Hi everyone. If you follow me on Twitter then you’ll know that I already completed this video yesterday. The video however got hit with SIX COPYRIGHT CLAIMS. I have been spending the last 12 hours NON-STOP to remove all the copyright claims and in the end I only got rid of three. I have experienced SO MUCH stress trying to remove these claims to the point that I realised that I was not going to be getting any other work done if I kept on pursuing them. So I decided to release the video with all of the copyright claims still attached so you guys can watch it as early as possible and not have to wait for me to counter the claims. (I wouldn’t want to keep the video from you guys for that long.) This means that I will not get payed a single penny for all the weeks, countless hours and sleepless nights I spent making this video. And when you take into account that KZfaq is my full time job and is the MAIN way I make my livelihood, this really hurt. So please be sure to post your comments below and let me know what you think of this video as I always love reading your comments and it keeps me going. In the meantime, I am going to to get to work on both the IT Chapter 2 and Spider-Man versus videos. Take Care

You can't really blame James Earl Jones for making Mufasa sound flat, I mean he's almost 90 years old and his voice isn't as authoritive as the original

In the live action jungle book 2016, all of the animals were expressive, all the lion king needed to do was the same.

The way they did Be Prepared in the remake was extremely disgraceful

Finally someone talks about the awful use of Beyonce when Simba is running, Scar being the worst voice actor in the new one and give an example of Planet of the Apes for this movie.

The original Lion King is a timeless classic the remake of The Lion King just feels like a soulless cashgrab

1994 is better and always will be

Only 3 minutes in and Eric is already mad. That's how you know he's not playen

Why do all the animals faces stay like this: o_o , the entire time??

I'm a big fan but I'm not gonna lie...I think I know how this verses battle is gonna end...

THE LION KING Original - absolutely loved it. Remake - can't feel the love.

Loved seeing the 2019 "live action" remake getting bashed for 27 minutes straight.

Eric thank you I’m so glad I’m not the only one who picked up on Zazu should of said”Hey Lions Scar was there when Simba and Mufasa died”

Let’s be honest. We all knew the original was gonna destroy the remake. (Edit) Eric, I think you should stop making these Disney VS videos for the time being, I think they are slowly destroying your sanity...

I hate the fact that Disney is remaking the originals, and the reboots are bastardized versions of the originals.

There's no way the remake was going to win. It had no chance.

This is the only Disney remake that has come out that I have boycotted. I didn’t know what it was but something about this movie and the way it looked pre-release was rubbing me so the wrong way and actually getting me angry.

The Lion King (2019) is the highest grossing animated movie of all time. Scar: I’m surrounded by idiots. (And I’m referring to Disney).

The original still gives me chills and still makes me cry. Unlike the live action one is rather laughable.

To increase the run time in a more interesting way they could’ve incorporated Zira’s story and introduce her during Scar’s rule Explaining where the sequel characters were and why Scar took in Kovu would’ve been really nice to see

I haven’t even seen the “Live Action” remake and I still feel like I’ve seen it... Oh wait, I have! THE ORIGINAL BETTER FILM FROM 1994!!!!

Disney just doesn't care anymore. Where's the _heart?_

The most disappointing part was mufasas death! They screwed it up SO much! Mufasa in the original begged scar to help him saying "brother, please help me". In the new one mufasa said it so angrily that I didn't care if he died. They also removed mufasa saying "brother". That one word showed that he still loved Scar and that he truly cared for him and treated him like his brother. They just took that word away from here and James earl Jones saying "help me" wasn't as upsetting and stomach punching as the original. It just came across as disrespectful. He said it with such demand that it was as if mufasa was giving orders. How can Disney mess up their most iconic death scene in the history of their studio that badly! And Simba screaming "NOOOO" looked so bad!!!! There was no shock or sadness in his face. Simba reacting to his fathers death shouldve be heartwarming and upsetting like the original movie but instead it just came off as something that you can't feel any emotional connection to! Many other things aswell like the circle of life. The song in the new one I thought was great but I'm talking about the way pride rock was revealed! In the original, it was shown dramatically over a hill and it fitted so well. In the new one, it was just revealed by the camera tilting to the right. It didnt feel anywhere near as dramatic as the original version did. Another thing was zazu bowing to mufasa. In the original he smiled and crouched down and spread his wings with such Gracefulness. In the new one, it just looked as if zazu was spreading his wings about to fly, Rodan in Godzilla: King Of The Monsters bowed down to Godzilla in a better way than zazu did. Another stupid thing is the fact that In the original, when rafiki saw mufasa, they hugged. That showed they just have an amazing bond and connection. In the new one, rafiki just touched mufasas head (as if that's supposed to be a beautiful scene) another thing is that Simba sneezed for no reason. After rafiki put the red colour on his head, he just sneezed for no reason. In the original simba sneezed because of the sand going into his nose! I can go on and on and on about how many things just make no scense like, mufasa and sarabi smiling at eachother after simbas sneeze being removed and so on but it is so long! I honestly loved the trailers to be honest and i now dont really like this movie. I just hope and pray Mulan will be good. The trailer looked great but only time will tell. I can't wait for your next few versus videos. The one I'm looking forward to is the mowgli vs jungle book VS video! Because the animals in mowgli: level of the jungle emoted so well and I can't believe how well andy serkis treated them. Can't wait to see what's next! P.S: I am so terrible sorry that u won't get money from this video because it looked like you put so much time and effort into this video and i am so upset that you will not get money from this. I liked the video so it will help getting your channel noticed! I just hope things get better for you!

A kid next to me in my showing SNICKERED when Mufasa died. I mean that says everything right there. In the original it's DRAWN OUT on PURPOSE and EVERY SINGLE SHOT from the extreme close up of Mufasa's eyes contracting in fear, to the close up of Scar's paws landing on Mufasa's, Scar leaning in close and sneering "long live the king." you KNOW Mufasa is about to die and you KNOW Scar is ENJOYING every MINUTE of this murder he's about to commit. In the remake? Silent theater. Save for a little just a LIIITTLE snicker from a kid next to me. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmjkahsjkdadksahsa.

I remember watching a behind the scenes special for The Lion King on ABC a few months ago right before it's release and during an interview with Jon Favreau, when he mentions James Earl Jones, he clearly stated that he did not give him any advice or direction for his performance as Mufasa and just let him do what he wanted with it. That's why all the voice actors in the remake gave such terrible performances. They, literally, were NOT given any direction! That's just inexcusable for someone as experienced a filmmaker as Jon Favreau.

Thank you for calling out on why the remake Scar saying he couldn't get to the gorge even though Zazu was there was so stupid. You could make the same argument for the original counterpart, but it's possible that hit from Scar caused him to forget. Heck, the remake had Scar telling Zazu to get the lionesses to help. So why didn't Zazu tell his side of the story??

The best way to sum up the remake “ taking scenes that didn’t need to be changed and destroying them for money”

"Live-action". The whole thing is CG. But I really do feel you on the remakes. It's getting absolutely ridiculous. They just don't care anymore.

Can you feel the love tonight 1994: night 2019: day Me: what

I had a rough day, this video made my day

The original is a masterpiece

In the live-action version of the scene when Zazu comes and tells Mufasa that there are “hyenas in the pridelands,” there’s an added line where Zazu tells him that Simba’s mom was “leading the charge.” Then Simba goes back to Pride Rock, where he meets his mom and every other lioness. Just one added line creates a plot hole lol

I am confident in saying “great video as always” before even watching this because i know it’s gonna be high quality and interesting as always!

The original 1994 Lion King does literally everything better than the unnecessary 2019 Remake!

Why didn’t you include Rafiki in the side characters? In my opinion the remake one is an empty shell compared to the original. In the original he was funny charismatic kinda weird but had some real wisdom in him. I didn’t see any of that in the remake

I would’ve been excited too if it was Jeremy irons! I would’ve been excited if it was all the same voices. I personally would’ve even be more excited if they didn’t make this movie in the first place.

The Lion King 2 >>>>>>> The Lion King 2019

1994 lion king all the way. No contest

Can you make a video about Cinderella 2015 vs Cinderella 1950?

Can I just say the remake Mufasa come across as a bit of a jerk? I mean, in original he smiles at Zazu in the opening, he laughs with Zazu about turning Scar into a rug and we could see that these two have good-fun relationship. So when pouncing scene with Simba happens, that's a genuine prank. But in the remake, he doesn't smile, maybe because that's just not "real lion" thing to do I guess, and he left Zazu after confronting Scar, we don't see these two getting along well but Mufasa still sets Simba to go for it to a bird who is just doing his job. That's called harassing your co-worker.

Great vid I love your versus videos can you please reveiw IT 2 and far from home

I took my friend who never saw the OG lion king to see the new one and he hated it. So much for "a updated version"

I thought the 2019 photorealistic Lion King was just okay. I did like some of the changes made, such as that extra scene that showed detail of how Simba's fur reached Rufiki (however you spell the monkey's name). And the extra scene showing Nala as she sneaks away from Pride Rock. However for the most part, the 2019 version just didn't have the same charm as the original. The worst part was how they made the hyenas too realistic, I liked them better when they were comedy gold.

Eric: *uploads video* Copyright strike: I’m about to ruin this man’s whole career.

This is literally one of the best videos I have seen on KZfaq .

I swear, I had to watch the 1994 The Lion King over and over so that I could forget the 2019 version. But then I realized as long as it brings money, lots of money, Disney will still inevitably, pull another one like this.

I hate how you don't understand JAMES EARL JONES IS OLDER NOW, HE ISN'T AS YOUNG AS HE WAS, HIS VOICE IS WEAKER AND HE CAN'T DO A GREAT PERFORMANCE THAN HE DID...but you are right anyway, and the rest of the video was awesome

Wow you hate the remake of the lion king more than Godzilla 2014

I really really hate the fact that the live action made a billion dollars

The Lion King 1994 is my favorite animated movie

At least this versus episode I'll suggest will be worthy enough: The Jungle Book (1967) vs The Jungle Book (2016)

I’m baffled that Disney didn’t bring back Whoopi Goldberg as the voice of Shenzi

Could you do a versus between Disney’s Jungle Book (2016) and Netflix’s Mowgli (2018)?

As soon as I saw the title, I said "Oh boy, he's gonna rip the remake a new one."

Mufasas Death 1994: OH NO 😭😭😭😭 Scars Death 1994: omg Mufasas Death 2019: ok :/ Scars Death 2019: HOLY CRAP 😱😱😱😱

Movie looked as dry and dusty as the Sahara.

Still can't beat the classic.

Thank you Eric so much for making this video. I’m going to tell all my friends to subscribe to your channel

Question: How did the remake more money than the original?!?!?

The lion king 1994 100 percent The lion king 2019 20 percent

Timon doing the fast talking in the remake made me thankful to how well Hades did it in Hercules

Jungle Book remake I came out: Okay that was ok Beauty and the Beast I didn't watch it on cinema Aladdin I came out laughing and frustrated Lion King I came out DEPRESSING

We all know the animated movie is superior and that the remake had 0 chance of standing against it. That's why people were more interested in the IT Chapter Two vs the 1990 miniseries video lol. Still great stuff.

I felt so betrayed with how much a disgrace this unnecessary remake was. If it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it!

Hans Zimmer’s updated score is still damn good.

I remember when I saw the CGI remake in theaters, my cousin actually cried during the death of mufasa. And I just sat there like wow, you actually cried at one of the laziest and most unimpressive film recreations of all time.

Jesus Christ !!!!!! I couldn't have said it any better... Every single word you said is true... This is an unwanted, unneeded and utterly disrespectful lousy lifeless lull of a movie... Indeed this atrocity is a lifeless, soulless and an uninspiring cash-grab... Even the animators who worked in the original film have expressed their dissatisfaction with this awful shit... Disney doesn't care but only about money... They brought themselves low..How shameful...

I think this was my favorite point in this review. Original: the lionesses immediately rush into battle when the tyrannical, hyena loving usurper confesses to murdering the king and the rightful heir is getting swarmed. Remake: they can’t do any of that until Beyoncé tells them to.

I'm guessing Lady and the Tramp and Dumbo will be your next videos?

Also the old Lion King gives so much chills

Animated movies: Brother, help me!!! Disney: All hail the king Animated movies: "fall" Noooooo!!!! Pixar: Noooooooo!!!!!

It may be predictable about who wins but it’s so amazing tho.

Over a year later and this is one of my most rewatched videos ever! Such an amazing video!

Lion king 1994 has its own legacy ❤️ no one can beat that nostalgia

The voice actors of simba, nala, mufasa, scar, rafiki, zazu, timon and pumba in "The Lion Guard" were all very good both in speaking and singing. If Disney can cast them for a tv show then why they can't for a big budget live action film of the lion King?

The only good Disney remake is the jungle book 2016.

I did not like how the remake actually handles the be prepared song

Wait why is Lion King animated movie 9/10 and not 10/10?

Amazing video. I feel so rewarded for waiting for a video over 3 weeks. Do more like these. How is your it and spiderman video? When will they release? I rly liked lion king remake too though but its my opinion

The only Conceivable Live-action remake I can see doing well if they took it seriously is Brother Bear.

Now you my friend, are a true fan of the original and remember it well. You listed off most of the many reasons that I absolutely hated the remake and found it insulting. And like you, I completely forgot everything about it a few days later. Like that desert running scene with that stupid out of place song. This will be in my top 10 worst of the year and I've seen nearly every big budget film of 2019 so far. The original is one of my top 10 all time favorites. I watched it before and after this abomination. It flew by every time and was just as magical as it's always been. The animation is still stunningly gorgeous. I almost walked out of the remake after Can You Feel The Love Tonight. I saw all I needed to see and just wanted it to end.

Fun fact: I recently got done with a school project on Tragic Heroes and I used Simba from the original Lion King. Edit: The original Lion King is personally my favorite Disney film, so can you understand why this remake pisses me off more than the others?

Eric you are absolutely right when you referred to Jon Favreau’s projects For every Iron Man There’s Iron Man 2 And for every Jungle Book There’s a Lion King What is he gonna do next

Bro I just found your channel and I'm already binge watching all of your videos keep up the good work

21:23 Thank you Eric. I thought I was the only one.

He should compare the animated Lion King II movie with the live action movie and see who wins.

My opinion is that watching the lion king 2019 is like watching Walking With Monsters except that walking with monster is actually interesting to watch

Great to see you back with another video man!

It Chapter 1 VS It Chapter 2 PLEASE!

There are a few movies where Beyoncé’s acting is pretty good..

Star Wars the last Jedi and Disney live action remakes are part of the few things that I HATE in the movie industry

Am I the only one who loves both 1994 and 2019?

Hey Eric I just got done watching your lion king vs video I've got the original but haven't seen the remake but anyways I love watching your vs videos their awesome man thanks for doing this

B-b-b-but LOOK AT THOSE REALISTIC GRAPHICS,BABYYYYYY 😁😂

That's an easy pick: the original.

You have taken the words right out of my mouth. The original 1994 Lion King is pure cinematic bliss but the 2019 remake is something I’m surprised isn’t on IMDB’s Bottom 100! I’ve seen some TERRIBLE movies in my life: Bio Dome, Fat Slags, After Earth, Dragonball Evolution, The Last Airbender and Mars Needs Moms. The Lion King 2019 is worse than ALL of those! 2019 was such a TERRIBLE year for new Disney movies. Not in terms of box office performance but because they churned out THREE live action remakes of animated favorites (I’m NOT counting Lady & The Tramp because it wasn’t released theatrically and Disney+ didn’t launch in my country til March 2020), a 4th Toy Story that disregards the lessons taught by the first 3 movies and their ONLY GOOD movie that year: Frozen 2. Frozen isn’t my favorite Disney IP but I still really like it, especially Olaf! However, even if I HATED Frozen, especially with a passion, I would STILL rather watch Frozen 2 than ANY of the other movies Disney released in 2019! The Dumbo remake at least tries to be a different movie to the original. The Aladdin remake is a waste of space. The Lion King remake is one of the worst movies EVER MADE. Toy Story 4 is a flatout abomination, and this is coming from someone who likes Cars 2! Disney clearly don’t have their priorities in order. When I was a kid/teenager, Disney MEANT SOMETHING! Disney made a lot of great stuff that we still regularly rewatch even today! Now, they’re too corporate and mostly seem to care more about making money than making new content that’s actually good! To think they’re working on Toy Story FIVE, which I bet will bite them in the ass, do they WANT TO liquidate?

"What Disney should be doing with this kind of technology is continuing the technological accomplishments that we got with characters such as Gollum, King Kong, and Ceasar from the Planet of the Apes remakes." Or just get Andy Serkis because his facial performance was vital for ALL those examples lol But seriously, I think the technical team would have a bigger flex if they gave their characters believable facial expressions.

Obviously this remake has 0 emotion but I literally can’t beleive how bad it is. Like one scene from the original was when Scar is telling the pride simba and mufasa are dead and you can see Sarabi (simbas mother and mufasa’s wife) with a look on her face of complete devastation and sadness. In the remake she literally has 0 emotion and no sadness in her voice, it’s like she didn’t even care her family just got killed.

The remake really disappoints me because the original was so amazing and the remake feels lazy and poorly balanced

Man I love your versus videos 👌👌👌