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Starring: Matthew Broderick, Neve Campbell, Andy Dick, Michelle Horn, Lacey Chabert, Jason Marsden, Moira Kelly
Director(s): Rob LaDuca, Darrell Rooney
Available Quality: Hi Def
Country: USA, Australia
Year: 1998
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
IMDB Rating: 6 out of 10 (15157 votes)
Simba and Nala have a daughter, Kiara. Timon and Pumbaa are assigned to be her babysitters, but she easily escapes their care and ventures into the forbidden lands. There she meets a lion cub named Kovu and they become friends. What she and her parents do not know is that Kovu is the son of Zira - a banished follower of the now-dead Scar. She plans to raise Kovu to overthrow Simba and become the king of the Pride Lands. This tests not only Kiara and Kovus relationship as they mature, but Simbas relationship with his daughter.
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dasrik (24 May 2012)
Interesting story lost to "straight to video"ness
This "direct-to-video" sequel was a lot better than what I would havenormally expected, but is still not all that great. There are severalreasons for this. The first major one is the songs - they all stink,especially that "deception, disgrace" exile song that makes me wish I wasdeaf. The second one is that all the returning characters apparently tookstupid pills this morning, because they're acting completely different now -Simba is vengeful, Nala no longer has snap, Timon and Pumbaa are no longerfunny, Zazu is a cowering lackey (maybe because Rowan Atkinson was too busybeing "Bean"?). And then we have the new characters, who are ratherflimsily developed. Pity, because Nuka seemed like an interestingcharacter. On the other hand, Zira actually wants her boy to be evil,something utterly ridiculous in my opinion. Oh yeah, there's Kiara, playedwith nonchalance by Neve Campbell (then again, she has no other way ofacting), and Kovu, who reminds me of Max from the Goofy Movie every time heopens his mouth. To summarize, it was an interesting story bogged down by"straight-to-video"-ness. Could have been done better.
(24 May 2012)
Great movie!
I purchased the video for my son and he loves it so much, he watches it 3 times a day. I've always enjoyed Disney movies because they are simple and entertaining, so to all those critics who say that this movie is kind of juvenile, remember, it was intended for a younger audience. Get over yourselves.
(23 May 2012)
Pretty decent really (3.5 stars)
It was always a forgone conclusion this movie would be down from the original, which in my estimation is Disney's greatest masterpiece ever. To it's credit, this movie really tries to recapture the spirit of the original. The animation is of pretty good quality (though of a rather reddish hue most of the time), and the story is quite intriguing. The script, however, just totally fails to prioritize. The returning characters are rather uninteresting; Simba has gone from the heroic young king to an neuroticlly overprotective parent, Nala is barely there, Zazu is no longer voiced by Rowan Atkinson and Raffiki is overused. The new characters, however- Kovu, Zira, Vitani and Nuka are very interesting, but pathetically underused. I think arbitrarily killing off Nuka and Zira was a mistake, they would have been very intriguing for the next sequel. Kiara is attractively drawn, but a rather hollow character, her lover Kovu is much more interesting. As for the story all these characters are written into, it's pretty well done, but don't expect anything as epic or insightful as the original.
(22 May 2012)
Too scary
Guys, I'm only a 9 year old girl but I think you should listen to me. I don't think that little kids and not just little kids; I was 8 when I saw this, shouldn't watch this. It's way too scary. I saw this at my friends house and I was VERY happy she suggested we go down for a snack. Don't let your kids watch this. It's too scary.
(21 May 2012)
The Lion King 2 is rockin' ;o)
I saw this movie when it first came out. My heart was captured from the first one but what was left of my heart was taken by the 2nd one. This is an excellent movie of pride, action,and love. It is a real inspirerer that has earned its fame and is worthy of the first one. Therefore it is THE movie for you to get. e-mail me at tassadar_187@hotmail.com so I can make a mailing list of the Lion King Express and put you on it. Oh by the way, my name is Matt Bartek (aka. Simba). I am 14 if you want to know. Rent Simba"s Pride and be captured by this compelling epic story. Have a blast!
(21 May 2012)
Lion King 2...Not good
This review is from: The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (Two-Disc Special Edition) (DVD) This was a "like new" video. Was aweful. Kept skipping and 'freezing' .....my daughter cried because she was so excited to see this movie. Never again.
(20 May 2012)
Probably very good
But what the hell has happened to the 1st video 'The Lion King'? Its a mystery. I want to see that before the second one. The marketing here seems a bit obscure if its been taken off the shelves. Can anyone explain this to me?
(20 May 2012)
Excitement Galore
I like Kiara the best new character in the movie. Nala is cool too because she fights the bad lions. Simba is a really good daddy to his daughter. Poombah and Simon put in great preformance and provide comic relief.(review as told by Jaycee age 4 to her Father)
(19 May 2012)
Another Shakespeare adaptation
I'm back! I said in my comment about THE LION KING that the movie wassimilar to HAMLET. Well SIMBA'S PRIDE is continuing with the tradition.Let me know if you agree that SIMBA'S PRIDE resembles ROMEO AND JULIET.Except for the fact that the film has a happy ending. In R&J the Capuletshate the Montagues (Juliet being a Capulet and Romeo a Montague). InSIMBA'S PRIDE the Prideland Lions hate the Outland Lions and visa-versa(Kiara from the Pridelands and Kovu from the Outlands). The two maincharacters fall in love and hide it from their families.Be happy to hear from ya!
disdressed12 (19 May 2012)
not as child friendly as the other two in the series
this animated Disney film was actually released before The lion King1.5,although i don't think it really matters,since this is a sequel tothe original and the The Lion King 1/5 wasn't.it was more about Timonand Pumba.anyway,this feature is my least favourite of the 3.for onething,i don't think it's as child friendly.there are some really darkscenes,and some very dark dialogue to go with it.having said that,a lotof the movie is a love story.at least i feel it is.those moments in themovie are very tender and sweet.but for me,it just doesn't seem to havethe magic of the first one,and it doesn't feel as lighthearted as 1/5did.parents,you might want to screen the movie yourself before lettingyour young ones watch.particularly the battle scenes.for me,Lion KingII: Simba's pride is a 5/10
zephyr-nexus (18 May 2012)
Better Than You Might Think
All things considered, The Lion King 2 is actually a fairly goodsequel, and while not nearly at the level of the original classic, doesa commendable job at moving along the story.I will make the following caveats: 1) It does not have the epic qualityof the first, as hard as it tries to do so. 2) There are serious plotinconsistencies regarding the origins of "The Outlanders." 3) Thesoundtrack is not as good. 4) Clichés abound.Well, you might ask, with all that against it, why still rate it aseven? Because of the strength of the original story and the urge toknow more about these characters. Simba is expectedly trying to followin his father's "pawprints," and his daughter naturally wants toexplore. Kovu enters as an interesting dichotomy of a character, and isdefinitely the most appealing of any in the story. I would say that heis the movie's main character, although it could be Simba with hisinternal conflict. Kiara, at least to me, was not fleshed out nearlyenough to be an appealing character, even though this is really herstory. But she does a good enough job.Regarding the origin of "The Outlanders," you are just going to have togo with it, because they were obviously made up after the fact forpurposes of this movie's plot. (Just pretend, okay?) And while the soundtrack doesn't have classics like "Circle of Life," Ithought the opening piece, "He Lives In You," was pretty good, with aninteresting 80s synth flair to it. Also, the love song, "Love Will FindA Way," was actually well-done as well, and, forgive me for this,better, I think, than the Academy Award winning "Can You Feel The LoveTonight" of the first Lion King.So, in summary, the direct to video sequel "The Lion King 2: Simba'sPride" is not the animated classic that the original was, but were youexpecting it would be? But it is a more-than-decent follow-up, and achance for you to see all the characters again. The plot is clichéd,yes, and the music not as good, but, all in all, the movie is betterthan you might think.
(17 May 2012)
This is a very touching, great story.
I love this movie. It is just as great as the first one. I cried when I first saw it. It is so sweet how just two lions can change a whole crowds mind. It kinda reminds me of a lion version of West Side Story.
bl2013 (17 May 2012)
One of Disney's Best Sequels
After seeing "The Lion King" as a child, It was always my favoriteDisney Movie of all time. The amazing visual effects and the touchingstoryline just took me in. Now that I'm older I have been very skepticon sequels to Disney's Classic films. I decided to Watch "The Lion King2: Simba's Pride" out of the sole purpose that it was a sequel to "TheLion King" and let me say, I was completely blown away at everythingabout this film.The story takes place right after the first movie left off. Simba, sonof Mufasa is the King of the Pridelands with his mate, Nala. They havea young daughter, Kiara who is just like Simba use to be when he washer age. She is adventurous and playful the only thing that isdifferent about Kiara is she is not as eager as Simba was to assume thethrown, she wants to be treated as herself, as she says in the film"Being a princess is only half of who I am". In the Film Kiara finds ayoung outcast cub named Kovu, the "chosen one" to follow in thefootsteps of Scar and his mother, Zira the leader of the outcasts.Kiara and Kovu are automatically torn from each other by their parentsdue to the events that took place between Simba and Scar in the firstmovie. The movie is about to love story between Kiara and Kovu.Now, of course this film doesn't have the mystical and the capturingeffect that "The Lion King" had but it is the best sequel to any Disneymovie I have ever seen. The Soundtrack is worth purchasing, Songs like"He Lives In You" and "Love Will Find A Way" are magical and beautifuland will please all ages listening to them. Also Songs like "Upendi"will keep you grinning and laughing the whole way through. Theanimations met the expectations of the previous film, and the story wasextremely satisfying. As usual the casting was perfect for this film,though it was upsetting that Rowan Atkinson was not casted as Zazu inthis sequel.All in all this movie is very well worth a watch. I Suggest it to anyand all ages. Hopeless romantics will love it and any Theatre junkywill be very pleased with the score. I give it an 8.3/10 this film is atrue marvel.
(16 May 2012)
Better than average Disney sequel
The Lion King is one of the greatest animated films ever to grace the silver screen. In my opinion, it battles it out for the top spot with Beauty and the Beast and maybe Toy Story. Everything about it was beautifully created-- the animation (who could ever forget the famous stampede), the music (Circle of Life, Be Prepared, Can you feel the love tonight are among Disney's best), the story (taking Hamlet to the animal kingdom). There was a brilliant villain in Scar voiced magnificently by Jeremy Irons, a complicated hero in Simba and a strong supporting cast of comedic roles. And it ended perfectly-- there was no need for a sequel because the audience is left with the sense that Simba has finally overcome his guilt about his father and will do just fine in his rightful throne. It's such a masterpiece than a direct-to-video sequel could NEVER do the original any justice. Of course, that is always true with Disney. In this case, Lion King II, while infinitely better than The Little Mermaid or Pocahontas sequels, still really serves no purpose other than to entertain young children. The original became such an enormous success and probably was the peak of the Disney Renaissance because it appealed to everyone. First and foremost, it was a beautifully made and somewhat dark Shakespearean tale that just happened to be a cartoon. I mean, no one ever forgets Mufasa's death scene whether they were 6 or 30 when they first saw it. The sequel, while it has some moments of fun, cannot hold a candle when compared to the grand nature of the original. Yet it takes on yet another serious Shakespeare tale (R&J that is), which they should not have done unless they were going to put in more effort and make it a theatrical release. The main characters, Kovu and Kiara, are nowhere near as developed or engaging as the young Simba and Nala. The villain has nowhere near the complexity and motives of the brilliant Scar. Even the adult Simba in this sequel is a shadow of his original self and as a father figure, is no Mufasa either.In my opinion, a better sequel might have dealt more with Simba taking on his father's position. After all, in the original, it was not a fairy-tale romance that captured people's interests but the more serious father-son dynamic between Simba and Mufasa. And in this sequel, the most interesting moments involve Simba trying to live up to his idolized father and still traumatized by his uncle's deception. The music is severely lacking as well. There is no Circle of Life or Be Prepared or even Hakuna Matata. The original had a sensational Hans Zimmer score that was sorely missed here and replaced by fairly pedestrian tunes. My problem with this movie is that it shouldn't have been made, which can be said of most Disney sequels except maybe Aladdin and the King of Thieves that was surprising comedic gem. Overall, not a terrible direct-to-video sequel but one that really didn't need to be made.
darkwoman (15 May 2012)
Surprisingly good!
I surprised how I liked this one. My friends told me it's terrible, but Idon't think so! Compare this one to Pocahontas: Journey to a new world,Thereturn of Jaffar, or any other animated movie sequel, it's a way better!!!The Lion King I. is quite possibly the best animated movie ever made, soofcourse it can't be compared to the original. But in its own, it's stillpretty good. I think Kovu is a cool character, he was my favorite. I'vereadon the messageboards that Simba was annoying in the sequel... but thinkabout what things happened to him in the first film, and hisoverprotectingwill be understandable. Unfortunately, the songs are pretty forgettable,except for 'He lives in you'.This film is good at all, give it a chance and watch it!
MovieAddict2011 (15 May 2012)
Sloppy sequel.
A sloppy sequel that lacks everything good about the original. Just anotherstupid Disney cash-in straight-to-video sequel having to do with Simba(Matthew Broderick's voice) and his daughter who gets caught up with the badcrowd. One to skip. Especially for anyone who enjoyed the original. Thisjust tarnishes the predecessor.2/5 stars -John Ulmer
s371532 (13 May 2012)
Overall disappointing, especially the songs
It seems to be the case these days that successful movies require a sequel.Unfortunately, the sequel is never as good, and quite often spoils theoriginal to an extent. This is better than some sequels, but it just can'tcompare to the original. The biggest problem is the songs: unlike theoriginal, they seem unnecessary, detracting rather than enhancing the film;every song they played, I was just waiting for it to finish. The only pointof the songs in this one is to emphasise a point and there were far toomany. Another surprise for me was hearing of Simba's daughter; I seem torecall him having a son at the end of the Lion King I, based on theassumption that 'he' was gold and all the lionesses were brown.Pumbaa and Timon were fooled too! This is not so bad as it allows for adifferent plot from the first.Another matter I can't understand is, where did the outlanders come from? Inthe LK1, Scar was certainly alone with only the hyenas to support him; ifthe outlanders had existed then, wouldn't they have helped him too? I guessthey needed new characters to liven things up, and true, they did generatesome interest. The plot was OK, I suppose. But I've no great desire to watchit again. 4/10
mattkratz (12 May 2012)
a worthy sequel
Sequels tend not to be as good as the original, but this one was anexception. With most of the original stellar voice cast, this story ofconflict and resolution was okay by my standards. Give it a shot, you justmight like it!*** out of ****
(10 May 2012)
Good, but not as good as the original
I really liked this movie because it completes the "Circle of Life." Even though I liked this movie, I don't think it was as good as The Lion King or The Lion King 1 1/2.
(10 May 2012)
Not perfect, but still an excellent direct-to-video sequel!
Simba is now king of the Pridelands, and his little daughter Kiara is the light of his life. But Kiara craves freedom and to be seen as more than just a princess. Her independent spirit leads her to meet a male cub named Kovu, one of a group of banished lions that view the deceased villain Scar as a great martyr. Kovu is, in fact, the chosen one to the Outlanders, handpicked by Scar to be his successor. With all this known to Simba, he is intent on keeping the cubs apart, and as time passes, Kiara grows into a beautiful and strong lioness ready to prove herself, while Kovu grows into a powerful and dangerously brainwashed young lion taught by his mother, Zira, to hate Simba and his pride. Kovu has feelings of doubt though, and an inner wish to live a life without hatred. When he is reunited with grown-up Kiara, their blooming romance washes away his learned hatred and upsets Zira's plot to destroy Simba, only making things worse for the young lovers who just want the pride's dark past to be forgotten.So, that's the story of "The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride", and while I never intended to be the Disney direct-to-video defender guy, I do seem to play devil's advocate from time to time. It doesn't earn me much respect among my fellow artists or Disney fanatics, but, oh well. The fact is, some of Disney's direct-to-video releases were real gems. Yeah, some were awful, a lot were just okay, but a few were really great. The Lion King 2 was the first of the really great ones. Not the best of them, but a very good direct-to-video release. I mean, when you consider that it could have worked as a big screen release, and in some places it DID get such a release, that's pretty good for something of the direct-to-video line. The story is basically Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. That's appropriate, since the original Lion King was basically Shakespeare's Hamlet. Of course, doing something as serious and dramatic as Hamlet and following it with the slightly cheesy and overdone these days Romeo and Juliet, well, you're naturally going to have a picture that is less epic. The animation quality is nearly as good most of the time (not all the time, but most), but something else that hurts the film in comparison to the first is that less attention is given to the pure beauty of the music and visuals. One could easily fault most direct-to-video sequels for catering to a younger set by being more vocal and colorful, with more characters bouncing around all over the screen all the time and breaking into songs that stink compared to those in the original films, almost never having pure and quiet moments of emotion and beauty. "Lion King 2" is better than most direct-to-video sequels in that respect, but there is still a touch of the problem and it is what really makes the film look and feel different than the original, but not troublingly different. In general, it's still very good and works very well as a sequel, unlike some others that have had bad continuity or are just ridiculous. Some folks might make issue of the cub at the end of the original film looking like a male (and having a life of his own in a series of popular books released before this sequel), but most viewers will not even notice this. Elton John is missed from this sequel's soundtrack, but in general "The Lion King 2" has fantastic songs for a direct to video release, even making use of some of Lebo M's work from the first film's follow-up soundtrack, "Rythym of the Pride Lands". I only take issue with two songs from the film that give it that weak direct-to video quality: "My Lullaby" and "One of Us". My Lullaby is an okay scene, I just often find villain songs for direct-to-video releases to be rather clunky, and this one is no exception. As usual though, the voice performer (in this case, Disney alumnus Suzanne Pleshette), gives it their all nevertheless. More troublesome for me is "One of Us", which is an okay enough song but starts out terribly to me and I really don't care for how the animals, zebras, giraffes, etc..., are the singers... It just comes off silly and very direct to video. That is the one scene in this film that is very direct-to-video to me. The rest, even "My Lullaby" for the most part, is scores above what I ever would have hoped for from the medium at the time and still holds up very well. Oh, and before I forget, one of the great original songs in "Lion King 2" is called "Upendi" and sung by Rafiki. Here's a fun game for immature adults watching the film. Sing along during this scene, but instead of "Upendi", replace that word with "your panties". I know, sounds dumb, but it is hilarious how well it fits if you have a twisted mind. Where was I? Ah, yes, back to the film, one of its strongest points, though a less unusual one, is that much of the voice cast of the original film returns. Zazu, whose role is small, is adequately replaced and some characters do not appear (like Sarabi). Of course, Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella return as Timon and Pubaa, and it's great to hear the original voices of Simba and Nala return, Matthew Broderick and Moira Kelly, no to mention Robert Guillaume as Rafiki. The new characters, which are also pretty good, boast a great voice cast as well, like Neve Campbell as Kiara, Jason Marsden as Kovu, Suzanne Pleshette as Zira, Andy Dick as his sniveling, jealous big brother Nuka, Jennifer Lien as sister Vitani and Lacey Chabert as the young Vitani, among others.Though it's not the dramatic, epic masterpiece the original "Lion King" was, "Lion King 2: Simba's Pride" delivers its share of drama, romance, comedy, fun, and adventure as well, and within the realm of direct-to-video, it's a worthy and appreciated follow-up to the beloved classic. The story is solid and consistently entertaining. The characters are excellent and the music for the most part is too. The visuals may be a notch below the original, but not by much. Some folks simply will not accept a direct-to-video sequel to an animated classic, but this is one of those cases where they'd be missing out. I highly recommend "The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride", and for those who enjoy it, I also recommend "The Lion King 1 1/2", "Mulan 2", "Lilo and Stitch 2", Tarzan 2", "Bambi 2", "101 Dalmatians 2", and "An Extremely Goofy Movie", which are among the best of Disney's direct-to-video sequel offerings, though a few other titles are just as good, like "Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, the Three Musketeers", "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas" and "Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas".As for the DVD itself, 1998's "The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride was rereleased in 2004 in a 2-disc Special Edition with a book-style slip-cover. The anamorphic widescreen transfer looks and sounds fantastic. Disc one doesn't have much for extras. There's a pop-up "Matter of Facts" version of the film you can watch if you want a lot of animal facts and things like that to pop-up as you view the film (you may want to change the audio during this, or else suffer through annoying sound effects whenever a pop-up appears), and there's direct access to the songs in a sort of sing-along-song form. Disc 2 is where the worthy bonus features are, though there aren't a lot of them there either. The best one is undoubtedly the short, "One of Us", originally intended for the canceled "Fantasia 2006". It takes another Lebo M song from the "Rythym of the Pride Lands" album (a great album that I need to upgrade from cassette to CD myself...) and sets it to traditional animation about a group of African children inspired to share a day of kite flying. As always, it's great to see new traditional animation from Disney, and this short is carefree and lovely to watch, reminiscent in a way to oldschool Disney stuff like "All the Cats Join In". The other great Bonus Feature is the very brief behind-the-scenes look at the film, "Proud of Simba's Pride". Short, but the kind of thing Disney DVD collectors wish they would get more of (in a longer presentation of course). A music video for the end credits song, "Love Will Find a Way" (performed by Heather Headley and Kenny Lattimore), is also included on disc 2, as it should be. Let's face it, music videos, theatrical trailers, and at least one behind the scenes look should be standard on all DVDs. Sadly, the trailer for Lion King 2 is one thing from the previous DVD that was not ported over to this newer release.Besides those excellent but few bonus features, we also get another Virtual Safari (though I found the ones on Lion King and Lion King 1 1/2 to be better), a coconut shell game, and a game on shapes and counting. Frankly, the only games I like on DVDs are trivia games with video prizes at the end, like on some of the old Disney Gold Collection releases. Two other bonus features remain to be mentioned: Lots About Lions, an informative bit about the big cats narrated by Timon and Pumbaa, and "Find Out Why", a collection of 5 very short shorts in which Timon and Pubaa educate us on behalf of the National Science Foundation. I actually am very glad for the inclusion of the "Find Out Why" shorts. They were entertaining and I'd never seen them before. I find myself wondering what they were created for. Perhaps they aired on Toon Disney, a network I never received, though I could see them being quite at home somewhere in EPCOT Center on a video screen. Overall, it seems this 2-disc edition of Lion King 2 should have had a lot more to warrant the second disc, but it is still a must-own for the great feature and the only DVD release of the short "One by One". If you don't have this film yet, get it, and if you only have the original release, upgrade. The film looks better than ever and some of the very few extras are gems. "The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride": If only Disney had made sure all their direct-to-video sequels were on this level, even a few they decided to release to theaters.
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