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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject:

...if they can watch Jafar turn into "this really scary looking snake, like a cobra with a hood and tongue and all!" in the original film, then why not Jasmine? Laughing

Ironically, they probably let their children watch Beauty and the Beast with no problem Laughing

A Whole New World · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 59

I didn't thought of that but maybe it's because it's Jafar and not Jasmine,I remember watching this when I was in 2th grade and it didn't scared me at all but now I think she looks sorta creepy,I"m pretty sure that they do.
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Calluna · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: Eye of the Beholder

Meesh · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject:

I had this episode on video (among a handful of others) when i was somewhere in the 4-6 years old range. I wasn't scared by her. I liked the idea of a guy loving his girl even through all that and despite her changes... Although I always found it funny that Aladdin turned into a snake WAY faster than Jasmine did.

Then again I've always been tougher than most girls in that area. Smile

But hey. If they're scared, they're scared. I'm sure there were other ways to make her unnattractive without scaring little kids... but considering there have been a LOT more scary things happen in the series (Jafar snake? giant spiders? for example), I wouldn't have worried about it if I were in charge of that kinda thing.

I think videos like this/growing up with Jasmine and Aladdin as my favorite toon characters has a lot to do with my high standards for guys. I'm not looking for a guy who never messes up, but I want a guy who loves me for me no matter what and who would be willing to do anything for me... And that's certainly not as unrealistic as many people would have you believe.

And hey if he's got deep eyes, dark fun hair, a dreamy voice, and walks around showing off his smooth, toned chest... All the better Very Happy

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A Whole New World · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 59

You do have a point (I think they saw the cute cover with Cinderella and Jasmine near and never thought that it's going to be something like this) I think they made her creepy and way too much like an animale thought they"re not fans who bought it for themselfs,they"re parents who bought this for thier kids,and I think that Jasmine as a snake will scare little boys too,I"m surprised that they didn't used Moonlight Madness because the whole werewolf girls story is like a fairy tale,twisted one but still,but parents whould complaine about the werewolf girls being too scary (Or maybe not because it's not Jasmine).
Sorta off topic,but I for a Disney Princess fan I don't have any of those Princess Stories DVDs,they"re just episodes of Aladdin and Little Mermaid shows that I already have seen and cheap stories using old clips from the original movies,I have Enchanted Tales that from what I heard the only DVD worth buying.
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Meesh · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject:

I wonder where all the complaints were when it first came on video 15 years ago...
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A Whole New World · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 59

You mean the whole series? and yeah,only some people bought it,those parents just want Disney to be their kids's babysitter.
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Calluna · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:12 pm Post subject:

Meesh · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject:

That's the one! Smile

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A Whole New World · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 59

Oh,yeah,I forgot about that,maybe they didn't saw that,I liked those Princess Collection tapes,it was the very early beginning of the Disney Princess line,I had Wish Upon A Starfish of Ariel and Jasmine's Wish of Jasmine.
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Joblom · Streetrat Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 20

If this is considered grave-digging I apologize but I wanted to add an observation/opinion about this episode without making a new thread.

Does anyone else find Phasir's manipulation of Mirage, which put Aladdin and Jasmine through a lot of stress, anguish, and danger just a tad disturbing? I suppose that being that this is a kids cartoon you aren't supposed to think about things deeply like that but I can't help myself. What he did was extremely selfish. Not that Mirage doesn't deserve blame for being a psychopath, but Phasir I'm pretty sure knew what was going to happen.

I don't recall Phasir appearing to Aladdin or Jasmine in this episode. Had Mirage been clever enough to point out that this was Phasir's challenge to Aladdin and company, how do you think they'd have reacted?

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:28 am Post subject:

Cantare · Agrabah Citizen Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 53

Great point about Phasir's manipulation. Then again he does crazy stuff to the gang in other episodes, like tell Aladdin he's going to die, and turn Jasmine into a rat just to teach her a lesson. He seems to exist to put them through tests and then at the end he makes some wise statement about what they proved through succeeding.

But I've always been interested in the thought that Phasir is not really a friend of Aladdin and Jasmine or anyone for that matter, but just uses whatever and whoever's around for his mysterious ends (promoting good? maybe).
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Joblom · Streetrat Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Posts: 20

Calluna · Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:10 am Post subject:

Judging by his speech at the beginning of "Eye of the Beholder", I'd say he thinks of himself as being on the side of good; whether the means he uses justify his ends are debatable. We just don't know enough about him or what he's trying to do.

Just how much does he know about the future, anyway? It seems inconsistent from episode to episode. (And that's if he's telling the truth about what he sees.)
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