The Lion King 3D Blu-ray (2019) [Region Free]

[Creed]

The film was shot in 3D, in VR:

https://twitter.com/RealD3D/status/1149377820830982149

[qw0aszx]

The film opened here in China today, went to see it, huge disappointment.

Even put the film aside, the 3D itself is pretty mild too. There're so many shots that can create wonderful 3D space, yet it seems they deliberately limit the distance between two images, making almost everything looks pretty flat now (though there's still some shots present nice 3D space). I was expecting the 3D would be as good as The Jungle Book...

[Instacredit]

Originally Posted by qw0aszx

The film opened here in China today, went to see it, huge disappointment.

Even put the film aside, the 3D itself is pretty mild too. There're so many shots that can create wonderful 3D space, yet it seems they deliberately limit the distance between two images, making almost everything looks pretty flat now (though there's still some shots present nice 3D space). I was expecting the 3D would be as good as The Jungle Book...

I have seen the film too and the 3d I thought was as good as Pixar films 3d not the new stronger ones though.

[Hardkore]

Just found out my local IMAX theater will be showing this in IMAX 3D.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by qw0aszx

The film opened here in China today, went to see it, huge disappointment.

Even put the film aside, the 3D itself is pretty mild too. There're so many shots that can create wonderful 3D space, yet it seems they deliberately limit the distance between two images, making almost everything looks pretty flat now (though there's still some shots present nice 3D space). I was expecting the 3D would be as good as The Jungle Book...

Thanks for the review on the 3D. Watching the trailers in 3D a few time in theaters, I'm honestly not hopeful for the 3D in Lion King 2019. I agree, whatever they thought they were doing, going for a "natural 3D" look, it seems like a waste of potential for what could've been an amazing 3D film. Haven't any of these filmmakers ever watched an IMax 3D film with very strong 3D? Or even Avatar 3D? Instead, we get mild 3D, like from Boxtrolls or Paranorman 3D for example. So mild it's almost 2D.

I hope I'm wrong and the final film has at least a few medium layered shots, like that shot on the cliff side looking down looked very good, in medium layered 3D. I say this as a big fan of The Lion King story and animated original Disney film, and for them to be offering weaker 3D to major audiences is not cool, based on the trailers anyway. Why didn't they go for the 3D of the Marvel films? Different team deciding.

Originally Posted by Creed

The film was shot in 3D, in VR:

https://twitter.com/RealD3D/status/1149377820830982149

Thanks. I wonder if Jon Favreau was in charge of deciding to go with milder 3D. I bet he had a say in it.

[Jonnyxll]

3D Blu-Ray Pre-order at Amazon Germany



The Lion King 3D Blu-ray


Official Announced:

https://bluray-disc.de/blu-ray-news/...y_angekuendigt

[Rek84]

Now a 3D steelbook at Zavvi!

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[Retired Flyer]

I pre-ordered it on Amazon UK.

The Lion King 3D Blu-ray

[that1guystudios]

Saw this in IMAX 3D last night.

I felt the film translated to the new medium fairly well. I watched the original a few days prior so that it was fresh in my mind.

I don't have any major problems with this remake. It had some really neat visuals and the animation itself was fantastic.

I had hoped for a more visually-stylized version of "Just Can't Wait to Be King" - instead it just matched the photo-realism of the rest of the film.

I felt there were issues with pacing (skipping over or rushing through important beats co yet adding some unnecessary background elements that didn't really add up to much - what was up with the unnecessarily long "hair traveling via dung" scene?) I also missed the more dusky/night look of "Can you feel the Love Tonight" in the original.

Though I casually enjoyed the Beyonce track "Spirit" on the soundtrack it felt shoehorned into the film rather haphazardly and made me long for Zimmer and Lebo M's score/vocal work. I did get a kick out of the scene that replaced the Luau/Hula scene - won't spoil it here.

I felt that John Oliver, Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner added a lot of humor and brought something new and enjoyable to their characters. I also felt the vocal work of JC McCrary as Young Simba deserves to be mentioned - his emotion and inflection was perfect in the post-stampede scene.

I've heard some state that Beyonce and Glover sound bored, but to me it felt like they were simply imitating the cadence of Broderick and Kelly from the original film at times.

The 3D Presentation:
The 3D felt very realistic but was reserved. Very similar to the 3D in The Jungle Book remake. This is medium level 3D throughout, not a lot of mild or strong shots - but it consistently helps draw you into the environment.
I'd prefer it to have been pushed a bit stronger the way that Marvel presents their more recent films, but after seeing it in 3D I doubt I'd be able to watch it in any other format.

I'll be happy to own both films and watch either one again, but if someone asks me which one I'd rather rewatch, it will always be the original. Those with an aversion to hand-drawn animation (I have a few folks in my family who feel this way) will likely prefer this new version.

[mredman]

Originally Posted by that1guystudios

Saw this in IMAX 3D last night.

I felt the film translated to the new medium fairly well. I watched the original a few days prior so that it was fresh in my mind.

I don't have any major problems with this remake. It had some really neat visuals and the animation itself was fantastic.

I had hoped for a more visually-stylized version of "Just Can't Wait to Be King" - instead it just matched the photo-realism of the rest of the film.

I felt there were issues with pacing (skipping over or rushing through important beats co yet adding some unnecessary background elements that didn't really add up to much - what was up with the unnecessarily long "hair traveling via dung" scene?) I also missed the more dusky/night look of "Can you feel the Love Tonight" in the original.

Though I casually enjoyed the Beyonce track "Spirit" on the soundtrack it felt shoehorned into the film rather haphazardly and made me long for Zimmer and Lebo M's score/vocal work. I did get a kick out of the scene that replaced the Luau/Hula scene - won't spoil it here.

I felt that John Oliver, Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner added a lot of humor and brought something new and enjoyable to their characters. I also felt the vocal work of JC McCrary as Young Simba deserves to be mentioned - his emotion and inflection was perfect in the post-stampede scene.

I've heard some state that Beyonce and Glover sound bored, but to me it felt like they were simply imitating the cadence of Broderick and Kelly from the original film at times.

The 3D Presentation:
The 3D felt very realistic but was reserved. Very similar to the 3D in The Jungle Book remake. This is medium level 3D throughout, not a lot of mild or strong shots - but it consistently helps draw you into the environment.
I'd prefer it to have been pushed a bit stronger the way that Marvel presents their more recent films, but after seeing it in 3D I doubt I'd be able to watch it in any other format.

I'll be happy to own both films and watch either one again, but if someone asks me which one I'd rather rewatch, it will always be the original. Those with an aversion to hand-drawn animation (I have a few folks in my family who feel this way) will likely prefer this new version.

jungle book has strong 3D

[that1guystudios]

Originally Posted by mredman

jungle book has strong 3D

I felt the 3D in The Jungle Book was great - but that the depth in it isn't as strong as a recent Marvel title like Ragnarok.

If you felt that The Jungle Book has strong 3D then you will feel The Lion King is strong - I felt they were similar.

[MercurySeven]

Safe. Pleasant. Uninspired. Pretty much every aspect of the film falls under those descriptions, especially the 3-D. The only surpassing element, for me, was the stunningly photo-real CGI, but even that brought its own baggage in terms of the characters' emoting. Animals' faces can't express human emotion; animators have always had to anthropomorphise them to an extent (it's what Disney was always great at); but here they don't. The lions' faces are blank. Their mouths move to speak human words, they sing to one another, but they're stuck in that too real/ unreal paradox, and it kept distracting me. There's just something a little "off" about the whole approach. I didn't have that problem at all with The Jungle Book, probably because the animals all had Mowgli to interact with. But here it kept me at a distance, emotionally. Didn't spoil the film for me, but it did make me question what I was looking at.

The 3-D was immersive at times - it added dynamism and tactility to some sequences. It definitely wasn't a waste of time. But after the impressive 3-D in Aladdin and Dumbo, I felt it was a step back into the timid, afraid-to-be-noticed approach we've seen so often from Disney. The extended sequence with the clump of lion hair reminded of the floating ticket scene in The Polar Express. But while Zemeckis worked the Z-axis overtime - in IMAX, it's still one of my favourite 3-D sequences - here they stay comfortably in the Goldilocks zone, and it's all a bit shrug-worthy.

Oddly enough, the 3-D conversion of the original cartoon was also a let-down.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by that1guystudios

Saw this in IMAX 3D last night.

[Show spoiler]
I felt the film translated to the new medium fairly well. I watched the original a few days prior so that it was fresh in my mind.

I don't have any major problems with this remake. It had some really neat visuals and the animation itself was fantastic.

I had hoped for a more visually-stylized version of "Just Can't Wait to Be King" - instead it just matched the photo-realism of the rest of the film.

I felt there were issues with pacing (skipping over or rushing through important beats co yet adding some unnecessary background elements that didn't really add up to much - what was up with the unnecessarily long "hair traveling via dung" scene?) I also missed the more dusky/night look of "Can you feel the Love Tonight" in the original.

Though I casually enjoyed the Beyonce track "Spirit" on the soundtrack it felt shoehorned into the film rather haphazardly and made me long for Zimmer and Lebo M's score/vocal work. I did get a kick out of the scene that replaced the Luau/Hula scene - won't spoil it here.

I felt that John Oliver, Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner added a lot of humor and brought something new and enjoyable to their characters. I also felt the vocal work of JC McCrary as Young Simba deserves to be mentioned - his emotion and inflection was perfect in the post-stampede scene.

I've heard some state that Beyonce and Glover sound bored, but to me it felt like they were simply imitating the cadence of Broderick and Kelly from the original film at times.

The 3D Presentation:
The 3D felt very realistic but was reserved. Very similar to the 3D in The Jungle Book remake. This is medium level 3D throughout, not a lot of mild or strong shots - but it consistently helps draw you into the environment.
I'd prefer it to have been pushed a bit stronger the way that Marvel presents their more recent films, but after seeing it in 3D I doubt I'd be able to watch it in any other format.

I'll be happy to own both films and watch either one again, but if someone asks me which one I'd rather rewatch, it will always be the original. Those with an aversion to hand-drawn animation (I have a few folks in my family who feel this way) will likely prefer this new version.

Thanks for the 3D details. How do you feel the 3D in the film compares to the 3D of the trailers? Are the trailers accurate? If so, they look like mild 3D mostly, except for that medium 3D layered cliff sequence overlooking the stampede below.

I bet I'll feel the same about the original animated version being the best one to rewatch, but I'll try to go in with an open mind for this film.

Originally Posted by MercurySeven

Safe. Pleasant. Uninspired. Pretty much every aspect of the film falls under those descriptions, especially the 3-D. The only surpassing element, for me, was the stunningly photo-real CGI, but even that brought its own baggage in terms of the characters' emoting. Animals' faces can't express human emotion; animators have always had to anthropomorphise them to an extent (it's what Disney was always great at); but here they don't. The lions' faces are blank. Their mouths move to speak human words, they sing to one another, but they're stuck in that too real/ unreal paradox, and it kept distracting me. There's just something a little "off" about the whole approach. I didn't have that problem at all with The Jungle Book, probably because the animals all had Mowgli to interact with. But here it kept me at a distance, emotionally. Didn't spoil the film for me, but it did make me question what I was looking at.

The 3-D was immersive at times - it added dynamism and tactility to some sequences. It definitely wasn't a waste of time. But after the impressive 3-D in Aladdin and Dumbo, I felt it was a step back into the timid, afraid-to-be-noticed approach we've seen so often from Disney. The extended sequence with the clump of lion hair reminded of the floating ticket scene in The Polar Express. But while Zemeckis worked the Z-axis overtime - in IMAX, it's still one of my favourite 3-D sequences - here they stay comfortably in the Goldilocks zone, and it's all a bit shrug-worthy.

Oddly enough, the 3-D conversion of the original cartoon was also a let-down.

Thanks for your review of the 3D.
I agree, the 3D in the animated Lion King, which I have on blu ray 3D, is mild throughout most of it, and not nearly as impressive as the medium to high medium 3D of the animated Beauty and the Beast, and even Little Mermaid 3D animated.

[Jonnyxll]

Saw the movie on Friday in 3D.

I was really impressed!
The movie itself i a really good remake. It´s not perfekt because i miss the mimic of the animals. Some new scenes are added well done. The photorealistic pictures are absolutly incredible.

3D Presentation:
The 3D is really good in this movie. The depth is the whole time medium to high. Some shots are high. Even in the dark scenes you see a good depth. Some small Pop-Outs are also present. I really enjoyed it. I think at home this movie will be absolutly stunning in 3D. A picture without (more or less) black bars. And every 3D movie in the past has a better 3D at home. So i cannot wait to watch this great movie in 3D at Home. I ****ing love 3D

[Joe D.]

Just pre-ordered it from Amazon UK.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by Jonnyxll

Saw the movie on Friday in 3D.

I was really impressed!
The movie itself i a really good remake. It´s not perfekt because i miss the mimic of the animals. Some new scenes are added well done. The photorealistic pictures are absolutly incredible.

3D Presentation:
The 3D is really good in this movie. The depth is the whole time medium to high. Some shots are high. Even in the dark scenes you see a good depth. Some small Pop-Outs are also present. I really enjoyed it. I think at home this movie will be absolutly stunning in 3D. A picture without (more or less) black bars. And every 3D movie in the past has a better 3D at home. So i cannot wait to watch this great movie in 3D at Home. I ****ing love 3D

Thanks for your thoughts on the 3D. So would you say the 3D being medium to high strength 3D, are directly comparable to the medium to strong 3D of Avengers End Game or Infinity War if you compare them side by side?

[Jbug]

3D reviews seem to be all over the place and depending on who you ask. As always, gotta see this for yourself. I couldn't talk my wife into seeing this and I always wind up spending over $100 when taking the grandkids, so I might pass on this and just blind buy the 3D Blu ray.

[Joe D.]

Originally Posted by Jbug

3D reviews seem to be all over the place and depending on who you ask. As always, gotta see this for yourself. I couldn't talk my wife into seeing this and I always wind up spending over $100 when taking the grandkids, so I might pass on this and just blind buy the 3D Blu ray.

Hi jbug,

Don't worry. Mary Jane wears the pants in this family too.

[robtadrian]

An unabashed triumph and everything that movies were meant to do. (Even the minor flatulence humor).

[Hardkore]

Just saw this in IMAX 3D! Agreed, not as good as the original but a pretty good film on its own. I had expected they would change some scenes/bits and they did, yet most of the first half is essentially the same. The 3D did have some cool moments but it wasn’t nearly as good as it could have been. Even though this was a native 3D movie, it presented focusing issues where there basically should have been none.

3D trailer...Mulan
The 3D looks really good, kinda on the stronger side. As much as I love some of the Chinese 3D movies, I think I must see this! My only hope is that the 3D is as good as some of them. Yet considering this is a Disney movie...it may not be quite as good