The Lion King (Favreau, 7/19/2019) Movie • Page 12

I would love to see Disney invest in some original properties. Barring that though, it would be interesting to see them remake some of their lesser-known properties, like The Black Hole or, even better, The Watcher in the Woods.

 

I don’t think Disney would touch Pocahontas with a 10-foot pole. It’s better to leave that in ‘95.

 

Being a history teacher, ruining the myth of Pocahontas is one of the most fun parts of the job.

 

A live action version of Emperors New Groove would be weird as hell haha

 

they're doing a limited live theatrical Hercules but I don't know if that's going anywhere or just for the one off, I think the Broadway versions make more sense than the live action remakes though
Hercules- Shakespeare in the Park

 

Totally agree. I’m on board with any live theatre remakes of Disney films.

 

this will haunt me for awhile now that I’ve thought of it

 

jessica walter has to be yzma right

 

Predictable opening weekend right there, giving Disney even more of a reason to go to town on this remake fetish it has -'The Lion King' Debuts with Record $185M & 'Endgame' Becomes Global #1 - Box Office Mojo

 

I've never seen it, but isn't Terrence Malick's The New World already kind of a live action remake of Pocahontas?

 

Yes, and you should see it.

 

it's good

 

I still think making a live action Lion King is dumb, but I still kind of want to see it for the Billy Eichner hype

 

Timon and Pumbaa were by far the best part about this.

I know the original sooo well that all of the subtle changes to dialog and whatnot was really distracting for the first 1/3 of the movie. But eventually I let go of that and just had fun with it. It was a good time.

 

Hear Disney just got the rights to Au Hasard Balthazar. Will be cool to see in CGI with Chris Pratt playing the titular character

 

It was basically a shot for shot and I'll always prefer the original but I enjoyed this too. Score from either movie will always give me goosebumps

 

Yeah Timon and Pumbaa were great. I didn't find this as soulless as others.

 

Outside of any scene with Eichner, this was not good.

Also, maybe this has been answered, but why does the entirety of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" take place...in the daytime?

 

As much as I don’t think that movie should be remade, that is brilliant casting. I could also see Kristen Wigg do it

 

Caved and went to see it today.

Incredible visually. As someone said above, not as soulless as some said it was. But the songs def suffered the most from the strict “real” factor. It lost personally and flair due to that. And Simba’s “no” was pretty weak.

 

The more I think about it, I really wasn't a fan of John Oliver as Zazu

 

I thought he was a great choice, as was most of the cast, but the only voice actors who did anything for me were Eichner and Rogen. I think it comes down to direction more than the actors not performing well. I think the decision was made that because the photorealistic characters couldn't be as expressive as the cartoons, the voice acting should be subtle. And the movie suffers for it.

 

Saw this last night and I liked it, but not as much as the original. This is pretty much an echo of other reviews. Visually, it was amazing. While it's completely understandable to maintain the realism, the animals not being able to emote well did kind of dampen the reaction to the most moving moments though. Eichner, Rogen and Ejiofor were my favorite vocals in the movie, but many of them just felt like it was recorded at a table read. Still, it was an enjoyable experience, with Eichner/Rogen really getting some good laughs with slightly different actions.