Aladdin - Phelous

[@TheThundercool]

Aladdin: "I can show you the wo-" Princess: "No."

[@GalakStari]

This seriously needs more likes!

[@grobanlover292]

"I explain the jokes, so you don't have to." So glad he had a Nostalgia critic joke.

[@superjesse645]

Who doesn't poke fun at Nostalgia Critic's opening these days? That's the real question.

[@superjesse645]

Yeah, and I don't care. I still like it. :-)

[@SlashinatorZ]

Insert Channel Awesome controversy joke

[@misuvittupaa8068]

@Alcoon Slambag Right!!

[@randalgraves6979]

😐 I got it.

[@zalybrainlessgenius503]

"While we get a single frame of his mother's corpse..." That always cracks me up XD I dunno why, maybe it's the cheerful tone he says it with

[@mst3kforever]

Well, "Damn you to .34 cent hell" is my new favorite curse ever.

[@lwanco1018]

+mst3kforever That and "what the damn hell is any of this."

[@alainali6010]

well at least it wasn't RULE 34 HELL!!

[@leonardogomez8812]

.34 cent hell is the budget version of hell, complete with png. Fires and hobo demons

[@WillieManga]

.34 cent... That would make this $0.0034... I can beleive that.

[@MusicalSeizureGuy]

Technically it’s divided into 33.3 cents! That’s a blessing from Jesus! Yup, he had something to do with this 😂

[@UniteForgetLeftRight]

That nostalgia critic impression was hilarious.

[@fredjones2170]

AttentionJunkie Funnier than the actual character

[@chanbear2005]

Probably a jab at him and Channel Awesome for making fun of him or whatever.

[@gracekim1998]

@@chanbear2005 this is from 2012😅

[@erainmartinez8175]

Very funny 2:55

[@jamestagge3429]

@@chanbear2005what they made fun of him?????

[@Vherstinae]

The saddest thing is, this movie cleaves a lot closer to the original story. There was a LOT of nonsense in the original tale, which makes sense since Scheherazade was making it up on the spot (at least, according to legend).

[@rassilontdavros3004]

I kinda wish there was an adaptation out there that had the creativity to use that as a framing device to explain away the confusing nature of the plot.

[@ruyekahatori3073]

Thats how a lot of stories start-They are made up by someone as they go along, but as they get passed on and retold, different details change. Then someone will popularize one telling of it (book, movie, etc) and thats the one everyone goes off of.

[@Remythechef]

Honestly, Disney did the right thing by not following the story accurately. Because stuff like the mother never questioning Jafarts position as Uncle would have made no sense and the morality would have been kind of... fucked

[@jessewalker8854]

Not to mention denying the genies freedom.

[@fakeparson8193]

also that whole bit in the original story where he sneaks into the palace to peep at the princess taking a bath...and then uses the genie magic to kidnap her.

[@gracekim1998]

@@fakeparson8193 oh crap 2020

[@gracekim1998]

Correction: Adaption. Adaptions don’t have to be 100% accurate and the whole creative freedom thing

[@megatron6713]

Kind of fucked.......like the rest of Middle Eastern society and morals? (Refering mostly to sha'rhia law stuff, and of course nothing against the actual people just that that particular ideology is poison........turns innocent people that don't know better into monsters......)

[@matane2465]

The Dingo animators must have been influenced by Jafart bobbing his head.

[@PyroGothNerd]

What's bad is this cheap thing is closer to the actual story. The Ring Genie was in the tale, but Aladdin (and the villain) still needed the lamp because the Ring Genie could only really protect and teleport. The Genie of the lamp was far more powerful, and capable of greater feats, while the genie of the ring was weaker, and could do far less. However, in the original tale, the villain spent longer convincing them that he was a relative. Also, there was no wish limit...ever. Also, genies were dangerous bringers of chaos in middle-eastern tales, so it's actually a good thing he didn't release it. All the crappy cheap versions of Aladdin are somehow closer to the original story. How does that even work?

[@Thane3999]

Actually, lamp genie had a limit on wishes. It was the ring genie that did not.

[@herschalshep]

Neither of them had a limit, actually. The original fable had the ring genie be weaker and basically used for protection and teleporting while in the booby-trapped cave. Y'know, there's actually a Good Times entertainment version of Aladdin too. It follows the original tale closely as well. Even surprisingly had the guts to have Jafar (I don't remember his name in the GT version) die by falling on his own sword. They clearly show it pointing up through his back under his robe.

[@Thane3999]

Herschal Shep Well, the ring genie was replaced with carpet in Disney version, so I don't complain. But I have to be honest, even if Disney skewed up arabian/chinese mythology a bit, I still liked their Alladin more. Can't same the same for Jungle Book, Little Mermaid and Frozen though, where I liked original tales better.

[@frauleinfunf]

It's because they just transpose plot points straight from the story, and don't take the time to consider what would work and what wouldn't in a standard three act movie structure, as that takes time and skill no one working on it has. They also don't take time to consider any contradictory elements since addressing what the source material didn't takes too much creativity. The same can be said for fairy tale knock offs that end following the story closer than the more popular Disney movies.

[@robokill387]

don't forget that the original story is set in china. a very inaccurate, inexplicably arabic china.

[@Tareltonlives]

Disney!Genie: TELL! HER! THE! - Thiscartoon!Princess: No

[@whatiftherewasanun]

Guys the villain in this DVD gave birth to the Dingo Pictures laugh

[@SpeedyEric1]

"Could be a little less awkw-ELL'S GOING ON HERE!" lol

[@misterprickly]

Actually... In the original story, there was a ring genie. He was smaller and less powerful than the Lamp genie.

[@boxorak]

Wasn't there also the trade-off that the ring genie could grant more wishes?

[@misterprickly]

boxorak YES! But there was a limit to what wishes he could grant. He could make you rich but not inexhaustibly wealthy.

[@boxorak]

Misterprickly Yeah, that's what I figured. Hey, maybe the Sonic Storybook Series wasn't a complete waste after all...

[@misterprickly]

***** I guess.

[@CyberLance26]

I saw another animated Aladdin movie as a kid with the exact same story so i think this is the original story and the Disney movie is the one that is wrong.

[@meburritoloco7475]

Almost two years and I'm still waiting for the Fortunate Fawn review.

[@phelous]

+MeBurritoLoco Been longer than that, this is a 2012 video. I might finally have to do a video on that, heh.

[@meburritoloco7475]

+Phelan “Phelous” Porteous I wasn't aware your videos were somewhere prior to KZbin. I saw you make cameos in Doug and Brad's videos, and saw you in some collabs, but never actually checked out your channel until a few weeks ago when I binged some videos and subscribed. Stay awesome, Phelan!

[@NodDisciple1]

+Phelan “Phelous” Porteous Plz do. :-0

[@EsmeMarion]

+Phelan “Phelous” Porteous Please do :D

[@Ahturos]

+Phelan ”Phelous” Porteous if you do then I am looking forward to it. Are there still some old videos you have to reuppload?

[@boeingnz]

The lamp genie is evil, that's why Aladdin didn't release him. I mean look at his claw hands.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

The claaaaw!

[@markiangooley]

Genies are enslaved because they are mischievous at least and sometimes seriously evil and dangerous if not controlled.

[@thelegendaryblackbeastofaa115]

For a one dollar movie it had some damn good scenery. That background is a work of art, like "The Thief and the Cobbler." And I laughed out loud several times at some of the visuals (the phallic camel, the head-bobbing, and especially the shower-head seahorse dragons). I'm now interested in looking the French version of this movie up.

[@rassilontdavros3004]

The beginning of Phelous’ Golden Age.

[@MusicalSeizureGuy]

At least a few times a year I come back here and watch his playlist of these kind of movies 😂

[@HiperPivociarz]

He called owl Hoho? This is stupid, imagine Ash Ketchum kalling his pokemon after sound they make... oh man, metahumor is contagious

[@Tareltonlives]

That's it; turning him into candy

[@bananamanchester4156]

I know your comment is five years old, but I just upvoted it from 49 to a nice even 50. You're welcome.

[@smugfortuneV2]

Digging the derpy ryuko pfp

[@ShayLaLaLooHoo]

You know, if Jafart had just helped Aladdin up, _(without_ acting suspicious,) he could have used the lamp to memory-wipe him and his mother and gotten away with it?

[@LinxFraulein]

Why does every human character have normal eyes but the Jafar character has two black dots? Too hard to draw normal eyes on him? Even the parrot and the owl got a better effort.

[@wolfashb4n370]

Because he's evil?

[@LadyCoyKoi]

@@wolfashb4n370 Even the lamb genie got two soulless dots that happens to look like stars. ...so he must be evil.

[@wolfashb4n370]

@@LadyCoyKoi probably

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

He looks like a Tintin character.

[@yusakwilliam1179]

The reason why not-Jafar wanted the lamp because it housed a much more powerful genie. In the original tale, There were two genies: the ring genie, and the lamp genie. The ring genie was weaker, only being able to do stuff that require physical strength, whereas the lamp genie was stronger in that he was able to bend reality to grant wishes. This movie is actually more accurate to the tale than the Disney version. And yeah, as much as people dislike Disney for messing with the source material, at least you can see why they did so.

[@trunksrocks1]

+Yusak William if only someone made a VERY accurate version that wasn't crap.... or the disney one..

[@FaeQueenCory]

+MetroidSigma That would require far too much effort and work to ever be done.

[@rdsasuke1]

There was a live action television movie that did actually.

[@gracekim1998]

It makes sense why they went with just the lamp in the Disney one😅

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

If you are a power hungry villain, why settle with one genie when you can have two?

[@boxorak]

13:27 Oh dear God, she summoned Mr. Popo. We're all screwed.

[@ChaoticPesme75]

boxorak I think it's his lesser known cousin, Mr Poopoo.

[@NodDisciple1]

ChaoticPesme75 "Hiiiiiiii...."

[@beneil2]

+ChaoticPesme75 ARDBZ?

[@buttersstotch407]

Remember the pecking order

[@commonwriternext]

+boxorak I'll say

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

Your Ernie and Bert impressions are FUCKING HILARIOUS Phelous

[@matthatter56]

11:13 to 11:43 especially with Phelous's head bobbing and than his commentary (what he makes Aladdin and Jafar say) I was literally in tears from laughing so hard. The thing is Phelous's words are so matched up and in sync with Jafar's movements.

[@NodDisciple1]

Cue Screaming Dingo Nuns. AHHHHHH!!!!!

[@MotownFan1962]

I'm not sure if you've gotten this before, but you do a marvelous Bert, especially the laugh.

[@renamon5658]

In the original Aladdin. Aladdin's dad died of embarrassment

[@gordieboi2340]

"Uncle's feelings would be hurt" Walks to him "FORTUNE"

[@JessAWeeb]

I came back to watch this review again because I just discovered that I've had this movie for VHS since I was a child. I didn't even realize it was the same movie except for Aladdin being shown on the back. The front cover shows a completely different looking genie.

[@Gasoline85]

"Move the palace to Egypt"... Wait, I thought this already took place in Egypt?

[@DarksideEXE]

I think AgrabAAAAH was meant to be in Iran somewhere...as opposed to where the sphinx is....that or this movie believes Egypt is a town somewhere.

[@Gasoline85]

DarksideEXE I know, but in the beginning of the movie they said "Once upon a time, a powerful magician lived in Egypt". So what the hell?

[@DarksideEXE]

Gasoline85 well it is a bad story afterall, you really think bad stories make sence...intentionally? by the time you're watching they already got your 34 cents.

[@Gasoline85]

True.

[@baranguirus]

Well, the original arabian nights tale actually took place in China, which makes the "false uncle" scheme of the egyptian (african in the original) even more far-fetched. I'll be perfectly honest though, while this is really cartboardy and cheap, it's a very loyal retelling of the original tale.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

"Oh Phelous what's your opion about" - oooh and here I thought Sad Panda was singing "What you're yappin' on about?"...

[@CarozQH]

You NEED to make a video about the Dingo pictures version...

[@robfriedrich2822]

That is more horrible

[@blackyoshi1230]

That's not even worth 5 cents. Not even 1 either.

[@robfriedrich2822]

Well, they did the job cheapest as possible and good enough to fool the customer and to prevent a money return.

[@andrewbeltran8302]

It's so cheap that in the vein of this, the English DVD rip around here isn't even complete (I think, cut about 15 to 25 minutes). I think he's better off doing the GoodTimes version (I know LewToons did it, but hey, can't hurt to take a shot).

[@NodDisciple1]

I wish he would already. D:

[@johnalogue9832]

"Fortunate Fawn" and "Heidi" DVDs were shown briefly in this video, and now I need to see what they're about. Also, he turns the owl into a dog, cat, and a rat. Isn't turning a cat into a rat like turning a human into a cheeseburger?

[@chillbaloo5346]

Fun Fact: The original Aladdin story takes place in China.

[@yourmomasaurus]

Really?

[@chillbaloo5346]

Jenna Zornes Yep.

[@rassilontdavros3004]

+ChillBaloo Seemingly in some sort of alternate reality where China is Islamic.

[@chillbaloo5346]

RassilonTDavros Not exactly. Its an Arabian story, but it took place in China to give it an exotic feel. It has few Chinese elements though, so you may be on to something.

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

Disney change all stories from the actual stories

[@MykezStylez]

The beginning of Phelous's spiral into the world of East West. If only he knew what would come next.

[@iridescentbun]

omg he looks adorable when he's dressed up like the captain explainy pants

[@Nagoragama]

This is my second favorite Aladdin review you've done Phelous!

[@MaggieOffutt]

What's your first one?

[@oddskymikha8185]

Maggie Offutt Probably his review of "Aladdin and the Adventure of all time".

[@MaggieOffutt]

that makes sense

[@catcookie6726]

"Aladdin, do something!"

[@BubbaBowie]

11:10 Little did he know, this was just setting him up for Dingo

[@pennyjack2]

34 cent hell: room temperature rc cola

[@chrysrhykyscalhoun9812]

Honestly, I'm pretty amazed how you reviewed this, despite the fact you said the VHS transfer was shit. And you were spot on the Bert and Ernie impressions during the scene of Aladdin and Princess Badroulbadour. Vulgar, but perfect.

[@ClaireBidart64]

your work is great

[@Bismuth83X]

PFFT, When did Jafart turn into a Mr. Potato Head?

[@vampiricpig1392]

I was watching a movie called "The Perfume of the Lady in Black" and in the background of some shots you can see posters for this movie

[@Earthdemon1]

I actually kinda like the design of the genies, especially the ring genie. The rest of the movie looks kinda silly and the fact that it's so cut up is a serious issue, but the art style looks kinda nice and unique

[@Fingaladinga]

Holy moly! My dad used to tape vhs compilations of random kid shows off the tv for my brother and I, and one of them had a snippet of a commercial for this movie! Having grown up with the Disney version, I was always curious to see the rest of this one, and while I never did (thank goodness!) I remember seeing discount Jafar riding the carpet, thinking he was Aladdin. What a find this video was!

[@theponydalek7923]

Dear god Mr. Popo is a genie we're gonna die!

[@U014B]

+0.66 for "The Critic" reference, and +0.34 for Christopher Walken impersonation

[@shirophoenix01]

That Christopher Walken "Oh Phelous" version was everything.

[@MissSallyB1]

R.I.P. Captain Explainypants 2014 - 2014 God Grant he lie still

[@gracekim1998]

So upon hearing Bert and Earnie’s voices, yeah you are pretty spot on 😊 just incredible

[@thenumberquelve158]

That camel is the most phallic thing in a kids' show I have EVER laid eyes on. Just.....jj ..... just. *HOW?????????*

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

I love that the lord of darkness in this movie sounds like some third-rate stand-up comedian reading a script they gave him five minutes before recording.

[@isaiahwilliams2642]

Oh, HA-HA-HA I actually thought he was going to review the actual Disney "Aladdin" for a second.

[@baybvgo2.058]

Thank god for Explainy pants.

[@Nuggetlover96]

I like how Phelous is so shocked that Aladdin has a ring genie and a lamp genie, as having both was part of the original story.......

[@davidspring4003]

+Nuggetlover96 yes, but the public consciousness is the Disney version, so even if he does know the original story (not saying he doesn't), he might be talking about how confusing it is to the average movie-watching audience. Though it made a bit more sense in the original story as the Ring (Shara, let's call her) was weaker (but I THINK she could grant infinite wishes, whereas the Lamp could only grant a certain number) than the Lamp (who never got a name, as far as I know, besides Genie in the Disney version. And Erazor in Sonic and the Secret Rings.) Here...they're both kinda equal in terms of power.

[@Nuggetlover96]

You are correct about the ring being able to grant infinite wishes while the lamp only had three. And I assume that could be a reasonable reaction.

[@A.ManAlone]

Is no one else gonna comment on how the "dragons" look like seahorses?

[@A.ManAlone]

+Limpshot McGee also, holy shit perfect bert impersonation

[@PyroGothNerd]

+Limpshot McGee Funny enough, in Japan Sea Horses were once believed to be baby dragons.

[@kudofan]

Ever play Adventure on Atari 2600? The dragons in it really look like seahorses.

[@ingej003]

I dunno, I kinda thought they look more like trogdor

[@Tareltonlives]

Oh shit, it's the seahorses from Ultima! "There's seahorses, and then there's "Ahhhh!! Seahorses!!"

[@DigiAkuma]

I think I remember watching this version a very long time ago. It was broadcast on our local UHF TV Station.

[@biggeek2256]

I think Discount Jafar has been watching too much Red vs Blue with all the head bobbing he does

[@samuelschofield3170]

This is a retelling of the original story from 1000 and one nights and the ring genie wasn't as powerful as the genie of the lamp. Aladdin also married the princess because of the reasons in the video. The only thing from the movie that wasn't in the original thing was that the magicians brother whisked Aladdin palace away not the magician from the beginning who was killed from being poisoned.

[@LittleBlueTrain67]

8:35 Is is just me or does it look like they're walking on a giant donut?

[@smugfortuneV2]

Holy shit the globe is a donut

[@РоманПолянский-з1в]

1:58 - it's USSR cartoon named "How mushrooms and peas fought". But why it has to be in cheap crappy DVD release, I can't say. Maybe we hide secret codes for destroying USA. I dunno...

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

"I always wondered who the masters of the universe were." Except that he didn't get the lamp, so they never became the masters of the universe. THE SEARCH MUST CONTINUE!

[@WoahAwkwardSilence]

I love Phelous so much.

[@aquabreeze7612]

Where is Phelous filming this? The shed of creepy-ass handprints? Why is there what looks like a slab of meat covered in plastic wrap on the wall above the light switch?

[@gracekim1998]

It’s his shed. The TIME shed 😜

[@DragonHiss4]

We got this, and then Fortunate Fawn... Now, where's the review of Heidi?

[@Aqua-Marine-UK_1991]

is it even possible to review Disney movies without getting copyright claims?

[@gracekim1998]

No

[@Magitek1112]

It's funny how these terrible ripoffs are often more accurate to the original stories than the Disney versions. The ring genie is something from the original story. The probable reason that Discount Jafar wanted the lamp as well is because the lamp genie is more powerful than the ring genie.

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Probably because just retelling the original story (with minor edits) takes less effort than making a story that takes more liberties and updates the narrative for a modern audience.

[@chanbear2005]

@Magitek1112 That doesn't make them good though.

[@gracekim1998]

Yeah it doesn’t mean the movie is GOOD if it’s accurate 😅

[@johnnyth440]

11:12 Dingo Pictures laugh before it was cool!

[@domotormate]

Discount Jafar must have been the forerunner of Dingo Pictures with all of that head bopping laughter.

[@thegayghost872]

It's cool that they use the princess' name from the original story.

[@jsb8261]

I didn't realize Bluto was actually Jafar the whole time. Popeye got lucky then.

[@Necron1313]

11:58 aaaaahhhh....

[@171QA]

Best scared reaction of all time. XD

[@Ratciclefan]

That was great. xD

[@catcookie6726]

Lmao

[@alexalcan]

I used to watch this movie all the time when I was a kid! Even back then I was kinda puzzled by it's low quality, but thought it was just a matter of "style". By far the most memorable thing for me was the finger wiggling thing jafar did lol

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Oh man, low budget cartoons. :)

[@ToHoldNothing]

I think I already had a copy of this in a "Princess Collection", which I bought for Princess and the Goblin, but I found a DVD of it this year by itself and had to get it out of nostalgia for this review, which sent me down looking over Phelous' material probably 8 years ago

[@brianhebert6152]

"Could be a little less awkwa- ELL'S GOIN' ON HERE!"

[@SilentPrayerCG]

0:22 I'm only now noticed that in this frame it's look like Phelous in Otherworld.

[@jessewalker8854]

I kept seeing comments talking about seeing the movies Phelous reviews as kids and not noticing them being wrong at the time, never thought it would happen to me! CURSE YOU ALADDIN AND HIS MAGICAL LAMP ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS!... In my defence i thought this came out in the 60s or something and marveled at animations progress... P.S. after watching i can confirm from watching the VHS there was some cut scenes but most of them were legit just abrupt cutaways and transitions.

[@cg123ize]

oh thank god Im not gonna lie I was horrified at the idea of you destroying the Disney Aladdin im glad it was a different one :D

[@thenetisslow]

I had to physically move back from the screen when I first saw lamp genie. Couldn't stop myself.

[@HaileyBabi]

" You get the FUUUUK... out of here!". 😂

[@pandorasangel2747]

18:57 I would love to know what that song is, I keep hearing it in these reviews xD

[@kolzartsumagari]

I'm really happy you're trying to put your reviews on youtube Phelous! The blip format takes forever to load for me ;a; Thanks c:

[@SamuraiMotoko]

Still waiting for The Fortunate Fawn... ... waiting... ... and waiting... ...

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

What's the name of the epic music?

[@Crystal_Dylan]

ah this review takes me back a bit i remember this was the first new review i had seen from him has it really been almost 5 years since i started watching this.... where does the time go?

[@mastermarkus5307]

For some reason the cut at 16:03 always gets me.

[@CyberB07]

Oh, PHEW! For a moment there I thought you were gonna review the Funky Fables Aladdin VHS, which my dad *did* mistake for the Disney one and bought for me and my sisters. To be fair though, it was kind of a parody dub, so not only was it a review in and of itself ^_^ but it made our childhood all the more funny~

[@bsperoz]

3:05 Loving the nostalgic critic parody.

[@HiperPivociarz]

This metahumor sometimes looks like Phealous likes to argue with himself XD

[@FoxfireGreen]

Hey, I actually remember seeing this movie ages ago, now there's a blast from the past.

[@thenumberquelve158]

11:14 Phelous's unlikely introduction to Dingo Laughing.

[@shmikex]

I love your editing with the mouths. You should totally do an abridged series.

[@willmistretta]

A little more lighting really does wonders for the Blair Witch's place.

[@zsoltlada830]

Seen this as a child. Scared the shit out of me.

[@Elementa2006]

i remember there was a ring genie in the original story

[@rosebennett804]

21:46 Cats Don't Dance poster in the background.

[@RedwoodTheElf]

Ironically, this version is closer (plotwise) to the original story. Ring Djinni and all. Don't feel bad, in the original story, Aladdin forgot about the Ring Djinni too, until he had to get the lamp back.

[@lennyfiasco9834]

Captain Explainy Pants seems oddly familiar. 🤔

[@emilypatterson7988]

I'm pretty sure in the original story there were two genies - the genie of the lamp AND the genie of the ring.

[@MentalLiberation]

11:58. The reason I wanted to find these videos today. Worth it! 😆😆😆😆 And 18:33

[@oren1305]

The original tale being made up on the spot, (according to the legends of Scheherazade telling the story), definitely explains some of the odd elements to this version. Also, interesting to see the original tale taking place in China; it makes a lot more sense for Aladdin to call Jafart Uncle as an honorific. This film is still janky as heck. "Ive already started my call to the master of the underworld, if he finds out I could have just asked my owl I'll look like a fucking idiot", lol Phelous.