The Lion King

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Simba embarks on an adventure to find his place in the Circle of Life.
  • Starring: Matthew Broderick, Rowan Atkinson
  • Directed by: Roger Allers
  • Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes
  • Release year: 1995
  • Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
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Synopsis: Simba embarks on an adventure to find his place in the Circle of Life.
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Rowan Atkinson
Supporting actors: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella
Directed by: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes
Captions and Subtitles: Details
Release year: 1995
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
ASIN: B005XBKXV2
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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: December 06, 1995
  • Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation

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“ Great movie and love watching it with the kids. ” Aniliana Cardenas  |  410 reviewers made a similar statement
“ Received in only a few days, and was greatly pleased in condition of DVD set. ” Chanaboo  |  196 reviewers made a similar statement
“ The Lion King is by far the best Disney movie ever made. ” Chrissy  |  133 reviewers made a similar statement
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135 of 149 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, buy it. September 29, 2003
By Therabbitssing VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Disney's The Lion King is finally available on DVD. Considered the cream of the crop of all the Disney animated features by many, it is definitely worth owning. I don't think I'll go into the story, which I'm sure most of you know. Chances are you've already seen the movie and are just waiting to own it on a piece of media that won't rot like your VHS tape that probably fell apart by now. Even if Disney released a sub par release of this movie, you'd buy it.
Luckily, this is one of the best releases ever.

Video and Audio is supreme in this release. Especially vibrant is the 5.1 sound. Of all the older Disney releases, this one benefits the most I think, with the powerful music and sound effects present in this release. Hearing James Earl Jones as Mufasa blaring in thunderous 5.1 sound is quite amazing. Likewise the excellent music, such as the opening Circle of Life. Present in this release is the original theatrical version as well as a version with new music/song. I actually didn't care for the new song, but some may. The extras are quite numerous, contained on a second DVD and are mentioned in Amazon's product details...I haven't had the time to go through them yet, so I cannot comment on the extras. I just watched the movie again. To be honest, the movie would be worth it as a single disc release so I'm happy as it is.

Some interesting trivia for some of the people who are not aware of it is that The Lion King seemed to be heavily "influenced" by an old Japanese anime, Kimba The White Lion. Those wishing to see the "similarities" would do well to check out that series as it has also been released on DVD. Carbon copying aside, I do love the Lion King. It still manages to grab you whether you are 4 years old or 40. Two thumbs up!!

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125 of 141 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Movie 5 stars, 3D -- only about a 2.5 October 22, 2011
By prussianette
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I own a quite a few 3D movies, so perhaps my expectations were too high, but despite some stellar reviews on the 3D on this product by some other reviewers, I have to tell you the quality is FAR less than made-for-3D movies such as Despicable Me.

Do you remember those "3D" games/cartoons where the "3D" effect as you were supposedly either walking, or in a car, going along the road was the part closest to you moved slow, then there was a part in the middle that moved a bit faster, and then the part near the top of the screen moved the fastest? This is only a step above that. It is more like layered 2D images than true 3D. Yes, there are a few parts where true 3D is apparent, but those are few and far between.

Sorry, I can't help but think that some of the people have either let their love of the movie color their perception of what good 3D looks like, or they simply do not have many 3D movies to compare to.

I actually found the 2D blu-ray disc, or even the regular dvd more appealing, or at least less distracting. One thing I noticed in all three versions that I didn't notice before was that the grass in the movie doesn't move when the animals walk through it. Although I didn't pick up on this when I saw the movie when it first came out, it was one of the things that was painfully apparent in the 3D, and far less apparent in the 2D versions.

And, yes, I know there are people that will disagree with me and mark my review as "not helpful", but I have to call it as I see it.
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70 of 81 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars probably THE BEST ANIMATED FILM ! October 19, 1999
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
After the movie Little Mermaid came out, Disney would make 3 other animated masterpieces: Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King, that would change the way we looked at animated films, somthing new, something wonderful.But of all these 4 great animated films, in my opinion The Lion King was the greatest. The music was just, beautiful, and Scar was probably the most EVIL Disney villain the was ever drawn on a piece of paper.You hated him, but you almost liked him, because he was so great. But probably the best part of the movie was Simba's pal's Pumbaa and Timon, the BEST Disney characters EVER!!! The scene where Timon was doing the hula, I thought I was going to die from laughing. Anybody from toddler to 10 year old to 60 year from boy to old woman to teenager and so forth will, without a doubt, LOVE this movie, everyone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Haven't seen this movie in forever due my broken VHS player. I saw this and it was a must buy. It was nice seeing the lion king in HD for once. Delivery and condition were great.
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