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<p>The new <em>Lion King </em>movie is out, giving millennials the opportunity to revel in the nostalgia of a time in which the world had hope, and animals in movies had facial expressions! With a humble<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lion_king_2019/"> 55% on Rotten Tomatoes, </a>the critics are trampling all over the remake like a hoard of wildebeests.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7TavVZMewpY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>It&#39;s fun to dump on the all-consuming Disney Corporation, pretending like we aren&#39;t going to always give them our money. The House of Mouse always wins, but the reviews show that there is some small schadenfreude to be had!</p><p>Here&#39;s the best of the worst.</p><h2>1. &quot;A bunch of big cats just aren&#39;t cut out to carry &#39;Hamlet,&#39; as insane as it is to have to state that.&quot;</h2><p>-Katie Walsh, <a href="https://www.richmond.com/entertainment/ap/movie-review-lion-king-is-more-tragedy-than-triumph/article_8abfeae0-9eae-50df-8963-6317a60b82ea.html"><em>Tribune News Service</em></a></p><h2>2. &quot;It&rsquo;s the work of a studio that&rsquo;s gobbled up the rest of the film industry and is still hungry for more. <em>The Lion King </em>feels less like a remake than a snuff film, and a boring one at that.&quot;</h2><p>-David Ehrlich, <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/the-lion-king-review-2019-1202157153/"><em>IndieWire</em></a></p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Photorealistic worries for the rest of your days." data-attribution="Disney" height="420" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/the-lion-king-2019-box-office-tracking-8CcgIV.jpg" width="798" /></div> <figcaption>Photorealistic worries for the rest of your days.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Disney</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>3. &quot;Sometimes it&#39;s fascinating, frequently it&#39;s ludicrous, and sometimes - like when an incredibly realistic animal dies on-screen in front of you while its only child mourns him - it&#39;s borderline grotesque.&quot;</h2><p>-William Bibbiani, <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/the-lion-king-review-2019-1202157153/"><em>TheWrap</em></a></p><h2>4. &quot;Simply animating things that were already animated using a different animation technique is Apple-level fanbase abuse.&quot;</h2><p>-Ryan Syrek, <a href="https://thereader.com/film/lionkingreview"><em>The Reader</em></a></p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Maybe this should have stayed in ~the past~" data-attribution="Disney" height="190" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/10489951-7rYOSu.jpg" width="285" /></div> <figcaption>Maybe this should have stayed in ~the past~</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Disney</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>5. &quot;This <em>Lion King</em> is one of the most technically impressive disasters in film history, and that&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s so foreboding about it.&quot;</h2><p>-Matt Dougherty, <a href="http://www.thefilteredlens.com/the-lion-king-film-review-art-a-tech-demo-does-not-make/18120"><em>The Filtered Lens</em></a></p><h2>6. &quot;No matter how impressive the assembled voice cast is, this did not need to exist. And yet: Here it is.&quot;</h2><p>-Sean Collier, <a href="https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/Sean-Colliers-Popcorn-for-Dinner/July-2019/The-400-Word-Review-The-Lion-King/"><em>Pittsburgh Magazine</em></a></p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Remember the WHIMSY?" data-attribution="Disney" height="586" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/lionkingwallpaper1024-Oy8RZO.jpg" width="1024" /></div> <figcaption>Remember the WHIMSY?</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Disney</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>7. &quot;It is a colossal blunder, a film so artless and bland that it may confuse younger audiences.&quot;</h2><p>-Alan Zillberman, <a href="https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/film-tv/article/21078767/the-lion-king-reviewed"><em>Washington City Paper</em></a></p><h2>8. &quot;While not the dead-eyed stare of <em>The Polar Express, </em>every time a creature delivers a line it&#39;s like watching an actor with too much Botox: The lips are moving, but the face isn&#39;t telling you anything.&quot;</h2><p>-Richard Whittaker, <a href="https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2019-07-18/the-lion-king/"><em>Austin Chronicle</em></a></p><h2>9. <em>&quot;</em>There&#39;s no denying this fancy new version of <em>The Lion King</em> is a technical marvel, but without any semblance of heart and soul, it&#39;s the cinematic equivalent of watching a flashy screensaver for two hours.&quot;</h2><p>-Doug Jamieson, <a href="https://thejamreport.com/2019/07/18/review-the-lion-king-is-a-strikingly-beautiful-beast-without-a-soul/"><em>The Jam Report</em></a></p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Young Simba is adorable, though." data-attribution="Warner Bros. Pictures" height="303" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/tumblrppsvjmac4r1ugdp6u540-NGYwAG.png" width="313" /></div> <figcaption>Young Simba is adorable, though.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Warner Bros. Pictures</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>10.<em>&quot;</em>Scrunch your eyes up, put your hands over your ears and you could be watching an uncharacteristically boring nature documentary on the BBC.&quot;</h2><p>-Donald Clarke, <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-lion-king-ruined-by-slavish-devotion-to-the-original-1.3958042"><em>Irish Times</em></a></p><h2>11.<em> &quot;</em>When you&#39;re trying to mine emotion from a dried-up rock, you&#39;ll be left choking on your own dust long after the sheen of mechanical innovation has worn off.&quot;</h2><p>-Ella Kemp, <a href="https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/cinema/live_action_remake_the_lion_king/9039"><em>Culture Whisperer</em></a></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

The funniest quotes from bad reviews of the new 'Lion King': 'grotesque,' like watching a 'screensaver.'

The new Lion King movie is out, giving millennials the opportunity to revel in the nostalgia of a time in which the world had hope, and animals in movies had facial expressions! With a humble 55% on Rotten Tomatoes, the critics are trampling all over the remake like a hoard of wildebeests.It&#39;s fun to dump on the all-consuming Disney Corporation, pretending like we aren&#39;t going to always give them our money. The House of Mouse always wins, but the reviews show that there is some small schadenfreude to be had!Here&#39;s the best of the worst.1. &quot;A bunch of big cats just aren&#39;t cut out to carry &#39;Hamlet,&#39; as insane as it is to have to state that.&quot;-Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service2. &quot;It&rsquo;s the work of a studio that&rsquo;s gobbled up the rest of the film industry and is still hungry for more. The Lion King feels less like a remake than a snuff film, and a boring one at that.&quot;-David Ehrlich, IndieWire Photorealistic worries for the rest of your days. Disney3. &quot;Sometimes it&#39;s fascinating, frequently it&#39;s ludicrous, and sometimes - like when an incredibly realistic animal dies on-screen in front of you while its only child mourns him - it&#39;s borderline grotesque.&quot;-William Bibbiani, TheWrap4. &quot;Simply animating things that were already animated using a different animation technique is Apple-level fanbase abuse.&quot;-Ryan Syrek, The Reader Maybe this should have stayed in ~the past~ Disney5. &quot;This Lion King is one of the most technically impressive disasters in film history, and that&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s so foreboding about it.&quot;-Matt Dougherty, The Filtered Lens6. &quot;No matter how impressive the assembled voice cast is, this did not need to exist. And yet: Here it is.&quot;-Sean Collier, Pittsburgh Magazine Remember the WHIMSY? Disney7. &quot;It is a colossal blunder, a film so artless and bland that it may confuse younger audiences.&quot;-Alan Zillberman, Washington City Paper8. &quot;While not the dead-eyed stare of The Polar Express, every time a creature delivers a line it&#39;s like watching an actor with too much Botox: The lips are moving, but the face isn&#39;t telling you anything.&quot;-Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle9. &quot;There&#39;s no denying this fancy new version of The Lion King is a technical marvel, but without any semblance of heart and soul, it&#39;s the cinematic equivalent of watching a flashy screensaver for two hours.&quot;-Doug Jamieson, The Jam Report Young Simba is adorable, though. Warner Bros. Pictures10.&quot;Scrunch your eyes up, put your hands over your ears and you could be watching an uncharacteristically boring nature documentary on the BBC.&quot;-Donald Clarke, Irish Times11. &quot;When you&#39;re trying to mine emotion from a dried-up rock, you&#39;ll be left choking on your own dust long after the sheen of mechanical innovation has worn off.&quot;-Ella Kemp, Culture Whisperer

The new Lion King movie is out, giving millennials the opportunity to revel in the nostalgia of a time in which the world had hope, and animals in movies had facial expressions! With a humble 55% on Rotten Tomatoes, the critics are...