Honest Trailers Commentary | The Lion King (2019)

[@scaper8]

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" starts in the evening in the original and is well into night for most of the song. You do not misremember.

[@jesterssketchbook]

hmm its almost like the original's animators knew what they were doing thematically

[@arturoherrera1386]

Can you feel the love this afternoon doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?

[@TConradijr]

@@arturoherrera1386 Should have just sang Afternoon Delight

[@unvoicedapollo3318]

@@arturoherrera1386 🎶Can you feel...the love midday...

[@wonderworld3509]

I mean Aslan in the Narnia films expressed emotions and that was years ago.

[@ginkgothestink-o6949]

I was going to bring that up. Animals can make very human expressions. We’ve all seen the memes of cats looking angry or happy, usually on accident. Just make it intentional. The realism doesn’t really need to be stretched.

[@RomeoDeJuliette]

Rocket raccoon made by the same company 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@notchuckproductions5029]

@@RomeoDeJuliette Rocket worked becuse he was cartoony had a voice actor who was actually acting with his voice.

[@jesterssketchbook]

Aslans character is lordly and herioc - which already suits a lion

[@RomeoDeJuliette]

@@notchuckproductions5029 exactly my point, it's better that way

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

Spencer's reaction-face when Dan suggests "Oliver and Company" as remake-fodder was priceless!

[@larissemasi]

My 5 yo daughter shouted in the cinema "why are they singing can you feel the love TONIGHT in the daytime?" She was pissed. 🤣🤣🤣

[@paulaqueirosz]

So was I, kid's got a point...

[@umbrella0110]

Of the many things wrong with The Lion King (2019), they somehow managed to destroy one of Disney's epic villain songs. 🤦🏽‍♂️ Edit: Also, IT'S DAYTIME!

[@michaelstrong5383]

I remember reading that they originally didn't want to put Be Prepared in the song for some reason, despite keeping all the other songs from the original in it. But then they changed their mind and left it in. Which would explain why it sounded so last-second with all the speak-singing.

[@hatredlord]

Jafar also didn't sing in new Aladdin. I think it's just they don't want to make villains sing? Make them less sympathetic or something.

[@viqneuman.5111]

I love hearing this. Which means I do sing Be Prepared at Karaoke better than hollywood. I'm going to have to learn how to film a video of it.

[@stuckNcloudz]

Honestly Be Prepared was the worst song in ther entire original film. It deserved to be cut

[@benabramowitz18]

I'm pretty sure that these live-action Disney remakes are the new Michael Bay Transformers movies, because they… • Turn a cartoon you loved as a kid roughly three decades ago into an over-long CGI slugfest • Are more about promoting brands than telling a story • Try way too hard to look 'real' • Rehash the same plot as the previous versions • Don't do many favors for their female leads • But will still make tons of money no matter how much we rip them up online. Except we only had to deal with one Transformers movie every 2-3 years, and Hasbro wasn't monopolizing the film industry back then. Plus, at least robot testicles were something we'd never seen on the big screen before.

[@jmimosa4]

I'm not saying The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride is a masterpiece, but because of that soundtrack I'm going to stand by it

[@pinkmapviolin]

Jameia Lion King 2 is very underrated

[@JamesCub88]

agreed. "he lives in you" is a masterpiece

[@athensk.4720]

Definitely. I love “He Lives in You”. “Not One Of Us” is great too. And if “Love Will Find A Way” didn’t say the word “world” a thousand times, it’d be really great as well hahah

[@Lauren_210]

Jameia I love Lion King 2. It’s WAYYYYYY better than this piece of shit. At least I care about the characters and they have emotion.

[@thedummie2]

Yeah, Simba's Pride is NOT that bad. It's actually a solid movie/sequel. Compared to the other atrocities, like Mulan 2 and Pochantas 2, Simba's Pride is not bad.

[@DooodOfLife]

Aladdin and the King of Thieves is actually a lot of fun. In my opinion, the best Disney home video sequel.

[@mariannebeynon5090]

This was my favorite Disney sequel when I was a kid! I actually watched it more than the original Aladdin...

[@GMBenavidez]

Who wants a Hercules juuuust so live action Danny Devito casting?

[@chriscorben-green2640]

Don't forget James Woo...Never mind!

[@Depth217]

Mike Benavidez YES

[@LPChipi]

Channing Tatum as Hercules

[@wizardpatch9405]

Going by recent actions, they will just hire random black actors for the parts.

[@oo1721]

👏Hercules Hercules👏

[@shine311]

I'm gonna be That Person and tell you that spotted hyenas hunt prey as well as scavenge. It's usually the lions stealing from them, and not the other way around.

[@oneopinion6806]

didn't read down to see someone covered it. Hyenas getting that bad rap mostly for not being classically cat-cute.

[@BigPurp9]

Wow learnt two things from this, I always thought hyenas close to dogs

[@Tropicanine]

oh yea ive just commented that too whops. Did oversee that comment

[@jaimeheather]

In terms of Disney direct-to-DVD sequels the only ones I’ll stand by are Simba’s Pride, Aladdin: Prince of Thieves & Cinderella III

[@ThisCubed]

I stan Lion King 2. Not only did I love it as a kid but the soundtrack still slaps. One of Us especially.

[@iAmLeRoY1221]

My Lullaby is like top 3 most explicitly violent villain song in the disney canon and Zira is a genuinely terrifying villain. Lion King 2 deserves so much better

[@Marukiswife]

Same! Me sans my sister still burst into song when we hear the word “deception”

[@TrekBeatTK]

Lion King 2 is a bad movie with a good soundtrack. But it’s the first direct to video sequel with decent animation.

[@randombrokeperson]

Is that the one that had that amazing Raven Symone cover of "grazin' in the grass" or was that #3?

[@Moonlight-hc2hx]

I like the songs from the 2nd movie a lot and I still like to watch the lion king movies but I am not a big fan of 1 1/2

[@TheLowBrassDude]

Dan is my hero, I love it when he goes off

[@Ihrgoth]

The Lion King 2019 is the most expensive tech demo in history.

[@flowseven]

1,6 billions later it ain´t that expensive :D

[@georgiajames5578]

Since she’s a Disney Grand Duchess now, I’d be interested in a live action remake of Anastasia that leans into the Broadway musical.

[@einootspork]

Even after acquiring Fox I'd be shocked if Disney actually acknowledged the existence of that movie. Since, y'know, it was blatantly made to compete with their movies by ripping them off.

[@brennanruiz1803]

Sporkaganza And it did it well and had a good soundtrack, so why not?

[@einootspork]

​@@brennanruiz1803 I'm not even insulting the movie. Well, OK, not a lot. But regardless of its quality I have a feeling Disney would rather pretend a princess musical not made by them never existed

[@KhanMann66]

Disney will never acknowledge a rival princess not made by them.

[@randombrokeperson]

If they do a live action Anastasia adaptation, the actress from The Walking Dead (Lauren Cohen/Maggie Green) needs to play her. Lauren looks EXACTLY like the cartoon, she'd just need to dye her hair red or a lighter shade.

[@FlagCutie]

"Kids are annoying and people like to put them in a movie theater to be quiet for a few hours...?" NAILED IT! LOL

[@braydenfitzsimmons6824]

Beyoncé - Are you with me lions Me - Okay lions now lets get in formation

[@stackels97]

The original ‘can you feel the love tonight’ starts as the sun is setting (long shadows, orange hue) and ends as dusk sets in (mostly dark, stars out but the sky still has some pink and purple)

[@Patricia_Kennedy]

_Simba's Pride_ is my favorite Disney direct to video sequel; it is leagues above most of them. While I did grow up watching it, I have also seen it several times as an adult and believe it holds up. It has, hands down, the best soundtrack of any sequel. I think there are one or two of the Disney direct to video sequels that could be argued to be objectively as good or better, but, for me, _Simba's Pride_ is definitely the best.

[@tamarleahh.2150]

Paddington bear is photo realistic and expressive

[@Phaota]

I'd love to see a properly done live action version of "The Black Cauldron".

[@caitbeck100]

Phaota isn’t it “The Black Cauldron” or are you talking about a different movie?

[@Phaota]

@@caitbeck100 It is. Made the correction. Thanks.

[@Cobralalalala]

I would be for a complete adaptation of Chronicles of Prydain. :)

[@oneopinion6806]

They're dumping everything on Disney+, but a small part of me wondered if they'd "forget" to put that movie on there given it was considered such a debacle. As a kid i loved the source books and enjoyed the movie so I'd be down for a live action--but I would be a bit concerned about a Gurgi treatment. That could go JarJar so easily if not balanced right.

[@NinjaBearFilms]

I would have paid all the money if they figured out how to tell this story with no dialogue and used real animals filmed in the wild

[@benabramowitz18]

Next week is Hobbs and Shaw. Although I was really hoping that it would be Rick and Morty Seasons 1-3, in time for the new season. :(

[@johnsonjohnson3261]

That could also be testosterone fueled and full of action.... you never know Nah.... you know. It's Hobbs and Shaw.

[@Thermalions]

2:59 Yeah that's Cats level uncanny valley, and you know how much we're all looking forward to that trainwreck.

[@frankiejramone]

Warthogs have a TON of emotion when they're being eaten

[@Candyqueen3211]

Oooooh a Black Cauldron remake could actually be dope

[@Buttato99]

Maybe Beyonce matched her voice acting to the emotionless CGI animals. Bravo Queen B

[@randombrokeperson]

Or maybe they matched the emotionless CGI to her! King shit!

[@candacesmith8965]

I love Spencer and Dan off-handedly acknowledging that animals have souls. So sweet. Also, I agree.

[@hindsightpov4218]

Candace Smith Animals obviously have souls as much as humans have souls. We’re all animals, essentially. You’ll never convince me that none of my beloved dogs didn’t have souls.

[@Gigator]

Souls.... riiiiight....

[@scottsummers4234]

I agree Dan. This movie is just so flat. A soulless cashcow.

[@stareyedwitch]

Say: WHAT? A Llama? HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!

[@Detsu98]

THE BLACK CAULDRON AND THE SWORD IN THE STONE !!! YES

[@brennanruiz1803]

Honestly, I would’ve enjoyed a recording of the stage version more than... well, this.

[@hindsightpov4218]

20:10 In the animated Lion King, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” took place during the daytime as well. Towards the end of the song the sun starts to set.

[@Ailieorz]

The Love Tonight scene in the original is at dusk, it starts with some light but gets darker. It's basically night by the end. The new one looks like late afternoon and finishing at dusk.

[@theartofthebinge644]

Please do an honest trailer for Dinsey's "Dinosaur".

[@Kibaheart]

The original lion king sequels are actually good :p

[@blkbeetle409]

Mufasa I voted for you!!! LMAO 🤣🤣

[@ericgrooms3011]

When you sign off on these commentaries and you tease the next week, you could say "same honest time, same honest place"

[@TOXCzombiclaw]

I’ll have you know that I loved Oliver and Company as a stupid child and have no idea whether it’s good or not as an adult! SO THERE.

[@NarfiRef]

They should have rewritten it to be like a nature documentary with no dialogue or musical numbers, and narrated by Sir Richard Attenborough.

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

See Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle for a good example of cgi animals that have expressions. They should have done that.

[@KW-vy1rf]

Next week is Hobbs and Shaw!!! I laughed out loud several thousand times while watching this and the trailer so thanks for that, you guys.

[@may.k_me]

Mulan is VERY iconic, Lonn Did you not see the discourse online when all the info about Mulan was coming out? But you guys are right, it's risky

[@guns102]

"I want to feel the love tonight." This would correct the tense issue but maybe too subjective xD. If I recall the original song was sung during sundown quite late at night and then by the time the song ends it is night time!

[@fangal12]

You are correct! I was shouting it at my phone but Dan couldn't hear me :- (

[@dngl21]

I think a live action of The Huntch back of Notre dame or Pinocchio would be good.

[@paulaqueirosz]

Today's Disney would not allow Hellfire to be in the movie...

[@EdmundSnow98]

Next Week: Hobbs and Shaw

[@nohandsnoproblem3299]

Aw :( I was thinking "Over the Top"

[@mr.farrowsclass6592]

It came out on DVD this week so you're probably right

[@jessrl8025]

Spencer's Statham impressions!

[@benabramowitz18]

Although I was hoping against hope that they'd do Rick and Morty Seasons 1-3, in time for the Season 4 premiere.

[@hafisazeez4456]

Aslan from Narnia was expressive, right?

[@Ricedragon2113]

In terms of what could be adapted for a live action film, I'd LOVE to see both "Altantis: The Lost Empire" and "Treasure Planet" brought back with the CGI budget you'd see today. Get beautiful vistas of dark caves, beautiful watery temples, and marvelous cosmos and swirling colorful planets. Plus, think of the Disney attractions they could bring up! Disney Land in China has a section of the park devoted to Jules Verne and we could have that with "Atlantis", and perhaps a dark ride where you're on a ship, cruising through the cosmos to find the lost treasure for "Treasure Planet". Again, plenty of potential to expand and broaden the scope of live action with these films! (as long as they don't go TOO hard on the Martin Short B.E.N. character, cause that was a bit annoying even then.)

[@coreDesignix]

the worst part of the lion king movie is that the animals aren't even emoting like *animals*, let alone people. When Simba is talking about the death of his father, his ears don't drop. When he's singing Hakuna Matata, his tail doesn't flick. It's not even "animals don't emote like humans", it's "they didn't bother to have them emote at all".

[@ginny9577]

in the original, once they get past Timon's part on Can You Feel the Love Tonight? and the song starts, it's sunset, so it's light out BUT it will become night time. not sure how or why the updated version differs with it being in broad daylight

[@MungareMike]

He protecc He attacc but importanly, he fall on his bacc

[@may.k_me]

Agree with Lonn about Sword in the Stone. I think it's one of the lesser known Disney animations that would be perfect for a remake. No songs. Just magic and adventure. It's. A coming of age story. There's a lot of good parts they can take from the animated movie and also plenty of room to change things up

[@LoveableNiki]

The narrator screaming "IT'S DAYTIME" is the best part of the trailer. Hahahahahahaha

[@Ladykyra101]

Dynamism....Oh Dan, wooing me with your words. Wanna purr like a kitty cat. Oh my...😍

[@90855jkj]

I would love to see live action Black Cauldron movie..

[@seancallaway5204]

Only if it were based on "The Chronicles of Prydain" book series.

[@Katt1721]

The only Disney "straight-to-VHS/DVD" sequel that holds up is Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time, because its decently animated (while still being on a budget), but also so insane you kind of can't believe it exists.

[@subarashii2374]

They're afraid to shade Beyoncé😂😂

[@hindsightpov4218]

They have families they care about.

[@acewingate6993]

HindsightPOV 🤣 I read an article about why her fan base is so intense, and it was really fascinating. It started from then defending her from actual white suprematists and ever since they’ve been extreme

[@subarashii2374]

@@acewingate6993 wow that's cool

[@SjPellegrino]

Lon, good seeing you do your thing man.

[@lewjones3]

Truth be told, Lion King 2019 could've learned alot from Netflix's version of Jungle Book.. they did of good job of making the animals emote and keeping the realism

[@Cobralalalala]

Shame they blew last Lon's "fake day for fake night" joke. That was gold! Also love the twin peaks shirt.

[@TONE-2099]

The jungle book 2016 had amazing emotions and voice acting too, you feel the tension whenever Sher Khan was around, the anxiety of Lupitas wolf mom (forgot her name) Bageera and Baloo had emotions too. It can and was done before but TLK 2019 had no facial emotions and the voice delivery was flat as all hell, AND almost no added context to the ‘94 story. Jesus this was my 2nd most anticipated movie of 2019, you already know # 1

[@Stanislaw365]

And this five minute trip to the crapper just be became a thirty minute break. I am glad I bought the cushioned toilet seat.

[@randombrokeperson]

Taking a shit take you 5 minutes? Wtf did you eat?!

[@JTISREBORN]

I feel like Andy Serkis did it right when he did his Jungle Book mowgli with the performance capture of the actors and the animals.

[@Starlightean]

Cool Disney & movie review. I really like these commentaries.

[@Kel.Vision]

Bob Iger’s actual quote: “I’m puzzled by it. If they want to bitch about movies it’s certainly their right. It seems so disrespectful to all the people who work on those films who are working just as hard as the people who are working on their films and are putting their creative souls on the line just like they are.” “Are you telling me that Ryan Coogler making Black Panther is doing something that somehow or another is less than anything Marty Scorsese or Francis Ford Coppola have ever done on any one of their movies? Come on.”

[@noaholson5709]

One thing I didn't like was how the african savanna was beautiful in the beginning but then borning dessert in the rest

[@Chasmodius]

I thought I remembered Nature documentaries teaching me that Hyenas were just as likely to take down large prey themselves (as a team) as lions, and often _lost_ their kills to scavenging lions (particularly pride-less males)?

[@stephanieflorence8109]

You are correct. Lions are more likely to scavenge from hyenas than vice versa. Hyenas are really effective pack hunters with a very strong family bond in their pack. TBH I think the 1994 Lion King served to vilify hyenas for a generation.

[@oneopinion6806]

Lon, according to sites like Nat Geo and africa-wildlife-detective (?) hyenas hunt a significant portion of their food and are not just scavengers. I do agree that the cartoon gets to take license and therefore can make them look more inherently suspect and that the photo-realistic approach should get dinged for the fact that if they look like real hyenas they should get treated as such. Can't track it down right now, but pretty sure there are sources that show lions are just as opportunistic at stealing prey from smaller predators. I also agree with Dan that photorealism makes fights between characters a bit more uncomfortable. Like watching cartoon animals in a stylized fight is fun, but the bears Treadwell filmed as seen in GrizzlyMan (an extreme case as they are real) is deeply unsettling. Aladdin had huge headwinds prior to the film releasing with those abysmal trailers and ended up be far better than the trailers had us fearing. Lion King had that circle of life trailer that wowed the animation and hit the nostalgia and ended up being as soulless a cashgrab as the faces of the CG animals it depicts.

[@rbentley74]

They should of just said "be shaw not to miss next week's episode" 😉

[@chanhjohnnguyen1867]

Everyone wants a remake of Atlantis and treasure planet

[@RonnieBarzel]

I'm curious to see what a "live-action" version of Fantasia could look like if they approached it with the creativity of the original.

[@hindsightpov4218]

Ronnie Barzel They sort of did when they made “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” starring Nicholas Cage and Jay Baruchel. It was inspired by the Fantasia segment when Micky steals his master’s magic hat and the brooms come alive and act out of control.

[@SadwichPunch2100]

Hercules, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas, Tarzan, Pinocchio. There's still a handful of tier one movies Disney can make live action.

[@robbyhempel4954]

Hyped for the Hobbs and Shaw honest trailer

[@darkhawk4863]

Re: would the antelopes be talking to the lions as they're being killed to be eaten... Assuming talking lions hunt like normal lions, the typical killshot for a lioness is very much going for the throat. So, also assuming talking animal voiceboxes are in the throat region, they'd be unable to talk. If that brings you any comfort. ;)

[@unvoicedapollo3318]

Animated for "Can you feel the love tonight" goes from sunset to night

[@alydanvers]

Spencer said "And Dan oops" 😂😂😂

[@brianmcd993]

Spencer said the first shot is incredible!.....which was the only live action and not CG shot in the entire movie!

[@Idn5244]

Watching lion king is like watching a lion documentary

[@subarashii2374]

No lion documentaries are way more interesting. Check out national geographic wild

[@AnimalLover101195]

When kid Simba and Nala were playing I was like, "I literally see this everyday when my cats play."

[@rohanviswanath2436]

Songs 1. "Circle Of Life" - Lindiwe Mkhize, Lebo M 2. "Just Can't Wait To Be King" - JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, John Oliver 3. "Be Prepared" - Chiwetel Ejiofor 4. "Hakuna Matata" - Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, JD McCrary, Donald Glover 5. "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" - Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, Donald Glover, Beyonce 6. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen

[@arnoldperez8853]

Timon & Pumba were singing “The Lion sleeps tonight” during the day

[@Ailieorz]

I can tell what my dog is thinking or feeling by looking at her. Animals do have and show emotions but the people making this just didn't get it. It's not just moving the mouth which a lot of shots appeared to be. Dare I mention the classic Robin Hood? A mo-cap version of that keeping the animals could be interesting.

[@NexusTenebrare]

"But they made room for Beyonce singing. And poop." In other words, they just made room for a whole lot of poop.

[@CUF17]

Y'all backed out when y'all couldve been ya know... honest about beyonce. We know she can't act. Her die hard fans know she cant act BUT her involvement in the movie gave us some dope ass songs.

[@JoshuaKallenberg]

Ey, 6,66 million subscribers. Fitting considering we're just coming off Halloween.

[@EternalDensity]

"It's a tech demo that went on way too long." Nice one!

[@wraytion]

LMAO, "No I don't want no cubs. A cub is a lion who'll take my throne from me."

[@Hangrid1]

You guys should read "The origin of Species" by Charles Darwin to understand the "Circle of Life". The lions are at the top of the food chain at the savana, they eat the weak animals and that makes it that only the strong (best genes) animals reproduce, even in their own society the best lion kills the weak ones to have the best genes. So Simba represents the best genes of the lions bcuz of his ascendance. The hyenas eat all animals, weak or strong, and that breaks the circle by itself. Mating with scar would break the lion circle too (and thats the reason why Mufasa should have kill him) but his understood that the females choose not to mate with him choosing to wait for the best male (Simba). That raise a few too many questions about who mate with who that the movie itself being for children doesn't want to answer.

[@IwaKakusu]

The Lion Guard goes more into the duties of the king and shows that there are good and bad hyenas. I know that goes beyond what you'd get from the movie though.

[@hiddentempest1313]

Wait what? They don't have music in Mulan? The songs are some of the best things about that film!

[@pitui1987]

Nat H. They were probably talking about the upcoming live-action remake, which will not have any of those great songs.

[@nami1239]

From the clues, I'm assuming its Hobbs and Shaw.

[@DanielSolis]

FWIW, I would've loved to see the broadway version on screen.

[@aprilthefourthbewithyou3278]

DON'T TOUCH Emperor's New Groove!!!

[@michaeldebellis4202]

Regarding the discussion around minute 6 about what else Disney can remake here’s a totally off the wall idea: maybe create something new!?!

[@andromidius]

You know... if they did the Lion King with voice over and no animal talking... I'd dig it.

[@shannonjackson9778]

I was so confused as to why Lon had a full size cut out of the band slipknot until they said "he can climb anything" and then I remembered he was a critical part of the suicide squad and everything made much more sense.

[@davesmith4839]

Will you please sing, “Doctor, doctor, gimme the news, I gotta bad case of lovin’ two.” Like the Applebee’s commercial

[@GreenaCesaPesalbon]

Isn't there an Aristocats live-action movie coming out? Or am I confused?

[@GermanLeftist]

Lion King 2 is a good film and works as a sequel. The main problem the film has is that it is a sequel to one of the best animated feature films ever made and it of course can't live up to that.

[@thetux459]

Lion Guard answers a surprising number of your world building questions.

[@rachelk7784]

Lion Guard is really not that bad...

[@thetux459]

@@rachelk7784 No implication to that extent intended. Rather, I was merely pointing out that they would be surprised at how many of their questions can be answered by the TV series for youngsters. I actually really liked Lion Guard, particularly the 3rd season's handling of seeking mental health treatment and dealing with debilitating injuries that are never fully healed.

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

I’d be ok with them going a live action Kingdom of the Sun (which is what The Emperor’s New Groove was originally going to be before it was rewritten into a llama buddy comedy). You can keep the characters the same, just use the original story about Yzma wanting to summon the Incan god of darkness to block out the light of the sun.