The Lion King - Movie Review w/ Rob Walker!

Special Guest Rob Walker joins Brad to talk about the 2019 Disney remake of The Lion King!
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[@GlassesnMouthplates]

I feel like Rob is taking refuge at Brad's house from an angry Doug.

[@mazimadu]

Ha!

[@diggerfan9319]

And Doug's review of the 2019 remake just made me feel that Disney is dead of creativity.

[@p.z.arnott2329]

I've seen Doug's review and I wouldn't blame him.

[@TheTigersfan20]

LOL exactly what I thought

[@kyogresfunchannel]

@@diggerfan9319 Also They Lost Creativity in their parks. I have theory that Universal Stole Disney’s Magic.

[@vest816]

"Brad, my brother hated Lion King so much I can't get a word in on his review, and he has been screaming non-stop for the last four hours. Can I come over?"

[@SukiNoKoe]

This is what happened. xD

[@whoknowswhocares885]

Walker screams when he doesn’t have to.

[@sonzillamariocraft]

Not that I can blame him

[@kylemorello4787]

"I'm starting to miss his Beauty and the Beast rap."

[@cameronfindlay5574]

It used to be angry solo Brad and disappointed Walker Bros. For this gem it's Brad-Rob and angry solo Doug.

[@B-Dad]

Poor Doug. Getting saddled with all the hateful feelings and then having to do it alone. I hope he called a hotline or something😞

[@anniechrist6204]

This is a much nicer car than the old one...

[@Logan912]

Very room-y

[@SigEpBlue]

Not even a Maybach has cathedral ceilings!

[@ZER0O9]

And it came with a free Rob Walker, what a bargain!

[@thunderphoenix440]

Of movies like this, I can only say this. The animated versions of them will still be loved in a hundred years. The live action remakes will be forgotten by the end of this one.

[@jakublulek3261]

They don't have Jeremy Irons as Scar. And that made original movie so much scarier for seven years old me, and even now, he is just awesome villain.

[@Deactorr]

Indeed.

[@KingRandor82]

cause we all still care about Will Smith's performance from like last month, right? ;)

[@Lauren_210]

Teep Exactly. If Snow White has managed to be beloved, watched by families, and still talked about today for over 80 years, then that’s saying something. Everytime these remakes come out, I only see Hot Topic/Spencer’s merchandise of the original animated films that it’s based on, the remake is briefly talked about for a few weeks, swept under the rug, and we go back to talking and loving the original ones, so what’s the point of these?

[@KingRandor82]

@@Lauren_210 the Aladdin merch is already on Clearance at Target. I think the point is for Disney to make some quick cash to cover their debts for all the acquisitions, and low park turnouts. It's funny: Toy Story 4 was meant to generate more excitement for the area of the park. I....don't think it did.

[@dragoncatoverload]

I really wish people would start respecting animation more. The only reason we have all these live action remakes is some mix of nostalgia and the belief that live action/realistic automatically makes it better and more adult. Oh also gonna be interesting to see how well this ages. The more realistic something tries to look the worse it tends to age. Because usually when something is more realistic looking it’s using the most high end effects at the time and those effects eventually get outdated. There are some major exceptions though

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

The scene with the mouse (in the original) is awesome. When you first see it you don't realize what's going, but then when you rewatch it you get a preview of just HOW DIFFERENT Scar is compared to his brother, all the way down to their versions of "the circle of life" and Scar's lack of respect for life and its circle. Then at the end when Simba comes back home and Pride Rock is just dead, it's Scar's outlook taken to its most logical conclusion. It's just one of the reasons why the original is one of the best.

[@carteranimationz2897]

This felt more like a review, Doug's felt like a rant 😅😅😅

[@jonathansefcik473]

11:30 I’m glad I’m not the only one who remembers Dinosaur (2000) exists

[@isaactheworshipwarrior6687]

That was my childhood

[@cbfall]

Outstanding movie!!!

[@Cecona]

I used to have the little toy baby dino that would make noises and stuff from that movie.

[@kevinkrupski246]

Well it does have a ride at Disney Animal Kingdom.

[@andrewchung2940]

If you want to see Disney successfully pull off animated realism, don't look to any of their modern films, go all the way back to 1940s, with Bambi and the Rite of Springs segment in Fantasia. Bambi, in spite of the deliberate push for realism, still had to caricature the deer to connect with the audience and to have their dialogue seem natural. The dialogue and the story were also quite simple and sparse, driving home the naturalism aspect of the film. For the Rite of Springs, Walt's mandate was NOT to humanize the dinosaurs, to present them as powerful beasts. It also helps that the dinosaurs DO NOT talk. They look and act like dinosaurs. The end. And even then, they put in subtle forms of animated acting to have the audience be emotionally connected to the dinosaurs. It's pretty bad when Disney of today with sophisticated VFX cannot pull off what Walt Disney and his team of 2D animators with their primitive tools did nearly a century ago.

[@MrGojira95]

Honestly, the money used in this Lion King remake should’ve been put into a full CGI Transformers, with Optimus Prime and Megatron as main characters, and taking place on Cybertron.

[@angusng7792]

How about a full CGI Godzilla movie with just monsters and no humans?

[@3van1993]

How about rubber suit Transformers, kinda like the old Godzilla?

[@TheOtherJonB]

This movie has so many issues, the biggest offense was that they made scar a generic boring villian. As a kid he was my favorite character because he was charismatic and he so deliciously evil. He was having fun being the baddie

[@rommix0]

It's like the new one forgot to practice his curtsy.

[@matthewbennett9928]

I disagree I think he has more depth. He is more evil and menacing my opinin but i am also not a purist either.

[@cbolanz1]

JonJacobJingleHimerSmit I felt like this movie misused its 30 minutes of extra footage so bad that even every episode of Monty pythons flying circus has more exploration than this

[@CoolNala]

You know a movie like this leaves no lasting, emotional mark on an audience, especially after the scene where Young Simba and Mufasa have their powerful discussion just after Mufasa saves his son and Nala from the hyena is shot from behind them (Meaning we, as an audience, get to hear the conversation while only seeing the backs of the two lions). Because, as you know, that kind of shot leaves a much bigger emotional impact than the original movie, in which Mufasa is shown with actual expression that show a great character and bond he has with his son. Not to mention how, in some scenes, the dialogue is pushed to a fast pace that we barely get time to process what happened, like when Simba and Nala reunite as adults. Nala instantly recognizes him without question... And there's hardly any emotional buildup around it. Even the voice actors themselves don't put much effort into their roles sometimes. When I hear Beyonce, I hear just her voice... I don't see and/or hear a Nala, and I swear that Donald Glover was trying to audition for Black Panther 2. Finally, some of the new dialogue they either added or replaced from the original film sounded it like it came from the writers of The Lion Guard, because, yes, nothing's funnier and more amusing than listening to humor and dialogue meant for preschoolers and kindergarteners in a epic film such as this.

[@halfdemonprince]

“It looks pretty, and does absolutely nothing.” - Lindsay Ellis

[@shafiqiqmal8938]

Uh oh, you said an ex-channel awesome content creator.

[@Targisvear]

I was going to like your comment then thought... does it look pretty? XD

[@ThomasStreet93]

But it doesn't even look pretty.

[@SRLovesPandas1]

Pretty? More like uninspired and bland.

[@Vespuchian]

"Thanks, I hate it."

[@jonsilha5419]

Rob I am guessing wanted to review this other than your brother because after watching this movie you realized his hated would over power your opinion of the film.

[@Daviddd16]

This remake got the co-writer of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull...yep.

[@DieHardAlien]

They should've gotten Werner Herzog to direct this along with John August (Big Fish, Go) as the screenwriter.

[@Logan912]

Is there a scene where Simba survives a nuclear explosion by hiding in a refrigerator?

[@Daviddd16]

@@Logan912 No but that would've been amazing and hilarious!!! 🤣

[@Daviddd16]

@@DieHardAlien Yeah probably would've been better than what we got here.

[@Daviddd16]

@ECKohns No it was Jeff Nathanson, he co-wrote with Koepp and Lucas on Kingdom and wrote this movie too.

[@psychokitty444]

So basically Gus Van Sant's The Lion King? EDIT: Whoops, you made that comparison, too.

[@LegoManiac_101]

psychokitty444 I thought that M Night Shyamalan directed this film because there was no emotion in the voice acting. Also, I’d compare The Lion King (2019) to The Last Airbender (2010) because both films had a grey filter throughout the film and emotionless acting/voice acting.

[@VicenteTorresAliasVits]

@@LegoManiac_101 Nah, T.L.A. had much more color.

[@SlenWash]

This was WAY better than the Psycho remake!

[@DaiGato420]

Man Doug look weird also miss the car

[@tuschman168]

Right?! Where's the damn car. I can't watch this like that. ...OK, I'll try. But I won't enjoy it. Bring back the car!

[@Greendalewitch]

@@tuschman168 Bring back Jilians car where you had to open the door and close it to turn on the lights.

[@tuschman168]

@@Greendalewitch Yeah. That was classic Midnight Screenings. I don't like changes!

[@Clay3613]

The car made the series so much different from other reviewers, plus it was right after he saw the movie.

[@Greendalewitch]

@@tuschman168 I can get behind almost every change, but midnight screenings not in a car? That feels too weird for me. The car was a signature for the Midnight Screenings. Changing it is like if Ebert stopped reviewing movies on the balcony and started shooting at home. Its just too weird for me.

[@TheTrekkie42]

Review starts at 3:04 by the way.

[@lunabearsong2043]

Thank you.

[@zachgoff7796]

Brad always starts off rambling about some bullshit

[@thectk1000]

I think the most accurate description I've heard about this movie is it doesn't add anything to the original, instead it only takes away.

[@matthewbennett9928]

I disagree with that.

[@Carmelmen1]

It added a lot of stuff, stupid ass.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

See I'm gonna shameless plug Andy Serkis' Mowgli Legend of the Jungle on Netflix because what he did was even though a majority of the cast is CGI animals, he had them take their faces and the faces of the animal they were playing and find a sweet spot where it was clear who was playing the role and yet it was still an animal. Benedict Cumberbatch's Shere Khan being the best example followed closely by Christian Bale's Bagheera. Or even Andy Serkis's work in the Planet of the Apes films, or heck, the 2016 Jungle Book because again, certain characters, namely Bill Murrary and Christopher Walken you can see the performance in the CGI Animal. Disney has all the money in the world to dump on these films, and boy does it show money alone does not make a film.

[@matthewbennett9928]

Yes and those exgrauted facial expressions in Netflix's Mowgli look creepy so I prefer the more realistic look of The Lion King

[@KingRandor82]

Idris Elba played Shere Khan.

[@AllyGatorAnimator]

That was in the Disney remake, OP is referencing another telling of the story that was made for Netflix (or was at least shown on there) @@KingRandor82

[@saidi7975]

Damn I LOVED Mowgli.

[@tastyloaf5487]

I never realised Doug & Brad have the same hair and beard, lol.

[@tonythepokemonguy751]

Tasty Loaf full blown Spider-Man meme

[@josephagar1005]

I didn’t hate the movie... but I hated the new version of Be Prepared.

[@FrizFreddy1994]

I'm more of the opposite.

[@matthewbennett9928]

I liked the new version i think it works better

[@sm4sh3d]

There was basically no song, just some silly screaming... Not to mention Jeremy Irons' voice was so much better

[@SRLovesPandas1]

I hated both

[@weirdguy1495]

I like what they were going for with it, but hated the execution, if that makes sense.

[@moonmochi6131]

Conclusion: if you REALLY need to watch a Live Action remake of Lion King... Just go and watch the musical. It's actually amazing guys. And a better way to spend your money.

[@Lauren_210]

I went to the Broadway show for my 15th birthday several years ago. It was amazing! Go to that instead of this.

[@matthewbennett9928]

Not everyone has the money to do that sorry not everyone is privileged like you and don't dictate what others should and should not do.

[@moonmochi6131]

@@matthewbennett9928 You could always watch it in video form, its like, you know, a movie but free! Even that has more life and color than this lifeless movie. I'm sorry you prefer to waste money in this and not save up for years like I did to travel to USA and watch it live. But hey, salt is also free lol

[@h0lly_blue]

@@matthewbennett9928 how is it possible to be both this bitter and this salty at the same time - calm down lad, no one's claiming you're broke

[@dragoncatoverload]

I thought it was alright. Original movie just kept playing in my head.

[@Headbanger142]

Well with 100 degree weather this month, it's better to record in a nice AC'd house than a hot car.

[@jbwarner8626]

You know how satisfying it is to hear Rob call out Doug on his criticisms that don't make sense? I can't tell you how many times I've been watching one of Doug's vlogs and gone "Wait, what's he complaining about?" Like in Wreck-It Ralph, where he thought the finale should've brought back all the video game cameo characters to fight Turbo (they didn't because that's not what the movie is about). Or in The Incredibles 2, where he wonders why the villain didn't just kill her brother to get him out of her way (because she was doing all that to help him, duh). Doug has a real common tendency to miss the big picture and get confused by smaller details because of it, and I'm glad Rob is aware of it.

[@h0lly_blue]

Timon and Pumbaa stole the show on this one, like seriously hats off to Billy and Seth, they probably had the most expression out of anyone in this movie

[@Wired4Life2]

Seth, however, can't sing to save his life.

[@nicholashill6148]

Yeah their the only thing in that movie where I was like, this is amazing

[@AussieDragoon]

Brad, please react to the cats trailer

[@1997residente]

The Lion King (1994) is the perfect balance between comedy and drama...you don't expect some real drama from Animals in real life .

[@SukiNoKoe]

I dare you to watch Homeward Bound or Babe and still say that afterwards. :/

[@jp3813]

Yet many people are actually complaining about the live action Mulan being different from the original animated film. Not to say that it can't end up like Dumbo, but at least it's not just a copy-and-paste remake. Many people forget that Scarface (1983) is actually a remake of a 1932 film.

[@moviemaestro800]

The Magnificent Seven is a remake of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, and Kurosawa also made Throne of Blood; a re-adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Tons of excellent remakes and reimaginings of stories out there. It's genuine passion that matters more than anything else, in addition to having an idea for such work that feels creatively warranted.

[@DisneyTLK110]

The new Mulan is actually a re-adaptation, not a remake of the animated Disney movie at all, that's the thing.

[@jp3813]

​@@DisneyTLK110 And people are still complaining about that b/c the movie has the same exact title.

[@DisneyTLK110]

@@jp3813 Yeah I agree that the use of the exact same font probably wasn't the best idea, they should've made it clear that it's a new thing.

[@jp3813]

@@DisneyTLK110 They wouldn't b/c Disney is clearly still banking on the nostalgia. Hence, the score will still play instrumental versions of the songs from the animated musical.

[@dancepiglover]

Something like "Homeward Bound" has voices that match the characters, but what they say also makes sense as being the thoughts of dogs and cats. Sassy refers to the sandbox as "the big litter box." Shadow gets concerned that the family has been gone too long and that something must be wrong. Chance doesn't trust anyone in a uniform because he had a bad experience at the pound. In "The Lion King," there's an intricately thought out plan of how to become the king, as well as contemplation on who you are and where your place is in the world. They don't act or think like animals so it doesn't come off right.

[@entertainmentpowerfuchs5744]

I saw woodrocket Loin King and now a have nightmares 😨

[@DieHardAlien]

Stupid question, but are they more expressive in that?

[@Coolcoolcooldude]

Don't worry guys, the next live action remake is Mulan and that comes out in March. That looks kind of decent. I know there is Lady and the Tramp but that is going straight to Disney Plus.

[@swanella8094]

Alec Rodriguez but the new Mulan doesn’t have Mushu or Li Shang in it. Which I’m also guessing means we aren’t getting any musical numbers, which in my opinion, are some of the best parts of the movie.

[@jordancarpenter6816]

@Alec Rodriguez Don't forget Maleficent 2 and the other remakes being The Little Mermaid, The Sword in the Stone, Lilo and Stitch, Cruella, Pinnocio, The Jungle Book 2 and the 2 Snow White Films.

[@melindoranightsilver9298]

No li Shang, the villian is going to be an evil powerful witch, no musical numbers. No just no.

[@jordancarpenter6816]

@@melindoranightsilver9298 Agreed. The only thing Mulan has going for it is that it features both Donnie Yen and Jet Li

[@KingRandor82]

Mulan I actually have hope for, as the original animated feature never did a whole lot for me.

[@ethanwashington9332]

1994 Lion King: voice quality over race. 2019 Lion King: race over voice quality.

[@cbolanz1]

2019 Lion King: 53% rotten tomatoes 1985 Black cauldron: 55% Disney is in a new dark age

[@ethanwashington9332]

cbolanz1 😢

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

I say just stick to hiring white actors - they generally have better voice quality.

[@RealKyndleNance]

Originality’s a joke to Disney now apparently. The Lion King is one of my favorite Disney movies, if not my favorite movies in general. No chance in hell I was gonna sit through another cynical cash crab of their collection of pointless remakes. My advice to Disney, I know they ain’t gonna listen but I’m gonna say it anyhow. If it ain’t broke, LEAVE. IT. A. LONE.

[@linda10989]

Thank you! Enough with the damn live-action remakes already!! Do something original, Disney

[@Deactorr]

👏👏👏👏

[@sm4sh3d]

Disney doesn't care, this movie is gonna make 1 billion dollars at the very least, nothing else matters

[@SukiNoKoe]

You did yourself a favor by skipping it; all you'd want to do is scream.

[@christopherbrickner5181]

Nobody watches original Disney films that are not animated. Also, most people enjoy them so just because you don't like doesn't mean others won't.

[@futuremovieactor]

Haven’t seen this one yet, but Doug’s review prefaced this by saying that Rob was depressed coming out of this movie.

[@mrpurple11]

And he was right

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Don't you see? Can You Feel The Love Tonight in daytime is a stepping stone for the new line of remake songs: Can You Feel The Love Tonight in daytime Under the Sea in a forest A Guy Like You sung to Esmeralda Colors of the Wind in a blizzard With A Smile And A Song but Snow White is crying You Can Fly on the ground Why Should I Worry in a slaughterhouse Tomorrow Is Another Day during the apocalypse

[@cbolanz1]

or I can go the distance sung 5 blocks away from mt olympus. or let it go being sung in the fall season. or I see the light being sung in a dark room with the fantastic four. or even better, let your conscience be your guide as jiminy cricket and Pinocchio do evil shit.

[@ChaoticLaughterInc]

As a fan of the original Pete's dragon I loved the remake! It held on to the original without the awkward musicals, but the actual "RL" remakes ARE GARBAGE!

[@HurricaneDDragon]

I love you guys for referencing Batman Forever

[@StygianSkunk]

Honestly, giving Shenzi a bit more of a presence as a character sounded somewhat interesting. Loved the hyenas from the original, but they only had so much screen time (the Graveyard, 'Be Prepared', short scene being discontented with Scar, and the battle) and tended to be minor parts. Could have been cool to showcase the animosity between the lions and hyenas. Yeah, maybe not that detailed, but still.

[@randallscott4581]

This is why Bob Iger needs to either step down or be fired, because he's the one who keeps green-lighting these remakes. Also, bring back hand-drawn animation!

[@thegreygoblin5165]

tbf, these are mostly greenlit by a dude named Alan Horn(the dude who had James Gunn temporarily fired from GOTG3) and Iger doesn't really much attention to these things

[@za-ir5ni]

He's making Disney billions of dollars. No fucking way would he or they want him to step down lol

[@jordancarpenter6816]

@Randall Scott Bob Iger is set to stay on until 2021 I think it was said. This is because the 20th Century Fox deal wouldn't have been agreed unless he stayed on for a few more years. Also yeah bring back hand-drawn animation.

[@thegreygoblin5165]

@@jordancarpenter6816 yeah, but Horn is the number 2 and has almost as much power as Iger, if I remember correctly he was the one actually give the greenlight before it was brought to Iger

[@jordancarpenter6816]

@@thegreygoblin5165 I know and it's a good point. But the problem is if you were to ask people who Alan Horn is, most of them wouldn't know who you are talking about. Mention Iger though and it will be on how he is ruining Disney.

[@devonchafe2764]

ROB 😍😍 please do more reviews together

[@GraveRobbinJake]

Oh hey rob, Has doug changed his glasses? Does he need a lozenge? his voice sounds ... sexier. =P

[@Deactorr]

Doug gave up the glasses. He's not the Guy With The Glasses anymore.

[@MoisesCharles]

Matthew Broderick is not always in a good role, but people need to seriously stop hating on him. Especially in The Lion King, because he was pretty damn great in that one. The guy has more talent in his pinky than most people have in their whole bodies.

[@poohandtiggervideosinc6163]

“Dumbo’s my favorite” those are words you don’t hear every day

[@brentparker7359]

14:14 -- This is a popular complaint these days. Personally, I can't imagine thinking "the voices of these TALKING ANIMALS need to be consistent with the group of people who live on this continent in real life in order for this film to make sense." Also, accents in Disney films have never, ever made sense, nor do I think they need to. All the Disney Princesses have American accents (Aurora, in particular, has a Southern accent, y'all.) KING ARTHUR has an American accent. Robin Hood has a British accent, but then Little John has an American accent! And they're a fox and a bear! There's nothing wrong with having a mostly black cast, either. Just when you're dealing with talking animals, I think anything goes.

[@AllyGatorAnimator]

Pretty much any "this movie about *insert fantastical concept here* isn't accurate enough so I can't get invested" has always irked me a bit. Don't get me wrong, if a film is heavily based in a country's culture, it kind of goes without saying that you'd want to be as close to that culture as you can be for immersion and to show a positive representation (especially if the cast are humans because...well, duh), but when the film is well beyond the realms of reality, my top priority isn't exactly, for example, "why the fuck is the talking spirit dragon from imperial China voiced by an American comedian?"

[@Lauren_210]

BRENT PARKER I’ve never really gotten this issue that other people seem to have (in this case with Doug and Rob, the original movie’s cast being mostly white actors). The thing is that the original was an animated movie that required only a voice cast to play the characters (and it’s a movie that has only animal characters and no humans), so the race of the actors didn’t matter. The directors for the original movie didn’t give a shit as to whether the cast was black or white. They hired actors like Matthew Broderick, Moria Kelly, James Earl Jones, etc., because they felt that those actors would fit the characters they wanted them to portray and the cast did very well with bringing those characters to life with so much personality. In Samurai Jack, yes, the main character is an Asian character and is voiced by Phil LaMarr (a black voice actor), but he fits the character very well and you’re not seeing the actor on screen when watching that show, so race doesn’t matter. Now, if you had a live action movie that does has a cast playing human characters on screen, takes place in the real world in a specific place, and/or is a period piece, then I would see the race of the cast being more of a concern. It would matter more especially if you’re making a biopic movie that’s about a real person (so if you were making a biopic about Abraham Lincoln, you cannot hire an Asian or Black actor to play him).

[@nolandavis1129]

I’d much rather watch Rob and Brad talk about it with a cool head than watch Doug go on a rant for 20 minutes.

[@Lauren_210]

Same here, though when I watched it myself (though not in theaters cause I didn't want to give my money for that shit), both Doug and Rob's separate discussions about the movie represented my two halves when it came to how I felt about it. I felt true anger cause the original is my favorite movie of all time and made me rage inside my head when watching how much they bastardized crucial scenes and characters while with Rob and Brad, it represents my cooling off after initial watching and having a civilized discussion with a friend of mine who also hated the movie.

[@Disney65Fan]

Wait your not Doug Walker haha. So basically I should watch the cartoon version instead.

[@hernanjimenez668]

I hadn´t noticed before, but in some parts of the video Rob´s pitch and voice is the exactly the same as Doug´s.

[@kagehikari4281]

I went to see this. It really was a corps of a movie. I was sitting thru the whole thing thinking how soulless is was. That was constantly on my mind and how they were just hitting the seens but alot of it was like puzzle pieces that were mashed together and not fitting. The movie didnt make me mad per say, but what really made me mad was Disney is getting rewarded big time for this. This was to me the most laziest directed, rushed, slapped together, soulless emotionless movie i ever seen. Scar was the worst! Ugh! He was a great villain! I was shocked by the big can you feel the love tonight that had no love and was not at night! Oh and it wasint Serabi Scar was originally hitting on, it was Nala. Thats why she ran.

[@cherriegetison6093]

Who hear remembers the room before the car before the room?

[@thegreatgoldfilms6311]

I need more of rob and brad discussing movies, I could watch it for EONS

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯💯💯 Yep.

[@jacobellison1763]

Would you say that Grumpy Cat gave a more emotionally investing performance in her movie?

[@cbolanz1]

Rob: If I'm picking rock bottom I think this is the one that broke me. The Little Mermaid: Mind If I cut In?

[@chasehedges6775]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@chasehedges6775]

The Little Mermaid 2023 at least had a good performance from the girl who played Vanessa(Ursula’s human form)

[@42PalaceOfWisdom42]

I'm pretty sure John Oliver was cast as Zazu because of the meme that he looks like the cartoon version

[@deltasceptile7805]

I wish Rob was the one who did Disneycember, because I respect his opinion way more than Doug's.

[@JojosCrazyChannel]

Same here.

[@94KSpeed]

This review is soooo much more constructive than when Doug reviewed it.

[@Doc_Trancy]

Keith David would’ve been perfect!

[@margueritelouisearmont7409]

Here's some questions you should ask yourself about why the 2019 Lion King made any money at all. #1: Did this Lion King have any competition? By the way, if you go to Box Office Mojo to look, you will see that it is quite obvious that it didn't. #2: How much pandering (merchandising, for example) did Disney do to little children to turn them into whiny brats so as to force their parents to take them to this piece of crap film just to shut them up? A LOT. #3: Is Disney banking on H.L. Mencken's quote "nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public"? ABSOLUTELY they are. If they weren't, they would still be making GOOD films.

[@briankelly130]

I don't know if it's the room they're in but does Rob sound a little deeper in this video?

[@eatatjoes6751]

I was so drunk throughout most of this I forgot Beyonce had a song.

[@cbolanz1]

Beyonces song was a piece of shit. No He Lives In You but that lame shit. Beyonce can go to hell.

[@firekind1980]

I recently saw Pocahontas was the A movie and King was the B movie. That reminded me of Rocky Horror. It was thought of as a disposable movie and look what happened.

[@adamgrunther1367]

Bob Iger: Life’s not fair, is it? You see I... I shall never have more Star Wars spinoffs, and you, will never be able to have the original film not made into a bland cash grab. Adieu.

[@rommix0]

Walt Disney from the grave: Didn't your daddy tell you not to play with your food?

[@thepodbaydoors-amoviepodca4568]

Jerry Here, The live-action Lion King is an annuity in action.

[@razorburn645]

Why couldn't they have spent that money on a remake of treasure planet?

[@Scorpshee]

Now I wish they had.

[@VidWatcher01]

The kid that did Simba's singing voice was Jason Weaver who played Michael Jackson in the Jackson Family TV movie. 26:25 In the cartoon there was a cut scene where Scar tried to bordeline force himself on adult Nala. Reaaaallllly uncomfortable but I think it's in the Broadway show

[@randalgraves6979]

🎼🎼Rob. Rob, Cinema Snob 🎼🎼😏

[@midnightthesmartfox9981]

Snape, Snape Severus Snape

[@randalgraves6979]

I get that reference, now 😐

[@LegoManiac_101]

I was disappointed that they didn’t cast Emma Watson as Nala.

[@jonathansefcik473]

Why did they stop shooting these in the car?

[@tomservo5007]

summer heat or they got a ticket for lewd behavior in the car when a cop noticed the steamed windows

[@firekind1980]

Jon Favreau made this and was in Spiderman this summer. He's very powerful in Hollywood right now.

[@randalgraves6979]

Came along way since PCU 😐

[@Lionkingview]

I've seen the original too much to a point where it's mostly background noise and visuals I connect with my childhood. The remake actually go caught me off guard. I liked it on a visual level quite a bit for different reasons than the original one. I guess I'm just a wildlife movie sucker. Plus this one weirdly enough made me think as opposed to the original one where I couldn't really take it all to seriously beyond the visuals.

[@mew10521]

Gosh they look like brothers

[@KEVMAN7987]

After having seen the Lion King "live-action" remake, I'm not going to bother to see any of the other ones. Except maybe Hunchback...

[@ecurps1]

well, the cathedral actually caught fire, so at least they have reference photos and recordings.

[@cbolanz1]

I said the exact same thing

[@drop_messages6226]

I remember seeing the Lion King when it came out in theaters and really enjoying it (was about 10 when it came out). Looking back, I think Lion King was the best Disney movie of that era, here are the reasons I like it: It does not follow the traditional Disney formula of a princess, does not have a fairy godmother, there are a few Elton John Songs I like and his music works with the movie, the struggle to become the King makes it feel like a medieval drama, It is willing to get dark and dark in a way not traumatic to kids and does not use magic (no transforms , not pumpkins turning into carriages). I would go one step further and say that Lion King is a Disney movie that is the most unDisney like. From what I remember, in most Disney movies, no ones job or position was questioned or challenged (I think in Pochahantas, there may have been a mutiny). I like that Simba has to fight to regain what is his. There is a level of goofiness in Lion King, but only for the secondary characters and does not directly effect the main plot (I think the murcat character dresses in drag in a scene, its been a long time since I have seen the original LK). The 2 guys reviewing the Lion King mentioned Beauty and the Beast. If they are talking about the animated movie from the early 90's, I remember the battle sequence near the end. I think there was a scene where one of the guys in Guston's "army" was somehow sucked into a wardrobe and came out in a dress, kind of funny but it softens the impact of the climax. Imagine Simba in a dramatic scene, and then someone made a silly joke, it would take something away from the scene, make it less meaningful. There was a time when "I have a lovely bunch of coconuts" was a funny catch phrase, was more relevant around the time of the release of the original.

[@bensneb360]

I’m not digging Laura new hair style 😂

[@zachwillas6329]

I can only imagine if they got Morgan Freeman to play Mufasa.

[@HenryConway007]

It just hit me. They’re doing these (and they’re able to do these) because they now own ILM. I mean, CINDERELLA and ALADDIN they might’ve done anyway, but I really don’t see them doing THE LION KING without owning ILM.

[@LegoManiac_101]

I am picturing Scar as James Potter, Kovu as Harry Potter, Simba as Draco Malfoy, and Mufasa as Lucius Malfoy.

[@bernielopez7429]

a shot-for-shot remake of Dumbo with realistic CGI would be completely insane and even though shot-for-shot remakes are across-the-board stupid and useless, trying to translate all of the wacky shit in Dumbo directly into live action would be kind of awesome

[@hetalianotaku7103]

Anyone here after watching Doug's review?

[@AliciaNyblade]

I love how so many are mad that this movie is a copy of the original and yet if Disney had done something different with it, like told the story from Scar's point of view to make him the good guy, those same people would be complaining that Disney had "ruined a classic". Yes, it'd be better if Disney simply started making original content again, but if these remakes must exist, I'd say better aim for the nostalgia than fuck up the story by adding whatever plot elements are trendy right now. And yes, I saw the movie yesterday and enjoyed it. So there.

[@Kaefer1973]

Well people who judge movies professionally don't think it's good and you like it anyway. No big deal, we all like stuff that's not particularly good every now and than, one of my favourite games on PC got a ~30% average rating and I've no doubt that's completely fair due to it's many problems. There's no reason to doubt low scores just because you like something, it's fine to like trash even unironically.

[@AliciaNyblade]

@@Kaefer1973 Yes, I'm aware of the concept of "guilty pleasures", thank you very much. However, I don't understand why people are SO ANGRY at this film, saying it's the worst of the Disney remakes so far simply because it was almost the original word-for-word, shot-for-shot. The trailer made it pretty clear that's what the film was going to be, so what's with everyone acting so shocked? Also, to some, this is the WORST of the remakes? Really? Worse than "Beauty and the Beast", which added a bunch of unnecessary and confusing plot elements, turned the leading lady into Emma Watson wearing Belle's skin because "OMG, Emma was Hermione!!!!!", and somehow managed to add even more bestiality undertones than the original with Belle's "How would you feel about growing a beard?" line? No, "The Lion King" remake will never replace the original or come close to it, but I'm just saying, compared to what Disney's done to update their other classics, it just seems "vanilla" to me to simply dress up the original script in CGI animation. In short, while of course people are free to dislike the movie, I don't see what the more viciously angry reactions are about. To me, Disney's done worse recently.

[@Kaefer1973]

@@AliciaNyblade Guilty pleasure is a bad term though, it makes it sound like something special or unusual, a status only given to certain works. Which isn't really how it works. That being said by the criticism I've read and seen it's true that "Beauty and the Beast" is worse.

[@RaitoWaifu]

I haven't seen this and probably never will and it still breaks my heart to hear how bad it is. LK is one of the cornerstones of my childhood and it makes me sick that execs use their properties to make a quick buck with nostalgia plus a new profitable generation

[@matthewbennett9928]

Please judge it for yourself and do not let others think for you. I loved the movie and I think these critics are wrong and the audience score is 89% which which means most audience members are liking it to. Critics are usually wrong so watch it and don't listen to them.

[@NathanGatten]

@matthew No. Save your money, dont fund these awful remakes. The original is good enough.

[@thealchemist51]

I miss Robs And his social media accounts I always enjoyed reading them but I can understand if he doesn’t want to do that anymore

[@MrKaywyn]

Extremely interesting.

[@9-bitfox]

25:07 I noticed this too about that scene lol, I was laughing lol

[@81wildjoker]

"The original still exists, just watch that..." Yeah, until the government (Now also owned by Disney) kicks down your door and takes all of your original copies forcing you to see their 3rd remake of the Great Mouse Detective.

[@barbarakirk3064]

When did Kate Bush get a job at Disney? That statement was so like her comment about the Director's Cut when she told naysayers that the originals of the songs she reworked were still available.

[@thisisawsome34253212]

You need to watch the Wood Rocket parody.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

You know it’s gonna be good when you start with that shit-eating grin

[@rommelgonzalez2730]

16:37 "I Hate Matthew Broderick"

[@amydaskilewicz682]

Caaan you feeeeel the looooove at nooooon?

[@jakenavatka9431]

You and Doug aren't missng anything with the "Dumbo" remake, Rob. I agree with Brad that THAT is the WORST Disney remake of any of their classic animated films.

[@MichelBoryoku]

What have we learned from games, pretty looking games can be bad games. Why would this need black actors? Because Africa? Isn't that racist?! lol. Also, it's based on a Japanese story, Jungle Emperor _(And yes, Kimba the White Lion is based on that),_ from the 1950s, so the voices should have been done by Japanese actors.

[@encr3160]

They are making all these movies for there streaming services. Why release all these movies in one year.

[@kats938]

Yes, Jason Weaver who is the singing voice for young Simba plays young Michael Jackson. He was the older brother in Smart Guy. He was an okay actor but a great singer though.

[@VidWatcher01]

Agreed

[@Kaefer1973]

I though Rob watched Batman the Animated series, if not from school he should know from that that Hyenas aren't dogs but cats.

[@devanhinskey9001]

I disagree with Rob Walker on the Lion King songs COMPLETELY. The songs from the [original] Lion King by Elton John and Tim Rice are the best Disney songs ever!

[@Cecona]

Disney needs to stop with the live action remakes and get back to making original shit. The only good live action was Maleficent and that’s because they changed the story up and added to it instead of retelling the same story like they’ve done for all the others.

[@emperorsean1]

Everyone keeps calling the cgi lion king "live action" when its completely CGI. I disagree with actors being miscast in the original. Dont know why you guys are attributing race to you know animals that cant talk. Jeremy irons is scar. He is scar just like James earl Jones is Mufasa they made those roles with their voices just like kevin conroy made bruce Wayne batman with his. Dont have a problem with Matthew Broderick as older simba. Knowone had a problem with James earl Jones voicing darth vader. I honestly don't see how this is an issue in movies and tv shows why does it matter what race a person is to voice a fiction animal character.

[@emperorsean1]

Well we got a cartoon series starring timone and pumba in the 90s

[@yoga_bear.]

21:42 if they did a live action lion king 1 1/2 I want j.k. summon to be timon uncle.

[@KingRandor82]

wasn't Lion King 1 1/2 bad enough already?

[@nicholashill6148]

And Maybe Timon’s mom will be played by Kristen Johnston

[@seangambone8534]

THINK, TIMON, THINK! ALL WE HAVE IS FLINCH, SCURRY, SCATTER! WHAT DO YOU HAVE IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT? WHAT DO YOU HAVE LEFT AFTER HAKUNA MATATA?!

[@marikotrue3488]

This movie's existence was never demanded (by the audience anyway) However, the new version entertained me. I liked the secondary characters far more than the main characters. To me these voice actors were the standouts: Keegan-Michael Key (as Kamari, hyena), Eric André (as Azizi, hyena), Alfre Woodard (as Sarabi), Florence Kasumba (as Shenzi, hyena leader), Billy Eichner (as Timon) and Seth Rogan (as Pumbaa). These voice acted characters needed much more screen time and way more dialogue. John Oliver made me laugh, but more because I was imagining him doing his HBO show as Zazu.. The most sharp critics of all, the children in the audience, while not cheering Simba on, were well-behaved and reasonably still. Just one question, why do parents of young children take them up to the higher level of seating, in the middle of a row knowing their little ones have little bladders. So children's behavior 👍 , parental behavior 👎.

[@matthewbennett9928]

See I loved it while it was not needed I still enjoyed. I thought it was funny emotional and entertiaining. I was crying through over half of it. The voice cast was on spot. It's not needed but I am not mad it for existing. I will be buying it on Bluray. I would give the movie 8.5/10