“We're talking almost 30 years, I pretty much spent that whole time just waiting for somebody to make the movie. I just wanted to go see it.”
“I think you got to look at any other actor, for the most part, from Brando to Dean to all these guys, you use it to your benefit. You just got to make sure that’s not all you got because you will not last."
If the audience is familiar with the stories, it will be wonderful to see them come alive, especially in the hands of a fellow fan.
Director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born.
You don't realize how important human facial expressions are in animation until they're gone. If you've seen the original version, then skip this one.
"My adrenaline was so high. It was like a drug surging through your body. It gets fun but if you know the fear factor, the fear energy, you have to mutate, you have to transform it."
"I felt like they were very true to the actors. They honored what the actors gave them.”
It has the Disney Pixar charm that audiences are expecting, but lack of focus and minor pacing issues keep the film from being truly memorable.
Just saw The Lion King (2019) at the El Capitan in Los Angeles, Calif. Here's my quick take right after the screening.
A deliberate, but enjoyable time for both adults and children, but perhaps not for very small children.