The title says it all. What do you think of The Lion King?
I mean, it’s been 13 years since its release, and it’s still, in my honest opinion, the most popular and amazing 2D animated feature ever created. And I don’t say this just because I’ve been in a TLK “hype” lately. And I believe there are a lot of fans of this movie out there!
Anyways, to be honest, I’ve never seen the English version of the movie. Yeah, it’s a shame. But I actually love the dubbed version (which doesn’t happen very often). I think you guessed: I have only the VHS. ^^; But after 13 years, it still provides me an amazing experience every time I watch it. =) Here it is:
Poor tape, it’s so old…
What about you guys? I think it’s impossible not to love this movie!
P.S.: If anybody has ever created a topic similar, please forgive me! hides
Absolutely. I haven’t watched this masterpiece of a film in quite a while, but growing up it was my favorite movie to plug into the old VHS right behind Toy Story. Man, I probably watched it a million times or something!
Oh my gosh, it’s been so long since I’ve taken a look at The Lion King . I can honestly say though that it was and still is for that matter, one of the greatest Disney films of all time.
Omg I’m such a huge fan of TLK! One of my most favorite Disney films as a kid. My favorite character is Scar, of course. I also loved the sequel and 1 1/2.
I absolutely love the lion king. I love the cute animal characters and the story behind it. I really love the music. As a matter of fact, I have the broadway soundtrack of it.
TLK Broadway is my absolute favorite play. I’ve seen it 3 times now, and plan on catching when it comes to Detroit in December. I got a book on the play, too. It has everything on the making and production.
And the designs! Dear god, how’d I love to have been a part of that. I’m now a raging Julie Taymor fan (as well as Lemo M.) and I’ve even cast a sculpture in bronze inspired by her mask designs.
My only regret is I have yet to actually see it on Broadway. I’ve seen it twice in Toronto and once at my old school (Michigan State). I heard the one in New York is epic.
The productions that I saw weren’t so bad though. The first Mufasa I saw was the voice actor who played Sebastian (TLM). The second adult Nala’s accent was so heavy (straight out of Africa, that she was), but it way she sang was memorizing. Heh, the third adult Simba biggest tool. Worst. Simba. Ever.
But yeah, loves that play to death!
As a fan of a lot of the Disney films of that time, The Lion King was never my all-time favorite (that goes to Beauty and the Beast), but like TSS said, it’s the music that really drives this one. The African beats provide a great backdrop to all sorts of songs: the theme, the kid-friendly tunes that drive parents insane (i.e. Hakuna Matata), and the romantic song that also drives parents insane (I kid, I kid).
I loved The Lion King, and still do. It’s one of those films that proved just how great the Disney company was, and how much they could achieve. The characters are real and believable, the storyline is clear and interesting, and the animation is second to none. I honestly don’t think there’s a single bad point to his film!
The sequels though, IMO, do cheapen The Lion King a little. They’re just not as good as the original, and because of that, really shouldn’t exist at all. It’s a shame, but I guess it doesn’t stop the original from being one of the greatest films of all time!
Took the words out of my mouth. I like remembering how much I loved the movies of the “Disney Renaissance”, such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Pocahontas… Now, I believe Disney has lost some of its ability to make great classics, that’ll be remembered for generations… Y’know what I mean?
Maggie- Exactly. Talk about The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, all of those films, and the other person will know what films you’re talking about. Then start talking about films like Brother Bear, and they won’t know what you’re going on about. It proves two things-
firstly, that the Disney classics will stand the test of time, and secondly, that the newer Disney films won’t.
LG - I agree with you. The newer ones will never even come remotely close to the brilliance of The Lion King , Beauty and the Beast , Aladdin, etc. Hopefully, Disney can come back with The Princess and the Frog .
Ahem. Oh boy, here we go… Le Summarized Review: I’ve seen The Lion King over 400 hundred times; I have trained myself to run around, and jump over and on objects on all fours; my favorite Disney character in existance is Simba; and the film itself still retains its place as my second favorite cinematic production to date.
Le Stretched Review:
Where to begin? Well, I suppse I should be straight-forward and simplistic and start at the beginning…
I first saw this fantastic production when I was approxiamately five years of age. Being a rambunctious youngster at the time, the very aspect of miniature lions romping to and fro and setting trouble upon the horizon was appealing enough in itself; however, I never did expect the film to “overflood” my expectations by a considerable amount. In fact, it didn’t exceed my expectations; it put them to shame.
My sister and I loved the film so much to the extent that we began to run around the house on all fours, imitating mischevious Simba and his playful companion, Nala, to a tee. Truth be told, we were quite envious of their adventurous lifestyle and the sun-bitten homeland in which they resided. We went so far as to train ourselves to run, jump, crouch, play, and even attack on all four “paws”, and to this day…we can still accomplish all of those actions rather adequately and without hardly any effort involved.
Needless to say, the arrival of the film in a video tape format practically brought us into a coma from the very exhilarating reality of it. As if begging our dad to play Mufasa and listening to the official soundtrack daily wasn’t enough, we gulped that sucker down like a piece of succulent meat on a hot day. We watched that film practically three times a day, every day, for a good solid year. There was no other production in our lives that mattered except for The Lion King. It literally became a part of our lifetsyle; an unusual one, but a sufficient and integral aspect nonetheless.
As was previously stated, the film itself remains my second favorite production out of any that has been released. I almost love it more than Ratatouille – almost, but not that much… (eheh)
I love The Lion King. The animation is flawless and the songs work really well.
Vim and I went to see the musical on the West End a few weeks ago and I was actually quite disappointed that it didn’t translate as well onto stage. Don’t get me wrong, the puppets and costumes were incredible, it was more with the story. They added in all these stupid jokes (‘THIS wasn’t in the FILM!’) and big unneccessary scenes to the story. Like, they wedged in this bit with Timon falling over a waterfall, randomly.
The film works really well and explains Simba’s perspective and feelings without having to resort to cheesy techniques like that; I was a bit ticked off that they felt they had to add it in to remind us that his dad was dead and he was a bit sad about it still – especially since it had only happened a half hour previously!
It felt as if they were just trying to pad out the story a bit more. I still enjoyed seeing it, though, it was really interesting to see how it all worked on stage. It’s not the most obvious choice for a stage show, I would think! (I’m curious to see how they’re going to do The Little Mermaid on stage, too. I’m amazed they’re making that over, say, Aladdin – I would have assumed that would be much easier to perform on stage?)
Yeah, that particular sequel actually didn’t turn out as bad as I thought it would. My dad worked on the thing, so I got to see some early storyboard work for the film. 'Twas pretty cool.
What do you think of The Lion King?
But I actually love the dubbed version (which doesn’t happen very often). I think you guessed: I have only the VHS. ^^; But after 13 years, it still provides me an amazing experience every time I watch it. =) Here it is:
