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Arabian Nights (2000)

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  • Can't Un-Hear It: Mili Avital is the definitive Scheherazade for a lot of people.
  • Ending Fatigue: The Tale of the Three Princes segment drags the run time out and doesn't really add anything significant to the story.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse: Pik-Sen Lim is a real scene-stealer as Aladdin's cranky old mother, snarking at the genie that she's "young enough to be your granddaughter".
  • Just Here for Godzilla: The sets and costumes are considered a big draw for the miniseries as a whole.
  • Narm: Some of Dougray Scott's performance is ridiculously extreme which, while justified in some parts due to the character suffering from PTSD, can result in unintentionally hilarious moments, such as dramatically declaring "you will finish the story of Ali Baba".
  • Questionable Casting: While an impressive amount of Middle Eastern and North African actors populate the adaptation, especially for the early 2000s, there are still some actors with no such heritage performing in Brownface, such as Jim Carter, Dougray Scott, James Callis, Rufus Sewell, and Alexei Sayle.
  • Retroactive Recognition:

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