ALADDIN 2: THE RETURN OF JAFAR (Released to VHS USA 1994)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì

Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar—lost the first Aladdin movie's vibrancy—has a weaker script and portrayal. The movie presentation and its animation  work at the suitable to good level. The casting voices are well-chosen. This film serves the child's audience more than the adult audience.  

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Storyline

 Aladdin is in the palace now. Jafar does not want to be a genie anymore and wants to be back in the palace.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Directors Toby Shelton, Tad Stone, Alan Zaslove for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Tad Stone, Alan Zaslove, Assistant Producer Jessica Koplos, Associate Producer Maia Matisse, for making the film possible. Cast includes: Jason Alexander, Johnathan Freeman, Jeff Bennett, Gilbert Gottfried, Val Bettin, Brad Kane, Liz Callaway,

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

 Maybe. It is interesting but it seems that the writers were at loss to make something work because of the success of the first film  and were not sure how to continue the story. 

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Ben Meyers

THE MOSQUITO COAST (Released to Theaters USA 1986)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì 

The Mosquito Coast, after viewing, seems a ridiculous story. But it has impact and the mind, as it continues to unravel the story, concludes that this movie’s story will not allow the audience to forget it any time soon. It is novel and requires involvement to follow the storyline. It is almost rewatchable. Watch for a terrific cast that includes Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, and Jadrien Steele. 

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Storyline 

An inventor decides to leave America and establish a new home on the Mosquito Coast. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Peter Weir for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Jerome Hellman for making the film possible. Cast includes Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Jadrien Steele, Hilary Gordon, Rebecca Gordon, Jason Alexander, Dick O'Neill, Alice Heffernan-Sneed, Tiger Haynes, William Newman, Andre Gregory, Melanie Boland, and Martha Plimpton.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Maybe. The storyline is worth watching. It’s an unusual film but has a unique impact and will not soon be forgotten as it moves through its interpretation of a specific personality type. 

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Ben Meyers