Can't believe Phelous didn't use the animated Ghostbusters line "It wasn't that funny" after the guy said "that's the funniest joke I ever heard"

I like how Harry can't even draw as poorly as the actual cartoon XD

I love how even when he's trying to make it bad Harry's stuff still looks so good

"Where are my donkeys?" Don't tell me you can't find your ass!

Wait... WHAT? Harry, Harry? Harry the "I take a long-ass time to animate but it's completely understandable because it takes lots of money and time" Harry? Woah, Best Reviewers and one of the best animators! I'll Cherish this video forever.

So this inspired me to re-read the original Arabian Nights story (no, not one of the sanitized children's versions) because I remembered the original tale being similar, but it turns out this is a "broad strokes" adaptation. All the differences I can recall: 1. Kasim is only in the story for like, a page. 2. Ali's wife doesn't borrow a "magic bowl," she borrows a plain ol' weight-measuring scale, which Kasim's wife coats with wax just to see what Ali would be measuring, purely out of nosiness. 3. Unlike in this version, Ali Baba didn't share the gold around--he and his household tried their darndest to keep everything under wraps, in part because they knew the thieves would look for anyone who had suddenly become very rich, but also because they didn't want to risk possible legal issues. 4. Kasim not only gets killed, he's actually cut into four pieces and his body parts hung just beyond the door as a warning. Ali Baba finds these and takes these home, but doesn't have a funeral for a few days so that his household can pretend Kasim is sick and died of disease, going with the whole "keeping everything under wraps" thing. 5. The text only says the one bandit marked Ali Baba's house with chalk, not that he drew an X. 6. Pretty much, the rest of the story is Ali Baba being oblivious to danger which an awesome slave girl he employs named Morgiana constantly saves him from--the chalk thing happens TWICE (once with white then with red chalk) before the robber captain comes and simply memorizes the location, and then when he pretends to be an oil salesman she happens upon the dudes in the jars and POURS BURNING OIL ON THEM, which kills them all (apparently without them crying out or being heard since again, Ali Baba is later able to keep this under wraps, and she got to all of them before anyone found out what she did). By the way, the term "Zaitoon" or however its spelled is NEVER MENTIONED ONCE, at least not in the edition I have (which is by Jack Zipes, but based on the Richard F. Burton translation). 7. The captain escapes after the oil merchant plan, and comes back with another plan where he befriend's Ali's nephew to get into Ali Baba's house, hoping to just stab him. Once again Morgiana gets wise and straight-up murders the guy. She's rewarded by being married to Ali Baba's nephew, who its emplied treated her well and gave her everything she ever wanted. So basically, "Ali Baba and the Gold Raiders" took a fun little fairy tale and made it stupid, in part just by telling it badly.

For those who are curious, I counted how many times they say Zaitoon in this movie. You want to know how many? *54!* I'm DEAD serious. They say Zaitoon *54 FUCKING TIMES IN THIS MOVIE.*

Me: "Welp, I better sleep early so I can work properly tomorrow..." KZfaq: "Here's a new Phelous review video!" Me: "WELL, FUCK MY DONKEY..."

I like how the guy on the cover of the DVD is like '' Man ,this is some bull shit''

Is that Harry Partridge?! Oh crap! Best episode ever. Time to shut down KZfaq.

Phelous and the Movies, with Obscurus Lupa, Harry Partridge, and [REDACTED]

I, no joke, found his movie at my work today (thrift shop). I threw it away despite the disc being in ok condition.

The true tragedy in this movie was Alibaba not liking his wifes new blouse. The instant he saw it, he asked if she wanted a new dress.

Funny enough this is more faithful to the actual tale than most adaptations. In it, Ali Baba's brother gets killed, and his donkeys are sent back each carrying a piece of him, and Ali's wife kills all the raiders while they're hiding in the jars by pouring boiling oil into them. And people think the Grimm Brothers were too graphic...

That animated sequence at the end was amazing! XD

I'm Convinced that this was originally a children's audio book for blind kids that got animated by the people that made Zelda CDI.

"I have to go into this cave but first . . . let me turn . . . into Christopher . . . Walken. Needs more . . . donkey bell."

Yessss the trio is back. I would watch you three weave baskets for an hour

In the original tale Ali Baba borrows a completely mundane scale from his greedy brother under tha pretense that he wants to measure grain. Kassim finds out he's measuring gold by sticking a piece of wax to the scales which one of the gold coins gets stuck on. Why did they have to make the whole ordeal and the two brothers so much dumber? Were they afraid little kids wouldn't get scales and believed you could only measure stuff with magic? Also, the Forty Thieves mutilate Kassim and prop the pieces up inside the cave. Ali Baba retrieves them and that's why the Forty Thieves get on his tail. The moviemakers kind of forgot that the Forty Thieves must have a reason to suspect a second intruder (in other sanitized versions Kassim rats his brother out), but eh, saying Zaitoone a thousand times was way more important.

Harry's face on the titlecard is wonderfully derpy. And it's somehow still better drawn than the movie itself.

As an Indonesian IDF brought shame to us all for being an animation company using local talents (if they can be considered "talent") to made shit like this. The owner of IDF is an opportunistic guy who knew that he can create cheap shit to sell in shit market. Also Yogyakarta is a province/district/state in Indonesia in Java island. They made animation there because living cost in that area is pretty cheap. Oh and the word "zaitun" is actually Arabic for "olive" so Ali wife's is named Olive, and the cooking is made with olive oil.... and I just realized that it means Ali Baba is Popeye......

17:30 This dude looks like he bout to drop the hottest album in all of Saudi Arabia

17:23 world's fattest detective posing like he is in a late 80's early 90's rap video

"Abrakadabra, Abrakadabra, Arakabakakaba,......... OSAMA BIN LADEN!"

Even when he's trying to make it look bad Harry's animation is still amazing

23:03- Is Kasim holding an Oscar? If that anachronism is in there because they mistakenly believed they'd one day get one, than that is the funniest joke in the film.

In the original, the wife poured the hot oil over the bandits in the pots and boiled them alive. Genuinely disappointed they didn't use that one

A crossover review with Brad, Allison and a person I've never heard before? MAH GOD!

Gotta love how the intentionally bad animation in the review is still better than the unintentionally bad animation in the actual movie.

This is a collab for the ages omggggg

Mr. Partridge's animations are still too good, despite his attempt to parody this. I love how he can distort his creations while still giving a care about them. That was a wonderful addition to this review. I'm just used to seeing him pop a big one over Elder Scrolls. Haha!

Hundred of pieces of paper were dedicated to drawing and animating the backend of a donkey and his rider walking through the desert. Somebody had to hand paint each cell...think about that.

That was the best Zaitoon movie I've ever had to Zaitoon see in my Zaitoon life accompanied by awesome Zaitoon animation! Don't mind my Zaitoon comment I'm just a normal everyday Zaitoon viewer.

At 37:37 Phelous missed an opportunity, he should've said "Don't you know who I am? I'm the Tsar of Reviews!"

At least Dingo cartoons go somewhere instead of writhing around like a half-dead rainworm in a CG desert.

I don't know which is worse, the "animation", the "voice acting" or the studio placing its banner on the side like one of those make a video for free programs. I love when Brad helps Phelous with a review!

"Abrakadabra, Abrakadabra, Arakabakakaba,......... OSAMA BIN LADEN!"-Kasim King Of The Universe.

Brad removing his glasses at 'Osama bin Laden' was adorable.

Let's face it - zaitun is ruined.

"Zaitoon" is Arabic for "olive" in case anyone was curious.

I know he was aiming to make it look bad but Dammit Harry your stuff is too good in comparison to the dreck....also just out of curiosity was the guy you guys sealed away the Irate gamer ?

As others have pointed out, zaitun or zaytoon (زيتون) is Arabic for olive. So, when he says his wife, Zaitun, uses zaitun in her cooking, what he really means is that his wife, Zaitun (Olive), uses olive oil in her food preparation. But technically, this is zait zaitun (زيت زيتون), which his wife, Zaitun uses.

One thing I love about Harry is even when he's trying to be a 'poorly animated' character the animation is still stellar!

"ali baba and the curse of the cannibal confederates" seems like a more apt name for the utter amount of nothing that happens.

Poor Brad haha. He really shows his disgust on his facial expressions.

What is even more typical of this movie is that they didn't even need to add a confusing magic measuring bowl into it. The original tale had them ask for a scale to measure the coins, but Cassim's wife puts wax on it to see what they really needed it for and found the coin.

I miss dingo

I just saw Brad, Allison and Phelan in Harry Partridge's art-style, This is one of the best moments of my life!

5:28 Look at that, Abu. It’s not everyday that you see a horse with two rear ends!

All my favorite people in one video. ; w ; It's a bad cartoon miracle.

omg how did i not know about this sooner? pure perfection!!

I've watched that ending about 300 times now. It's clear that a lot of love and effort was put into making y'all look as fantastic, stupid, and terrible as possible.

My favorite review trio uploaded a new crossover! What is this? My birthday?... oh my God, *IT ACTUALLY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!*

I can't believe it. Someone actually reviewed this thing. I have the full movie uploaded on my channel if anyone's even more curious about this wonderful masterpiece.

I love Lupa's outfit.

Every now and again, I have to revisit this review not only for how absurd the movie is but for Harry’s attempt at the movie’s ‘look’😂 also the fact that Phelous turns into Santa with the laughter 🤣 Also the odd repetition 😂 and opening door gag

The desert is a _really dry, dry place,_ with _no water at all._ Yep. This movie is still completely useless, though.

Is it just me? Or Kasim's death scene feels like something out of a nightmare? At least sound wise? First there's the weird electronic music that feels out of a fever dream and there's him begging over COMPLETE silence. Then, fade out and end scene. I'm not quite sure how to describe it, but it feels surreal and unsettling.

Oh hey, I remember Marzgurl reviewing this way back when she first started. I don't know how I remember that since it was nearly a decade ago, but there ya go. Anyway, that's super cool that ya got Harry Partridge to make those hilarious animations. Certainly better than the actual movie itself. Animated Brad is my favorite thing now!

I accidentally watched a Phelous video in my sleep the other night. I woke up on Motorcycle the Pooh but I didn't remember clicking on it. It reminded me that I hadn't watched a Phelous video in months so I have to bing this channel now. I haven't laughed this much in AGES.

I'm sure a magic bowl was involved in the making of this animated feature...and lots of Doritos and giggling.

Just now, I was watching this review while my one-and-a-half-year-old son was sitting in my lap. Now he won't stop saying "zeitoun." So... thank you for that.

Oh fuck me, this cartoon is giving me "The Town With No Name" flashbacks...

Wait, an animated movie review without Old Man cameo? This review is completely useless now.

The trio has returned! And they brought a guest! Life is good.

Alibaba and the Awkward Dialogue -_-

I always thought that first scene of the wife talking to the camera was like those old computer games where clicking on a character made them say a sentence or two at a time. And once they’re clicked on enough, they start looping their dialogue.

Theory: They made this for the CD-i or some other CD console and this has been sitting as a demo tape (hence the studio watermark on the left) which wound up unused because by the time they got the rejection letter, the console was already out of production.

Crap, this comes from my country. I suppose an apology is in order? Also Allison, Yogyakarta is actually a city, located in the island of Java (However, you did get a gold star for pronouncing the name right).

Why do I get the feeling that every time Phelous writes a live action script they always have to break the fourth wall? XD Its brilliant X3

The ending sequence kinda falls flat because it's TOO well animated, it's really hard to draw shitty on purpose. :C

"...And that's why we're never talking to Lewis again!" I hope they're just trolling the fanbase...

Even when Harry Partridge is trying to suck, it still manages to look pretty good, especially in comparison to this dumpster fire

I love when you can hear the tongue slide away from the palate of the mouth. "Schlep schlep schlep". MMmmm, that's great audio.

Dingo & Bevanfield look amazing in comparison...

Was Tommy Wiseau involved? And why does this remind me of Aladdin and the adventure of no time?

Harry's "bad" animation at the end was so much better than the *entirety* of "Ali Baba & the Gold Raiders". 😂

Fun Fact: Bening Studio have made animated films other than this: they are mostly based on Indonesian folklore like Timun Mas and Pangeran Katak. However, they also have made stuff not based on Indonesian folklore like The Abunawas and Siluman ular putih. Sadly, Ali Baba and the Gold Raiders is the only one of their films that I know has a English dub.

Ali Baba sometimes sounds like a teenage Jason Mewes. I was waiting for him to say "snootch to the nootch".

IT'S THE HOLY TRINITY AGAIN!!! YEAH

Speaking of anachronisms, there is a guy in a Batman t-shirt among the 40 thieves.

Oh boy, I remember when Marzgurl covered this horseshit. Goddamn was she pissed. I was hoping the day would come when Phelous would cover it. That day has arrived!

Kasimlock the greatest 1001 Arabian night detective

A crossover between the usual suspect and the creator of the deep and thought-provoking work "Starbarians"? This is gonna be good!

Animated Lupa looks oddly a lot like Gwen from Ben 10 Ultimate Alien

I actually recognize the voice actress who plays Ali Baba's wife from some English dubs of Godzilla movies. Nice to know that the "best" voice actor in this movie went on to do more work.

Appearntly zaitun is Indonesian for olive yes the movie used it enough it made me have to look it up just to figure out wtf zaitun was

Allison's wardrobe is amazing.

Ali Baba sounds a lot like Oscar from The Office, who occasionally was having to record lines when he was a couple chews from swallowing a sandwich.

Aww... The ending outtake was delightful :)

I can't believe the wife is named "Zaitoon" in the subtitles. Non-autogenerated subtitles are a gift to the world.

I want an animated series of Phelon, Lupa, and Brad

Harry Partridge crossing over with these three. I never knew I needed this in my life until now. I could watch that animated segment for hours, tbh.

28:15 The shivering raider in a blanket is my favorite character in this movie. I feel like he added so much.

I watched this whole review just to find out where did Phelan's "Stupid Donkeys" running gag came from.

Ah.. that blooper at the end shows that they really enjoyed making this crossover.. oh well.. ._. I rewatch those crossovers from time to time, they always funny as they was first time.

This animation makes the Zelda CD-i games look like Monet.

17:23 look at dat gansta walk baby

Question is, who is the superior detective: Kasimlock or Pierrelock

God, imagine if this studio had MORE shit like Dingo.