The Lion King is a nice looking film with all of the time tested Disney elements, a put-upon main character suffering parental loss who is lifted to triumph by his plucky spirit and a colourful cast of side characters. 

But at its core the film is a pretty grim and graphic presentation of moral decay, corruption and blood lust motivated revenge.  And the violence is best part for the kids to enjoy. 

After years of listening to people gripe about Bambi being too sad for little kids because Bambi looses his mother, I was shocked at the comparative insensitivity in the death scene of Simba's father.  The children get to watch in extreme close-up as Mustafah is trampled by the stampede that was intentionally started by his brother.  Then for added emotional effect Simba comes and lifts his father's lifeless paw and drops it in the dust while being addled with guilt by his uncle for being responsible for his father's death.  

Then we bound off to the jungle for the joyous comic relief of the playful warthog and meerkat.  After a time Simba's guilt turns to rage and he returns home to slaughter a bunch hyenas and throw his uncle off a cliff to a painful death, all to the tune of Hakuna Mitata.

I love it, one of the best animated movie.

The LION KING is technically an amazing and dazzling movie. I find it hard to review a cartoon. Perhaps, I could start by discussing some of the characters that were made special by the actor's voice

I love the Lion King. It's always been one of my favorites.

i watched this every day when i was little. seriously. BEST kids movie. I LOVE THE LION KING. :]

En su momento me gustó muchíiiiimo y le habría puesto un 5, pero creo que desde aquella he visto otras pelis de animacíón que me han gustado más...

hakuna mattata

my fav animated movie

Hakuna Matata!

I had two copies of this one.

love that song...can you feel ...lol. i have kids but hey i watched it when i was younger..:)

it's a good movie and with out it we wouldn'
t have acumatata !! I have seen the version that says sex in the clouds too but you really have to look for it and I feel the people that made a scene about it have no life and just wanted to cause a problem....it wasn't a kid who noticed !!!!

This is a good kids movie. Almost made me cry.

"I just cant wait to be king"

Good family movie

Gotta love it.

pumba is great

Average kid's stuff. We need better quality.

For a kid movie, I guess it was OK. I can't say I got much out of it, but at least a few of the songs were kind of catchy, if somewhat annoying.

my fav!

good for little kids

and somehow i still loved it. even at age 5. because it's amazing.

Despite the suspicious similiarities between Disney's The Lion King and the Japanese Kimba The White Lion that had preceded it (though, let's face it, the story's been done about a hundred times before that anyway), I still have to say this is probably one of Disney's last "good" feature films that might be considered a classic.  It had the memorable characters that had the occasional one-liner, but they didn't try to overrun the movie with it.  The animation was good (later Disney movies tended to be a little more linear and angular in their animation style).  Overall, good story.

What do you think, Ed?

Ed was great.

I like Lion King I remember seeing this movie when it was in theatres.  Lion King is not my favorite disney movie but it is enjoyable.

a 4.5. Not the best Disney movie, but still pretty good.

I thought this movie was very well done, but I have to say... I do like the 2nd one better

The only disney movie I watched over and over again until I was about 20. Sad but true.

Moves along at a good pace not to difficult for three year olds to follow and keeps their interest.

Child or adult alike, this is a great movie!

One of the best children's movies ever....and always will be.

One of the greatest animated classics ever made.

Very good movie but pales in comparison to today's standard of cartoon/computer generated movies. Nothing compared to Hoodwinked or Shrek, or Emperor's New Groove for that matter.

I have never known a person of any age who didn't love it!

After she saw it, my secretary said that this movie was like an exact depiction of her life. I decided not to lend her any more videos.

a disney classic.

nicest disney movie I've ever seen.It touch my heart.

This film is amazing and should be the top movie of all time. you can never get bored of it and it brings a smile to your face every time. It's one of those magical things that captures you and won't let go. It's most memorable movie of all time.

When I first saw the movie I fell in love with it. I love timone and pumba. Now that my 2 year old son has seen all 3 he had to have a stuff simba and watchs the movies all day. This movie is great for the whole family

This movie is amazing with the animals the animation and the music is all good and there is romance . With all the laughter you need to watch the movie over and over just to catch it all and especially with the comedy stand inns the hyenas it is a perfect hilarious film. it also has death and problems that actually happen. all up its perfect.

It is a film that captuers the hole family. I found it amazing to watch and have watched it countless times. I will never get bored of The Lion King! This movie is hilarious, see it you'll be hooked.

great disney movie. it had great characters like timon and pumba. it tugs at your heart and brings a smile to your face.

i liked this movie had cool song and plus i love animals...i wanna see the japanesse one lol

One of the best children's movies of all time. A Certifiable classic. Disney should be proud. The Problem is they stole this movie from a Japanese release from years earlier.

Compared to the comic genius of The Emperor's New Groove and The Incredibles or the amazingly dramatic shows in the DC Animated Universe on the small screen, The Lion King is simply a mediocre movie overall. Sure, I Just Can't Wait to be a King is a song many of us can relate too, and even Hakuna Matata wasn't bad--but aside from Timon & Poomba, the characters were simply dull. The plot wasn't amazingly creative, and the animation didn't scream imaginative right off the bat. Not horrible, but not awesome by any means.

A very good movie. And the music is even better. I knew it was just a matter of time until they were doing a musical. Elton John did a fantastic job. This movie is timeless.

The Greatest Children Movie of all time. The two reason this movie is really spetacular is because of the music and Timon And Pumbaa. The Music is great because it's really catchy and the people singing it have great voices. My Favorites are Be Prepared and Hakuna Matata. As for Timon And Pumbaa they are the funniest Disney Charcters ever. Who couldn't love a hip meerkat and a farting warthog.LOL. Plus with amazing voice actors(my favorite being Jeromy Irons)amazing animation and a well written epic story based on Hamlet how can you not like this movie? TWO HUGE THUMBS UP!!!!

Gosh couldn't sell it short, good movie.

My favorite movie as a child. I loved the songs.