Disney's best ever.

Rating: 10/10 (27 January 2000)

The "Lion King" is the best animated film ever. There's simply no film to match it - beautifully made with details that just makes me shiver, especially the sequence where Mofasa is pushed from the cliff by Scar. Or when Simba sees the horde of wildebeest rushing towards him. Or the hilarious hyaenas- by far the funniest characters in a Disney film, along with Timon and Pumbaa.
I have seen both the English and the Swedish version of "The Lion King", and both work out fine. The voices are very good, and to "cast" Jeremy Irons as Scar is just pure genius.
I usually have a problem with Disney movies, mainly because they often twist and bend old stories and destroy them - "Hercules" must be one of the worst films ever - but this one is way beyond that. It's original, it's gripping and maybe, just maybe, will there be another one like this...