Aladdin and the King of Thieves 720p - (1996 Lang: English)

A Worthwhile Sequel - By far the best Disney made for video sequel.

Unlike later made for video sequels, this one does not follow the plot line, "Main character has a kid, who longs for what he/she can't have." This movie has a great plot, it's that Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding is crashed by the 40 thieves, the leader of the group is his long lost father. This also marks the return of Robin Williams as Genie, where the sequel and television show had Dan Castellaneta. Of course, since Robin returns he has a gag every ten seconds, but most of them land pretty well. The songs are quite good, and the characters are really quite fun. The animation is not that great, but it works well enough where you don't really notice it. I recommend this finale to the Alddin trilogy.

Aladdin and the King of Thieves (also known as Aladdin 3: Aladdin and the King of Thieves) is a 1996 animated film that is the second direct-to-video sequel to the Disney animated feature Aladdin. The film serves as the final chapter of the Arabian Nights-inspired Disney stories that began with the theatrical feature Aladdin (1992), and continued with its first direct-to-video sequel The Return of Jafar (1994) and the animated series of the same name (1994–1995).

The film is inspired by the tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the 1001 Arabian Nights, replacing Ali Baba with Aladdin, and for the first time since the original Aladdin, the film has a completely new soundtrack instead of the rearranged music from the original film for The Return of Jafar and the series.

Though the film serves as the finale of the series, the characters would later return in a crossover episode of the animated series Hercules, titled "Hercules and the Arabian Night", and also the direct-to-video title called Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams.

While the Genie and the people of Agrabah prepare to celebrate the upcoming wedding, Aladdin keeps a dagger belonged to his parents and tells the Genie that his father left him in the past, before heading to the palace. Meanwhile, the legendary Forty Thieves led by the king, arrive at the city to raid the wedding. The thieves steal every treasures from all guests, but Princess Jasmine and the others fend them off. Aladdin encounters the leader, who fails to steal a specific scepter from every gifts. After the thieves escape from the city, the scepter, turning out to be a powerful Oracle, meets Aladdin and his friends. When Iago asks her about the "ultimate treasure", she replies and tells Aladdin that his father is the King of Thieves.

After learning more about him, Aladdin follows them to their hideout in Mount Sesame. There, the king turns out to be Aladdin's father Cassim. When Aladdin reunites with him, his assistant Sa'luk tries to punish Aladdin. However, Cassim suggests Aladdin to fight with Sa'luk and replace him. Sa'luk falls off from the cliff to the sea, but survives the shark attack and gives the hideout password to Razoul in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Cassim mentions to Aladdin about the Hand of Midas, a powerful artifact touching to transform anything into gold. The next day, Jasmine, the Genie and the Sultan meet Cassim. After the palace guards imprison thirty one thieves, Sa'luk tells them that Cassim is with Aladdin. The royal guards detain Cassim and Iago for attempting to steal the staff at the treasure chamber, and the Sultan orders them to send the two in prison. While Cassim and Iago escape, Razoul detains Aladdin to have him taking his responsibility. However, the Genie and Jasmine convince the Sultan to apologize and give a second chance for Aladdin.

Cassim and Iago return to the hideout, only to be captured by Sa'luk and seven remaining thieves. Cassim uses the power of the staff and the Oracle leads the ship to the Vanishing Isle, (a castle fortress attached on the back of a gigantic undersea turtle) where the hand is located. Iago then reunites with Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu and the Genie, and leads them to the turtle. When Aladdin saves Cassim, they work together to retrieve the hand, while the turtle begins to dive back under the sea. Sa'luk catches up with them and forces Cassim to choose between keeping the hand or saving Aladdin. Cassim surrenders the hand to Sa'luk, who touches it and he is transformed into a immobilized statue. Believing that the hand is the dangerous treasure, Cassim throws it on the enemy ship, which turns into gold and it sinks through the ocean. After Aladdin and Jasmine get married, they say goodbye to Cassim and Iago, who leave Agrabah to travel through the desert.

This was one of the better sequels. The humour was not too cheesy, hardly surprising, seeing as the excellent Robin Willams was again voicing the Genie, and the voice of Cassim did a wonderful job. The animation wasn't great, but better then the Return of Jafar by a mile. The songs were a bit limp, but were upbeat and not that often. "Welcome to the forty Thieves," was my personal favourite. The storyline was strong and we even got a touch of mythology in there! A good yarn to keep the kids quiet, and compulsive and entertaining enough for the adults. The best sequel out there.....

Jasmine looked a little dodgy on some parts of the animation, while Cassim looked better then all of them. A few old gags and scenes from the first movie were woven in, but not to such a extent that it was major clinch overload.

One Of The better Sequels...