Growing up The Lion King was one of my favourite movies. I must've watched it a thousand times. I know the dialogue off by heart and every single word of every single song. It had humour, heart, intelligent dialogue, a fantastic soundtrack & amazing voice acting. I had such high hopes for the remake. I mean they had amazing actors, Jon Favreau directing and James Earl Jones as Mufasa! Alas, the only thing this version has going for it is that it looks spectacular. It's like the only thing they were focusing on were to make it look good and didn't care about the rest. Everything that made the first movie great has been left out of this one. The jokes fall flat, the dialogue has been dumbed down and the voice actors seem to have been chosen for their musicality not their acting skills. The only saving grace of the movie is John Oliver as Sazu who gives back a little bit of the heart of the story. And Pumba and Timon is not too bad either. If you're a big fan of the original, DO NOT waste your time watching this version!