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On the 25th anniversary of one of Disney's biggest hits, Nostalgia Critic takes a look and sees if it's warranting all the praise it's gotten for so long. Let's take a look at The Lion King.
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The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film, and the fifth animated film produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance. The Lion King was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and has a screenplay credited to Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with a score by Hans Zimmer. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings.
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It's Wednesday it's time for another nostalgia critic movie review & it's "the lion king" it's because the live action film is opening this Friday isn't it ?
*OMG I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER REVIEW THIS*
Review The Simpsons Movie (2007)
“What’s live acton about it?”
“The ground.”
Absolute gold
That had me DYING
I don’t know why everyone gets all pissy about this. Neither Disney nor John Favreau have been advertising this movie as Live Action, only dumbass media and journalists have.
@@thewolfofcomedy5966 cause "photorealistic cgi" is a mouthful and even Disney knows that wouldn't sell tickets. Really the only thing "live action" in the live action jungle book is the actor playing Mowgli. You can't ignore the selling point of these movies is a "live action" look Disney is pushing rather it actually is 'live" action or not, they wouldn't get very far selling an "animated in a different way" remake.
The Wolf of Comedy Actually I heard that someone working on the movie was trying to argue that it was “live action” so to speak, I don’t know exactly who but I think it’s complete bullshit, honestly this was one of the most pointless remakes Disney has made in recent years and that’s a record considering the other ones.
@@thewolfofcomedy5966 Favreau has something to do with this?
"We'll always be pals right?"
*Immediately cuts to Mufasa's death*
"NOOOO!!!"
*Hakuna Matata!*
That had me gasping for air
It was his Movie in 5 Seconds of Lion King. That's why he said it was an old habit.
TheMellowFilmmaker I miss those
@@TheMellowFilmmaker that was a great series xD
@@platypusbunneh327 That's how I first found out about him.
"I'm sorry. Old habits die hard."
Am I the only one who likes some of the food puns? “Did we order this dinner to go? Because THERE IT GOES!” is the greatest out-of-context line in the film
Hell no! I love all the puns in this! Maybe it's the delivery or the writing style, but it's one of the best examples of how to make puns. I used to quote "cheetahs never prosper" and "tastes like chicken" (particularly when I'm having Ramen Noodles) all the time as a kid!
I did too! This guy's just a self-proclaimed and very accurately done so asshole
@@kylemorello4787 Cheetahs never prosper?
I don't get it.
@@RB01.10 it's based on the term "cheaters never prosper", which is about how cheaters in games, competitions, and bets and such never win. But during Zazu's report to Mufasa (which you might of missed, seeing as how the special edition replaced with a song or how in the original the focus was Mufasa teaching Simba to pounce), Zazu uses the term to talk about how a couple of cheetah's cheated him.
What do you want? Robin Williams literally took the fourth wall in the last film, this is the best we can do
*”Wait Dad, you said when we die we turn into the grass, why are you in the clouds?”*
*"our bodies, not our souls."*
Cause he also said the great kings of the past live up in the stars.
You can find the name Doug Walker in the credits of the Lion King 1994
Hint: labeled under LAYOUT ASSISTANT.
"Never mind that right now Simba, your uncle threw me into the stampede, and is a real jerk"
"What's live action about it?"
"The *G R O U N D*"
Even _that_ is cgi...
I've heard people unironically state the background is real so it isn't an animated movie. People are dumb.
@@stevereynolds5684 That's like saying that Pixar's WALL-E Is live action because of the very few live action scenes
Not just the groud but the high ground
@@stevereynolds5684 Yet strangely enough, Disney's "Dinosaur" was shot the same exact way and people still label that film as animated. What gives?
Critics, the reason why Cummings did a third of the song is because of this.
*YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
Irons blew out his vocal chords on that bit and couldn't do the rest, that's how much into the role he was.
Goddamn... poor Jeremy.
He knows that he said that during his top 10 villain song list.
I'll take Be Prepared over Hakuna Mattata
Jeremy knows how to suffer for his art! I'm just glad his vocal chords recovered.
It didn't help that he was smoking while recording the song.
Scar's cold "kill him" as he sends the hyenas after Simba is just chilling.
@@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 plotholes? You used “A” singular, then added the “s” at the end of “Plothole”, making it “Plothole(s)” which would mean multiple plotholes, not one like the “A” suggests. Hmm…
@@sphjinx1448 It was a typo, smartass. You're not my English teacher
𝕂𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕞
yeah it is chilling, the idea of his uncle betraying him and also having his minions out to kill Simba is heartbreaking
The biggest thing I think this review failed to mention was Scar's emotional manipulation. It doesn't matter who actually killed Mufasa as much as the fact that Simba *thinks* he killed Mufasa. The "What would your mother think?" line was a trigger for Simba's abuse that reminded him of his past. For his pride's sake, he decided to go back and responsibly face his potential consequences as his own decision. The choice to take responsibility is what matters most.
Nah Doug's right, the delivery of all that conflict in the end was lame
I agree with everything you said. But Dougs right about the loophole thing. Simba never really did anything wrong. It’s a hollow coming of age story
@@jacksonpauls3495 How is it hollow? It shows his growth as a character, realizing that he can’t just run away. More than that, he had misunderstood what the “Hakuna Matata” song was about. It wasn’t about abandoning your responsibilities, it’s about not letting them weigh you down. Even if he didn’t kill his father, he still chose to accept the possibility of facing consequences, that’s the takeaway
The mum thing is that Scar asks the question to get Simba to think his mother will hate him for killing his dad. Nala asking the question is a recall, but she's trying to imply the opposite- that his mother will be thrilled.
FUN FACT: originally Mufasa's death was supposed to be more dramatic, but it was deemed too depressing so they toned down in what we saw.
How *could* they make it more dramatic?
@@kittygrimm7301 having scar use his teeth to break his neck
🤭😱😨
@@kittygrimm7301 If nothing else, having mufasa's body be more mangled and bloodied up from all of the animals trampling him.
@@AztecJester93 That was Scar's skin, not Mufasa's, that Hercules was wearing.
Fun fact: the two actors who played Simba's parents (James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair) also played Eddie Murphy's parents in Coming to America, both times being an African king and queen.
I think the movie is called Coming to America and my father loved that movie very much.
If it's still here, look around UA-cam for this video with The Lion King's visuals and Coming to America's audio dubbed over it. Worth it to hear Mufasa say, "I once tied my own shows, and I can confidently say, it is an overrated experience." Oh hell, I thought Jones nailed every line in that movie, like "So you see, my son, there is a fine line between love and nausea." and "My son WORKS?!"
I was well aware of that, thank you.
@@leighmercadokfphrdept.2197 do you know they are making a sequel? coming 2 america :)
@@Pascoolism What?! Really? When?
"We have you."
"We have you."
"We have you."
So does that make us a captive audience?
Yeah, I think we are.
Buy this man and then fire him.
Oh God Disney is holding us hostage
Zazu: don’t be like your other brothers and sisters
Simba: what other brothers and sisters?
Zazu: exactly
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂✊😎
Fun fact, male lions really do kill cubs to get laid with females, some are messed up enough to eat the corpses after they're done fucking
Mario Beaupre what the actual fuck
@@Ari-xs3vr Disney Nature
Mario Beaupre well the reason they kill the cubs is to have the female lions to go into heat so they can... well have sex
You missed the beauty of Simba kicking Scar off the cliff. Throughout the movie, Nala has always won their little fights, pinning him down from above. Then after Rafiki tells him that you can run or learn from pain, Simba kicks Scar over the cliff. I thought that was hilarious.
Wished they applied that to the scene with Scar guilt tripping Simba
Years of knowing this movie inside out and I never made that connection
Wait. Holy shit, you're right.
Shows that there's always something to learn from everything.
that sounds like cinema wins
Disney trying to sell their 20th live action remake: *Knock* *Knock*
Doug: *opens door* _WE DON'T WANT ANY!_ *slams door*
Disney: it comes with free stamps
Doug: ohhh gimme
Shut that door
Disney: It's a live-action movie version of Gravity Falls
NC: You DID WHAT TO GRAVITY FALLS?
@@ezelfrancisco1349 I would flip the table and leave if that ever happened.
Do you have time to talk about our lord and savior Jesus Christ?
16:57-17:05
"Long live the king."
Why, thank you. I think I do a good job myself- WAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
I'm sorry, but that made me laugh harder than it should have.
Same here
I was caught off guard with that one. I was DYING.
His fantastic James Earl Jones impression makes it all the more perfect.
I also loved his Rafiki line of showing Mufasa his shit, it sounded so weirdly in sync with the film. 😆
Bro sounded like wario 😂
NC:”The Best Song in The Whole Movie”
Scar Sings:”be Prepared”
me:I Still Get Shivers Done my Spine Whenever I Hear That Song in Full
"What's live action about it?"
"The ground."
Actually, even the enviroment is CGI animated. Not a single thing is live action in The Lion King 2019.
This literally is the only thing making it live action. This movie is the most pointless "live action remake" of the bunch.
Mad Mar Not even the ground is live action. Everything about that movie is animated, but it’s somehow “live action”. While you’re at it, why not call the Looney Tunes “live action”?
@@aaronlandry3934 At least in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" there were SOME living actors.
@@SatanenPerkele You mean there isn't a one bit of Live action in Disneys *Live Action* 2019 "The Lion King". Which is EXACTLY what it was marketed as... The Live Action Lion King.
the 😂😂😂
12:27 - Jim Cummings: a legendary voice actor so talented that he doesn't just get cast to voice fictional anthropomorphic characters, he gets cast to voice OTHER voice actors in the middle of THEIR voice acting roles...
He gets cast to voice real anthropomorphic characters voicing fictional anthropomorphic characters.
BWOOOOOOOOWM
Not only did Jim Cummings sing part of Be Prepared, he also voiced Ed
Usually Frank Welker would get the role of animated characters who don't speak English and instead communicate through other means, so it's strange that Jim Cummings got that role.
The Lionesses don't make a move to help Simba while Scar is blaming him for Mufasa's death and backing him off a cliff. This would seem to indicate that his apparent responsibility for Mufasa's death has turned them against him...except Simba has challenged Scar for position as King. Interfering would be breaking the rules of the challenge, until a winner is decided it's entirely between Simba and Scar. After Simba makes Scar confess to murder the hyenas jump Simba and the lionesses have their chance to get in on things, though they still don't attack Scar himself.
Not only that, but it could also be that the hyenas were blocking the lionesses from trying to stand up for Simba when Scar was cornering him. I mean, there were a lot more hyenas than lionesses, and when we get to the shot of Scar confessing that he, not Simba, killed Mufasa, you see the lionesses stuck behind the hyenas, who are ready to attack.
"What about that shadowy place?"
*"That's reserved for memes, son."*
lol brilliant
memes are stolen shit,people should get sued for stealing stuff from anime,cartoons and video games,I fucking hate people that steal things to make a stupid meme,those are copyrighted shitbags,people made them to entertain us not to be stolen by assholes like you #stopstealingtomakestupidmemes
@@eeveefennecfox ...you're joking, right?
@@eeveefennecfox Damn, someone's having a bad day.
@@eeveefennecfox Seriously, pro or contra on the EU's last copyright directive?
I mean, it should be!
As to Doug's final point about the movie mangling it's message about taking responsibility, I read it a bit differently to how he reviews it here.
When Simba reveals that he's responsible for Mufasa's death, this is shocking news. Nala, Sirabi and the other lionesses are all caught off guard by the revelation, and Scar is ready to exploit their reaction. He shouts and repeats the accusation, verbally re-enforcing it, and starts circling Simba to isolate him from the rest of the pride until his army of hyenas can back him up to hem Simba in against the cliffs.
It's less about his friends and family abandoning him in the face of the confession, more that even despite the fact that Simba did the right thing, Scar is still a devious bastard who knows how to twist a situation to his advantage, just as he did in the canyon.
That actually makes much more sense!
Yea I agree with this post.
it's called gaslighting
I agree. Just because someone does the right thing doesn't mean everything will be okay, and kids need to know that too
Still felt like a copout
"They actually show the body" They do that in The hunchback of Notre dame too
Hunchback of Notre Dame came out two years later so Lion King technically did it first.
At least I'm sure that's what they meant.
And we actually got attached to mufasa before he died unlike quazi moto’s mother
@@notfloweyyt7618 Excatly. I know it's kind off a no brainer but since I was a kid I always wondered for years why Mufasa's death made the biggest impact in Disney's Parent Death Line-Up. It's because he's the Disney parent with the most amount of screen time before his death. I think Mufasa can be described as the animated film equivalent of Ned Stark, cause he basically starts out as the protagonist who we all look up to and admire until he dies and then his son becomes the protagonist.
Technically did the same to Tarzan's parents in the opening (although the tree hut is VERY dark, so it's hard to see without increasing brightness, but they're there).
But, like the Hunchback, Tarzan obviously came out after Lion King.
Matthew Brodrick played the part of Simba PERFECTLY I actually like his early stuff
Bueller, bueller, bueller
I agree. Broderick is great as Simba. WHY DO YOU THINK SO MANY PEOPLE REFER TO HIM AS SIMBA??? It's his best role other than Ferris Bueller.
I mean, did Doug just miss Glory? He was amazing in that.
He also voiced a honestly great pinocchio in 1996, I enjoyed that over the recent ones except for del toro's.
I personally thought Matthew Broadrick was GREAT in The Cable Guy and GODZILLA
No fu** me eyes? No Nala giving Simba the fu** me eyes?? Come on Critic!
I was waiting for it too.
NO HAKUNA MY TATAS?
Abunai! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@@EBurns91 that one is new.
"What will your mother think?"
Simba is ashamed and guilty about his involvement in Mufasa's death, due to his impressionable young mind and how Scar pushed all the blame onto him. That line is used first as Scar making sure Simba be afraid of what his people would think of him, and is used again by Nala to remind the audience why Simba remains in hiding, his disconnection from society has left him in arrested development, unable to see the truth past Scar's lies.
Exactly. And that is why Simba wasn't very good at defending himself until Scar stupidly whispered the truth in his ear.
Simba was a hurt and confused cub who was fooled into believing he killed his father. The poor guy was traumatized!
I blame Mufasa for that, like right when he was talking to adult simba, he didn't think to tell him Scar was the one who killed him
@@treythegamerwolf551 That Mufasa in the Sky is supposed to represent the part of Simba who knows that he needs to accept his responsibility and go back. Simba didn't know Scar killed Mufasa, so how can a vision of his father that represents his sense of responsibility know or even CONSIDER that Scar killed him.
People like you and Doug Walker disappoint me for not stopping and thinking about it from the point of view of the characters.
@@Wiiguy1606 I'd actually agree with that if not for 2 reasons, Lion king 2, and Lion guard pretty much establishes it wasn't just a vision, 2 if it was just a vision what was with that whole "you've forgotten me"
@@treythegamerwolf551 Forget it. It's not you I'm mad at. It's the Nostalgia Critic. So I shouldn't be taking my anger out on you. I apologize for that.
I still enjoy the original Animated film and wouldn't mind if the Live-action remake doesn't make that many changes to the Animated one compared to the other Live-action Remakes. Everyone has their likes and dislikes and I enjoy the Lion King, flaws and all.
Actually the Lionesses not helping Simba at the end never bothered me because it runs along side the lesson of "take responsiblility for your actions." I think it's supposed to show that there will be consequenses for your actions, but you can overcome them, like how Simba does when he forces Scar to admit his crime. It's not just "Be responsible for your past." it's "be responsible, but expect consequenses for things that happened in the past."
Yeah it makes sense with the lesson but it still doesn’t make sense within the story
Also, this was a huge shock for them and Scar didn't give them much time to really think it over, he immediately emphasized the accusation with confidence and insistence, making the situation very confusing which lead to a stagnant crowd.
So if Simba did acciently kill his father he deserves a fiery death.
What i find mostly impressive with this movie is. Despite the short slow mo slap fight with Simba and Scar, they somehow manage to make it look insanely epic!
Scar: Simba, they stopped animating your father.
I've clearly been watching too much Yu-Gi-Oh! abridged because I read that in Yami's voice.
I had no idea that Jim Cummings sang that part. Jim Cummings is amazing. My childhood is a lie, and I'm okay with it.
Winnie the pooh became a whole lot more badass
Though, he voiced Ed for most of the film.
He is just talented
Jim Cummings also plays Ed
Jim Cummings is one of my favourite voice actors simply because he's so talented. Certainly up there with the very best.
ROWAN ATKINSON WAS ZAAZU?! WHY DID I NEVER REALIZE THAT?!
SEPHIROTH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?
Finally someone who see that the hyenas trio is MUCH more funnier than Timon and pumbaa.
Good video Critic 😁
Simba: "What's that shadowy place".
Mufasa: "That's the live action remake son, you must stay far away from it".
Simba: "i thought a big name company can do whatever it wants"
@@oscarramirez2697 Mufasa: well yes Simba, they could but that doesn't mean it's a good place, why do you think it's covered in shadows.
@nostalgia cartoons
Simba: What's that other shadowy place?
Mufassa: That's Kimba, we just deny it exists.
lol your comments are the best. xD
Scar:those remakes are no place for a young prince 🤭
“What’s live action about it?”
“The ground.”
XD
Turns out not even. We can make still objects better in CG than animals.
Oh, I thought he said the crowd.
I LOLED for a solid minute.
$50 says the ground is CG... Probably isn't a real object in the entire movie
@@d0x360 there isn't. In the jungle book, all the scenery was cgi, the only live action thing was mowgli and other humans. Here, it's all cgi
Fun Fact: The kid who did Simba’s singing voice in “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” was Jason Weaver who played Pre-teen Michael Jackson in the TV film series “The Jackson’s: An America Dream” which was filmed right before Jason went to audition for The Lion King
"What about that shadowy place?"
"That's reserved for those who wish to screw up the Star Wars films. You must stay away from it as possible."
Classic Plungerman 1996 LOL!!!! But honestly they should put Dave Filoni or Rian Johnson in charge of Star Wars
Here's my interpretation of the Circle of Life philosophy of the movie.
Yes...the lions DO eat the other animals, like most predators do. But what Mufasa is trying to teach Simba is that one should never take too much from their domain, lest they risk throwing things off-balance.
In other words; if they end up eating too much, there will be no other animals left to keep nature on course
"When we die, our bodies become grass, and the antelope eat the grass."
Exactly. I wish they explained it better, but it was implied that Scar's mismanagement, like bringing the hyenas in, screwed up the ecosystem.
This is the part everyone seems to miss when they make fun of the environmental decay of Scar's reign. He completely upset the ecology of the Pride Lands by allowing the hyenas free reign over everything. Hyenas are usually scavengers who eat what the lions leave behind. Now they're one of the apex predators, and far more numerous.
That's gonna cause huge ecosystem changes. Just look at the Yellowstone deer.
sadlobster1 so Mufasa is thanos
@@luislovera2351 Mufasa was Thanos before it was cool to be Thanos.
Is funny that they always say to Simba "What your mother would think?" when we barely see Simba's mother in the entire film.
Hey, I'll take a living disney mother that survives the whole film. It doesn't happen much.
Ashvant Cap
Let’s see:
Dumbo, Aurora, Wendy, Simba, Hercules, Mulan, Jim Hawkins, Tiana, Rapunzel, Judy Hopps, Moana.
Am I missing any?
@@BlackCover95 penny's mom in bolt. Perdita in 101 Dalmatians. Duchess in the aristocats. Mrs. Pots. Tarzans gorilla mother (if you want to count her. But if so you would have to say Rapunzel lost a mother in mother gothel.)
@@BlackCover95 character who have a dead mother: snow white, cinderella, Jasmine, Aladdin, Belle, beast, lilo, tarzan (human mother), elsa & anna, pocahontas, quasimodo, ariel, hiro, the mother from Atlantis, bambi, nemo's mom
Any others?
@@kellieseiler7105 Yeah, they literally show the death of Quasimodo's mother in the movie. Shit's dark.
The CGI version destroyed "Be Prepared." Nuff said
17:50 this scene is done so well even animals understand how heartbreaking it is.
Sure, there's the joke of all the videos of dogs howling alongside the wolves in Zootopia, but there are so many videos animals, be they cats, dogs, birds reacting to this scene while their owners are watching it that shows animals can understand this scene too.
That is worth praising this movie alone
That's legit incredible.
"Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble" is a message that is overlooked...thanks for the reminder, critic.
Which is sad. Even the TV show overlooks it, which is super confusing sometimes.
Ana'ira Muirés what TV show?
@@Tiggster-qr8mw Timon & Pumba
the difference between physical strength and emotional strength is also a core message of the movie. Simba initially admires his dad for how big and strong and powerful he is, but Mufasa's greatest strength is emotional. It's his empathy, and it shows in the scene where he tells simba about the great kings of the past. It's Mufasa's emotional strength that is Simba's driving force throughout the whole movie and is what enables him to gain that strength on his own at the final part. The lion king has so many different messages, in the end it's an ode to life. To the circle of life
16:50 actually scar original name is taka which means "trash"
its not even bad parenting it is basically child abuse
His original name is Claw and he had only one eye in the original.
The books don't matter!
@@MasterBlek Wait didn't Scar's counterpart from Kimba also had one eye?
@@spinsolar yup
It means waste but it can be taken like that too, i just always see it as "waste of space" so
One scene that made a tremendous impact on me that nobody seems to talk about is that scene where Sarabi is summoned and walks up to Scar. She is snapped at but keeps her pride. Just the way she walks you can feel the weight she had to bare for so long. With Scar's incompetence and the burder of the Hyena's so much would have fallen on her and she had to watch her entire prideland slowly wither and die.
Even despite all of that she is honest with Scar and keeps calm until he says he doesn't care if they all die.
That scene impacted me as well 💖👑
@@achingforstrength-readings I do think that scene is incredibly strong. The devastated landscape and Simba's expressions already sell how horrible it is but Sarabi's walk truly does. It just feels so sad to see someone so strong brought low like that.
Actually Irons blew out his vocal chords on the "YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME" line, which meant Cummings had to come in to finish the song. It goes to show how invested Irons was in the song and the character overall, to the point he hurt himself.
"Simba being brave doesn't mean looking for trouble"
"But Dad, the area 51 raid"
I just had to click since the like number was on 99 and I wanted to make it to 100
“Oh CHRIST!”
"oh shit, you're on to something"
@@sparkle_stacs aaaa
The area 51 raid isn't brave, it's stupid. If it even happens, it'll be a bunch of folk risking their lives for nothing; area 51 is so well-known, anything secret has certainly been moved elsewhere by now.
Nostalgia critic: I love Be prepared, I hate Hakuna Matata
Remake: uh oh
We done fucked up, didn't we?
Having not seen the remake I can only assume they removed Be Prepared?
I haven't seen it either, and if they removed it... I mean, I wasn't really planning on it seeing it anyway, but if that's true, my decision is only more affirmed...
@@pallydan893 The song is shorter, Acar basically talks the whole song and it loses that that theatrical oomph the original had. You can listen to it on Spotify.
@@asiar1866 crap why did they do that??
It truly is amazing that there is more life in the animated version than the "live action" one.
One crucial detail that was also completly erased from the original vhs release is when mufasa says his last words to simba a column of clouds with lightnings can be seen while in the blue ray or online versions it's gone.
No I didn't dream it nor I'm high at the moment as it was truly epic.
"what will your mother think"
He's manipulating the child critic lol , he thinks it's his fault his father is dead
Yeah, the critic must not hang around kids much, and have forgotten his own childhood... Having your parents stop loving you is the biggest fear for a child, a very irrational fear in most cases but extremely strong. It's totally believable for a kid to expect his mother to hate him over a small mistake, let alone (allegedly) causing the death of his father...
Because literally no one could understand the line was child manipulation. A 4 year old knows that. The joke is that the line is still kind of odd, and oddly delivered.
So... Nala was child manipulating Simba as well? It's just a weird line, that's all.
@@motodog242 let's just agree to disagree lol
motodog242 Simba’s mom was probably hit the hardest by his “death”. It’s a pretty natural to assume the news of Simba’s survival would be most relevant to her. I mean, I don’t feel like this even warrants explaining, the line just feels normal and natural in Nala’s case.
26:36 It’s okay when Simba said it because he had the P-word pass.
If anything I saw it as playful teasing among friends
@@MangoMagica Yeah, I was going to say.
The Lion King
was a
1. "MASTERPIECE"
2. "OUTSTANDING"
3. "LEGENDARY"
4. "EPIC"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10/10
A+
28:08 OH! By the way, we mention that Scar might’ve had a son and another kid was born f...NEVERMIND!
I literally said “what” when I saw the video pop in my feed
Omg same
same
Get the lube, it's going to be rough.
I said “Oh God”, mainly because Doug was going to tear into another timeless classic, which is usually dangerous.
Me too
Frozen's most popular song is also about dodging your responsibilities. Wow.
It doesn't matter if a movie song is about dodging your responsibilities as long as the movie concludes that it is bad to dodge your responsibilities and why.
In my opinion Frozen managed to do that well, The Lion King sadly didn't.
I think that’s why those songs are so popular.
Azur Wing I mean... is actually the other way around... did you actually see the movie? Lion king is ALL ABOUT assuming ones responsibility, with Simba being responsable for his destiny, for his role in the circle of life, for what he thought was his fault that mufasa died. It was all about being responsible. He learned that.
@@tardescinefilas88 Too bad it didn't work out for Simba taking responsibility untill it was revealed he never was responsible for his father's death.
Azur Wing , u serious
"They need to see more physical people?"
*"And the sun! They need to see the sun!"*
18:06 true story, a dog watching this instantly barked when scar came on scene
OMG, that video was 😢😢😢😢😢
Spectacular how dogs can view things.
Wait why was the dog in the movie theater.
@@Harryerpoow it wasn't. they were watching the film at home.
I think you misinterpreted the message a bit. The point was if Simba kept running from his past he would never learn from it i.e he would never find out the truth of what happened. The reason the lionesses didn't help him was because they were in shock, they just heard that he was responsible for their previous Kings death. Hakuna Matata wasn't about dodging responsibility it was about not worrying about things you can't change especially the past. And finally the reason Simba was cornered by Scar and could do so little is because the moral wasn't about facing your fears, which is what makes Scar such a great villain, he still had a hold on Simba even after all these years. He was brave enough to confront the past but he was still afraid of what he thought he'd done.
So what was the message about eatting bugs?
Yeah. Except Hakuna Matata really does mean dodging responsibilities. As the lyric goes: "It mean no worries for the rest of your days"
@@KeybladeMasterAndy Again I think that's taking it too literally. It never says don't do anything just don't worry about it because it's in the past, that's literally half of Simba's lesson. Not to worry about it because he can't change it but rafiki says he must face it in order to see the truth.
Agreed. I felt Doug was really reaching with some of his complaints
I still think its dumb that the lionesses just stood there and watched.
I think that Scar makes the comment "What will your mother think?" because one of the worst feelings in the world is disappointing your mother (if you're close with her. So that also goes for whoever raised you, that you have an unbreakable/mother-child like bond with. For me, it's my Grandmother. The LAST thing I would EVER want to do is disappoint her.)
...Also, her husband was supposedly killed. So...
Or being screamed at/disciplined by her.
“I’m not mad, just disappointed.” - Mom’s most threatening line
I agree.
@@mrhoapro1 As Jeff said to Shirley on Community, "That's mom-speak for mad!"
Critic hates on Hakuna Matata
Me: I feel your pain dude
Actually Irons blew his voice snarling his at the hyenas when the scene goes red. That's why Cummings had to take over.
To be fair, even as a younger human, "can you feel the love tonight" always came across a hormones and lust... Because you know... Lions.
I mean.... pretty sure many furries cite this movie as being their awakening or whatever.
@@dannykazari2875 That's strange since The Lion King is not very "furry," like other Disney movies such as Zootopia or Robin Hood or even The Aristocats, the animals are mostly realistic-style.
Danny Kazari - that sounds like a personal problem
handsomebrick anthro doesn’t necessarily mean walking and acting like humans they talk and are Hunan like so yeah it was popular for many furries
I’m a furry, and I do really adore this movie. But obviously not for sexual reasons....yeesh.
*sees thumbnail
He's reviewing the original Lion King?!!! Has he gone mad?!!!
*sees intro sketch
Oh he's just reviewing the remake
*sees intro proper
HE'S ACTUALLY DOING IT, THE ABSOLUTE MADMAN!!!!!
Kimball Belliston the remake isn’t officially out yet
Fanta moon thank god
@@fantamoon847 I didn't know that
Jeremy Irons as Scar was so good. I also agree with Doug, Be Prepared is the best song in the movie
Same. My favorite Disney song
13:00: you see kids this is what to get across hyenas are Nazis
Me: spits out coffee immediately
Best out-of-context quote about the Lion King.
Doug isn't going to be happy when he finds out the live action Lion King drastically shortens "Be prepared...."
Yes. I'm scared too.
What about...(shudder's) that other song
@@pridefulnamelesshunter1145 what's the "other" song?
Oh dont worrie
wink
*cocks gun* They what?!
No one is happy about that. :
Me: *lives most of his life utterly loving The Lion King*
UA-cam: "Nostalgia Critic uploaded a review of The Lion King 8 seconds ago (not even kidding)"
Me: "...I'm both looking forward to this and dreading it."
Took the words right out of my mouth.
I wasn't too worried, as he had already gone over this briefly in one of his Disneycember segments.
Same
Dread it, run from it. The review still arrives. Or should I say, Critic has.
That intro was seriously one of your best. Great job, guys!
11:11 “WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ALMOST GOT OUR FUTURE KING KILLED?”
Since Doug neglects to say this, the stampeding scene was CGI, and it took an absolutely obscene amount of rendering to do at the time. The stampeding scene was an absolute marvel of CGI animation for the time, having hundreds of wilderbeasts in the same scene was absolutely ridiculous
Also Scar's real name is Taka, which means dirt/trash in Swahili
I heard that this scene took 1-2 years to complete.
@@jml_filmes I think it might have taken 3 years.
@@tomnorton4277 oh my god, 3 years creating that scene, but 3 years the entire damn remake.
@Dawid 26480 Just goes to show how passionate the original Lion King was and how dedicated the filmmakers were to making it the best movie they could. The remake has none of that passion.
He actually did in his Disneycember review of this movie look it up
You know what? When you think about it, Scar's behavior after Mufasa's death is more than evil, it's messed up: He can't kill Simba himself, I mean, the whole point of sending him to the graveyard and later the plot with the stampede is partially this, besides not being able to take down Mufasa himself: If he did, his scent would be all over the body along with marks of his claws or teeth. He can lie about marks in Mufasa's paws by saying he was trying to help, but not with fatal wounds (even as I child I got this, pretty obvious).
So, the next best course of action when Simba survives is to send the hyenas after him... What does he do? He basically shatters Simba further by saying his father died because of him, implying how devastated his mother will be and then saying the only thing he can do now is to leave his home forever. And only then Scars sends the hyenas. This is how much Scar resented/hated Simba for being next in line, he isn't satisfied with just killing him and takes the chance to twist the knife. Pretty messed up for a Disney villain, guys...
Thank you!... I thought I was the only one who noticed the scent aspect.
@@brandonprater4613 It bothers me when people ask "why he doesn't kill Simba himself?". Geez, maybe because everyone would figure it out by the scent?
Wow...
Damn. I actually didn't think of it like that. When you make your points Uta actually is quite mess up.
Scar hated mufasa and simba so much that he didn't want them just dead. He wanted them to suffer, slowly and painfully. But knew that if he did the deed himself he's screwed. So he play his cards right and low behold, he killed his brother and manipulates simba's guilt before he let the hyenas finish him off. A fucking cub.
@@shadowentertainment9975 He made them both suffer as much as he could when the opportunity was given. Mufasa is begging for help? He doesn't just let him go, he leans in and whispers with all the hate he can. Mufasa looks scared and betrayed, realizing the brother he loved hates him to this point (and will probably kill his son as well). Simba doesn't die in the stampede? He doesn't send the hyenas right away, he tortures this cub emotionally and mentally as much as he can. Just... That's almost Maleficent levels of sadism.
Nostalgia Critic: "Poop jokes are underrated and shouldn't exist even in kids movies!"
Also Nostalgia Critic in his script: *rafugi shows Simba a shit he took an hour ago and he's very proud of it*
Why is nobody talking about “wait till you see our Japanese export”
IDK maybe because 99.99 percent of people that think Disney ripped off kimba the lion have never actually seen the show or any of the movies etc. Or know what it's actually about. They just saw some 5 min video that hand picks scenes that have some kind of visual simularity. "YourMovieSucks" did a VERY detailed video about this topic.
Original Be Prepared: OOOOOH MY GOD THIS IS THE GREATEST VILLAIN SONG I EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE
Remake: UH OH
sock, it is so sad that one of the best villain song in the movie be prepared was the worst in the remake.
I just only heard the remake's version, and i cringed like hell.
Ezel Francisco, it was so cringe. I couldn’t believe how bad they did that song and scene
I tweeted disney the link to the original song
I dont think they knew they had it archived and they could of actually used the whole thing... I mean I really cant see any other reason on why they'd skip the best song and butcher the 45 seconds of it so badly...
They cut "be prepared" down but gave more time to "the lion sleeps tonight"... yea...
Scar is actually Named Taka which in swahili means garbage which gives him even more reason to push mufasa off the cliff
Mufasa and Scar's dad was an asshole then. Or the mom. Or whoever named him Taka.
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The Lone OneVA no it isn’t. That story from “The Lion King : Six New Adventures” isn’t canon, it’s just published fan fiction.
I'm just left wondering why they didn't bother including that detail in the film.
Aw, poor garbage.
As much as I love The Lion King... I honestly think The Land Before Time handled this movie's themes better and then added its own existential bent to everything.
20:39 - I work in retail, forced to listen to Christmas music in loop for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for 2-3 months each year. So for me, EVERY Christmas jingle is that Christmas jingle. Except for that one from Family Guy where Santa Claus sings about how Christmas has become awful. It's called "Christmas Time is Killing Us", which is pretty appropriate if you work retail during the holidays.
16:56 Fun fact: while „Mufasa“ means „King“, Scar‘s name was actually „Taka“, before he got his scar. „Taka“ means „Garbage”. So, their parents literally named their kids King & Garbage!
@Phoenix Chandler it was in one of the considered canon books. Unless your deep in lion kinn canon its something one wouldn't know
not true. those are from non canon books
Lionguard reveals Scar as a Starscream. Why did they let him stay around?
@@martintyrola4518 Thank you!
That's why I like Scar though He killed Mufasa
The fact they took away "be prepared" from the remake is something to frown upom
They had to though. The hyenas' characters were reworked from goofy and comedic to dark and serious, so it would make no sense for Scar to spend half the song singing about how they were idiots.
But it was there, just darker. I was pleasantly surprised they didn't take it out.
@@alexandruianu8432 okay now I wanna watch it
@@eligonzales186 so the only thing stopping you from seeing Lion King live action ground edition was "be prepared"? and you wonder why nothing is original anymore.
@@ginogatash4030 I'd rather not see the movie for the less than stellar quality compared to the original
25:15 WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? You seriously expected them to be ok with Simba just admitting to killing Mufasa, even if he said it was an accident? OK, maybe they shouldn't have just been standing there and instead someone says wait hold on, let's get the whole information here? Should that really be a good message, that if people tell the truth, no matter how horrible it is, people will be right behind you no matter what? NO! sometimes the truth has consequences, that's why it's hard to tell some times.
Are you a dumbass? Simba was a child (cub) when that happened. So yeah, I expect them not believe that an infant actually killed his own father. They don't even ask for more context, they just automatically believe it and no one defends him. This would make sense if Scar had managed to brainwash them, but no, everyone is aware that Scar is evil. It doesn't make sense whichever way you look at it 😶
Fair, but you still do need to own up to it.
That's the bullshit argument people come up with, but it doesn't work. You can't pretend to tell a kid that they must take responsability if everything will turn against you and you won't have a second chance. Simba didn't even do anything wrong, so imagine a kid who actually did something wrong. Nice intention, but the movie didn't do a good job portraying it, and that's a fact
@@dannyjorde2677 You think it's a bad message that telling a kid that telling teh truth will have consequences, even if it's the right thing to do?
I don’t think the references to Simba’s mother are out of place. It makes more sense that Simba would not want to return if his remaining positive connections are called into question.
The chance that his mother might see him differently, that their relationship might be forever stained by his “responsibility” for his father’s death and then his choice to stay away and abandon the pride, in addition to his own guilt, is what keeps him away.
Scar wasn't killed by the hyenas he was turned into a coat by Hercules
noa gill maybe while they were eating him Ed had an amazing idea to make him into a lovely carpet and deliver it to Greece
@@amorfm4071 Probably also made up some story about him being "a fierce creature with an indesructible pelt" or something.
@@fghdkjlfkghfc if I were Hercules, I'd be more impressed with the talking hyena salesman.
The DCU
That’s a fact. Seriously
Fun fact: my father passed away when I was two and my mom didn't know how to explain death to me and brother. So, remembering that we loved The Lion King she told us our Dad was Mufasa. That he died like Mufasa, one of the most horrific deaths in Disney history. I still can't watch that scene still as an adult. I love teasing my mom that thank god no one else died in the family or else grandma would have been Bambi's mom and Grandpa Kerchak from Tarzan. 😂😂
Damn girl I'm sorry, that's really terrible. But I have to give you props for the way you told the story - it was savagely comical and I really feel for you. ❤
@@jakethepillowsnake4098 Thank you, that's very sweet. Comdey helps deal and learn from the hardships in life. I like to think my dad would have appreciated that joke. ❤️
Princess Peasant Awwwww, oh my gosh that's so sad. I'm so sorry for your loss. It is a messed up part of the movie but as much as I wish Mufasa didn't die, it's nice they didn't shy away from such a serious subject. But again, I'm really sorry for your loss. It's nice your mother was able to find a way to explain his passing to you.
Princess Peasant are single
@@Angel_Billy4-30-23 Oh no I totally agree that they way they did his death was perfect, I wouldn't change even if I can't watch it personally. Though personally I wish my mother had maybe chose a different example to explain it to me lol.
I haven't seen a single of these live action remakes when they came out.
And quite frankly, I'm glad I didn't.
look simba everything the light touches is the netherlands
Simba: what that shadowy place
mufasa : That’s Belgium you must never go there simba.
The lion eating him for saying overrated was the best part!
I think my favorite part was 23:51 🤣
It is. It is, though.
Why do I feel like animated remakes of the live-action remakes could actually become a thing in the next 30 years...
Critical compensation!
Look at Dragonball Evolution and how the creator of the manga made several animated films prior to compensate!
@@markparkinson6947 Dragonball Super was Toriyama's strongest apology ever, yet we still feel it wasnt enough, because Evo even made GT look good...
@@UltimateGamerCC and isn´t that an accomplishment in itself
“The SUN they need to see the SUN!”
I love how the dub mixed so well with movie
The original Lion King is my favorite Disney movie
I love it so much, even with its flaws. I still like to rewatch it
I think we can all agree in this one thing. James Earl Jones *is* the King. The guy has got the #1 coolest voice of all time ever. He's always a treat in whatever movie he's in. 😎
Have James Earl Jones and Samuel L. Jackson play rival brothers in a movie.
Imagine hearing them argue with their iconic voices...
Sully Uddin throw in Morgan Freeman as a father figure and take my money
He's what made Darth Vader menacing, if you think about it, his appearances aren't that scary until you hear his voice.
Dude even his performance in this was complete trash.
@@timothyfogarty5829 "say sike right now"
~Meme
Fun fact: Scar's original name was Taka. Meaning "Trash". WOW.
But Google translate said it was "Scar"..... strange
Not a fact. Glorified fan fiction. Rob Minkoff who directed the original Lion King was asked if Scar had an original name...he said no.
@@PeninsulaPaintings almost like that's the joke
I love that you said "fun" fact
@@PeninsulaPaintings Oh, Ok. I didn't know that.
The Lion King 1994 is a perfect movie with amazing animation and the cast is great and the songs are very catchy
If it was original, yeah. But it’s a plagiarism of an old Japanese cartoon. But Disney can’t ever make anything original to save their lives
@@nsasupporter7557 No it's not a Kimba ripoff, that's just coincidence. It is however a ripoff of Bambi and Hamlet.
One of my favorite movies 💯🍿🥤🎥🔥👏
@@orangeslash1667 The Correct Word Is Inspired By
Except For нaкuna мaтaтa
Iron Maiden covering Be Prepared would most definitely be one of the most epic things that could ever happen!!
"What's live action of it?:
"The ground"
Naw mate, it's the air.
StarWarsftw12 the entire thing save for the characters and possibly the water
When he pulled that overrated sign out, I felt like Mufasa.
I'm right there with you. The movie had already been out for years when I was born, but I still grew up with it.
Edward Castleman Same. I was born in 2002.
@@thegoodreylo4749 2001
Everyone knows the sequel is better.
@@DecafInvidia Lol
I think there is two lessons the movie was wanting to show. 1: Yes bad things happen but you can’t break down over every little thing life goes on. 2: There will be things you have to take responsibility for when you enter your next stage of life
23:26 LAUGHED so hard!!
I always thought Simba was misinterpreting Hakuna Matata, like it was meant to be to relax and not let your problems weigh you down whereas Simba simply took it as running away from your problems and ignoring them. Maybe that’s just me though, anyone else?
Didn't they actually point that fact out in Lion King 1 and a half?
Don't Timon and Pumbaa literally say that their Hakuna Matata means "no problems" and that Simba should "leave his past behind", though?
Yes, but that’s kind of the beauty of it. It was supposed to be a philosophy that helps him move on but Simba, being the broken child he is, used it as an excuse to run and avoid his issues instead. I do wish they expanded on it more in the original instead of singing about Pumba farts but its alright
And Dylan, we aren’t talking about Simba as a cub... When Nala finds him and tries to bring him home to take back his throne is what we’re talking about
@@MarlonMacielBrando they also say " when the world turns its back on you ,you turn your back on the world " lmao
Fun Fact: It was confirmed that Nala’s father wasn’t a part of the Pride.
Yes, Disney came up with this after people started asking questions.
...And the rest?
Lmao if that's true, then Nala should be dead. Male lions kill the offspring of their pride that aren't their own.
Well kingdoms have combined their lands before, so it's not that far off
Marble Witch also the alpha lion of the pride’s fur turns black so technically Scar should’ve been in charge the whole time
Lion Guard shows this
I've seen The Lion King so many times