Thread: The Lion King Was One of the Best Movies of it's Generation

yeah, sword in the stone was pretty sweet. I remember liking that one quite a bit when I was little too. Especially the squirrel part

Excuse me if Lion King has been second nature to me for some time now, but now days I am more interested in the meanings of movies like Kill Bill where you're self is forced to see the dark and the good all mixed into one person who is struggling and fighting for a life she doesn't yet have. Not to mention all the other things that make it a classic (I can't think of one thing that doesn't). Its breaking completely new ground.

Does anyone ever read books anymore? (Not Dungeons & Dragons shit (which I have read a few myself, but don't remember anything worth remembering))

The way movies are made are supposed to read like a good book. It's funny because just about everything a movie does is trying to capture the feeling that the script or book gives you. Disguising the feeling is another thing.

seriously...the lion king? Try living in these shoes.

Uhhh.... I really don't feel partial to answering that cause... Well... It's totally off topic. Yeah, Kill Bill was good?

Um...

fuck yeah. Kill Bill 2 belongs 1 notch over any classic movie like hitchcock or Casablanca(I thought it was a bit over hyped).

Lion King is racist against hyenas. lol

Yeah... I geuss it is... But... Why is Hancock in this discussion? And Casablanca being over hyped... that applies... how? My brain hurts...

The original ninja turtles cartoons were the shit back in the day.

i may not be fred flintstone but i can still make your bed rock.

toy story is great to.
i never really saw a lot of the "classic disney movies" like snow white, pocahontas, little mermaid, 101 dalmations, sleeping beauty, beauty and the beast.....etc

Originally Posted by stonedape

The original ninja turtles cartoons were the shit back in the day.

Hell yeah! And Tom & Jerry.

I agree that Lion King was ground breaking material, but you can only talk about it so much and its message is fairly simply laid out, where as other movies its not so apparent, so I am asking: why aren't we talking about these other movies?!

Aladdin and Mulan were my favorite Disney movies. I also really liked Lion King and Pocahontas too though.

However, My fovorite cartoon movies as a child were Animalimpics and The Hobbit.

EDIT: I forgot about The Secret of Nimh

Originally Posted by dylanshmai

I agree that Lion King was ground breaking material, but you can only talk about it so much and its message is fairly simply laid out, where as other movies its not so apparent, so I am asking: why aren't we talking about these other movies?!

cause he was asking about disney movies and in general stuff you liked when you were little but still like...You can make another thread about classic films in general though, Im sure everyone would love to put their 2 cents in there too! Myself included.

Mulan, Aladdin, The Power Rangers Movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

TOP 4 as a child.

well then I might as well add my favorites from when I was little:

Alice In Wonder Land
Robin Hood
The Lion King
Panocheo
The Adventurers Down Under (the second one. I saw this at least 100 times)

Robin Hood

"You can't take that, that's the poor box!"

"Then I geuss I'll take this for poor old Prince John..."

Originally Posted by spockman

Willy Wonka's a cartoon? I'll have to watch that some time...

No willy wonka was my favorite movie

it's probably also a cartoon, but I never saw it

Originally Posted by dylanshmai

The Adventurers Down Under (the second one. I saw this at least 100 times)

Do you mean The Rescuers? (the second one was The Rescuers: Down Under) If so, then yeah, that was a great movie (and a great Audio Book. I used to love that as a kid).

And yeah, Sword in the Stone was good too.

Let's not forget:

Alice in Wonderland
The Jungle Book
The Fox and the Hound
Beauty and the Beast (what? I thought the Beast was awesome! Could have done without some of the musical numbers, though)

Yep, The Lion King is the my absolute favorite Disney movie. Aladdin is right up there too.

I completely forgot about The Fox and the Hound, O! ah memories

Originally Posted by Burns

I completely forgot about The Fox and the Hound, O! ah memories

Such a great story. Basically a child's introduction to racial (inter-species) tolerance.

Oh I LOVE alice in wonderland. Can't wait to see the new movie.

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

Oh I LOVE alice in wonderland. Can't wait to see the new movie.

there is a new alice in wonderland movie?!?!?!?! YES!!! I have been waiting for it forever

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

Do you mean The Rescuers? (the second one was The Rescuers: Down Under) If so, then yeah, that was a great movie (and a great Audio Book. I used to love that as a kid).

And yeah, Sword in the Stone was good too.

Let's not forget:

Alice in Wonderland
The Jungle Book
The Fox and the Hound
Beauty and the Beast (what? I thought the Beast was awesome! Could have done without some of the musical numbers, though)

yeah, the rescuers down under. lol.

Yeah I know, I'm reaaaaally excited.... Did you see the original one from like... 1930 or whatever??

I thought the Lion King was pretty great, and I actually saw it really later on. I also didn't see "The Secret Garden" until way later (actually quite recently), but I loved that movie.

Anyone liked "Jumanji"? How about Pocahontas? Definitely in my top four growing up! Willy Wonka was great too. And how about "The Never Ending Story"? Loved them all.

*faint*

No one has mentioned Peter Pan or Bambi??? Or Winnie the Pooh???

I gotta say, Peter Pan 2 was GREAT. I didn't think I'd like it as much as the original. But it really was great.