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VHS : The Lion King (A Walt Disney Masterpiece)
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Rating: 
- One Of The Greatest Opening Scenes Ever!
How can anyone have something against "The Lion King?" The opening is dynamic, the story powerful, no matter what the source, and some of the best Disney Songs ever written. My children were very young when they saw it, but seemed to handle the tragic moments quite well. I heard many more little ones crying during the screening of "The March of the Penguins." And yes, the story is reminiscent of Shakespear's "Hamlet" like "West Side Story" used his "Romeo and Juliet." The Box Office numbers didn't lie as to how popular this film was to the general public. Rates amongst Disney's very best.
Rating:
- It's Hamlet, dummy!
Some ignoramus on his listmania had this labeled as a good adaptation of Bambi to the pridelands. It's not Bambi except in an extremely minimal way. There's a father who is a "prince." That is all. This movie is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet!
Rating: - Glorious platinum edition, a great thing to behold to Disney fans.
I have seen the movie "The Lion King" when I was 8 years old, and I was moved by this movie deeply. But there were only a little bonus features in the VCD. And I bought the region 6 of this DVD last year. This was my first 2-disc special edition, and I found it's the best ever!
I have planned to write a review for this for a long time, but I didn't know how to put my pen on the paper, because I didn't know what words to use to describe its wonder. Well, the original tableaux were good enough, and the new fraction "The Morning Report" is lovely. But my friends and I found a lapsus in this fraction - Mufasa and Simba's beard has disappeared! However, it doesn't matter. At any rate, the bonus features in this platinum edition are what attracted me most. My favorite part is, of course, the Making of The Lion King. It showed us how the lovely characters have been created, I love the video record that a young lion was taken into the studio and the painters drew it, and the painters went to the zoo to draw the animals or took photos of them. They must be tired, but very happy and thought it was worthy, I bet. Then I saw the part that the producers went to Africa to look for and collect material, it must be a long but very interesting and wonderful journey. And when I saw the part that how some producers thought about the journey of the Making of The Lion King, one of them couldn't stop her tears because of joy and excitement, I felt happy and proud of all the producer, and grateful to them for having brought such a glorious movie to us!
And one of the games in this special edition is funny, the game that which character are you most similar to. At first, I had the result of "Nala" after I played. Then I wondered that who would be the contrary of me. So I chose the options that I was most impossible to choose, then "Scar" came up! ^^b
This is the most wonderful and complete platinum edition ever in my opinion, it showed us almost everything behind a Disney classic. While we have much knowledge of The Lion King, we feel it more glorious and more unforgettable. I think, everyone should know something about The Lion King, because it contains power, bravery, faith and true love, this movie is a good education to youngs, or even adults. And this 2-disc platinum edition is collectable to all Disney fans and people who want to know more about The Lion King.
Rating: - The One True King
The perfect movie. Or rather, the perfect animated musical. Few endeavors in any of the creative fields actually deserve such a classification, yet The Lion King is definitely one of them. In size, style, scope and grandeur, this film `nails it' in every single category. The story is simple and moving, built on the most basic archetypes cast in the mold of the best Campbellian ideas and concepts. Like the very first Star Wars movie, The Lion King takes the age-old ideas of birth, death, self-identity and fulfillment, and reconciliation, and folds those them into a story so compelling and gut-wrenching, that these old themes seem new, and totally original.
These ideas are almost cliche for the same reasons that make them powerful - in essence, they are the moral and spiritual counterparts of the limbs of our physical bodies - ephemeral parts of us that, though intangible, grow and evolve nonetheless. It is no surprise then, that stories that successfully draw on these archetypical themes work as well as they do, and have such universal appeal. It is those ideas that make The Lion King such a fully realized and complete film, but, they are not the only reasons for its success.
Underneath the tale of The Lion King is a hidden controversy that gives compelling evidence to suggest that Disney may have "borrowed heavily" from an existing Japanese tale of a little white lion cub named Kimba, and how he, too, was orphaned, and overcame incredible odds to rise to the throne of king in his own inspirational tale. Again, the similarities between the two stories are a bit too much to dismiss out of hand, and the controversy exists to this day. But, whatever the source Disney may have used for the story of The Lion King, the result is still nothing short of perfect, powerful, and majestic.
This perfection is no accident or mistake, but rather, the result of the blending of many talents and efforts, hundreds of artisans from the tops in their respective fields of animation, music, voice casting and characterization, and dialog. Along the way, there are startlingly good performances in each of these areas, from Jeremy Irons as Scar, to Nathan Lane as Timon the meerkat. There are notable highlights resulting from this convergence of great talent - Timon's genuinely humorous schtick, Scar's seething rendition of the deliciously Broadway-style declamatory song, Be Prepared, and even the African sunrise at the very beginning of the film. Underpinning it all, the mystical and compelling musical score by Hans Zimmer.
The overall tone of the film is telegraphed like a knockout punch at the very beginning with stirring African vocals by Lebo M., behind a hauntingly beautiful African sunrise, and leading into the central thematic song, Circle of Life, performed by Carmen Twillie (Elton John, who wrote the song with Tim Rice, performs it on the CD soundtrack). Once this mood is set, the movie never looks back, and progresses assuredly and non-stop, to its logical, fulfilling, and enjoyable end.
As other reviewers have noted, The Lion King may be a bit much for children under a certain age, who may find it at times brutal, or just plain incomprehensible in some of its more adult themes. But it is definitely a five-star effort - one with that rare quality of `re-view-ability': a movie that even adults can view again and again and again.
Rating:
- no title
Not nearly as good as "Beauty and the Beast" or "Aladdin". Animation still terrific, but story was just plain hokey. Same-o, same-o about son being cheated out of inheritance by evil relative, but he triumphs in the end. Ho hum. However, the voice of James Earl Jones was, as always , rich and resonant. There will never be another voice like his. Jeremy Irons was the evil uncle, but I didn't recognize him, nor Mathew Broderick as the young son. There were a few good bits, like "I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool," and a few laugh-out-loud places, but the story was just too ordinary. Nothing original here at all. The music by Elton John was very good though; lots of catchy tunes, no sappy drivel. The uncle was really the best voice and character in the movie. No strong female at all.
- One Of The Greatest Opening Scenes Ever!How can anyone have something against "The Lion King?" The opening is dynamic, the story powerful, no matter what the source, and some of the best Disney Songs ever written. My children were very young when they saw it, but seemed to handle the tragic moments quite well. I heard many more little ones crying during the screening of "The March of the Penguins." And yes, the story is reminiscent of Shakespear's "Hamlet" like "West Side Story" used his "Romeo and Juliet." The Box Office numbers didn't lie as to how popular this film was to the general public. Rates amongst Disney's very best.
Rating:
- It's Hamlet, dummy!Some ignoramus on his listmania had this labeled as a good adaptation of Bambi to the pridelands. It's not Bambi except in an extremely minimal way. There's a father who is a "prince." That is all. This movie is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet!
Rating:
- Glorious platinum edition, a great thing to behold to Disney fans.I have seen the movie "The Lion King" when I was 8 years old, and I was moved by this movie deeply. But there were only a little bonus features in the VCD. And I bought the region 6 of this DVD last year. This was my first 2-disc special edition, and I found it's the best ever!
I have planned to write a review for this for a long time, but I didn't know how to put my pen on the paper, because I didn't know what words to use to describe its wonder. Well, the original tableaux were good enough, and the new fraction "The Morning Report" is lovely. But my friends and I found a lapsus in this fraction - Mufasa and Simba's beard has disappeared! However, it doesn't matter. At any rate, the bonus features in this platinum edition are what attracted me most. My favorite part is, of course, the Making of The Lion King. It showed us how the lovely characters have been created, I love the video record that a young lion was taken into the studio and the painters drew it, and the painters went to the zoo to draw the animals or took photos of them. They must be tired, but very happy and thought it was worthy, I bet. Then I saw the part that the producers went to Africa to look for and collect material, it must be a long but very interesting and wonderful journey. And when I saw the part that how some producers thought about the journey of the Making of The Lion King, one of them couldn't stop her tears because of joy and excitement, I felt happy and proud of all the producer, and grateful to them for having brought such a glorious movie to us!
And one of the games in this special edition is funny, the game that which character are you most similar to. At first, I had the result of "Nala" after I played. Then I wondered that who would be the contrary of me. So I chose the options that I was most impossible to choose, then "Scar" came up! ^^b
This is the most wonderful and complete platinum edition ever in my opinion, it showed us almost everything behind a Disney classic. While we have much knowledge of The Lion King, we feel it more glorious and more unforgettable. I think, everyone should know something about The Lion King, because it contains power, bravery, faith and true love, this movie is a good education to youngs, or even adults. And this 2-disc platinum edition is collectable to all Disney fans and people who want to know more about The Lion King.
Rating:
- The One True KingThe perfect movie. Or rather, the perfect animated musical. Few endeavors in any of the creative fields actually deserve such a classification, yet The Lion King is definitely one of them. In size, style, scope and grandeur, this film `nails it' in every single category. The story is simple and moving, built on the most basic archetypes cast in the mold of the best Campbellian ideas and concepts. Like the very first Star Wars movie, The Lion King takes the age-old ideas of birth, death, self-identity and fulfillment, and reconciliation, and folds those them into a story so compelling and gut-wrenching, that these old themes seem new, and totally original.
These ideas are almost cliche for the same reasons that make them powerful - in essence, they are the moral and spiritual counterparts of the limbs of our physical bodies - ephemeral parts of us that, though intangible, grow and evolve nonetheless. It is no surprise then, that stories that successfully draw on these archetypical themes work as well as they do, and have such universal appeal. It is those ideas that make The Lion King such a fully realized and complete film, but, they are not the only reasons for its success.
Underneath the tale of The Lion King is a hidden controversy that gives compelling evidence to suggest that Disney may have "borrowed heavily" from an existing Japanese tale of a little white lion cub named Kimba, and how he, too, was orphaned, and overcame incredible odds to rise to the throne of king in his own inspirational tale. Again, the similarities between the two stories are a bit too much to dismiss out of hand, and the controversy exists to this day. But, whatever the source Disney may have used for the story of The Lion King, the result is still nothing short of perfect, powerful, and majestic.
This perfection is no accident or mistake, but rather, the result of the blending of many talents and efforts, hundreds of artisans from the tops in their respective fields of animation, music, voice casting and characterization, and dialog. Along the way, there are startlingly good performances in each of these areas, from Jeremy Irons as Scar, to Nathan Lane as Timon the meerkat. There are notable highlights resulting from this convergence of great talent - Timon's genuinely humorous schtick, Scar's seething rendition of the deliciously Broadway-style declamatory song, Be Prepared, and even the African sunrise at the very beginning of the film. Underpinning it all, the mystical and compelling musical score by Hans Zimmer.
The overall tone of the film is telegraphed like a knockout punch at the very beginning with stirring African vocals by Lebo M., behind a hauntingly beautiful African sunrise, and leading into the central thematic song, Circle of Life, performed by Carmen Twillie (Elton John, who wrote the song with Tim Rice, performs it on the CD soundtrack). Once this mood is set, the movie never looks back, and progresses assuredly and non-stop, to its logical, fulfilling, and enjoyable end.
As other reviewers have noted, The Lion King may be a bit much for children under a certain age, who may find it at times brutal, or just plain incomprehensible in some of its more adult themes. But it is definitely a five-star effort - one with that rare quality of `re-view-ability': a movie that even adults can view again and again and again.
Rating:
- no titleNot nearly as good as "Beauty and the Beast" or "Aladdin". Animation still terrific, but story was just plain hokey. Same-o, same-o about son being cheated out of inheritance by evil relative, but he triumphs in the end. Ho hum. However, the voice of James Earl Jones was, as always , rich and resonant. There will never be another voice like his. Jeremy Irons was the evil uncle, but I didn't recognize him, nor Mathew Broderick as the young son. There were a few good bits, like "I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool," and a few laugh-out-loud places, but the story was just too ordinary. Nothing original here at all. The music by Elton John was very good though; lots of catchy tunes, no sappy drivel. The uncle was really the best voice and character in the movie. No strong female at all.