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Aladdin (2019), a review by Tom

Aladdin (2019/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Guy Ritchie Writing: John August (Screenwriter), Guy Ritchie (Screenwriter) Length: 128 min. Video: Widescreen 2.39 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, German: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Italian: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Polish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech: Dolby Digital 5.1, Greek: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, Italian, Greek, Polish, Czech

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Stars:
Will Smith as Genie / Mariner
Mena Massoud as Aladdin
Naomi Scott as Jasmine
Marwan Kenzari as Jafar
Navid Negahban as Sultan

Plot:
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Music Videos
• Outtakes

I had watched this one a few times before with my family. But this time I watched it alone, because I wanted finally to see it with the original English audio track. I think it is a great movie. My favorite Disney iteration of the story. I saw the original animated film. And I saw the official (German) musical version on stage.
Will Smith does a very fun version of the Genie.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 30th, 2023)

Sanshiro Sugata, a review by Antares

Sanshiro Sugata (1943) 3/5 - Interesting for those who want to see what Kurosawa's first film making experience would show, and in that aspect, it's revealing. He already shows a mastery of framing and the use of scene wipes is on hand. Unfortunately with 18 minutes of footage lost due to war time censorship, we' ll never know what a good story this could have been. Of course it was nice to see my favorite actor, Takashi Shimura in a somewhat prominent role, but the rest of the cast is rather lackluster. You can see the seeds of greatness in many shots of the film, namely the finally fight sequence in the open field. Which must have been influential to Masaki Kobayashi, who used similar settings in both Harakiri and Samurai Rebellion. Definitely a film for Kurosawa disciples only, and from that standpoint, an interesting, historical curiosity.

(From Antares' Short Summations on March 13th, 2012)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season One (1993/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany) Length: 871 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1.01+02 Emissary
Writer: Gene Roddenberry (Original Characters By), Michael Piller (Screenwriter), Rick Berman (Original Material By), Michael Piller (Original Material By)
Director: David Carson
Cast

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on July 14th, 2012)