I watched it for free on Netflix, and I want my money back. Everything about Leo the Lion is a disaster. Honestly, I found it quite hilarious, mostly because I think it is incredibly inappropriate for children. Please do not expose your kids to this pathetic excuse of a "movie". If you do, they will probably have nightmares for the rest of their lives, even when they are awake. However, if you want to scar them for life, by all means, show them this movie. Sing the songs to them as lullabies. I want to die now. Bury me at the heart of the jungle, where I can be safe. I need medication.
67 Reviews
Should be illegal
noraphilip2 June 2017
I first saw this at my friends house and in the first 10 seconds I wanted to kill myself. Leo the LION is a vegetarian. To start off lions cant even be vegetarians even if they wanted to. The voice actors,My god absolute trash,the animations,just kill me now, and story line is always changing. One second they are in the desert the next thing you know they are in the heart of the jungle which is still in the desert. In the end Leo marries a freaking elephant and they have hybrid babies. If you are a parent and you are looking for a family friendly movie for your 5 year old you are probably better off watching dead pool.
This movie is crap
evelyncrawfordponies28 January 2016
Warning: Spoilers
First of all, the animation is terrifying. There's like 3 plots all going at once. The whole movie has TERRIBLE songs, but the worst song is the one at the end. The movie's about a stupid looking vegetarian lion who was looking for the "heart of the jungle" after he helped a elephant have 2 stupid babies. The babies followed him on his journey. Eventually, a goat, a zebra, a cheetah, and a monkey were also going with him to the heart of the jungle. One bye one, they all left. The end is really confusing so I won't even try to explain it. In conclusion, this movie is total CRAP. This is the worst movie I've seen. Do NOT watch this.
ELIPAHHHANNNT
cl-077398 February 2018
When i was 4 years old my grandpa smoked and died due to Lung cancer.
My mom would always tell me to never smoke so i wont follow the same route as him and die but i kinda regret it anyway because i got cancer from watching this anyway
Absolutely Miserable
theduoverband20 March 2016
Warning: Spoilers
This is the second worst movie I have watched in my many years of living only to Brazilian Football Passion, which I hope you've never heard of. I know I said the Little Panda Fighter was second to this, but things have changed since then. Unfortunately, if you are reading this, you have heard of Leo the Lion, and with that being said, there are some things you need to know. Sadly, this site's 1000-word review limit prevented me from writing all my thoughts.
The character of Leo himself is possibly the worst feature of this film in that he took the brunt of the movie's terrible script writers who clearly gave up on trying to make him a cohesive character. Leo the lion, who is set up to be a lovable but sensitive character on an emotional journey of self-identity is in fact a chemically imbalanced emotional basketcase. The purpose of his journey seems to change in his mind throughout the movie, and not in a way that conveys some "quest not the treasure" theme, but more of a "we didn't feel like looking back on what we wrote" one. He talks about finding the Heart of the Jungle, then escaping persecution for his diet, then trying to become a "real lion" (which is a direct contradiction of his original ambitions), then protecting the elephant kids. His unnecessarily dramatic speeches only further confuse the audience. Plus, his song "I'm a Vegetarian", made me want to barf due to the utterly sour rhyme scheme and recurrence of ugly facial contortions exhibited throughout the movie.
Apart from the plot holes created by Leo alone, there are many questions which may come to the minds of those attempting to watch this movie, such as, among others, 'How does an elephant cross a desert it takes other characters half the movie to cross in five minutes?', 'Why does Maximus Elefante beg for Eli Font's (very cheesy name, I might add) forgiveness and then go right back to trying to kidnap and later threatening to murder his wife and children?', and 'Was Uncle Lope just resurrected or was he really asleep?'. Also, everyone knows the first place to look for a place called "The Heart of the Jungle" is in the middle of the desert. There are also plenty of things wrong with the movie's plot that don't pertain to the characters at all, such as the fact that there's no way that a lush rainforest would just burn to the ground like that, and even worse, show no signs of having burned at the end when the wedding happens. Also, isn't it sort of impossible for a lion to live without having some source of meat? I mean, even if it were possible for that to happen, it's still not a good idea to have the line "hunting, who me? It's just not in my genes" in the song "I'm a vegetarian."
Animation, animation, animation. Where do I begin? Could it be that gross cringe those monkeys have on their faces through the entire movie? That ugly face freeze the rhinoceros gets when it looks up at Maximus Elefante? Or how about all those stiff, motionless trees and the flat, textureless ground? Indeed, the animation on this bona fide Weinstein trashterpiece is genuinely rancid and rivaling that of just about any Video Brinquedo movie I can think of. Probably the worst scene animation-wise is when they ride the rainbow into the Heart of the Jungle, making gross faces and insipid sounds that don't match their lips all the way down. The jerky camera work, looking like it could have been filmed with an actual camcorder someone dropped on the way down, only makes the animators' unprofessionalism when developing this scene more painfully obvious. Also, if you watch this film, don't say I didn't warn you about the elephant-lion hybrids.
Now, the voice acting of a movie is difficult to describe in a paragraph. The best I can try to do is give you some generic adjectives to work with. It is lifeless, emotionless, often difficult to listen to without pulling out your hair with disgust, and entirely devoid of any sufficient delivery whatsoever. I'll have to leave it at that. If you would like to experience this for yourself, get on Netflix and look this thing up. I literally dare you.
Finally, what makes the movie even more sub-par in quality is the lack of adequate music. It all sounds like easy-listening elevator music generated on a Windows laptop, if not downloaded from some free website somewhere. The instruments simply don't sound anywhere close to being in the realm of real instrumental sound. This includes the music played in Uncle Lope's "death" scene, which evokes zero emotion. Seriously, even though I straight up hated that character who literally referred to himself as 'comic relief', I bet I would have at least felt sorry for him had they played actual music in that scene.The song from the Heart of the Jungle is utterly forgettable, and "I'm a Vegetarian" is supposed to be the musical centerpiece of the movie even when Leo has clearly moved away from the 'vegetarian' theme by the end of the film.
Now, I realize I have kept you for a long time by now, but you simply need to know this stuff. I simply can't live knowing I could be putting some innocent soul through the misery I've endured. One of Weinstein's other movies, Doogal, despite having horrible reviews, holds a special place in my heart as it was the first movie I ever saw in theaters. That being said, this is terrible. I mean come on Weinstein, come on. I really thought you were better than this. This is dismal in every sense of the word. Anyway, I know which way I'm going to run if Weinstein makes "Leo the Lion 2: Maximus Returns", and I hope after reading this you do too.
The character of Leo himself is possibly the worst feature of this film in that he took the brunt of the movie's terrible script writers who clearly gave up on trying to make him a cohesive character. Leo the lion, who is set up to be a lovable but sensitive character on an emotional journey of self-identity is in fact a chemically imbalanced emotional basketcase. The purpose of his journey seems to change in his mind throughout the movie, and not in a way that conveys some "quest not the treasure" theme, but more of a "we didn't feel like looking back on what we wrote" one. He talks about finding the Heart of the Jungle, then escaping persecution for his diet, then trying to become a "real lion" (which is a direct contradiction of his original ambitions), then protecting the elephant kids. His unnecessarily dramatic speeches only further confuse the audience. Plus, his song "I'm a Vegetarian", made me want to barf due to the utterly sour rhyme scheme and recurrence of ugly facial contortions exhibited throughout the movie.
Apart from the plot holes created by Leo alone, there are many questions which may come to the minds of those attempting to watch this movie, such as, among others, 'How does an elephant cross a desert it takes other characters half the movie to cross in five minutes?', 'Why does Maximus Elefante beg for Eli Font's (very cheesy name, I might add) forgiveness and then go right back to trying to kidnap and later threatening to murder his wife and children?', and 'Was Uncle Lope just resurrected or was he really asleep?'. Also, everyone knows the first place to look for a place called "The Heart of the Jungle" is in the middle of the desert. There are also plenty of things wrong with the movie's plot that don't pertain to the characters at all, such as the fact that there's no way that a lush rainforest would just burn to the ground like that, and even worse, show no signs of having burned at the end when the wedding happens. Also, isn't it sort of impossible for a lion to live without having some source of meat? I mean, even if it were possible for that to happen, it's still not a good idea to have the line "hunting, who me? It's just not in my genes" in the song "I'm a vegetarian."
Animation, animation, animation. Where do I begin? Could it be that gross cringe those monkeys have on their faces through the entire movie? That ugly face freeze the rhinoceros gets when it looks up at Maximus Elefante? Or how about all those stiff, motionless trees and the flat, textureless ground? Indeed, the animation on this bona fide Weinstein trashterpiece is genuinely rancid and rivaling that of just about any Video Brinquedo movie I can think of. Probably the worst scene animation-wise is when they ride the rainbow into the Heart of the Jungle, making gross faces and insipid sounds that don't match their lips all the way down. The jerky camera work, looking like it could have been filmed with an actual camcorder someone dropped on the way down, only makes the animators' unprofessionalism when developing this scene more painfully obvious. Also, if you watch this film, don't say I didn't warn you about the elephant-lion hybrids.
Now, the voice acting of a movie is difficult to describe in a paragraph. The best I can try to do is give you some generic adjectives to work with. It is lifeless, emotionless, often difficult to listen to without pulling out your hair with disgust, and entirely devoid of any sufficient delivery whatsoever. I'll have to leave it at that. If you would like to experience this for yourself, get on Netflix and look this thing up. I literally dare you.
Finally, what makes the movie even more sub-par in quality is the lack of adequate music. It all sounds like easy-listening elevator music generated on a Windows laptop, if not downloaded from some free website somewhere. The instruments simply don't sound anywhere close to being in the realm of real instrumental sound. This includes the music played in Uncle Lope's "death" scene, which evokes zero emotion. Seriously, even though I straight up hated that character who literally referred to himself as 'comic relief', I bet I would have at least felt sorry for him had they played actual music in that scene.The song from the Heart of the Jungle is utterly forgettable, and "I'm a Vegetarian" is supposed to be the musical centerpiece of the movie even when Leo has clearly moved away from the 'vegetarian' theme by the end of the film.
Now, I realize I have kept you for a long time by now, but you simply need to know this stuff. I simply can't live knowing I could be putting some innocent soul through the misery I've endured. One of Weinstein's other movies, Doogal, despite having horrible reviews, holds a special place in my heart as it was the first movie I ever saw in theaters. That being said, this is terrible. I mean come on Weinstein, come on. I really thought you were better than this. This is dismal in every sense of the word. Anyway, I know which way I'm going to run if Weinstein makes "Leo the Lion 2: Maximus Returns", and I hope after reading this you do too.
The Worst Thing Ever Made
nhodges-951465 August 2017
This is the worst movie I have ever seen. It is truly insufferable and no child should be allowed to watch it. I knew it would be terrible based upon the title card; in fact, I watched it because I enjoy watching bad movies. However, this movie is not enjoyable. SO much is wrong with this film that I find it offensive.
It is clearly taking advantage of the success of movies such as The Lion King, Madagascar, and the Jungle Book. But unlike these, Leo the Lion has no plot, no ingenuity, and no quality. The animation is sickening with the 'vegetarian' lion, Leo, that looks anorexic and vague, unintelligible settings. I have no idea where this movie takes place, other than the 'jungle' and the heart of the jungle that they begin to search for after Leo's mother falls off of a waterfall whilst chasing a zebra. None of the characters are given any context or character development, such as the inexplicably introduced Uncle Lope. I don't know why he is a thing, but his character should not exist in any movie, anywhere. The narrative of Leo the Lion switches from Leo's point of view to Uncle Lope's about 3 times within 1 minute.
I hate everything about this movie, but one of the most atrocious aspects is the "music" that is sung by the creatures of the jungle. The song performed by Maximus Elephante (great name) is a blatant rip off of Scar's song "Be Prepared" in The Lion King. The song about friendship sung by Leo, Uncle Lope, and the band of cubs they collect from various parts of the jungle is trash at best. The pacing, lyrics, and voices are so off that it is painful.
I do not recommend this movie to anyone. Stay far away from Leo the Lion.
It is clearly taking advantage of the success of movies such as The Lion King, Madagascar, and the Jungle Book. But unlike these, Leo the Lion has no plot, no ingenuity, and no quality. The animation is sickening with the 'vegetarian' lion, Leo, that looks anorexic and vague, unintelligible settings. I have no idea where this movie takes place, other than the 'jungle' and the heart of the jungle that they begin to search for after Leo's mother falls off of a waterfall whilst chasing a zebra. None of the characters are given any context or character development, such as the inexplicably introduced Uncle Lope. I don't know why he is a thing, but his character should not exist in any movie, anywhere. The narrative of Leo the Lion switches from Leo's point of view to Uncle Lope's about 3 times within 1 minute.
I hate everything about this movie, but one of the most atrocious aspects is the "music" that is sung by the creatures of the jungle. The song performed by Maximus Elephante (great name) is a blatant rip off of Scar's song "Be Prepared" in The Lion King. The song about friendship sung by Leo, Uncle Lope, and the band of cubs they collect from various parts of the jungle is trash at best. The pacing, lyrics, and voices are so off that it is painful.
I do not recommend this movie to anyone. Stay far away from Leo the Lion.
Worst movie on netflix.... EVER!
crosshayley3 July 2018
This Movie is so bad it makes me laugh
apereason18 May 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Before you read this review, keep in mind that I liked the movie because it was bad, not because it was funny. If you want a good movie, go somewhere else. So first of all, the movie starts with us looking through Leo's eyes in a really weird way talking to his mom. His mom than tries to hunt a zebra and falls into a river. She than falls onto a flat rock from 5 feet up and dies? Anyway Leo makes friends with an antelope And an elephant and elephant babies and a jaguar and a monkey and a zebra. They try to go to the "heart of the jungle" so they can be safe? Leo had just rescued all of those animals from a forest fire and I don't know why he wouldn't return them Anyway Leo goes to the heart of the jungle and meets a rainbow chameleon and they ride on rainbows and swim in milk and somehow learn a lesson I guess Then uncle ope decides to die but the chameleon decides to tell him not to Then uncle ope loses his teeth than finds them and picks up his teeth with his teeth Than the elephant gets married and gets a ring painted on her forehead then it randomly,crumbles to dust Then the elephant gets her babies back and they somehow learn a lesson from their tails being untied then Leo has elephant lion babies and he sings about being vegetarian though I think the writers are confusing vegan and vegetarian
The end I cannot be any more clear.
The end I cannot be any more clear.
Bad as an Understatement
carolcrawford-3630128 January 2016
Warning: Spoilers
This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life, and the one movie that I thought was worse was 40 minutes long and from uploaded on Youtube. Anyways, this is a BAD movie. And when I say bad, I'm talking think of the worst movie you have seen- then lower that standard a lot then you have Leo the Lion.
The 'Heart of the Jungle' was in the middle of the desert, and at first was just like a palm tree and water, but then after they discovered the 'real' heart of the jungle it was still a let down. A rainbow carried them to the 'real' heart of the jungle, so you would think that maybe the heart of the jungle would be amazing, but it wasn't. I would actually consider the actual heart of the jungle worse than the entrance to it. The heart of the jungle was really just like a big, solid white lake around a tree. Also they had like two characters left over and they had to get rid of them, so they just wrote them off by saying 'they had to stay at the heart of the jungle until they were ready'- that's lazy writing.
Also leo is very emotional and unstable. Throughout the movie he is changing his mind constantly. One minutes he's happy and determined, the next he's sad and depressed. He has a lot of speeches through the movie, and it gets annoying after awhile. Also, he is a vegetarian lion. That is IMPOSSIBLE. Even if he wanted to be a vegetarian he couldn't. Lions are carnivores, they can't just decide they want to be a herbivore. They also made Leo scrawny. What is that saying to vegetarians? That if you are one then you automatically are scrawny and scruffy? That's not true, so I don't know why the makers of this are conveying that, it's an insult to all vegetarians.
One thing that bugged me what the jungle fire. How did that fire even happen? Did it just happen out of nowhere? You could say maybe the outsiders set it on fire, but even if they did how does that just happen? It is a wet, RAIN forest a fire doesn't just happen and spread everywhere that fast. Then when they returned for the wedding there was NO signs of a fire at all. Bad animation.
Lastly, at the end they made Maxamus and Leo run around chasing each other for like two minutes, time burner much?
I was just pointing out events in the movie, but overall the animation was awful, the scripting was awkward, and the plot was very, very confusing.
Thanks for reading this, and I hope you found this helpful.
The 'Heart of the Jungle' was in the middle of the desert, and at first was just like a palm tree and water, but then after they discovered the 'real' heart of the jungle it was still a let down. A rainbow carried them to the 'real' heart of the jungle, so you would think that maybe the heart of the jungle would be amazing, but it wasn't. I would actually consider the actual heart of the jungle worse than the entrance to it. The heart of the jungle was really just like a big, solid white lake around a tree. Also they had like two characters left over and they had to get rid of them, so they just wrote them off by saying 'they had to stay at the heart of the jungle until they were ready'- that's lazy writing.
Also leo is very emotional and unstable. Throughout the movie he is changing his mind constantly. One minutes he's happy and determined, the next he's sad and depressed. He has a lot of speeches through the movie, and it gets annoying after awhile. Also, he is a vegetarian lion. That is IMPOSSIBLE. Even if he wanted to be a vegetarian he couldn't. Lions are carnivores, they can't just decide they want to be a herbivore. They also made Leo scrawny. What is that saying to vegetarians? That if you are one then you automatically are scrawny and scruffy? That's not true, so I don't know why the makers of this are conveying that, it's an insult to all vegetarians.
One thing that bugged me what the jungle fire. How did that fire even happen? Did it just happen out of nowhere? You could say maybe the outsiders set it on fire, but even if they did how does that just happen? It is a wet, RAIN forest a fire doesn't just happen and spread everywhere that fast. Then when they returned for the wedding there was NO signs of a fire at all. Bad animation.
Lastly, at the end they made Maxamus and Leo run around chasing each other for like two minutes, time burner much?
I was just pointing out events in the movie, but overall the animation was awful, the scripting was awkward, and the plot was very, very confusing.
Thanks for reading this, and I hope you found this helpful.
Best Movie Ever Made
ghgjgk27 November 2018
I would love to meet the people that made this movie, because maybe some of their absolute genius will rub off on me. It was a work of art, DaVinci is shaking. I love this movie, I was wondering if people agree. It gave me so many new experiences like ligma and I became Winston. Hit or miss. It was a hit. I stan
Life Changing
nattyz-919468 November 2019
I don't even know where to begin. Leo the Lion is a flawlessly executed, perfect example of pure cinematic art. I can't say many other movies have brought me the same eye-opening realizations of life and healing that Leo the Lion has given me. My parents were getting a divorce but are now back together after I asked them to watch it with me. My brother's dog was actually blind but all he had to do was rub his head against the screen while the movie played and his sight has been fully restored.
It inspired me to become a vegetarian. My mom and dad are actually worried because they found out I was eating the grass in the backyard. They don't know that I keep a secret stash under my mattress though. All I want and strive for is to be just like Leo. I actually took some shredded carpet and glued them to my head to completely copy Leo's hairstyle. I also rub mustard all over myself and paint whiskers on my face with woodstain. I do this every Thursday when me parents aren't home so I can pretend to be Leo in peace. However last Thursday was really bad because they walked in on me stomping around naked singing the masterful "I'm a Vegetarian" song while grazing over grass I plant between the floorboards. They told me to go to my room and never watch this movie again but I knew it was all just a brainwashing ploy set by the evil Maximus. I'm not coming home, even if they really want me back. I'm going to live in the woods and befriend all the animals. One day I'll find the heart of the jungle, and you can too.
It inspired me to become a vegetarian. My mom and dad are actually worried because they found out I was eating the grass in the backyard. They don't know that I keep a secret stash under my mattress though. All I want and strive for is to be just like Leo. I actually took some shredded carpet and glued them to my head to completely copy Leo's hairstyle. I also rub mustard all over myself and paint whiskers on my face with woodstain. I do this every Thursday when me parents aren't home so I can pretend to be Leo in peace. However last Thursday was really bad because they walked in on me stomping around naked singing the masterful "I'm a Vegetarian" song while grazing over grass I plant between the floorboards. They told me to go to my room and never watch this movie again but I knew it was all just a brainwashing ploy set by the evil Maximus. I'm not coming home, even if they really want me back. I'm going to live in the woods and befriend all the animals. One day I'll find the heart of the jungle, and you can too.
This movie is fun to watch if you like bad movies
mrloganloco27 January 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Leo the lion is a funny film, but not for the comedy. All the jokes fail. But this movie is so bad that it's good. The songs were all bad, the best being Maximus Elephante's song and the worst being I'm a Vegetarian. The end of this movie pretends like nobody knew that Leo was a vegetarian. The animation in this movie is horrible. Nothing looks like anything. I shouldn't be able to count that there were exactly 5 tears in this movie. It's also never a good joke when a character says they're the comic relief, especially when they're the least funny character. The heart of the jungle was the least anti-climactic thing in film history. This film also contains the scariest thing in film history; lion-elephant hybrid babies. This movie is fun if you watch films that are so bad they're good, you'll like it. But if you like anything of quality, don't watch it.
I Hate My Life
t-1319611 April 2018
Ryder leads a team of rescue pups (Marshall, Rubble, Chase, Rocky, Zuma and Skye) who save their town from everyday emergencies, whether it's finding missing elephants, fixing windmills or another minor mishap involving clumsy Cap'n Turbot.
Who wrote this!
unclegerald20045 February 2016
Warning: Spoilers
This movie is so bad, I feel sorry for the actors who have to be identified with this mess, but it's not the acting. The writing, the overly used villain stereotype, the overly use hero stereotype, the mind numbing toddle-level storyline, and the bad CGI, how could this be an American film? It tries to be Pixar Disney, but it doesn't come close. The writing is very bad to build a movie. Children will get stupid watching this film. I'm curios how a writer could come up with such... stupidity in a world much more educated. This movie seems to be the hopes and dreams of many untalented and uneducated people who should have taken several courses in movie making, story telling, writing, and animation. The 1960s Hanna Barbara Films were much better thought out and written. I could give this movie some empathy if it had been made under some Latin-American sweat shop by impoverish people unable to afford education higher than a 3rd grade, but I'm suspecting that this movie was made by people who could make a movie, and did, but they possessed neither the skills, talent, or education.
Zebra milk isn't even the worst part
daisyisabaker31 January 2021
Lit
smashcakeofficial3 February 2018
Why?
echoingharmony1 October 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Where do I start with this film? I found this through a friend and I had to watch it for myself to see how bad it really was. And I'm not gonna lie, this is the worst film I have ever seen; it sits right next to Foodfight and Coolcat.
The story was awful- it was trying too hard to be like The Lion King. Example; Parent dies, runs away then finds a new friend of the opposite species and they live in the jungle. Sound familiar? Not to mention the names; Eli Font? Really? Must of spent all night thinking about that one. Also, they kept adding in characters that are as flat and boring as a plank of wood, only for them to be offed off in the dumbest way yet. Literally it only took the chameleon to say 'Rise' and Uncle Lope was back to life, that was the more dumbfounding stupid fake out death in the history of movies. Also WHY did Savannah get with Leo in the end and create hybrid abominations. That is just straight up stupid, just because you can do it, means you shouldn't because the outcome was hideous. The last couple of minutes of the film was so rushed they literally had to rub in the fact that he's a vegetarian.
Now the animation looks like something tout of a beginners animator first project. It was hideous and with the most sickly color pallet ever. Whenever I see the colors In this movie I want to barf because they are so unnatural. It constantly reminded me that someone took the time to make is film.
This movies bad. The only reason why I have it at two stars is because it's something I can laugh at with friends. Don't take this film seriously.
The story was awful- it was trying too hard to be like The Lion King. Example; Parent dies, runs away then finds a new friend of the opposite species and they live in the jungle. Sound familiar? Not to mention the names; Eli Font? Really? Must of spent all night thinking about that one. Also, they kept adding in characters that are as flat and boring as a plank of wood, only for them to be offed off in the dumbest way yet. Literally it only took the chameleon to say 'Rise' and Uncle Lope was back to life, that was the more dumbfounding stupid fake out death in the history of movies. Also WHY did Savannah get with Leo in the end and create hybrid abominations. That is just straight up stupid, just because you can do it, means you shouldn't because the outcome was hideous. The last couple of minutes of the film was so rushed they literally had to rub in the fact that he's a vegetarian.
Now the animation looks like something tout of a beginners animator first project. It was hideous and with the most sickly color pallet ever. Whenever I see the colors In this movie I want to barf because they are so unnatural. It constantly reminded me that someone took the time to make is film.
This movies bad. The only reason why I have it at two stars is because it's something I can laugh at with friends. Don't take this film seriously.
Would give a 0/10 if I could
hresvelg26 July 2021
Leo the Lion is about a vegetarian lion who leaves his pride to find the heart of the jungle where he is said to be free from all harm that comes and he goes on an adventure with his friends, where throughout the movie he meets animal friends along the way.
This movie is just plain awful with parts that make no sense. Ripped off the Lion King and Madagascar multiple times.
There's also moments where it plainly tries to make the movie longer to fit the 1+ hour time limit. Clips are reused, clips are slowed down for no reason, etc.
I feel like a lot of characters are very dull. Most characters don't have background stories or a personality that helps contribute to the plot of the film, making them hard to sympathize and connect with the characters.
Less than ten minutes in as Savanna gives birth, you can hear her moaning for a couple minutes straight. It was extremely painful to watch. (And in a kids movie? Seriously?)
Even if they wanted to, lions can't be vegetarian. There's no reason other than "he just doesn't prefer meat" that explains why Leo is a vegetarian. The entire movie just feels extremely confusing for me.
The animation is quite bad, as the lip syncing is horrible and there's some frames where you can see some sort of cloud thing disappear from the top of Savanna's head. But the animation isn't as bad as Joshua and the Promised Land's animation.
I feel like this movie is worse than Joshua and the Promised Land since I feel like Joshua and the Promised Land actually had a good concept with Joshua travelling back in time to learn about courage and history, but it was the animation that made it a terrible movie.
This movie makes the Emoji Movie look like an actually good movie. Don't waste your time on this movie.
This movie is just plain awful with parts that make no sense. Ripped off the Lion King and Madagascar multiple times.
There's also moments where it plainly tries to make the movie longer to fit the 1+ hour time limit. Clips are reused, clips are slowed down for no reason, etc.
I feel like a lot of characters are very dull. Most characters don't have background stories or a personality that helps contribute to the plot of the film, making them hard to sympathize and connect with the characters.
Less than ten minutes in as Savanna gives birth, you can hear her moaning for a couple minutes straight. It was extremely painful to watch. (And in a kids movie? Seriously?)
Even if they wanted to, lions can't be vegetarian. There's no reason other than "he just doesn't prefer meat" that explains why Leo is a vegetarian. The entire movie just feels extremely confusing for me.
The animation is quite bad, as the lip syncing is horrible and there's some frames where you can see some sort of cloud thing disappear from the top of Savanna's head. But the animation isn't as bad as Joshua and the Promised Land's animation.
I feel like this movie is worse than Joshua and the Promised Land since I feel like Joshua and the Promised Land actually had a good concept with Joshua travelling back in time to learn about courage and history, but it was the animation that made it a terrible movie.
This movie makes the Emoji Movie look like an actually good movie. Don't waste your time on this movie.
Truely Awful
paulspray18 June 2018
Find YOUR Leo
cstim6 December 2019
Leo, lovely Leo has expanded my ideas and broadened my perspective about life. I'm troubled by Disney's "the Lion King" complete theft of Leo's revolutionary ideas. Have they no shame?? On the troublesome road to true love, this movie reminded me that couples come in all colors and species...if that ungrateful elephant hadn't entered the scene(the movie's one flaw) I would've taken Leo in seconds. I look for him in every passerby, I listen for him in every voice. My darling Leo puts the avengers to shame, showing that the real way to save the world is to deliver mutant babies and eat your veggies. I give my blessing to his creators, as this animation has become scripture to me. The cartoon made me cry-I couldn't blink, afraid I would miss even one second. This movie prompts miracles-it cured my irritable bowel syndrome, for which I am internally and eternally indebted to love-inducing Leo. Love is real, dear readers. Find your Leo.
Propaganda from the Mafia
bridgetmariepowers7 June 2016
Warning: Spoilers
This movie was possibly the worst I've ever seen. Don't get me wrong, the entertainment factor was great, but it sucked nonetheless. It was dubbed from Italian, so don't expect the animation to be Pixar quality. The songs were disgustingly bad, the manner in which Leo's mother perished was a complete ripoff of The Lion King (as was the elephant graveyard; if they'd bothered to do their research, they'd know that that is a myth, but nooooo, they just watched The Lion King), and I'm almost convinced that the Italian mafia created this movie so people would be repulsed by the prospect of being vegetarian and they'd have something to do with the dead bodies. Leo was unhealthily skinny throughout the movie, which is ironic, because the filmmakers were clearly trying to portray vegetarians as perfectly normal, which they are, but there were so many mixed messages from this character. The so-called protagonist would fluctuate between saying that he was born a vegetarian and had to follow his destiny, but then he'd say that he chose a herbivorous diet. Be prepared for the most grotesque lion-elephant hybrids, a horrifying chameleon whose face changes into those of the other characters, and a hilariously awful scene in which several different species-- including a terrifying if not demonic monkey-- suck milk from a zebra mother. As well as the movie's message being distorted, its plot kept changing too. The scene in which Uncle Lope "died" was the most pointless event in cinematic history. The climax was a huge letdown; they basically slid down a rainbow with the unnerving reptile version of Mystique into a puddle of slushy milk. All in all, it's quite an entertaining film to watch if you're into Communist propaganda, which it ended up being within five minutes.
The Worst Animated Film Ever Made!
kylevan-769916 December 2018
Everything about this film is a big old piece of trash! However there are some parts that are decent/mediocre at best: Daniel Armestrong's voice is great for a very friendly lion. Matthew Merecer may not be the best choice for an African bull elephant, but it's decent for a very large & very powerful beast. The music score is decent (it may be repetative but it's not annoying). The characters movements are mediocre. & the voice acting & the voice cast is decent enough.
The animation quality is pretty bad & ugly (not much depth, almost no texture or detail at all, character models went from bad to decent). The voice acting is poorly directed at times. This plot/story is totally ripping off the lion king & the land before time (The story is lazy & pointless). The lips are not in sync with the dialogue & does not match. The dialogue is weak, lazy, annoying, & a little too much rhyming. The songs went from mediocre to dreadful (the lyrics went from decent to weak & stupid. The singing is more like "talk-singing"). There are moments where the scenes are stretched out, & it's annoying. Lions are NOT vegitarians! They are carnivores/predators, But that does not mean that they are bad guys! People should never hate carnivores. As carnivores, their digestive system is inefficent. This movie has no depth, no point, no layers, & no emotion. Just because that it's emotionless, that does'nt mean that the characters show facial expressions or act in a variety of feelings. They do. But again: the characters/animation/faces are ugly looking & garbage. Here are 5 words to describe this film: Mindless, lazy, weak, emotionless, pointless.
The animation quality is pretty bad & ugly (not much depth, almost no texture or detail at all, character models went from bad to decent). The voice acting is poorly directed at times. This plot/story is totally ripping off the lion king & the land before time (The story is lazy & pointless). The lips are not in sync with the dialogue & does not match. The dialogue is weak, lazy, annoying, & a little too much rhyming. The songs went from mediocre to dreadful (the lyrics went from decent to weak & stupid. The singing is more like "talk-singing"). There are moments where the scenes are stretched out, & it's annoying. Lions are NOT vegitarians! They are carnivores/predators, But that does not mean that they are bad guys! People should never hate carnivores. As carnivores, their digestive system is inefficent. This movie has no depth, no point, no layers, & no emotion. Just because that it's emotionless, that does'nt mean that the characters show facial expressions or act in a variety of feelings. They do. But again: the characters/animation/faces are ugly looking & garbage. Here are 5 words to describe this film: Mindless, lazy, weak, emotionless, pointless.
This movie needs to be deleted from everyone's mind
ajmartin-6846713 December 2018
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This movie was, how would you say this, AbSoLUtE TrAsH. The anamation for one is terrible, not to mention the story line. The mouths did not go with the actual speaking. Totally inappropriate for everyone. I mean having a hybrid lion elephant hybrid, totally not ok. I feel bad for the people who made it, total waste of time. And lastly I just want to say is if you see this movie RUN (da da da da da da da da da daaa)
What is happening?
dm-622685 March 2018
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WARNING SPOILERS IF YOU EVEN WANT TO WATCH THIS CRAP First off i didn't understand anything that was going on with this movie. The story doesn't add up and tried to be all sentimental about it and failed miserably.IT EVEN COPIED SCENES FROM THE LION KING. The animation was trash and didn't fit in with anything! Also you cant have babies with a 30 year old elephant that was a old queen. Yep that's right Leo and the queen had a abomination of two babies both mixed with elephant and lion.... my eyes died that day. Also it sometimes offended real vegetarians like me like that song in the end was complete c**p sorry i just had to say it so please don't watch this movie it tried to be good but it sucked! XC
Utter rubbish and waste of time
sam-kadeen27 December 2018
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