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Summary: Please note: the sketches are only copies of sketches
Review: This is an excellent DVD with plenty of special features. I just wanted to point out that despite how the wording sounds on the Collector's DVD Gift Set, the NINE sketches that you get are only lithograph prints of sketches. I found this out months after getting my DVD the day it was released.
Still, the extra cost of this set did seem a tad low to have original sketches anyway. You get 9 wonderful prints that are 5x7" each, plus an excellent 160 page HARDBACK booklet. You get your money's worth, no doubt about it. I currently have the sketches in a landscape frame behind my desk in my bedroom/office and they look really nice.
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Summary: Instant Classic Great Extras
Review: THE LION KING was an instant classic. It's great to have it in widescreen on DVD with all the great extras. This is an outstanding DVD. The story, voices, animation and music are ecellent. I really love this edition. My whole family really loves this movie.
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Summary: Royal Entertainment
Review: "The Lion King" is a great animated film. It has a captivating story, a stellar cast of characters, and good songs. The animation is beautiful. The opening sequence is one of my favorites. It is a true modern masterpiece.You probably know the story, so I'll skip the synopsis. One thing that does bother me is that the editorial review says that this flick is too violent for the little kiddies. What? A simple explanation can put an end to any confusion or fears that your child might have, unless your one of those parents who use the DVD players as a babysitter. My two year old understands that bad things happen in the world. She might not understand that Mufasa dies in this flick, but she knows that Simba is sad and angry about it. Don't let the PC police get in the way of letting your children see a modern classic. The DVD is loaded with extras. Commentary on just about everything, music videos, and even short explanations on the animals in the movie. The "Circle of Life" video featuring kids from the Disney Channel is okay, but an obvious promo for the Disney Channel. As usual, there are a ton of trailers for flicks coming soon to a theater or DVD rack near you. The Safari game is one of the better games I've seen on a DVD. Granted, the menus may seem confusing to some folks in the crowd, but if you take just a little time to learn how to use them(I picked up the general mechanics on one try), you'll find that there are a lot of extras worth looking into. The voice talents in this movie are great. Matthew Broderick and Jonathan Taylor Thomas are perfect as Simba(young and old). James Earl Jones was born to play Mufasa, albeit for a brief time in this movie. Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and the gentleman who plays "Ed" are great as the sniveling sidekicks to "Scar." Ah yes, "Scar" is a perfect villain in "The Lion King." Jeremy Irons is downright vile as the jealous uncle. His performance is flawless. Of course, Nathan Lane stole the show as "Timone," and Rowan Atkinson, as "Zazu," had the driest of wits in this film. The voice talents of the rest of the cast were good as well. Overall, a grand movie worth owning. Its a modern Disney flick in the classical vein, and that's rare today.
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Summary: It's a great movie but the DVD package...
Review: The Lion King is an excellent family film. Released in 1994 and until 2003's Finding Nemo it was the most successful animated film of all time! Great story-telling and unforgettible characters light up this Disney Classic. Simba is the young cub who is someday to be King. But his jealous uncle will stop it nothing to be King before Simba. After Simba's father is killed in his early childhood Simba flees. Years later he must choose. His new life in paradise or go back and face his past. Amazingly enough this story was incredible to most audiences! I saw this movie when I was much younger and it was incredible. At the time of it's release it was the most beautifully animated film ever. The characters in the film are memorable. Timon and Pumbaa are perhaps two of Disney's most famous characters ever (as preceived in Lion King 1 1/2). Scar makes an incredible villian and yet somehow the film can still be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. The songs are grand and were some of the most sang songs of my past. It was hard to find someone who didn't know the words to these songs. But as I said, it's the DVD itself that gives me the gripes. For one, as some have mentioned, it isn't exactly easy to get to the movie right away. As with most Disney DVD's you've got to sit through preview after preview after preview. You can skip them at least but then you'll have to navigate the menu, which really isn't all that bothersome. The menu looks cool at least. My other gripe is simply what TV tells us about all DVD's. "This DVD is PACKED with *insert number* of hours!" The Lion King doesn't have hours and hours of bonuses. You can get through them all in no time flat considering the first disk is pretty much the movie. The second doesn't have much to offer really. Lastly, the new song included "Morning Report" isn't a very good one. It's too short for thing and isn't catchy like the rest of the soundtrack. The good news though, you can view the original movie. The new song isn't much. So the movie is still a classic but the DVD itself doesn't offer much. A great movie but for the long long wait for the DVD it certainly seems like the VHS would've done much better justice to some.
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Summary: The Lion King
Review: THE FOLLOWING REFERS ONLY TO THE ACTUAL MOVIE: Wow. I had the same thoughts of this movie being Hamlet-esque. This movie is wildly wonderful, though it can't compare to BAMBI...my favorite of all time! There is a mix of action, humor, and sentimentality (but not too much of the traditional Disney sap :)
THE LION KING is thrilling and appealing, although it tends to go by quickly at the end. The hand-done classical animation is beautiful and has a quality live action or computer animation doesn't! Some scenes can be stressful for little kids, but it is still great! The hyenas are funny and the voice talent is amazing, with a fresh story line...something different from a dog running away and magically finding its way home, or like movies.
NOW...THE FOLLOWING REFERS TO THIS PARTICULAR DVD SET: Awful! Thrown-together to make sales and appeal to future customers...nothing but a gaint cheesy advertising thing. see the review below
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Summary: great
Review: Its a great dvd set and an even better movie, i loved it ever since it first came out and now, its still great. the only dissapointment is, i think, that the jungle safari always makes you die! but its minor. the music and voices were great. hope this was helpful
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Summary: Boring. Don't fall for it, kids are bored with this
Review: Yes, I admit, the new age "circle of life" stuff is horribly predictible and trite. But if the music were shorter, more enjoyable, and the story paced faster, the new age junk wouldn't matter. But in this movie, the circle-of-life stuff just keeps... circling right back to us, the audience, over and over and it gets old fast. I know I'm in the minority here. I don't rate this as a classic. I typically give the benefit of the doubt to movies and I typically rate them higher than they deserve. Actually, I'm doing that here too by not giving it ONE star. But the animation is good enough to warrant the second star on its own, the story is worth 0.
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Summary: New song is simply ghastly!
Review: As a teenager, i can appreciate earlier Disney movies for their purity. When the Lion King Platinum Edition came out, i was excited. Everything was better except for one thing: the new song "Morning Report". While children may find this new addition entertaining, i find it hard to ignore the fact that they soiled this film by adding something to an already perfect film. It is a must buy anyways because it is a classic.
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Summary: Roaring good!
Review: This was a favorite between me and all my friends when we were kids. I'd watch this constantly. And even today,it still retains it's excellence among Disney's great films. Of course,you all know the story by now. So I won't bother summarizing it for you. But everything about this movie was excellent. Timon and Pumbaa naturally stole the show,of course. Even though my interest in the film waned a lot(over-milking the franchise,ya know),this movie will still and always be one of my top faves.
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Summary: If only they were all this good.
Review: Disney is a mixed bag lately. Some releases fall short of what they've shown they're capable of. This one, however, does not. It is a beautiful, fun, well-written, well cast animated feature that recalls the old-days of story telling and lessons learned ,that Disney USED to do so well. Each and every characer belongs here. They are a perfect match for each other. James Earl Jones is the King of the Jungle, as far as i'm concerned. Matthew Broderick is at his acting best. But, that's not saying much. I mean, Ferris Beuhler was a great movie in its' day, but, he really was a terrible actor overall. This is a perfect family film ,if you're comfortable with the 'death' scene of SIMBA'S father early on in the flick.
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