Surprisingly violent

Rating: 2/10 (5 January 2006)

I usually enjoy Disney cartoons. However, I remember first seeing this film on the big screen in 1994 and thinking how Disney could have green lit this film with so much cartoon violence.
Sure, the story is one of self discovery and finding one's place in the "circle of life". But there are many, many ways to tell the story without senseless violence. I played the film for some small children a few months back and they cried because of the death that happens during the Stampede.
To be honest, I can't put my finger on it, but there's just something about this film that makes it unlike the other Disney cartoons and very, very depressing.
By the way, the word SEX appears twice in this film. No, it's not the suggested "SFX" and no it's not "unitentional." I will never watch this film if I don't have to; I would rather watch the Chipmunks. 2/10.