TWO
ADVENTURES
TWO
BLU-RAYS
THE LION KING 1 1/2 AND THE LION KING 2: SIMBA’S PRIDE
Two of The Lion King trilogy, The Lion King 1 ½ and The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride now on Blu-ray. The two animated films include some good special bonus features and with the Blu-ray format the picture on my home entertainment center screen is sharper and the colors more vibrant.
The two stories are great companion pieces to the original and my all time favorite The Lion King. Hand drawn and completely upgraded to the HD format, the two Blu-rays are very vibrant, clear and show strikingly on digital television screens.
The Lion King 1 ½ has upgrades of some familiar bonus features that were originally on the DVD that was released in 2004 plus an additional extra:
- Timon & Pumbaa’s Vacation Safari
- Deleted Scenes
- Timon: Behind The Legend
- Grazing in the Grass music video starring Raven
- “Before the Beginning: The Making of Lion King 1 ½â€.
The cast of The Lion King 1 ½ includes Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Ernie Sabella plus Julie Kavner and Jerry Stiller.
The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride’s bonus features include:
- Timon & Pumbaa’s Insectapedia
- One By One – an original animated short
- Timon & Pumbaa’s: Find Out Why
- Proud of Simba’s Pride
- “Love Will Find a Way†Music Video.
The cast of The Lion King 2 includes: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Ernie Sabella, Neve Campbell, Jason Marsden, Andy Dick, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones and Moira Kelly.
The technical aspects and additional information include:
- RATING: Both films are rated G
- ASPECT RATIO: The Lion King 1 ½ – Blu-ray: 1.66: 1/1080p High Definition, DVD: 1.66:1/Widescreen. The Lion King 2 – Blu-ray: 1.78: 1/1080p High Definition, DVD: 1.78:1/Widescreen
- SOUND: Both films – Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French and Spanish, 5.1 Dolby Digital, DVD: 5.1 Dolby Digital English, French and Spanish.
- LANGUAGES: Both films – English
- SUBTITLES: Both films – English SDH, French and Spanish
- Genres: Kids, Family, and Animated
- Running Times: The Lion King 1 ½ – 1 hr 16 min, The Lion King 2 – 1 hr 21 min
- Both are available in Blu-ray Combo Packs – sold separately and come with a Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download
- Street Date: March 6, 2012
- Distributed by: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
FINAL ANALYSIS: Great companion pieces to The Lion King. Feature: The Lion King 1 ½ Feature (B) Bonus Extras (B), The Lion King 2 feature (A) Bonus Extra’s (B).  Â
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