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...their newest animated feature, Aladdin, Disney retells the classic tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp, creating a colorful and imaginative web of romance and illusion. Featuring the vocal talents of Robin Williams and Gilbert Gottfried, Aladdin is sure to be a memorable film that will appeal to the sentimentalist...
...standards Disney studios has set for itself in its past few animated movies. Aladdin lends itself well to the romantic tale of the hometown boy who makes good. Aladdin falls in love with the feisty and beautiful Princess Jasmine and uses the three wishes the Genie (Robin Williams) grants him to remake himself into the man he thinks Jasmine wants. In this feature, however, as in other Disney offerings, what's in the heart is what really counts...
This is basically what his mentor, the Genie, tells him all along. The Genie assumes the role of so many other Disney characters--caretaker of the protagonist. Robin Williams plays the role with his characteristic verve. Animation is the first medium to capture the frenetic quality of Williams' genius. The animator follows his transformations from character to character, voice to voice with grace and style. Apparently only animation seems capable of keeping up with Robin Williams' vitality...
Aladdin meets the Disney quota for exhilirating moments and plenty of visual and aural appeal. We are quickly caught up in the familiar tapestry of the story and find ourselves sympathizing with Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. While animation and musical numbers are superb, Robin Williams' Genie steals the show. Aladdin's story is familiar to all young and old: the uncertainty of first love and the importance of being one's self...
...Navy has decided to reinstate a gay officer, reports Stern's sidekick, Robin Quivers. Stern responds with a mincing homosexual imitation, then argues that gays in the military should have separate quarters to avoid sexual promiscuity. "When I get nude in front of a gay guy, they get so hot that they can't control themselves." Russian President Boris Yeltsin has made another plea for economic aid. "Those stupid lazy bastard Russians," snaps Stern. "They're under communism so long they can't even produce anything." Amy Fisher, the Long Island teenager charged with murder, has just appeared...