The Lion King Reviews
Slant Magazine
"Hakuna Matata" would mean never having to be subjected to The Lion King ever again, much less having Simba's growing pains coming at your face in 3D.
Top Critic
Movie City News
The amazing duplication of live action camera angles gives the movie a thrilling sense of immediacy and vitality.
Full Review
| Original Score: A-
Reel.com
Nothing short of bells-and-whistles fun. What was once amazing is now breathtaking
| Original Score: 10/10
Moviehole
Restored and remastered, "Lion King" looks and sounds spectacular. Too bad about all those ads and the looney navigation.
| Original Score: 3/5
DVDnett.no
| Original Score: 6/7
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
The Lion King Platinum Special Edition roars onto DVD in a fantastic two-disc set.
| Original Score: 5/5
Boxoffice Magazine
MediaScreen.com
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
You can't go wrong with The Lion King. It is as magnificent on the home screen as it was in the movie house.
Reel.com
| Original Score: 4/4
CHUD
FilmStew.com
If a ton of adult-oriented DVD extras fall in the middle a jungle full of kids, will anyone hear them?
Korea Times
Before there were talking toys, a search to locate a fish, monsters in the closet, and jolly green giants in the woods, there was the king, The Lion King.
Full Review | Original Score: B-
Slant Magazine
Afraid to fly? Can't afford a plane ticket to Kenya? Though not as satisfying as a two-week trip around the world, it'll still take you that long to get through the features on this DVD edition of The Lion King.
Movie Metropolis
The situation concerning the origins of "The Lion King" in "Kimba the White Lion" is one of the reasons why I like to call Disney's parent company Mala Vista.
Full Review
| Original Score: 8/10
Movie Metropolis
...this new DVD special edition is a triumph of engineering all the way around.
Full Review
| Original Score: 8/10
