The Lion King (2019) - First Viewing

[@ChannelAwesome]

Buster and Chaplin steal the show! Watch the NC review of Lion King (2019) here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHLGdWewe62Wiqs Doug and Rob are LIVE on Twitch - www.twitch.tv/channelawesome

[@MrHackSatireVideos]

Thanks for what you do guys... you really bring some joy into my life!

[@jacobnavarro2442]

@@mr.burnsgaming8985 dude are you ok?

[@silverghost500]

Hey is it okay if you want to review and First Watch Rio 2 or probably Rio

[@adamhoward1408]

Review green hornet

[@mistingwolf]

I believe "photorealistic" is the word you were looking for. XD

[@malachitehawk6337]

Seriously, this technology was so wasted. Imagine using this tech to make a documentary about extinction animals like Walking with Dinosaurs on this level. Or imagine creating a documentary based on fantasy creatures like an enchanted forest with real looking dragons, griffins, unicorns. Imagine those documentaries about possible future animals like the Future is Wild with this style.

[@jarrodedson5441]

We can blame both Disney and John favro

[@ryckarduhryckarduh180]

now imagine that documentary making something like a bilion dollars. you're right though

[@Mariorox1956]

They could, but they didn't. But here's hoping one day they will

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Imagine this technology also used in a modern-day animals film too. Also, with Aslan-like expressiveness.

[@dathuynh2243]

Damn, make The Land Before Time in this style. Might actually evoke something unlike this boring pretender to the Lion King.

[@bendytheinkdemon6910]

Movie: "can you feel the love tonight?" Me: it's not even night time

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

I blame Elton John.

[@arkanamaster4961]

octagonproplex at least Elton got a good movie

[@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151]

And we’re supposed to be feeling love? I feel nothing.

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

@@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151 That's a seperate issue which requires sound spiritual counseling, lol.

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

@@arkanamaster4961 Which movie is that?

[@TSLIL1000]

just a reminder that ed and banzai aren't even NAMED CHARACTERS in this movie

[@ferretsproductions7623]

Tragic. They were my favourite.

[@JulyBaby]

Aw man

[@mitchellneuhoff9946]

OK to be fair they probably want to do more African theme name

[@ferretsproductions7623]

@@mitchellneuhoff9946 What do you mean by that? Banzai is perfectly african themed. Ed is Ed because he's different.

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@ferretsproductions7623 this whole movie is a tragedy

[@jgreg3596]

The biggest crime of this movie is this... Not the absolute lack of emotion in the characters. Not the crucial scenes from the original that were cut. Not the absolute soulless nature of the film. No, the worst thing is there is no Ed.

[@thespectacularspider-man2033]

You’re goddamn right

[@elzar5987]

Agreed

[@ErikZarins]

YEP.... *ED IS OUR SPIRIT ANIMAL*

[@VampireFan-rf5kb]

Here's another crime: The death of Mufasa in this movie was more of a joke unlike the animated one.

[@anib8863]

The hyenas were my favourite characters even as a kid. I kept referencing them, my mother hated it.

[@snapeythegreat]

Doug's cat is more fun than the film itself.

[@juffinhally5943]

Yep, Buster is awesome

[@luigipowdemo6458]

Adorable.

[@Vic-en2ok]

Buster and Chaplin have more emotion than Simba and Nala in this movie

[@slashtheporcupine6746]

They have more emotion because I believe they are actually there. Plank from Ed, Edd, and Eddy has more emotion than every character in the movie combined!

[@GhazMazMSM]

It’s ironic because they’re mouths doesn’t even move.

[@batfankjb3211]

So true

[@wattsink2009]

More romantic chemistry too! 😆

[@spritemon98]

Plank:

[@parycartoons6840]

The Lion King Stampede scene is like one of the most famous animated scenes in history. They could've have used this as a chance to make it even more realistic and terrifying cause you'd almost feel damage those wildebeest are throwing around. They had the blueprints right there and they just...didn't.

[@kylewilson2819]

Original: *Screams in absolute heart-wrenching horror as Simba’s father falls to his death* Remake: *Mom deletes 12 year old’s Fortnite account*

[@JustinWahlne]

"And so it was that Scar had to dance for the rest of his life." Somebody please animate that!

[@cr0-okedglasses814]

I was literally reading this when they were talking about it. I was like, “What the heck is this guy talking about?” Then I hear, “Dance for me. Du da doodoo du da doo.”

[@cauemoraes2496]

"Eventually,Scar stopped thinking"

[@RobinNicoagain]

Actually in Grimm's Snow White, the Evil Queen had to dance to death in iron shoes that were heated in fire. It wouldn't be that far strech to make Scar to dance till fall. XD

[@Maesterful]

This film is soulless. Even kids I teach agree that the original is better.

[@Mariorox1956]

You have smart students. They will go far in life

[@Venom94.]

You teach well.

[@rowanw1312]

Those kids really are the future

[@kylowen1343]

As a great Jedi said Your weapons you will not need them And replace weapons with reboots

[@kylemorello4787]

Either you're a good teacher, they're smart students, or both.

[@sydneyslaughter7163]

This could’ve been salvageable if they went with a dialogue-free version. Telling the whole story through the visuals and the animals’ body language. At least it would’ve been interesting

[@omnimonramone8459]

I said the same thing,and my friends were all like,well that wouldn't work for a movie. ...so this remake is fundamentally wrong?

[@lainsechoes]

Doug actually said the exact same thing in his NC video!

[@scout360pyroz]

looking at the movie, they clearly didnt have the ability or desire to make the movements realistic enough.

[@if7723]

Yeah, for adults. How are expecting children to understand subtilties in animal language?

[@scout360pyroz]

@@if7723 Wall E did a good enough job of it. perhaps if they were doing something OTHER than trying to make as much money for as little effort as possible...

[@CrashBandicootFan100]

9:01 honestly my biggest pet peeve with the remake. "Hey you know that epic sequence where simba runs through the desert, with a slowmo running cycle layered over it and probably the best non-singing track of the original plays?" "Yeah?" "The one they even TEASED with leitmotiffs throughout some scenes, even in the remake." "Yeah." "Cut that scene down, and put Beyonce singing a COMPLETELY new song there since we have nowhere else to put it in the movie."

[@BugsyFoga]

Psycho:"I'm the most pointless remake there is " The lion king:"Are you sure about that"

[@Spindler2007]

I think they're both equally pointless along with the Omen remake seeing they were all shot for shot and word for word.

[@joyunicycle]

I'd love to see the debate: Which of these two was worse?

[@joshsobchak9902]

This is probably worse because I think Van Sant was at least trying to make some statement with that movie. Obviously, there's no statement here.

[@cbolanz1]

He Lives In You: AM I A JOKE TO YOU! Spirit: Beyoncé hates you

[@lekko2372]

There just can't be more pointless remake than Psycho remake.

[@michaelray4033]

James Earl Jones doesn't even sound like he used to. Sad. He gave such presence and dignity to the role.

[@naladiradametha2414]

I think he's done a great job, considering he was 88 at the time. But yea... He has way passed his prime.

[@GraveDigger35]

i mean, the dude is 90

[@ssffe529]

yEs

[@codyblitchakacountrycody]

What do you expect he's getting old

[@aidanredding8058]

He's probably half-assing it

[@wimbo9692]

"I swore I'd never watch this. I made a PROMISE TO GOD"

[@jamescallanan2443]

"Let's see what Rob breaking a promise to God looks like"

[@NikoJr.]

@@jamescallanan2443 "This is Angry Bir--I mean The Lion King"

[@thephantomsplit]

This comment is so underrated, it *NEEDS* more attention.

[@shaynestewart9297]

They could've made it at least colorful like the animated film.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Yeah, that was one of the biggest turn-offs for me when I saw the trailers. It was so much duller and drier than the original. Other live-action movies like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast were able to capture a sense of energy and vibrancy with their worlds, making them more appealing to the viewer. Even Jungle Book knew how to properly capture the deep and wild outlook of the jungle! So there was no excuse for this.

[@ADragonNerd]

That defeats the point of them trying to make it realistic lol. I would've gone through a midway point for the remake. Just recreate the original but in CGI and semi realistic fur

[@ghyslainabel]

@@ADragonNerd Africa is full of colours. Yes the original did exaggerate them, but they did not put new ones. It is only in the songs "I just want to be king" and "Be prepared" that the animators put unrealistic colours.

[@LegendPurpleDragon152]

Litten Fire “Not realistic” my foot. Africa’s gorgeous, loaded with incredible environments and popping colors all over. This mess is just brown most of the time.

[@HuladeHoopla]

Aladdin got the Arabian nights thing in my opinion well. I don't get how this looks so. Bland and boring.

[@strawberrylime33]

0:31: “He’s still a kitten and he’s still pretty stupid...” (Buster jumps down from couch, feelings hurt) 🤣

[@AttemptedVoices]

Buster: "I'm hurt." Chaplin: Gasp, "I'm Chaplin."

[@luigipowdemo6458]

He still cute tho

[@wizardman784]

Shenzi was pretty awesome in this movie, in terms of being a pretty menacing example of an alpha female hyena. I would have loved to see her chafe under the 'leadership' of Scar. Since male hyenas are typically subservient to females, it's likely that she wouldn't enjoy being placed under anyone, especially a male. When she leads her clan to kill him in the finale, we get to see her true malice. The line, "Now this is a meal I've waited my whole life for." would be EXCELLENT if delivered towards Scar, a character with whom Shenzi has a concrete reason to be at odds with, despite their partnership. The hyenas wanted to kill the Lion King, and at that point in time, Scar could be considered just that.

[@guinealover6674]

You fixed her character in 2 minutes when the writers couldn't do that during the whole time they were making this remake.

[@rogue7723]

I would've loved it if Nala as an adult (with her personality from the original) faced off with Shenzi, it would've been such a badass 'reunion' between the two from when Shenzi tried to kill her as a cub to having to fight her as an adult. That's the one thing I wanted in the original.

[@Tyrannodrone475]

@@rogue7723 hmm. as much as i like that, it feels a little like the "male lead fights the REAL bad guy, female lead fights the REAL bad guy's...henchwoman" trope

[@rogue7723]

@@Tyrannodrone475 Fair point.

[@pluna3382]

@@Tyrannodrone475 At least the trope has purpose. Even cliches can be enjoyed if executed in a creative way. In this case, it was just a waste of time.

[@fuckTrump-v7j]

Oh my god, watching this film in theaters was the most pitiful movie going experience in memory. The elephant graveyard scene began, and a kid in the seat in front of me leaned over to his mom and asked " Is it over yet?" Some moments in life just say it all.

[@AYBros2005]

@@ChristionGirl45 so you expect them to like the movie?.

[@FirstnameLastname-bp2pg]

It actually makes sense why they didn’t put actual heart in this. They didn’t want to waste their creative energy and they knew it would make a ton of money anyway.

[@awesomefox555]

F*ck you, Disney.

[@princessthyemis]

oh my GOD. When you put it like that...you are EXACTLY right. That's so sickening even the word 'sickening' doesn't seem like enough. FUCK! YOU! DISNEY!

[@brog1456]

Awesomefox555 cry

[@ChristionGirl45]

And they didn't need too! Cause they knew people's nostalgia would cloud the fact that this movie had no originality and was just a CGI copy and paste of the original!

[@datsweggybruh8775]

People just watch these movies on autopilot now. It's like Doug said. People see it in theaters and they're like "I remember Lion King I liked Lion King let's go". It's like we are just conditioned to watch these movies due to the association with the original even if they are crap. And all Disney has to do is keep peddling them out.

[@ghastly_12]

Imagine having to dumb down a movie for modern audiences when said audiences have already seen the original

[@princessthyemis]

Barf...

[@wstine79]

Rob: "Hey, Doug, wanna watch a talking dog movie with Brad instead?"

[@ginadigiovanni6610]

😄

[@cam62cam811]

Soooo ... GOOD BOY IS NEXT !

[@jorami4838]

Why do modern movies NEED to make women serious and stoic all the time -_-

[@TeresaKinsley]

It’s Disney trying to be woke without even asking an actual woman how to write female characters more accurately.

[@beachballssideaccount]

It's Hollywood's number one rule that modern feminist characters aren't allowed to have a slither of personality.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

@@beachballssideaccount Which doesn't bode well for that Alien reboot that's being worked on.

[@dragongirl89115]

Because it's a bunch of men trying to write women and treating us like we're freaking aliens.

[@bbwblk]

@@TeresaKinsley LOL, the writers are women.

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

Two years ago, if you called The Lion King unimpressive, you would have been laughed out of most circles. Today, if you called The Lion King unimpressive, everybody would say, "Yeah. What else is new?"

[@CloudHiro]

well visually? it looks impressive. problem is thats it. they put absolutely no soul into it that it might as well be a hour long tech demo

[@Starfals]

They can spit on their legacy all they want, but they cant erase what they have made in the past. The original one is pure gold, so F this ugly looking soulless remake.

[@XenoSpyro]

@@CloudHiro "visually? it looks impressive" imagine still being amused by cgi over the last 20+ years its existed. insert polished turd reference here.

[@CloudHiro]

@@XenoSpyro im just saying considering its all cgi down to the dirt and sky it is pretty impressive looking. except for the animals expressionless faces, even more expresionless tban real animals you not really able to tell its cgi

[@manoftruth0935]

XenoSpyro some CG animation looks good, despite it being incredibly fake. This Lion King clearly isn’t.

[@THEGAMECHANGER-ry7bw]

I can't imagine how people reacted when you said you burst out a laughing in the theater

[@ursaminor9780]

Yeah, I wonder how people reacted in mine. I didn’t laugh out loud, but I did have a sorta snorting chuckle if memory serves correctly. (I tried to stifle it, to stay polite)

[@THEGAMECHANGER-ry7bw]

@@ursaminor9780 fair enough

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@THEGAMECHANGER-ry7bw what ur thoughts on this movie

[@Whimsy3692]

*Person turns* "Oh, shit, is that the Nostalgia Critic?? Oh man, I can't wait for THAT video review!" XD

[@aidenkriens-nauer5575]

Man, I burst out into giggles and couldn't stop for about 5 seconds. Some kids looked at me, but no one really paid attention. In fact, I heard a couple of other people laugh.

[@skeleton_entertainment]

My biggest problem with this movie was Rafiki not having his stick/staff

[@ssffe529]

@CJ_CrushingC_R It's funny. Even though they cut out the most important part where Rafiki's stick was actually important in but hey, I guess the fight is more important than the lesson Simba was taught by Rafiki? That and they just don't do that in real life. It would look fake ughh

[@spikethedragon2909]

Disney: Mr. Jones, we want you to reprise your role as Mufasa. James Earl Jones: What's in it for me? Disney: 💰 💰 💰 James Earl Jones: Count me in

[@chasehedges6775]

His performance was so.... tired. That's all.

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@chasehedges6775 so was every acting in this film

[@noahblair3020]

💤 🛌

[@dougbriglmen716]

Chase Hedges67 Yeah you can tell that he is getting on in years and he probably didn’t try that hard either😞

[@RoboBeastWarrior]

Disney: "Um, Mr. Jones? The deal was that you would actually put some effort into this." James Earl Jones: "I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further!"

[@zackcross7190]

I want Doug to do an Austin Powers opening with one of the Disney remakes. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my office. I have gathered here before the biggest executives for the Disney corporation. And yet... each of you has failed to give audiences a good Disney remake. That makes me angry. And when the Nostalgia Critic gets angry, Buster and Chaplin get upset. And when Buster and Chaplin get upset... people DIE!!!”

[@annvictor9627]

And get turned into many, many catnip-filled mice?

[@jbearclowater]

Beyond even the issue of "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" being set in the daytime, I find the vocals in that song don't mix well. Don't get me wrong, Glover and Beyonce are both great singers, but they don't sound great together in my opinion. For a song that has a line about 'living in perfect harmony' their voices just do not work well together. Beyonce's vocals are just so much more powerful in that song that it makes it sound like Glover is struggling to keep up with her, and better mixing could have solved that problem.

[@IAmInfinitus208]

Exactly, Beyonce takes up way too much of the mix and Glover is mixed terribly here!

[@a.b.cooper4807]

Plus it doesn't help Beyonce flexes more than she sings in this song. I'm all for runs and belting and whatnot, but there's a time for flair and there's a time for simple: using both at the right times is what makes a song powerful.

[@QueenAvacado]

I’m pretty sure they didn’t even record the song in the same room, like Beyoncé was at a entirely different recording studio so that’s probably why it sounds like shit.

[@FlutterbyRose95]

@@a.b.cooper4807 I felt that too! I remember watching it and thinking it was too the song's detriment that it had Beyonce because she is such a great singer but she was flexing so much that it felt like it should be the pop cover in the credits not actually in the movie.

[@fordroberts1409]

“*Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap* TOTAL 5|-|!T” - Doug Walker

[@shiveringtimber49]

It's been way too long since you've done a First Viewing

[@will131986]

I wish you two did more of these. They’re hilarious. Would you ever consider doing great nostalgic films from the past like monty python, clue, air plane etc.?

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Oh I would love a Clue First Viewing...they'd probably gush over Tim Curry's awesomeness the whole time. XD

[@acairconditioning5666]

I’ll be honest, your explanation of why Jon Faveru did this the most, and it’s probably true. He can make good stuff, but he makes bad films to get money.

[@jarrodedson5441]

Not true he made the live-action jungle book movie and that was a pretty dang good movie

[@VicenteTorresAliasVits]

If it's true, then it's an excuse. Just because it's not a passion project doesn't mean he can't put energy and creativity. Whether you like THE JUNGLE BOOK 2016 or not, you have admit he did try and Disney did allow him to make as many changes to the original as he wanted.

[@salt6500]

my theory is that disney saw that a lot of people liked the jungle book BECAUSE it was so realistic, and disney made him go even more realistic, sacrificing facial emotion

[@xblade149]

Its still no excuse

[@brucesnow7125]

The problem is that Lion King is way too iconic. You can't change much, because every little change is gonna cause outrage. So you have no choice but make a copy and paste movie. It's stupid, it didn't need to be remade. Like, Mulan for example, I understand. They are doing something different with it. Wtf is the point of this? Just seeing things in live action which is way less expressive than animation?

[@DukeofKeK]

Skip the remake and just watch the original movie.

[@ghostface9652]

Sounds like a plan 👍

[@jarrodedson5441]

@Patrick Wastie I want to forget about this remake it's awful

[@RyanLBrown9396]

Joey Bryant Like normal people

[@chasehedges6775]

@@jarrodedson5441 I'll just watch Atlantis The lost Empire and Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[@Somebody9666]

As everyone should do with every "remake" they made and will make in the future.

[@Duncanate]

I find the lack of Jeremy Irons disturbing.

[@Whimsy3692]

I know. They wanted James Earl Jones back, but not Jeremy Irons? Oh, _sorry._ Didn't know his voice wasn't iconic or nice-sounding enough, either. Looked at some interviews. Turns out, he actually wanted to be in the remake.

[@Starfals]

@@Whimsy3692 Total bummer ;/ But better be out of this trash movie anyways. Sure, if it was a good movie.. it would have been better with Jeremy in it but alas.

[@eclipsehorse8693]

@Katy TerBerg but he DID do 'Dungeons and Dragons'... :)

[@chasehedges6775]

@@eclipsehorse8693 LET THEIR BLOOD RAIIIIINNNN FROM THE SKAI!

[@chasehedges6775]

@Katy TerBerg Yatatatata!

[@beats0me]

Simba’s yell of “NOOOOOO” just looks like a house cat meowing to me XD

[@MarimbaBuddy]

This isn't movie related, but that intro segment with the kitten trying to eat Rob's watch was pretty adorable. One of my old college roommates had a kitten that would chew on the round end of the sink's faucet handle (seriously, I would look over and she would have that whole thing in her tiny mouth!). Still, gotta love kittens and their naivety!

[@camilogarciaylasaari1857]

I don't know what's emptier: me after watching this or the dead eyes of the animals

[@mityakiselev]

the void inside me

[@MrChillaxin2010]

When you realize "I just can't wait to be king" translates to "I just can't wait till dad dies".

[@NeroCM]

Why do you assume Simba understands that? A lot of children don't understand what death means. Just a few scenes later, Simba (talking of the original here) asks his father if they're gonna be together forever. He has no idea his father must die for him to be King.

[@agonleed3841]

@@NeroCM that original comment comes from like cinemasins or something. Lot of people in KZbin don't have their own opinions. They just repeat something they heard in another video. And that video was making that point as a joke.

[@brentparker7359]

10:08 -- The actual ending to the fairy tale Snow White involves the Evil Queen being made to wear red-hot iron shoes at Snow White's wedding and dance until she drops dead.

[@mgunter]

You have an energetic cat. Play with it, Film it, put it on KZbin to pay for the shoots only to somehow see the yellow circle.

[@KTKomedy2813]

DOUG: It feels like we suddenly stepped into the animal version of "This is the End", that Seth Rogen comedy, which I'm okay with. ME: Like.

[@ChristionGirl45]

"This sounds like the music from the video game!!" Let's be real, even the video game was more intense and interesting then this film will ever be!! Also side not, I want Doug's shirt, it is so cool!! 🔥

[@darknessrising2453]

And a better actor than anyone in the film.

[@TeresaKinsley]

Both Buster & Doug’s shirt are better actors than the animals in this movie.

[@breezingby2611]

I still can’t understand why they would have “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” happens during the day I know everyone’s talked about it, but how can you mess that up so badly?

[@omnimonramone8459]

The editors are trolling us.

[@MuffinMcFluffin]

I guess they were thinking there wouldn't be that much to see at night. They could have at least had the sun setting the whole time, and the sun actually be set at latest halfway through the song.

[@Sayrden]

@@MuffinMcFluffin I have to assume that they tried it at night and just couldn't make it work. A _sane_ person might take that as a sign that something that works when hand-drawn doesn't necessarily work in photorealistic CGI, but...

[@cbolanz1]

Maybe in the little mermaid under the sea will be filmed on the beach

[@cheyennejohnson-m7i]

Absolutely hate the remakes, so lifeless and bland and yet so many simps who are driven by nostalgia lap up.

[@nocreativename]

It’s sickening

[@xBloodxFangx]

Learn to read animal emotional ques, the film has a lot of emotion to it.

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

@@xBloodxFangx The film didn't bother to animate actual animal emotional cues. Lions aren't blank-faced like that, and it's even more jarring when they're talking expressively but barely move or emote with it...

[@kbatraful]

The others are good but this one is just garbage

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

@@kbatraful Yeah I give credit to films like Cinderella and Aladdin for trying some new storylines, and tbh, I thought Beauty and the Beast was not bad. But this...like they said in their Aladdin viewing...is "bottom of the barrel."

[@SukiNoKoe]

Crappy Simba: "No!" Walker Brothers laugh at the same time: "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" xD

[@autumbreeze1129]

Ironic Rob praises the voic cast... because it's literally the only review on the cover of this Nature Mockumentary: "The voice cast is brilliant". Literally the only positive review they could put on the cover. How pathetic is that?

[@ogreface8]

You've gotta admit, the times Mufassa's theme plays (blocking the sun, saving Simba andala, jumping into the stampede) were the most epic parts of the movie.

[@trainstorm1225]

Everyone: “Lion King is the worst remake.” Dumbo Remake: **sweats nervously**

[@PetProjects2011]

I felt like the Dumbo remake was just different enough, that I felt it wasn't that bad. My only real nitpick was I thought it was kinda boring.

[@spawn9892001]

Ahh the time tim burton said, yes now lets turn the joy off

[@somethingsuperbland8829]

@@spawn9892001 isn’t that what he always does?

[@humzahashmi2977]

@@somethingsuperbland8829 no

[@somethingsuperbland8829]

@@humzahashmi2977 since when?

[@MrChillaxin2010]

Film Theory actually did a theory about Simba's all bug diet and found he can survive on just insects (African Termites), but at the cost of his jaw and teeth strength.

[@Weremachine]

Thank you for mentioning this!!

[@roarinfireball]

The worst was changing the line about the past hurting. I legit pounded my fists in the theaters next to my stepmother.

[@shawty7303]

I agree. The whole ending fight with shenzi and nala came out of nowhere. Would've been better to add the reason why they dislike each other. Like the hyenas were getting sick and tired of getting the end of the stick. So scar made them an offer. It would've been cool to see nala always teasing shenzi. But when scar took over. Shenzi would've done the same thing back. That would've add some depth to the story. Not another copy

[@ChristionGirl45]

It would of been great had there been some story behind their hatred for each other! But, that would of actually required Disney to put some actual effort into this movie!! 🙃

[@clauliz5502]

Even though Carmen Sandiego is no longer a villain, she is still a thief.

[@MouseGoat]

But i think the point here that i also agree to, is this idea that you just can't have evil women in western films no more. Tanks to the new world order, all women must be perfect, complicated, and independent of any males.

[@rolay7730]

Not really, she usually returns what she stole to the people V.I.L.E. took it from. The only time I can think of her really taking something and not giving it back was when Player hacked into V.I.L.E. bank accounts to use them in an auction. Though even that was for charity. They honestly could have gone grayer with her, in my opinion.

[@xblade149]

She's a anti hero/anti villain

[@ztslovebird]

Clauliz And she doesn’t work for the “good guys.”

[@rolay7730]

@@xblade149 No, she isn't. An anti-hero is by definition, "a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes" She doesn't lack any "heroic attributes" I mean batman counts because he is all about fear and occasionally tortures people for information. She never went dark, and the only time she actually stole something and wasn't just returning it to the rightful owner, she was giving it to charity indirectly but still to charity. She is pretty far from an anti-hero and is nowhere near an anti-villain.

[@Shadow1Yaz]

Scene opens, Rob: Siiiiiiiiigh. 😤

[@yeetthebeatout6906]

"This is the worst remake" Mulan 2020: Hold my Chi

[@faithwright4533]

At least Mulan 2020 tried a few new things instead of just having it be a cardboard cutout copy-and-paste. Also, the action scenes were pretty decent and the visuals are nice.

[@ghostsharklegs6687]

I liked the new Carmen San Diego. It took the character everyone liked best and made her the lead. It has a lot of little profound moments about why history is important. I always got the impression that the decision was made because they wanted to tell a specific story.

[@timothymorris157]

1994 gave us The Lion King whereas 2019 gave us The Dying King.

[@jarrodedson5441]

Let's just hope

[@timothymorris157]

Jarrod Edson hope for what exactly?

[@chasehedges6775]

@@timothymorris157 For better movies, I guess

[@ChristionGirl45]

I mean technicality the original was also "The Dying King" cause well, ya know Mufas's death and all! 😅

[@lainsechoes]

I was really hoping he'd do a 'first viewing' of Hunchback, but I'm at least glad he did for this one :)

[@chasehedges6775]

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame is a masterpiece compared to this. EDIT: Esmerelda was hot.

[@joshuav875]

He saw Hunchback years before making the review from last week.

[@lainsechoes]

Joshua V he’s also seen all the x-men movies, and Superman Returns, but guess what? He did videos anyway. Next.

[@jbearclowater]

@@joshuav875 He also said at the start of this video he saw this before as well. They've talked about their process before, they always re-watch a movie prior to writing the script for the NC so they have an idea of what jokes to put where and stuff.

[@VicenteTorresAliasVits]

Although they make expcetions for first viewings, I think they only do it with movies they've only seen once, especially if enough time has passed to maybe have a new opinion.

[@charliesketchman4337]

I love your cats. They’re cute. Kinda wish mine didn’t die. Glad to see you guys have not one, but two cats.

[@Nasser851000]

This movie got the Dementor treatment XD

[@chasehedges6775]

It just sucks everything out of you.

[@counthermann4702]

Will we get Ever a Harry-potter-month ?

[@breadducky4514]

In that, it sucked the money out of our pockets!

[@cam62cam811]

I just wanna say this 1 thing: this is the 1st "1st viewing" we've watched, while going through a pandemic !

[@aidanoneill3730]

Ok?

[@genericyoutubecommentchann7418]

5:01 I legitimately thought there was a grey filter over the video for a second.

[@mleighqs]

The original animated Lion King is my Favorite Disney Film, this just hurts :(

[@chasehedges6775]

The original was fantastic.

[@mleighqs]

@@chasehedges6775 ikr.

[@tannerprice5151]

Same

[@nerdtuga9180]

Actually the people that made this movie aren't dumb. They were so smart that they figured out that they could just recycle the story of the original, put in realistic animation and well-known actors on it, put absolutely no effort in anything else and people would fall for it and earn them over a billion dollars. And I'm ashamed to say that I was one of the ones who fell for it. We are the dumb ones.

[@socklock1957]

IKR? They really should just call all of the Disney live-action remakes “Autopilot Division”: Just recycle the basic story, change aspects of it that don’t even try to improve it, cast modern popular actors (even if some of them can’t sing), and then just sit back and watch the money roll in. 😒

[@vwgames49]

This is one of those movies with absolutely 0 reason to exist

[@mityakiselev]

money

[@omnimonramone8459]

@@mityakiselev we've got to have... MONEY.

[@LordBummenbachsBalls]

“That’s not the king”.... Shows Scar “That’s the queen” I’m dead😂😂😂😂

[@DarkKnightofAnime]

You know what this film didn’t have that the animated one did? EMOTIONAL ATMOSPHERE It knew what emotions to capture in the moment and the animators also knew what they wanted us to feel and how to convey those emotions through the visuals and story as well as how to capture that through the perspective of the characters This fails on both levels COMPLETELY, sorry I had to get this rant out of my system

[@ztslovebird]

DeathKnightofAnime I can’t feel anything in this movie. The 1994 movie never fails to make me cry, or panic, or laugh. The Broadway show is full of even more emotion. This is a black hole of emotion.

[@ssffe529]

The lions are such bad actors of this film which is funny cause that's one of the important parts of animation. Is to make the character come alive to match their voices and you know.....act it out through drawings or whatever medium it is. Too bad Favreau was too obsessed with realism than actually trying out something else for this film that would make the story more interesting visually.

[@ribottostudio]

Can someone tell me WHY. ON EARTH. WAS SHADOWLAND. NOT. SUNG HERE? If they wanted to show Nala escaping sure okay go for it but IMAGINE Beyonce, FCKING BEYONCE AS NALA singing SHADOWLAND. But no, she sings Spirit, which while being a stunning song, was placed in absolutely the oddest part of the film, and it just creates a HUGE diegetic problem with the movie.

[@cbolanz1]

WHERE IS HE LIVES IN YOU!?

[@mst3k3000]

1:37 "That's your head" probably would've been way funnier to put in for this meeting for Mufasa and Rafiki in this version. ^^

[@MrHackSatireVideos]

They take so much punishment for our viewing pleasure! Hahaha

[@jarrodedson5441]

I'm surprised there brains aren't broken

[@Sayrden]

10:32 I wonder if Doug and Rob know that they're describing the original ending of Snow White (the wicked queen is forced to dance in red-hot iron shoes until death). It seems like the kind of thing that they'd know, but it's not so specific that it seems intentional.

[@sydneyslaughter7163]

They didn’t even make Scar a darker color to make him stand out as the villain!

[@victoriaa7128]

I agree with you about the ending Doug, I always thought it was a bit weak. When I first saw the original Lion King I thought, "Man, if Scar had kept his trapper shut when Simba was on the edge, he probably would've won." They knew what kind of ruler Scar was, shouldn't they have realized that there was more to the story about Mufasa's death? Plus, he's forcing Simba to move closer and closer to the edge, and no one's gonna stop him?! I know the hyenas are in the way, but he's your king! It's like come on big cats, pounce!

[@ironcladnomad5639]

I haven't really been onboard with the Disney remakes, but when they announced James Earl Jones and Hans Zimmer were returning, I washed my hands of all this. The worst part is the fact James Earl Jones still has a great voice, but he simply doesn't have the power he brought in the original. Just pull up both versions of the movie and compare the line, "A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun."

[@jonathanbaileyartanimation2992]

The Broadway musical is STILL a spectacular live action adaptation!

[@cbolanz1]

WHERE IS MY BROADWAY SOUNDTRACK IN THE REMAKE!?

[@dilloncrowe1018]

Doug: "Seth Rogan is legit talented and funny..." Santa Inc.: " you were saying?..."

[@danielthenorwegianguy]

We owe Gus Van Sant an apology for his remake of Psycho

[@bendytheinkdemon6910]

That one was better than this

[@marythetheatrekid2525]

3:56 Love the Monty Python Life of Brain reference! 😊❤️

[@unfunnyyenjen3611]

Doug is wearing the coolest t-shirt ever!

[@Venom94.]

This channel has been a joy to watch during these stuck at home times !

[@Shadowkey392]

3:44 you have to admit, though, that hearing them all chanting “be prepared! Be prepared! at the end was neat. 4:17 I recommend you look up “the stampede” music on KZbin. Without the rest of the sound in that scene, it actually sounds really good.

[@smaakjeks]

Also, just imagine how amazing Can't Wait To Be King *could* have been if made in that same stylised colourful way as the original, but in CGI.

[@steveharper2463]

I’m gonna say this again: The Broadway musical is the TRUE Live Action remake

[@BossHoggBroDog]

“That’s a gene pool in a downward spiral” killed me

[@connerrock1164]

One thing that just got me actually angry about the ending IS THAT NALA OR SIMBAS MOM IN THE BATTLE AGAINST SHENZI I REALLY CANT TELL

[@salt6500]

it was nala, you could hear her talk lol

[@motodog242]

If it's a blue-eyed lioness, it's Nala, if it's a brown-eyed lioness, it's any other lion.

[@joelwilliams146]

My own MOM laughed at the part where Simba shouted "Nooooooo!!!" 😂 😂😂!!!

[@98953812]

3:03 I think they made Shenzi the leader because, in reality, female hyenas are the leaders of the pack. Besides I think Shenzi was always the lead of the three in the original, correct me if I'm wrong.

[@Mariorox1956]

Ah yes, The Lion King 2019. Or as I like to call it, "That's it?" Because I would say that every time something was disappointing.

[@annvictor9627]

When Rob and Doug did that bit about "dance for me," I visualized that crazy guy in "Reefer Madness" demanding that the lady playing the piano play faster and faster.

[@kayhaven4710]

“Dance for ME!” I see you have read the original ending for Snow White and the death of the Evil Queen.

[@sparco956]

If you watch the YMS video on Kimba the White Lion vs The Lion King, its painfully obvious that animated movies about royal lion cubs that come into their own will always share similar elements because its impossible to write stories using African elements without them. You will always have mandrills, always have hornbills, the spirits will always appear in nature. Like these are just common storytelling elements of African folklore.

[@abelmantor7557]

"Hey guys , wait up. I wanna go to Hollywood too." XD 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆

[@heyyo966]

2:53 wow I actually wanted you to actually acknowledge the carmen Sandiego reboot for a while

[@twitchfixer1344]

Buster eating a watch was so cute XD

[@powerrangernerd8122]

I remember seeing the movie, and, with the original, I could tell which lioness was Nala and which was Sarabi, but with the remake, I can't tell which lioness is facing off with the female hyena. That's how bad it is. Not to mention that, before I saw it, I was shown the Mufasa death scene, and I legit said "so, that's scar? They both look exactly the same!"

[@RickRaptor105]

8:50 Rob confirmed YMS watcher

[@thelittleal1212]

4:19 the ironic thing, even if it’s meant to be more realistic. I’ve seen much much larger herds of thousands of wildebeest in documentaries, so it still would be realistic and more intense if they had as many like in the original in the canyon .

[@sabrinamiller3671]

The real live-action remake for me is the Broadway show. I like it even more than the original. It's so powerful, full of soul, emotion, and fresh songs, scenes, and ideas without taking away anything from the original, only truly improving on it! It handled it with such dignity.

[@tiamystic]

YES! Stage shows were enough.

[@kylemorello4787]

About why they couldn't move the Pridelands to Timon and Pumbaa's place, it's because Scar is in charge and he doesn't want to admit he's destroying everything. Sarabi told him that they have to leave Pride Rock, but Scar then responds "We're not going anywhere! I'm the king! I can do whatever I want!" However, the idea of the pride moving their home to the jungle at the end when Scar's defeated actually does sound interesting. Maybe even something they could have used in this film, but tHaT wOuLd Be DiFfErEnT!