Boverisuchus's avatar
I was even jaded and irked when "Lion King 2: Simba's Pride" came out, I mean, I was 9 when the original came out. Even at that young age, I knew that "straight to video" is hollywood speak for "spinoff/cashgrab", so to see Disney essentially milking such a good original movie was problematic for me. I have a feeling that I'm in the minority, as loads of LK fans love Zira and Kovu etc. But yeah, all hope was lost when LK 2 and a half came out. The only thing I like about this new series is that we are seeing underappreciated animals being made into popular characters, I mean, Honeybadgers have had fairly little non-internet acclaim.
Tacimur's avatar
I agree completely. Simba's Pride always felt rushed and half-finished to me. They didn't even begin to take care of the plot holes, and the characters were so underdeveloped. I appreciated it for the inspiration and the expansion of the 'world'.
Boverisuchus's avatar
Good to hear I'm not alone, haha.