LouHomey From my favorite movies..

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Matt Greene Wow. You guys didn't even TRY to make something fresh, did ya? Nice message about reconciliation, I guess...but honestly, who cares? On a bright note, Lion King 1 ½ is pretty fun. If we wanna watch a Lion King sequel, we'll just stick with that one, thank you.

Laura Elizabeth Johnson (lizzieejohnson) I liked this film more than I thought I was. The film follows Kiara, the daughter of Simba who meets with an outsider lion, lions who had involvement with Scar during his reign. He is called Kovu. They meet when they are very young but are quickly separated. However all is not what it seems, and they are reunited. The reason why I loved this film is because of the idea of forgiveness is really prominent in the film. If you have seen my review of the first film, I did not think that the film had the child like spark to it. That is because there is nothing to learn from it or anything to take to mind. I admire the director who decided to fix that. This movie was even more heart warming and possibly had more of a backbone to it. The structure is more complex, however just enough to make it interesting. This would be more enjoyable for adults than the previous film.

Liam3011 Let me start off by saying, The Lion King was a cinematic masterpiece. It captured emotion perfectly and was a near perfect film. But the sequel is far from that. The sequel wasn't even needed.The film continues the story of the original Lion King, with Simba being the leader of the pride. However, Simba's more of a background character now. And instead of trying something new, by making it an entirely new storyline, they basically copy and pasted for the most part. Simba plays the role of Mufasa in this film, and the new children play the roles of Simba and Nala. The storyline has a few minor tweaks, but nothing worth noting.I'd give a more detailed review, but I have not seen this film in years. I remember it being disappointing and nowhere near as good as the original. It was rather forgettable, which was a shame, because we all know Disney can do better than this.

Sam M. There were some flaws with the movie. The animation is possibly a 6/10. There were a lot of animation errors that at some points in the movie, made it look very lazily done. The animation wasn't entirely broken, but there were definitely parts that could have been brushed over. Not as good as the first Lion King.The voice acting was a 8/10. There were scenes where some of the lines spoken were just whispers, and were hard to hear without turning up the volume. A few times there could almost be a hint of awkwardness in the lines, but they were forgivable. I think that the VAing was slightly improved over the first Lion King, where it sounded like the voice actors were afraid to raise there voice to add to the drama. The music would be a 7.5/10. A few of the songs were simple and short, almost like they were simply added in to say, hey, we made a song. Other songs were just there for fun and to progress the story quickly. There were a few great compositions and songs that really stood out though. The first Lion King did a better job with songs. The writing was a bit odd at times. Perhaps a 6/10 rating. Some lines felt dull and lifeless, others seemed to want to add to the drama but didn't quite do so. And yet others seemed plain and boring, almost cliché as though the writers couldn't think of what to write that would progress the story along. The characters still remained who they were, it didn't feel the writers had left anybody behind though. Timon and Pumbaa were still themselves, as well, which was great.Execution of story would be a 9/10 though, in my humble opinion. I feel that the writers and directors did a good job of telling a story, even if it didn't look or sound the prettiest. They did a good job of portraying Kiara as having the same curiosity that Simba had as a cub and Simba's struggle to raise her in a way that would prevent her from experiencing what he had gone through. It depicts him trying to stay in his father's paw steps and lead the pride in the right direction. Ever since watching this movie, I've began to realize that perhaps a movie doesn't need to have the best writing, acting and animations in the world to be good. Sometimes, it's the story behind it that can make the movie amazing, as long as it balances out with acting, music and animation. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and it has a special place in my favorite movies right up next to the first Lion King as a classic, and fitting end to the series, even if it's not the highest quality movie around. I would definitely recommend this movie to anybody who is looking to see if it's worthwhile to watch.