The Lion King Reviews
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
The exclamation point on a great run of classic Disney animation...
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Eclipse Magazine
This is my first experience with The Lion King it is a surprisingly dark, deep and more complex movie than I thought it would be. There's a reason why everyone loves it. One of the best animated films of all time and amazing 3D.
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| Original Score: A+
IGN DVD
A classic story told through immersive visuals, great voice work and some of the most memorable songs in movie history. The Lion King defines animated classic.
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| Original Score: 10/10
KWQC-TV (Iowa)
Yes, it's a Disney film. But if you're a grown-up, don't let that stop you from sinking your teeth into 'The Lion King.' There's more depth, humor and dignity to this show than you'll see at almost any other movie so far this year.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Groucho Reviews
It's not hard to understand why The Lion King's good-vs.-evil adventure and high-spirited comic passages haven't lost their appeal. [Blu-ray]
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Observer [UK]
It's an attractive film but altogether less interesting and more conventional than the Pixar productions that now dominate Disney's animated output.
This is London
It does exactly what it says on the tin.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Birmingham Mail
Feel the love tonight. And see the colours, too.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Independent
Huge fun for the kids; some acceptable laughs for the adults.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Daily Express
The 3D technology adds some eye-popping moments but the best thing about this reissue is the chance for a new generation to see a modern classic on a cinema screen.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Daily Mail [UK]
Classic cartoon musical.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Daily Telegraph
There are no gimmicks and the big emotional moments are almost entirely untouched.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Flick Filosopher
However crass Disney's motivation may have been in rereleasing the film... it's cheering to see that... people still want to see great movies on a big screen with big sound...
Total Film
Well worth another look, though it's a pity they're saving the newly made bloopers for the upcoming Blu-ray.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Empire Magazine
It didn't really need the 3D, but it's still a stunning, glorious family film, with the third dimension or otherwise.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Cinema Autopsy
While the core ideology behind The Lion King is extremely problematic and stands out even more today than it did in 1994, there is still much to admire about the film.
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| Original Score: 4/5
FILMINK (Australia)
It's a wonderful treat to revisit and the 3-D is beautifully utilised, but it's perhaps not the classic that Disney purports it to be.
Slant Magazine
Art History stands out as one of Joe Swanberg's most visually and conceptually accomplished experiments.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Needcoffee.com
Is the 3D version superior to the 2D version? No. Is the film still magnificent? Yes.
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| Original Score: 5/5
HollywoodChicago.com
While "The Lion King" is one of the best Disney movies of all time, "The Lion King 3D" is a manipulative exploitation to bring paying parents back with their kids merely through the sexiness of today's 3D fad.
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| Original Score: 3.0/5.0
