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Genres: ComedyAdventureFam
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Robert Guillaume, Nathan Lane, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Cheech Marin, Whoopi Goldberg
Director(s): Bradley Raymond
Available Quality: Hi Def
Country: USA, Australia
Year: 2004
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
IMDB Rating: 6.5 out of 10 (8869 votes)
Imagine a cross between Lion King, The (1994) and Back to the Future Part II (1989). This is a separate story thread, that of Timon and Pumbaa, intertwined with the original story. Thus, along with seeing new events (e.g. Timons departure from the meerkat colony, Timon and Pumbaas first meeting, the origin of Hakuna Matata), we get to see a new perspective on (and some previously unseen causes for) some of the events in the original film. Oh, and the whole thing is told in a Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) framework, with Timon and Pumbaa narrating and interacting with the onscreen movie.
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renato_gandamaluko (23 May 2012)
The funniest Lion King movie
The firsts Lion King was great, a masterpiece, an animation classic.The second was, for me, a car crash with a lot of victims and bloodwhen it comes to animation.But this one is the funniest of them all. It tells the same story asthe Lion King, but from Timon's and Pumba's point of view, which ishilarious. We can now see how the two legends met, and their adventuresbefore meeting Simba.It's not as good as the first, it's not a great movie, but it'sentertainer, funny and original. If you love Timon and Pumba, you'regonna LOVE this movie. See it.
didonatope (23 May 2012)
Truly Tasteless
Overall, Lion King 1 1/2 is a sadistic experiment in throwing popculture and toilet humor into the original classic. However, it couldhave been good. It does bring a few good ideas to the table. Timon'sback story isn't executed too poorly, and the idea of giving Timon andPumbaa a back story was a great idea. However, the execution of theplot was horrendous, as it can never make up its mind; is it a parodyof the first film or a serious back story? There are also numerouscontinuity errors between this and the original Lion King. For example,in the original Lion King Rafiki tells Timon and Pumbaa that Simba haswent to fight Scar, but here, it is Nala. Why did they do this? Simple;in this film Rafiki serves as Timon's guardian angel, a plot elementthrown in to make this film a cheezier midquel (Kudos on the honesttitle by the way, this is not a Lion King 3 and I'm sick of midquelsand prequels being paraded as sequels). Classic scenes from theoriginal such as the sunrise, the animals bowing to baby Simba, the "BePrepared" musical number, the stampede that KILLED MUFASSA, and justabout every serious moment are ruined by Timon and Pumbaa's unfunnycommentary and fart jokes including cutting to QVC footage, Pumbaabreaking wind numerous times, and literally pausing the movie to parodyMystery Science Theater (disrespecting fans of that show as well). Ifyou respect the original, I suggest not only avoiding this film, butthrowing any copied of this film in the nearest blender you can findASAP. This movie may not be a complete disaster because of its decentexecution of the story it is telling by itself, but the way itliterally pastes jokes on the original film to pander to the littlekiddies is a disgrace. A disgrace to everyone who loved the original,everyone who worked on the original, and a disgrace to people who valuefilm as an art-form in general. From a moral perspective, it is perhapsthe most tasteless, disgusting, and sickening heap of trash everdesigned by the utterly worthless Disney Toon Studios.
(22 May 2012)
Timon the Pompous Meerkat and Pumbaa the Bumbling Warthhog Played A Bigger Role in Simba's Life Then Ever Imagined. You Don't Know The 1/2 Of It!
[CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!] Timon and Pumbaa are watching The Lion King. Timon decides togoback BEFORE the beginning, to when the story really began. So theygoback. Way back. Back even before Simba was born. Back to Timon'soldhome which was miles away from Pride Rock. A clan of meerkatsburrowedunderground to hide from hyenas. The worst digger in the clan wasapompous, self-centered meerkat named Timon. His mother took pity onhimbut Uncle Max just shook his head. Mother suggested putting Timononsentry duty; Timon had dreams of a bigger and better place outtheresomewhere. Just then, hyenas Shenzi, Bonzai and Ed arrived andnearlykilled poor Uncle Max. That did it. The other meerkats justwantedTimon to go away while Timon took it upon himself to leave. So hekissedhis mom goodbye and started off. He didn't get very far beforehestarted getting homesick. Just then he met Rafiki, who taught himtolook beyond what he sees. Timon had no clue what that meant sohecontinued on and met a warthog named Pumbaa, who was all alone due toaflatulence problem. Timon and Pumbaa join up then, but Timondeclaredthem acquaintances, rather than friends. They soon arrive at Pride Rock where all thezebras,antelopes, wildebeests, rhinoceroses, giraffe's, elephants andmanyother plain animals had gathered. What was going on? Timon didn'tcare.They pressed on. Timon then saw Rafiki atop Pride Rock lifting intotheair something he couldn't see. Just then all the animals took abow.Was this to honor the birth of the new king? No, Pumbaa had passedgasand the animals were bowing to cover their noses; Timon and Pumbaatryan assortment of new homes, but each are discomforting due toincessantsinging or hyenas or a large stampede of wildebeests! Pumbaa andTimonsuddenly find themselves heading down stream. When they reachland,Timon decides to give up. But then they gaze around at theirnewfoundparadise. It was beautiful: trees and water falls as far as theeyecould see. Timon named the place after a strange phrase he learnedfromRafiki: Hakuna Matata. Timon and Pumbaa go out bowling for buzzardsoneafternoon when they suddenly run into Simba. They take him undertheirwing and become father figures. They teach him the arts of bugeatingand belching contests. Pretty soon, a teenage Simba takes on Timon inasnail slurping contest. Simba won, leaving Timon deathlyill. Then one day, Simba's childhood friend Nala arrived.Timonand Pumbaa just knew she'd break up the friendship. Suddenly,Simbaruns away. Nala and Pumbaa race after him, but not Timon. He chosetostay at "Hakuna Matata" by himself, until Rafiki "talked" somesenseinto him, so he joins his friends at Pride Rock. Timon's motherandUncle Max arrive then. While Simba battles Scar, Mother and Max digalarge hole to trap hyenas Shenzi, Bonzai and Ed in. It worked. Scarissoon flung down the same hole where he is devoured by the hyenas.Thenall is well. Mother, Uncle Max and the rest of the meerkats golivewith Timon and Pumbaa in the paradise that is Hakuna Matata. Backtothe present, Timon and Pumbaa finish the movie when suddenlyMother,Uncle Max, Simba and Rafiki want to watch it again. So do MickeyMouse,Donald Duck, Goofy, Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo, Peter Pan,theLost Boys, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Genie, Aladdin, andJasmine. Well, I must say that The Lion King 1 1/2 wasn't as good asIhad hoped. It was too ridiculous and silly. The original Lion King wasamasterpiece. It had a serious story with light comedy thrown in.Thisone was just silly and made a mockery of it. I swear, sometimesTimonand Pumbaa are just way too overplayed. They're overplayed to thepointof no longer being funny, just annoying. The original voice castisback: Nathan Lane as Timon, Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa, MatthewBroddrickas Adult Simba, Whoopi Goldberg as Shenzi, Cheech Marin as Bonzai,JimCummings as Ed, Robert Guillame as Rafiki. New to the cast areJulieKavner of TV's (Too) long running series The Simpsons as Timon'smomand Jerry Stiller as Uncle Max. So anyway, this movie isn't TheLionKing III, and it isn't II because there already is a II. It takesplaceright after Part I and Part II is a ways away. Hence, it's 1 1/2.Inconclusion, I don't recommend this to die hard Lion King fansbecauseit's far too ridiculous and frivilous. However the kids will love itsoI recommend it to them. I hope this will also be the LAST LionKingmovie. Two is enough. "The Lion King 1 1/2". What we've come toexpectfrom Disney sequel makers.-
TheGame2k2 (22 May 2012)
Surprisingly Good
I have to be honest, i was expecting a failure so bad, because itreally did sound like they were trying to milk the original movie toget money. But that wasn't the case with this pretty funny (sometimesodd) movie. I loved how they told the story of Timon and Pumba, thestory with Simba and him having trouble sleeping was funny. The jacuzzibubble, and when Pumba leaves, the bubbles stop. It's all harmless fun,good for kids and some adults. I think this movie will last for a whilebecause it is rather good for a straight to Video and DVD movie. Whilethe movie does seem a little odd and kind of trails off toward the end,it works. 8 out of 10
undercover_dancer (20 May 2012)
This is NOT the godfather part 3...
Yes, it is build on "The Lion King", but the original movie was amasterpiece, so why shouldn't it?If your children loved "The Lion King" make sure *NEVER* to put themanywhere near "The Lion King 2", and bring them this movieinstead.And with vocal talent of Nathan Lane, Julie Kavner and Ernie Sabella tonamefew, it is a great cast and movie.People, I rather see this movie 10 times then watching some of Disney's"not-so-great" movies (and the list there is L----ong)!I suggest to everyone to see "The Lion King", and a day after see thismovie. It's the real sequal to the movie.If combined with the original, it is getting a 8/10!
Frequency270 (20 May 2012)
Dig-a tunnel, dig-dig-a tunnel...
Lion King 1 1/2 is a very fun and addictive sequel. Don't expect theproduction values of a theatrical release, but do expect the highestquality of direct to video release.It is set up as Timon & Pumba begin watching the original Lion King ina darkened theater and abruptly switch tracks and begin narrating theirown story. This is done with frequent comedic interruptions. Forexample, during one particular tense moment a home shopping commercialpops on and a chagrined Pumba realizes he has sat on the remote. Theselittle moments pepper the movie, and whether you find them entertainingor not will greatly depend on your sense of humor. If you areparticularly bothered by movies that deliberately remind the viewer iswatching a movie, than this may not be your cup of tea.Animation is the best they've invested in the Disney DTV line, and isintegrated almost seamlessly with the original material. The newer,independent material uses a lot of the artistic style of the original.The voice talents are all well performed, though I couldn't helpthinking of Marge Simpson every time I heard Julie Kavner.Many of the jokes in the movie will be well recognized by viewers asrecycled over the generations, but are presented more with thefamiliarity of comfortable quirks of old friends than annoyinglyrepetitive.The music has made me realize how much I enjoyed and miss a goodmusical integrated with a Disney feature. The toe-tapping openingfeature of 'Dig A Tunnel' is well choreographed and hilarious. Timonand Pumba's take on the Lion King's opening sequence and theirintroduction to paradise are also amusing. The only problem was thereprise of the 'Dig A Tunnel' at the end of the movie, switching itslyrics and tune from defeatist to uplifting.Story line is pretty well done, and the integration of new plotelements is done almost perfectly, though the final bit during thehyena chased stretched the storyline credibility a little. The newstory doesn't seem to handle saccharine or emotionally charged momentsto well, and does better when it is resorting to full comedy. Overall, worth purchasing. If you like all the bonus features that comewith a typical 2-disc set, then go for it. For the penny pincher whostill is willing to invest on a good flick, wait until it drops four ormore dollars and go rent it right away. Damion Crowley.
disdressed12 (17 May 2012)
entertaining enough
this Disney animated feature isn't really a Lion King movie.it'sbasically the story of Timon(the Meerkat)and Pumba(the Warthog)and howthey first met.it eventually shows the some of the events from theoriginal Lion King from their point of view.it obviously condenses theevents a lot,and their are actually only a few moments from The LionKing here.i thought it was an OK movie,but i found it a bit slow and ithought some scenes went on too long.the song are not as memorable.atleast i didn't think so.at least the same voice actors were used as inthe original.this movie is fairly short,about 70 minutes,not includingend credits.as an aside,this movie was produced after Lion King II:Simba's Pride.all in all this is an entertaining movie,but it doesn'thave the same impact of the original Lion King.for me,The Lion King 1.5is a 6/10
Electrified_Voltage (16 May 2012)
Well, it's better than "Belle's Magical World", but is still an unnecessary straight-to-video film from Disney
I learned about this film early in 2004 when I saw a trailer for it onthe "Finding Nemo" DVD. That was before I rediscovered "The Lion King",so I didn't have much interest in seeing it at the time. Four yearslater, I have finally seen it. Even though I wasn't too impressed with"The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" overall, I still gave this one achance. However, both of the LK sequels (though "The Lion King 1½"isn't exactly a sequel) weren't that much different for me. I think themain difference I found was that this one is slightly inferior.In this film, the main characters are Timon and Pumbaa, instead ofSimba. Basically, the movie tells the original story at their point ofview, starting before Simba. The story begins with Timon's unhappy lifein a meerkat colony. The story then moves on to the young meerkatleaving his colony, learning about "Hakuna Matata", and meeting Pumbaa,a lonely warthog, for the first time. After this, it shows their livestogether, and eventually, of course, their adventures with Simba. Allof these things tell viewers parts of the story they've never knownbefore.Timon and Pumbaa are responsible for a lot of the humour in theoriginal "Lion King", but as I stated in my review of "The Lion KingII: Simba's Pride", they're not they're not as consistent in thatsequel. As the main characters in "The Lion King 1½", they'reoccasionally funny, like they are in the second film, but have notreturned to full comic form. There's some surprising toilet humour (nota lot of it, but coming from a Disney animated film, it's still a bitsurprising), usually involving Pumbaa and his farts, and I'm not surewhether this works or not. The part where the water hole stops bubblingas soon as Pumbaa gets out sort of left me with mixed feelings. If youask me, the idea of this film, telling the original story at the pointof view of other characters, was unnecessary, and I know I'm not alone.I'll admit, while watching it, stopping wouldn't have felt right, as Iwas curious to see what would happen. However, it's certainly notsomething I would want to watch again.I know not to expect sequels to be as good or better than theirpredecessors, as they sometimes are, but not usually. However, I havealso learned that Disney's straight-to-video sequels (or ones thataren't really sequels, but still straight-to-video films that follow atheatrical film and use the same characters and setting, like thisone), are usually if not always FAR inferior to their theatricalpredecessors, and aren't usually too highly entertaining. My favouriteof the ones I've seen is "Aladdin and the King of Thieves", but eventhat one didn't blow me away. Like I said, "The Lion King 1½" is betterthan "Belle's Magical World" (it definitely has less problems, Icertainly can't complain too much about the animation here), but itdoes seem to lack quite a bit of what made the original "Lion King" soexcellent.
Cartoon King (07 May 2012)
Though it does ruin some of the best moments of the first film, it is a very fun comedy movie.
"The Lion King 1½" is basically Timon and Pumbaa showing us what theywere doing when the parts of "The Lion King" that they weren't in weregoing on. It tells us a lot of Timon's back-story, and we even get tosee his family.Unlike it's predecessors which contained a lot of dramatic scenes, thismovie is a 100% comedy film. And it does a good job, this movie has agood sense of humor, and Timon and Pumbaa are back to their old funnyselves (they weren't all that funny in the 2nd film). The animation isnicely done too. Also we have Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson) voicingTimon's mom, which is really cool.But there are some things that I have to criticize. And the main thingis that this movie ruins some of the best moments of the first film.For example "The Circle of Life" scene. Having it where Pumbaa fartsand that's why all the animals kneel down, while it is funny, itcompletely kills one of the best scenes in the "The Lion King". Andthere are much more of those scenes than the one I just mentioned. "The Lion King 1½" is a fun comedy film, and it's certainly one of thebetter direct-to-video sequels. But it does ruin some of the classicmoments, and it's really not a masterpiece. Overall, I recommend it,but it does have flaws.Rating: 6/10 "Decent"
Morgan52 (07 May 2012)
Disney's best sequel yet.
This move is absolutely awesome. As someone who is very tired of Disney'scynical grabs into our wallets by convincing our kids we need to rush outtobuy the lame boring sequel of every 'Classic', I didn't expect much whenwebought this. I even groaned watching the previews seeing that "Mulan II"iscoming out. Whoopie, I thought as my daughter jumped for joy, andBlockbuster quiety did as well a few miles away. But what a surprise LionKing 1 1/2 was.We watched this last night and I have never laughed so hard watching acartoon. It takes a unique slant on the story, it follows the origins ofTimon and Pumba, which you know by now from the advertising, but it doessowhile cutting in and out of the original Lion King story line, and alwaysinfunny ways. I won't ruin any surprises, but there will often be a sceneyourecall from the original movie, and then see it was really caused by Timonand Pumba's background antics, not some Shakespearean plotline.Even the music is kind of a parody. The first song "Dig a Tunnel" soundslike Circle of Life and even has the same gospel-like sound to it, but ishilarious. And you probably never would imagine Can You Feel the LoveTonight and the theme from Peter Gunn cross-firing, but it's anotherside-splitter.We haven't even looked at the DVD extras yet, but the movie alone is worthit. I like this even more than the original movie, or Lion King II, whichwas pretty good. Our kids from ages 4 to 11 all loved it, even if a lot ofthe jokes are over the younger heads. If you enjoy Disney's funnycartoons,you are guaranteed to love this.
Justin Reese (07 May 2012)
Something about this doesn't quite fit...
Before you go, "oh, no, you've gotta be kidding me..." pleaseunderstand Disney's part of trying to tell the story from Timon andPumbaa's point-of-view. Now look at my rating. Interesting music,effects, and the animation was great, especially for a DTV, however,the plot just confused me. This was almost entirely based on comedy,and many parts of the movie consisted of meerkats. Now I don't knowabout you, but this movie probably would have got away with beinglabeled "The Meerkat King." Some parts of the movie seemed irrelevantto The Lion King anthology. What made me upset the most was aflatulence issue with Pumbaa that had caused the animals to bow to cubSimba during the presentation. Why? Watch the movie and find out. It'snot funny, it's sad. Almost ruined the original for me watching this.Though, there were parts that I thought to be okay, when Simba wasbeing raised in the jungle by Timon and Pumbaa. (That jungle Timon andPumbaa found, by the way, was tribute to the original title's name forThe Lion King, "King of the Jungle.") Again, I feel this movie appealsto the kids mostly, but some adults might find humour in it.
Spooky2001 (06 May 2012)
Good Family Fun
This is a great movie. It is cute, funny and fun to watch. If you likeTimon and Pumba you should watch this one. It even has the originalvoicesof Adult Simba, Timon, Pumba, Rifki, The Three Main Hyenas from The LionKing. Timon's mom is voiced by the same person who voiced Marge, Patty,Selma, and Marge's mother from The Simpsons!
MovieAddict2011 (05 May 2012)
A disgrace to the original
I found this to be an utter waste of time, effort and money. I knowDisney always displays lack of creativity when making"straight-to-video" films - but rehashing the plot of the original filmwith a "new perspective" is an all-time low...soon they'll just bere-releasing the original films with new animation and new songs and becalling it a "new version of the movie we all love." Nathan Lanesurprisingly returns to his role of Timon yet again. Timon and Pumbaathe animated animals from the world of the original "Lion King" embarkon a narrative journey to tell us the original story the way it REALLYhappened...as they see it.Of course Timon is now the hero of the story, yadda yadda yadda, blahblah blah...The musical sequences are lame and the animation is crap. The vocaltalents are impressive for a video feature, but then again, when wasthe last time you remember Matthew Broderick, Whoopi Goldberg or NathanLane being in anything of real commercial substance? Overall if youliked the original you'll hate this. It's insulting because it's unfairto children and adults alike. And that about sums it up.
jadams_89 (05 May 2012)
Aren't you disappointed?
Didn't anybody else think that the Lion King 3 was disappointing? Aftertheclassic first one which was brilliant, then the sequel to that which musthave been the best sequel to a Disney cartoon ever, and then they makethis?it was just a joke! they bothered to make up one whole song, the "dig atunnel" one, and then they just got clips of the songs from the firstfilm.i don't even think the story was any good, it was just like watching anepisode from the series. they better make a fourth one to make up for thisrubbish! I don't even think you should avoid buying this, i reckon youshould get it just to see what a shambles it is!
mrmoo2001 (30 April 2012)
"I love the smell of Pumbaa in the morning."
Finally, Timon and Pumbaa in their own film...'The Lion King 1 1/2: Hakuna Matata' is an irreverent new take on aclassic tale. Which classic tale, you ask? Why, 'The Lion King' ofcourse!Yep, if there's one thing that Disney is never short of, it'snarcissism.But that doesn't mean that this isn't a good film. It's basically theevents of 'The Lion King' as told from Timon and Pumbaa's perspective.And it's because of this that you'll have to know the story of 'TheLion King' by heart to see where they're coming from.Anyway, at one level I was watching this and thinking "Oh my god thisis so lame..." and on another level I was having a ball. Much of thehumour is predictable - I mean, when Pumbaa makes up two beds, a bigone for himself and a small one for Timon, within the first nanosecondwe all know that Timon is going to take the big one. But that doesn'tstop it from being hilarious, which, IMO, is 'Hakuna Matata' in anutshell. It's not what happens, it's how.And a note of warning: there are also some fart jokes. Seriously, didyou expect anything else in a film where Pumbaa takes centre stage? Butas fart jokes go, these are especially good, and should satisfy eventhe most particular connoisseur.The returning voice talent is great. I'm kinda surprised that some ofthe actors were willing to return, what with most of them only havingtwo or three lines (if they're lucky). Whoopi Goldberg is particularlywelcome.The music is also great. From 'Digga Tunnah' at the start to 'That'sall I need', an adaption of 'Warthog Rhapsody' (a song that was cutfrom 'The Lion King' and is frankly much improved in this incarnation),the music leaves me with nothing to complain about whatsoever.In the end, Timon and Pumbaa are awesome characters, and while it maybe argued that 'Hakuna Matata' is simply an excuse to see them invarious fun and assorted compromising situations then so be it. It'srare to find characters that you just want to spend time with.Am I starting to sound creepy?Either way, 'The Lion King 1 1/2' is great if you've seen 'The LionKing' far too many times. Especially if you are right now thinking"Don't be silly, there's no such thing as seeing 'The Lion King' toomany times!"
tulsahcus (29 April 2012)
All in all, a good story.
The Lion King 1 1/2 is a very cute story to go along with The Lion King.Itbasically follows the original story of The Lion King but with a couple oftwists. In the movie,e vents are explained by a different characters pointof view. This story is still an original plot.As far as sequels go, Disney isn't all that great at making worthwhileones.This one, being the third part to The Lion King (Simba's Pride is thesecond.) actually has an original idea to it while still involving the funof the first. Timon and Pumbaa travel along looking for the ideal place tolive. After searching far and wide, they find the place of "HakunaMatata".They then meet a small lion named Simba, and go through many things thatparents today go through.I think this is a very good movie, and I'm happy to add it to mycollection.
Jeff Smith (25 April 2012)
A very good movie; better than expected.
I wasn't sure when I heard about this coming out. I was thinking how dumbis Disney getting. I was wrong. I found it to be very good. I mean it'snot The Lion King but it's cool to see another side from a certain point.It was very funny. Also it wasn't one of those corny disney sequels werethe animation sucks, it was just like The Lion King animation. The onlything that eritated me was the whole movie theater thing through out themovie. Not to give anything way but you'll know what I am talking about.Ialso fun that it was cool to have most of the cast from the original toreturn. It was a very good movie over all.
Allen (25 April 2012)
Movie is OK, bonus material great
The movie setting is like Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Timon and Pumbacommentate on the movie. The movie begins with Timon's background. Themovie re-lives The Lion King from a different perspective. The bonusfeature (Disc 2) is much better. The game Who Wants to be King of theJungle is the best trivia game I've played on DVD.
imanijuliana (24 April 2012)
Lion King 1 1/2 from a Humanistic Approach
Lion King 1 ½ is the third installment of the Lion King series directedby Bradley Raymond. It is a direct-to-video animated film that wasreleased on February 10, 2004. The movie is about The Lion King fromTimon (a meerkat) and Pumbaa's (a warthog) perspective. While viewingtheir journey together and seeing their story intertwine with theoriginal The Lion King movie, Timon and Pumbaa frequently interrupt thefilm to add their own funny comments. Timon and Pumbaa meet each otherin Timon's venture to find Pride Rock after leaving his family on theprairie. The pair came across Simba as a cub during their adventuresand they raise him until early adulthood. The pair was threatened to bebroken when Timon wanted to stay in the jungle, while Pumbaa wanted togo to Pride Rock to help Simba. Fortunately, the pair does staytogether in the end and help Simba win back Pride Rock from Scar. LionKing 1 ½ sends a beautiful message that friendship is an excitingrelationship that can last forever, no matter what happens. Timon is askinny, hyper meerkat that always has something wise to say. WhilePumbaa is a huge, clumsy warthog that is a little slow at processingthings, but he has a heart of gold. These opposite personalities cometogether to create this perfect team. Timon's exciting ideas andPumbaa's loyalty bring the pair to adventures that would never bethought of, like raising a royal lion cub. The film's various elementshelp communicate its main message about friendship. Lion King 1 ½ 'sset up is a combination of a prequel and parallel editing. This allowsthe viewer to see how the friendship of the pair was made and how itlasted through literally two movies. The musical score is absolutelyfantastic and it brings out the theatrical side of the movie. The song"Hakuna Matata", for example, showcases the unique friendship between alion, a meerkat, and a warthog. The lyrics express how you can have noworries with the ones you love and cherish. The conflicts that Timonand Pumbaa go through, such as Timon wanting to search for his "HakunaMatata" while Pumbaa wants to stay in their current location,illustrate that it is normal for friends to have different opinions.Lion King 1 ½ is not only entertaining for the young and the old, butit makes our lives a little better. While watching the movie, we smileat Timon and Pumbaa's funny dialogue. You feel a little warm insidewhen the pair risk their lives (in a humorous way of course) to helpSimbaa win back Pride Rock. The film tries to change the way we thinkabout friendships. Friendships don't have to be between two identicalpeople. Friendships can even occur between a meerkat and a warthog.Friendships can be between people of all genders, races, religions, andages. The film also teaches that friendships can last a life time ifyou remember to be fair. Loyal Pumbaa constantly followed Timonthroughout the movie and when it was Timon's turn to follow Pumbaa,Timon followed through. Lion King 1 ½ is an animated film that can bewatched in 20 years and the message of friendship would be just asstrong. The film teaches all different types of audiences theimportance of friendship thanks to Timon and Pumbaa's funny, butlovable ways. Lion King 1 ½ is definitely a great movie!
snoopydrea (23 April 2012)
Nice film.
This movie was highly anticipated by myself and my son. Turns out it isreally good. The story follow Timon and Pumba through the same time lineas"The Lion King".You see the reasoning behind some of the events in "The Lion King". Itwasa very, cute and kid/family friendly movie. It was great that they hadthesame voices back.I recommend this highly. Enjoy!
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