The Lion King 3D Adventure Movie Disney, Disney is re-releasing The Lion King this weekend, where it's slated to gross $15 million or more this weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter's box office preview. It should win the No. 1 spot away from the three new films debuting.
What are critics saying about the 3D conversion of the 1994 animated classic, which is tied to the Oct. 4 release of the Diamond Blu-Ray edition of the film?
STORY: 'The Lion King' Poised to Win Weekend Box Office
"The 3-D doesn’t add much — only depth — to this film, which won a couple of Oscars upon its release. A wildebeest or hyena almost falls into your lap here and there," writes Roger Moore in the Orlando Sentinel.
Still, Moore is a fan of Lion King's return to theaters for the nostalgia factor.
"Once upon a time, pre-video, Disney reissued its classics to theaters for short runs so that a new generation could experience them the way they were meant to be seen. That makes this Lion King revival part of a grand tradition, 3-D or not," he writes.
"Some who were just children 17 years ago have the chance to make this the first Disney film their kids see in a theater. Lucky them."
Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Screenplay: Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Niketa Calame, Jim Cummings, James Earl Jones, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jeremy Irons, Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson, Moira Kelly, Whoopi Goldberg, Zoe Leader, Cheech Marin, Madge Sinclair, Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, MPAA rating: G, Official Website: Not available, Review: 8 / 10 rating, DVD Review: Not Available, DVD: not available
What are critics saying about the 3D conversion of the 1994 animated classic, which is tied to the Oct. 4 release of the Diamond Blu-Ray edition of the film?
STORY: 'The Lion King' Poised to Win Weekend Box Office
"The 3-D doesn’t add much — only depth — to this film, which won a couple of Oscars upon its release. A wildebeest or hyena almost falls into your lap here and there," writes Roger Moore in the Orlando Sentinel.
Still, Moore is a fan of Lion King's return to theaters for the nostalgia factor.
"Once upon a time, pre-video, Disney reissued its classics to theaters for short runs so that a new generation could experience them the way they were meant to be seen. That makes this Lion King revival part of a grand tradition, 3-D or not," he writes.
"Some who were just children 17 years ago have the chance to make this the first Disney film their kids see in a theater. Lucky them."
Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Screenplay: Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Niketa Calame, Jim Cummings, James Earl Jones, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jeremy Irons, Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson, Moira Kelly, Whoopi Goldberg, Zoe Leader, Cheech Marin, Madge Sinclair, Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, MPAA rating: G, Official Website: Not available, Review: 8 / 10 rating, DVD Review: Not Available, DVD: not available
Plot Summary: Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa are back and better than ever this fall, when Disney "Lion King" roars into theaters and homes in breathtaking 3D. A special two-week theatrical show will begin September 16, 2011, featuring the Oscar ® - and Golden Globe ®-winning film on the big screen in Disney Digital 3D ™ for the very first time, and their very first album expected home entertainment begins October 4th famous Diamond Edition release of the film epic "The Lion King" high-definition Blu-ray ™ and Blu-ray ™ 3D.
Reference : http://www.hollywoodreporter.com
