i was just the right age when aladdin came out in theaters that i was totally enamoured with it. i loved it and memorized all the songs! a year or two later disney was about to start its foray into straight-to-video animated sequels. it is a standard practice now a days, but back then it was something quite amazing to an impressionable child! i immediately convinced my parents to let me purchase (yes, i purchased it with my own hard earned money!) 'aladdin 2: the return of jafar'. turned out that the straight to video stuff wasnt quite of the same quality. actually, i wouldnt even use the word 'quality' in the same sentence... having learned my lesson, i resolved to never again be sucked in by these poor animated follow ups. so, when the third aladdin movie came out a couple years later, i avoided it at all costs. i didnt get suckered in to buy it, but i was always curious about it and wanted to see it anyway. fast forward a dozen or so years and now i finally had the opportunity to see it, so i did! turns out, i wasnt missing anything. i know this isnt really a review of the movie, but the story of my wanting to see the movie is infinitely more interesting that anything in the movie! ok, fine, here's the story: aladdin meets his dad and finally married jasmine. and its crap. the end. now you happy?
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