Who's the better Genie
Robin Williams or Dan "Homer Simpson" Castellaneta??
I of course pick Robin Williams.
Hmmm...let's see...
The guy who absolutely made the character and did rapid-fire, brilliantly improvised impressions in the original blockbuster? Or the wannabe who replaced the genius in the cheesy direct-to-video version?
Give me Robin Williams' Genie anyday! Better impressions + better comic timing = awesome Genie!!
Hey now, I agree that that was one of the dumbest questions ever, but don't go bashing Dan like that!
Dan is an amazing and talented voice over artist. He's no wannabe, he's a very renouned and successful man! He was doing Disney a favor by imitating Robin Williams as the Genie. And while it obviously wasn't exact, I'd say he does a pretty good job!
I think that definitely Robin Williams was awesome.
But Dan, he did good too. He came in and tried to do his best. Robin Williams didn't do the voice because of a disagreement with Disney. It isn't like they wanted him over Williams. He did very well considering who he was trying to portray.
No disrespect to Dan, but there's absolutely no comparison for me. Robin Williams was awesome.
Dan was an adquete replacement, but no way was he as good. But in all fairness, breaddog1225 is right, he had a tough act to follow. It would probably be the reverse situation if after fifteen years or so, Robin Williams took over for him as Homer Simpson.
One guy I spoke with when the Aladdin DVD first came out said there was no reason for them to do the sequel without Robin Williams and I really can't argue with that.
Ok I say Dan tried harder and succeeded in being a good Genie.
But if any of the two were going to get famous out of this Robin would win.