Lion King

Approval Rate: 80%

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    irishgit

    Thu Jun 10 2010

    Basic, formulaic Disney tripe. I'd rather show kids The Magnificent Seven or The Third Man or Rashomon than anything produced by Disney since about 1965.

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    frankswildyear_s

    Thu Jun 10 2010

    The Lion King is a nice looking film with all of the time tested Disney elements, a put-upon main character suffering parental loss who is lifted to triumph by his plucky spirit and a colourful cast of side characters.  But at its core the film is a pretty grim and graphic presentation of moral decay, corruption and blood lust motivated revenge.  And the violence is best part for the kids to enjoy.  After years of listening to people gripe about Bambi being too sad for little kids because Bambi looses his mother, I was shocked at the comparative insensitivity in the death scene of Simba's father.  The children get to watch in extreme close-up as Mustafah is trampled by the stampede that was intentionally started by his brother.  Then for added emotional effect Simba comes and lifts his father's lifeless paw and drops it in the dust while being addled with guilt by his uncle for being responsible for his father's death.   Then we bound off to the jungle for the joyous comic relief ... Read more

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    hello4377

    Tue Jun 08 2010

    most magical touching and powerful moments in disney history.

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    christianmarti_nez

    Sun Jan 31 2010

    It is a movie...about lions. It is a Disney animated film regarding Simba and the whole concept of duty and villainy. It probably receives such a high rate from me due to Scar being my favorite villain in a cartoon ever.

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    munavvar

    Mon Oct 26 2009

    I love it, one of the best animated movie.

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    idccyou

    Sat Sep 05 2009

    The LION KING is technically an amazing and dazzling movie. I find it hard to review a cartoon. Perhaps, I could start by discussing some of the characters that were made special by the actor's voice

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    jewelspatula

    Sat Jul 11 2009

    I love the Lion King. It's always been one of my favorites.

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    wides2777

    Tue Dec 23 2008

    i watched this every day when i was little. seriously. BEST kids movie. I LOVE THE LION KING. :]

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    fb549726214

    Sat Sep 20 2008

    En su momento me gustó muchíiiiimo y le habría puesto un 5, pero creo que desde aquella he visto otras pelis de animacíón que me han gustado más...

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    jamie_finn

    Wed Sep 10 2008

    hakuna mattata

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    3_leana

    Tue Jul 22 2008

    my fav animated movie

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    oo_michelle_oo

    Thu Jun 19 2008

    Hakuna Matata!

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    feeling_great_and_loving_it

    Wed Jun 18 2008

    I had two copies of this one.

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    sara66

    Sat Jun 14 2008

    love that song...can you feel ...lol. i have kids but hey i watched it when i was younger..:)

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    liz7b74b

    Wed Jun 11 2008

    it's a good movie and with out it we wouldn' t have acumatata !! I have seen the version that says sex in the clouds too but you really have to look for it and I feel the people that made a scene about it have no life and just wanted to cause a problem....it wasn't a kid who noticed !!!!

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    maz95458

    Wed Jun 04 2008

    "I just cant wait to be king"

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    myspace_365158273

    Wed Jun 04 2008

    This is a good kids movie. Almost made me cry.

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    myspace_116198972

    Mon May 26 2008

    Good family movie

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    myspace_17490481

    Tue Apr 29 2008

    Gotta love it.

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    fb704876460

    Wed Mar 26 2008

    pumba is great

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    genghisthehun

    Tue Mar 18 2008

    Average kid's stuff. We need better quality.

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    twansalem

    Fri Mar 14 2008

    For a kid movie, I guess it was OK. I can't say I got much out of it, but at least a few of the songs were kind of catchy, if somewhat annoying.

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    lilbabiid89

    Fri Feb 01 2008

    my fav!

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    fb626661479

    Sat Nov 10 2007

    good for little kids

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    flavorofthewee_k

    Fri Aug 24 2007

    and somehow i still loved it. even at age 5. because it's amazing.

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    gloomyeeyore

    Sun May 06 2007

    I like Lion King I remember seeing this movie when it was in theatres.  Lion King is not my favorite disney movie but it is enjoyable.

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    xagent

    Sun May 06 2007

    Ed was great.

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    kamylienne

    Sun May 06 2007

    Despite the suspicious similiarities between Disney's The Lion King and the Japanese Kimba The White Lion that had preceded it (though, let's face it, the story's been done about a hundred times before that anyway), I still have to say this is probably one of Disney's last "good" feature films that might be considered a classic.  It had the memorable characters that had the occasional one-liner, but they didn't try to overrun the movie with it.  The animation was good (later Disney movies tended to be a little more linear and angular in their animation style).  Overall, good story.

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    pixarfan2007

    Sun May 06 2007

    a 4.5. Not the best Disney movie, but still pretty good.

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    numbah16tdhaha

    Sun May 06 2007

    What do you think, Ed?

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    fairywings616

    Fri Feb 16 2007

    I thought this movie was very well done, but I have to say... I do like the 2nd one better

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    ben999

    Tue Feb 13 2007

    The only disney movie I watched over and over again until I was about 20. Sad but true.

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    741044d1

    Sat Dec 09 2006

    Moves along at a good pace not to difficult for three year olds to follow and keeps their interest.

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    trebon1038

    Thu Jul 13 2006

    Child or adult alike, this is a great movie!

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    jackstock

    Sun May 14 2006

    One of the best children's movies ever....and always will be.

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    doobiesnhof

    Fri Mar 31 2006

    One of the greatest animated classics ever made.

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    gollygwiz

    Sat Jan 21 2006

    Very good movie but pales in comparison to today's standard of cartoon/computer generated movies. Nothing compared to Hoodwinked or Shrek, or Emperor's New Groove for that matter.

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    daysie78

    Thu Jan 19 2006

    I have never known a person of any age who didn't love it!

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    bobble_head

    Tue Jan 03 2006

    After she saw it, my secretary said that this movie was like an exact depiction of her life. I decided not to lend her any more videos.

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    joshua_01

    Fri Dec 30 2005

    a disney classic.

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    andrea_martinez

    Wed Dec 14 2005

    nicest disney movie I've ever seen.It touch my heart.

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    live_the_dream

    Sun Nov 20 2005

    This film is amazing and should be the top movie of all time. you can never get bored of it and it brings a smile to your face every time. It's one of those magical things that captures you and won't let go. It's most memorable movie of all time.

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    baloon_angel

    Wed Oct 12 2005

    When I first saw the movie I fell in love with it. I love timone and pumba. Now that my 2 year old son has seen all 3 he had to have a stuff simba and watchs the movies all day. This movie is great for the whole family

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    corran_horn

    Sun Sep 11 2005

    This movie is amazing with the animals the animation and the music is all good and there is romance . With all the laughter you need to watch the movie over and over just to catch it all and especially with the comedy stand inns the hyenas it is a perfect hilarious film. it also has death and problems that actually happen. all up its perfect.

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    dukkie

    Sun Sep 11 2005

    It is a film that captuers the hole family. I found it amazing to watch and have watched it countless times. I will never get bored of The Lion King! This movie is hilarious, see it you'll be hooked.

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    kattwoman

    Tue Aug 23 2005

    great disney movie. it had great characters like timon and pumba. it tugs at your heart and brings a smile to your face.

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    liderc

    Thu Jul 14 2005

    i liked this movie had cool song and plus i love animals...i wanna see the japanesse one lol

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    southparker9

    Wed May 04 2005

    One of the best children's movies of all time. A Certifiable classic. Disney should be proud. The Problem is they stole this movie from a Japanese release from years earlier.

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    classictvfan47

    Tue Mar 29 2005

    Compared to the comic genius of The Emperor's New Groove and The Incredibles or the amazingly dramatic shows in the DC Animated Universe on the small screen, The Lion King is simply a mediocre movie overall. Sure, I Just Can't Wait to be a King is a song many of us can relate too, and even Hakuna Matata wasn't bad--but aside from Timon & Poomba, the characters were simply dull. The plot wasn't amazingly creative, and the animation didn't scream imaginative right off the bat. Not horrible, but not awesome by any means.

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    maomania

    Sun Feb 27 2005

    A very good movie. And the music is even better. I knew it was just a matter of time until they were doing a musical. Elton John did a fantastic job. This movie is timeless.