The Lion King: Diamond Edition

[Kyle]

Babies crying doesn't mean their enjoying it, it means the parents were too inconsiderate of others and took them years before they could really enjoy a theater.

I get being in a crowd that is enoying the movie, I get laughing with them, being scared with them, etc. But a pitfall of seeing a movie this well known is that they detract from the movie itself. I didn't have this issue at all during the toy story 3D releases. okay, maybe one crying baby was taken out, and maybe one person said the "you are a toy" line along side woody, but overall the audience was great. We had a full house and tons of well behaved kids. plenty of laughs, but still respectful of others. I often find that kids are better than the adults. Here it was not just the babies/kids but the adults that annoyed me.

[MattDean]

You're right about being in a good audience - there's nothing better than having a great film experience with a crowd, but unfortunately to me it's a rare thing!

I've as good as stopped going to the cinema as too many of the movies I saw were being spoilt by people/families talking, eating, changing seats, texting, messing around...I imagine this is an even bigger problem when audiences are watching a film they may well have seen many times before - they don't need to 'concentrate.'

In my experience the best time to see a cinema release is the first weekend - and to pay the premium to view it in 3D if available. On opening weekends most people clearly want to be there to watch the film and may have paid additional money to view it in 3D.

I much prefer waiting for the home vid release, and I know I'm not alone, but the problem is I am aware I'm not supporting the Film (cinema) industry by doing this and clearly if a film doesn't do well at the box office there's no guarantee it'll get a decent, if any, release at home.

There was no way I was going to see Winnie at the cinema here in the UK and what's happened? Poor box office and dvd only release! I'm partly to blame!

As for seeing the Lion King: I saw the original release at the cinema, the IMAX release and, when I upgrade my TV, I'll be able to view the 3D version in the comfort and quiet of my own home.

It's great that it's been re-released to theatres even if it is largely promotional, but for those people that have never seen it or viewed it on the big screen, I think a limited run is a great idea - I'm just glad I don't feel the need to see it!

Matt

[Khonnor]

A Look Inside the Lion King Trilogy Collection

I found a video that shows how the discs will be boxed inside. Just incase anyone was wondering.

Oh My God...that's horrible and incredibly cheap looking...
Can hardly believe it will be like that!

[DarthPrime]

A Look Inside the Lion King Trilogy Collection

I found a video that shows how the discs will be boxed inside. Just incase anyone was wondering.

Oh My God...that's horrible and incredibly cheap looking...
Can hardly believe it will be like that!

Looks terrible. I thought the Toy Story set was bad last year, this may be worse. Why can't they just release it in a normal box, and give each film its own case?

[jinkinquackers]

Oh My God...that's horrible and incredibly cheap looking...
Can hardly believe it will be like that!

Looks terrible. I thought the Toy Story set was bad last year, this may be worse. Why can't they just release it in a normal box, and give each film its own case?

Very much agreed. I just wish that they would have done it like that, but, you know Disney. Here I was hoping it'd be in separate cases so I could take it out of that - what I know is going to be - ridiculously sized box and to have it fit on the shelves better. Oh, sigh. They really should have thought more about releasing them separately.

[estefan]

When I was The Lion King, a little boy near the back (probably seeing the film for the first time), said when Simba is searching for Mufasa after the wildebeest stampede, "Where's his dad?" I thought to myself, "Boy, is he in for a sad shock." And needless to say, I can't think of a sadder scene in Disney history.

I personally prefer seeing films at the cinema than at home. I know people have problems with seeing them with people talking during it and what-not, but I go to so many films that I've tuned it out. I also go to enough family films, where children talking and asking silly questions is also something I zone out. And it's not like I never did the same thing when I was five.

I find there are too many interruptions at home. The phone is constantly ringing which takes me out more than somebody's cell phone playing "I Got the Touch" during an action sequences. Never mind people ringing the door-bell, that's not something you get a cinematic environment. I love the multiplex experience and it's something I will likely never stop doing.

[schoollover]

Does anyone know if The Lion King will still be playing in theaters next Sunday becasue thats the only time I can go and I have been dying to see it.

[disneyprincess11]

Does anyone know if The Lion King will still be playing in theaters next Sunday becasue thats the only time I can go and I have been dying to see it.

Yeah, I think so.

[SWillie!]

Babies crying doesn't mean their enjoying it, it means the parents were too inconsiderate of others and took them years before they could really enjoy a theater.

I know they aren't enjoying it - regardless, that's the exciting part to me. It's hard to explain, but especially at a movie like this, where I'm hardly 'missing' anything if the movie is interrupted, as I've seen it god knows how many times. Bottom line, to me... if you're going to see The Lion King, you should expect this from the audience. It's either a) people who have seen it a thousand times (so will be quoting and whatnot) or b) younger parents who are eager to introduce their children to films they grew up on (and so the kids might be a little too young).

[disneyboy20022]

3-D 'Lion King' feels the love with $29.3M opening

http://news.yahoo.com/3-d-lion-king-fee ... 27587.html

It's 1994 all over again, with a re-release of "The Lion King" opening at the top of the box office.

A 3-D version of the animated Disney favorite earned a surprising $29.3 million in its first weekend in theaters, according to Sunday estimates. The original film made more than $40 million when it opened nationwide 17 years ago.

[Dream Huntress]

3-D 'Lion King' feels the love with $29.3M opening

http://news.yahoo.com/3-d-lion-king-fee ... 27587.html

It's 1994 all over again, with a re-release of "The Lion King" opening at the top of the box office.

A 3-D version of the animated Disney favorite earned a surprising $29.3 million in its first weekend in theaters, according to Sunday estimates. The original film made more than $40 million when it opened nationwide 17 years ago.

And that's awesome, sure, objectively speaking there's absolutely no other kids movie on theaters, but this is a 17 year old movie we're talking about, I honestly didn't expect it was gonna do this well, and makes me glad to see it's going this way, but also really makes me look forward to the day Disney manages to repeat this feat.

[DisneyJedi]

Almost $30 million in its first weekend? I wonder how much it'll make by the end of its 2 week run?

[Christopher_TCUIH]

The trilogy set looks interesting to say the least but it's really bad on a functionality stand point. You've got a big box, that opens with a cylindrical box, that opens with a circular case that looks like it would scratch the daylights out of the discs (or maybe not since i hear blu is scratch resistant)! I know they wanted to do something big with the trilogy but that's a hassle just to watch a movie! I even get annoyed taking off slipcovers to watch the movies which is why i now have them set aside in my cabinet.. bad idea with this set

[dvdjunkie]

From what I am reading here, you people have a major problem in your theaters with inconsideration. Our theaters in Wichita have what they call a "cry" room, for parents who bring small children to a movie. These "cry" rooms seat approximately 30 people in the largest ones, and about six to ten in the smaller ones. When a person comes in to the theater with small children they are advised of the fact that there is a cry room for smaller children, and it works.

Our theaters have a policy of NO cell phone texting allowed when the feature film is on the screen. They have a very good way of policing the crowd with a team of four people who are connected with ear-pieces and one person in the projection booth telling them where the violators are, and those caught using their cell phones are then brought out to the hallway by the members of the team, and told to either check their phone at the box office, or leave the theater, and NO refund.

I enjoy going to the cinema several times a week, and at least once a week in the slow periods when there aren't any movies that I haven't seen.

Our Warren theaters have this cell-phone policy and it is in writing at the box office and there is a "Voice of the Theater" that comes on about two minutes before the lights are dimmed to remind those who have cell phones to put them on vibrate or turn them off. If they are members of police or fire departments, they can have their phones on vibrate and take the call when they step into the hall.

I am on one of the teams who patrol the theaters for cell phone violators. So I can speak from experience that it is working and working very well.

Also the Warren theaters have a policy of no one under the age of 18 allowed in the theater, after 8 pm, unless they are with a parent or an adult supervisor. We have never received a complaint from anyone about this, even in the summer time. We average one complaint a month for this policy, so I would say that it is a success.

Check out our Warren Theaters:

www.warrentheaters.com

[Disney's Divinity]

I hope there are kids in the audience astounded at the 3D, and babies crying, and whatnot, when I go.

You're in the vast minority on that one. Most people who pay to watch a movie are going for the movie, minus all the audience imput.

[DancingCrab]

Saw the movie in theaters yesterday, and there was some kid playing with his iphone in the front row taking pics with FLASH...I kid you not. He did it thru the whole bit of the opening song, ruining it for everyone else. During the following scene with Scar an usher finally came in and compensated his iphone, receiving applause from the audience.

Aside from that, there were more times I was annoyed by the 3D conversion than impressed by it. A couple shots here and there were stunning in 3D, but the "rounding" of edges just made the characters look disconnected from the backgrounds to me. It was like Who Framed Roger Rabbit in a sense.. with Toon Town characters in a world outside of their own.

I adore the film itself, so I still had a good time for the most part, but I think I'm gonna go check out the 2D version next weekend to erase the 3D version as being my most recent memory of it.

[SWillie!]

I hope there are kids in the audience astounded at the 3D, and babies crying, and whatnot, when I go.

You're in the vast minority on that one. Most people who pay to watch a movie are going for the movie, minus all the audience imput.

I know I am ... but what can I say. Before any of you think that I'm the guy with the phone and that's why I don't really mind it, I'll defend myself beforehand and say I definitely make it a point to silence my phone and try and keep my screaming and crying to a minimum.

But here's what I love - I went to see it tonight, and there was a little boy in the row behind me. A little restless throughout the movie at parts, but overall pretty good behavior. At the beginning when Rafiki draws Simba on the tree and says "Siimmmmmbaaaa..." I heard the little boy whisper "I love Simba!"

That's the kind of stuff I love when going to releases like this. I think the reason I love this company so much is less for personal reasons, and more for seeing others reactions to things like that. I think that's a product of working in the parks.

I will say though that I think while things like dvdjunkie's theaters making sure there are no interruptions is great... I feel like it's a little over the top with the earpieces and whatnot... makes it sound like it's a co-op secret mission or something with ninjas. Am I the only one?

[Jeikobu]

An even more perplexing comment is the one about The Lion King being an "aging" film. Really? The Lion King hasn't aged a day since 1994.

To those who have seen Lion King in its theatrical re-release or who are informed about it, which version of the movie is it? Original, IMAX, or DVD (with Morning Report)?

It's the original version with no Morning Report, but we still get the re-animated crocodiles.

That means it's the IMAX version, I suppose (the original but with some altered visual stuff). I'm with The_Iceflash on this. I actually liked most of the changes to the visuals (ex: Mufasa in the clouds, the waterfall), but the crocodiles were much better the first way IMO.

In the end though, all I have to say is PRAISE THE LORD Morning Report didn't make it to the big screen!

[Kyle]

Its not the IMAX version, but a different one entirely. Yes it was used as a starting point but this one has even more changes. Nothing quite as obvious but a lot of color differences. And maybe its just me but I feel like there was a lot more individual blades of grass in the earlier parts of the movie. almost to the point of being distracting. Maybe they were just out of focus before? Im not sure.

[ajmrowland]

The audience. I probably brought this on myself going to a 7:00 showing, but they were horrible. 4 crying babies were taken out. You had a number of adults quoting lines as they were being said, as well as singing. "Shhh! Dad your embarrassing me" a little boy was heard saying. You also have a number of people who had never seen a 3D movie before, reaching their hands out in front of them. C'mon, its not even That 3D idiots.

This kind of stuff is what MAKES a film for me. I hope there are kids in the audience astounded at the 3D, and babies crying, and whatnot, when I go. That means a new generation is coming out to enjoy this classic. That's what going to the theater is all about for me.

though the idiot who was embarassed by his dad............