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Summary: This is definately 5 Stars
Review: This is simply the best Disney film - and probably the best film EVER. If you watch the 2nd DVD in the making of this film, and you realize how much heart and soul went into every second of this picture it will touch you even more. The music that isn't written by Elton John (beautiful, incredible work by him) is authentic African music, and you can hear it throughout the entire movie - even sometimes just as distant background music. The message of the movie, and the characters are magical. I saw this movie in the theatre, and was very touched, but to have it at home - and now see it thru my daughter's eyes makes me realize it is quite possibly the best movie ever
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Summary: See him roar like never before!
Review: You've haven't seen "The Lion King"until you've seen it on DVD!I love because of the enhanced sound and picture-James Earl Jones'voice will make your TV vibrate!The music and songs have never sounded better.I also love the behind-the-scenes info and the "Circle of Life"video featuring Hillary Duff,Raven Simone and other stars of Disney Channel series.Of course I love the great story!If you like Disney animation,a good plot and great music stop lion around and buy this 2-disc set!
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Summary: Great movie
Review: If you love disney's "Lion King", I think you would like to visit the original, Tezuka Osamu's "Kimba the White Lion".
If you can not get satisfaction with disney's "Lion King", I recommend Tezuka Osamu's "Kimba the White Lion", the original of disney's "Lion King".
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Summary: The Moose Hole - "The King has returned!"
Review: "The time is out of joint; O cursed spite, That ever I was born to set it right!"William Shakespeare's most famous and most highly regarded play, Hamlet, is extremely difficult to pull off, not only on stage but on the big screen as well. Some have tried with success (Kenneth Branagh, 1996) while others are just completely disastrous in their attempts and miss the total meaning of the tragedy (Mel Gibson, 1991). Education is of high importance and, as adults, we try virtuously to teach our children the classics at a younger age then we learned them. But in the case of Hamlet, could such a film, aimed at children, pull it off without overwhelming its core audience with too much emotion and violence? In a way, The Lion King succeeds but where it fails in this attempt, it scores bonus points for its originality and sheer escapism. It is quite amazing the film even made it to completion considering the numerous re-writes and complications but, some how, this small animated film has been able to pounce its way into our hearts for more reasons then ever thought possible. The story centers on a young lion cub as he journeys to find himself on his way to becoming king. Simba has it made easy. His father, Mufasa, is king of the Pride lands and he is next in line to the throne. Everyone gives him plenty of attention, maybe a little too much for his taste, but, in general, the royal subjects feel he will follow in his father's footsteps. But not everyone is happy about this including Mufasa's shady brother, Scar, who believes he should be king. Scar soon sets out on a plan to kill Mufasa, frame Simba for the murder and take control of Pride Rock. Everything goes according to plan until Simba returns years later to dethrone him and take his place as the rightful king. The story for The Lion King is amazingly well done and borrows several memorable scenes from William Shakespeare's Hamlet including the ghost of Hamlet's father saying "Remember". And despite, in the end, being significantly different from the famous tragedy, The Lion King manages to be extremely entertaining by making us laugh and cry; both at the same time in some instances. Who ever thought a more wonderful cast could be put together without ever seeing the actions and reactions of the actors themselves? Or maybe, looking at the well illustrated animals up on the screen, we are. James Earl Jones's booming voice feels all too natural with the character of Mufasa and brings much dramatic emphasis to the character during the scene where he talks to Simba as a ghost. Jeremy Irons is decisively chilling as the villain, Scar, and gives a voice performance of an accomplished veteran actor. Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella are a magnificent duo as the comic relief of the film, Timon and Pumbaa. Quite amazingly the two are able to work off each other so well that the comic talent is seamless. Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matthew Broderick take on the same role but obviously in different periods in the character's life. But despite that fact, they both do an amazing job with each showcasing plenty of emotion in their voices. Overall, The Lion King is Disney's and traditional animation's most magnificent triumph that has yet to be surpassed in quality and overall satisfaction. The wonderful work completed in The Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast, and Aladdin has all led to the spectacular and beautiful art work of this film. The hand drawn animals are just absolutely amazing and Disney Animation's best work that, unfortunately, will never be surpassed. There are few things to pick at about Disney's The Lion King but they are evident in certain areas of the film. Such would include the, at times, all too cuteness of the characters as well as the short time length. Based on what was showcased in the film, it felt like there could have been a lot more but that is actually more of a complement then a complaint. With traditional animation on the way out, as it would appear, The Lion King is a saddening example of what this genre had achieved and how high it could have gone had computer animation not become the new medium.
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: This film is obviously fantastic, there's no doubt about that. The voice acting is brillant, and the music is outstanding, definatly the best disney soundtrack.
I just had a great laugh when I read a couple of the reviews going on about how violent it is for young children.
And how many times the word "kill" is used.
I can't imagine the word "kill" effecting any young child. And if it does, they need serious help.
Who wants a film to be all happy, and no sense of adventure, no sense of a will for the good guy to win over the bad guy. What do you want the lions to do, go and sit round a table and have an adult discussion.
So the people who are going on about the movie being too violent, get a life, life's too short to go around complaining about stupid things like that.
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Summary: The Lion King still rules
Review: I guess I don't have to mention that the movie itself is great. The animation, the story line, the characters, everything is first class. With the Lion King Disney has set high standards for their movies to come.
However, this DVD is really great, too. The main menu is so wonderfully done. It's amazing how much stuff they can put on a dvd. There are tons of behind the scene interviews, although they're seperated into various clips, which requires real interest in the matter to watch them all. The DVD also contains many other extras I truly enjoyed such a movie posters from all over the world, a language reel, information on the background of the story, and so on.
However, I do not just want to praise it. There are things they could have made better. For example, there are 2 versions of the movie on the disc, the new special edition movie featuring a new scene, and the original release. It took me quite some time to figure out how to chose which one to take. For those who still don't know it, you need to go to the language menu to select the language AND the movie (Special Edition of Original Release). That's not quite logical, the best thing would have been to put that option into the Set Up menu.
Whether the new scene, morning report was good, remains on your own taste. Personally, I liked it better when Zazu was kind of confused at being the pray for target practice, instead of having him singing when suddenly Simba catches him. The song Morning Report is really short, but not bad I guess. It's hard for me to say if it's good or not, because I need to listen to songs more often to really like or dislike them, but let's put it that way, if they had used that scene right from the beginning back in 1994 I wouldn't complain. It fits in perfectly well, from an animators point of view. Another point is, the character resembling game and Timon's catch the bug game are pretty silly. Even little kids get tired of them after some minutes. The safari on Disc two is quite funny, though. To sum it up, the DVD is great, there are just small things I may complain about, but they're no big deal. This is still the best way to enjoy The Lion King in perfect quality at home.
I can only recommend this item.
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Summary: Simply Superb
Review: Straight-forward story line with excellent voice-overs.. i'm glad i bought it
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Summary: Hey, here's a morning report for you... that sequence SUCKED
Review: I hate that stupid new song! Why would they even THINK of destroying the movie like that? The song is boring, the animation is average and doesn't match the old animation... Disney needs to get a clue.
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Summary: Extraordinarily imaginative!
Review: Incredible! This is one of my fave. movies! A beautiful story yet still heart breaking. It always makes me cry! The story line works well with animals rather than people, with great comedy from the sidekicks! Amazing animation. This tale sets an example of respect you should give to others no matter how powerful you may be. I remember seeing this film in the cinema when i was about 5-ish and getting traumatized with all the action during the middle of the film, but the ending gives an incredible feel-good and emotional finish. Most children will also be enchanted with this tale of truth, courage, and strong-minded-will-power.
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Summary: Literally an Insult to Animation.
Review: 4 words. KIMBA THE WHITE LION. You figure it out.
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