**The Good**:

+ _The Lion King 2_ keeps many of the things that made the original film so good: the central characters, the flow of the story, the best songs.
+ Feels familiar enough to feel like a natural continuation of the story, while also adding enough new elements to become a new story altogether.
- Bigger and bolder action sequences are the biggest stand-outs of the sequel.

**The Bad**:

- The animation is noticeably lower in quality compared to the original. The colours aren't quite as bright, the movements of the character's aren't quite as vivid. It's a shame really, because the animation in the first one still holds up today while the sequel is very dated.
- The story features much of the same elements as the original, making it quite boring to follow. The story makes little to no attempts at actually developing the characters from the first film further.
- The musical numbers aren't all that interesting or memorable. Most of the songs have just been rehashed from the first movie.
- The villain and her motives are, if possible, even more clichéd than Scar was in the original. She also isn't nearly as charismatic as Scar is.
- They changes some of the original voice actors, so it doesn't feel like a true sequel.

**Verdict**:

The sequel to Disney's animated classic is a tired attempt at trying to replicate the success, mostly falling flat due to a lack of any real investment into the project.