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  The Return of Jafar (1994)
Disney's first original made-for-video movie, "The Return of Jafar" picks up where "Aladdin" ended, with the evil sorcerer Jafar trapped inside a magic lamp.
But when a clumsy thief releases Jafar from the lamp, Jafar plots his revenge against Aladdin.
Parent Previews gave The Return of Jafar a C grade.
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  Aladdin II & III Collection (The Return of Jafar & Aladdin and the King of Thieves) DVD Review
Return of Jafar picks up right where the first film left off, and proceeds by adhering to a similar formula, down to the use of certain musical numbers very similar to Aladdin's which fit right into place where they did before.
Having been outwitted in the predecessor's finale, the heinous Jafar and his obnoxious parrot henchman Iago are cursed to remain in the magic lamp in a distant desert.
The Return of Jafar is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1 fullscreen.
www.ultimatedisney.com /aladdinsequels.html   (3528 words)

  
  LaserDisc Database - Aladdin: The Return of Jafar [2237 AS]
LaserDisc Database - Aladdin: The Return of Jafar [2237 AS]
Aladdin: The Return of Jafar (1994) [2237 AS] http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/5663
Aladdin: The Return of Jafar (1994) [2237 AS]
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 Aladdin II: The Return Of Jafar (1994)
Aladdin: The Return of Jafar appears in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; due to those dimensions, the image has not been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
Jafar consistently remained watchable, but the mix of issues appeared surprisingly problematic given Disney’s record of excellent DVD transfers.
Note that The Return of Jafar currently can’t be purchased on its own.
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 The Internet Disney Fashion Database (IDFDB.com)
Jafar was the royal advisor to the Sultan of Agrabah, which I suppose was Disney's PC replacement for Baghdad, considering the fact that we'd just bombed the shit out of it the year before this movie came out.
Jafar sought to have the magic lamp, so that he could rule the world.
Jafar's probably one of Disney's most outlandish villains, because he so well played on the American mindset of the time.
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 Aladdin: The Return of Jafar (Video VHS)
In a rewrite of `The Return of Jafar,' colors like red, purple, and fl would be used to portray good, while colors like blue, yellow, and white would be used to portray evil.
At the commencement of `The Return of Jafar,' viewers encounter Iago, the parrot whom they may have witnessed as Jafar's sidekick, crawling out from underneath an area to which they had been banished known as the The Cave of Wonders.
After all, the purpose of Jafar returning to the palace was so that he could get revenge upon Aladdin for interfering with his plans for dominating the city of Agrabah in the first film.
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 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on The Return of Jafar at Epinions.com
Jafar has returned as a genie, but with the limitations of one - he can't kill and he can't leave the lamp.
But when Jafar returns to the palace, intent on destroying Aladdin, Iago is forced to choose between his own interests and the safety of his new friends - the first people to ever look out for him.
TROJ was never going to live up to the beauty of Aladdin.
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 Gamerz-Edge - Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar and Aladdin 3: The King of Thieves DVD Review   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In Aladdin the Return of Jafar, Jafar has found a way out of the lamp to return to seek his revenge on Aladdin for tricking him into wishing himself into the most powerful Genie in the world who entrapped him in the lamp.
Jafar is in its original full screen format of 1.33:1, while the other film is offered in 1.85:1 widescreen.
Overall the Return of Jafar was a disappointment as a sequel.
www.gamerz-edge.com /dvd/reviews/aladdin23.html   (609 words)

  
 The Return of The Return of Jafar
So when "Return of Jafar," the very first cheaply-made-for-video Disney sequel, was released...everyone had to buy it, because if Jafar was indeed coming back for revenge, the heroes didn't stand a chance.
Not only was "Return of Jafar" the first video sequel, it was the first to truly need a fast-forward button.
Jafar chortles with glee as he orders Aladdin's death for the second time, and this go-round it HAS to stick because everybody is chained up.
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 My Abu Page - The Return of Jafar Goofs-Trivia
Eventually, Robin Williams returned as the Genie in Aladdin and the King of Thieves.
* At the end of the film, Jafar, when his fl lamp melts in the magma, dies but Iago, his ex-sidekick, is still alive and returns in the TV series, Aladdin, and the last Aladdin film, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, followed in 1996.
Jafar reappeared in only one episode of the animated series based upon the Disney animated feature,Hercules and in Mickey's house of Villains.
www.angelfire.com /wv2/arielprincess/AbuAladdinRoJGoofsTrivia.htm   (575 words)

  
 Aladdin III: Aladdin And The King Of Thieves (1996)
In 1994, Aladdin: The Return of Jafar proved that fans would flock to the stores to buy “direct-to-videosequels.
The return of Robin Williams created greater expectations for Thieves than for Jafar, and the movie indeed outperforms its immediate predecessor.
Jafar appeared in its original fullframe ratio, and the DVD’s case claimed that Thieves would be 1.33:1 as well.
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 Steve Rhodes reviews The Return of Jafar   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The songs in THE RETURN OF JAFAR, none of which I can remember now, did at least possess plenty of pep and sounded like real songs.
Jafar (Jonathan Freeman) with his sinister little goatee is up to his old tricks—like most of this unimaginative movie, there are few new tricks.
THE RETURN OF JAFAR runs 1:06, which means less than an hour if you exclude the credits.
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 Aladdin and the Return of Jafar quiz -- free game
Jafar obviously returns as the title says but there are a few other surprises along the way."
Iago told Jafar where Aladdin and the Sultan were, so that he could capture the Sultan.
When Jafar managed to grab a hold of Aladdin, he realized he had someone else in his hands.
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 The Return of Jafar - Movie Rental Review
Wicked Jafar returns to Agrabah after a clumsy bandit sets him free from the lamp in which he was imprisoned.
But, because he must obey the genie's law and not kill on his own, Jafar uses his rescuer as a tool of revenge against his wrongdoers.
The Return of Jafar has the general look of its predecessor, but this made-for-video sequel doesn't possess the wit or integrity of Disney's Aladdin.
www.commonsensemedia.org /movie-reviews/Return-Jafar.html   (701 words)

  
 Aladdin: The Return of Jafar - TV.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bck at Jafar's lamp Abis Mal releases Jafar and Jafar automatically tries to take his revenge out on Aladdin, but can't because a genie can't kill so he does it through Abis Mal and Iago.
By the time Abis Mal is up to his third wish he decides to make Jafar a free genie, but Aladdin stops this just in time enraged by this Jafar decides to unleash his rage.
Jafar may be dead, but you'll see how he lives his dead life in a Disney's Hercules episode called " Hercules And The Arabian Night".
www.tv.com /aladdin/the-return-of-jafar/episode/83699/summary.html   (1194 words)

  
 More accurate information on Return of Jafar
He was actually smarter than Jafar — the bird had all the ideas.
The Return of Jafar cost a microscopic $3 to $3.5 million to produce — a sliver of the theatrical Aladdin‘s budget.
Jafar may have returned in the first sequel, but Williams ended a well-publicized spat with Disney for a second go-round as the genie in Thieves.
www.platypuscomix.net /hollywood/moreonjafar.html   (949 words)

  
 AnimatedBliss.com - Aladdin: Return of Jafar/King of Thieves
AnimatedBliss.com - Aladdin: Return of Jafar/King of Thieves
Jafar returns as the world’s most powerful genie, and Aladdin and his friends must battle against huge odds to save the kingdom from Jafar’s evil plot!
Where as Return of Jafar was done by Buena Vista Home Entertainment on a TV budget, The King of Thieves was done in the Disney studios with most of the original cast and crew...
www.animatedbliss.com /news.asp?TID=1751   (861 words)

  
 The Aladdin Trilogy - Reviews by David Nusair
And despite the fact that he was freed from his lamp at the end of the first film, the genie (now voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is back and wackier than ever.
The Return of Jafar is a thoroughly needless sequel that may keep small children engaged, but is bound to come off as nothing less than a huge disappointment for fans of the original.
Though it's slightly better than The Return of Jafar, Aladdin and the King of Thieves is nevertheless a disappointing and ultimately pointless sequel that's elevated by the return of Robin Williams as the genie.
www.reelfilm.com /aladdin.htm   (619 words)

  
 ALADDIN II & III COLLECTION: THE RETURN OF JAFAR/ALADDIN AND THE KING OF THIEVES - DVD
The Return of Jafar is one of Disney's earliest attempts at Straight-to-Video Diminishing Returns, coming hot on the heels of their megahit featuring a giant blue Robin Williams.
Williams, alas, does not return in the role of the Genie (Dan "Homer Simpson" Castellaneta picks up his torch), but that's the least of your worries, as the plot sidelines his character in favour of...the parrot.
The Return of Jafar's full-frame presentation is the better of the two early rip jobs in that it's satisfactorily clear whilst reproducing the dingy palette and Crayola-fl outlines.
www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/aladdinsequels.htm   (1098 words)

  
 The Return Of Jafar - Family Movie Review
A Walt Disney production made exclusively for video release, The Return Of Jafar is the sequel to Aladdin, the huge hit feature Disney released about 2 years previous.
The plot is much the same as the past movie, with Jafar out for revenge against Aladdin as he sets up a scheme to make Aladdin appear to have murdered the sultan.
Overall, The Return Of Jafar may be worth the rent for the kids, but I wouldn't put my money down to own it.
www.parentpreviews.com /movie-reviews/return-of-jafar.shtml   (364 words)

  
 Aladdin and the King of Thieves / The Return of Jafar [2 Pack] - DVD
Return of Jafar is a spin-off from the television Aladdin cartoon series, which was a spin-off of the hit Disney animated movie.
Aladdin makes the shocking discovery that his father (voice of John Rhys-Davies), long believed dead, is actually the leader of this infamous band of thieves, and when his father falls into peril, Aladdin must rescue him -- with the genie of the lamp (voice of Robin Williams) on hand to help.
Robin Williams, whose voice work was considered a key factor in the success of the original Aladdin, returned to the franchise for this film after bowing out of the first sequel, The Return of Jafar, due to a financial dispute (in The Return of Jafar, the genie was voiced by Dan Castellaneta).
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 The Return of Jafar (1994) (V)
IMDb > The Return of Jafar (1994) (V)
Jafar comes for revenge on Aladdin, using a foolish thief and Iago's trechery to find away back into power.
Continuity: When Princess Jasmine is being held prisoner in the dungeon by Jafar and Abis-Mal, her legs are bound by a chain in one shot.
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 Amazon.com: Return of Jafar: Video: Jonathan Freeman,Gilbert Gottfried,Jason Alexander,Scott Weinger,Linda Larkin,Jim ...
The story partially involves the villainous Jafar's parrot--Iago--trying to leave his master and befriend Aladdin and Jasmine.
But Jafar has come back at is mean again as the first.
Bringing Jafar back seemed like some sort of cop-out - as if there were no other villans or adventures to chase.
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 Aladdin The Return Of Jafar/Aladdin And The King Of Thieves - Rotten Tomatoes
Aladdin The Return Of Jafar/Aladdin And The King Of Thieves (2005)
In THE RETURN OF JAFAR, the villainous thief Abis Mal seeks out Aladdin's nemesis Jafar, who is now trapped in a genie's lamp, in order to get revenge on Aladdin and his friends.
For Aladdin The Return Of Jafar/Aladdin And The King Of Thieves
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/aladdin_2_and_3_collection   (444 words)

  
 DVD review of Aladdin 2: The Return Of Jafar / Aladdin 3: Aladdin And The King Of Thieves (2-Pack) - DVDTOWN.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
And like so many of Disney's animated sequels since then, "Aladdin II: The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin III: Aladdin and the King of Thieves" were both made as direct-to-video releases.
Jafar (again voiced by Jonathan Freeman), formerly the evil Grand Vizier, now just evil, has been imprisoned in a magic lamp since the last episode.
The look of "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" is a little better than that of "The Return of Jafar," the animation a bit more elaborate and detailed.
www.dvdtown.com /reviews/ali2thereturofjfrali3aliathekigofthieves/2622/1   (1063 words)

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