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[jaxword]

That's just coincidence but when Adult Simba flops down at an edge of a cliff and dust kicks up in the air that the camera follows, for a brief second it spells SEX.

SFX, apparently.

 

[HiiiLife]

.....ED?!

 

[Kozak]

<3

 

[Messofanego]

<3

Oh man, this game's platforming was so hard for me back in the day. I remember the giraffes...

 

[Wind's Howling]

<3

Ahhh.. The good old days where those kind of games were just fun and the world did not need the best graphics.

Once you see it.....

Damn you!

 

[J2 Cool]

Whatever helps you sleep at night, no one could touch Disney's animation team in the 90's.

Disney isnt one animation team. Rescuers Down Under had vastly superior animation to Lion King.

ugh.. Rescuers isn't better by any means. Just as much weird animation in that. Lion King was messy, but there's some really nice looking scenes. Rack Focus change from the bugs at the into is still awesome. Don't care as much for the lions designs, and there's weird mistakes; Nala also changes eye colors from green to blue, outlines go from red to full black w/o consistency, proportions change at random. The best stuff visually along with the opening, the stampede, etc; is Scar's performance and how beautifully Rafiki's animated (best in the film).

90's Disney was definitely messy though, Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin, and Pochontas all had similar problems. Only, by Pochontas all the charm was lost. Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio, 101 Dalmatians and the older stuff in general is far more accomplished "animation". (Kahn, Roger, Hook, Pinocchio, Bambi, Cruella) Some of the best 90's stuff is really fun though. I have a soft spot for Lion King. Like it as a straight forward redemption story. It's shockingly short when you watch it today, for being so epic. Aladdin and Mermaid are better light viewing, but growing up Lion King was the gem.

I'm not, Studio Ghibli's best films weren't made in the 90's.

Japan in the 90's was great. Ghibli was awesome, Ghost in a Shell was great. They were experimenting a lot more than Disney - who were trying to reclaim their throne (successfully) and then stupidly trying to boil it down to a formula and stagnating in executive-driven hell. No point in claiming one was better than the other, but I'd be wary to pit Disney against the entire country of Japan. It was a lot more creative overseas than at Disney for the better part of the decade.

 

[Messypandas]

One of the most gorgeous films of all time

 

[Jazzem]

One of my all time favourites, even if I'm a bit more aware of its flaws these days. The soundtrack is pure nostalgic magic

 

[Munin]

Ahhh.. The good old days where those kind of games were just fun and the world did not need the best graphics.

Er, Lion King was considered to have great graphics back then (and in particular, outstanding animation).

 

[Wind's Howling]

This film's magic is that it is watchable for everyone despite your age. It is one of those Disney cartoons where people can not tease you with being immature because it has everything that both a kid and adult should enjoy.

 

[Roland Garros]

I think Tangled is the best Disney film since TLK. That was also fantastic and had a really good soundtrack.

 

[Newline]

Pumbaaaaaaaa, peace out.

 

[KillGore]

My favorite disney movie. Just magical. Destroys the other 90s disney films

 

[TheYanger]

Yeah but it's ehhh... and it's in the late 80's, and he only said 90's

Also arguable but Roger Rabbit started the Renaissance in some way

I have never been able to watch Tarzan all the way through. Once he becomes an adult, the film loses me. Never seen RDU, unfortunately. Actually...I did, but I was really young.

Mulan is one of my favorite childhood movies. Watched it every night. It, Aladdin, and TLK are my top 3.


I suppose it does. But then...Little Mermaid was wack...

The fuck is wrong with The Little Mermaid?

 

[Boss Doggie]

The fuck is wrong with The Little Mermaid?

Despite being full of personality Ariel is very static. And Eric, despite not being flat compared to his predecessors, wasn't really too interesting either. Their love "bloomed" for three days only as well (compare to say, Belle and Beast).

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

Best movie.

 

[Lamel]

<3

This game was my first game ever. So good. SO GOOD.

 

[Black-Box]

After intercourse when you cum all over a girls stomach, you take a swipe off with your index finger, wipe it on her forehead and say "Simba".

apparently. i woudnt know.

I am soo doing this

 

[Black-Box]

Oh man, this game's platforming was so hard for me back in the day. I remember the giraffes...

Hardest game I have ever played back in the day.

 

[SilentProtagonist]

Ahhh.. The good old days where those kind of games were just fun and the world did not need the best graphics.

But those WERE state of the art graphics lol
This is like people saying "Those Star Wars movies were better before they started using all of those high-tech special effects"

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Simba was running slow so they told him to Mufasa.

 

[Shiny Llama]

I seem to remember a Lion King film that was like MST3K with Timon and Pumba. What was it called again?

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Simba was running slow so they told him to Mufasa.

*slow clap*

 

[Fari]

I seem to remember a Lion King film that was like MST3K with Timon and Pumba. What was it called again?

Lion King 1½.

 

[MYE]

motherfucker!

 

[Kjellson]

One of my friends has this tattooed on her shoulder. I think it's really cool.

 

[Galang]

Never really thought about it, but possibly my favorite movie ever. I love everything from the animation to the music, everything meshes together so nicely.

 

[To Far Away Times]

And all those repressed memories come running back...

 

[Harry Dresden]

Who is Nala's father?!

 

[Femmeworth]

Who is Nala's father?!

Mufasa was the only adult male shown, so...

 

[Nlroh]

Who is Nala's father?!

Scar.

 

[qindarka]

Mufasa was the only adult male shown, so...

Scar is also an adult male. Not that I am saying he is Nala's father.

 

[ColtraineGF]

And all those repressed memories come running back...

No...not again...NOOOOO

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Scar.

Scar is also an adult male.

 

[Femmeworth]

Scar is also an adult male. Not that I am saying he is Nala's father.

Well, Scar looks very different from the rest of the pack.

 

[AngmarsKing701]

My wife took me to the premier of this in New York City for my bday.

God-tier movie.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Scar is the father. Once you go black

Spoiler

lion

...

 

[PK Gaming]

I dunno, I'd put Be Prepared over Circle of Life. Something about Jeremy Irons-turning-into-Jim Cummings has some strange effects.

Adds Ookami-kun to the cool-guy list.

I love Be Prepared. It's so underrated its criminial.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Starting on ABC Family right now.

 

[Eidan]

Greatest of all the Disney renaissance films.

When they did the home video release with the added "Morning Report" scene, they should have opted for an "Endless Night" scene instead. Such a better song.

 

[Harry Dresden]

So Simba and Nala are either brother and sister, or first cousins.

 

[qindarka]

What happens with real life lions? Does incest occur among them too?

And yes, Be Prepared is the best song in the movie.

 

[ReiGun]

Starting on ABC Family right now.

Aw yeah boi.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

It's on ABC Family right this moment

 

[drizzle]

So Simba and Nala are either brother and sister, or first cousins.

Nala: Daughter of Sarafina and an Unnamed Lion

Sarafina is a lioness member of Mufasa 's hunting party

 

[Boss Doggie]

Scar doesn't swing that way. He swings the other~

 

[J2 Cool]

Greatest of all the Disney renaissance films.

When they did the home video release with the added "Morning Report" scene, they should have opted for an "Endless Night" scene instead. Such a better song.

I hate "Morning Report". It's weird that they ever thought that was going to work. It actually hurts the movie. I used to dislike "Just Can't Wait to be King" a little when I was a kid. I always wanted to get back to the story. I don't think "Endless Night" would have worked anywhere in the film.

About Hakuna Matata, how would Timon and Pumba have reacted if Simba actually confessed why he was so depressed? They never had any perspective, they just told him to forget about his troubles and past. Then related in in song, that Pumba passed gas and felt bad. I just can't imagine it goes over as well if Simba spits out a verse, telling about his father being murdered in a stampede, it was his fault, and "- my Uncle told me to never return! It's our problem freeee,
phil-o-sophyyy!"

 

[SiegfriedFM]

I hate "Morning Report". It's weird that they ever thought that was going to work. It actually hurts the movie. I used to dislike "Just Can't Wait to be King" a little when I was a kid. I always wanted to get back to the story. I don't think "Endless Night" would have worked anywhere in the film.

About Hakuna Matata, how would Timon and Pumba have reacted if Simba actually confessed why he was so depressed? They never had any perspective, they just told him to forget about his troubles and past. Then related in in song, that Pumba passed gas and felt bad. I just can't imagine it goes over as well if Simba spits out a verse, telling about his father being murdered in a stampede, it was his fault, and "- my Uncle told me to never return! It's our problem freeee,
phil-o-sophyyy!"

I haven't seen the musical (it's not available on disc, right?) but it should fit in right where Simba leaves his friends, just before Rafiki shows up.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Isn't it just Hamlet in Africa?

Yes, and Lion King 1 1/2 appears to be Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Seriously.

 

[Ultratech]

No...not again...NOOOOO

Damn waterfall...ugh.