You can understand why people didn’t want Disney to remake the animated “classic” The Lion King but when you see the finished product, with the photo-realistic animals bringing the story to life, you can also understand why they chose to do … Continue reading The Lion King (2019) Review
Dave makes the intro awkward for Ben but after they get past that unpleasantness, they review Hobbs and Shaw in a spoiler-filled special. That is after Ben reviews Lost in Translation, The Princess Bride, Jaws, and the new Lion King … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast: Season 3 Episode 16 – Hobbs and Shaw Special
Ben and Dave discuss The Lion King and Teen Titans Go to The Movies before taking a look at the Movie Songs which are better than the Movies they are linked too. If you don’t know any of the songs … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast: Season 3 Episode 15- Movie Songs which are better than their Movies
Ben and Dave return with a discussion of the best movie openings. The greatest beginnings to movies get discussed here, from Raiders of the Lost Ark through to Up. As well as movie openings, there are two very different quizzes and … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast: Season 3 Episode 13 – Best Movie Openings
Aladdin is Disney at the height of their creative powers and it shows. It is a film where everything that can work, does work and the studio seems to weave it’s usual magic over a classic story by becoming the definitive … Continue reading Aladdin (1992) Review
Ben and Dave return for another episode dedicated to one specific movie and have an in-depth, spoiler-filled chat about DC’s newest superhero – Shazam! Not before they talk about the new Star Wars trailer, whether The Lion King should be a … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast – Season 3, Episode 8: Shazam! Special
Most movie bloggers make a list of the films they want to see at this time of year but my list is slightly different. I don’t get to go to the cinema as frequently as I once did so I have … Continue reading My “Must-See at the Cinema” releases of 2019
This month we review a selection of movies from Empire’s 100 Greatest Movies list. Today is Number 70: The Lion King. From the moment that The Lion King starts, with an African-inspired song and the animals all responding to the … Continue reading 100 Greatest Movies Month: The Lion King (1994) Review
Disney’s first Renaissance was the time period between 1988 and 1999 which saw them produce some of their most critical and financially successful movies. This period started with The Little Mermaid and ended with Tarzan, including The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty … Continue reading Is Disney producing their “Second Renaissance?”
Views from the Sofa’s 100 Greatest Scenes is a list of the 100 greatest moments in the movies. This could be long introductions, moments of action or great dialogue between characters. The scenes are in no particular order and come from … Continue reading 100 Greatest Scenes Number 10: The Circle of Life
