Watched the movie "Aladdin" was okay.

Wait, the new one?

Yes the new one. Where I am it came out early

Ah, okay! 🙂 Still not sure if I’ll see it in theaters, but I’m not uninterested.

Ooh, I'm going to see that this Wednesday! Not expecting too much out of it to ensure that I won't be disappointed. 😛

Hobbit that is my philosophy too.

I know I was the last one to comment but I watched Tolkien last night. Really too bad they didn't show his faith a little more clearly

That's alright, knight. If there's a couple days between posts, double-posting is not an issue.

I'd love to hear more detailed thoughts on your viewing, if you're willing to share. I've decided to wait till home video release.

Saw Aladdin and was...pleasantly surprised, actually? Alex suggested that maybe the cartoon was the story from Jasmine's point of view and the live-action was from Aladdin's and that really made it a ton of fun to watch.

Ariel there were some war scenes some friendship scenes and a slight taste of romantic scenes. But as everyone points out the faith scenes are just not there grrr and Tolkien without Christianity is like if Peter, Susan and Edmund and Lucy came to Narnia and discovering they aren't kings or queens. It makes no sense. Besides that one fact the movie seemed good for one not versed in Tolkien history. Did you have a question in mind?

@hobbit: I never would have thought to say that the cartoon Aladdin was in Jasmine’s POV (though she certainly has POV scenes). But I like the sound of “more Aladdin”. I don’t know when I’ll see it, but I’m looking forward to it.

@knight: I admittedly don’t know too much about Tolkien’s faith (apart from his being Catholic and the one who steered Lewis to Christ), but I kinda get the feeling I’d pick up on the fact that it’s mostly missing from the film.
Erm, apart from general questions about the film experience, my only other question pertains to a something that PluggedIn had mentioned that, due to the topic, I won’t repeat here. I guess I want to know if PluggedIn was justified in picking up on that, not that I doubt that they are.

Since I don't know what Pluggedln is I guess I'll leave it at that. Except the war scenes I would almost classify this film for young audience.

Guess that answers my question then. 😀
PluggedIn is Focus on the Family’s review department. They cover movies in particular, video games, music, tv shows (though not every episode), and apparently books.

I saw Aladdin last night and decided it’s alright. There were some things that I liked, other parts that were fine, and others that were way out of place. And one scene that is definitely meant to make you cringe but went on too long in its awkwardness, in my opinion.
Genie was good. He’s no Robin Williams, but that’s okay. Will Smith played him somewhat differently and it works.
Aladdin himself... I’ve got some mixed feelings. I liked him in the beginning, but there’s a portion in the middle that got wonky. Part of it played into character development, but part just felt out of character. I do like that he displays a smoothness in his street smarts (like, so smooth that he pulls extra stunts because “where’s the fun in [using stairs]?” And there was a piece of early interaction with Jasmine that works well, I think.
People seem to like cartoon!Jasmine for being strong and adventurous. Adventurous, maybe, but I never considered her strong. More just angsty (though not totally for bad reasons). This Jasmine is stronger and comes off as having a solid voice to be heard. That said, I think they handled the woman-empowerment pretty well. At no point did I feel like it was being pushed on me.
I like the direction they took with Jafar, and appreciate what they were doing with his backstory even though I don’t think it was necessary to give him that particular backstory.
The Sultan isn’t a flighty little puffball, so I’m very much good with seeing a version of the character I believe I could respect in real life. Iago is a more realistic parrot (he speaks in short bits and with words that he’s heard, even though he’s clearly a little smart aleck). I liked Abu a fair bit. Rajah is cooler ‘cause he plays a more active role in being protective of Jasmine. Carpet is still fun, though done less with than in the cartoon. The side plot with Genie seemed out of place, but it’s alright (I would have liked it better if I liked the other person involved better).

Watched Toy Story 4 last night. While I can say that I was happy with where TS3 ended and TS4 was unnecessary, I can also say that TS4 is a fine addition. While I still haven’t found much reason for certain characters (apart from comic relief), I’m okay with them. And, since this is Toy Story, it’s got a lot of heart and a big helping of theme.
So without spoiling anything, I’ll just sum it up like Larry the Cucumber: “I laughed, I cried, it moved me, Bob.”