Finally, I got to experience The Lion King where it's meant to be and in 3-D, to boot!

Rating: 9/10 (22 September 2011)

While I had previously seen long segments various times on VHS and theatre showings and was able to piece together the whole story that way, this was the first time I had watched the entire thing in one showing on a big screen and in 3-D, to boot! In short, it was a wonderfully magical time just seeing such a classically made drawn animated movie by the best artists Disney had to offer with great music and songs by Hans Zimmer, Elton John, and Tim Rice and perfect voices provided by James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Matthew Broderick, Robert Guillaume, Jeremy Irons as the villainous Scar, and especially, Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella as the great comic relief of Timon and Pumbaa! If there was one slight flaw, it's that how stupid was Scar to reveal his role in killing his brother just as nephew Simba was at death's door. But it did provide Simba to get over himself quickly so maybe that was necessary. Otherwise, The Lion King is one of the greatest experiences I've had at the movies. P.S. If you don't stay for the closing credits and had wondered where the dedication to the late Disney head Frank Wells, previously printed before the film, had gone to-it's now at the very end.