"The Lion King" Talkback (Spoilers)

[Avaitor]

It'll probably be a one-off scene as such, most likely in the beginning movie, although yeah, that is somewhat suspicious.

Here's more info, btw.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Holy shit! That article just made me realize that this movie is already 20 years old, and this is the first movie I ever saw in theaters (at least as far back as I can remember), so now I feel old....

[Avaitor]

And this isn't even the only Lion King-related event happening right now. I really want to see this.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I didn't know where else to post this, but if anyone here is a fan of Honest Trailers, then you should check out this week's trailer: http://youtu.be/DFtBjc1dz7w

[Daikun]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Daikun]

Disney has trademarked "Hakuna Matata."

Oh, brother...

[Avaitor]

That's pretty fucked up- almost as bad as when they tried to trademark Dia de la Madre.

[Dr. Insomniac]

I watched the new Lion King.
- Yeah, it's pretty much the same movie with only a handful of minor changes sprinkled throughout.
- None of the changes are for the better.
- "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" is played during a day scene. The scenes before and after take place at night, further muddying waters.
- Ejiofor just isn't a good Scar. He has none of Irons' charisma here.
- Can't think of a recast that improved on the original role. Maybe Donald Glover?
- Timon and Pumbaa are neighbors with gazelles for some reason.
- "I Just Can't Wait to be King" was around the time I realized how weird it was to hear human voices come out of photorealistic lions.
- Why is Eric Andre in a Disney movie?
- I looked up lion facial expressions after watching the movie. So it is possible for lions to emote, the movie just chose not to do it.
- It's going to be hilarious if Flounder and Sebastian look like a photorealistic flounder and crab in the live-action Little Mermaid film.

[talonmalon333]

I watched the new Lion King.
- Yeah, it's pretty much the same movie with only a handful of minor changes sprinkled throughout.
- None of the changes are for the better.
- "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" is played during a day scene. The scenes before and after take place at night, further muddying waters.
- Ejiofor just isn't a good Scar. He has none of Irons' charisma here.
- Can't think of a recast that improved on the original role. Maybe Donald Glover?
- Timon and Pumbaa are neighbors with gazelles for some reason.
- "I Just Can't Wait to be King" was around the time I realized how weird it was to hear human voices come out of photorealistic lions.
- Why is Eric Andre in a Disney movie?
- I looked up lion facial expressions after watching the movie. So it is possible for lions to emote, the movie just chose not to do it.
- It's going to be hilarious if Flounder and Sebastian look like a photorealistic flounder and crab in the live-action Little Mermaid film.

I agree with everything here. But I must admit, I love the original film so much as it's my favorite Disney movie, so even the vastly inferior "live action" version is still enjoyable simply by the strengths of the source material.

[Dr. Insomniac]

Who's ready for Lion King 2 directed by... the Moonlight guy? What?

[Daikun]

I wonder if they'll adapt Simba's Pride or come up with their own thing.

[Dr. Insomniac]

I doubt a Oscar winning director decided his next career move is to adapt a DTV Disney sequel. It's like if Bong Joon-ho decided to make a live action adaptation of Stitch Has a Glitch.

[Avaitor]

Disney seems to have a habit of making a big announcement when they have some bad press happening. Like how the Mandalorian's new date was revealed after a batch of layoffs and furloughs similar to what was announced the other day. I believe they did something similar when it was announced that the college program students were sent home- I think that was the Hamilton release date?

The thing is, people do want Mandalorian, WandaVision, Hamilton. Nobody who saw the live-action Lion King actually liked it, or wants more.