The Lion King called a ‘visual masterpiece’ by critics

The Lion King called a ‘visual masterpiece that will leave you smiling and crying the whole time’… one week before Disney’s live action remake hits theaters

The premiere of the new live action remake of The Lion King took place on Tuesday night in Hollywood.

And critics flocked to Twitter soon after to praise the sure to be hit Disney film when it arrives in theaters on July 19.

One critic, Beatrice Verhoeven, called it a ‘visual masterpiece that will leave you smiling and crying the whole time.’

Wow: The premiere of the new live-action remake of The Lion King took place on Tuesday night in Hollywood

The Wrap reporter continued: ‘It’s a true testament to the lasting effect Disney movies have on all generations.’

Adding: ‘Timon and Pumbaa steal the show. And BEYONCE!!! #LionKing.’

Film critic Adam B. Vary was also impressed by Beyonce: ‘Yes, Beyonce is good in #TheLionKing – really good! Nala’s role is indeed bigger, and Bey suits it perfectly.’ 

He continued: ‘There’s a moment when she tells Simba he’s “disappointed” her, and reader, the way Bey bit the “t” in that word chilled me and thrilled me.’

Impressed: One critic, Beatrice Verhoeven, called it a ‘visual masterpiece that will leave you smiling and crying the whole time’

Star: Film critic Adam B. Vary was impressed by Beyonce as the voice of Nala: ‘Yes, Beyonce is good in #TheLionKing – really good! Nala’s role is indeed bigger, and Bey suits it perfectly’

Adam, who is the BuzzFeed senior film reporter, continued: ‘#TheLionKing is a landmark *visual* experience. I’ve never seen anything like it, and I think it’s going to change how we look at movies forever.’

Adding: ‘As an *emotional* experience, though… I’ll put it this way: It turns out lions can’t really emote.’ 

Beyonce also elevated the soundtrack, according to Fandango managing editor Erik Davis.

Incredible: He said: ‘#TheLionKing is visually immaculate & a game-changer for visual effects. It’s absolutely stunning in every way’

He said: ‘#TheLionKing is visually immaculate & a game-changer for visual effects. It’s absolutely stunning in every way.’

Adding: ‘The music shines (Glover & Beyonce take it to another level), the performances are great (Timon, Pumbaa & Scar steal many scenes) & the emotions run HIGH. Truly great.’

The film is a remake of the animated classic, The Lion King, which was released in 1994.

Story: The film is a remake of the animated classic, The Lion King, which was released in 1994

Timon is voiced by Billy Eichner and Pumbaa by Seth Rogen; Beyonce voiced Nala, Simba’s best friend.

Donald Glover is the voice of Simbra, with Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar and John Kani as Rafiki.

James Earl Jones, who voiced Simba’s father Mufasa in the original 1994 animated film, returns as the voice of him in the remake.

The film was directed by Jon Favreau; The Lion King arrives in theaters on July 19. 

Mesmerizing: Donald Glover is the voice of Simbra, with Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar and John Kani as Rafiki; Simba pictured 

 

Positive: Critics gushed about Disney’s live action remake The Lion King

 

 

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