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THE LION KING 3D
14 years ago
If you aren't aware, The Lion King is back in theaters for two weeks, this time in 3D! I believe the end-date is Sept 30th, and it spans most theaters in the USA. I've heard that there is a 2D version that was released back into theaters as well, but I can only find the 3D one at the moment.
Sooooooo, I was 10 years old when TLK first came out in theaters. 17 years later, I'm running back to the theater to see it again. Generally, I hate the idea of 3D and it really hurts my eyes after 2-3 hours of watching Avatar through 3D sunglasses, but I can't turn down the opportunity to relive my youth. TLK was a big part of my childhood, I owe half of my furriness to it (the other half to Animaniacs).
I guess you could say my friend and I were more than average fans of the film. As a kid, I remember one night we popped in our Lion King VHS tape, cranked up the volume to full Earth-shaking capacity (surround sound), and acted out the entire movie with my best friend out on our front lawn for the entire neighborhood to see (or ignore). It was pretty epic! We also did less-epic "shows" with our plushies which acted to a TLK soundtrack cassette. Divided between two people, she handled most of the stuff involving Scar, Nala, Mufasa and Pumbaa; I handled Simba, the hyenas, Zazu, and Timon. That pretty much covered everybody. It was hilariously fun and energizing to do, and I have carried a portion of that acting skill with me ever since, often pouring it into my fursuit performances.
Like any fan, I had TLK stuff. I collected many of the plastic-headed Mattel plushies, the roaring adult Simba puppet, BK finger-puppets-in-a-box, Simba and Nala kissing cubs, coloring books, and the push-button action figures. At the time, my drawing skills were still developing from the "stick figure-to-linework" phase and I had taken it upon myself to draw linework of every character on orange construction paper, cut them out, and cover my bedroom wall with them. It looked kinda wonky, but Disney didn't make wall decals of such things back then, so I had to get creative.
Anyway, since then, I've moved to VA, away from my best friend. It'll be weird seeing the Lion King without her, since the film summed up most of our childhood.
What about you? Did The Lion King have an effect on your childhood?
Will you be seeing TLK in theaters?
Sooooooo, I was 10 years old when TLK first came out in theaters. 17 years later, I'm running back to the theater to see it again. Generally, I hate the idea of 3D and it really hurts my eyes after 2-3 hours of watching Avatar through 3D sunglasses, but I can't turn down the opportunity to relive my youth. TLK was a big part of my childhood, I owe half of my furriness to it (the other half to Animaniacs).
I guess you could say my friend and I were more than average fans of the film. As a kid, I remember one night we popped in our Lion King VHS tape, cranked up the volume to full Earth-shaking capacity (surround sound), and acted out the entire movie with my best friend out on our front lawn for the entire neighborhood to see (or ignore). It was pretty epic! We also did less-epic "shows" with our plushies which acted to a TLK soundtrack cassette. Divided between two people, she handled most of the stuff involving Scar, Nala, Mufasa and Pumbaa; I handled Simba, the hyenas, Zazu, and Timon. That pretty much covered everybody. It was hilariously fun and energizing to do, and I have carried a portion of that acting skill with me ever since, often pouring it into my fursuit performances.
Like any fan, I had TLK stuff. I collected many of the plastic-headed Mattel plushies, the roaring adult Simba puppet, BK finger-puppets-in-a-box, Simba and Nala kissing cubs, coloring books, and the push-button action figures. At the time, my drawing skills were still developing from the "stick figure-to-linework" phase and I had taken it upon myself to draw linework of every character on orange construction paper, cut them out, and cover my bedroom wall with them. It looked kinda wonky, but Disney didn't make wall decals of such things back then, so I had to get creative.
Anyway, since then, I've moved to VA, away from my best friend. It'll be weird seeing the Lion King without her, since the film summed up most of our childhood.
What about you? Did The Lion King have an effect on your childhood?
Will you be seeing TLK in theaters?
I remembered when I first saw it back in 1994. I was ten years old going on eleven. I remembered tearing up during the death scene. The movie impacted me a whole lot and gave me a new meaning to love animated movies. IMO, The Lion King is one of the greatest animated films of all time. :)