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Aladdin (Patreon)

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Morion Williams

Queen of the damned (Ann Rice Vampire) Repo the Genetic Opera (Gothic Musical) Knights of Badassdom (Awesome Fucking Movie) God Bless America (funny thought provoking, better than falling down) School of Life (Awesome, Ryan Reynolds) Fanboys (Hilarious nerd comedy) 10 Thing I hate about you (Obvious, said you guys where going to) Sex Drive (Very funny, Seth green) the three musketeers 1993 (Swashbuckling comedy) Jurassic World (Dinos) AVP ( Alicen Vs Predator ) the Voices 2014 (Funny Ryan Reynolds) Free Willy (90's kids grew up on this classic tale) Homeward Bound (Cute animals, great story, Michael J Fox) I now pronounce you chuck and Larry (death by laughter) Animatrix (Really cool animated sci-fi) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Cool and sad Sci-fi) IQ (Awesome Romcom) Mighty Ducks (Feel good sports comedy) Bill & Ted Bogus Journey/face the music Real Steel (Feel good family action comedy) cant hardly Wait (Good graduation comedy) Spectral 2016 (cool little action movie) Amazing Spiderman 1/2 (No way home hits different, you'd love it) A score to settle (Good Nicolas Cage Action) Stewart Little (Jonathon Lipnicki, Michael J Fox) The Little Vampire (Jonathon Lipnicki)

Eric Mc Daniel

Hell yeah! I've been hoping for this one!

Morion Williams

The Live action Alladin is absolutely good, Obviously no one can compare to Robin Williams but Will Smith did a fantastic job regardless. And there was a bit that felt very out of place where Jasmine had a Solo about rebelling against the patriarchy, but other than that, it was a fantastic adaptation and you guys absolutely should watch it.

Phil Jacke

You've seen some of NJ in the sopranos. And yes, there is a forest-y national park in NJ called the pine barrens.

Brandon

Been a loooong time since I've seen this, but it's always been one of my favorite Disney animated films, along with The Jungle Book. I also adored The Sword in the Stone and The Black Cauldron, but I haven't seen them since childhood. So I have no idea what I would think of them now.

newhastings

To answer George yes Gilbert Gottfried spent 40 years doing a fake voice. You can hear his real voice on his 12 episode stint on SNL in the early 80s as well as a leaked voice message Howard Stern played on his show. Unreal dedication to a bit, RIP

Mastervodo

Iago may be Gilbert Gottfried's most famous career role.

JakeyShakeyBakeyBoy

Got no qualms intimating that “A Whole New World” was one of the first songs this guy learned on piano - I am still reasonably average at playing it to this day haha. That said: Menken and Rice’s compositions are great; Robin Williams’ voice work was hugely impactful going forward for animated film casting; plus the Sega Genesis platformer derived from this movie was played for years in LittleJakey’s household back in the day ☺️🤙🏻

BigM

It's funny with these "old" Disney movies. I grew up in the late 80s early 90s in Sweden and I grew up watching this generation of Disney movies in Swedish and I think they are great and can still watch them in Swedish. The newer Disney movies or any other movie for that matter I would never even consider watching dubbed and I don't know if it's dubbed worse now or if I'm just used to those old movies. Wonder if other people feel the same way.

Chris Bruneau

I'm not ashamed to say Ive always had a little crush on Jasmine, who may be the most beautiful disney princess ever--its the eyes and that hair!!!

BigM

Personally I don't think anyone should watch anything Will Smith does these days but that's just me.

Tom Hess

Who disturbs my slumber? ... oh it's Simone and George with their Aladdin reaction. Well, I know what I'm doing this afternoon.

Chris Bruneau

some cool trivia--Robin Wiliams improvised so much of his dialogue that the producers had over 16 hours of material!!! because he ad-libbed so many of his lines, Aladdin was rejected for a best adapted screenplay academy award nomination. God I miss him!

BigM

I haven't watched a single Disney remake so far and I have absolutely no intention of doing so. First of all, as good as CGI has become we are NOT capable of doing lifelike animals that are capable of effectively emoting and expressing emotions. I also don't see the reason to make the exact same movie except live action.

Happy Hanukkah

"What do *you* think I should say here?" *I* think you should say: "This movie is Aladdin." George, be honest. The only reason you are familiar with the French version of Les 1001 Nuits is because of the movie version starring a young Catherine Zeta-Jones as Sheherazade, right? :-)

Brandon

Vitriol towards cover songs: I absolutely HATE the trend of taking upbeat rock songs and turning them into sad piano ballads. The kind of thing you see in movie trailers all the time. That being said, there a lot of great cover songs out there. I prefer it when they stick to the spirit of the original song, but still do something to make it their own.

OddThomas

I was going to suggest Mulan 1998 but you've watched it, but have you seen the 2009 Chinese live action Mulan film Legendary Warrior / Rise of the Warrior. It's way better than the bland Disney live action from 2020 and is more like Crouching Tiger.

Scott CineRam

Very, very pleased to see your reaction to this movie.

BigM

I just found out that while Jonathan Freeman did the voice for Jafar, Patrick Stewart was actually offered the role but had to decline due to scheduling conflicts, something he has since stated he regrets.

Patrick Waldeck

Jersey is mostly a bit of a dump but there are some nice parts of it. It's mostly just between several cities that are much more interesting, so it's kinda boring. The ORIGINAL One Thousand and One Nights, which is a collection of stories from the Arabic golden age, does not include the story of Aladdin; it was added by a French author based on a Syrian story, and it does indeed take place in ancient China.

JBK405

Simone you should list your bank account information, credit card numbers, and various access information. That would really get the movie rolling right from the start! I do believe that "Aladdin" was the very first film I ever saw in theaters. I still remember how it felt to watch them try to escape the collapsing Cave of Wonders. I own this on VHS (a BLOCKBUSTER VHS at that!). When it comes to the origin and basis, the story of "Aladdin" isn't originally part of the "1001 Nights". The "1001 Nights" are a collection of folk tales that were grouped together around (approximately) the year 1000. Aladdin is a separate folk tale that was grouped in with the collection when they were translated into French in the 18th century, along with "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" which also isn't part of the original collection. There's still some controversy over whether Aladdin is a "real" folk tale, or if it was written directly by Hanna Diyab, the storyteller who told it to the Frenchman who was translating the rest of the stories.

WhiteHawk

Yeah, this one is obviously out of sync, especially obvious with the singing but George’s reaction to moments is also out, could be a tricky one though.

Happy Hanukkah

I came across a French dub of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. I had no trouble with Jen (Ziyi Zhang) in the original, but hearing her "Chinese voice" in French was too off-putting for me.

Cinebinge

hi there, is there a particular moment you noticed it the most? thank you

Happy Hanukkah

You have questions about New Jersey? I take this as a sign you will be dropping a Cop Land (1997) reaction.

WhiteHawk

I’ve only watched up to the end of the first song Aladdin sings as I need to watch the rest later because of work. But both Simone’s singing is about a second later, and if that’s you George, your reaction to the big lady grabbing him with the line “rather tasty” seems the about the same. Can’t say how it will be at the other end of the movie right now though.

Brandon

"Was Apu named after Abu?" That got me good. 🤣 Apu was named after Apu. The lead character from the Apu Trilogy of films directed by Satyajit Ray.

Scott CineRam

There's a documentary about comedians called "The Aristocrats" in which they use a clip of Gilbert Gottfried performing for other comedians. It's hysterical. I don't know if you'd be into reacting to a movie like that, but I think you'd enjoy it.

Darren Harrison

I would like to see CineBinge react to one of the classic Disney animated movies. We know from the "Hook" reaction that George has never seen "Peter Pan". They are also short, most being under 90 minutes.

Jonathan Eaton

It's only noticeable because Simone is singing. Normally a slight delay in your reactions is better than your reactions being slightly early. But 20:35 is where you can see the delay.

Morion Williams

Regardless of how you feel about the guy and his personal drama, He's still a good actor.

Karl Ries

If all you see is the industrial suburbs of NY and Philly or the drive to and from, absolutely, and I think that's mostly why NJ gets such a bad rep. Go beyond that it gets better, especially if you make it to the coast. I wouldn't call it anything spectacular, but it's nice. I really enjoyed my time in Princeton (the town more than the U) and Cape May.

Jon Rob

For more parrots as villains, there are the Rio movies.

PIG

The fact that they chose Guy Ritchie to make the live action Aladdin is kinda cool! Babe was made by the creator of Mad Max (insane) and the creator of the Exorcist was known for comedy. It’s better not to pigeon-hole creators :)

Matrim

Jersey is fine outside of places like Newark. New Jersey being the butt of the joke is more a meme than anything else. Since Simone mentioned Edmonton, I think I’ll share my favorite MST3K joke “Go to Hell! (Or at least Edmonton!)”

Kev

Sucks for you. The live actions are great. Sorry you can't enjoy things.

Cc Decc

Yeah...so this movie doesn't really interest me, but I often check in for the intros, and about that Jersey thing: Went to college in Philly, directly across the Delaware river from Jersey. When working in New York, never lived in New York since I didn't feel like paying $500 extra for cockroaches in my $3000 studio apartment. Instead I lived across the river (this time the Hudson) in Jersey City. Well...kinda. I lived in a part of it called Newport, which is basically a bubble of Manhattan wealth that squeezed across the river on the backs of the PATH trains, ferries, and the Holland Tunnel. Jersey City is/was VERY Jersey. VERY working class, very immigrant neighborhoodey. Newport felt just like an extension of the Upper West side. Ok, so bonafides aside (lived in Jersey for 6 months as a kid too), the mocking Jersey thing is 100% real, and its often done by New Jerseyites themselves. New Jersey had an inferiority complex. Caught between the massive historic cities of New York and Philly, passed by a bit because its land was swampy but had no great rivers or natural harbors, so no outlet for early industry. There are no national parks in Jersey. Its biggest metros were poor and crime ridden. Its money mostly stemmed from out of staters using it as a cheap bedroom community. In the mid 20th it kind of became famous for pollution and urban decay. And so native New Jerseyites were looked down on as being kind of classless "cheesy" immigrant working class peeps with bad taste. Sometiems called "mooks" or "palookas". Not entirely fair of course. But often almost cheerfully embraced as a kind of identity.

PIG

Jafar and Maleficent are the most badass Disney villains.

Matrim

I’m pretty sure that only Aladdin was set in China in the 1001 Nights…I could be wrong, but I’m like 95% sure.

Nate Gavin

Galland wrote it off an older collection of stories, but Richard Burton added extensively to the Tales of 1001 nights, based on his infamous travels, while being disguised as a native. You both would enjoy the rich and some occasional X-rated stories (get the unexpurgated version) that has origins from North Africa to China (inc some inspiration from Admiral Zheng He). PS nothing wrong with NJ, apart from the occasional snobbery from its wealthier neighbour

Thomas Larsen

AAAA its happening! Now you just need to learn and watch more movies from the childhood in Norwegian and I would be sooo happeh

Mastervodo

I think Simone sings Disney Princess songs a lot. The inflections in her voice while singing match!

BigM

Obviously saying I can't enjoy things is a stupid thing to say. Clearly I can enjoy things or I wouldn't watch any films at all. Don't be an idiot. I just prefer the originals and I don't see the point in rehashing the EXACT same thing again.

Matthew Johnson

Oh man, George if you like villain songs, you guys have to do The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The villain song in that is not just the best villain song but among the best songs from a Disney film ever.

Kevin

Empowers new groove is the best animated movie you haven’t done yet in my opinion

Cinebinge

uploaded a new version, refresh page/clear cache should show the new one and hopefully its better. though the sync is likely from the discord lag in recording, fixing one part might slightly de-sync another part.

Brandon

I remember seeing on reddit that saying someone was Chinese in that time period was the equivalent of saying they're from a land "far far away". It still uses Arabic names and titles. Kind of like how Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet are set in Denmark and Italy, but they're still very British plays.

Raven Dark

Near the start of the reaction now, and in the first song, every line Simone sings is out of sync with the song in the movie. Ie: "These guys don't appreciate I'm broke," which is somewhere close to the 20-:30 mark. What she says is always slightly after Aladdin says the lines. I can't tell if the whole movie is like that or not, but George, you wanted those who mentioned a sync issue to say when they notice it, so I thought I'd bring it up now before I forgot.

Brandon

It's kind of a long shot, but I'd love to see a reaction to Pier Paolo Pasolini's 'Arabian Nights' Adaptation from 1974.

Cinebinge

a new version has been uploaded 20 minutes ago, may need to exit the video, refresh page or clear cache. it should be in sync after.

I Want A Hypothalamus For Christmas

I vaguely know that one of the original movie posters for "Aladdin" featured Arabian-style architecture with minarets that were noticeably penile in morphology. It was rumored that the art team had done it deliberately. Disney had to recall the posters and issue a new version. The "peenaret" posters are now a collector's item.

Daniel Weaver

You'd probably like The Great Mouse Detective too, though I don't think it's considered one of the Renaissance era

Carl Noraas

The grey-haired person that Robin is imitating when he speaks about "provisos and quid pro quos" is William F Buckley Jr, a conservative intellectual with a famously pretentious delivery. There's a really good video that shows you what all his impressions are, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBUSp7LglJg

Michael Kemmet

Re: Florida Man It's probably been explained before, but just in case, here is the real reason why Florida Man is a thing: I don't know if Canada refers to them the same way, but in the US there are these things called Sunshine Laws. Sunshine Laws are specific laws that say certain types of information are required to be available to the public. Sunshine Laws can be about all sorts of things, but the ones we're interested in are related to arrest records. Some states keep them private until the case is closed. Some allow them to be released to the public, but only after a formal request is made for that specific case. But Florida has one of the strongest Sunshine Laws in the US when it comes to arrest records. Not only are they available pretty much immediately, but they get posted to official public websites. So humor websites can build bots to automatically harvest new arrest records and sort them. So it's not necessarily that Florida has more crazy people getting arrested, it's just that it's far easier for those weird arrest records to be found and spread around for laughs. Other states have equally crazy stuff going on, but we never hear about it because someone would have to already know enough about the event to request the arrest record. Or the crazy stuff happens in yet other states, but by the time the case is closed and the records unsealed, it's old news. As for New Jersey, it probably started with New Yorkers, but the generalization eventually spread to the rest of the country through mass media(The Sopranos/Jersey Shore/Real Housewives) and comedians based in NYC(i.e. SNL). It's also because when visitors drive between Philly and NYC, or fly into Trenton or Newark, they end up driving through nothing but Jersey's industrial corridor; an endless series of factories, refineries, railyards, and freeways. It gives people the impression that New Jersey is nothing but a dirty, industrial wasteland. Then there's the local culture of loudly trying to compete with NYC & Philly, but others have talked about that better.

Der heilige Stuhl

To this day I have to cry when they set the Genie free at the end

Senec

I'm with you, I'm a purist. I'm not big on recreating classics for a "modern audience" when the stories are rooted in tradition.

Senec

Tangled

Jenny MacRunnel

I've never been to New Jersey, but I do think Simone's right as in most of the vitriol is from New Yorkers, but in general its kind of known as an ugly state. Its known for all its turnpikes and industrial stuff. The shore cities are nice as far as I know. I think most of the hate comes from the economical social differences though. New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont...all those states in there are considered more "upper class" in general, while New Jersey is considered more working class in general. All the rich are vacationing in places like Martha's Vineyard and the Hamptons and they kind of look down on New Jersey, which is much more touristy.

m0lika1 .

Would be great to see you guys react to more classic disney animations. For the renaissance era stuff my vote for next watches would be Tarzan and Hunchback of Notre Dame which has one of the scariest disney villians in my opinion

BigM

I also don't really see the strategy. If they wanted to reach a new generation of kids I don't know if a live action world better than a animation anyway so remaking it as a live action is just silly imo.

Subject entry 4

Did anyone know if they are ever going finish mission impossible? They watched dead reckoning but final reckoning came out years ago

BoredLittleLady

I recommend you watch all the classic and Disney renaissance movies. I also recommend a non-Disney animated movie in Anastasia.

funky weapon

I haven't seen this since I was a kid and man, there was something special about Disney animators from the 80s and 90s. They were on a generational run and it's a damn shame they don't make movies like this anymore. 3d animation is fun and all but I don't think I've ever seen a Pixar movie as expressive as something from this era of Disney. P.s. do Hercules next.

The Maestro

watch 101 Dalmatians, that's the best one. and Lady and the Tramp

Damon Corrigan

First of all - the villain got his own great song? Seriously, all the villains in Disney movies of this era got their own great song - Ursula, Scar, Jafar, Gaston...all bangers. Second, I am not a fan of any of the live action remakes either, Simone. Granted, there is some nostalgia working, and I think this is the best out of this era of Disney movies. But the live action Aladdin is actually pretty decent. There are some cringy parts, and it isn't as "just perfect" as the cartoon, but that would be a tall order. There are some genuine funny parts in the live action that are in and of themselves worth watching through the cringe. In my humble opinion, in this instance, the animated version and the live version can actually coexist in the same universe without earth shattering consequences. It really is worth the watch one of these days, and I for one would love to see you and George react to it. And one more thing: Simone, you have a great voice. Sing away, my friend. I loved hearing it.

funky weapon

They probably did. The VHS cover to the little mermaid had a veiny cock hidden in the palace.

CouchCheese

The live-action remake of this is one of the few half-decent ones. The lead actors in it are particularly good.

PIG

I like turtle.

Todd

Stanhope’s version is golden.

DJ Gonsalves

Totally didn’t get choked up the first time genie appears.

BigM

Sure. I do let my morals guide me in most things I do though. There are quiet a few people whose work I don't watch or listen to because they are shitty human beings.

Maria Forsström

I'm probably in a minority but I think you should watch Maleficent (2014).

Eric Mc Daniel

Yeah it's during the dark age as they call it, but I would love for them to react to it. In my opinion, one of the most underrated Disney movies

REDR58

As a Pennsylvanian and former Philadelphian, I will happily shit on New Jersey, but it’s all in good fun. Lots of people from PA vacation in NJ, particularly in the summer when we go Downashore.

Hiphopopotamus

Simone really called how she needed to be muted. She low key ruined the songs

REDR58

Remakes (and sequels) have existed nearly as long as the film industry has. Remakes are nothing new.

KnittingHaven

I was surprised how much I liked the live action Aladdin, probably the only live action Disney that I like out of the ones that I've seen. It is hard not to miss Robin Williams as the Genie while watching it, though. Also, watching this around 12:00 pm CST, the sync is perfect when Simone is doing some of the lines.

DM DC

I would argue that the remakes do take away from that experience of watching the original. The Disney Live action remakes in my opinion are terrible. They change some things in them which in my mind sort of destroys what the original was. I believe Moana is the only shot for shot remake, but I've heard it's just soulless. I saw Beauty and the Beast live action remake, and it was absolutely terrible. It should be noted that John Carpenter's The Thing is a remake. But it's regarded as the best remake ever. Great Directors can make a bad film. It could just be that the subject or style doesn't mesh well.

REDR58

I feel exactly that way about Mel Gibson. And Stevan Seagal.

REDR58

Ironically, that episode was not even filmed in the Pine Barrons.

REDR58

A friend of mine went to Princeton University back in the early to mid 1990s. I was surprised how run down the campus was for what is ostensibly a prestigious school.

Eric Mc Daniel

One of my favorites that I saw was after he rescued Aladdin from drowning he goes "I would've given you mouth to mouth but I don't find you that attractive" 🤣

REDR58

Newark and of course Camden, for years. But it’s getting better.

Green Nolan

3 things: George comparing the genie in the lamp to a pokemon is hilarious. The "Arabian nights" song originally had a lyric about cutting off hands that preceded the lyric "it's barbaric, but hey it's home." That was obviously cut. And I was in an animation class when this came out, and we spent two days just analyzing the way the carpet can convey emotion and personality through genius animating. It's still amazing to this day.

lovemoose

I'd like to recommend Beauty and the Beast (1991) :)

Kelly Pickard

One of my all-time favs. It was the first movie I remember seeing in the theater. :)

Jeff Smith

The Jungle Book live action was surprisingly good. Only one that I actually like of the live action remakes.

blerbaberpaterb

well thats just unnecessarily rude. god forbid she has fun.

Hiphopopotamus

Just feedback. The comment section doesn't need to be bubble wrapped if they are adults

blerbaberpaterb

and my feedback to your feedback is that was unnecessarily rude. or do you think what you say is immune to criticism and needs bubble wrapped?

Hiphopopotamus

OK lol. Youre the understanding calm one.... have a good one

Life in the cave of Garanoga

If you do this era of Disney I suggest a quick deep dive into the theatrical and straight to video/Disney channel films also. Disney made some really good animated films that aren't as well known because they went straight to the Disney channel or video. That era was just packed with great content. Even the live action movies like "Tall Tale" were awesome. Tall Tale has an insane cast for a straight to dvd Disney movie. Like one of those how in the hell did they pull that off cast lmao. Also highly recommend "An American Tale" (1986) animated movie. Not a Disney film but so fucking good.

Cartoons ReAct

Ok...so Hercules is it's own Disney story but they do hint to some of Hercules mythology. Most live-action aren't bad but some are carbon copies of the animated ones. Also Disney broke the deal they had wth Robin Williams about not using him for the advertising which is why he didn't return for the first sequel and they offered a huge apology to get him back on the second sequel as nobody could replace him and made the movie work.

djKENTO

Around this same time an insane animator named Richard Williams which is inspired by Middle Eastern folklore and Persian paintings from the 1500s. It is a completely out there, wild experience that was never fully finished but people are trying to restore and complete his vision. It is one of the most ambitious and creative animated projects of all time... i mean ALL TIME. You'll never get requests for this. It's not widely available. I'm not even requesting it because I know this would be a huge waste of time for your channel... BUT i am saying give this a watch in your free time. Smoke a big one... I mean a BIG ONE and hit play on this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC4sYmilGF8 <--- the most up to date restoration so far. Truly incredible moments in here.

temsik28

Magic the Gathering taught me about Arabian Nights. That set came out around the same time as Aladdin. Probably my favorite set ever.

BoredLittleLady

Cinderella (2015) directed by Kenneth Branagh was such a good film. I recommend it to anyone willing to take a chance on live action adaptions.

Els

You also perhaps did not recognize: Ed Sullivan, Peter Lorre. Peter Lorre you have seen in Casablanca.

Brandon

She didn't totally ruin it, but I had the movie and the reaction perfectly synced and there was clearly a delay. So her singing made it sound like there was an echo.

Els

I've been through rural parts of New Jersey near the Pennsylvania border and it was postcard-worthy.

BigM

I agree that remakes have existed for as long as the medium has, and there could be situations where I could get behind a remake, to modernize it. However most of the times remakes are at least reinterpretations of a movie and not just the exact same film but in a different medium if you will. Also we have never had a studio deciding to remake EVERY SINGLE ONE of their classic films. They are free to do it, I won't watch them though, I would rather watch the originals.

Els

Pinocchio for a classic Disney reaction.

Els

Simone has quite the singing voice. Who knew?

Frank

I think NJ started getting a lot of mainstream hate when Jersey Shore and the housewives of NJ shows all started coming out. You hear it in a lot of Kevin Smith movies because it's what some do to show they've outgrown their hometown. The northeast US in general, tends to have that snobby "I'm better than you" attitude from a lot of people in my experience. A lot of these stereotypes are bs. Texas would always get crapped on by people who have never been there, yet more people are moving there than almost anywhere in the US and nearly every experience I've heard is about how shocked visitors are of how nice everyone is there.

Monica Alarcon

Thanks, I enjoyed that a lot.... anyways.. you should check Enchanted... you'll get a kick out of it...

REDR58

Also also, while NJ has no ”National Parks” as such (nor, surprisingly, does Pennsylvania and 18 other states), there are many nice parks in NJ: https://www.nps.gov/state/nj/index.htm Also also also, other than Las Vegas since 1931 (and between 1943 and 1968 in Maryland), gambling first became legal in New Jersey in 1977 at Atlantic City and that made New Jersey a popular destination with tourists that did not want to travel to Nevada. These days and for a long time now, people in Pennsylvania can gamble locally, at casinos and online. There are casinos about 10 miles down the road from me and I don’t even live in or near a major city.

Dan Holmes

petition for a whole album of Simone covering Disney songs :)

Jason Pratt

Sword in the Stone is a must! I also highly recommend non Disney- Ferngully.

Juan Sanchez

Brother bear is one you guys should check out!

Jason Pratt

Simone, great pipes! I had buddies from high school come out to karaoke and sing a Whole New World. She was a “better” singer and my other buddy was rather nasal. When she heard him open the song… the look on her face was priceless. It was a stylistic mashup that was not made in heaven. 🤣

Frank

I'm actually surprised looking at your collection that you don't have some specific animated blockbusters from my era. The Lion King, The Beauty and the Beast, and The Jungle Book came to mind.

PG Modehouse

Re: that thing about our "brains going online" at some point where we become self-aware: i have a distinct memory from when i was 5 where I'm looking out the window from my couch, and I suddenly realized, "oh this is reality... physically, in front of me. why is any of this here? why does anything exist at all?" But like, not in that form, as a sentence, but as a singular thought/emotion. "W H Y" but also I'm pretty sure my brain has gone back "offline" a few times after that lol

REDR58

“The Sword in the Stone” from 1963 is a fantastic choice. You know that movie featured *3* different voice actors to play the same character of the boy (at the same age)?

REDR58

George and Simone if you’re not somehow not aware you can just click on the given movie poster on IMDb and you’ll see all the other posters towards the bottom: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103639/mediaindex/?ref_=mv?ref_=mv_sm Also, I would suggest that it is no more unusual for Guy Ritchie to direct a Disney movie that it was for George Miller who started out with the Mad Max franchise to go onto to direct “Babe”, “Babe: Pig in the City” and the “Happy Feet” animated children’s movies.

Frank

This is the point I was trying to make about jersey, but you did it better, lol. It is crazy how bad AC has fallen off. I know it hasn't been great for a while, but just until recently has it felt super sketchy to me.

Raven Blackrose

Can't wait to see y'all get through the Renaissance! Hunchback and Tarzan especially. If I can make one suggestion? I would watch Pocahontas in your own time. Off the channel. Most (not all, but quire a few) Native tribes and activists/orgs condemn it as genuinely offensive. Like, Song of the South level. Turns the story of a young girl who was kidnapped, trafficked, and gangraped into a story about Why Can't We Be Friends with funny animals and cheery songs.

Maria Forsström

A really cute version of the Cinderella story: Ever After (1998)

WastedPo

A lot of the remakes are cynical and uninspired, true. But you're missing out a bit if you just assume all of them are. Cruella is quite good, in my opinion.

Dan Holmes

2nd vote for The Great Mouse Detective, has one of the greatest most underrated villains of all time, period.

akaTheBAY-AY-RON

I'm mid intro at the "this isn't the poster I grew up with" part and I checked imdb and yeah, I agree... what are you doing IMDB? This new poster ah-SUCKSSSSS. Or maybe it's not so much the poster we remember, we remember the VHS box and remember that as the poster. Or maybe those often were the same, IDK. But IMDBs looks like it'd be for a straight-to-dvd- "Aladdin 4: Abu's Wish" or something XD

jmundt33a

Yeah, that isn’t Gilbert’s real voice. Fran Drescher also did this once she landed The Nanny.

Hammond of Texas

Definitely do Hunchback, it is so surprisingly dark!!!

Raul Panzar

I love that George recognized Gilbert Gottfried immediately. Somtimes people forget that there were 2 great comedians hired to work on this film, and they are so different in their styles. Classic Disney strategy: hire a comedian for the kids, Williams, and one that would resonate more with the parents, Gottfried.

Senec

The one people are asking "why?" about is the recent live-action reboot of Moana. The original was barely 10, and they seemed keen to do it just so The Rock doesn't age out of being able to physically embody the role. And then there's worse ones where the remake missed the point of the original story. Lilo and Stitch comes to mind in that regard.

Foggy

you’re not wrong about the live action, simone. but i highly recommend the stage production! it was so much fun

Dorian Alfaro

You guys should definatley watch Hercules

Happy Hanukkah

I'll be oh-so-special and say I most enjoyed Wendy Liebman's joke. (I was also 🤯 at the Emo Philips anecdote.)

Stan the Man

Without scrolling thru all the comments to see if anyone answered this, the impression genie was doing you weren’t familiar with is William F Buckley. He was a renowned right wing conservative “intellectual”. He was also a racist piece of shit that opposed the civil rights movement, thought white people were more advanced. He also supported the apartheid South African government. He and Gore Vidal were great rivals that would often debate one another. Buckley was your stereotypical highly educated pompous blue blood WASP. Many on the right idolize him. Most others despise him and those who hand wave his bigotry & intolerance

Jobbe Smit

Hunchback of the Notre Dame is very much worth it for Disney making a version of one of the most depression French stories in existence. The original play is incredibly dark and Disney kept more of that than you expect.

Beddoe

I hope you'll consider some of the classic Disney live-action movies as well as the animated. I recommend the Dexter Riley trilogy: -The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) -Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) -The Strongest Man in the World (1975) all starring a young Kurt Russell.

Foggy

2 jafar 2 jafurious

Nathan Jasper

Some of the remakes are better, such as The Little Mermaid and Dumbo, and some are perfectly on par with the original like Aladdin and Snow White (despite very unfair reviews and hatemongering). Hope you do the other two Aladdin films. Part 2 was always a fave of mine despite Robin Williams not returning

Frank

I wish I could get as happy/excited about something as much as Simone does when it comes to singing Disney songs lol

Logan Nelson

Welcome to "2 Giraffes Kissing" (taking a page from Simone and looking at a painting of a Mommy giraffe and a baby giraffe cuddling in my living room...)

jmundt33a

In case that isn’t completely sarcastic, I’ll recommend Fran’s guest shot on the original Night Court for reference. Glad I could provide some fun.

jmundt33a

I love the books. I survived the film.

jmundt33a

A shoutout in the reaction to one of my favorite films. Yay!

WhiteHawk

Cheers, just back from work so will check it out now. Don’t know why my initial reply didn’t load into this thread, but thank you.

Robert Carter

BIG tick from me to doing more Disney animation (especially renaissance movies). The combination of Simone having so much adorable nostalgia fun and George being pleasantly surprised but still using his critical eye is 👌

VenusLato

Do the Disney's Hercules. Could be a nice warm up to The Odyssey in a couple of months.

Drew Acheson

The live action version of this movie is actually not bad. They really elaborate on the character of Jasmine and the actor who plays her is so good. I think Simone would enjoy it.

Paul T Hewes

seeing how much Simone loved this movie is why people watch reactors react.

Dakota

There's only one live-action Disney remake that I'd recommend: Jon Favreu's "The Jungle Book". It's the only one I've seen that is definitely better than the original.

James W.

That was a nice watchalong that turned onto a singalong. I havent watched this in like 30 years and still remembered the words to every song. Menken and Ashman were making together on these songs. BatB, Little Mermaid, and Aladdin were a perfect set of films imo. Highly recommend the documentary "Howard" on Disney Plus. Deep diving the whole catalog is quite an undertaking as a reaction series. Entries like Rescuers Down Under are cool but more of a big deal because its the clear signpost in Disney Animation's path towards integrating CG into their 2D Animation workflow. If you love the field of animation and really want to understand it, watching them all and getting their historical context is dope. However, they don't all hold up if you don't have the childhood nostalgia to carry you through.

Matt Blanchette

"Interior decorator? His apartment looked like shit!"

Matt Blanchette

Look up Hanna Diyab -- a name you've never heard of, but whose stories you almost certainly know. :-) (He originated "Aladdin" by telling it to Antoine Galland, along with "Ali Baba" and "The Tale of Prince Achmed", but they were reprinted without attribution to him for more than two centuries after his death until his memoirs and Galland's diaries were rediscovered!)

Patrick Waldeck

The live action Disney movies are godawful lol. Most of them can't even nail the singing right.

Maxi_Rad

My favorite movies are in what's considered the Post-Renaisance, Treasure Planet and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Widely considered some of Disney's most underrated Gems, at least when released.

Maxi_Rad

Also makes me think, with the Disney Deep Dive, might get The Aristocats {1970} lol

Polecat21

yeah Jersey was considered just the route between Philly and New York. I don't remember if it was a movie or a comedian so I don't know who to credit but one of my favorite digs goes something like "Oh you're from Jersey, which exit?"

The Real Andrew Kim

Definitely do Hercules and Pocahontas, Tarzan and Hunchback of Notre Dame are take it or leave it. Rescuers and Rescuers down Under were personal favorites of mine along with The Great Mouse Detective For the Classics I definitely recommend Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Fox and the Hound, Bambi and Fantasia

The Real Andrew Kim

I would also throw in some classic live action Disney Movies like Mary Poppins and Love Bug

Foggy

regarding the “I’m going to disneyworld” advertising — it was something broadcasters would ask after a major sporting event to the winning team, “you just won XYZ, what are you gonna do now?” and they’d always answer, “we’re going to disneyland/world!” and then they’d have a parade at whichever park.

Ben from Tenn

Crazy how familiar this whole thing felt, yet it's been so long since I've seen this haha. Some legit lol moments in this. Fun times, songs and arrangements 💯

Ari Ramirez

[Ratigan's song intensifies]

Jay Johnson

seeing Simone's joy and her singing has made this one perhaps my favorite reaction video that I've seen so far. also, I'm not sure what the thumbnail is depicting, but it cracks me up!

dys

I'm personally not that interested in remakes that are almost a shot for shot redo of an original just in CGI instead of 2d animation either. Remakes that actually have a new take on a work can be great though, the prime example I always go to is the 2000s Battlestar Galactica going in a more serious direction with the original premise and and using it to tell a story that speaks to the post-9/11 moment. I don't agree about CGI not being capable of doing lifelike animals with emotions though, the Andy Serkis Planet of the Apes movies being a great example of that.

Chad Laurence

Break the door down? Are you kidding me? This is hand carved mahogany.

Tim Miller

The exit thing isn't really a dig but more of a way us Jerseyans ask where in Jersey you are from, referring to which exit you get off of the Turnpike or Parkway to get to your house. We use exit numbers instead of towns to describe where we live because Jersey has so many towns it's impossible to know where all of them are.

Tim Miller

Great Diablo reference! He does look a little like Deckard Cain haha.

Torgosaves

We watched Beauty and the Beast (en francais) in my French class. It almost feels like you should watch it like that! Amazing how they redo all the songs.

Tim Miller

I've lived my whole life in New Jersey and once you get outside of the urban corridor which stretches from Philly to NYC it is very beautiful. Jersey also has some of the most wealthy counties and townships in the country, but there is definitely a lot of rivalry between Jersey and New York. A lot of it has to with who has better pizza and bagels lol, but it's also a bit of a sibling rivalry since we have a lot in common too.

Torgosaves

There is an amazingly terrible version of Aladdin that takes place in China... but is played entirely by white actors in costume (no yellowface at least). You kinda have to see it to believe it. Hearing the songs might make you want to die though. Edit: oh and I totally forgot that Frank Welker (Fred from the Scooby Doo, Megatron, Nibbler on Futurama) does the voice of both Abu and the Cave of Wonders. Now that is range!

Lex Kuzma

Yeah, if either of them hasn't seen this one, it's a must.

FranciscoGios

The live action versions of the Disney’s classic is a tricky topic. I’ve only seen two Live Actions movies which are Aladdin & The Lion King they are great but there is more better content out there than this live action films. The channel watchMoJo - Top 10 Celeb Impersonations By Genie In Aladdin; has the list that you guys might want to check out most I didn’t get are people that were in the Hollywood business before my time.

gfixler

I mentioned it before, but I'm from New Jersey, and definitely have noticed all through my life, from the 80s on, that my home state gets shat upon all the time in TV shows and movies, and my name is also the joke name in a ton of things, especially as you go further back. It's not a common name anymore. Simone is right, that nearby cities make a lot of fun of New Jersey, like New York (ISTR the New Jersey governor being upset with David Letterman, for putting up a sign on the New York/New Jersey border that said "Sorry Motorists, New Jersey Is Closed"), but they're basically all talking about North Jersey, which is all dirty cities, and smoky factories and such. The entire bottom half, South Jersey, where I'm from, is where the state gets the name "The Garden State," and it's fairly beautiful. I grew up in middle of 23 acres of gorgeous forest, with a waterway (we called it "the pond," but it was more like a large stream, or very tiny river) running through it. We had so many animals all the time, like up to 20 deer at once, a great blue heron feeding on frogs in the pond, hundreds of millions of frogs one year—it was like a biblical plague, covering every square inch of ground, driveway, everything, and you couldn't walk without stepping on them, pickerel (a kind of pike fish in the pond), and even fresh water otters. It was pretty magical, really. Everywhere we went in the area, until you got more into town, was farms and forests, and all the farms were walled in by forests, as were many rivers and lakes. I went on a several-day canoe trip through the area with friends, down rivers lined with thick woods. And yes, we had parks. The one right near where I lived was Parvin State Park. Do a Google images search for New Jersey in the fall, to see how beautiful it looks for a few weeks each year. We would also get huge snow storms, like a few feet, and crazy thunderstorms a few times a year, when I was a kid. We had all the weather, which I found really fun.

jmundt33a

I think Ursula needs a shoutout here too.

paul rai

Hope you guys watch The Hunchback of Notre Dame that’s also part of the Disney renaissance. Such a dark and bold film that would never get made today by Disney standards. And it has probably the best villain song of any Disney film.

dys

Recommend you guys watch Twisted, a fantastic indie musical parodying and deconstructing this from Jafar's perspective. I think a lot of the reason for Americans ragging on New Jersey is that a lot of the parts of it closest to New York City are very industrial, a lot of the industry and cargo ports and stuff that USED to exist in NYC itself moved over to NJ. So while it has plenty of perfectly nice towns and nature, the parts of it that Americans are most likely to see while heading towards or in NYC are quite ugly.

gfixler

The opening song you heard here starts out: Oh, I come from a land, from a far away place Where the caravan camels roam Where it's flat and immense, and the heat is intense It's barbaric, but hey, it's home! In the original movie I saw in theaters, and listened to on CD all the time, the third line used to be: Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face I understand why they changed it, but even all these decades later, the new version still sounds weird to me. You can hear the voice change slightly, because they fit that new line in much later.

gfixler

George, you're missing the part where the original song is awesome, and the remake is crap, because you heard it second, but then a whole generation comes in and loves the second one, and then they have no respect for the original, way better version, and they think you're an old idiot for liking the clearly better one. That's how it affects me. 😆

Jason Pratt

There’s an artist that made a kick ass mash up, Princess Jasmine and her hair is the Cave of Wonders. He’s done a lot of Disney reimaginings. I’ll have to post in general comments

Daniel Jones

You should make a Disney Animation poll next!

REDR58

Also, the 2016 version of “The Jungle Book” doesn’t have the racist elements that the original animated movie has.

REDR58

Cruella is fantastic.

REDR58

Sometimes, the home video release uses a different version of the original theatrical poster. Also, there are a number of theatrical posters specifically for different regions around the world.

REDR58

First time viewing for me. This is a very entertaining movie, but I’m surprised at the lyrics “He’s got *slaves*, He’s got servants and flunkies.” I do well remember the version of “A Whole New World” sung by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle was on the radio a LOT back when this movie came out: https://youtu.be/PmvT7B3u7II?is=8QXRKfGUAj0wMtTK

Happy Hanukkah

No sarcasm, just shoehorning in a reference to Maggie Wheeler's similar choice for her character of Janice in Friends. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t1F5wO53jIc And here's a scene from The Nanny with some meta-humor about Fran Drescher's voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkhTeMtm3XI And since the above clip references Marvin Hamlisch, let's tie this in to the recent discussion about James Bond theme songs. Here's Carly Simon performing Nobody Does It Better alongside composer Hamlisch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZQYJCeIuM

Justin Leone

My mom worked on that movie (she's a Greensperson, which is pretty much what it sounds like). I don't think I've seen it since it came out, and rarely hear it mentioned, so I'm surprised it's someone's go-to "New Jersey" movie, particularly in a world where Kevin Smith exists.

Justin Leone

Here's the deal with New Jersey: It's fine. It has plenty of nice areas, including mountains and woodlands up north, the pine barrens in the south, and a bunch of charming small towns throughout. It also has some really ugly industrial areas, oil refineries, and some ragged urban areas. So, like many states, it's got pleasant and not-so-pleasant spots. But what it notably lacks is any one, central cultural hub. It's nestled between New York City and Philadelphia, but it doesn't really have a major cultural center of its own. It has Newark, which I don't think anyone has ever visited unless they had business there or a flight to catch at the airport. And it has Atlantic City, which is like a smaller, poorer, more depressing Las Vegas. And the part of the state that you see when driving through it via the major highways is little more than a corridor of urban/industrial sprawl (and lots of corporate business parks and strip malls) stretching between NYC and Philly. And while the nice areas are just that, "nice", it doesn't really have any truly spectacular parks that would be unique enough to draw people from far and wide. Someone coming from, say, Canada, would much sooner visit the Adirondacks or the Catskills (both in New York), or the Green Mountains in Vermont. Or the Poconos in PA, or the Berkshires in MA. I guess there's the Jersey shore, which is not nearly as trashy as its reputation might suggest. I've never seen the show by the same name, but I don't think it did the area's public image any favors. Again, it's nice, but not somewhere I'd expect people to come from far and wide to see. So all in all, NJ just doesn't really put its best faces forward, and even its best faces just aren't unique enough to base an identity around. At least, not since Action Park shut down. Action Park (also sometimes called Traction Park and Class Action Park) was one of the most fun places in the world. A water park whose management was so reckless and negligent that you could feel the giddy feeling of freedom in the air. So long as you could get some distance from your parents or camp counselors, no one would stop you from drowning or getting maimed in one of the park's many exciting, elaborate, and lazily engineered attractions. Alas, it eventually succumbed to the mountain of lawsuits and pressure from local emergency response services, and I don't think NJ has ever replaced it with anything as worthwhile in the 30 years since it was shuttered.

TylerNorCal

George - 'if you like something that is good, and they make a new one that sucks...why are you mad?' Um.....bc it fucking sucks. What do you mean 😂 Good things should be praised and shared, bad things should be ridiculed and go away. I could make more points about it but It's that simple really haha.

TylerNorCal

Yeah sorry you don't enjoy dogshit, sucks for you 😂

BigM

TylerNorCal, what are you? 5 years old? First of all are you saying I should like things that are dogshit? That really doesn't make much sense. Secondly I'm allowed to dislike whatever I want.

Simon Pegged Me

I came for the intro, stayed for the Simon singalong. Brava! (I should probably pay extra for my Patron membership this month.) The Disney "What are you going to do now?" promotional advertisement wasn't created for just any sporting event. It was created for the Super Bowl. After the most valuable player (MVP) was announced, a broadcaster would do a fake interview that concluded with "What are you going to do now?" and the MVP would announce "I'm going to Disneyworld!" In the commercial they'd build around that, the "When You Wish Upon a Star" music would swell and they show clips of the MVP and his family enjoying their all-expenses-paid trip to Disneyworld. I think this stopped when a person who didn't fit the Disney image won MVP.

Anodyne

The parts of New Jersey adjacent to New York City used to be stereotypically industrial, working class and unsophisticated in the NYC mind right through the middle of the 20th century. A girlfriend I had who came from NYC used to say that the standard NYC comment when introduced to someone from New Jersey was 'Oh, I thought I could smell something.'

blerbaberpaterb

ah yes, completely twist his words into the opposite point he was making just so you can make a point no one is arguing against. well done.

Stephanie

@WatedPo Cruella is not a remake. It is an original about a character that was part of the animated classic 101 Dalmatians.

Stephanie

I'm not a fan of the live action remakes either. I saw The Lion King in theatre and it was such a disappointment. I prefer the original. I don't see the point of making a live action remake of an animated classic. If new generations are to discover the story, then just let them watch the original.

Mike W

Loved this reaction. Definitely do more Disney, Hercules has some great songs as well. If you haven't already you need to listen to Rachel Bloom, Historically Accurate Disney Princess Song (When Will I Find My Prince?)

Mesme Rize

You should definitely do more classic Disney Movies. Also If you ever do the Jungle Book, maybe do it as a double feature with the 1967 classic and the 2016 live-action remake, because the 2016 remake is the only one that is actually good in my opinion. Though, judging by his reaction Snake Jafar, George will probably hate the depiction of Kaa in both movies. :P

Chris Davies

I agree, there isn't a single live action remake that's better than the originals; or even good

Denashi

Abu, the Cave of Wonders AND Rajah are all voiced by Frank Welker who George may know as Nibbler in Futurama! He's also voiced Megatron and a crapton of animal voices in different shows and movies!

Max Krause

Oh right. The new groove. The new groove for the emperor. The new groove chosen specifically for the emperor to groove. The emperor's new groove.

Shibby

For classic animated disney movies to react to I can recommend: Tarzan Hercules The Swan Princess (not really Disney but ex-Disney creators) Aladdin and the King of Thieves (especially since we get Robin Williams and a John Rhys Davies) The Sword in the Stone The Jungle Book

kayfun

As far as I remember, the Jersey jokes weren't really serious until Jersey Shore blew up, then people just started accepting NJ as the default joke state. Before that Jersey jokes were primarily in jest. Also, met Gilbert Gottfried in the late 2000's. Yes its true, he plays up the voice for his act.

gfixler

This amazed me the first time I heard it, in the same way as the first time I heard Bobcat Goldthwait's real speaking voice.

Tyler Foster

Honestly, if you're thinking about tackling the Disney animated classics, the most logical thing to do would be to just go in chronological order starting from the beginning.

deific

The New Jersey thing is really just it's the boring ugly neighbor of NYC. There used to be a lot of industrial (maybe still is) so it was viewed as dirty, but its mostly just a meme/friendly ribbing from us NYers. As someone who grew up in Upstate NY (a whole nother convo on what that means) NJ was just where all the traffic started when driving to NYC. Like every state though its still very diverse beyond what it's meme'd for and the North West and Southern parts are beautiful. There is a very interesting video on New Jersey explaining why there might be a second reason its seen as boring boring, and thats because despite being the most dense state in the country it has no major metropolis and so I dont think it has personality like you would expect if it had a major unified city. Anyways, here is the that video on why that is: https://youtu.be/mzohouMgODo?si=u0gXG05bDlKmLmBY

gfixler

I still have a pile of old Disney piano books from a bunch of the big movies. I never got good at piano, but I would trudge through the first couple of lines, and then memorize them, so I could play them back quickly, with feeling. I was good at the feeling bit, bad at the reading sheet music bit. Okay, just checked: The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Toy Story, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and I guess it counts now, The Star Wars Trilogy. Then a bunch of random fun from it the day, like The Animaniacs, O Brother, Where Art Thou, and Jurassic Park.

DonDuracell

I once counted how many different characters (of the Genie) Robin Williams gave a voice and I think I came to a number over 80.

gfixler

> Animator Eric Goldberg famously based the Genie, the “star” of Disney’s animated Aladdin film, on Hirschfeld’s drawings, and the artists became friends. Goldberg, and his wife Susan proposed the idea of collaborating with Hirschfeld on a short film on a day in the life of Manhattan with Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” as its soundtrack. Hirschfeld declined to do any new drawings, but he allowed them to adapt his existing work for character designs. https://www.alhirschfeldfoundation.org/piece/eric-goldberg Just a bunch of examples on Google Images: https://www.google.com/search?q=al+hirschfeld&udm=2

Felreign

Have Simone watch Tarzan! Also Atlantis and Emperor's New Groove are highly recommended too.

Kevin Rogers

I have to agree with Simone about not really wanting to see the live action remakes of Disney films. However, the 2015 live action Cinderella was very very good! That one I very much recommend.

Dave Jacob

Come to New Jersey! We have beautiful beaches AND ski mountains, tons of parks and amazing food! Some could argue the best pizza. Best time to visit is the early fall :)

Dave Jacob

Man. Little mermaid, beauty and the beast, Hercules and Tarzan are all great. George is overdo for those. And Simone, surprisingly the Aladdin live action is one of the few remakes I actually enjoyed. I would say it’s worth a watch and is not just a shot for shot remake. Try it one day! :)

REDR58

Today I learned that all 21 counties in NJ are classified as "urban"

Cooper S. Beckett

Y'all really need to check out Robin Hood to see what birthed the furries

Andy H.

Okay, probably in the minority here, but I actually really enjoyed the live action versions of Aladin, Maleficent, and especially Cruella. Good casts, effects that were fun and mostly didn't take you out of the story, and in the case of Maleficent and Cruella, a fun take on the villain.

WhiteHawk

Just an update, watched it all last night, that was much better, thanks again for that.

FromDarknessComesLight

Off the top of my head, Disney renaissance films include Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, and Mulan. I also like to include Emperor's New Groove to the list as well, although that is technically after the end of the renaissance (last one was Tarzan in 1999).

804Media

As a former lifelong resident of NJ, I can say the hate is very much earned, at this point, but we grew into it (in all the wrong ways) more than embraced it ironically. We started off well by shoving all the industry and infrastructure into the same places down near Philadelphia and up by Newark (across the river from NYC), and so anyone who came in by plane or by the major interstate routes got their first whiff of garbage and steel tooling oil long before they saw anything remotely hinting at "The Garden State." That kept the uninitiated rabble out and we had beautiful mountainous and forested areas, heritage farmland and small coastal towns for decades. But, since then, the entire stretch of I-95 and US Route 1 has turned into a cesspit of people who want to remain New Yorkers and Philadelphians while exploiting the neighboring state's resources. So... yeah. The Dirty Jerze abides. Also, Central Jersey is most definitely a thing. Don't let those toolbags from North and South tell you any different. Central is mostly reclaimed coastal swamp and estuary land, so it does smell a lot like garbage everywhere, now that I think about it... I hope this post sounds sufficiently "Jersey." I didn't really try. It comes out naturally and unexpectedly. Like bean farts, and garbage bag water.

JayF

I would definitely recommend The Rescuers, The Rescuers Down Under, and the original The Jungle Book (coolest villain voice evar).

dlpheonix

Sword in the stone was a favorite of mine. Almost all the animated disney movies from the 20th century are classics for good reason.

Allan

The one live action Disney remake I think would be fun to cover is The Jungle Book. Not the 2016 Jon Favreau one, though that is one of the better ones. I'm talking about the one from 1994 that really isn't a straight remake of the animated movie. They took the general premise and made it into an action adventure movie, more of a Tarzan kind of thing really. It was directed by Stephen Sommers who later made The Mummy with Brendan Fraser. Seems to be pretty forgotten these days and I honestly don't know how well it holds up, but I remember really liking it as a kid. And I don't think there are many reactions to it.

Rash Bandicoot

Watching the full reaction on Cinebingers right now and really enjoying myself as always, but I would like to provide some constructive feedback. Simone's singing is a lot of fun, but I think you guys should sync the movie with her reactions in situations like this so her singing is in sync with the movie.

Mark Messer

Not quite the renaissance era, but in the early 2000s Disney made some great non-conventional animated films that definitely stand out from the other ones. They have a cool style that blends 3-D and 2-D animation. Treasure Planet and Atlantis

Simone's Coconut Squire

Jersey is basically wall-to-wall suburbs. It’s the most densely populated state in the nation which is a tribute to its lack of undeveloped land.

PIG

That was spooky lol

Mark Ryan Cabico

The Fox and The Hound is a great classic Disney movie

Exeden

Grew up with these movies and they are so good but my 2 favourite Disney movies are Alice in Wonderland and The Sword in the Stone.

Maura Gillies

In my lil opinion, the only remakes actually worth it are Maleficent and Cinderella, because they are both drastically different from the animated ones. MAYBE Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast, but it's a stretch. Lots of love! 💛

Kelly Pickard

Genie's impression that he does twice of the white-haired guy saying, "Uh, there are a couple of provisos, a couple of quid pro quos," was of William F. Buckley Jr., a conservative pundit who would've been very well known to the Boomer generation. I didn't get it at ALL as a kid, but found out who it was (and what the real person was like) years later when the internet rolled around. It was partly Robin Williams' stream of consciousness, and partly just a joke only the parents at the time would've gotten. If you want to get a primer on who Buckley was and what he was like, I HIGHLY recommend the incredible documentary film "Best of Enemies." It's about his infamous series of debates with Gore Vidal during the 1968 presidential election. The two of them deeply loathed one another, and their debates became the basis of all the years of talking heads pundits in the years that followed.

Shawn B

I wonder why they opened to movie with the 4th wall breaking narrator, but never closed with the same guy? It's like, he lures you in with a story, then you never hear from him again...

Shawn B

I know him from "USA up all night", before Rhonda Sheer. Yes, I'm that old.

Chris Bruneau

careful, he will come over and slap you! :)

Nemo-the-Red

Personally I like the live action Aladdin, but I do think this one is far superior, its just one of the few Disney movies thay have a live action remake that I choose between every now and then. Without really getting into it, I like some additions and edits made, and i like most of the performances (Jafar, unfortunately, is TERRIBLE, just completely unmenacing, ugh). The direction is fun too, Guy Ritchie does his thing and its one of the few live action remakes that still have color left in instead of being desaturated to muted colors. It just isnt as good as the animated one. Also Simone, the Arabian Nights is an amazing collection of stories, I used to read it as a kid and I listen to the audiobook at least once a year as a sleep aid. Just definitely worth an audible credit if classic fairy tales are your thing.

Nemo-the-Red

Have you seen The Black Cauldron?

Nemo-the-Red

Really need to add Scar i think, I love that queen. The best villains are the most camp and queer coded.

Nemo-the-Red

I started to, it gets me almost every time

Nemo-the-Red

Except Jafar, everyone else i like a lot.

Nemo-the-Red

You are welcome to your opinion but just so Simone knows from other parts of the community, I loved it, so she should continue doing ao, in my opinion.

Nemo-the-Red

Oh i LOVE Ever After. God, I cry like every time, plus such a beautiful movie, and Angelica Huston as the evil stepmother? Perfect.

Nemo-the-Red

I liked those 3 as well, some more than others, but did not like the second Maleficent at all.

Nemo-the-Red

Or for a Guillermo del Toro react, his is my favorite version. The classic is obviously a classic though

Nabikon

Can't recall if this had been answered somewhere, but what's the best/worst book you've ever read? what was the most difficult? what was funniest?

PIG

… I can’t think of one that’s not, come to think about it, Nemo!

jmundt33a

I was never impressed with Scar. As far as solid villains without the coding, Percival C McCleach is pretty memorable. Frollo isn’t queer-coded though you’d think he’d be easier to mold that way than Jafar. Maybe the judge’s villain song just bulldozes the coding.

ARIN

Please do all the Disney movies! Also, because it’s a huge pet peeve of mine, Beauty and the Beast is in no way an example of actual Stockholm Syndrome. 😁

LuckyLeveret

This version actually has a lot more in common with the movie Thief of Bagdad (1940) ... the vizier is named Jaffar and the hero's sidekick was a street boy named Abu. The folktale Aladdin was a young boy when he goes after the lamp, there was also a genie in a ring, trees that grew gems ... AND the Aladdin, Ali Baba, Sinbad were all actually written by Europeans and presented as folktales from the exotic orient. There are actual 1001 nights tales and it is a collection of stories told by Scheherazade to the sultan as a stay of execution, essentially the sultan was taking wives and having them executed each morning after, Scheherazade volunteered, she would tell him a story all night, and In the morning promise to tell him another the next night, this went on for 1001 nights, over this time she bore him children and they grew to love each other, and he finally officially stated she would not be excecuted.

Marcus Hicks

Simone, you don't ever need to apologise for loving this movie so much that you can quote lines and sing along to the songs.

Down in the Dojo

Now that you've both seen Aladdin, I'd love to see y'all react to Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier.

Angela D. Mitchell

I always wonder why people get so angry at things like the live action versions or remakes (or new adaptations). It's not like the old ones are destroyed. You will always still have them. And sometimes there's something more to discover in the work. And sure, the live action reasons are soulless -- Disney cashing in -- but some of them do offer some lovely little thing the cartoon versions didn't. The live action Cinderella is genuinely better than the cartoon. It's perfect. Or take Beauty and the Beast. Yes, the cartoon is a classic. But is it actually a romance? Is there ANY hint of real chemistry or physical attraction between the characters? No. But the live action -- flaws and all -- gives us that. It empowers Belle, allows her the option to leave, and most of all, enriches her romance with the Beast. We can see that they are actually attracted to each other in multiple scenes, and the ballroom scene is, for me, absolutely perfect for that reason. No, Emma Watson can't sing. And no, I don't care. I'll always be happy the live action Beauty and the Beast exists. For me it's better than the cartoon because it feels like an actual romance.

Angela D. Mitchell

I know this is heresy but honestly, I love several of the Disney live action versions and think they offer something new and lovely that makes them worth seeing -- Cinderella is better than the animated, Jungle Book is fantastic. And while neither were exactly beloved, I adored the live action Beauty and the Beast for actually giving us chemistry and romance between the two characters (which the animated cartoon utterly lacks), and I loved the way The Little Mermaid live action gave us much richer characterizations for Ariel, Eric, and Triton (plus it cut the awful "Les Poissons" musical number!). So in some cases, I'm glad the live action AND the original cartoons both exist. The live action (non-Disney) adaptation that felt truly soulless to me was the How to Train Your Dragon live action. A handsome (!), personality-free Hiccup, flat acting from all involved, and astoundingly ugly worldbuilding. I couldn't get over how bad everything looked when the cartoon was so ravishing. George, if I had to pick ONE classic Disney for you and Simone to react to, I'd choose either Pinocchio or Bambi. They're rich stories that aren't dependent on stereotypes (although don't get me wrong, I love me those fairytales). And the cel animation is jaw dropping for both. Just exquisite.

BigM

I don't hate the live action movies. I don't see any point in watching them. The odds that I would enjoy them more than the original is slim to none. It does annoy me Abit how they spend their time and resources on making remakes when they could be making original titles. It's the same way Im not a big fan of pointless sequel's, just worse.