Best example of that point is John Carpenters The Thing. The original black and white was a goofy comedy, the remake... the creepiest intense horror film ever made.
Visual artist: must have a resume of utter perfection, preferably something like Feng Zhu's drill school of arts, no mediocre allowed only people with 20+ years experience in the industry may apply for this job. Writers: oh you wrote for your school paper once ? ok hired.
@@Fankas2000 it doesn't feel real! like theres no emotion!!!!! lol their mouth movements suck horribly bad and it's just soulless also disney did fantastic visually but it's just to bland... lol dude sometimes too real is just not for cinema
The reality doesn't make it boring. The stupid visuals make it boring. How much people just loosing their breath while watching the beauty of nature? Most of the CG effects (buildings, mountains, all sorts of backgrounds, etc) of the Hollywood movies look so realistic but they also look stunning.
Watching a movie on the big screen will always be an experience you cant recreate at home. I was born in 88. Star wars was 11 years old when I was born. Now I watched and was blown away by that trilogy as a kid, sure, but I know that watching a vhs at home on a little CRT tv will never compare to the experience of people of a previous generation who saw it at the cinema. It's not just about seeing it on a bigger screen, it's about getting caught up in the excitement at the time. I havent seen the remake, so I cant speak to the criticism, but lets face it, kids arent going to think as deeply on the movie as we will from an adult perspective. And in all likelihood even if parents feel it wont live up to the original they saw as a kid, they're still gonna take their kids to see it, because it's a movie they can take their kids to, and most will at least want to check it out. In short it'll make a lot of money because a lot of parents will take their kids, and since kids dont like to feel left out theyll ask their parents to take them so theyre not the only one in their social circle missing out on the experience. Yes theres nothing stopping kids from watching the original, but theres nothing stopping them from doing both. I remember seeing the original when I was 6. It was amazing. If I had kids I would take them to see this, and I would like to see it myself to see how it compares. Whatever doubts I have going in and whatever criticism I had going out wouldnt matter, because it wouldnt be about my feelings toward the movie, it would be about providing my kids with an experience they can remember. Popping a dvd of a movie that came out 15 years before they were born would never provide the same level of excitement.
Obara no, all Pixar does anymore is sequels too. Except Coco: it’s like 80% sequels and 20% originality with Pixar. They’ve lost their passion just as much as Disney has.
That's *hilarious* ! It also fits with the lesson in the film; who cares about *originality, authenticity and dignity* . Money is everything for the new *evil empire* !
How much you bet the Little Mermaid remake is going to be like B&TB, where they add half an hour of total BS just to patch up a few tiny plot holes? Just wait for the musical number explaining why Ariel cannot write! Or the extended political debate over the ethics of fishing. Woo. I'm so excited.
@@noahboss5617 We don't care,TLK is a masterpiece near that Kimba shit. The animation in Kimba is horrible. And I don't care that it's older than TLK,because there are there older animated movies than Kimba and they are better animated
That log scene with Timon, Pumba, & Simba looked bland as well! Remember in the Original when The Trio were Dance Walking against the Beautiful & Vibrant Backgrounds as Simba was Growing Up! In This One They just kinda prance across the Screen, THRILLING!🙄
I wish this film was a shot by shot remake. It's more like a simplified version of the original with some beloved scenes cut out. It looks very realistic, but for me personally that ruins a lot of the charm.
Even if it's just shot by shot remake, it's very unnecessary the fact that this movie exists other than just making money and money. From all Disney live action adaptation movies that has become cash grab, this movie is the most cash grabber out of all of them
Jiggy Puff no. Its really not. These remakes are just nostolgia cash grabs without the quality of the originals. There's just no reason for them to exist. They just is.
It's a cash grab for Disney. It's Nostalgia for the audience. Plain and simple. Long as Disney keeps popping out these remakes audiences will still go see them. Disney wins no matter what.
Hollywood is just doing what Hollywood always does Novapoid. Cash grabbing. Because people like to see what is familiar but is the most flashiest in respect to how they feel at a certain time.
Finally someone else saying this! Those would be great, for you could even cast stars for those roles and it would work great with real actors and probably be easier to make! What the hell Disney!
Yes! I've been saying this for months. Those movies did poorly in theatres but they had a lot of great ideas and are now considered cult classics. They are the type of films deserving a redo.
Archie Utai they would never do those movies or The Emperor’s New Groove. They only would remake their popular films. Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Mulan, Aladdin, see the pattern?
@@magicwand97 I fucking hate that argument. John Oliver isn't black, and neither is Seth Rogen. Why do Zazu and Pumbaa get to be voiced by white actors with fitting voices, but Scar gets completely screwed over with a bland non-sinister voice just because they wanted a black voice actor? Major fuck-up.
@@HerrRoehrich Because these are comic relief characters. If you haven't noticed, white men are only allowed to be either villains or useless pathetic idiots. So you're either Timon or Hitler if you're white. You don't even get Scar. The voice cast for The Lion King 2019 is an absolute joke.
I would've preferred Diney to remake some of thier less popular films, to improve upon the original source material, the lion king doesnt need a remake becuase it was already perfect.
Less popular films don't give them money. They used to make some great films trying different tones, now? It's all about happy faces and CGI, for the most part.
When I watched Lion King in my teens I always said that if they remade it Beyonce would voice Nala and I wasn't going to like it and I was right. Her voice doesn't fit the character at all. I feel like she was thrown in there because she didn't win the award for Dream Girls.
scribble71891 True. I understand it from a commercial point of view but artistically it was a very bad choise. She needs to stick to singing and being sexy and beautiful on stage
You say that like everyone else was so vibrant and full of energy tho!! Most of the characters in this movie were lifeless and the voice acting was bad from Simba, Scar, the hyenas, Rafiki was just gawd awful, even James Earl Jones as Mufasa sounded like he couldn't care less. Yeah Beyonce was bad but other than Timon, Pumba and Zazu, everyone else was awful as well
That and I would love to see Atlantis as live action. I love the art direction in that movie and if they remade they could fix the problems people had with it.
While I like Beyonce as a performer, Lupita would've been the best choice for Nala. Keith David would've been the PERFECT Scar, and there were far more better options to go with for Simba than Childish Gambino. I get that the studios go with who they think will pull in a larger audience for the $$$, but I wish they'd start casting based off talent and who makes sense for the role again vs popularity and politics.
@@avk1063 Exactly, well put. When I heard Beyonce was in the remake, I couldn't help but feel she was miscast. And it seems my suspicious are correct. She was just an extra brought in for cheap marketing.
TyCena Royalty just FYI it would be the quality of the cgi that is older, unless we’re talking digital cameras, film has been super high quality for decades and decades :)
They really butchered that entire sequence. The dialogue is just "You must join the circle of life" and "I have never left you", which is meaningless. In the original, Mufasa berates Simba for having forgotten him and Simba's response to that was one of the most touching moments.
TX X In my personal opinion, Atlantis is my second favorite Disney film. I really enjoyed this film and I was glad that it wasn’t a musical and focused more on the plot. If Disney ever did a remake of this forgotten film, they should cast Andrew Garfield as Milo Thatch and Jon Bernthal as Rourke.
Studio: Hey y’all want more classic scenes with Rafiki and Simba?! Everyone: YES!!! Studio: OK, well here is a 5 minute scene of a giraffe turd rolling through the dessert....
@@michaelbelcher8805 or use a program to download the youtube vid and cut it for yourslef with better quality audio than you would get with a screen recording
I was disappointed. The emotion was definitely lacking. Older Simba was blah, I was waiting for Rafiki to say some of his key lines, didn't happen. Unnecessary emphasis was placed on Nala. Scar continually asking Sarabi to be his queen was uncomfortable. What happened to Ed? I could go on. Bottom line, I'll stick to the cartoon. It had more meaning.
Answering in order older Simba could have been stylized like Aslan to improve it. Nala is voiced by Beyonce so that probably cost alot so they'll emphasize her at the cost of the script Scar well they have to get that adult rating right? So why not...flame the social media and what not. Ed, well IDK...
Think of how much better a hand drawn full length "Lion King Origins" would have been instead. Learning about Mufasa and Scars life BEFORE Simba. Complete with a great score and same animation. We have wanted this since 1995 and I hate that it will never happen.
Squid SQuiddly I just want to see new and original. Everything nowadays is soft reboots/remake, movies based on books/video games, sequels/prequels, entertainment seems stagnant for my taste, you know what I mean?
EXACTLY!!! They should explain why Scar is so evil and why he hates his brother so much, and explain how he got his scar. Also I’d like to see who were mufasa and scars parents.
Chris hit it right on the head. "Lion King is top tier Disney" it did not need to be remade. How do you turn what was originally a signature Disney film into a cash grab?
Anything businesses do is a cash grab dude. It's a business, that's what they do, make money. What's wrong with wanting more money? That's what we all want.
Foolish Samurai D ummm no. A cash grab is popularly regarded as a marketable product containing neglected quality. For example, this movie is the holy grail of animated Disney films so it’s garunteed to make a lot of money, however since the movie didn’t live up to the original name, people imply that it was made just for money aka a cash grab
Foolish Samurai Never said anything was wrong with making money. EVERYTHING is wrong with putting out product with no quality for the purpose of just making money
The producers of the movie were probably hoping that since the movie is an exact copy, no one would criticize it because they would be criticizing a classic.
That's an interesting thought. It probably has more to do with nostalgia bait than anything. The original movie isn't without its flaws, but it's still good and aged really well. This movie probably won't age well due to the CGI. Hell, it doesn't look that good now. But it's pretty likely that most of the criticism for this movie will be about how it does everything the original did but worse and less of it.
Robert Worden To me the perspectives vary, some people might think it’s perfect because the original is perfect, whilst others (including me) would agree that they change things that had no reason to be changed as many remakes do which without a doubt seems to be a flaw that also varies based off of the people that watch it. It could the childhood classic person who points out every little flaw in the film or the person who doesn’t pay attention to that but still acknowledges the MAJOR mistakes such as plot holes.
This is why I don't really go to the cinema as much anymore. There isn't really anything worth watching. Once in a while something might catch my interest, but it is rare.
Was at the theatre today and looked at the movie promotion posters. There were six of them, 4 were either remakes or unnecessary sequels and the other two were similar murder mysteries. Thank goodness for directors like Tarantino who actually create unique stories and worlds.
because it sells 10x better than any original movie made with hardwork and creativity. it creates the trend. why bother to create a great story when you can just rip off an old film. nostalgia always sells
before you go watch the lion king to see if it'll be worth it, just watch the live action remake of 101 dalmations...it was good because there were actual puppies, but they didn't talk or do that much, the movie had curela do like all of the talking. long story short it wasnt the same as the animation so why do they think they could get better reviews when they turn their animated master piece into soul less cgi lions.
@@badbanana0 I think it worked for the jungle book more because the cgi animals had a person to react/respond to than another cgi character. therefore us views could relate better cause there was an actual person...idk
As I said many times, it's a criminal only when harshly judging it against the OG. I'm not saying you should totally forget the OG, nor I'm saying you should turn your brain off while watching this remake, you see this remake because of how great the Original is. Same goes for Beauty & the Beast and Jungle Book.... No matter how flat you make a pancake, there's 2 sides to this remake. I respect Chris that he doesn't enjoy it (It absolutely fair to say those who don't enjoy this remake don't enjoy the Jungle Book either though we're talking about Lion King), but to bombard the face emotion movie etc. cashgrab will become redundant overtime😒....
@@christopherbarbour1022 everything Chris says is incredibly valid and there needs to be more people that understand and stand behind what hes saying. People need to stop defending movies like this. Yes it looks realistic and a lot of the voice acting is good. That should never be an excuse for a genuinely lazy and greedy soulless film such as this. The jungle book film was actually fun and very creative with a new and interesting story but this is nothing like that. This kind of movie should not be rewarded and praised.
@@elsaanna4711 But how does make it a bad movie, just because it's the same story you know and love??? Even if beauty and the beast had new things it's still a beat4beat remake. "Overall it's the same story, just retold as Live Action. Are you okey with that, or hoped for something different that was Original? My opinion, if it ain't broke don't fix."- Beauty and the Beast review Chris Stuckmann ✋Yes i also watch nature documentaries, that the point of seeing this movie retold in a different medium with the same story I was born & grew up with. I wonder, what more was there to do different or add if everything about the original is perfect??? Did the movie need to be remade? No. Nor the Jungle Book & Beauty and Beast. Even if those were never remade I would've been glad with what I had. I said many times, there's no good time to appreciate this remake for what it is than now as 1000s of species are going extinct every year.
@@elsaanna4711 you'll have a problem with us disagreeing with you'll but you'll have a problem with us liking this remake. I'm just a guy who view things from a neutral perspective, before I make a my judgement.
Willie Stroker 🙄😒 how is their political affiliation relevant? And u sound like u we’re gonna pirate it anyways. And if you wanna be consistent you might as well live under a rock because most of what you consume as far as film, corporations etc have the opposite political affiliation from you.
Weird Viking I heavily disagree. Just look at the suspiria remake, not necessarily an improvement just different, but both are great in their own right
Lion King is one of Disney's wort films. Even Disney thought it would be a flop. A spoiled brat who didn't listen to his father and got him killed. Then he meets up with some losers where he is taught play and be lazy. Then he tries to hook-up with his old crush, lucks out beating the bad guy and then takes over the kingdom, still being a punk douche. For what ever reason it caught on, probably the bad Elton John song. It is odd how bad/average movies sometimes catch on, Magic Mike, Meet the Parents, Avatar, Fifty Shades of Grey, Titanic, Crocodile Dundee, and As Good as It Gets.
@@nick-kd2yx yes true if you find a fresh viewpoint it can make it interesting. But not shot for shot live action remakes. We the moviegoers are eating up this garbage. They will continue to sell garbage then.
Jordan Vallejo but they CAN motion capture the actors/actresses 😉 they’ve successfully done this in MANY live action CGI movies - remember Avatar? You don’t have to capture fake animals talking - because the animation has the capacity to capture the subtle face movements of humans to then translate into animals ...
@@markcobuzzi826 No, I knew the history behind Kimba. Sorry, I should've clarified. I was just wondering why, now? Why didn't everyone make a huge deal about Kimba way back when the original Lion King film hit theaters and made $900M off of a $45M budget? These jokes are out of place now and outdated. The Lion King is still debuting and will still give no credit to Kimba.
They made as big of a deal as they should have back then, but the team behind Kimba didnt file a lawsuit because they knew Disney had way more money and the top 20 lawyers in the world.
@@RobertK1993 nah, it should be lower. This movie's positive review is just the visuals, cinematography aswell as bringing back James Earl Jones as Mufasa, but everything else about it was bad. Cinderella was a far better live action remake than this cuz Cinderella could actually work in live action with an emotional story, not The Lion King
@@Ntyler01mil I've seen clips of the 2019 version and it definitely lacked color and emotion. if I went there I would have walked out without vomiting.
I think that’s because it had humans literally speaking and interacting w the animals who can also talk. There’s no way to make its more photorealistic AND emotional especially if there’s no humans
Maybe Mulan cause they are taking it and putting a Disney historical spin on it. So it seems like it will be a more unique piece in comparison to the other remakes.
😕I wonder if chris knows what continent the story takes place.... Does he know some parts of the world could be night and still be daylight like evening around 8pm to 10pm???
@@christopherbarbour1022 we're not talking about the real world, we're talking about the world of The Lion King. Of course this isn't based on a true story cuz no lions can speak properly
WAIT, wait wait, hold the breaks!!! The voice acting is good?? I thought that was one of the worst aspects of the entire movie and especially Donald Glover is terrible as Simba, making him out to a complete whimp with a much less powerful singing voice than the young Simba.
"Oh boo-hoo, I'm a pathetic loser that thinks that 'They call me Mr. Pig' is a more motivational thought-processed line than 'I may run from a hyena, but I will always fight a bully!', of which immediately afterward, we actually get to see Pumbaa wreak havoc on the hyenas, which is why I prefer the original because I hate seeing visual badass violence against two unlikely animal species" Shut up, and grow up.
Nunof Yerbizness Enough. Stop right there. This movie sucked ass hole. Why go word for word, but when you add new dialogue, it’s straight retarded. This movie is zero style over zero substance
They aren't stopping anytime soon. Outside the fanbase casuals won't care and only total profits earned will motivate this company to continue forward with this. I already have omitted to watch most of live action remakes. Fans will be emotional attached to original work so its hard to move to new
Jon Favreau revealed in an interview that he brought James Earl Jones back as the voice of Mufasa because: "I see it as carrying the legacy across. Just hearing him say the lines is really moving and surreal, the timbre of his voice has changed. That served the role well because he sounds like a king who's ruled for a long time." Unlike in the original, Simba's eyes are a hazy blue as a baby. This is true to actual lion biology, in which cubs are born blind and cannot open their eyes until about ten days after their birth. The blue color is a result of delayed melanin production, but this changes as the cubs grow, such that their eyes are golden-brown by the time they're three months old; this as reflected in Simba's "cubhood" design. Even though the film is CGI animated and the music scenes between characters make it seem like they were done separately, a lot of the time, the actors recorded their songs in the same room, face-to-face. The scene where Nala sneaks off and leaves the pride to find help and Zazu distracting Scar and the hyenas is based on Shadowland, a number from the broadway musical and a deleted scene of the original where Scar banishes Nala from the Pride Lands by calling in the hyenas, which results in the "Be Prepared" reprise. This movie is frequently referred to (quite wrongly) as a "live-action" film, despite not having a single living thing, human or otherwise, actually appearing on screen. It has since been billed as a "photorealistic computer animated" film. Shahadi Wright Joseph (young Nala) screamed when she found out Beyoncé was going to be in the movie; she stated "and when I found out she was going to be playing the older [version of my character] me, I really had to step my game up and think about what Beyoncé would want." Beyoncé says being in The Lion King was important to her because she grew up watching the original, and that it was the first Disney movie that made her cry. The opening of "The Circle of Life"--the first shot in the film--was just a real picture of Africa. Scar deliberately aims for Mufasa's right eye when killing him to match his own scar. Although Beyoncé's voice isn't featured in Disney's official trailer for the film, Billy Eichner (Timon) said on Crooked Media's "Keep It" podcast in March that he heard Beyoncé sing on a "rough cut;" it made him cry. Scar's death is also significantly more graphic. We see him swarmed by the hyenas instead of a just shadow shot, and get to watch him briefly fight for his life before he's overtaken. Donald Glover's first theatrical voice role This film is 30 minutes longer than The Lion King (1994). Helpful • 26 9 Both Nathan Lane, who played Timon in the original, and Billy Eichner, who played Timon in this version, are openly gay. Scar does not ban anyone from mentioning his dead brother's name in this film. Instead, he sternly limits the conversations about Mufasa. Donald Glover's dad passed away in December of 2018 and he played the role of the young adult Simba throughout the remainder of the movie. The young adult Simba's father, Mufasa, also passed away in the film. Kamari and Azizi's names are never actually said or spoken. The filmmakers felt a responsibility to honor the original film by staying true to iconic moments like the one between Mufasa and young Simba, where he's taught a valuable lesson after disobeying his father by going to the elephant graveyard.
It's quite obvious Chris Struckmann and fans don't seem to understand that the aspects of the lion king wasn't all in the characters, it was in the transformations they went through, a heroes journey, reaching the Abyss as articulated by Nietzsche, the wisdom and benevolance in the idea of king and its collapse into the tryannical state, none of which would benefit from a director having their "own take" on the show which would decimate the most important parts of the movie.
This remake is so lacking in colour variation. Too many shots look the same. The original was a vibrant traditionally-animated cartoon featuring all the colours of the rainbow, and every scene looked visually unique.
Not just Lion King, they'll probably adapting 21th century Disney animated films like Frozen, Tangled, Wreck It Ralph (gosh i wonder how that's gonna turn out), Big Hero 6, Moana, Bolt, or even Raya And The Last Dragon to live action. Just a piece of cashgrab
I wonder if they shortened "be prepared" because the original version has nazi eqsue vibes to it and they were too scared to recreate that given their target audience being woke fairies 🤔🙄
I'm confused because Jon Favreau directed _The Jungle Book 2016_ and the animals there are VERY emotive especially through the eyes so....what happened.
They figured out they can still make a ton of money while putting in only a fraction of the budget, because mindless drones will go see it anyway. Or this time they spent all their money on the shit celeb voices.
@@Lesnooch "fraction of the budget"? The movie cost 250M fuckin dollars. I wouldn't be surprised if the end cost was 300M. And you know you KNOW it's gonna triple that in return.
absolutely, listening to scar voice with chiwetel face in my mind just doesn't fit, he looks like a baby too me compared to jeremy irons, fuck just baddddd!!!!! but im gonna watch it anyway bcause of hans zimmer's music,
Fairuz Su'da I’m seriously so mad about. One of the most iconic moments in Disney animated films, Mufasa, DYING, was literally a joke. I straight up laughed because it felt so anti climactic. The characters felt so flat and unenthusiastic. No charisma whatsoever. It honestly felt like watching some weird narration the whole time because the CGI is just too realistic. Childish Gambino and Beyoncé were plain awful in this movie. Absolutely horrible voice acting. Timone and Pumba were the only likable characters from this remake. The pacing felt super rushed and awkward. I find it weird too that none of the trailers really showed Simba talking prior to the movie coming out.. maybe they figured they made a mistake. This movie was a total let down.
@@fzsuda they was trying to please some people, because some people over sensitive. The part where the hyenas chase pumba. And the when pumba is trapped and fights them, changed his words.
@@jjuyjhhj well you took the words right out of my mouth 😂 im just glad when i watched it the theater wasnt full so i didnt feel bad for openly laughing during mufasas death
Lets set one thing straight. This movie is a gimmick. This movie is a gimmick to say "hey guys look how good our cgi has gotten as we will remake your favourite film with amazing tech. Pay us to see our tech presented as a class. Now give us your damn money and the damn oscar." The original is superior. It is a movie. This is a tech demo.
Not everyone loves the original. I have no emotional connection to it and don’t find it entertaining, so I for one am very interested in seeing another take on it. Same thing happened with the Jungle Book, not a fan of the animation, but the live action is stunning
@@Lamidemonami7891 It's not even an "another take".What crack are you on?. This doesn't even make sense?.So you'll like the movie(without its personality )more now because it looks realistic?.What kind of logic is that?
Well, the thing is, if you ignore the fact that it’s a remake, then you can find lots to love about it. For example, Mufassa’s death (did i spell that right?). The camerawork, the music, and the dialogue, make it an intense, then sad scene and we can see why Simba is so traumatized, because he couldn’t see Scar. He thought it was his fault, leading him to run away, like Scar tells him to. It’s definitely a great moment in the movie, even the 2019 version. Another part is when Simba sings the song about how he cannot wait to be king. Simba and Nala are having fun, singing and playing with the other animals, and having Zazu be worried about them and losing them makes it even more funny. When they finally reach the elephant graveyard, it seems to build up to something sinister, that being the hyenas. An intense chase sequence happens, before Mufassa comes in and fights them off. What happens next is a heartfelt moment between Simba and his father. Mufassa makes it very clear that he is not happy with what Simba did, and that he was scared for the safety of his son, but at the end of the day, he still loves Simba, and they’ll still play around and this is great character building. I got all of that from the 2019 version. I haven’t watched the 1994 version yet, but I am planning to. EDIT AFTER WATCHING THE ORIGINAL: Wow. No you’re right, the remake sucks compared to this masterpiece. The original is a timeless classic. The remake just doesn’t understand that this story is meant to be animated, it needs good voice acting, and “Be Prepared” is a song, not a speech/chant/whatever the remake’s version is meant to be.
The lack of emotion with this style should've been obvious from the start. And since seeing the first teaser, I knew the lack of emotion would be very evident. And here's how anyone could tell from the start... Simply imagine Aslan from Narnia doing anything from Lion King. That's it. That's all I was thinking from the first teaser.
These type of realistic animated characters all have the same problem. Just like with the Polar Express, they think facial expression should be sacrificed for realism. There are subtle ways Disney could have made great expressions on them, but they didn't to make the animals look more "real". It's talking animals, make them expressive. Animated movies lose their soul when they don't do this. It's so stupid.
There are plenty of photos of real lions that look like they're making facial expressions. Not to mention, Aslan made expressions like 15 years ago and it still looks good.
never gonna see the remake version, when I heard they remade the Lion King I felt insulted since I grew up with original animated version, just like Cartoon Network remade Teen Titans in made Teen Titans go.
"There's no point in remaking a good movie, remake a bad movie and improve upon it."
-I don't fucking remember who said it
I cannot hit the like button on this enough. I was just thinking this earlier
Money...
Like “The Black Cauldron”? That could be a Welsh fantasy epic if acted well and with consistent tonal moments.
Agreed. There are plenty of old cheesy guilty pleasures movies that they could remake. They don’t need to remake the classics.
Best example of that point is John Carpenters The Thing. The original black and white was a goofy comedy, the remake... the creepiest intense horror film ever made.
There is an unfortunate trend nowadays of “the visuals and cinematography are amazing, but everything else is bad”
*cashgrab
GoT last season be like
Visual artist: must have a resume of utter perfection, preferably something like Feng Zhu's drill school of arts, no mediocre allowed only people with 20+ years experience in the industry may apply for this job.
Writers: oh you wrote for your school paper once ? ok hired.
Robo Rat LMAO
The Sequel Trilogy in a nutshell
Disney: Let's remake Lion king
Fans: But it's perfect no need to remake it
Disney: IT DOESNT MATTA ITS IN THE PAST!
Underrated comment right here
best comment 🤣🤣🤣
Disneyers: It doezn’ matta, we have gotta make some more money 💰.
Needed a live action remake
25 years later Disneyland will release the Lion King Re-make experience where you get to walk up Pride Rock with real lions
The problem with realistic graphics is that it reaches a point it looks so real that it's boring.....
tommy d u b b s agreed ita damn near impossible to relate
couldn't have said it better myself 👍
But it doesn't look real. WTF are all these people talking about? Turn on the nature channel and watch this.
@@Fankas2000 it doesn't feel real! like theres no emotion!!!!! lol their mouth movements suck horribly bad and it's just soulless also disney did fantastic visually but it's just to bland... lol dude sometimes too real is just not for cinema
The reality doesn't make it boring. The stupid visuals make it boring. How much people just loosing their breath while watching the beauty of nature? Most of the CG effects (buildings, mountains, all sorts of backgrounds, etc) of the Hollywood movies look so realistic but they also look stunning.
"Hurr durr but it's for a new generation!"
There's no reason why new generations can't enjoy the original Lion King.
lion king is not original
Yeah people should've watch kimba
Watching a movie on the big screen will always be an experience you cant recreate at home. I was born in 88. Star wars was 11 years old when I was born. Now I watched and was blown away by that trilogy as a kid, sure, but I know that watching a vhs at home on a little CRT tv will never compare to the experience of people of a previous generation who saw it at the cinema. It's not just about seeing it on a bigger screen, it's about getting caught up in the excitement at the time.
I havent seen the remake, so I cant speak to the criticism, but lets face it, kids arent going to think as deeply on the movie as we will from an adult perspective. And in all likelihood even if parents feel it wont live up to the original they saw as a kid, they're still gonna take their kids to see it, because it's a movie they can take their kids to, and most will at least want to check it out. In short it'll make a lot of money because a lot of parents will take their kids, and since kids dont like to feel left out theyll ask their parents to take them so theyre not the only one in their social circle missing out on the experience.
Yes theres nothing stopping kids from watching the original, but theres nothing stopping them from doing both. I remember seeing the original when I was 6. It was amazing. If I had kids I would take them to see this, and I would like to see it myself to see how it compares. Whatever doubts I have going in and whatever criticism I had going out wouldnt matter, because it wouldnt be about my feelings toward the movie, it would be about providing my kids with an experience they can remember. Popping a dvd of a movie that came out 15 years before they were born would never provide the same level of excitement.
Original Lion King is timeless
Guys don't be a dick. I know the term "original" and "Lion King" shouldn't be in the same sentence but you all know what TS actually means.
Disney:
40% sequels
59% live action remakes
1% original
Even their originals were once public domain. Pixar is the one actually making original shit, and Disney just gets their credit.
I mean even the original lion king is a blatant copy of a japanese movie
80% putting black face on all their characters.
SouthBayJay don’t forget to throw Marvel and Star Wars in there somewhere
Obara no, all Pixar does anymore is sequels too. Except Coco: it’s like 80% sequels and 20% originality with Pixar. They’ve lost their passion just as much as Disney has.
“This movie is soulless.”
Damn.
That's your opinion bud, but she wasn't bad in any way for my taste, she was great.
Sad... 😏
Everyone: How does it feel remaking your classics for no reason except money grabbing?
Disney: Slimy, yet satisfying
@@invictus7814 haha that was pointless
🤣
theRandomania13 they said they wanted to continue the original Disney film creator’s legacy.
That's *hilarious* !
It also fits with the lesson in the film; who cares about *originality, authenticity and dignity* .
Money is everything for the new *evil empire* !
money is literally the reason the original Disney movies were made what you think they done them for hobbies?
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Basically sums up my view on these remakes
Not true, they actually changed things up a bit on Jungle Book.
Timothy Brown I haven’t see that one yet, Ive heard it’s good
How much you bet the Little Mermaid remake is going to be like B&TB, where they add half an hour of total BS just to patch up a few tiny plot holes? Just wait for the musical number explaining why Ariel cannot write! Or the extended political debate over the ethics of fishing. Woo. I'm so excited.
Jason Blalock if they make it political I’ll fucking shoot someone
Exactly. All this is is soulless pixel porn based on a great original movie.
Everyone: “What inspired you to make a live action of the lion king?”
Disney: “Hello I like money”
I think that disney owns like 90% of fucking movie companies its actually scary
@EDP's Dad and copyright stealer.
TLK that everyone loves is just a copycat of Kimba The White Lion.
Disney is a greedy and scumbag company
I read that in mr krabs voice
I rarely see spongebob movie references, but I appreciate it.
@@noahboss5617 We don't care,TLK is a masterpiece near that Kimba shit. The animation in Kimba is horrible. And I don't care that it's older than TLK,because there are there older animated movies than Kimba and they are better animated
"A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing." ---
George Lucas
and then he made the prequels
It ENRAGES me that Disney has forgotten this.
Misuse of the quote. There is absolutely a story here. Just the same one we've seen before, which had been done better in 1994.
@@wiredupauhi Which were fantastic, besides Phantom Menace ofcourse.
Disney have made true atrosities.
@@wiredupauhi So the prequels doesn't have a story? Or whats your point?
"Soulless" is the perfect word for this movie
Same thing for almost all of their live-actions
25thCavalry Gameing
Yes
And Disney.
Kunisake yup
Gosh I can't wait for the YMS review of this trash
Did you guys know they released a better version of this in the 90's?
grace calis nooo whats it called??
@@terrellb2165 Feline Heirarch
grace calis 😂😂😂 oh Ive heard of that
@@gracecalis5421 *I loved that movie*
DWL!
Cutting Rafiki's and Simba's scene about forgetting the past was criminal!! WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!
Because its not realistic
The whole movie was criminal lmao they should go to jail
@@azzuraa_117 so what's realistic about talking animals ?
That log scene with Timon, Pumba, & Simba looked bland as well!
Remember in the Original when The Trio were Dance Walking against the Beautiful & Vibrant Backgrounds as Simba was Growing Up!
In This One They just kinda prance across the Screen,
THRILLING!🙄
Raifiki's name wasn't mentioned in the new lion king 😒
"I'm surrounded by idiots."
- Scar, 1994
I feel like he predicted the remake.
ooh good times,
"I'm surrounded by frickin idiots" Dr. Evil
I thought you were surrounded by gumdrop and ice cream o3o
I wish this film was a shot by shot remake. It's more like a simplified version of the original with some beloved scenes cut out.
It looks very realistic, but for me personally that ruins a lot of the charm.
I didn't find it to b shot for shot either
I hate this movie now
Exactly.
Even if it's just shot by shot remake, it's very unnecessary the fact that this movie exists other than just making money and money. From all Disney live action adaptation movies that has become cash grab, this movie is the most cash grabber out of all of them
You're telling me the cash grab Lion King remastered is soulless? Well I, for one, am shocked.
More like demastered
Totally completely.... **Yawn**.. shocked
ethant055 [ insert surprised Pikachu face here ].
It wasn't clear that it would be, despite what crybabies say. Ignoring that some LA remakes are in fact good.
Studio interference
"Reality is often disappointing." --
Thanos (Infinity War)
Disney: Reality can be whatever I want
Same company so it doesn’t work 😭
Roverfield it works even better because of how ironic it is.
Mulan will be different from the original...
Yes, as opposed to Thanos from Shrek Forever After.
Stuckmann: "What's the point of this movie?"
Disney: "Hello, I like money!"
Saskia Viking pretty much.
Walt, You bitch!
Saskia Viking I mean that’s the point of every movie. We don’t need movies yet we make them. For money
Jiggy Puff no. Its really not.
These remakes are just nostolgia cash grabs without the quality of the originals. There's just no reason for them to exist.
They just is.
I like turtles
The remake's "Be Prepared" was a crime against all that is good in this world.
It was even more a travesty than the "Prince Ali" number from the live action Aladdin
@@blaisetelfer8499 I avoided seeing that one, but I shall take your word for it.
@@andrewkohler3707 it's sadly underwhelming. Most of the people are just standing still in the street, including the elephant
Amen
@@blaisetelfer8499 What wrong with prince Ali from 2019 movie exact same as 1992 version
Chris this isn’t just “control c, control v” to make the new Lion King. They changed the font as well.
and they chose cominc sans!
Lool
@@Meve76 you spelled your "joke" wrong and that's the saddest joke of all,muppet.
@@InnerRise imo it actually enhances the joke
@@libra_v3 lol
So this is basically just The Lion King - Realistic Texture Mod.
The Lion King 1994 - RTX Off
The Lion King 2019 - RTX On
In doing that the mod messed up with the character facial expressions and all the dialogue became bland and boring
Also no Jeremy Irons
The Lion King with raytracing!
-Realistic Texture Mod Minus Enjoyability
"I got this shit on Vinyl."-Stuckmann 2019.
That shit was funny af
So gangster
I hollered when he said that😂
The voices don’t match the characters and their mouths barely move
AK Media it was so real it hurt
Cuz it's L I V E ACTION.
@@firestarex3544 yes because I constantly see talking animals in REAL life...
They tried too hard to make it realistic
Taylor Golden that's brilliant XDD
Perhaps instead of using “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” they should’ve gone with “Afternoon Delight”.
jbroti 004 perhaps they should have gone with I Love Bad Bitches
Or Doctor Feel Good in the Morning 😂
No Elton John js a good
Gucci Gang / Tucci Gang would have totally saved this remake lol
Agreed
It's a cash grab for Disney. It's Nostalgia for the audience. Plain and simple. Long as Disney keeps popping out these remakes audiences will still go see them. Disney wins no matter what.
those stupid audiences...
Oh and by the way they have announced they are making a live action chip and Dale rescue rangers........ yeah
Paul If at least 50% of people who watched both Chris and Jeremy’s review *NOT* watch the movie, Disney will still lose millions.
@@jmann531 Wait are you serious? Oh boy...
I am not gonna watch a movie i own
Chris' mental breakdown at the end laughing while actually being concerned for the future of film is the highlight of this review.
Novapoid yep
he is laughing in pain, this really hurts him
Top 10 Joker origin stories
Hollywood is just doing what Hollywood always does Novapoid. Cash grabbing. Because people like to see what is familiar but is the most flashiest in respect to how they feel at a certain time.
That's exactly how I felt.
Heres an idea disney, remake Atlantis or Treasure Planet.
Finally someone else saying this! Those would be great, for you could even cast stars for those roles and it would work great with real actors and probably be easier to make! What the hell Disney!
and if the would happen.. they better make it good.. not like the lion king remake.. xD
Yes! I've been saying this for months. Those movies did poorly in theatres but they had a lot of great ideas and are now considered cult classics. They are the type of films deserving a redo.
Did u get this sentence from HISHE
Archie Utai they would never do those movies or The Emperor’s New Groove. They only would remake their popular films. Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Mulan, Aladdin, see the pattern?
The worst thing to me was Jeremy Irons not voicing Scar.
if he was black they would have recast him. Only reason why Mufasa is back lets be real here.
@@magicwand97 I fucking hate that argument. John Oliver isn't black, and neither is Seth Rogen. Why do Zazu and Pumbaa get to be voiced by white actors with fitting voices, but Scar gets completely screwed over with a bland non-sinister voice just because they wanted a black voice actor? Major fuck-up.
@@HerrRoehrich Because these are comic relief characters. If you haven't noticed, white men are only allowed to be either villains or useless pathetic idiots. So you're either Timon or Hitler if you're white. You don't even get Scar. The voice cast for The Lion King 2019 is an absolute joke.
@@neamraven well James bond is now a black woman hahahaha so you are right
The entire royal lion family is voiced by black people and I agree with that. Whites are voicing the servants(zuzu) and pigs (pumbaa) lmao. The irony.
I would've preferred Diney to remake some of thier less popular films, to improve upon the original source material, the lion king doesnt need a remake becuase it was already perfect.
I kind of agree with that. I mean a Brother Bear live-action would very good with the right direction.
Less popular films don't give them money. They used to make some great films trying different tones, now? It's all about happy faces and CGI, for the most part.
Black Cauldron live action would be great
@@batman1992ap agreed
Treasure Planet
They were so busy wondering if they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.
So much of life lately needs be asking that question.
This statement is already every where.
Oh they knew they shouldn’t but they did because it’s gonna make them a billion+ dollars.
Here before 1k likes 😄
@@Lastjustice Especially in the GOP.
I almost laughed when scar killed mufasa. One of the saddest Disney deaths ever, and the remake made me crack a smile.
Omg me too
i thought i was alone, when simba yelled "DAAAADDD" with the most bland expression i had ever seen, thats when i started laughing
“Scar! Brother, help me!”
“lol nope.”
“oh ok, aaaaaaahhhhh”
He punched him in the face, which was laughable.
@@MrDill-hr7mk mufasa didn't even say brother in the remake. That was the most powerful word of the scene and they just didn't put it
They took out Rafiki's scene with the famous line in it, but add a 3 minute scene of Simba's fur going across the land in various ways. Seems legit.
Nujabez1 tragic😪
Poop fur
I think that scene was added to demonstrate the circle of life or something like that
What famous line?
@@ogchripsboi8038 "Ah, yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it...or learn from it."
That's the line.
Its so nice not having to worry about spoilers for Movies like these.
Mufasa dies. oh wait, damnit.
ShandalfGreyhame 👋
Lol that’s why I’m here n I’m not gonna see it until Netflix anyway
V R what if it doesn’t come out on netflix
😂
You gotta love when you wake up and your whole UA-cam is Lion King reviews
Yeah I literally just got 4 notifications at the same time
Yes!
ctgstudios421 not me, Chris is the only movie reviewer I’m subscribed to
King Mamzy - Mamzy97 lie
Cole Pratt All of them and also John Campea, Fandom Entertainment, Jeremy Jahns 😂
Beyonce’s voice-over and acting skills were beyond weak... stiff as hell
You my friend just became a GOD. BEYONCE VOICE WAS TRASH
When I watched Lion King in my teens I always said that if they remade it Beyonce would voice Nala and I wasn't going to like it and I was right. Her voice doesn't fit the character at all. I feel like she was thrown in there because she didn't win the award for Dream Girls.
scribble71891 True. I understand it from a commercial point of view but artistically it was a very bad choise. She needs to stick to singing and being sexy and beautiful on stage
You say that like everyone else was so vibrant and full of energy tho!! Most of the characters in this movie were lifeless and the voice acting was bad from Simba, Scar, the hyenas, Rafiki was just gawd awful, even James Earl Jones as Mufasa sounded like he couldn't care less. Yeah Beyonce was bad but other than Timon, Pumba and Zazu, everyone else was awful as well
tshepo legodi she was just very bad. The others were average at minimum. Beyknce was just merely fucking bad as fucking fuck
Disney smells like a dirty toilet.
Doesn’t make as much m0n$y
Because it's a lot easier for them to make a ton of money basing them off of something already wildly popular
I'd say that's what Pixar is for but it's not a guarantee anymore. I.e. Good Dinosaur.
Th.El.Co._1 money
Th.El.Co._1 and they know people will always watch it
Just 2 minutes in - "And that's about where I'm going to stop with the praising."
Ohhh boy
Looool
I got nervous!
That's when we all knew...Disney messed up...
If they're gonna make a remake, they should pick a movie that deserves a second chance. Coughs. TREASURE PLANET.
That and I would love to see Atlantis as live action. I love the art direction in that movie and if they remade they could fix the problems people had with it.
totally agree!
TREASURE PLANET already perfect.
I would love to see that as a live action movie but I'm worried it would end up as bland as the recent ones
@@CreativeWorkflowHack it really isn't. it has its flaws
While I like Beyonce as a performer, Lupita would've been the best choice for Nala. Keith David would've been the PERFECT Scar, and there were far more better options to go with for Simba than Childish Gambino. I get that the studios go with who they think will pull in a larger audience for the $$$, but I wish they'd start casting based off talent and who makes sense for the role again vs popularity and politics.
Omg I chose lupita for nala to
I agree. Beyonce should stay in the music industry. She didn't add any emotion to the character. I was turned off. Such a disappointment .
Av K Beyonce was so EXTRA with her singing it ruined the whole movie. Voice acting in the movie was beyond shit.
Yoooooo u took the words directly from my mouth Keith David would have made the perfect scar !!!!!!!
@@avk1063 Exactly, well put. When I heard Beyonce was in the remake, I couldn't help but feel she was miscast. And it seems my suspicious are correct. She was just an extra brought in for cheap marketing.
Y'all wanna see Lions with emotions? Watch Narnia, Aslan the Lion was way more expressive.
Oh shit, haven't seen that movie in ages. I absolutely agree with yo though, the film is so enjoyable.
Oh yes, good reference. Exactly an example, from the same company, of how to do it.
I just watch that a week ago and I was so surprised with the cgi knowing that camera quality wasn’t good back then
TyCena Royalty just FYI it would be the quality of the cgi that is older, unless we’re talking digital cameras, film has been super high quality for decades and decades :)
Dan Skyder sorry I means cgi for like fantasy, action movies
The Lion King 2019 is The Lion King: HD Texture Pack.
REpack
It's like movie and video game. You can make a pretty video game but the game can still be bad.
DLC $20 pack
That’s how I see it. Or maybe as a Spyro Reignited trilogy version.
They should have replaced "Can you feel the love tonight" with "Afternoon Delight"
Noé Dueñas that Anchorman scene immediately popped in my head lol
this just made my day 😂
I’m dead 😂
True.
Skyrockets in flight!
Disney: Lets remake
Fans: previous one is already better
Disney : Hakuna Matata
I was mad that they didn't even show Mufasa's ghost....
CGI limitations they showed his face in clouds .
Well, if you want the Mufasa cloud in a live-action movie, just watch Kung-Pow: Enter The Fist. Mushu-Fasa. Remember, this is CNN... C...N...N...
This movie was a straight cash grab
They really butchered that entire sequence. The dialogue is just "You must join the circle of life" and "I have never left you", which is meaningless. In the original, Mufasa berates Simba for having forgotten him and Simba's response to that was one of the most touching moments.
They did
They could do a live action remake of Atlantis: The Lost Empire. It's such an underrated film and Disney could go nuts with the visual effects.
I literally thought the same thing a few days ago, but that would only add to this trend.
TX X
In my personal opinion, Atlantis is my second favorite Disney film. I really enjoyed this film and I was glad that it wasn’t a musical and focused more on the plot. If Disney ever did a remake of this forgotten film, they should cast Andrew Garfield as Milo Thatch and Jon Bernthal as Rourke.
Or remake Treasure Planet! That movie had incredible visuals and would be amazing as a live action.
Or remake any of their movie that wasn't a hit with the audience, like The Black Cauldron.
Titan ae starring Matt damon
His beard looks like two swans kissing, just passing it on
Joe Bro with a bit of a hair cute Chris could look like wolverine with two swans kissing. Still I would love to watch the review hehe
More like flamingos
😂😂😂😂
How TF you see that lmao 😂🤣 😂🤣 😂🤣 😂🤣 😂🤣 😂🤣 😂
😂🤣
Studio: Hey y’all want more classic scenes with Rafiki and Simba?!
Everyone: YES!!!
Studio: OK, well here is a 5 minute scene of a giraffe turd rolling through the dessert....
Kris Q ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
😂🤣😂🤣😂
Yours should be the *top comment* !
10-20 years from now we'll see a "live action" remake of Toy Story...
You sure it'll take that long?
Street fighter vs Xenoverse easy on the lsd doses pal
Would be amazing but no remake had been done right yet smh
It already exists but not from Disney
@Power x what did he say??
Chris “I got that shit on vinyl” Stuckman
Ryan Zanardi 😂😄
Absolutely laughed my ass off when he pulled that shit out of nowhere 😂😂
@@cokemachine62590 It was so unexpected that I just couldnt do anything except bursting into laughs
Doing the Joe Rogan thing but with Chris? Yes.
Does he always carry that vinyl off hand everywhere he goes? Haha
"Can you feel the love this afternoon?" -Chris Stuckmann
😂😂😂
The Versace Life it made me laugh. Chris is really funny
The Versace Life Hey don’t knock afternoon love!
They missed out huge on not singing afternoon delight
@@JaySmooth32 I was thinking the same thing. Time to bring that oldie but goodie back.
I was gonna make this comment, before I realized it was probably already taken😂😂
Its amazing how The Jungle Book's animal characters have more emotion than the entire SCRIPT
I need an audio clip of Chris saying “I got that shit on vinyl”
Screen record, put it in a program and strip the video or the audio then save it for whatever you neec
@@michaelbelcher8805 or use a program to download the youtube vid and cut it for yourslef with better quality audio than you would get with a screen recording
I was disappointed. The emotion was definitely lacking. Older Simba was blah, I was waiting for Rafiki to say some of his key lines, didn't happen. Unnecessary emphasis was placed on Nala. Scar continually asking Sarabi to be his queen was uncomfortable. What happened to Ed? I could go on. Bottom line, I'll stick to the cartoon. It had more meaning.
Answering in order older Simba could have been stylized like Aslan to improve it.
Nala is voiced by Beyonce so that probably cost alot so they'll emphasize her at the cost of the script
Scar well they have to get that adult rating right? So why not...flame the social media and what not.
Ed, well IDK...
Unnecessary emphasis on the poop scene...
Nala was ok.
Scar was disappointing when compared to Jeremy Irons.
They cut the rafiki the past can hurt scene Wtf. Be prepared got neutered.
I read somewhere that ed is considered offensive so they removed him for the movie.
“Follow Rafiki! Rafiki knows da way!!”
Think of how much better a hand drawn full length "Lion King Origins" would have been instead. Learning about Mufasa and Scars life BEFORE Simba. Complete with a great score and same animation. We have wanted this since 1995 and I hate that it will never happen.
No more origin stories :(
@@no_biggie_smalls Would you rather them just keep remaking the exact same movie until the end of time then?
Squid SQuiddly I just want to see new and original. Everything nowadays is soft reboots/remake, movies based on books/video games, sequels/prequels, entertainment seems stagnant for my taste, you know what I mean?
Never though of that, that’s an amazing idea! They should have gone with that tbh
EXACTLY!!! They should explain why Scar is so evil and why he hates his brother so much, and explain how he got his scar. Also I’d like to see who were mufasa and scars parents.
I was so mad that the hyenas weren't funny. They took them to seriously.
They took EVERYONE too seriously.
The hyenas where made to be a joke, like bruh Disney you had one job.
@@issym1254 this movie is more for mature people not kids
Nah serious are always better than funny. I still okey.
@@johnkennedyreyes2634 it’s the fucking Lion king. It is not made for more mature people. It was made for everyone.
Chris hit it right on the head. "Lion King is top tier Disney" it did not need to be remade. How do you turn what was originally a signature Disney film into a cash grab?
Bob Iger's Disney knows how.
Anything businesses do is a cash grab dude. It's a business, that's what they do, make money. What's wrong with wanting more money? That's what we all want.
Worst part is that they did have potential to deepen the story, so if it is not in the movie then I would be disappointed 0_0
Foolish Samurai D ummm no. A cash grab is popularly regarded as a marketable product containing neglected quality. For example, this movie is the holy grail of animated Disney films so it’s garunteed to make a lot of money, however since the movie didn’t live up to the original name, people imply that it was made just for money aka a cash grab
Foolish Samurai Never said anything was wrong with making money. EVERYTHING is wrong with putting out product with no quality for the purpose of just making money
The producers of the movie were probably hoping that since the movie is an exact copy, no one would criticize it because they would be criticizing a classic.
I feel like they could have predicted this after The Force Awakens.
That's an interesting thought. It probably has more to do with nostalgia bait than anything. The original movie isn't without its flaws, but it's still good and aged really well. This movie probably won't age well due to the CGI. Hell, it doesn't look that good now. But it's pretty likely that most of the criticism for this movie will be about how it does everything the original did but worse and less of it.
The producers were wrong.
Robert Worden To me the perspectives vary, some people might think it’s perfect because the original is perfect, whilst others (including me) would agree that they change things that had no reason to be changed as many remakes do which without a doubt seems to be a flaw that also varies based off of the people that watch it. It could the childhood classic person who points out every little flaw in the film or the person who doesn’t pay attention to that but still acknowledges the MAJOR mistakes such as plot holes.
@@clintonleonard5187 Neh, It wasn't exactly like KotOR..
Trying to gauge Chris' reaction just by looking at the thumbnail is an extreme sport.
Getting high enough to enjoy the movie takes an extreme snort.
One of my biggest disappointments is how they did some of the songs like Be Prepared. That song was over before I even knew it started!
J. Montgomery
Yeah that sucked! It was never my favorite song from the original movie, but I was pretty disappointed by how anticlimactic it was.
“NOSTALGIA SELLS”-2019 as a whole
It’s amazing how many franchises that have been rehashed this year.
lisa frank rebashed* they've bashed each one into a bloody money pit.
I would say that applies to at least the last 5 years. What new original Film series has come out in that timeframe? I cant think of anything.
This is why I don't really go to the cinema as much anymore. There isn't really anything worth watching. Once in a while something might catch my interest, but it is rare.
Was at the theatre today and looked at the movie promotion posters. There were six of them, 4 were either remakes or unnecessary sequels and the other two were similar murder mysteries. Thank goodness for directors like Tarantino who actually create unique stories and worlds.
"We've already had aladdin this year" It's still in theatres!! too many superhero movies/live action reboot overlaps!
I honestly didn't know Aladdin was doing well financially. And it really pisses me off.
@@WobblesandBean Why would it piss you off lmao?
@@ipaunski it tells that disney would make alot of remakes cause its selling
because it sells 10x better than any original movie made with hardwork and creativity. it creates the trend. why bother to create a great story when you can just rip off an old film. nostalgia always sells
I like the remake of Beauty and the beast quite a bit. But it was a little different here and there (as it would be with actors acting)
I knew this would be a soulless movie. No way they could capture the magic of a cartoon like movie with realistic cgi...
before you go watch the lion king to see if it'll be worth it, just watch the live action remake of 101 dalmations...it was good because there were actual puppies, but they didn't talk or do that much, the movie had curela do like all of the talking. long story short it wasnt the same as the animation so why do they think they could get better reviews when they turn their animated master piece into soul less cgi lions.
It kind of worked with the jungle book
yes u can!! they chose not to.. garbage movie
The fact that you're saying that based on someone else's opinion makes a follower and a sheep.
@@badbanana0 I think it worked for the jungle book more because the cgi animals had a person to react/respond to than another cgi character. therefore us views could relate better cause there was an actual person...idk
This remake is criminal, even James earl jones can’t save this movie
As I said many times, it's a criminal only when harshly judging it against the OG. I'm not saying you should totally forget the OG, nor I'm saying you should turn your brain off while watching this remake, you see this remake because of how great the Original is. Same goes for Beauty & the Beast and Jungle Book....
No matter how flat you make a pancake, there's 2 sides to this remake. I respect Chris that he doesn't enjoy it (It absolutely fair to say those who don't enjoy this remake don't enjoy the Jungle Book either though we're talking about Lion King), but to bombard the face emotion movie etc. cashgrab will become redundant overtime😒....
@@christopherbarbour1022 everything Chris says is incredibly valid and there needs to be more people that understand and stand behind what hes saying. People need to stop defending movies like this. Yes it looks realistic and a lot of the voice acting is good. That should never be an excuse for a genuinely lazy and greedy soulless film such as this. The jungle book film was actually fun and very creative with a new and interesting story but this is nothing like that. This kind of movie should not be rewarded and praised.
@@elsaanna4711
But how does make it a bad movie, just because it's the same story you know and love??? Even if beauty and the beast had new things it's still a beat4beat remake.
"Overall it's the same story, just retold as Live Action. Are you okey with that, or hoped for something different that was Original? My opinion, if it ain't broke don't fix."- Beauty and the Beast review Chris Stuckmann
✋Yes i also watch nature documentaries, that the point of seeing this movie retold in a different medium with the same story I was born & grew up with.
I wonder, what more was there to do different or add if everything about the original is perfect???
Did the movie need to be remade? No. Nor the Jungle Book & Beauty and Beast. Even if those were never remade I would've been glad with what I had.
I said many times, there's no good time to appreciate this remake for what it is than now as 1000s of species are going extinct every year.
@@elsaanna4711 you'll have a problem with us disagreeing with you'll but you'll have a problem with us liking this remake.
I'm just a guy who view things from a neutral perspective, before I make a my judgement.
@@christopherbarbour1022 it must be so hard genuinely believing that
Remakes are for bad movies to improve. Not make a mirrorimage of a classic. Disney has no soul $$
Willie Stroker 🙄😒 how is their political affiliation relevant? And u sound like u we’re gonna pirate it anyways. And if you wanna be consistent you might as well live under a rock because most of what you consume as far as film, corporations etc have the opposite political affiliation from you.
Weird Viking I heavily disagree. Just look at the suspiria remake, not necessarily an improvement just different, but both are great in their own right
Obviously. Disney is a corporation. No matter how they advertise their company, their goal is to make money.
And live action remakes make money.
Lion King is one of Disney's wort films. Even Disney thought it would be a flop. A spoiled brat who didn't listen to his father and got him killed. Then he meets up with some losers where he is taught play and be lazy. Then he tries to hook-up with his old crush, lucks out beating the bad guy and then takes over the kingdom, still being a punk douche. For what ever reason it caught on, probably the bad Elton John song. It is odd how bad/average movies sometimes catch on, Magic Mike, Meet the Parents, Avatar, Fifty Shades of Grey, Titanic, Crocodile Dundee, and As Good as It Gets.
@@nick-kd2yx yes true if you find a fresh viewpoint it can make it interesting. But not shot for shot live action remakes. We the moviegoers are eating up this garbage. They will continue to sell garbage then.
"I've got that shit on vinyl"
*whips out vinyl record*
Such a power move
fr 💀
Loved it! So epic!
My favorite part of the entire review
*Happy face*
*Looks down, very shy*
*Whips out meat scepter*.
Probably wasn't even his. He didn't even own the film till DVD came out. Fucking vinyl...
This was bad the voices didnt event match the characters and the emotionless creatures was weird. Also it was cringy
The realistic animals never really connect with their voices, it feels like the weird dubbing of those Beverly Hills Chihuahua type movies.
Leo Lee yeah like Marmaduke or Underdog, the worse type of movies
Jordan Vallejo but they CAN motion capture the actors/actresses 😉 they’ve successfully done this in MANY live action CGI movies - remember Avatar? You don’t have to capture fake animals talking - because the animation has the capacity to capture the subtle face movements of humans to then translate into animals ...
Leo Lee hahahaha hell yeah
It's all about Look Whose Talking Too for me.
Some things are just left animated
Someone said your facial hair looks like two kissing swans and now that is all I see...
Positively Udo I SEE IT 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Oh god...
Damn it!!, I can't un see it now😂😂
Why mess it up for others?😂😂😂
Whhhhyyyyyyy!?!?😂😂😂😭😭😭💀
*Mufasa in the clouds: “You must avenge my death Kimba, I mean Simba”*
Dath Vader appears: "Luke, I am your father."
What's the deal with this joke lately...
@@markcobuzzi826 No, I knew the history behind Kimba. Sorry, I should've clarified. I was just wondering why, now? Why didn't everyone make a huge deal about Kimba way back when the original Lion King film hit theaters and made $900M off of a $45M budget? These jokes are out of place now and outdated. The Lion King is still debuting and will still give no credit to Kimba.
John Gucciterrez we didn’t have internet trolls when the 90’s lion king came out. You see these jokes nowadays because of meme culture.
They made as big of a deal as they should have back then, but the team behind Kimba didnt file a lawsuit because they knew Disney had way more money and the top 20 lawyers in the world.
the lack of facial expressions is my biggest concern about this movie
The other issue is the muted color scheme. It doesn't have the same impact as the stylized traditional animation which was so dynamic.
@@Ntyler01mil so another classic has been ruined by stupid CGI
@@dond4314 It deserves 60% Rotten Tomatoes nitbhad rotten movie one of better live action remakes just need redo long love the king.
@@RobertK1993 nah, it should be lower. This movie's positive review is just the visuals, cinematography aswell as bringing back James Earl Jones as Mufasa, but everything else about it was bad. Cinderella was a far better live action remake than this cuz Cinderella could actually work in live action with an emotional story, not The Lion King
@@Ntyler01mil I've seen clips of the 2019 version and it definitely lacked color and emotion. if I went there I would have walked out without vomiting.
For me it is a crime to make a remake of Lion King. The original would be perfect for centuries.
Maybe if they added things that would make Lion King 2 make more sense I would have appreciated it
It's not original
Its called a cash grab
original is kimba the white lion (1965)
Anshuman Deogharia the original is Hamlet
It is amazing that a 'Live Action' movie is 100% CGI
99.9%
Yea should have used real talking and singing animals
@@bryanmagee1179 Well, obviously, they can't, but don't call it live action
Silas Halden lol
That’s like the jungle book movie. It’s literally one little boy away from being just cgi lmao
They took the original and removed all the color, expression, and personality.
And camerawork.
"From the makers of 'Teenagers On A Camping Trip At Lake Esque Horror'...
...comes the remake NO-ONE had been waiting for."
Applies to this.
Because it’s damn near impossible to put all the color, expression and personality inside of a live-action movie.
@@sa-mmy5005 "Live action."
Yea it's called live action
I soo agree with you. I left cinema feeling blank and emotionless!!!
In Jungle Book animals felt more humanized.
Kit Rimes the lion king is too realistic
And they didn't mirror the original scene to scene dialogue and soundtrack!
I think that’s because it had humans literally speaking and interacting w the animals who can also talk. There’s no way to make its more photorealistic AND emotional especially if there’s no humans
Right!
@@hytone6924 No, it isn't. Animals in real life emote more than that. A LOT more than that.
The soulessness you speak of...applies to all these live action remakes, none of them have rewatchability
Amen
YES YES YES!!!
Maybe Mulan cause they are taking it and putting a Disney historical spin on it. So it seems like it will be a more unique piece in comparison to the other remakes.
I like the Jungle Book (2016), but that’s literally the only decent one.
ghostface320 got that right
"Can You Feel the Love... This Afternoon?" A new hit song by Chris Stuckmann
😕I wonder if chris knows what continent the story takes place....
Does he know some parts of the world could be night and still be daylight like evening around 8pm to 10pm???
@@christopherbarbour1022 we're not talking about the real world, we're talking about the world of The Lion King. Of course this isn't based on a true story cuz no lions can speak properly
WAIT, wait wait, hold the breaks!!! The voice acting is good?? I thought that was one of the worst aspects of the entire movie and especially Donald Glover is terrible as Simba, making him out to a complete whimp with a much less powerful singing voice than the young Simba.
Nah, in my opinion Glover was ok, not good nor amazing, but ok. Beyonce's voice acting was bland
@@Erasureeraser I felt the same. She’s a phenomenal singer and dancer, but her acting is just awful.
Glover and Beyonce were terrible! Seth Rogen was actually hilarious
"The Lion King 2019 was... The Lion King"
-Chris Stuckmann, 2019
See, that just wouldn't sell tickets, friend. LOL!
It's lacking emotion and personality
At the same time they ask you to suspend your disbelief it showes you photorealistic imagery. The movie isn't sure what it wants to be🙁
Removing the Mr. Pig joke in favour of a fat acceptance argument made me retch.
Some One Exactly
"Oh boo-hoo, I'm a pathetic loser that thinks that 'They call me Mr. Pig' is a more motivational thought-processed line than 'I may run from a hyena, but I will always fight a bully!', of which immediately afterward, we actually get to see Pumbaa wreak havoc on the hyenas, which is why I prefer the original because I hate seeing visual badass violence against two unlikely animal species"
Shut up, and grow up.
Nunof Yerbizness Enough. Stop right there. This movie sucked ass hole. Why go word for word, but when you add new dialogue, it’s straight retarded. This movie is zero style over zero substance
@@NunofYerbizness Wow, someone got triggered.
@@NunofYerbizness judging by that "wannabe cool" comment of yours it seems like you are the one that needs to grow up
Who’s tired of giving Disney money and receiving these lazy uninspired cashgrabs?
Hannah Brennan I’m starting to become a bigger fan of Pixar than Disney :/
@@theeclecticgirl220 Yeah. Me too.
They aren't stopping anytime soon. Outside the fanbase casuals won't care and only total profits earned will motivate this company to continue forward with this. I already have omitted to watch most of live action remakes. Fans will be emotional attached to original work so its hard to move to new
LegoGuy87 ik but everything is owned by Disney. But I’d rather watch a Pixar movie than a Disney movie made by Disney.
Haven't seen one of these remakes since Maleficent. Why bother with them when the classic animation still exists?
Jon Favreau revealed in an interview that he brought James Earl Jones back as the voice of Mufasa because: "I see it as carrying the legacy across. Just hearing him say the lines is really moving and surreal, the timbre of his voice has changed. That served the role well because he sounds like a king who's ruled for a long time."
Unlike in the original, Simba's eyes are a hazy blue as a baby. This is true to actual lion biology, in which cubs are born blind and cannot open their eyes until about ten days after their birth. The blue color is a result of delayed melanin production, but this changes as the cubs grow, such that their eyes are golden-brown by the time they're three months old; this as reflected in Simba's "cubhood" design.
Even though the film is CGI animated and the music scenes between characters make it seem like they were done separately, a lot of the time, the actors recorded their songs in the same room, face-to-face.
The scene where Nala sneaks off and leaves the pride to find help and Zazu distracting Scar and the hyenas is based on Shadowland, a number from the broadway musical and a deleted scene of the original where Scar banishes Nala from the Pride Lands by calling in the hyenas, which results in the "Be Prepared" reprise.
This movie is frequently referred to (quite wrongly) as a "live-action" film, despite not having a single living thing, human or otherwise, actually appearing on screen. It has since been billed as a "photorealistic computer animated" film.
Shahadi Wright Joseph (young Nala) screamed when she found out Beyoncé was going to be in the movie; she stated "and when I found out she was going to be playing the older [version of my character] me, I really had to step my game up and think about what Beyoncé would want."
Beyoncé says being in The Lion King was important to her because she grew up watching the original, and that it was the first Disney movie that made her cry.
The opening of "The Circle of Life"--the first shot in the film--was just a real picture of Africa.
Scar deliberately aims for Mufasa's right eye when killing him to match his own scar.
Although Beyoncé's voice isn't featured in Disney's official trailer for the film, Billy Eichner (Timon) said on Crooked Media's "Keep It" podcast in March that he heard Beyoncé sing on a "rough cut;" it made him cry.
Scar's death is also significantly more graphic. We see him swarmed by the hyenas instead of a just shadow shot, and get to watch him briefly fight for his life before he's overtaken.
Donald Glover's first theatrical voice role
This film is 30 minutes longer than The Lion King (1994).
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Both Nathan Lane, who played Timon in the original, and Billy Eichner, who played Timon in this version, are openly gay.
Scar does not ban anyone from mentioning his dead brother's name in this film. Instead, he sternly limits the conversations about Mufasa.
Donald Glover's dad passed away in December of 2018 and he played the role of the young adult Simba throughout the remainder of the movie. The young adult Simba's father, Mufasa, also passed away in the film.
Kamari and Azizi's names are never actually said or spoken.
The filmmakers felt a responsibility to honor the original film by staying true to iconic moments like the one between Mufasa and young Simba, where he's taught a valuable lesson after disobeying his father by going to the elephant graveyard.
"Everything the light touches is our kingdom." - Bob Iger
Darkswordz Colonial England be like:
It's quite obvious Chris Struckmann and fans don't seem to understand that the aspects of the lion king wasn't all in the characters, it was in the transformations they went through, a heroes journey, reaching the Abyss as articulated by Nietzsche, the wisdom and benevolance in the idea of king and its collapse into the tryannical state, none of which would benefit from a director having their "own take" on the show which would decimate the most important parts of the movie.
Darkswordz I think you mean James earl jones
@@kamenriderbuildismyfavorit6670 I think you missed the point of the joke.
Darkswordz what was the point? I have no idea who is bob iger
Everyone: Disney reboots are just cash grabs
Disney: Look Beyoncé
@Notorious Bran
Adding Beyonce proves y'all's point...
This remake is so lacking in colour variation. Too many shots look the same. The original was a vibrant traditionally-animated cartoon featuring all the colours of the rainbow, and every scene looked visually unique.
Well you should go tell the Disney creators that they suck at their job.
@@iamthedutchbro Thankfully some day they will run out of the material to rehash, and will have to think of something new and original. Some day.
Too realistic!
@@iamthedutchbro I bet he won't be the only the only one, they really do suck at their job
Nah man look how much they cranked up the bloom effect. Just keep cranking it until you go blind.
30 years from now
Nobody:
Disney: let's remake 'lion king' again
most sad part about this, is that you're probably right
Not just Lion King, they'll probably adapting 21th century Disney animated films like Frozen, Tangled, Wreck It Ralph (gosh i wonder how that's gonna turn out), Big Hero 6, Moana, Bolt, or even Raya And The Last Dragon to live action. Just a piece of cashgrab
Jeremy Irons not voicing Scar and the shortened 'Be Prepared' song makes me lose interest in this movie.
He was to white.
Proud Saiyan Prince
Time for different actors
Also a shame they didn’t cast Nathan Lane again.
I wonder if they shortened "be prepared" because the original version has nazi eqsue vibes to it and they were too scared to recreate that given their target audience being woke fairies 🤔🙄
You just decide to post the same comment on Jeremy's and this video lol?
I'm confused because Jon Favreau directed _The Jungle Book 2016_ and the animals there are VERY emotive especially through the eyes so....what happened.
I really don't know how much a director does for a movie like this. The render farms in Korea make these movies.
They figured out they can still make a ton of money while putting in only a fraction of the budget, because mindless drones will go see it anyway. Or this time they spent all their money on the shit celeb voices.
@@Lesnooch "fraction of the budget"? The movie cost 250M fuckin dollars. I wouldn't be surprised if the end cost was 300M. And you know you KNOW it's gonna triple that in return.
The budget went Beyonce.
The jungle book was the only remake I liked
Replacing Jeremy Irons performance as Scar with captain generic yawn fest was the first mistake.
absolutely, listening to scar voice with chiwetel face in my mind just doesn't fit, he looks like a baby too me compared to jeremy irons, fuck just baddddd!!!!! but im gonna watch it anyway bcause of hans zimmer's music,
I get Jeremy Irons mixed up with Jeremy Piven and Ron Jeremy in equal measure.
Scar terrified me as a small child
The second was bringing in Beyonce.
could just have used the 1994 sound over this
I was legit pissed after watching this movie
i watched it 2 weeks ago and im still angry about it
Fairuz Su'da I’m seriously so mad about. One of the most iconic moments in Disney animated films, Mufasa, DYING, was literally a joke. I straight up laughed because it felt so anti climactic. The characters felt so flat and unenthusiastic. No charisma whatsoever. It honestly felt like watching some weird narration the whole time because the CGI is just too realistic. Childish Gambino and Beyoncé were plain awful in this movie. Absolutely horrible voice acting. Timone and Pumba were the only likable characters from this remake. The pacing felt super rushed and awkward. I find it weird too that none of the trailers really showed Simba talking prior to the movie coming out.. maybe they figured they made a mistake. This movie was a total let down.
@@fzsuda they was trying to please some people, because some people over sensitive. The part where the hyenas chase pumba. And the when pumba is trapped and fights them, changed his words.
It's really that bad?
@@jjuyjhhj well you took the words right out of my mouth 😂 im just glad when i watched it the theater wasnt full so i didnt feel bad for openly laughing during mufasas death
It annoys me that now I have to specify that I am talking about the original 90s film when I discuss Disney trivia
Derrick Wade I know right?
Not that it makes a difference in this case since it's apparently the same damn movie.
@@Lyendith But without soul
Derrick Wade I KNOW RIGHT?!
Derrick Wade didn’t even think about that but it’s gonna suck saying Lion King 94🙄
So, Chris gave a “C” for “Ctrl C + Ctrl V” movie. Ouch...
I mean yoi can't give it a V
Good one
Lets set one thing straight. This movie is a gimmick. This movie is a gimmick to say "hey guys look how good our cgi has gotten as we will remake your favourite film with amazing tech. Pay us to see our tech presented as a class. Now give us your damn money and the damn oscar." The original is superior. It is a movie. This is a tech demo.
This is too a movie. What the fuck are you even talking about?
I don't think you know what a tech demo is, kid
Not everyone loves the original. I have no emotional connection to it and don’t find it entertaining, so I for one am very interested in seeing another take on it. Same thing happened with the Jungle Book, not a fan of the animation, but the live action is stunning
So it's Avatar 2
Don't forget the pandering to identity politics.
@@Lamidemonami7891 It's not even an "another take".What crack are you on?.
This doesn't even make sense?.So you'll like the movie(without its personality )more now because it looks realistic?.What kind of logic is that?
Well, the thing is, if you ignore the fact that it’s a remake, then you can find lots to love about it. For example, Mufassa’s death (did i spell that right?). The camerawork, the music, and the dialogue, make it an intense, then sad scene and we can see why Simba is so traumatized, because he couldn’t see Scar. He thought it was his fault, leading him to run away, like Scar tells him to. It’s definitely a great moment in the movie, even the 2019 version. Another part is when Simba sings the song about how he cannot wait to be king. Simba and Nala are having fun, singing and playing with the other animals, and having Zazu be worried about them and losing them makes it even more funny. When they finally reach the elephant graveyard, it seems to build up to something sinister, that being the hyenas. An intense chase sequence happens, before Mufassa comes in and fights them off. What happens next is a heartfelt moment between Simba and his father. Mufassa makes it very clear that he is not happy with what Simba did, and that he was scared for the safety of his son, but at the end of the day, he still loves Simba, and they’ll still play around and this is great character building. I got all of that from the 2019 version. I haven’t watched the 1994 version yet, but I am planning to.
EDIT AFTER WATCHING THE ORIGINAL: Wow. No you’re right, the remake sucks compared to this masterpiece. The original is a timeless classic. The remake just doesn’t understand that this story is meant to be animated, it needs good voice acting, and “Be Prepared” is a song, not a speech/chant/whatever the remake’s version is meant to be.
The lack of emotion with this style should've been obvious from the start.
And since seeing the first teaser, I knew the lack of emotion would be very evident.
And here's how anyone could tell from the start...
Simply imagine Aslan from Narnia doing anything from Lion King.
That's it. That's all I was thinking from the first teaser.
People have unrealistic expectations
Exactly. I thought the same from the start. But oh well, people just go with the hype I guess.
I had the exact same thought after the first trailer
@@erzascarlet47 Yup, expecting a Disney movie remake to have any form of a unique approach is v e r y unrealistic
Disney did Aslan well. But not Lion King.
These type of realistic animated characters all have the same problem. Just like with the Polar Express, they think facial expression should be sacrificed for realism.
There are subtle ways Disney could have made great expressions on them, but they didn't to make the animals look more "real". It's talking animals, make them expressive. Animated movies lose their soul when they don't do this.
It's so stupid.
C. Lynn this is so true
There are plenty of photos of real lions that look like they're making facial expressions. Not to mention, Aslan made expressions like 15 years ago and it still looks good.
“This film is soulless” damn Chris... that was so cold.
Not untrue though
This movie looks like a BBC Earth documentary with voice actors
I guess that says it all. A sophisticated effect without soul
Kinda ironic how the most monotoned and soulless UA-cam film personality was the one saying it 🤣
Cold but did he lie though?
Soulless is the PERFECT word for the movie. I just saw it today and it was just....empty.
never gonna see the remake version, when I heard they remade the Lion King I felt insulted since I grew up with original animated version, just like Cartoon Network remade Teen Titans in made Teen Titans go.
If you go to Wikipedia the editors just copy and paste the 1994 plot summary to the 2019 plot summary. It brought a chuckle to me.