Disney's Best

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2005)

Everything about The Lion King (1994) is great. Young Simba (Johnathan Taylor Thomas) is the son of the king of the animals Mufasa (James Earl Jones). After he is tricked by his uncle Scar (Jeremy Irons) that he killed his father in a freak stampede, Simba runs off to a far off oasis where Timon and Pumba (Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella) live. After many years of living with his foster fathers, adult Simba (Mathhew Broderick) realizes what has happened and how Scar has come to the thrown of the animal kingdom as an evil king.
Simba must return to battle Scar and return the animal kingdom to order with the help of his friend. The story is fun, its interesting, and it's smart. It's truly Disney at its best. The voices: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, and Whoopi Goldberg is stellar. The animation is at its best and the design of actual African animals is amazing. If only Disney could make more of these kind of movies.
Anyone from kids to adults would like this film. There are a few scary moments but all in all it's a great kids movie.
The Lion King. Starring the voices of: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Ernie Sabella, and Nathan Lane.
4 1/2 out of 5 Stars.