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JortigoJul 19, 2019

This tape is an exact copy of the animated version. In the visual aspect it is spectacular, but it is totally devoid of emotions and of the magic that characterized its animated version. Disney continues to ruin its great classics.

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jacobtylambJul 20, 2019

Hollow and unnecessary. This remake lacks any of the charm or emotion of the original film.

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EvilivanJul 22, 2019

Disappointing. Despite good visuals the movie is trudging in the uncanny valley when it comes to characters. The magic of the original is entirely gone, and the writing made me cringe. Those remakes are really starting to feel like uninspiredDisappointing. Despite good visuals the movie is trudging in the uncanny valley when it comes to characters. The magic of the original is entirely gone, and the writing made me cringe. Those remakes are really starting to feel like uninspired cash grabs by Disney.… Expand

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cdougJul 20, 2019

I could go on for hours about what wrong with this movie. But I won’t. It’s just such A disappointment. If you loved the original, don’t go see this movie.

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suckafreehoe_Jul 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let’s just start off that Disney ruined a great childhood movie and turned it into a Nat Geo Wild documentary. The voice acting with most of the characters was very cringey, they chose Beyoncé when they know she’s not a good actor at all. They chose Donald and I don’t know why! The CGI was iffy in my opinion. The scene transitions were very cringeworthy and tacky. If Beyoncé was not in this movie, critics and regular viewers would be ripping this movie to shreds. Disney is remaking these movies into live actions and ruining them.… Expand

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CrackedIceJul 21, 2019

No way as good as the original. Singing not as good and no emotion with the CGI. All the animals look good but are really poor acting. Get more feeling out of planks of wood....

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MXFCNJul 21, 2019

We've got charcters with no expressions and feelings at all. CG is not a good choice for this.

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bfoore90Jul 21, 2019

This was almost a shot-for-shot remake of the animated version, they changed almost nothing. Only some dialogue and a few extra scenes were made, nothing else was different. I found some of the voice acting to be flat, especially Beyonce, whoThis was almost a shot-for-shot remake of the animated version, they changed almost nothing. Only some dialogue and a few extra scenes were made, nothing else was different. I found some of the voice acting to be flat, especially Beyonce, who was atrocious as Nala. I felt Scar should have been played by Jeremy Irons again as it just didn't mix right with Chiwetel Ejiofor, an amazing actor otherwise. While I praised Jungle Book and found Aladdin to be a surprisingly good film, those movies were executed uniquely so those films worked well. Theres almost nothing unique about The Lion King.… Expand

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afonsofJul 20, 2019

Unnecessary, unexpressive but extremely realistic animals. Timon and Pumba saves.

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CtridesJul 21, 2019

Sadly depressing story of betrayal, violence, killing. While there were a couple of (very) brief feel-good moments, as a public middle school teacher, I believe this is not a film for young children.

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SkillingstadajJul 21, 2019

Worst movie ever..... and EXPERIENCE. They shoulda left it alone and not made a new version.

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DropDeadFredJul 22, 2019

Lion King 94' is still better to watch then this emotionless film. It's not even Live Action. It's all cgi. Pretty sure this movie was made to promote Beyonce. Who was the worse voice over actor on the film.

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joaohanselJul 27, 2019

boring and very predictable, I wasted time and money watching this movie, it is bad.

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NoahboySep 14, 2019

Walking into the new Lion King, I was excited. One of my favorite childhood movies was being given the “live action” treatment, and the marketing for this film had been through the roof. However, when I left the theatre that one fatefulWalking into the new Lion King, I was excited. One of my favorite childhood movies was being given the “live action” treatment, and the marketing for this film had been through the roof. However, when I left the theatre that one fateful night, I only felt disappointment, confusion, and, I have to say, rather depressed. The signs that this movie would end up being a disaster were all there: most of the trailers were shot-for-shot from the original, the Rotten Tomatoes score was, at the time, 52%, and the previous two Disney live-action remakes, Dumbo and Aladdin, were unpleasantly substandard to say the least. But this abysmal effort by the Mouse House may be the worst remake of them all, and that’s due to the main draw to this film: its visual effects.
The Lion King is a 2019 American photorealistic computer-animated movie directed by Jon Favreau, and distributed and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a remake of the 1994 2-D animated movie of the same name. Donald Glover stars as Simba, a prince lion who is exiled from the Pride Lands after his uncle, Scar (Chiwetel Ejiofor) kills his brother, the king (James Earl Jones), and convinces Simba that he was to fault. After reuniting with his childhood friend (Beyoncé), she persuades him to come back to the Pride and take his rightful place as king.
The Lion King was announced soon after the critical and commercial success of Favreau’s The Jungle Book (2016), which used the same technology to recreate it’s CG animals, which were realistic looking and had clear facial expressions.
It seems, however, that Disney thought it wasn’t realistic enough, because not a single animal in The Lion King expresses a shred of emotion. In the original, you can tell what each character is all about just by looking at the expressive animation, but every character in the remake shows the same expression the entire time. The CGI is also a detriment to the backdrops of the film. The iconic opening scene with vibrant, expressive colors and loud, african singing is replaced with a rather bland sunrise with heavily toned down colors and a much less loud and powerful rendition of the Academy Award nominated song, “The Circle of Life.” Speaking of songs…
Every song in this movie is poorly executed, with the choreography being bland and repetitive, and the songs having less energy than the original. While in the original, the songs were presented with bright colors and a grand, cinematic spectacle, with animals jumping and dancing from location to location, the remake just has them walking around. Two songs in particular were especially butchered: “Be Prepared” and the Academy Award winning “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.” The former was shortened down to around thirty seconds and has Scar talking in a sing-song voice, while the latter is rushed and is set during mid-day. In fact, many things seemed rushed, as the pacing in this film is erratic. While the first act seems to drag on and on, the second act seems to speed by, adding pointless side-characters that don’t get expanded upon. This makes the third act less satisfying, as we, the audience, don’t see the main character go through as much hardship. Although this film is mostly devoid of quality, there are still many things that I did like. Other than Beyoncé, whose performance is distractingly fake-sounding, the voice-work in this movie is surprisingly great, notably Seth Rogan, Billy Eichner, and Chiwetel Ejiofor who play Pumba, Timon, and Scar respectively. The sound editing is also fairly impressive, as well as the lighting, and additional scoring by Hans Zimmer. However, none of these things can even begin to save this film. The only reasons to remake a piece of entertainment are either to make it into a different language, to add your own spin on the classic tale, or to improve upon the original. The Lion King does none of these things. It’s still in english, almost every plot-point is the exact same, and the flaws of the original are still present. Three more live action remakes are on the way: Maleficent 2, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan. While my expectations are low, I still have a shimmer of hope that they’ll at least be better than this.
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JHarrisJul 22, 2019

Why remake something that was already great? Remakes are for films that had great potential but missed the mark (Dune, for example), so let's try another attempt. This is just selling Lion King again to Lion King fans so they charge youWhy remake something that was already great? Remakes are for films that had great potential but missed the mark (Dune, for example), so let's try another attempt. This is just selling Lion King again to Lion King fans so they charge you twice for the same film....… Expand

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Michellec19Jul 21, 2019

Huge Disney fan, I love all their movies and look forward to all the remakes. I didn't expect anything new from the remake, prefer it to be the same, however I was just disappointed in the lack of emotion on the characters voice in certainHuge Disney fan, I love all their movies and look forward to all the remakes. I didn't expect anything new from the remake, prefer it to be the same, however I was just disappointed in the lack of emotion on the characters voice in certain scenes, such as when they were sad, happy or scared. I know animals cant show much face expressions so it sucked that the voices didn't replace that. Also I think some scenes were rushed.… Expand

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Souzan82Jul 21, 2019

The version I watched tonight was a major disappointment. Although the graphics were amazing, the emotions from the actors was almost 0 for every character, the storyline changed too much and the songs as well. Will watch the original on DVDThe version I watched tonight was a major disappointment. Although the graphics were amazing, the emotions from the actors was almost 0 for every character, the storyline changed too much and the songs as well. Will watch the original on DVD at home tomorrow to make up for tonight.… Expand

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prosk8er502Jul 22, 2019

I'm going to try to be short. The Lion King (1994) is a perfect animated film, with tons of personality, color, and emotional range. It's easily one of my favorite movies of all time. A lot of love and talent went into it and it expresses soI'm going to try to be short. The Lion King (1994) is a perfect animated film, with tons of personality, color, and emotional range. It's easily one of my favorite movies of all time. A lot of love and talent went into it and it expresses so much of the human experience.

This remake should never have happened. There were *some* beautiful scenes, such as the opening and closing shots of Pride Rock, but it was a bad movie. It was emotionally flat, had no rhythm, no energy, ripped away key moments, and was altogether a lazy venture. (I personally could not get past the lifeless voice acting.)

What Disney needs to do is make these classics more accessible to younger generations while focusing on being creative and less greedy. Let the classics be available for streaming--4k, 3d, Hulu, with ads, without, etc. Lower the cost of the Blu-Rays--they're outlandish. (The Lion King costs $20 to rent on Amazon Prime, and I've not once seen it on Netflix.)

The CGI film will look dated in 5 years, whilst the animation film will not age. "Wanting to be true to the original but also bring it to 2019" is a big fat lie. None of these recent remakes are warranted. Disney is depriving this generation of quality and ripping people off in a lazy and arrogant way. Disney, you need to know that you are failing at this. The Lion King was perfectly completed in 1994. I don't know, make a Lion King rollercoaster if you want to keep The Lion King alive. Stop with this crap. Be original.… Expand

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felipe_tapia19Jul 23, 2019

Es exactamente igual a la versión anterior, no añade nada nuevo y en ese sentido carece de creatividad. Además las animaciones le quitan vida a los momentos, haciendo que sean más planos que en la película original.

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DLK1124Jul 25, 2019

Just watched this last night with the family. This was the worst remake from Disney so far. No emotion, poorly cast and altogether a complete money grab by Disney. As if they don't steal enough money from the kids, they put this piece ofJust watched this last night with the family. This was the worst remake from Disney so far. No emotion, poorly cast and altogether a complete money grab by Disney. As if they don't steal enough money from the kids, they put this piece of trash together. Now, the effects are really cool and amazing that they can do such things on a screen. Visually, this movie was amazing and cool to see. We have seen most of the remakes and this was by far the worst. This is clearly the epitome of a cash grab only. They know parents will take their kids to this and by the time word is out how crappy this film is, it won't matter because BEYONCE IS IN IT!!! YAY!!! What a crock! Save your money and wait for Disney to do something original.… Expand

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ManagerJPDec 21, 2019

I watched the whole movie and didn’t smile/laugh once. I thought that the movie was boring and unexciting. On the positive side, (the only reason I didn’t give lower) was because the special effects used were good and the animals looked quiteI watched the whole movie and didn’t smile/laugh once. I thought that the movie was boring and unexciting. On the positive side, (the only reason I didn’t give lower) was because the special effects used were good and the animals looked quite real. Altogether, do not waste your money on buying this. It is simply not worth it.… Expand

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chrisd19844Aug 6, 2019

This film is okay, but it got ruined by the terrible voice acting. I get that some companies want to throw a bunch of random singers in movies now rather than hiring actual voice actors but sometimes it just doesn't work. That random blackThis film is okay, but it got ruined by the terrible voice acting. I get that some companies want to throw a bunch of random singers in movies now rather than hiring actual voice actors but sometimes it just doesn't work. That random black dude that voiced the adult Simba was god awful and the chick doing nala wasn't much better. I guess they wanted to be "politically correct" and have black folks in the film, for better or worse.… Expand

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JLuis_001Jul 23, 2019

Ironically one of the greatest classics of Disney and one that will be a massive blockbuster is the film that comes to show the great failures of their live action remakes.

Undoubtedly this is the Lion King. We're watching the same film weIronically one of the greatest classics of Disney and one that will be a massive blockbuster is the film that comes to show the great failures of their live action remakes.

Undoubtedly this is the Lion King. We're watching the same film we saw animated, just now with real animals. - Obviously you know what I mean by real - The CGI work is incredible, I cannot say anything negative about it, but let it be clear that the conversion to live action doesn't work in everything and it will not work in everything.
I say this because there are more remakes of animated Disney classics coming and lately they haven't made anything memorable.

I can't say this film is that failure that many critics say it is because the story is good. We know it, because many of us like the original film, but exactly there lies the point: We already have the original film and the original works great. This remake brings nothing, absolutely nothing and that's where its defeat lies.… Expand

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imtheonlytyeJul 21, 2019

It was good, obviously because lion king was amazing, but it was just the lion king from 1994 with a better picture. It was very emotionless and mono tone. Pumbaa and Timon were hilarious though.

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renanwiserJul 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The screenplay is exactly the same, they added 30 min, but there's not even one new scene incorporated to it. Scar was completely transformed in a unidimensional character with no depth at all, lacking all the personality layers he was build with in the original animation. The songs were not improved and in some cases, as seen in Be Prepared, they were completely modified. The animation is unnecessarily too much real, making it hard for you to have any kind of empathy with the characters' emotional struggles. The new song by Beyonce is completely lost in the screenplay when they could write a new scene giving protagonism to Nala with the new song.… Expand

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Bluefang52Jul 21, 2019

Beautiful scenery. Very lackluster and boring though. Characters much to be desired. Not needed to exist

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EugnosticaJul 22, 2019

Originals always seem to be the best. This lacks the warmth and magic of the original. Beyonce's voice is not melodic, and unfortunately, she sort of ruined the entire show with her singing. The 1994 version will always be the true KING.

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LeeWriter1Jul 23, 2019

I won't include a link to our show on YouTube but I will say Stephen Craig and I have a movie review show on YT and we try to post one episode/week but we don't always succeed. Normally we review one new release per show but with this being aI won't include a link to our show on YouTube but I will say Stephen Craig and I have a movie review show on YT and we try to post one episode/week but we don't always succeed. Normally we review one new release per show but with this being a remake, we decided to watch and review both the new and the old "The Lion King". The remake is so lacking in life, energy, humor and appealing music. In short, it's less of everything when compared to the 1994 original with one exception: it's more realistic. And added realism doesn't equate to a better story. In this case, the original animated version was perfectly fine but Disney knew they'd earn a nice profit from redoing it with new technology so they did it. It's like my view of the "Aladdin" remake: the only reason it was done was for money. But "The Lion King" in CGI is even a worse remake than "Aladdin" because the remake sucked the life and fun out of the story, especially the hyenas! In the animated tale, the trio were at times hilarious, at times menacing, but always more lively and interesting than the CGI version. Shame on you, Disney, for taking the easy way out (again) and instead of giving us new story lines, fresh characters and new plots, you take the path of least resistance and slap new technology on the same story and omit classic songs like "Circle of Life" and leave the audiences uninspired and at times bored. Very shameful indeed. I'm not paying another cent to watch anymore of Disney's CGI remakes and I don't think anyone should. Moviegoers deserve better than that.… Expand

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LisaCCMJul 24, 2019

They Rushed this Classic. No real actors, just new age popular celebrities... Scar’s voice was not strong/powerful enough. They needed to bring back Jeremy Irons. They could have chosen a much better lion for Scar. Beyoncé poor acting rushedThey Rushed this Classic. No real actors, just new age popular celebrities... Scar’s voice was not strong/powerful enough. They needed to bring back Jeremy Irons. They could have chosen a much better lion for Scar. Beyoncé poor acting rushed her lines, her song spirit’ they should have put at the credits. None of the hyenas were funny. They needed Whoopi to come back. Rafiki didn’t have hardly any lines with his iconic sayings... (It is Time/ his song) squash banana … Expand

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andy_indierockJul 27, 2019

They copy the animated film exactly the same. I hate no surprises if u watch at cinema.

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SaintJames012Aug 9, 2019

The further I get from the day I saw this movie, the more I dislike it. There is absolutely nothing about this movie that does anything better than the animated one. Graphically it is beautiful, but other than that the movie is completelyThe further I get from the day I saw this movie, the more I dislike it. There is absolutely nothing about this movie that does anything better than the animated one. Graphically it is beautiful, but other than that the movie is completely forgettable. If you want a great point to which this movie shows its flaws, look no further than the song "Just Can't Wait to be King." Remember all the shenanigans with the animals and colors and aesthetic in the cartoon? Well since this movie is photo-realistic, that entire song boils down to Simba and Nala walking around a pond singing. That right there represents this film perfectly: Boring.… Expand

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alkmanAug 17, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful try to shake money from who is above 25 and have small children. The old movie was better. Disney now is diabolical company today.… Expand

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Trineo99Jul 21, 2019

First of all, the special effects in this film are outstanding and you can see all of the effort that went into it. All of the animal's act like their actual animal counterparts if you saw them in the wild. Timon, voiced by Billy Eichner, andFirst of all, the special effects in this film are outstanding and you can see all of the effort that went into it. All of the animal's act like their actual animal counterparts if you saw them in the wild. Timon, voiced by Billy Eichner, and Pumbaa, voiced by Seth Rogen, stole the show in their scenes. They both were perfectly casted and brought some of the humour in this film. For the rest of the cast, I can’t really say the same thing. Don’t get me wrong Donald Glover/Childish Gambino, who voices adult Simba, and Beyoncé, who voices Nala, did decent enough jobs with their parts and I could easily hear them with their parts but others just needed a change in casting. My main problem with the casting was with Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar I just couldn’t hear him as the villain. Trust me I tried to forget about Jeremy Irons but I just couldn’t. Jeremy Irons made this character iconic for a reason and I feel like if they got somebody else it would have been a bit better. This film added forty extra minutes on to the run time, probably to show off the effects, but you can feel it especially when they change something or add something in. For me, this happened at the ending where they changed not just one of the funniest scenes but also made a scene longer than it should have been. The songs in this version just didn’t give off the same spectacle as in the original version. The original used the sets and lighting to help bring you into the numbers this one has nothing to make you interested in them. At certain points, the lighting would change for no reason. What I mean is that it would be Day time and then just a couple of seconds later it would be dark. But hey, at least we have another great score by Hans Zimmer. In the end, The Lion King (2019) just doesn’t live up to the original. If nothing else is showing and you need to beat the heat this summer than go ahead and check it out but if not just stay home and watch the 1994 one. I give The Lion King (2019) a 5.5/10.… Expand

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ryang1790Dec 5, 2019

The best way to describe this film is soulless. It looks stunning, but the realistic animation shows its limitations when the characters can't express themselves like in the 1994 original. Factor in a play-by-play copy of the original, withThe best way to describe this film is soulless. It looks stunning, but the realistic animation shows its limitations when the characters can't express themselves like in the 1994 original. Factor in a play-by-play copy of the original, with very few added scenes, and you've got a soulless adaptation of a far superior animated classic.… Expand

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TorrentPlayerAug 12, 2019

Copypasted 1 to 1 cashgrab with no soul. Those NEW voice actors even if they tried, still not as good. And that mostly because this REALISTIC CGI couldn't handle emotions, for whatever reason. A bunch of good scenes were cut, some new "not soCopypasted 1 to 1 cashgrab with no soul. Those NEW voice actors even if they tried, still not as good. And that mostly because this REALISTIC CGI couldn't handle emotions, for whatever reason. A bunch of good scenes were cut, some new "not so good" were added. The whole movie feels much more stretched in most parts.… Expand

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SomeGuyOnTheWebJul 26, 2019

Unoriginal, expressionless, and passionless. Don't waste your money for these "remakes" as it tells Disney to make more of these horrible movies. If you want to see The Lion King then watch the original. Vote with your wallet!

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ilezhninJul 29, 2019

Worst movie of the year. Don’t watch this trash, it is absolutely shame for Disney. They some how killed all good that was in the animation.

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All_ButTrU4Jul 5, 2022

On a technical level this is impressive, the cgi is really out there and realistic which shows alot of invested effort on their part. But overall this is just an expensive failure in almost every way imaginable. Firstly it's star studded castOn a technical level this is impressive, the cgi is really out there and realistic which shows alot of invested effort on their part. But overall this is just an expensive failure in almost every way imaginable. Firstly it's star studded cast namely Beyoncé do horrifically at their voice work that beyond the awkwardness the cgi provides her acting adds another layer of lifelessness. She's near expressionless sounding like they are reading off a page. Now onto the next issue,the one I had previ commended for it's accuracy - the cgi. The choice to make the animals realistic was a really bad one that makes the film feel like an animal documentary in an alternate universe where they all speak. It removes you from the investing in what the story is attempting to say and Instead leaves you bored,which is my last point. This movie is boring. From it's pace ,writing and end you will be damned walking away with a positive experience.… Expand

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CharRev101Jul 23, 2019

The movie was flat and predictable. I was really hoping it would be good but I found myself sitting there waiting for the entertainment. Beyoncé is not a good actress either. Her voice was distracting and not fit for the role sorry. Not aThe movie was flat and predictable. I was really hoping it would be good but I found myself sitting there waiting for the entertainment. Beyoncé is not a good actress either. Her voice was distracting and not fit for the role sorry. Not a great movie at all. But me going to see it adds to the “box office success”.… Expand

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Josue_leninJul 25, 2019

They could have done such a better job but o well I wouldn't go see it save ur money and go see Aladdin

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Ms_DustyJul 26, 2019

This product by disney is utterly pointless, emotionless, rushed, copied and pasted special effect that goes on for two hours. This what the "film" is a special effect, a tool lacking the creativity and passion from the 1994 classic The LionThis product by disney is utterly pointless, emotionless, rushed, copied and pasted special effect that goes on for two hours. This what the "film" is a special effect, a tool lacking the creativity and passion from the 1994 classic The Lion King. Even if you don't compare it to the original film it is a lackluster movie. The music is fine, the characters are expressionless, the voice acting is bad. It does not sound like a character in a film it sounds like actors in a sound booth. I can't wait till everyone forgets this product ever existed in the next few months… Expand

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CaesarSaladJul 27, 2019

I was shocked when Mufasa died! The only thing live action about this movie is the ground. It's the same movie as the original yet worse. They don't even really try anything new. They do scenes exactly the same. Except they take some thingsI was shocked when Mufasa died! The only thing live action about this movie is the ground. It's the same movie as the original yet worse. They don't even really try anything new. They do scenes exactly the same. Except they take some things out like Rafiki hitting Simba and the lesson that scene teaches. Why keep everything the same yet leave some stuff out especially since this movie is longer? The voice acting is alright some people are good and others are just okay. The singing is good. Beyonce is really good, but because of that she outshines Donald Glover. While Donald Glover is a much better voice actor than Beyonce. The singing is good, but the songs are not as good as the original. There were 2 original songs though which were nice. But some songs just don't work like "be prepared" and "can you feel the love tonight". They sing "can you feel the love tonight" during the day. They don't even really sing the best villain song "be prepared". The only really good thing I can say about this movie is the CGI. But that doesn't just automatically make this movie good. You can dress up a dish all you want but if it tastes bad dressing it up isn't going to change that. More importantly because of this realistic CGI you lose emotional facial expression and because of this the actors had to portray all of the characters emotions just through their voice. This wasn't enough most of the time. This movie just isn't good it's lazy it does everything the same way except losing what made the original so great. If you just want to watch lion king just watch the original even now it still looks amazing because of it's beautifully hand drawn animation. These live action Disney remakes never live up to the original or even come close and this is just another one of those except probably the worse one I've seen this year.… Expand

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ATRLIsTrashJul 28, 2019

This movie sucks. Beyoncé destroyed this beautiful classic. Tragic, just tragic.

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Ttyyoo22Jul 28, 2019

Basically its like watching a National geographic documentary with singing, dancing and talking animals... I had low expectations but was surprised how bad it actually was. No facial expressions or emotions. Characters seemed to be veryBasically its like watching a National geographic documentary with singing, dancing and talking animals... I had low expectations but was surprised how bad it actually was. No facial expressions or emotions. Characters seemed to be very indifferent throughout the movie... movie feels like a copy of the original one and a way to generate money easily. This movie turned me off to go see any of the Disney remakes... please be more creative.… Expand

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MnmsmumJul 29, 2019

Cant see why they bothered, its not live action but looks too real to be animated? Pointless. So if you have seen the original just watch it again.

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VodkashotsAug 3, 2019

Hated every second of it. Those dead lifeless eyes will never replace the charm and artistry of the FAR superior original. Just a typical Disney cash grab.

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ajzeg01Nov 30, 2019

Ah. My arch-nemesis in the form of a movie. We meet at last. This movie is a travesty. Don’t watch it. I would just like to leave it at that, but I guess I’ll elaborate. I guess first I will address the photo-realistic CGI elephant in theAh. My arch-nemesis in the form of a movie. We meet at last. This movie is a travesty. Don’t watch it. I would just like to leave it at that, but I guess I’ll elaborate. I guess first I will address the photo-realistic CGI elephant in the room, the animation. Not live-action, there’s only one live-action shot in the entire movie. This is an animated film. And the animation is technically some of the most impressive ever put to screen. Seriously, this makes Life of Pi look like Madagascar by comparison. It was absolutely mesmerizing to watch...when the animals weren’t talking. Whenever they were talking, it was awkward and laughably bad at times. What everyone has been saying is true, realistic animals cannot convey the emotions necessary for a story like this on their faces. In some scenes, I actually had trouble telling the characters apart or even understanding what was going on in the scene because of the lack of emotion on the characters’ faces. That’s a huge problem. I think Zazu got it the worst. Seriously, the animatronic birds in the Enchanted Tiki Room are more expressive than he is in this film! His face is frozen in a permanent frown, just like the real bird he’s based on. The design does not fit the personality of the character at all. Same goes for most of the other characters. They were just off-putting. Speaking of the characters, how is the voice acting? While the film does feature a (mostly) talented cast, the dialogue in this movie is beyond awkward and the line delivery is just awful. I don’t know how they possibly messed that up, but they found a way! It’s very stilted and unnatural. The line delivery coupled with the characters’ faces made me laugh out loud during Mufasa’s death scene. Funniest **** I’ve seen in a movie all year. It’s so bad, it’s good! Look up the scene on YouTube, you’ll be in for a laugh! As for the story, it’s exactly the same as the original except they really nerfed the hyenas. They weren’t funny and they weren’t scary. They were boring. Eric André and Keegan-Michael Key are absolutely wasted in this movie. They also cut out the best song, Be Prepared, and cut most of Rafiki’s interaction with Simba, the best scene! As for the comedy, it was just boring at best and absolutely obnoxious at worst. I’m not the biggest fan of Timon and Pumbaa, but I’ll take the originals over these guys any day! Literally all of their jokes are self-referential. Sometimes the jokes don’t even make sense unless you’ve seen the original, which you really should not do in a remake! As for the music, the score is just as amazing as the original but the songs are pretty bad, honestly. I already did a whole post about it months ago so I’ll try not to repeat myself, but they are either butchered, cut, shoehorned in, copied or copy-pasted! The new Beyoncé song especially sticks out like a sore thumb. Many of the most memorable scenes from the original are dumbed-down and heavily simplified to make them more realistic, I guess, but it just goes to show how traditional animation is the only medium this film can work in. In the 1940s, Disney was experimenting with giving the characters in Bambi a more realistic look. They decided against it and made them more stylized because the characters were not expressive enough to convey the emotions of the story. They knew doing something like this was a bad idea in the 40s! This movie is a mistake! I think that’s all I have to say about this movie. It’s just bad. Nothing about it works as a film. Just look up the opening scene on YouTube. That will give you just as much enjoyment as you would get from watching the whole movie. But yet again, just like Aladdin, it seems like most people disagree with me and love this movie. It’s actually now the highest-grossing animated film of all-time. I can’t even get angry at this movie anymore. It just makes me sad. Is this what Disney has become? What was once the company that defined the industry with their creative new takes on classic stories is now just regurgitating their old movies for profit? That just depresses me, honestly. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Oh well. At least Mulan looks kind of cool. Anyway, that’s all I have to say about this POS. Don’t bother, just watch the original. That’s what I’m going to do, and I’m never going to think about this movie again.… Expand

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hnestlyontheslyOct 7, 2019

The Lion King is maybe the worst remake so far of Disney’s campaign to hose us of our hard-earned AMC weekly subscription slots. “It looks just like a nature documentary,” my brother texted me during the (presumably empty) movie just as weThe Lion King is maybe the worst remake so far of Disney’s campaign to hose us of our hard-earned AMC weekly subscription slots. “It looks just like a nature documentary,” my brother texted me during the (presumably empty) movie just as we were walking out of it ourselves. The problem with adapting a cartoon into an almost shot-for-shot remake with much better graphics is that much of the charm and pathos of the original is lost in the effort to represent true-to-life animal forms on screen. The CGI faces are impenetrable ciphers. It’s hard to tell what characters are feeling at any given moment. Is Simba mad? Embarrassed? Wistful? I can’t tell because his eyes convey nothing. Honestly sometimes I couldn’t tell whether I was even looking at Simba or if I was confusing him with the other little lion cub. It’s hard to tell when characters are even speaking and who they’re speaking to. There are a few disorienting moments in the first half when the mouths of characters don’t move in sync with the dialogue and it feels so **** frustrating to follow along. Is Mufasa giving a voice over or is he talking to his son in the savanna? Make up your goddamn mind, Disney. Sometimes it looks like the hippos and giraffes are singing along to I Just Can’t Wait To Be King and then other times it just looks like their jaws are hanging slack while they drink water.

I think that confusion is representative of a larger concern by the producers about the direction to take the Disney remakes. Earlier remakes have come under fire for spending too much time deviating from their source material or trying to correct the sins of the past (Jackson McHenry’s article below does a brilliant job with this). As a result, Lion King seems like it’s taken a more conservative approach, cleaving closely to the original (adding very little except Soraya’s nauseatingly unnecessary new lines: in the one the script trips over itself to explain how she can be both patrolling the borders for hyenas AND in the same shot as Simba to acknowledge that she was, indeed, just off camera doing a strong lioness’s work even though she, currently, in order for the scene to track with the original film, is not actually there. In the second added line, she needlessly tells the other lions to attack Scar long after an order need be raised). The overall effect is one in which the remake has very little to add a lot to lean on. One NPR review calls it essentially “a safari-themed karaoke video.”

Which isn’t to say that the film is a total loss, because at the beginning you get to see the first trailer for Mulan on the big screen.

Jackson McHenry over at Vulture has some cool things to say about the way that Disney is white-washing it’s gay-coded villains in the remakes.… Expand

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EvanpotterrevieDec 9, 2019

The Lion King (2019) is a disgrace to Disney’s legacy. The Lion King (1994) is one of the greatest animated features of all time and one I adored growing up. This so called “Live Action” (which is just crappy SGI) remake is a insult toThe Lion King (2019) is a disgrace to Disney’s legacy. The Lion King (1994) is one of the greatest animated features of all time and one I adored growing up. This so called “Live Action” (which is just crappy SGI) remake is a insult to everything the Orginal stood for. AS a fan of Disney’s Live Action Renakes, I’d like to say this is a embarrassment as a remake, a embarrassment as a movie and enough of a embarrassment to get a 0 ranking… Expand

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lukelewisMar 17, 2020

Do yourself a huge favor and skip this movie. It's just another pathetic, desperate cash-in. If you want to feel nostalgic watch the original. If you want to see a good version of 'The Lion King' watch the original.

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DirigiblePulpAug 3, 2019

Sure the animation is incredible, but at what cost? At what point in the original animated film did anyone find themselves thinking, "Man this would be so much better with real animals?" No one. Not ever.

The animals show no facial emotionSure the animation is incredible, but at what cost? At what point in the original animated film did anyone find themselves thinking, "Man this would be so much better with real animals?" No one. Not ever.

The animals show no facial emotion (it's so real!) leaving all the heavy lifting to the voice acting (it's not real!) and the songs, while as good as ever, feel leaden and dead when played over Planet Earth footage of animals walking in circles and staring at each other.

It's not just that the photo realistic CGI is soulless, dead and de-anthropomorphized, it's that it doesn't suit this story at all. The film asks you to suspend disbelief that animals can talk and sing while also asking you to believe they are real flesh and blood animals. It's classic doublethink.… Expand

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KeffeyNov 29, 2019

Filme ruim que tenta ser uma cópia realista, mas piorou roteiro, tirou a emoção e teve erros grotescos e imperdoáveis

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Nobilis1984Aug 4, 2019

Ah, what is that? I think the beginning scene is awesome, but then it becomes more and more about Africa documentation. Disney movies just do not work as live action movies.
And why does Nala have an inappropriate voice? It just does notAh, what is that? I think the beginning scene is awesome, but then it becomes more and more about Africa documentation. Disney movies just do not work as live action movies.
And why does Nala have an inappropriate voice? It just does not fit.
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FranzHcriticAug 9, 2019

This remake is, "a rather uninspiring thing." The visual effects team on this film deserves all credit given to them, but everything else stops short. I won't deny my bias at reviewing 'Lion King', growing up on the original. I can neverThis remake is, "a rather uninspiring thing." The visual effects team on this film deserves all credit given to them, but everything else stops short. I won't deny my bias at reviewing 'Lion King', growing up on the original. I can never fully appreciate this new CGI film, but that doesn't change the fact that it's bland, soulless, and completely unnecessary to make. I like the traditional animation of the original, and the original voice cast. I mean, come on. No Jeremy Irons?. The saying "if it ain't broke don't fix it" comes to mind perfectly when describing the new 'Lion King'.… Expand

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ArkedenAug 1, 2019

The "Live-Action" (photo-realistic) remake of Disney's classic, The Lion King, was unnecessary. It was visually stunning, but fails to capture the raw emotion and heart of the original animated version. There were a couple of issues I hadThe "Live-Action" (photo-realistic) remake of Disney's classic, The Lion King, was unnecessary. It was visually stunning, but fails to capture the raw emotion and heart of the original animated version. There were a couple of issues I had with the live-action remake. First, 3/4's of the film sounded like the actors phoned in their lines. An exception to this is the musical number, "Can You Feel The Love Tonight," which sounds like Beyonce Knowles and Donald Glover were actually in the studio. Second, there were a surprising amount of lines, musical numbers, and jokes that were cut from the live-action remake that was in the original animated film. The previous, coupled with the lack of facial expressions from the photo-realistic animals, made the film feel hollow and dull. Lastly, I was unimpressed by the amount of energy, life, and charisma the acting cast put into the characters. Especially Chiwetel Ejiofor who played a very flat Scar (I missed the sassy, sarcastic drama-king version that Jeremy Irons portrayed). The exceptions to this are James Earl Jones (Mufasa), Billy Eichner (Timon), and Seth Rogen (Pumbaa). The skit where Timon starts singing "Be Our Guest" from Disney's, Beauty and The Beast, was terrific and hilarious.… Expand

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SadamityOct 12, 2019

Visually is stunning, but has no emotion at all. I think if I had watched it on mute, it could have been better.

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LinttaFlamingoOct 12, 2019

In 2015 Disney released a live-action remake of Cinderella. I found it to be pretty enjoyable and well made for what it was, but it was basically a shot for shot copy paste of the original one, and with a distracting Robb Stark showingIn 2015 Disney released a live-action remake of Cinderella. I found it to be pretty enjoyable and well made for what it was, but it was basically a shot for shot copy paste of the original one, and with a distracting Robb Stark showing Cinderella a tiny garden room with a bigass swing for some reason. Naturally that was an immediate sign that Cinderella wouldn't be the only remake of a beloved original; Disney would definitely make sure we get a dozen or two of these.

Lion King is already the third remake in 2019 and not the last one either, so at this point Disney has basically started spamming us in the face with these films, because aside from the technical side, it's not exactly hard to take a movie and make an identical one again. All the story work has already been done for them... by them???

I've seen it twice now, and I've got like nothing to say that you wouldn't get by just watching the OG one. It's Lion King again but without the colors and without the animated charm, but it does have great covers of the classic songs I guess. I didn't really feel the extra 30 minutes anywhere except in some unnecessary filler scenes. There was an extra song too for Scar that was alright I guess. He didn't really sing, he just kinda talked but in a half singing way. Some of the extra minutes probably came in since the movie treats you like you're a f*cking dumbass and shows you flashbacks of scenes that literally happen in the same movie, just so you would understand that scene even though it doesn't exactly require much.

This film gives you exactly what you can expect. Cinematic karaoke. Childish Gambino and Beyonce sing very well despite Beyonce's random show offs that sounded a lot more like Beyonce than a singing lion. But I mean she can sing and it's not like it's gonna ruin the original Lion King all of a sudden so whatever. There's nothing really wrong with the songs and they're most likely the thing you're waiting for constantly since the story parts especially during the second act are so f*cking boring. Not even Pumba could save the second act by sh*tting himself constantly since they just used lazy stock sounds and he was kinda just pushed to the back. The second act even has a goofy scene of a giraffe eating Simba's hair and then sh*tting it out so a cockroach can roll the s*it around until it breaks and the hair just so happens to be taken to Rafiki by ants. Sure it ends up having a meaning to the plot in the end but it's goofy as Goofy. Rafiki himself is still good though. He's barely in the film but he's voiced pretty well. All of the voice acting is pretty good in the end. James Earl Jones sounds fantastic once again and Childish Gambino is pretty good. Beyonce wasn't that great. It just sounded like Beyonce in the studio.

The CGI, just like in the other Disney remake movies, is amazing and the film basically looks completely real. Although that was never the point to be honest. The animated movie had a ton of charm because it was NOT realistic. The animals moved and smiled and laughed in an exaggerated way and that's why it was easy to care for them and the scenes were super entertaining. Here everything looks braindead because real lions can't even smile. Even the Mufasa death which is the most emotional scene in the original movie is kind of hilarious here. Scar decides to bltch slap Mufasa instead of throwing him down the cliff and the shot of Simba screaming looks really off.

This whole joint is just really goofy to watch and ended up being more comical than emotional. But sure, some scenes like Mufasa talking to Simba from the sky was still really powerful because you can't really f*ck that up, can you? One thing I absolutely have to give credit about though is the fact that Hollywood resisted the urge to put more feminist trash in this movie. They actually didn't do it!!!! It was so nice to see lions acting like lions instead of getting political and going full Emoji Movie like Aladdin did :D… Expand

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MattBrady99Sep 19, 2019

A souless cash grab.

I can't believe this made 1 billion at the box office. Like why? It's literally the same movie! Some of the voice acting wasn't that good, especially Beyoncé who's extremely bad here. Chiwetel Ejiofor is a great actor,A souless cash grab.

I can't believe this made 1 billion at the box office. Like why? It's literally the same movie! Some of the voice acting wasn't that good, especially Beyoncé who's extremely bad here. Chiwetel Ejiofor is a great actor, but he was painfully miscast as Scar. They should've just brought back Jeremy Irons. Mufasa death scene was pretty laughable. The visual effects on the animals may look photorealistic and amazing, but soul and heart isn't there.

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BitashNov 25, 2019

I have to agree that tha CG was absolutely amazing. What disappointed me was the voice overs!! Mufasa is a young father,James Earls voice was too old, making Mufasa sound old. Voice didnt match animation. I absolutely hated Beyonces voice forI have to agree that tha CG was absolutely amazing. What disappointed me was the voice overs!! Mufasa is a young father,James Earls voice was too old, making Mufasa sound old. Voice didnt match animation. I absolutely hated Beyonces voice for Nala! When it came to songing, it didnt seem realalistic...too much like Beyonce so it was distracting. Bad cast! The voice of Simba was awful, the singing was just bad. Timon and Pummba were only voice overs that seemed right.
I think they did a poor job on voice overs and the fact that it was sooo identical in every scene to the original cartoon, made the story not fresh or exciting. Wish they changed it up a bit.… Expand

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thehairyscreameJan 18, 2022

i felt nothing while watching this. i never want to see thins again or remember that it even existed

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maskedrider29Sep 9, 2022

This movie is just SOOO bad. Terrible CGI, some of the worst acting I've ever heard in my life. James Earl Jones, the man is a powerhouse actor. A legend... it sounds like he is reading the script, instead of acting it.

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andre27Aug 4, 2019

Quando é nos dito que vão fazer um filme live action do Rei leão, fiquei logo em êxtase não fosse ele o meu filme favorito de infância e que vi vezes e vezes sem conta. Logo por isso tinha o hype em cima e estava realmente á espera de mais.Quando é nos dito que vão fazer um filme live action do Rei leão, fiquei logo em êxtase não fosse ele o meu filme favorito de infância e que vi vezes e vezes sem conta. Logo por isso tinha o hype em cima e estava realmente á espera de mais. Sendo assim:

-Aspectos Positivos: O filme está bonito segue toda a sequência original, as vozes de mufasa e Scar estão bem conseguidas e temos bons momentos recriados(Timon e Bumba estão muito bem em todas as cenas e são o ponto alto do filme)

-Aspectos Negativos: Aqui está o grande problema do filme, não existe emoçao nas personagens. O facto de estar tudo demasiadamente bem criado levou a que as expressões dos personagens não existissem e isso leva a que num filme em que a carga emocinal é tão grande eu não tivesse nenhuma.Para verem nem com a morte de mufasa me emocionei um pouco. Acho que isso prejudicou o filme bastante e foi o que não me o fez amar.

Em suma é um filme razoável em que a passagem para leve action está muito bem feita, mas em demasia o que nos deixa sem termos as emoções tão essenciais neste filme.… Expand