Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
The ever-popular sequel to the original Lion King. Fun-filled adventure that will please the young and the young at heart.

Amazon.com:
The Lion King 1½ is an ingenious sequel that retells the original film's story from the perspective of best pals Timon the meerkat (voiced by Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa the warthog (Ernie Sabella). Anyone who has wondered how this odd couple met will find out here, beginning with Timon's flight from home following disgrace and his chance encounter with the sweet but lonely Pumbaa. With the arrival of young Simba (Shaun Flemming), The Lion King's familiar tale is reborn via a fresh angle, fleshed out by returning characters Rafiki the wise monkey (Robert Guillaume), Shenzi (Whoopi Goldberg), and Simba's love interest, Nala (Moira Kelly). While the retooled narrative proves a novel experience, The Lion King 1½ is really a vehicle for voice actors Lane and Sabella, whose comic performances are shamelessly, broadly funny. Matthew Broderick, Julie Kavner, and Jerry Stiller are also in the vocal cast. --Tom Keogh

Rating : - What was Disney thinking?
This is the worst sequel I have ever seen in my entire life! All this movie is is a back story to "The Lion King" intersecting into it and basically making horrible cracked jokes at scenes from the original film (eg. The opening sequence of "The Lion King" where Simba is held up by Rafiki they make the reason for the animals bowing because Pumbaa farting. During "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" they blame Timon and Pumbaa for the animals falling over, etc.) It's an unnecessary and stupid sequel and a horrible thing to do to "The Lion King". What in the world was Disney thinking when they made this?