The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Review

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride


Release Date: 4th November 1998 - Australia
(Direct to Video)

Production Companies

Walt Disney Animation Australia
DisneyToon Studios
Walt Disney Pictures


Genre: Animation/Family

Rating: G

Runtime: 81 minutes

Plot Summary

Meet Kiara, Simba's
headstrong daughter and
heir to the Pride Lands.
While on the prowl for
adventure, she encounters
the mischievous Kovu,
a young member of the
banished Outland Pride
chosen to walk in Scar's
paw prints. As they seek
their proper places in the
"Circle of Life," Kiara
and Kovu find that they
may be the only hope
for healing the rift
between their prides! (Source - Amazon)


Voice Cast
Neve Campbell - Kiara

Liz Callaway - Kiara (singing voice)

Jenna D. A. Ronzzio - Young Kiara

Charity Walthrop - Young Kiara (singing voice)

Jason Marsden - Kovu

Gene Miller - Kovu (singing voice)

Ryan O'Donohue - Young Kovu

Matthew Broderick - Simba

Cam Clarke - Simba (singing voice)

Moira Kelly - Nala

Suzanne Pleshette - Zira

Nathan Lane - Timon

Ernie Sabella - Pumbaa

Robert Guillaume - Rafiki

Andy Dick - Nuka

Jennifer Lien - Vitani

Lacey Chabert - Young Vitani

Crysta Macalush Winton - 

Young Vitani (singing voice)

Edward Hibbert - Zazu

James Earl Jones - Mufasa's Ghost

Jim Cummings - Scar's Ghost

Crew

Director - Darrell Rooney

Co-Director - Rob LaDuca

Based on Characters (Uncredited) - Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts & Linda Woolverton

Screenplay - Flip Kobler & Cindy Marcus

Additional Written Material - Jenny Wingfield, Linda Voorhees, Gregory Poirier, Bill Motz, Bob Roth, Mark McCorkle, Robert Schooley & Jonathan Cuba

Producer - Jeannine Roussel
Voice Casting/Dialogue Director - Jamie Thomason
Art Director - Fred Warter
Character Designers - Dan Haskett & Caroline Hu
Additional Character Designer - Tony Leondis
Storyboard Supervisor - Daan Jippes
Animation Director - Steve Trenbirth
Supervising Animator: "Timon", "Pumbaa",
"Zazu" and "Rafiki" - Bob Baxter
Supervising Animator: "Kovu" - Andrew Collins
Supervising Animator: "Simba", "Nuka" and "Nala" -
Ian Harrowell
Supervising Animator: "Kiara" - Lianne Hughes
Supervising Animator: "Zira" and "Vitani" -
Kevin Peaty
Background Supervisor - Beverley McNamara
Layout Supervisor - Alex Nicholas

Film Editor - Peter Lonsdale

Songs & Lyrics - Tom Snow & Jack Feldman

Music - Nick Glennie-Smith

Review

'THE LION KING II: SIMBA’S PRIDE' was enjoyable, but didn't have the same roar as the first film (click here) had. Like its more worthy predecessor, the film's story was loosely based on Shakespeare, this time it's Romeo and Juliet and most of the original voice actors such as Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane have returned to this movie. The songs are good, but not as unforgettable as the ones in the original. One aspect bothered about this second addition was Simba being an overprotective father to his daughter Kiara. I say this because in the first film was Simba himself was a very determined cub who rebelled against his own father Mufasa. In absence of Scar, the villain of the movie is Zira who is a fanatical follower of the late Scar and is planning revenge against Simba. 

The sequel did not seem to have the passion as the first 'Lion King' installment did. Still, people will watch this movie and see the humour of Timon and Pumbaa whose antics continue to delight.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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