@@jswatch9270 I wonder IF Jim Carrey would even DO another live action Aladdin movie. I mean, all 3 of these men are AMAZING entertainers and even though one is physically gone, ALL 3 are amazing!!!!
i think i can explain the problem a good chunk of people had with Will Smith's Genie. It's the level of energy Robin Williams brought to the role. He was so energetic that literally anybody else could put their best energy into it and still wouldn't come close to Robin because he was just that off the walls. If most people can put up to a 10/10 in energy, Robin was putting in a 100/10. Not even NPH would have come close. So the result is it kinda feels like Will's genie is moving in slow motion in comparison. He's really not. Will is putting in the energy and the love but he just isn't Robin and a good chunk of people just couldn't get past it. That being said they weren't trying to get close to Robin's performance and that was the right call.
Particularly because, they both have different acting styles that they put to good use when portraying the Genie. On one hand, you have the voice of the late, great Robin Williams. Williams possessed a manic persona, an innate ability to create voices on the fly, just an all-around improv king. Then, you got Will Smith, who's more of a calm rapper dude (he's the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, after all). It also begs the question: if anyone else had played the Genie, how would that have turned out? Like, say, Jack Black was cast? Or John Cena? Or Leonardo DiCaprio? Or Mark Hamill? Or Hugh Jackman? Or Eddie Murphy? Or Bill Murray? Or Kathy Najimy?
I like how Will's version, he doesn't get Aladdin's name till the middle of the song, and he plays on that when the line 'Mr (Man what's your name? Whatever) what will your pleasure be?'
Well, when you do a comparison of "Be Prepared" I can already see you saying that the animated version will be better since the live action version is far from anything like the original. Man, I still don't get why they TOTOALLY wasted the potential of a live action version of the greatest villain song ever
@@TheJeasley22 They were actually planning to cut the song entirely, but because there was so much backlash from fans they added that HORRIBLE half-assed version. I would have rather they left it out entirely if they couldn't make it fit in the new vision.
Part of why the song went so well the the original was the lighting and volcanic activity going on during it. That wouldnt look too good in a lion king live action. Should've just cut it, and replace it with a talking scene, with the music playing in the background to at least pay homage
I mean the original was great, best villain- song ever but the "half" live action was a little more scarier then the original and a little more intimidating. They're both in their own way good but, of course we pick the original.
@@pirategurl08 if they were gonna cut it out, the scene of Scar getting the hyenas to join him was STILL going to be heavily reminiscent that turning the song into a spoken word as a nod to it wasn't that bad of an approach. I'm an absolute hoe for Be Prepared, one of my favourite villain songs ever, yet I don't get why people were as mad as they were lmao.
Before the release, I KNEW the success of the movie would hinge on how well they did this song, and I was not disappointed. I do wish they had done a video for the OTHER version of this song from the credits, though.
@@NiamhCullen That's your opinion and you're welcome to it, but I'd ask you to consider it in this light: any attempt to recreate the performance of Robin Williams would have been doomed to fail, so they had to make this 'Will Smith's Genie,' and they managed to do that pretty well.
The problem I have is no one notices is that the belt at the end of the Will Smith version is that it's one of Robin Williams' takes for the original. I don't know if Disney did that as an homage of sorts for Robin, but yeah... I'm not crazy, that's Robin hitting the belt at the end. Unless they did some insane audio magic to get Will Smith to sound like him.
I noticed that. And it's kind of disrespectful because Robin had a will stating to not use his voice for 25 years after Robin Williams committed suicide in 2014.
Totally agree! But I also really appreciate that Will Smith never tried to replicate his version of this iconic part and instead he went for a very different approach. I think we all knew that nothing could come close to Robin Williams but I honestly enjoyed Will Smith's Genie, to me he reached his maximum potential.
I don’t get it why people compare Robin Williams and Will Smith? Live action is blended with voice and acting so definitely animated version would be better than that.
Mister Aladdin, sir. Have a wish or two or three. I'm on the job, you big nabob. You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend, you ain't. Never had a friend, never had a friend! You ain't NEVER HAD A FRIEND LIIIKE MEEE
@@NiamhCullen It's just my opinion, so I guess it dont really counts 'cause I'm a nobody.. But you know, He gave his own Will Smith flow to this role, and it was fun! If he tried to be Robin Williams.. I don't know..Then he probably would be failing in my opinion.. This Live Action was one of the better versions from Disney I've seen so far =D
I don’t get it why people compare Robin Williams and Will Smith? Live action is blended with voice and acting so definitely animated version would be better than that.
Fun fact: Robin Williams was rehearsing the songs for Aladdin while on film breaks from doing wire work from the movie Hook. Alan Menken worked on the song with Howard Ashman in the Fatz Waller and Cab Calloway style, Robin actually learned the Friend Like Me song in the style and Alan said that he did record a version with Robin in the original vocals that they wanted but eventually allowed Robin to do the song the way we know it now.
Aladdin 1992 is by far much better. All of the animated is so much better than the real life remakes. Disney has completely depressed me in their thought process.
Speaking of the real life remakes/adaptation, there are only a few that really worked in live-action such as Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Pete's Dragon, Beauty and the Beast, and Christopher Robin.
@@NiamhCullen Not all of them. Some of them worked in live-action and didn't mean to disrespect animators in general. Like I said, only Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, Pete's Dragon and Christopher Robin are the only live-action adaptations that were positively well-received by both critics and audiences. In addition, these aforementioned films also paid homage, honor and respect to their animated originals in the highest level.
Very very great fun list I like it a lot and a lot of fun too great job mis mojo one of my very favorite list ever I like both of them and will Smith did a great job
This has been forever, but I wanna chime in on my two cents, whenever Will Smith got to be himself and give us HIS version of the Genie, it was brilliant, but then you have moments where he tries to copy that random humor that Robin Williams just did so much better and those usually fall flat. I do not blame Will for this, he HAS the acting chops, I just think that the producers tried to bring too much of Robin Williams into the Genie and constantly forgot that Will Smith ISN'T Robin Williams, they should have allowed Will to keep improvising and not strong arm jokes that arguably were only made funny back in the original because of Robin's improv and delivery.
I think its unfair to say that Will rehearsed it too much and Robin williams was more free with it. Sure i like robins genie more but i really like wills too. Just because someone did better than the other doesnt mean we should give it a chance. Also robin williams was more of a voice actor than Will. He had more experience. Its unfair to say that
Plus a lot of robins a friend like me was Ad-libbed he add those lines while he was singing. Could will smith do that ? No he can’t. Plus I hate his version with a passion.
a funny thing. the dub in danish is done by an extremely talented actor/singer who did the entire thing in one single take and brought so much more energi into the genie than robin did (sorry)
Will smith didn’t replicate robins genie he just played his own genie not trying to be the old one as if he tried to be Robert William it wouldn’t he’s anywhere as good or genuine overall Robert William genies felt like him and wills felt like his
Why on earth did they not cast The Rock for the genie? He sings better than Will Smith, imo. Robin Williams knocked the ball out of the park the first time, so whomever filled the Genie part had big shoes to fill.
Remake should never have been made. I didn't even bother watching it because just the commercials alone for it where enough to make me cringe so hard. And then when I was at the store amd came across the genie doll that sings Prince Ali it was literally the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song just with different words. This movie just seemed like it wasn't worth wasting an hour of my life on or my money. I'd rather watch the orgy scene from Sausage Party on repeat than watch this.
They should have cast James Monroe Iglehart, the one who originated the Genie role on Broadway. He was incredible, and his vocal theatrics FAR surpass anything Will Smith could ever do on his best day. Actually, ANY of the Broadway Genies would have been a massive upgrade. That said, I don’t think Will Smith was what ruined this new version of Aladdin. The whole movie felt rushed, poorly written, and just... really dumbed down. It’s strange, but I feel like the animated version had so much more heart and emotional depth than the live action remake.
Since I see pretty much nothing but hate for my man will, I guess I'll state m unpopular opinion and say I liked Will BETTER as the genie, and I've gone back and watched the original for comparison. The production is simply better, no arguing that, and as much as I love Robin William's voices he did NOT bring in the singing talent Will did with this piece. They each have their own merits, but overall I like Will Smith's version better, it really just sounds better.
Is there any more Disney Stans or is this the only one? If you're going to do this much research I think it's a great idea for a series, you'll get more views for better-known songs. Also other translations?
No. Just no. No no no, and no. Will Smith is another face you wanna AVOID seeing in every other movie for a change, just like Mark wahlberg Ben Affleck and Tom cruise. They're everywhere, like germs. Just when you think you get them all outta your house, you turn around and BOOM!!! They come right back, and there's no superstar repellant spray strong enough to keep them out. Give the spotlight to a new face for a change, or a long forgotten star. And that song is just a copy of the original with some "Will smithey" stuff thrown in There, it's really nothing special. There is no good replacement for robin Williams, but if I had to choose, I'd say Dan Castellaneta. He did a great job in the Aladdin sequel in my opinion. And Seth McFarlane is another great voice actor that could have been great in that role, but I'm sure they wanted someone that looked the part. And they did a fair job at making him look right, but that's where the buck stops.
I think that we are lucky to have both Robin and Will as a Genie. They both did an awesome job on Genie.
@Pierre Buie II me too big time also I could imagine if Jim Carrey plays the genie
They are BOTH just that talented 👏 😍
@@jswatch9270 I wonder IF Jim Carrey would even DO another live action Aladdin movie. I mean, all 3 of these men are AMAZING entertainers and even though one is physically gone, ALL 3 are amazing!!!!
I love both versions of this classic "Aladdin" song, especially since this is my #1 Disney song.
I think this movie is really great to have too different versions of the songs play as the Genie will smith and Robin Williams
I love those 2 versions of the genie.
i think i can explain the problem a good chunk of people had with Will Smith's Genie. It's the level of energy Robin Williams brought to the role. He was so energetic that literally anybody else could put their best energy into it and still wouldn't come close to Robin because he was just that off the walls. If most people can put up to a 10/10 in energy, Robin was putting in a 100/10. Not even NPH would have come close. So the result is it kinda feels like Will's genie is moving in slow motion in comparison. He's really not. Will is putting in the energy and the love but he just isn't Robin and a good chunk of people just couldn't get past it. That being said they weren't trying to get close to Robin's performance and that was the right call.
Both Robin Williams and Will Smith as both versions of the genie are fantastic.
Particularly because, they both have different acting styles that they put to good use when portraying the Genie. On one hand, you have the voice of the late, great Robin Williams. Williams possessed a manic persona, an innate ability to create voices on the fly, just an all-around improv king. Then, you got Will Smith, who's more of a calm rapper dude (he's the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, after all). It also begs the question: if anyone else had played the Genie, how would that have turned out? Like, say, Jack Black was cast? Or John Cena? Or Leonardo DiCaprio? Or Mark Hamill? Or Hugh Jackman? Or Eddie Murphy? Or Bill Murray? Or Kathy Najimy?
I like how Will's version, he doesn't get Aladdin's name till the middle of the song, and he plays on that when the line 'Mr (Man what's your name? Whatever) what will your pleasure be?'
“Well, Ali Baba had them forty thieves
Sheherezade had a thousand tales”
"Oh master your in luck cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic that never fails!"
@@awesomecoolguy7541 "You got some power in your corner now! Heavy ammunition in hands."
@@kingdragneel8116 You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and how
All you gotta do is rub that lamp and I'll say.
@@disneyprincess6138 mister-man, what's your name? Whatever, what will your pleasure be?
Kevin Peralta “let me take order your order doggy now. You ain’t never had a friend like me.”
this song being exactly like the fairly odd parents?! my mind is blown!!
I honestly remember seeing a similar comparison earlier this year. it really cool comparing these scenes together!
Well, when you do a comparison of "Be Prepared" I can already see you saying that the animated version will be better since the live action version is far from anything like the original. Man, I still don't get why they TOTOALLY wasted the potential of a live action version of the greatest villain song ever
PC culture ;)
@@TheJeasley22 They were actually planning to cut the song entirely, but because there was so much backlash from fans they added that HORRIBLE half-assed version. I would have rather they left it out entirely if they couldn't make it fit in the new vision.
Part of why the song went so well the the original was the lighting and volcanic activity going on during it. That wouldnt look too good in a lion king live action. Should've just cut it, and replace it with a talking scene, with the music playing in the background to at least pay homage
I mean the original was great, best villain- song ever but the "half" live action was a little more scarier then the original and a little more intimidating. They're both in their own way good but, of course we pick the original.
@@pirategurl08 if they were gonna cut it out, the scene of Scar getting the hyenas to join him was STILL going to be heavily reminiscent that turning the song into a spoken word as a nod to it wasn't that bad of an approach.
I'm an absolute hoe for Be Prepared, one of my favourite villain songs ever, yet I don't get why people were as mad as they were lmao.
"You can't have choreography as much for animation"
Kda: *exists*
XDD great vid though!! In my opinion tho, both Genies are just as awesome ✨💕
I still like the 1992 version more
Same
Me too
Bro yeah
Exactly cz that one was cartoon which is easy to make than live version
Will smith and the carpet were the best parts about the remake
Before the release, I KNEW the success of the movie would hinge on how well they did this song, and I was not disappointed.
I do wish they had done a video for the OTHER version of this song from the credits, though.
I was disappointed as they can't leave well enough alone
@@NiamhCullen That's your opinion and you're welcome to it, but I'd ask you to consider it in this light: any attempt to recreate the performance of Robin Williams would have been doomed to fail, so they had to make this 'Will Smith's Genie,' and they managed to do that pretty well.
The problem I have is no one notices is that the belt at the end of the Will Smith version is that it's one of Robin Williams' takes for the original.
I don't know if Disney did that as an homage of sorts for Robin, but yeah... I'm not crazy, that's Robin hitting the belt at the end. Unless they did some insane audio magic to get Will Smith to sound like him.
I noticed that. And it's kind of disrespectful because Robin had a will stating to not use his voice for 25 years after Robin Williams committed suicide in 2014.
Nothing can top Robin Williams
Totally agree! But I also really appreciate that Will Smith never tried to replicate his version of this iconic part and instead he went for a very different approach. I think we all knew that nothing could come close to Robin Williams but I honestly enjoyed Will Smith's Genie, to me he reached his maximum potential.
@@marymary424 Will Smith really brought his Fresh Prince of Bel-Air style onto the role of the Genie and it really worked.
I don’t get it why people compare Robin Williams and Will Smith? Live action is blended with voice and acting so definitely animated version would be better than that.
Animated was superior in my opinion.
Mister Aladdin, sir. Have a wish or two or three. I'm on the job, you big nabob. You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend, you ain't. Never had a friend, never had a friend! You ain't NEVER HAD A FRIEND LIIIKE MEEE
Robin Williams can never be replaced. Don't get me wrong, I like Will Smith, but I prefer the original genie thank you
And they say that Will Smith playing as Genie will ruin the movie! ;)
He did
@@NiamhCullen You need to see more scenes of him
Not anymore. Will Smith was the best part of the movie.
@@NiamhCullen It's just my opinion, so I guess it dont really counts 'cause I'm a nobody.. But you know, He gave his own Will Smith flow to this role, and it was fun! If he tried to be Robin Williams.. I don't know..Then he probably would be failing in my opinion.. This Live Action was one of the better versions from Disney I've seen so far =D
Lol he SAVED the movie imo
As much as i love will smith.. i love robins genie more
I don’t get it why people compare Robin Williams and Will Smith? Live action is blended with voice and acting so definitely animated version would be better than that.
We were definitely spoiled having Robin Williams in our lives!
let me sum up the reason for all the Disney live remakes in 2 words...CASH GRAB!!!
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland started it...
Boomer
@@ajpat9620 😔 SMH
@@anar8343 👍👍
I love the original friend like me version of the song
Robin Williams, all the way!
The animated Aladdin is better by far.
Her shirt has "applause" on it!
It's her vest not her shirt
Fun fact: Robin Williams was rehearsing the songs for Aladdin while on film breaks from doing wire work from the movie Hook.
Alan Menken worked on the song with Howard Ashman in the Fatz Waller and Cab Calloway style, Robin actually learned the Friend Like Me song in the style and Alan said that he did record a version with Robin in the original vocals that they wanted but eventually allowed Robin to do the song the way we know it now.
Can you imagine Robin Williams in a 1940s radio broadcast? Imagine sitting around the radio in like 1948 listening to Robin narrate a baseball game XD
How is beat boxing 2019? Lol
Edgar exactly XD
It actually went out in the 80's with break dancing. But hey.. Will was big in the 80's/90's
Will did great but Robin will always be the best. There’s no shame in it 🤷🏼♀️
Wow 🎉You are 3 millions! Congratulations,Guys!!!🎇🎆🎊✨💫
Aladdin 1992 is by far much better. All of the animated is so much better than the real life remakes. Disney has completely depressed me in their thought process.
Speaking of the real life remakes/adaptation, there are only a few that really worked in live-action such as Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Pete's Dragon, Beauty and the Beast, and Christopher Robin.
@@ajpat9620 I don't care for any of them. It's just an abomination to all the hard work the animators put in for sorting so long. Why destroy that?
@@NiamhCullen Not all of them. Some of them worked in live-action and didn't mean to disrespect animators in general.
Like I said, only Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, Pete's Dragon and Christopher Robin are the only live-action adaptations that were positively well-received by both critics and audiences. In addition, these aforementioned films also paid homage, honor and respect to their animated originals in the highest level.
Very very great fun list I like it a lot and a lot of fun too great job mis mojo one of my very favorite list ever I like both of them and will Smith did a great job
Robin Williams will always be #1 🧞♂️
They both seem good
Jamal Simms was the choreographer for descendants too and he played dr faciliae
Cool
This has been forever, but I wanna chime in on my two cents, whenever Will Smith got to be himself and give us HIS version of the Genie, it was brilliant, but then you have moments where he tries to copy that random humor that Robin Williams just did so much better and those usually fall flat. I do not blame Will for this, he HAS the acting chops, I just think that the producers tried to bring too much of Robin Williams into the Genie and constantly forgot that Will Smith ISN'T Robin Williams, they should have allowed Will to keep improvising and not strong arm jokes that arguably were only made funny back in the original because of Robin's improv and delivery.
I think its unfair to say that Will rehearsed it too much and Robin williams was more free with it. Sure i like robins genie more but i really like wills too. Just because someone did better than the other doesnt mean we should give it a chance. Also robin williams was more of a voice actor than Will. He had more experience. Its unfair to say that
Thank you for saying that…the comparison really annoys me
Robin Williams forever!
Robbin William was a voice actor and Will’s version is blended with voice and acting so that was more difficult
Jamal Simms was the double for Will Smith. Nicky Anderson was the double for Mena Massoud
Plus a lot of robins a friend like me was
Ad-libbed he add those lines while he was singing. Could will smith do that ? No he can’t. Plus I hate his version with a passion.
Well done 👍
Light speed isn’t just a star wars thing
He’s 100% right
What you said Is hurting Will Smith feelings
a funny thing. the dub in danish is done by an extremely talented actor/singer who did the entire thing in one single take and brought so much more energi into the genie than robin did (sorry)
Will smith didn’t replicate robins genie he just played his own genie not trying to be the old one as if he tried to be Robert William it wouldn’t he’s anywhere as good or genuine overall Robert William genies felt like him and wills felt like his
Why on earth did they not cast The Rock for the genie? He sings better than Will Smith, imo. Robin Williams knocked the ball out of the park the first time, so whomever filled the Genie part had big shoes to fill.
I 💙 BOTH
If you go will, i will never be your friend
WILL ROBIAN SMITH
Beatboxing didn’t start in 2019 🤣
I think it was amazing
Remake should never have been made. I didn't even bother watching it because just the commercials alone for it where enough to make me cringe so hard. And then when I was at the store amd came across the genie doll that sings Prince Ali it was literally the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song just with different words. This movie just seemed like it wasn't worth wasting an hour of my life on or my money. I'd rather watch the orgy scene from Sausage Party on repeat than watch this.
It’s a different take doesn’t mean it’s bad
Not everything they don’t own wanner brothers
But for how long? =P Joke though, xD
Zarin Cardol huh?
Top 10 times in the loud house went too far
Ya way cool both songs both choreography
Parkour! Parkour!
They should have cast James Monroe Iglehart, the one who originated the Genie role on Broadway. He was incredible, and his vocal theatrics FAR surpass anything Will Smith could ever do on his best day. Actually, ANY of the Broadway Genies would have been a massive upgrade.
That said, I don’t think Will Smith was what ruined this new version of Aladdin. The whole movie felt rushed, poorly written, and just... really dumbed down. It’s strange, but I feel like the animated version had so much more heart and emotional depth than the live action remake.
Since I see pretty much nothing but hate for my man will, I guess I'll state m unpopular opinion and say I liked Will BETTER as the genie, and I've gone back and watched the original for comparison.
The production is simply better, no arguing that, and as much as I love Robin William's voices he did NOT bring in the singing talent Will did with this piece. They each have their own merits, but overall I like Will Smith's version better, it really just sounds better.
I’m not Will’s fan but still I think he did great. I like the visuals of freind like me in Will’s version…..the dance steps of Aladdin was amazing
Jesus fucking god. Do you ever just let the song play for more than like 12 seconds.
i think they were both great but Will Smith just blew my mind on all songs in the new version. he really is the best!
Is there any more Disney Stans or is this the only one? If you're going to do this much research I think it's a great idea for a series, you'll get more views for better-known songs. Also other translations?
My name is Evan and I was wondering, what is Emily's last name?
Will was not a good Genie im sorry they should have picked someone better.
Who do you think could be in your opinion?
@@irabatarannum9901 Gabriel Iglesias would have been better.
this Emily chick is adorable, does she host any other videos
You've clearly haven't watched the Mojo channel xD
This video is going to start world war 3. I really don’t think you can compare Robin Williams and Will Smith. I know I never do.
Beware of your wishes. They may come true. Greetings from 2023. The war is going on.
I love the Aladdin 2019
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No. Just no. No no no, and no. Will Smith is another face you wanna AVOID seeing in every other movie for a change, just like Mark wahlberg Ben Affleck and Tom cruise. They're everywhere, like germs. Just when you think you get them all outta your house, you turn around and BOOM!!! They come right back, and there's no superstar repellant spray strong enough to keep them out. Give the spotlight to a new face for a change, or a long forgotten star. And that song is just a copy of the original with some "Will smithey" stuff thrown in There, it's really nothing special. There is no good replacement for robin Williams, but if I had to choose, I'd say Dan Castellaneta. He did a great job in the Aladdin sequel in my opinion. And Seth McFarlane is another great voice actor that could have been great in that role, but I'm sure they wanted someone that looked the part. And they did a fair job at making him look right, but that's where the buck stops.
And or Jamie Costa. He does an AMAZING Robin Williams impression. He has the energy that Robin had so he could fit right in Robin's Genie shoes.
Will Smith is not Genie! He ruined the song for me!!!!!!!
I like the instrumental of the 2019 but I agree with you Robin's voice fits MUCH BETTER.
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Will Smith sucked as genie... I hated the rap from will... nph would have been good