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Goddess in the Stacks (553 KP) rated A Whole New World in Books
Oct 11, 2018
I've been wanting to read the Twisted Tales series for quite some time, and finally requested the first book. To be honest, I'm not thrilled. Aladdin was never my favorite Disney movie, though, so it might just be unfortunate that it's the first book in the series. I'll probably still try the rest.
The book actually sticks pretty closely to the Disney movie in descriptions, characters, and setting. Everyone looks like their Disney movie counterparts. I had to check the inside cover to find that the book is indeed an official Disney product. There's no way they'd get away with it, otherwise; it'd be blatant copyright infringement, and Disney is rather strict about that.
Basically, the book takes the script of Aladdin and asks one question - what if Aladdin really did give Jafar the lamp instead of keeping it when he got stuck in the cave? We know what Jafar does with the lamp eventually, but what if he had it first, before Aladdin? A lot of the plot is familiar - Jasmine and her tiger, the hourglass with people stuck inside of it, the Sultan playing with his toys. It's really interesting to see the plot elements deconstructed and put back together in new ways.
I'm not sure whether I like this plot or the movie plot more; I never had strong feelings about Aladdin so I'm probably not the best judge.
It's alright. If you're a fan of Aladdin you might like it more than I did. I'm withholding judgment of the entire series until I read a few more, though.
You can find all my reviews at http://goddessinthestacks.com
The book actually sticks pretty closely to the Disney movie in descriptions, characters, and setting. Everyone looks like their Disney movie counterparts. I had to check the inside cover to find that the book is indeed an official Disney product. There's no way they'd get away with it, otherwise; it'd be blatant copyright infringement, and Disney is rather strict about that.
Basically, the book takes the script of Aladdin and asks one question - what if Aladdin really did give Jafar the lamp instead of keeping it when he got stuck in the cave? We know what Jafar does with the lamp eventually, but what if he had it first, before Aladdin? A lot of the plot is familiar - Jasmine and her tiger, the hourglass with people stuck inside of it, the Sultan playing with his toys. It's really interesting to see the plot elements deconstructed and put back together in new ways.
I'm not sure whether I like this plot or the movie plot more; I never had strong feelings about Aladdin so I'm probably not the best judge.
It's alright. If you're a fan of Aladdin you might like it more than I did. I'm withholding judgment of the entire series until I read a few more, though.
You can find all my reviews at http://goddessinthestacks.com
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Chris Buzzard (4 KP) rated Disney Villainous in Tabletop Games
Jul 31, 2019
The WDW News Today Podcast - Enhanced
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Need For Speed (2014)
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Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold
Kevin Phillipson (10017 KP) rated Primeval (2007) in Movies
Feb 25, 2021
Watched last night on Disney + new adult section star I thought it was okay for a creature feature movie could have done with a bit more gore a d less cheesy lines but overall decent movie I will be reviewing more star content soon
Kevin Phillipson (10017 KP) rated Noelle (2019) in Movies
Nov 28, 2020
Erika (17788 KP) rated The Rescuers (1977) in Movies
Aug 24, 2019 (Updated Aug 25, 2019)
This film is one of my favorite animated Disney films. Bernard and Bianca are some of my favorite characters of all time, so much so that I sought out a Christmas ornament from this film. It's an entertaining adventure, and holds up after multiple viewings.
