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BY CHRISTINA MARTIN

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The Disney Vault opened up Friday, bringing the classic film The Lion King to a new audience in an updated way.

SASHA PERL-RAVER:“Lion King is so incredible, they have remastered it, they have re released it in 3-D. I am not a huge proponent of 3-D, in this case though, it actually does make it more special.”
ANDY ADLER: “Why is it different this time, then? You usually don’t like it, so why is this different?”
RAVER: “I just think it’s because the animation is so special, when you see that opening scene when all the animals are walking up to Pride Rock, and there’s the birds flying over, and you see it three dimensionally, it gives me chills just thinking about it.” (Video source: KNBC)

The 1994 film will be in theaters for two weeks, and a Tri City Herald writer says it’s a great opportunity to catch a classic.

“Great idea. Not just the 3D but re-releasing the movie so those of us that caught it in a theater and on a big screen the first time can experience it again, and our children and grandchildren — who didn’t — can have the thrill. The movie is — if nothing else — spectacular.”

But a Gather writer says ill-fitting 3-D glasses--and ticket prices--take the magic away from the Oscar winning film.

“The same wonderful music and thrill is all still there, but with the obnoxious 3D glasses that NO child will keep on. The trend of re-making movies in 3D is a poor money-making scheme and ruined The Lion King.”

An NPR blogger says The Lion King is just as magical in it’s original format, and Disney execs need to think twice before bringing another classic into the third dimension.

“...the film's most genuinely special effects — the timeless message, the wonderful songs, James Earl Jones' majestic voice work — have nothing to do with how you watch it. The Great Kings Of The Past never needed 3-D in their lives, so it's about time the wonderful world of Disney executives realized the same thing.”

Finally, an Entertainment Weekly writer says even if the re-release is a quick money scheme, the magic of the movie makes up for the motive.

“Yes, it’s a shameless cash-grab gimmick, but so are a lot of Hollywood movies. But most won’t have you singing ‘Hakuna Matata’ on the way home.”
 

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