The thing about Disney is that most of the classicals were presented to me on VHS so the first Disney movie I saw at the cinema was Mulan, which is sad because all movies are better on the big screen. However, the opportunity arose for me to go watch The Lion King, thanks to the fascination everyone seems to have with 3D these days.
The movie starts, or, well, that new Disney intro that we all know so well begins, and it had barely started,but everyone was already on the edge of their seats. I can only imagine our reaction if for these special screenings they brought back this little gem:
Nothing compares, though, to the moment The Circle Of Life begins playing and the whole teather sings along (well, everybody sings along to every song for the duration of the movie) and, somehow, no one in the room is in their late teens or early twenties anymore. Although the most emotional bit was when Mufasa died and nobody had access to a remote control to skip the scene.
Unfortunately, no matter how tight the nostalgia googles are, we aren't little kids anymore and because of that, somethings lose their charm. Namely everything regarding Simba and Nala after the time skip, I know pretty much everything romance in Disney movies are rather facepalm-inducing, but this instant I'm-in-love is especially bad - the terrible voice acting doesn't help at all or the Portguese version of Can Feel The Love Tonight?, which is cheesy beyond all excuses, even for a kid's movie. Another thing, though this one is not unfortunate at all, is that I've found a new appreciation of Scar's character (smart, cunning and funny), definitely worthy of being near Hades in the awesome villain category.
On the other hand, the scene where Pumbaa says stars are balls of gas exploding years away is twice as funny (so much more than a simple fart joke) and everyone was laughing at all the jokes no matter how silly they were. But the most glorious moment, joke-wise, was when Timon was hula-dancing and (of course) everybody was singing along, but then the little ditty ended and there was a chorus for the "ui!" that was almost more hilarious than the scene itself.
At one point a friend of mine said: "Did you all have no childhood?" and, yes, she was joking, but I still found myself replying: "I think it's the exact opposite". In the end, the experience was amazing, even with all the tears, and all Disney classics should have special screenings like these, even if we have to go through 90 minutes of 3D.
The movie starts, or, well, that new Disney intro that we all know so well begins, and it had barely started,but everyone was already on the edge of their seats. I can only imagine our reaction if for these special screenings they brought back this little gem:
Nothing compares, though, to the moment The Circle Of Life begins playing and the whole teather sings along (well, everybody sings along to every song for the duration of the movie) and, somehow, no one in the room is in their late teens or early twenties anymore. Although the most emotional bit was when Mufasa died and nobody had access to a remote control to skip the scene.
Unfortunately, no matter how tight the nostalgia googles are, we aren't little kids anymore and because of that, somethings lose their charm. Namely everything regarding Simba and Nala after the time skip, I know pretty much everything romance in Disney movies are rather facepalm-inducing, but this instant I'm-in-love is especially bad - the terrible voice acting doesn't help at all or the Portguese version of Can Feel The Love Tonight?, which is cheesy beyond all excuses, even for a kid's movie. Another thing, though this one is not unfortunate at all, is that I've found a new appreciation of Scar's character (smart, cunning and funny), definitely worthy of being near Hades in the awesome villain category.
On the other hand, the scene where Pumbaa says stars are balls of gas exploding years away is twice as funny (so much more than a simple fart joke) and everyone was laughing at all the jokes no matter how silly they were. But the most glorious moment, joke-wise, was when Timon was hula-dancing and (of course) everybody was singing along, but then the little ditty ended and there was a chorus for the "ui!" that was almost more hilarious than the scene itself.
At one point a friend of mine said: "Did you all have no childhood?" and, yes, she was joking, but I still found myself replying: "I think it's the exact opposite". In the end, the experience was amazing, even with all the tears, and all Disney classics should have special screenings like these, even if we have to go through 90 minutes of 3D.
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