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[Raziel]

The Lion King

Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny on the plains of Africa. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother -- and former heir to the throne -- has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is soon ravaged...

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Just barely rotten so far after a hundred reviews.

 

[O-N-E]

If anyone reading this has somehow never seen The Lion King, please just watch the original and ignore this.

 

[GreyHorace]

Osamu Tezuka is laughing in his grave. Fuck Disney for never giving him proper credit.

 

[ULTROS!]

So what's wrong with it besides being soulless and realistic looking animals singing thus making it look awkward?

 

[DTU]

So what's wrong with it besides being soulless and realistic looking animals singing thus making it look awkward?

Besides starring two-yet-another-cis-born-privileged actors? Does it matter?

 

[Xenon]

I can see what's happening...

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Disney rehashing another story. What a surprise.

It's like Spiderman and Batman and Superman. How many times do we have to see a origins remake how Bruce's parents were killed by JOker and high school Peter Parker.

 

[Fbh]

I just don't see the point of this.
With the others at least it's a life action remake which is somewhat interesting.

But this is basically still an animated movie, just made in another style that despite going for a more realistic look still looks very obviously computer generated and has lost all the charm and personality in the process

It's like Spiderman and Batman and Superman. How many times do we have to see a origins remake how Bruce's parents were killed by JOker and high school Peter Parker.

Well seems like not enough times because in most versions of the story it isn't the Joker who kills Bruce's parents

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Not suprised, the original was one the shittest and most overhyped movies ever made, second only to back to the future.

 

[Toolhead1987]

Iti feel and for my irk friends who eat these live actions remakes up every time like pig food.
These movies are so pointless.
Mulan might be good if it turns out to be a period piece movie...we’ll see.
But Lion King and all these are movies Disney has been shitting out are just bad.

 

[JimiNutz]

I'm not really surprised that its soulless based on the trailers but I am surprised that critics didn't like it.

The Jungle Book was good in my opinion and I did kind of expect Favreau to pull this off.

 

[womfalcs3]

Aladdin scored in the high 50s as well. It was a commercial success. That's what matters.

 

[Toolhead1987]

Aladdin scored in the high 50s as well. It was a commercial success. That's what matters.

Ya but still a bad movie doe!

 

[McCheese]

Soundtrack on Spotify today, owch. Sounds like one of those cover song versions from justdance.

 

[Hulk_Smash]

Not suprised, the original was one the shittest and most overhyped movies ever made, second only to back to the future.

?!? Why u bringin BTTF into this? It’s like calling out a random guy in a crowd hoping to see a fight break out.

 

[TheShadowLord]

Ya but still a bad movie doe!

It also has a 94% user score on rotten tomatoes. And last time I check, people went with that in regards to a movie like Venom who has a 29% from critics.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

?!? Why u bringin BTTF into this? It’s like calling out a random guy in a crowd hoping to see a fight break out.

I was just finishing my thought. It would have sounded wierd to say second only to another movie

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

These remakes are a mistake and cash-grabs.

 

[TacosNSalsa]

I feel it really is the look of it . These realistic looking animals just cannot display the emotions from facial expressions and body movement that the cartoon did . If they tried I think it'd just look creepy as f*ck .

 

[kegkilla]

The premise of a movie where photorealistic animals are talking and conveying human emotions is just retarded. Doesn't work.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

If anyone reading this has somehow never seen The Lion King, please just watch the original and ignore this.

Ok

 

[jufonuk]

Not suprised, the original was one the shittest and most overhyped movies ever made, second only to back to the future.

Lies!!!!!!
BTTF is a great film

 

[Javthusiast]

Watching boring CGI emotionless animals vs very well 2d animated animals that show a variety of emotion and facial expressions.

 

[PSlayer]

I'll pass

 

[mcjmetroid]

Watching boring CGI emotionless animals vs very well 2d animated animals that show a variety of emotion and facial expressions.

That's the problem from the getgo.

I think the main issue with the film is that it tried to bring back too many elements from the original.

If I wanted to watch the original I'd watch it. Like there's no need for the songs and exact same plot. Be its own thing.

 

[Alfen Dave]

These remakes are a mistake and cash-grabs.

we know

 

[DeepEnigma]

These remakes are a mistake and cash-grabs.

 

[M.W.]

?!? Why u bringin BTTF into this? It’s like calling out a random guy in a crowd hoping to see a fight break out.

Threw it on the ignore list. Somebody gwina say something that asinine, silencio!

 

[juliotendo]

Still waiting for Disney to release Cunth And Me.

 

[Tehvenom]

Ok

This is a Japanese film that was done way before the lion king. Have you seen how Disney had lawyers up the young yang to destroy them?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I give props to Disney trying something new. They are going for more realistic adaptions than classic cartoon stuff. So got to admit, effort is there for visuals.

Now if Disney can stop regurgitating the same storyline for 100 years, maybe people would be more open to script changes too.

It's like Call of Duty. People always seem to love the games, but when things get too stale, even it gets nailed with bad reviews.

 

[Jon Neu]

This is a Japanese film that was done way before the lion king. Have you seen how Disney had lawyers up the young yang to destroy them?

It was a manga and a TV anime.

Disney copied it to the T while still claiming The Lion King was an "original" creation.

They did the same with Atlantis, which was a rip off of Fushigi No Umi No Nadia.

 

[octiny]

Yikes.

 

[nocsi]

How do you fuck up Lion King? It's pretty much africanized Hamlet, you just need to hit the key plot points

 

[nkarafo]

They went for realistic, emotionless animals. They pushed the available technology to make this look like a real thing.

Yet, they kept the dialog, songs, etc.

Why not make it realistic all the way then? Cut all dialog and tell the same story in the same way older animal movies did. Is that boring? OK, let the dialog be inside their heads. Show what they think instead of actually speaking. Or use a narrator or something. Still better than uncanny valley talking animals.

At least cut the songs!

 

[JimiNutz]

The thing I don't understand is that the same director masterfully remade The Jungle Book just a few years ago. The animals in that did convey emotions with expressive faces and they also fleshed out the story and improved on the original.

Maybe Disney thought that The Lion King was too sacred to fuck with and change much?

 

[Torrent of Pork]

One of these days they'll work through their entire back-catalog, leaving them nothing to remake but 'Song of the South'.

 

[BigAssBoy]

I was hoping this would be a good retelling, not a 100% copy. Mulan isnt looking like it will be great after hearing that there will be no singing or Mushu.

 

[Catphish]

Not suprised, the original was one the shittest and most overhyped movies ever made, second only to back to the future.

 

[Javthusiast]

Wake me up when they remake the unknown animated hentai classic The Beauty and the Cunth.

 

[Panda1]

It was a manga and a TV anime.

Disney copied it to the T while still claiming The Lion King was an "original" creation.

They did the same with Atlantis, which was a rip off of Fushigi No Umi No Nadia.

Both are based on Hamlet, so both not really originaL

 

[Gavin Stevens]

They ruined Be Prepared out of fear the lyrics would offend somebody. No dice man, no dice...

 

[Jon Neu]

Both are based on Hamlet, so both not really originaL

One thing is having an inspiration and the other is literally rip off the entire concept, characters, scenes and ideas.

 

[Panda1]

One thing is having an inspiration and the other is literally rip off the entire concept, characters, scenes and ideas.

Fair point.

 

[cryptoadam]

Is it true that the can you feel the love tonight takes place during the day? LOL. I mean how hard would it be to color correct for night?

Also is this whole thing done in CGI? I know the animals are but they didn't even use actual real backgrounds? Everything on screen is CG?

 

[ULTROS!]

Just finished the movie and I’d say:

- The movie was pretty good. It’s 95% close to the original IMO. Just the way I like it. Like it much more than Aladdin.
- Nala sounds like an old person tbh.
- Why the hell does Can You Feel The Love Tonight take place in the day.
- My friend was commenting that the Scar song was edited, like they changed the lyrics.

 

[Elcid]

Saw the movie. My wife loved it. My son lost interest. My daughter liked it. I was bored and wanted it to be over. As a huge fan of the original who can watch it over and over again, this movie was just meh. Timon was the best part. Aside from Timon, young Nala, Pumba, Rafiki, and Mufasa, the rest of the cast's voice acting felt weak. I normally don't agree with the whole soulless crap critics spew but in this case I get it. It really just didn't capture the same essence of the original. They even omitted some very important lines like Mufasa's "You have forgotten me". Over all, not worth watching and I got the tickets for free in IMAX 3d.

 

[JCK75]

I mean it is a shot by shot remake of the cartoon, but that said it was basically watching the story as a breathtaking nature film where the CGI is so incredible it's almost impossible to forget it isn't real at points.
TBH we loved it and I think the Audience Score on RT is a better measure on this one than the critics score (as usual). This is a movie I can't wait to own in 4K bluray because the visuals are insane.

 

[AV]

Was pretty good, but expect no more than a by-the-numbers 3D remake. It obviously looks good, if it didn't it'd be a disaster. If you're a Lion King fan you'll probably love this. My girlfriend cried three times. I thought it was fine.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Disney is too big to fail. they don't even have to try, they make money by literally going through the motions.

I give props to Disney trying something new. They are going for more realistic adaptions than classic cartoon stuff. So got to admit, effort is there for visuals.

lol are you fucking serious. yes, props for trying something new, a shot for shot remake of their two decades old shit.