So much lost potential

Rating: 7/10 (20 July 2019)

"The Lion King" was/is one of the greatest animated films of all time and with that being said, trying to emulate anything close to such a great movie is a huge feat in itself. So, I kept my expectations a wee bit on the low side coming in to the theater earlier today. Visually, this "remake" is stunning with the atmosphere and environment looking absolutely amazing. Other than that, the new "Lion King" was just okay and I'd say it was merely "acceptable", nothing great but not bad either. First of all, the voice acting was quite disappointing throughout, with the exception of the amazing James Earl Jones who captured the same magic and power of Mufasa, just as he did in the original, animated movie. Also, one serious flaw lay with the CG animation, itself. Unfortunately those vibrant and cute faces from the animation were simply not there, and I felt somewhat empty while the characters were singing lively tunes such as "I Just Can't Wait to be King" and "Hakuna Matata". In short, the remake of "Lion King" falls short of matching the original animated movie's magic, and could have been so much better, but it's still a visually impressive film worth watching at least once, if only to complain about later :)