with the family as we have grown up. My daughters were five and seven when it came out, and we have enjoyed the film repeatedly as they grew to now 22 and 24. This is excellent value for money !! The production strengths are there in spades ... acting A+++, cinematography A+++ Scripting A+++ locations A+++. I won't go one, but wanted to review this quite lovely film now in 2017, after all these years. This one is a winner.

The movie is called Arabian Nights, however the original name for the story was "Stories of 1001 Nights". And the whole story happens in Persia( Shahrzad was the name of the queen) and the story was originally written in Arabic( official language of Iran in that era).The story was supposed to be before Islam otherwise a lot of things would be different; But a lot of Islamic symbols are used in the movie. Alladin is an Arabic name and was not Chinese(as shown) same for Pricess Zubaida (again Arabic name) and not Chinese. The Story of Alibaba goes on in Baghdad and not Damascus. Harun-Al-Rashid was in Iran( Khorasan) and definitely after Islam. I know he was not in the story.

I loved this movie so much, I had to stop it in the middle so it wouldn't come to an end. This movie is everything a movie should be. Its funny, its hypnotic, its suspenseful, its logical (within the realm of fantasy) and, of course, its acting is almost top notch, which is the only reason I rate it 9 instead of a perfect 10.The movie changes the original story (from the book Arabian Nights) just enough to make it suitable for the modern psyche, yet creates a perfect setting of ancient Arabia, Turkey, China and more! It makes the characters real and succeeds where most fairy tales or tales of the orient fail: it constantly blends western humor (English) in eastern settings and personalities.But more than that, this movie makes the viewer LIVE the moments with relish and yearning.Be warned, if you watch this movie, you WILL dance with the Sheherzade and fall in love with her; want to help Ali Baba and cheer him on his wedding day; feel afraid with Aladdin and laugh with the genie...This truly is movie making at its best: a fun, positive, dreamy creation that takes your breath away!

It was one of the most enchanting movies I've ever seen. It draws you in and holds you there. It has everything, action, romance, comedy. You cheer for the good guy, and boo the bad. None of the damsels are in distress, they heal it. three thumbs up.