# Opinions on The Lion King (movie) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 15, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669 "2009-11-15T17:36:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669/21 "2009-11-16T00:46:10Z")
> [@](#): > > I thought it was my fault for years even though adults told me it wasn’t- and that the cow in question was the meanest nastiest cow we owned and was only kept around because she had fantastic calves. Well, sure, but how were her thighs? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669/22 "2009-11-16T02:37:43Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > The poll should have included a fine tune between “pretty bad” and “well done.” “Meh,” perhaps. > > I went with Pretty Bad, but that’s overstating things. Still, the songs didn’t move me, the Kings of the Savannah notion was silly, the fart jokes unwelcome, the “Simba feels responsible” plot line unconvincing, the mysticism… the insectivore Simba… the meh. Sorry. I couldn’t think of a way to represent meh. Everything I thought of sounded too positive. I also sounds like you had the same criticisms as the “review” did, minus the hate for the Simba character. I agree with the stuff you said, and, yet, I still think the movie was rather good. > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Gotta agree–I listened to the first 3 minutes of part 2, and he’s essentially blaming Simba for…acting like a kid. None of his observations are very interesting or well-articulated, and his “arguments” (really just assumptions he doesn’t bother to defend) don’t really stand up very well. He also uses the term “gratuitous” for one of the songs (showing he completely misses the point of musicals in general). In the Comments section, [this guy](http://confusedmatthew.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1084) does a pretty good job of taking him down. > > I’m no lover of _TLK_ (not even close to my Top 10 of Disney animated features), but if you’re going to criticize it, it helps if you’ve actually been paying attention to the film and not let your own obvious prejudices color every scene. Yeah, I should have realized that his style would be annoying, and told people they only needed to listen to the last one. I understand why the guy hates Simba, but it was like he couldn’t get over that and move on. It didn’t dawn on me that the problem wasn’t as much what he was saying, but how he said it. Oh, and thanks for the forum link. I didn’t even think to look for one. The post you linked also sums up my feelings. It’s weird feeling two ways at once. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669/23 "2009-11-16T03:13:08Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Well, sure, but how were her thighs? I laughed-out-loud at that. ---
**Author:** ![partlycloudy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/partlycloudy/32/3114_2.png) [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669/24 "2009-11-16T03:29:27Z")
I like it mostly because I like how _they_ portray the animals in their relationships to each other, and how it’s pretty true to how things play out in the wild. I.e. lion brothers eventually competing with each other for the same territory, the matriarchal family units of hyenas and elephants, etc etc… as for a warthog befriending a meerkat - well, I dunno about all that. But otherwise, well done, and good on them for making a cartoon movie about Africa. (sheepishly) And I kinda like the music. Side note: The Broadway musical was really well-done! ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669/25 "2009-11-16T04:27:15Z")
I took the li’l ones to see it when it came out and we, and I, all just LOVED it. The songs were great; I have the soundtrack CD in my car and play it to this day. Loved loved loved it. however…some years ago we went to see it at the Imax Theater, and I was somewhat disappointed to find it wasn’t as great as I originally thought. The flaws showed up on the giant screen… Still, much of it is good, and I love the music. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669/26 "2009-11-16T04:51:27Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > For it’s ability to make my kids catatonic for the better part of an hour at a time, it was a fantastic movie. Why anyone older than 10 feels the need to watch it, or worse yet, sit down and write a review, I have no idea. Heh. Now comes evil Pixar to upset the applecart and hypnotize the entire family together! ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669/27 "2009-11-16T07:33:39Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Scar is one of Disney’s least interesting villains, and only the stampede scene is visually interesting. And yet he’s voiced by Jeremy Irons. I mean, come on, he’s gotta get credit for that. 😃 I actually like Scar for being one of the more murderous Disney villains. Although there’s a number of Disney villains who at least appear willing to kill, he’s the only one that actually does the deed. (I may be forgetting others.) He’s certainly not the best Disney villain, true, but even Jafar never managed to kill anyone despite having Aladdin in his power twice. Still, I can see least interesting. Hades may be the most ineffective Disney villain ever conceived, but at least he has good lines as well as a good actor. (Yeah, I’m over 10 and like this stuff enough to analyze it. What can I say, I like animated movies.) ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669/28 "2009-11-16T07:36:35Z")
I’ve actually read arguments that the connections with _Kimba the White Lion_ are pretty tenuous, especially when compared to the comparisons to _Hamlet_. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669/29 "2009-11-16T08:23:40Z")
I used to watch it a lot, it was one of my all time faves of the new Disney animated features. But as time has passed and more movies have pushed ahead in my top faves, I have watched it less often. I think it’s been four or more years since I watched it last. Strangely, I think having seen the Stage Show, which I thought was a bit lacklustre on the day I went, has influenced me negatively. However, I have always fell that it’s funny, has great music, excellent characters, and is a simple but classic tale well animated. I can’t ask for much more than that. ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669/30 "2009-11-16T11:02:20Z")
I’ve said it before: this movie introduced fart humor to Disney’s animated movies. That’s a serious offender in my book. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-lion-king-movie/517669.md?page=1)