The Positive: My 4 year-old likes it. The Negative: Everything else., 30 November 2015
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar tells the story of Kion, Simba's son. Simba commissions Kion to put together a new Lion Guard to protect the Pride Lands and preserve the Circle of Life. However, Kion's idea of a Lion Guard (consisting of a cheetah, bird, hippo, and honey badger) isn't quite what Simba had in mind.
Oh my, how can you take something like The Lion King and come up with this mess? I was going to go through a long list of negatives, including: the lame hyenas and their treatment by the superior lions; the ridiculous fur patches (I agree with the other reviewer - it's like something out of The Power Rangers); kids able to take on tasks they couldn't realistically handle; Rob Lowe's voice work; the complete change in Simba's character; farts as weapons; and on and on. But, ultimately, why bother? I'm not in the target audience for this Disney offering. The key thing here is that as much as I may dislike The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar, my 4 year- old likes it and won't stop talking about it. I think he's watched it at least a dozen times since it originally aired. And he's constantly singing one of the songs from the show - Zuka Zama. So, I may think it's a mess with a twisted message, but it brings him so much joy that I have to rate it at least a 6/10 for doing what it was intended to do - entertain kids.
Oh my, how can you take something like The Lion King and come up with this mess? I was going to go through a long list of negatives, including: the lame hyenas and their treatment by the superior lions; the ridiculous fur patches (I agree with the other reviewer - it's like something out of The Power Rangers); kids able to take on tasks they couldn't realistically handle; Rob Lowe's voice work; the complete change in Simba's character; farts as weapons; and on and on. But, ultimately, why bother? I'm not in the target audience for this Disney offering. The key thing here is that as much as I may dislike The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar, my 4 year- old likes it and won't stop talking about it. I think he's watched it at least a dozen times since it originally aired. And he's constantly singing one of the songs from the show - Zuka Zama. So, I may think it's a mess with a twisted message, but it brings him so much joy that I have to rate it at least a 6/10 for doing what it was intended to do - entertain kids.
6/10
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