The Lion King 3D Review

The Lion King 3D


Release Date: 22nd September 2011 – Australia


Production Companies
Walt Disney Pictures (presents)
Walt Disney Feature Animation (Uncredited)

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures Australia


Genre: Animation/Family

Rating: G

Runtime: 89 minutes


Budget: $45,000,000

Box Office Gross: $186,042,001 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Now in 3D. A young lion named Simba is born into the Pride Lands and is next in line to succeed his father as king. But when his evil uncle Scar has other plans to assume the throne, he tricks his nephew into believing that he caused his father's death and takes over the kingdom from him.

Now fleeing from his homeland, Simba is saved from certain doom by a lovable meerkat and warthog duo named Timon and Pumbaa, who teach him to live their carefree lifestyle of "Hakuna Matata" and ignore his responsibilities. As Simba matures, much

to his surprise, his friend

Nala returns to convince

him that he must return

to the Pride Lands to face

Scar and take his place in

the "Circle of Life."

Voice Cast

Jonathan Taylor Thomas –

Young Simba

Jason Weaver – Young Simba (singing voice)

Matthew Broderick – Adult

Simba

Joseph Williams – Adult Simba (singing voice)

Jeremy Irons – Scar

James Earl Jones – Mufasa

Moira Kelly – Adult Nala
Sally Dworsky – Adult Nala (singing voice)

Niketa Calame – Young Nala
Laura Williams – Young Nala

(singing voice)

Nathan Lane – Timon

Ernie Sabella – Pumbaa

Robert Guillaume – Rafiki

Rowan Atkinson – Zazu

Whoopi Goldberg – Shenzi

Cheech Marin – Banzai

Jim Cummings – Ed/Gopher/
Scar (singing voice) (in last

part of Be Prepared)

(Uncredited)

Madge Sinclair – Sarabi

Zoe Leader – Sarafina

Crew

Directors – Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff

Story – Burny Mattinson, Barry Johnson, Thorn Enriquez, Gary Trousdale, Jim Capobianco, Kevin Harkey, Jorgen

Klubien, Tom Sito, Larry Leker,

Joe Ranft, Rick Maki,

Ed Gombert, Francis Glebas and

Mark Kausler

Story/Art Director – Andy Gaskill

Story/Production Designer – Chris Sanders
Story/Animator: Adult Simba - Lorna Cook

Additional Story Material – J.T. Allen,
George Scribner, Miguel Tejada-Flores,
Jenny Tripp, Bob Tzudiker, Christopher Vogler,
Kirk Wise and Noni White
Screenplay – Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts
and Linda Woolverton

Associate Producer – Alice Dewey Goldstone
Executive Producers – Thomas Schumacher,

Sarah MacArthur and John Lasseter (3D Version Only)

Producers – Don Hahn and
Jennifer Magee-Cook (3D Version Only)
Consultant: Wildlife – Jim Fowler

Live Lion and Animal Models – David J. McMillan

Live Lion and Animal Models: Cougar Hill

Ranch – Nicholas Toth

Artistic Coordinator – Randy Fullmer

Character Designers/Visual Development

Artists – Hans Bacher, Jean Gillmore,

Joe Grant, Mike Hodgson, Lisa Keene,

Sue C. Nichols, Mel Shaw, Bob Smith,

Bruce Zick and Vance Gerry (Uncredited)

Artistic Supervisor: Story – Brenda Chapman

Artistic Supervisor: Layout – Daniel St. Pierre
Artistic Supervisor: Layout, Florida – Robert Walker

Artistic Supervisor: Background – Doug Ball
Artistic Supervisor: Background, Florida –

Robert E. Stanton

Supervising Animator: "Young Simba" –

Mark Henn

Supervising Animator: "Adult Simba" –

Ruben A. Aquino
Supervising Animator: "Mufasa" – Tony Fucile
Supervising Animator: "Rafiki" – James Baxter
Supervising Animator: "Scar" – Andreas Deja
Supervising Animator: "Young Nala" –

Aaron Blaise
Supervising Animator: "Timon" – Michael Surrey
Supervising Animator: "Pumbaa" – Tony Bancroft
Supervising Animator: "Adult Nala" –

Anthony de Rosa
Supervising Animators: "Hyenas" – Dave Burgess

and Alex Kupershmidt
Supervising Animator: "Sarabi" – Russ Edmonds
Supervising Animator: "Zazu" – Ellen Woodbury

Additional Animators – Chris Bailey,

Ken Duncan, Raul Garcia and David Stephan 

Artistic Supervisor: Clean-Up/Supervising

Character Lead: Additional: "Young Simba"/

Miscellaneous Characters – Vera Pacheco

Artistic Supervisor: Visual Effects – Scott Santoro

Artistic Supervisor: Visual Effects/Effects

Animator – Dave Bossert

Artistic Supervisor: Visual Effects, Florida –

Jeff Dutton

Artistic Supervisor: Computer Graphics Imagery –

Scott F. Johnston

Additional CGI Animation – Rob Bekuhrs,

Steve Goldberg and James Tooley

Stereoscopic Supervisor: 3D Version Only –

Robert Neumann

Supervising Editors – John Carnochan
and Tom Finan

Film Editor – Ivan Bilancio

Supervising Sound Editors – Richard L. Anderson

and Mark A. Mangini

Special Sound Effects – John Pospisil

Re-Recording Mixers – Terry Porter,

Mel Metcalfe and David J. Hudson

Foley Artists – John Roesch and

Hilda Hodges

Songs: Music/Performer: "Can You Feel the

Love Tonight" – Elton John
Songs: Lyrics – Tim Rice

Original Score Composer and Arranger/

Music Supervisor – Hans Zimmer

Additional Vocal Arranger/Composer: Additional

Music (Uncredited) – Mark Mancina
Choral Arranger/Conductor/Vocal Solos:

African Improvisations – Lebo M.
Choral Arranger/Conductor/Composer:
Additional Music (Uncredited) –

Nick Glennie-Smith

Review

Now more realistic in its aspect that keeps you glued to the screen, THE LION KING 3D is still the same film. More exciting and appealing to people who have not seen the movie in its stunning form. It is still my favourite and one I will watch repeatedly. I'm glad they removed the "Morning Report" song because nobody liked it, and they changed it back to the pouncing lesson scene. It started the tradition of re-releasing old movies in 3D.

If you have seen it in 2D (click here), check out the 3D version. I'm sure you'll like it. Otherwise, you prefer the movie in its original presentation.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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