Review of The Lion King (2019) by Jacobtylamb — 20 Jul 2019

Hollow and unnecessary. This remake lacks any of the charm or emotion of the original film.

This review of The Lion King (2019) was written by Jacobtylamb on 20 Jul 2019.

The Lion King has generally received positive reviews.

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By Marshallcavalli (19) on 15 Aug 2019

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By Sadamity (6) on 12 Oct 2019

Visually is stunning, but has no emotion at all. I think if I had watched it on mute, it could have been better…

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Disney Studios must stop milking this cow before traditional animation dies forever…

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Why? Why is this a thing…

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