as a 90s kid...

Rating: 6/10 (19 July 2019)

The movie was good for what it is, a remake. i like that the current cast put their own spin on their characters.
however the reason my rating isn't higher is they totally glossed over "be prepared" which is a really great song in the original, one of the best in the film. there are maybe 2 lines of it sung, the rest is like a spoken word poem and i was not feeling that.
also visually, i think there could have been more done with the facial expressions of the characters. they had about three expressions each.
i'm not a huge beyonce fan, but i feel she did well as nala. she didn't over sing or overdo the lines.
glover was awesome. he has a great singing voice and acted really well as simba.
seth rogen and billy eichner were a great duo as timon and pumbaa.
i liked it but if i'm going to watch the lion king, i'll stick to the original.