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Jungle book was pretty good.
In cinemas 19th July 2019.
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The Lion King (live action WD)
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Jungle book was pretty good.
In cinemas 19th July 2019.
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This film is not live action btw its full CGI.
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Well, the original was pretty much a retelling of Hamlet, and there is a strong argument that it was at least also inspired by Kimba the White Lion.
Soldato
Jungle book was great but never really been a big lion king fan I think structurally it's a weak film. Il be interested to see how the handle some of the more darker scenes but not jumping to watch this really.
Lion King is one of my favourite animated movies ever, I saw it countless times as a kid and I still know most of the dialogue by heart. I got it on Bluray and watched it again last year and thought it was awesome and looks utterly gorgeous in HD.
Yet... I'm not interested in this at all. I don't see the point of it, the magic, the fun and performances will be lost. I've also discovered that the voices won't be the same. I mean, if James Earl Jones is doing Mufasa (rightly so!) why not Jeremy Irons as Scar? It doesn't make sense. And who the hell wants to hear Beyonce voice a character? Why not let an actual actress do it?
Yet... I'm not interested in this at all. I don't see the point of it, the magic, the fun and performances will be lost. I've also discovered that the voices won't be the same. I mean, if James Earl Jones is doing Mufasa (rightly so!) why not Jeremy Irons as Scar? It doesn't make sense. And who the hell wants to hear Beyonce voice a character? Why not let an actual actress do it?
Commissario
Hearing James gave me goosebumps.
Soldato
Interesting you say that - Jungle Book vs Lion King. I thought it was just me that preferred the Jungle Book and everyone else in the universe preferred the Lion King. You only have to step onto deviantART and it's full of Lion King fanfics.
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Cash grab on the nostalgia, Disney going to be making bank next year.
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Seems a bit pointless making a 'live action' version of a cartoon movie when every character is still animated.
The only one of these live actioners I've seen was cindarella. It was pretty ordinary, but at least it had real people in it.
The only one of these live actioners I've seen was cindarella. It was pretty ordinary, but at least it had real people in it.
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I've got the impression these remakes have been good business for Disney despite being pretty much like-for-like at times: they get all the people who saw them as kids back via nostalgia, under the guise of taking their children to see them for the first time. Obviously I was under the thumb of controlled programming and limited channels as a child, but I didn't have much interest in seeing 20+ year old, dated looking cartoons back then and don't imagine the kids of today would either? We forget how old we are...
Caporegime
So we now have Aladdin, Dumbo and Lion King being redone.
I blame beauty and the beast.
I blame beauty and the beast.
At what point does a "live action" movie stop being "live action"? 
Big year for Disney next year. Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King, Toy Story 4, Frozen 2, Artemis Fowl, Captain Marvel, Avengers 4, Spiderman: Far From Home, and Star Wars IX. Quite an incredible run of movies, that.
Big year for Disney next year. Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King, Toy Story 4, Frozen 2, Artemis Fowl, Captain Marvel, Avengers 4, Spiderman: Far From Home, and Star Wars IX. Quite an incredible run of movies, that.
Soldato
Have fond memories of the original. Taking my little one to see the stage show in December