I hate disney remakes with a growing passion due to the fact they have no right to exist as, if there is already a perfect version, why recreate it so many years later. They are meant to be made to create a new insight into these classic stories and convey a modern 'reimagined' take on them. In reality however, they act as nothing but a money making scheme that is destroying all creativity and originality that disney once had. I also think its terrible how many people want to watch these remakes just because they are blinded by nostalgia. At the end of the day no one will be showing future generations the newer versions, they will always show them the originals as they are supior everyway.

This new 'live action' lion king however, a film that completely lacks originality and creativity in every category, is definitely the worst of the worst. The original lion king is debated as one of the best animated movies of all time and this film tried to cash into how monumental the original was. For obvious reasons, this backfired completely as there is no effort put into this film. So much so that they even casted people who were in the original which just makes the film literally a carbon copy, the only difference being all the magic that was once there has been sucked out of it. The voice acting is bland, the music is mediocre and even the ground braking effects aren't anything special, as the effects on the animals doesn't allow any emotion to be expressed during a sad or happy moment.

Overall this film is a lazy money making film that has no right to exist. If you are thinking about watching it, go watch the original, you won't regret it!