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KingBoo112

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A great movie! But it was a fairly sad story. No matter how dark it was, it had silly points *cough* Timon and Pumba saved me.

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Posted aug 28, 2009 5:05 am pt

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An animated masterpiece with great music and animation. Straight from when I was a little kid and came out when I was born.

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Posted jul 8, 2009 2:10 am pt

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brilliant movie! i love all the songs. 5 stars

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Posted mar 23, 2009 5:45 am pt

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In my mind, this is the best Disney movie ever! The story is awesome, the music rocks, and the characters are unforgettable. My favorite character is Simba. My favorite song is "Hakuna Matata" sung by Simba, Timon, and Puumba. The story...
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In my mind, this is the best Disney movie ever! The story is awesome, the music rocks, and the characters are unforgettable. My favorite character is Simba. My favorite song is "Hakuna Matata" sung by Simba, Timon, and Puumba. The story is filled with drama, anger, conflict, and sorrow. I hope this movie remains the best Disney movie for all eternity!

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Posted aug 5, 2008 11:29 am pt

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it was an amazing movie through sad,heartbraking,hilariouse,and happy depicts. htis movie gives you a since of feleing when you wath it.. its probley one of the best told tale movies ever made in my opinion casue i was the actor of simba in the...
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it was an amazing movie through sad,heartbraking,hilariouse,and happy depicts. htis movie gives you a since of feleing when you wath it.. its probley one of the best told tale movies ever made in my opinion casue i was the actor of simba in the lion king 1 and a half and when i sall this one when i was little i always wanted to be simbas point of view acting role.. and this movie is jsut incredible

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Posted jun 26, 2008 10:59 am pt

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It's a well told tale of love lost, deceit, sadness, joy and laughter.
And then also coming to terms of becoming a leader and what a leader is.

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Posted jun 12, 2008 2:07 pm pt

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Why I like it? I think this is the first story that made me cry. I was like four or five when I first saw it. Simba was the most adorable thing in the world, I got a Simba plushie afterwards. The story is remarkable. It...
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Why I like it? I think this is the first story that made me cry. I was like four or five when I first saw it. Simba was the most adorable thing in the world, I got a Simba plushie afterwards. The story is remarkable. It confuzzled me how deep the Lion King goes in an animated film. Unlike other cartoon movies that just go for cheap laughs and quick money. This may be the last great quality film using traditional animation. I'm a fan of Pixar, but 2-D animation can still capture a great movie.

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Posted jun 2, 2008 9:04 am pt

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Why I like it? I think this is the first story that made me cry. I was like four or five when I first saw it. Simba was the most adorable thing in the world, I got a Simba plushie afterwards. The story is remarkable. It...
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Why I like it? I think this is the first story that made me cry. I was like four or five when I first saw it. Simba was the most adorable thing in the world, I got a Simba plushie afterwards. The story is remarkable. It confuzzled me how deep the Lion King goes in an animated film. Unlike other cartoon movies that just go for cheap laughs and quick money. This may be the last great quality film using traditional animation. I'm a fan of Pixar, but 2-D animation can still capture a great movie.

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Posted jun 2, 2008 9:03 am pt

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this is my favortie disney movie yet. the movie has great animation for being drawn and written in 1994, the songs are also great. not many other movies back then even comes close to lion king in my point of view. my favorite song is "i can't...
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this is my favortie disney movie yet. the movie has great animation for being drawn and written in 1994, the songs are also great. not many other movies back then even comes close to lion king in my point of view. my favorite song is "i can't wait to be king". also in the song i love the way zazu gets picked on by the monkeys, simba, nala, and gets sat on by the rhino. my favorite scene is the fight scene between simba and scar, the slo-motion really made the fight cool. it could have lasted longer though. i feel like i am more of the adult simba, lazy at first then realizes with some help, that responsibility is a big part in our lives.

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Posted may 8, 2008 12:30 am pt

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As someone who grew up with Disney classics, I believe The Lion King may be the last truly great film produced by their animation department (I'm not including their CGI films). The story is typically Disney. After a tribulation, the hero finds...
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As someone who grew up with Disney classics, I believe The Lion King may be the last truly great film produced by their animation department (I'm not including their CGI films). The story is typically Disney. After a tribulation, the hero finds himself facing the villain and overcoming adversity. Despite the cliche story, the characters are lovable, the music is memorable, and the animation is 2-D at it's finest.

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Posted apr 23, 2008 11:17 am pt

• [+] New York Daily News
  
  100
  Pure, eye-popping pleasure.

  by Jami Bernard | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
  100
  A hugely entertaining blend of music, fun and eye-popping thrills, though it doesn't lack for heart.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  91
  Has the resonance to stand not just as a terrific cartoon but as an emotionally pungent movie.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
  90
  A timeless classic, full of excitement, humor, witty asides and memorable characters.

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• [+] Washington Post
  
  90
  This is the Mickey Mouse factory at its finest, with inventive animation, stirring music and a pride of inspired, almost-human animals.

  by Desson Thomson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  88
  Basically what we have here is a drama, with comedy occasionally lifting the mood. The result is a surprising seriousness; this isn't the mindless romp with cute animals.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
  88
  There are moments of fun and humor, to be sure, but the undercurrent is of a far more serious, "adult" nature. The Lion King is primarily about guilt and redemption.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  80
  A dazzling -- and unexpectedly daring -- addition to the Disney canon.

  by Jeremy Gerard | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  78
  It's a thumping good adventure.

  by Robert Faires | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
  75
  For all the undeniable merits, it somehow feels manufactured, and thus, to a degree, calculated - the product not of a collective imagination taking esthetic chances, but of an imaginative collective putting the rivets into a well-wrought plan that can't go awry.

  by Rick Groen | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  70
  The result is a step toward multiculturalism and ecological correctness, though not without a certain amount of confusion. The movie is not quite as entertaining as "The Little Mermaid" or "Beauty and the Beast."

  by Jonathan Rosenbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  60
  The film has some of Disney's most spectacular animation yet -- particularly in the wildebeest stampede -- and strong vocal performances, especially by skilled Broadway comedian Nathan Lane. However, it suffers from a curiously undeveloped story line.

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• [+] Washington Post
  
  50
  Shakespearean in tone, epic in scope, it seems more appropriate for grown-ups than for kids. If truth be told, even for adults it is downright strange.

  by Hal Hinson | Read Full Review »