I think so. Considering BATB ranks just slightly above Aladdin with an 8.1 score, I can imagine it's about 50/50 amongst
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giygas-12533 — 10 years ago(July 02, 2015 10:05 PM)
I love both films but I have to disagree with most of the people hereBeauty and the Beast is just on another level. First of all, I do love Robin as the genie but B&TB just has a more timeless feel, like an old fashioned fairy tale. I also feel it is a darker movie than this one, in terms of atmosphere, colo palette and the story itself. It has more emotional variance and depth than Aladdin. Both are brilliant pinnacles of animation and are close to one another in terms of quality, along with The Little Mermaid, but to me its like this
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin.
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louiseculmer — 10 years ago(June 06, 2015 11:25 PM)
I personally prefer beauty and the beast, i find the characters and story more interesting, and I love the songs, especially be Our Guest. however, Aladdin is my oldest son's favourite Disney film. He adored it when i took him to see it, but was only lukewarm about beauty and the beast. Both of us were left cold by Frozen.
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hickshotel — 10 years ago(July 20, 2015 04:19 PM)
This is a great topic because I've been trying to decide which of the two I prefer. For years I've thought Beauty and the Beast was superior and Aladdin was overrated because of all of the pop culture references. Now that I have a 2 year old daughter and have to watch both of these numerous times I'm torn. Both of them have their pros and cons.
Beauty and the Beast is more timeless because of its lack of topical references, but Aladdin is slightly more fun. Beauty and the Beast has the second most romantic relationship in a Disney movie after Tangled. I actually find the animation pretty equal, Beauty's is more realistic and Aladdin's is more colorful, but neither one are as good as Sleeping Beauty or Tarzan, glad to see some love for that animated gem. Although, I like both villains, I would give the upper hand to Jafar, but neither are as great as Maleficent or Frollo. As for the soundtrack, I believe Aladdin has one of the strongest Disney soundtracks overall, along with The Little Mermaid, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Frozen. Beauty has some good songs, Belle and Gaston being my favorites, but I've never really cared for the title song.
These are just my humble opinions and both films are enjoyable in their own way. This is how I would rate the 4 reneinsance films personal:
1: The Little Mermaid- even though it is the least popular according to IMDB of the 4, it's still my personal favorite.
2/3: Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin- still trying to decide but may give to edge to Beauty cause it was a childhood favorite.
4: The Lion King: I don't want to get a lot of hate, but I enjoy the above Disney films and others more. It does have a great villain and lovely animation though. -
uruseiranma — 10 years ago(September 30, 2015 01:56 PM)
To me, BATB is still the zenith of that second Renaissance period.
Aladdin is entertaining, but if ranking TLM, BATB, Al, and TLK, AL I place at #4.
Yeah, the comedy and songs are good, but it really zip by like an action-comedy.
There is emotion there, but it often zips on-and-off. Was watching the film with my friends a few weeks ago, and was surprised how very 'stacatto' the film is in how it moves from place to place.
Williams is good for sure, but it almost becomes like Heath Ledger's role in 'The Dark Knight,' where every other person claims the film is the best ever, simply because of 'one role.'
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Dr_Acula_PhD — 10 years ago(October 02, 2015 09:42 AM)
Nope. I think Aladdin has aged fairly poorly, despite some great charm. I think that the first segment of the film (everything until the Genie is introduced) borders on perfect, but the film is a little too fragmented from then on. Robin Williams' schtick gets tiresome almost immediately after his introductory song sequence, and while most of the scenes for the rest of the film are strong, it never holds together cohesively to me. It's a bizarre fever dream of a film, ricocheting from arguably the most romantic song in Disney canon (I Can Show You the World) to Jack Nicholson impersonations to that intense scene where Aladdin almost drowns.
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lotte1942 — 10 years ago(October 30, 2015 02:12 AM)
BATB is better.
- The best development of romantic relationships between main characters- they are really falling in love gradually, no love/attraction-at-first-sight routine.
2.Beast as a male hero goes through more serious character transformations (no pun) than Aladdin. More character growth.
3.BATB aged better, Aladdin-not so much. Over reliance on pop culture jokes in Aladdin makes the movie in many ways out dated now.
4.The humour in Aladdin, while funny in many ways, was too much of American style of humour, more jerky, less subtle. - While Genie was funny and entertaining character and Robin Williams did a great job, there was too much focus on comedy because of that. BATB had a better mix of sad,angst and funny.
It also doesn't help now, that you know that this famous funny actor who voiced Genie committed suicide.
5.Jasmine runs away because she has marriage problems. While Belle also has a suitor she doesn't like and doesn't want to marry, she runs away because she wants to find and rescue her father. Her running away is not motivated by romantic trials and tribulations. A better start of adventure for female heroine.
6.Belle has a better range of hobbies - she is not only romantic and wants adventures, she is also bookish and well-read person. Jasmine, apart from having a pet tiger and wanting to rebel against marriage laws and marry for love, doesn't seem to have any other interests and occupations in life.
7.BATB was a game changer. The first animated movie to be nominated for Oscar as Best Picture. The first picture to receive 3 Oscar nominations for Best Original Song.
- The best development of romantic relationships between main characters- they are really falling in love gradually, no love/attraction-at-first-sight routine.
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A-zone — 10 years ago(January 08, 2016 04:47 AM)
I too would pick Aladdin over BATB. There is no doubt that both are great movies with superb animation and music, but one area that I feel Aladdin outdoes BATB is the secondary characters. Abu, Iago, Genie, Carpet, Raja, Sultan, Head Guard etc, were all more interesting and cleverly fleshed out than the secondary characters in BATB, whom I found to be a teeny bit boring.
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JohnnyCastle — 10 years ago(January 10, 2016 12:04 AM)
Aladdin was my favorite Disney movie for a long time. Aladdin, Lion King, and then B&B.
However, they're far different films. Aladdin is more of an uplifting underdog story. Aladdin is brave, a great guy that came out on top, when everything was stacked against him. There is also a lot more comedy in it. B&B is like a romantic fantasy, a happily-ever-after love story. More of a musical style as well. A super sweet girl that is able to reach the beast and make him vulnerable. So much so that he would risk his own life to defend her against some wolves, and she would go back to save him even after how mean he was thought to be. There was something really good inside.
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Hunter-Lostie — 10 years ago(January 10, 2016 04:18 AM)
Yeah, you're right. I've since decided that there's no use in comparing the two movies. Although my heart still lies with Aladdin (and probably always will), I've come to appreciate BATB more. I doubt it will ever be one of my favourites, but I can respect that others think differently.
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NobodymournstheWicked — 10 years ago(February 22, 2016 07:07 PM)
I don't know if I would say it is better then Beauty and the Beast, but I would say that Beauty and the Beast has the better opening song of the two. If you look at a lot of the opening songs, a lot of them are at lest 4 minutes or longer in length. And the first song in Aladdin is barely what 2 minutes long. Through I wouldn't count Kristoff as a Disney Prince, he was the ice man in the movie. So what would make you think he would count as a prince? If he was I am sure he could have a servant do the job for him, and not doing it himself. Then again thinking about it, neither was Aladdin even through he did pretend to be one. But just by falling in love with a prince or a princess, doesn't make you a prince or princess. But why would you think Beauty and the Beast falls below short of Aladdin?
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esskayess — 9 years ago(September 17, 2016 10:42 PM)
Not better (Even without Williams, BatB still topped Aladdin in the talent department.), but considerably more fun. I always preferred the fast-paced Disney flicks (Aladdin, Hercules) over the more plodding, "grim" ones like BatB and "Hunchback."
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