Good remake!

Rating: 7/10 (20 July 2019)

So the best way to review this is by its pros and cons.
Cons:

The voice acting changes on most of the characters was unnecessary. They missed a great opportunity to have a goose bump effect on ALOT of the lines, jokes, and songs. I see what they tried to do with an all African American cast, but come on, this is about nostalgia for a major portion of the audience, not being PC. SMH...

A couple of songs were cut short or just done terribly, specifically Hakuna matata and be prepared. Also, a lot of the jokes and lines were cut or changed, which is hit or miss.

The songs as in most of these Disney remakes seems to be recorded at a lower volume; they should be the main focus of these musicals.. Amp it up Disney!

Pros:

Despite the cons, the cinematic nostalgia is still there. A lot of people complaining about the animals emotions, but come one people, its supposed to look real...

The effects are amazing! For the first 45 mins of the movie I was in aw at the CGI. Absolutely gorgeous!

A lot of the voice acting was really good! however I definitely think Scar, the Hyenas and Timon and Pumba should have been original actors if it was at all possible.

They actually followed the main storyline to a tee, no addition political crap or anything!

The kids loved it, and gave it 10/10! and that's what its really about.

That pretty much list my thoughts on the movie. I think it's important to note (as a millennial) that there are a lot of remakes of movies from our parents generation that we like, that our parents think suck. I chose to go into this movie with a fresh take as best I could, but I can't help my bias for the cartoon. All 3 of my boys ages 8, 7 and 4-1/2 all said "We like it better than the cartoon", and that's what matters; Passing something I cherished when I was a boy, to my little guys.