I'll try to be fair.

Rating: 6/10 (23 June 2020)

I'm a massive fan of The Lion King (1994). I watched it
when I was about 13 and remember crying at the two relevant points. I'm trauma-bonded with it.
First the positives. I thought the way the animals were generated were very life-like. They looked incredible in 4k. The created environments were also fab and gorgeous. I liked the fight scene with Nala and Shezi which was a new addition. Timon and pumba are probably the best characters.
However:-
1. The film lacks all emotion. The actors speak terribly slowly and with no pinache.
2. Scar is rendered oddly.
3. The songs (which were so excellently done in the original) fell flat.
4. What happened to the birdie boiler scene. Just removed. Young Simba lacks the courage he has in the original (e.g. where he goes back to help Nala when they're in the elephants' graveyard and scratches the hyena).