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Mufasa: The Lion King – Movie Review

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TL;DR – This movie feels like a little cub trying to put its footprint inside one of their parents. It’s cute, but it does not compare.

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene.

Disclosure – I was invited to a press screening of this film.

A pride of Lions.

Mufasa: The Lion King Review –

I’m going to be honest; I came into his film feeling a bit apprehensive. On the one hand, The Lion King is one of my favourite animated films of all time and was the first film I ever watched in a cinema. However, the 2019 version fell flat in so many ways. Would the second time be the charm or be more of the same?

So, to set the scene, Kiara (Blue Ivy Carter) is concerned because a storm is coming, and her parents, Simba (Donald Glover) and Nala (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter), have gone to give birth to a second child. But she was not left alone because Timon (Billy Eichner) and Pumbaa (Seth Rogen) were there for security. But what is the best way to pass the time? Well, it is to have a story, and the best storyteller around is Rafiki (John Kani). Who tells the time when her Grandfather Mufasa (Braelyn Rankins/Aaron Pierre) first stepped into the world alone?

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Movie Review – Blade Runner 2049

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TL;DR – Visually stunning, and a wonderful follow up to a true Sci-fi classic.

Score – 4.5 out of 5 stars

Blade Runner 2049. Image Credit: Warner Bros.

Review –

Besides Star Wars later in the year, I don’t think there has been a film as anticipated in the sci-fi world more than Blade Runner 2049. As I mentioned in my retrospective of Blade Runner (see retrospective) the first time I watched the original was just the other day so I came into 2049 with that whole story being very fresh in my mind. Which turns out was a good thing, because Blade Runner 2049 is not just a sequel in name only. So without getting into spoilers here, you may want to go watch the first film in preparation of seeing it here, not that you should need an excuse to see one of the most transformative science fiction films of the last century. I do have to say from the start that I went see Blade Runner 2049 at a premium showing (Gold Class for those in Australia) which I paid for, and I went during the middle of the day when there is usually fewer people. However, still with all this, I was in a session with a couple that loud talked throughout the film, in the quiet contemplative moments, and even answered an unmuted phone at some point. So while I am professional, I can’t put aside the possibility that this might have impacted my perception of the film. Now overall I really liked Blade Runner 2049 but it is hard to talk about it without hitting spoilers, hell even the cast list is a spoiler at this point. So just for the sake of precautions be prepared for [SPOILERS] ahead if you have not seen the film, which you should.

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