Decisions, Decisions,
Do you Buy 4K knowing This Cinematic Spectacular will be Next Level?
Or do you go HD with Almost 4 HOURS of Bonus Features?
I chose Bonus Features bc even at 90's quality SD,
it's The Emotion stirring, Skin Tingling, Love Filled Lion King and I want More.
Best Choice Ever. (and none of the streaming issues mentioned in reviews)
Btw, if you're wondering about 'Theatrical Release' main difference is,
doesn't have the Broadway version "The Morning Report" added to new release.
Between Amazon's 'X-Ray' feature & Bonus footage, just blown away.
Did you know it took 3 years to do the Wildebeest scene?
Not to draw but, to get the CGI program with them running without, running over each other.
Did you know Mufasa's death was originally so much worse?
Can you imagine?? I start crying when Simba is left on the rock, at the idea of what's to come.
Mufasa's death is the most intense, next to Bambi's mom, in The Disney Catalog.
A test preview had young children sobbing hysterically so they toned it down.
Thank Goodness. 30 years later I'm still a lil traumatized & I watched as an adult.
Speaking of Mufasa, James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair who voices Sarabi,
were also King & Queen of Zamunda in 'Coming to America'
I've watched that sooo many times & never put it together.
On to The Good Stuff
Bonus Features include Sing-a-longs. Many kid friendly and adult worthy features.
There's No Time So you kinda have to keep an eye.
However, 1st Bonus is a nod to Broadway version of Scar with low lights & Dark Music.
If you think letting kids watch will take the magic,
only thing like that is, showing the actors doing their voices then,
the animators creating characters based on actors expressions.
A lot of behind the scenes is with story boards, animation & The Creators/Crew.
Some cut features. Interview & performance by Sir Elton John.
Then the 'Score Emotion' with Hans Zimmer. Yes Hans, You are The Master of Scoring Emotion
Last bit, which I just Love is, The Lion King was created by Team B.
Team A was on Pocahontas. Disney's Big Project.
A little Lion King reminder to Grow where you are Planted.
As someone who went too many times to watch Original Theatre Release,
Gone back for Every Re-release in Imax, Owned VHS, DVD & BluRay copies,
prefers the Original to Live Action (bc Jeremey Irons will Always be Scar),
was Blown Away by the traveling Broadway show (bc who thought Live could compare to Animated)
had a fish named Simba, a cat named Nala and a framed poster of The Waterfall Scene..
I must share with you my tears of Joy from The Bonus Footage is Just Priceless.