Naturally, kiddie movie protocol demands a cute little kid to get through to the big guy. And to top it all off, he's too stupid to notice that animals are going missing. The title character is a lion king who doesn't care one bit for the animals he's supposed to be in charge of ("We demand your attention!" "Or your resignation!") He's happier just to lay around in the sun and steal from weaker animals. Today that copy is sitting on my dresser, almost broken from being played so much. Even though I was already around seven or eight when I had the pleasure of first seeing this movie, it instantly became one of my favorites. Leo the Lion is a perfect example of this. Some of the best children's stories are not on Nickelodeon or in published in Highlights, but hiding in the darkest corners of run-down movie stories.
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