RATING: 4/5
I watched the Lion King for the first time ever and I have to say that I enjoyed it. I could see where Mandy would really like the movie. As for me, I found the movie a good mix between humor, emotion, and suspense. The music was not overly annoying and I am glad Elton John did not sing everything like Phil Collins did with Tarzan.
There were a few part of it where you sit there and say Whoa... that's not for kids and if you are like me, you knew the moment when Simba and Nala procreated... Nala totally gave Simba the "wanna get it on" look... and wow, at the end of the movie, they have baby.
I am not a fan of watching a cartoon and knowing the voices of the characters, which is why I enjoyed other Disney movies, but when you have Darth Vader as Mufasa and Ferris Bueller, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, JTT... I was totally thinking of Mufasa with a helmet on, etc... That is the part of the movie that did annoy me. I do have to say that I really thought that Disney did a good job on portraying the animals as if they were animals and how they interacted with each other. Good Job!