Never thought I'd say this but don't trust the IMDB top reviews of this movie

Rating: 10/10 (31 July 2019)

I have never left a review for anything before in my life but I truly feel the need to leave one for this new version of The Lion King.
I was extremely skeptical of going to see this movie in theaters because of all the bad reviews it was getting from the users. After seeing the movie today, I felt so perplexed that I felt like I had to leave a review explaining why I think you shouldn't pay attention to the bad reviews on here. And also, why I think I love this version just as much as the first lion king!
1. This movie left me in stitches. I can't speak for other people and their sense of humor but I couldn't stop laughing after Timon and Pumba entered the movie. There were some hilarious parts in the beginning of the movie as well, it's just that there were so many one liners that were super subtle but extremely effective once Timon and Pumba were introduced. I didn't think that I would start my review for The Lion King by saying that it was hilarious.
2. A lot of people say it didn't have the "magic" that the first movie had. Although I tend to agree because one of my favorite movies of all time is The Lion King, I don't think there is anything they could have done to capture the wonder of seeing the lion king for the first time for me, especially since I was 5 when it came out. I remember that it blew my mind. This version, it was supposed to me more dramatic and realistic. I believe that they did a phenomenal job in achieving that, even though I knew what was coming, the scenes were so intense that it had me on the edge of my seat a lot of the time. The magic is in the fact that this movie is an amazing remake of one of my all time favorite movies.
3. The thing that made me really scratch my head was the fact that people were saying it was an emotionless movie. I have no idea what movie they were watching. I told my sister (as we were leaving the theater), "it's almost like they need to have the characters physically crying in order for people to know it's supposed to bring out emotions." When Mufasa dies, it's just as sad as the first movie and the full stampede scene is so intense, it invests you more emotionally. When Simba has the scene where he sees his father in the reflection in the water and then the clouds, it was just as powerful, if not more than the first movie.
I believe that this movie is a great remake of a perfect movie. I would almost go as far to say that I like this new version more than the old version. I can't say why people have such a negative reception to the movie other than they are very nostalgic about the original movie. It's the first time I felt like the reviews were misleading. It's weird to see a review section where people are complaining about the remake being exactly the same and at the same time so different from the first.