A re release of the classic 1994 Disney film, the Lion King tells the tale of young Simba (voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matthew Broderick) who is the son of King Mufasa voiced by James Earl Jones and is also destined to become king, but his evil brother Scar voiced by Jeremy Irons wants to take the throne for himself.
The film has held up wonderfully well, seeing it back on the big screen with the dynamic sound was an absolute treat especially the films songs by Tim Rice and Elton John and the orchestral score by Hans Zimmer and the famous Stampede sequence also sounded terrific, needless to say I had a big smile on my face the entire time I was in the cinema.
However, I must talk about the 3D effect and I'll say that it's not terrible like the kind that happens with a lot of recent films like Captain America and Thor which did not benefit in any way at all from the 3D treatment but getting back to this film as I said it isn't terrible and there is a nice use of the effect in some scenes in regards to the depth of field and showcasing some of the background details but again I took the glasses off and noticed it was brighter and more colourful, which leads me to say that if you saw it on a nice 2D screen with a properly projected print, you'd have every inch the same experience.
All in all, if your thinking about going to see this re release, do it despite the 3D, it's wonderful to see it back on the big screen and it deserves to be seen with a sold out crowd, nothing else would do it justice and if you haven't shown your kids or nieces/nephews the film and want to do so, now is the time and chance to do it, 5 out of 5.
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