Lion King, The (1994) [2977 AS]

I haven't seen this in years. Never have I been a Disney fan.
But my sister is.
So when I saw this for cheap I figured, why not?

Picture: Theatrical 1.85:1, unedited. Stunning picture with only hints of occasional edge enhancement, in short one of the best looking CLV titles ever. I was blown away in many places, and am now wanting to try the CAV box.
Audio: Dolby surround and ac-3 discrete. I have only sampled the discrete, but to these ears the Surround is perfect. Great low end, nice soundstage, in short this sounds exactly as I remember early 90's theaters sounding, and a time I truly miss. The film was reputedly mixed in Dolby LCRS so I don't think a remixed discrete will do it justice.

Overall: at a dirt cheap price, this is a must. These Disney films work incredibly well on LD, and it is your only chance to see them in their intended form short of a used print.
5/5

My sister on side breaks (in a droning voice): "and now the dramatic context of the movie must stop for 'dis wonderful format"
Me: "hey, this is supposed to happen behind the scenes with reel changes. Oh wait, you're spoiled with DCPs."

I remember it had some excessive chroma noise. Also available on cav release. Try to get the collectors set which has the cav version and bunch of extras not found later releases. The box has just enough room to fit the clv version in it; )

That's true, I forgot to mention that that popped up in a few places. Thanks.

Thanks for the review, Same story for me, The Lion King was a good movie, not my cup of tea at the time, but my little sister absolutely loved it. I will be picking up the box-set when I find it at the right price just for the bonus stuff. My sister will flip watching it.

So I stopped and picked this up at a used record store today - paid $6, no regrets. Disney magic dude.