-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
The Lion King (2019) Review Thread
- Thread starter jack_package_200
- Start date
Seems divisive so far. The criticisms about the photoreal approach are valid, but I am completely baffled how negative the reaction has been here compared to the same realistic render for Jungle Book. That movie is at 93% on RT and a skim of the reviews shows lavish praise for the lifelike animals.
I obviously havent seen TLK but Im curious how an identical approach from the same director can leave one movie soulless and the other fantastic
I obviously havent seen TLK but Im curious how an identical approach from the same director can leave one movie soulless and the other fantastic
Yikas. That doesn't sound good.
9. If we're lucky maybe 7.
I guess critics have found their version of the forum poster "color grading" hot take, which in turn is the evolution of "no highs no lows must be Bose"
I ain't seen Lion King but one of the differences might be the combination of almost all the creatures being mammals with no human "anchor" and the lack of Jungle/Temple - but also the fact that The Jungle Book has an almost artsy feel, whereas this is extremely direct and mainstream.
I will say that Favreau makes fantastic movies and I imagine this will be a kind of litmus test for your ability to suspend disbelief. Uncanny Valley is an extremely odd thing to worry about with talking animals. There's no attempt to fool you and so the valley peaks and floor are not about the underlying phenomenon. I think it's misapplied here, even if there are tons of comparisons.
The Jungle Book was a fairly different approach to the animated film and took place in a variety of lush environments. The Lion King is basically a shot-for-shot remake of the animated movie.
OP
OP
I'm sure reviews will be average at best.
Not going to let it influence me. I went in knowing that Aladdin was getting poor reviews but that movie was a blast.
Not going to let it influence me. I went in knowing that Aladdin was getting poor reviews but that movie was a blast.
I feel bad for kids who are exposed to this remake instead of the animated film.
I didn't really understand what people liked so much about Jungle Book beyond the effects. I thought it was kind of boring but the animated version wasn't one of my favorites as a kid either, so maybe it's just a boring story.
I skipped the other live-action Disney remakes because the CG always had a creepy quality to me. Looks like others are finally on a similar page.
I see where reviewers are coming from so far.
I watched the clip at the end of the Jimmy Kimmel interview with Donald Glover and watching the characters sing was so, boring? In cartoons, the animals emote like human beings and here it seems basically like they are just dropping the jaws of the animals when words need to come out. It results in this weird sensation where you are more aware than normal that the characters aren't speaking. At least for me, I'm rarely "seeing the voiceover" as much as I was in that short clip and it kinda took me out of it
I watched the clip at the end of the Jimmy Kimmel interview with Donald Glover and watching the characters sing was so, boring? In cartoons, the animals emote like human beings and here it seems basically like they are just dropping the jaws of the animals when words need to come out. It results in this weird sensation where you are more aware than normal that the characters aren't speaking. At least for me, I'm rarely "seeing the voiceover" as much as I was in that short clip and it kinda took me out of it
"Be prepared for the photorealistic cruddiness of Disney's pointless Lion King remake" is the review link in the AVClub email I just got, lol.
Right I get that, but Im specifically talking about the frequent criticisms of the lifeless animals and the way they talk. Why did it work in JB and not here? What went wrong?
Jungle Book had Mowgli to interact with the animals plus Jon was doing his own interpretation of the story and wasn't just a shot for shot remake of the movie.
Also I remember the cgi in Jungle book being better than what I've seen in lion king or at least it felt they had more life and character.
It probably helped there's more diversity in the animals in jungle book
I think a lot of it has to do with how iconic and memorable the original LK was compared to The Jungle Book.
typically the early reviews tend to be the more positive ones is the concern here.
