Few movies hold such a sacred place in the hearts of Old Millennials quite like 1994’s “The Lion King.” It was Disney Animation at the peak of its second Renaissance – great songs, a vibrant color palette, inspired vocal performances and detailed animation working together to create memorable, relatable characters. Everything just works. We revisit the 1994 classic and talk about why it’s so great, including the incomparable Jeremy Irons, JTT fever, and what the hell Matthew Broderick is doing here. Oh, and there’s some spirited disagreement on Timon, Pumbaa and “Hakuna Matata.” It means no worries, and Disney made sure we heard it a million times throughout the 1990s, and aren’t we all just SO HAPPY it’s back again in 2019?!
We also discuss the “photo-realistic” remake of “The Lion King.” It’s terrible and we’ll tell you why (although if you love the original, then you can probably figure out what’s wrong with the new one).
Also discussed in this episode:
- Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
- Dumbo (2019)
- The Lion King (2019)
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