I have enjoyed it at the cinema, been ill with it at home (on VHS) and will no doubt introduce my own children to it some day. It is as much a part of my childhood as the sweet smell of a new pencilcase or the rough feel of a new school jumper. My personal favourite part is Scars song, be prepared. From the opening sunrise 'NNAAAAAA SSOOOPENNYAA TUMA LEEKI MA LAAD', to the Gopher who pops up and reports to Zazu 'News from the under ground', to the stampede, to can you feel the love tonight, to everything that Timon and Pumbaa say. There are so many memorable moments in The Lion King. Besides, each time Disney attempt to break or bend the rules the movie tends to be pretty lame i.e.

But the formula works and audiences connect with it. Becoming seperated from one's family, rediscovering the meaning of family and finding ones own identity through regaining family. The tried and tested formula, used from Snow White right through to modern movies today was the same. The 'choices for voices' were spot on and delivered very effectively.Īlthough the setting is somewhat different, the story itself is nothing new from Disney. You have James Earl Jones, Matthew Boderick, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg and the list goes on. The Animation was groundbreaking, the songs were catchy (Elton John's imput was top-notch), the humour was for adults too and the vocal cast was astounding. Movies like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tarzan, Hercules, The Hunchback of Notre Dame to name but a few.įor my money The Lion King is the pick of the bunch or the pick of the pride if you will. They churned out a string of popular, traditionally animated movies that had children and adults alike flocking to the cinema like never before. The 1990's were a great decade for Disney. Simba returns as an adult (Matthew Broderick) to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella).ĭTS-ES, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, Surround, Dolby A, SDDS But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba's wicked uncle, Scar (Jeremy Irons), plots to usurp Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests.

This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), the heir of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones).

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