Review of The Lion King 1½ (2004) by Brad A — 26 Jul 2010
Well they tried something different, but it will probably fail to impress fans of The Lion King. Placing Timon and Pumbaa into earlier events and adding plot points later, just tarnishes the original and even contradicts it.
It just seemed like a lot of, sometimes inventive, excuses to make a few cheap jokes. At least they managed to get back the majority of the original voice cast, but to imagine Pumbaa's fart caused the bowing at the beginning of the original is actually kind of annoying.
By the end it is obvious that the makers were favoring parody, but these two work best as co-stars, and comic relief, rather than the heroes of the movie.
This review of The Lion King 1½ (2004) was written by Brad A on 26 Jul 2010.
The Lion King 1½ has generally received positive reviews.
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