LION KING 1.5 Nathan Lane & Broadway References

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/17/04 at 12:37pm

I just saw the LION KING 1 1/2 and it was witty and hilarious! the best part was when Timon and Pumbaa busted out into "Sunrise Sunset" in slow motion, it was hystarical!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/17/04 at 1:49pm

Oh! I saw it! I loved that part! I didn't even want to watch it, and I had been silent through most of the film. Simba started to walk away and Nathan went into the "Is this the little boy..." sequence and I busted out laughing! My entire family was like: "what? what's so funny???!" I could barely get the words "fiddler on the roof" out of my mouth. Of course my family didn't get it, but it was awesome. This movie is a must for Nathan Lane fans!

[johny0828]

Posted: 3/17/04 at 2:38pm

i've watched it a few times with my nephew and i think it's so funny. i liked the part when timon says "great we've moved to the theater district."

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/17/04 at 2:57pm

Yes. And what there was of the new songs were pretty funny too. I loved the additional lines for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" that were cut from the first movie and the "When I was a young mercat" sequence that was also cut from the first film.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/17/04 at 4:49pm

and the first song is sooooo addicting!

"quick before the hyenia comes!"

i loved it, i was so surprised, and the animation wasn't cheesy either! i wonder why it wasn't released in the theatres like return to never land!!?!

[Broadwaylilhead]

Posted: 3/17/04 at 11:35pm

it definitely has a lot of adult humor in it- I was actually pleasantly surprised by just how funny it was... I love when they stumble upon the hyena's doing their nazi march during the original Be Prepared number..

[Qfan]

Posted: 3/18/04 at 6:31am

its a great film very much like rosenkranz and guildenstern to hamlet(I'm sure everyone knows The Lion King is based on Hamlet)

[citylights]

Posted: 3/19/04 at 5:49pm

How did I not know the Lion King was based on Hamlet? I'm working on that show right now! It does make a lot of sense now *duh*.

I was forced to watch the Lion King 2 while babysitting. Before the actual movie though, they had a little thing about the Broadway Lion King...I started freaking out when I saw Heather Headley (I really scared the poor kid) and I almost cried when they had a shot w/ Jason Raize...

I want to see Lion King 1 1/2 now!

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 3/19/04 at 7:35pm

OMG!!!! I never knew Lion King was based on Hamlet either@! Please explain...was that on purpose? I guess so, it is so obvious now! And what's more, I am also working on Hamlet! Mind you, it is a high school one-act play contest show, but I'm playing Hamlet, and it's gonna be a great creative production. Awesome! You learn something new everyday...

[citylights]

Posted: 3/20/04 at 11:16am

I'm thinking this through...so obviously Scar is Claudius, Mufasa is Hamlet's father, Simba is Hamlet, are Timon and Pumbaa Rosencrantz & Guildenstern?
I think that was definitely done on purpose!

Rentaholic, what contest is that for? My school is preparing a one-act for a drama festival as well...PM me!

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 3/21/04 at 2:18pm

Tell me if my PM worked.