The Jungle Book 2 (Special Edition)
by Steve Trenbirth
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Actor: Bob Joles, Connor Funk, Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Mae WhitmanDirector: Steve Trenbirth
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 72 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-17
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Movie Reviews of The Jungle Book 2 (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Enjoyable but not memorable
Summary: 4 Stars
Note: The review that follows is of the Special Edition of a film first released in 2003.
Comparisons with the earlier version released 41 years ago (featuring the voices of Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders, and Sterling Holloway among others) are inevitable and perhaps unfair. As I began to watch this sequel, I tried very hard to experience it and then judge it on its own merits. All issues considered, my rating of it is explained as follows: I think it offers pleasant but unexceptional entertainment (Three Stars) and several bonus features that add one Star to my rating.
My guess is that, in general, adults enjoy the special features (other than interactive games such as "Mowgli's Jungle Ruins Maze") more than children do. In the sequel, the plot remains faithful to the beloved Rudyard Kipling novel, this time featuring the voices of John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman, and Jim Cummings. Phil Collins provided the voice of Lucky. I watched this film with several of my younger grandchildren, none of whom had seen the 1967 version. Unlike their parents and grandparents, they and other children ages 4-14 seem to think nothing of watching a film they like several times either in a theatre or a DVD of it, whether or not it is a sequel.
Although a sequel offering solid entertainment to "children of all ages," I doubt if it will not have the same enduring appeal from one generation to the next as do other feature length animated films produced by Disney (e.g. Bambi, Beauty and the Beast, Dumbo, Pinocchio, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) and Pixar (e.g. Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and WALL-E) nor by DreamWorks (e.g. Antz and Shrek). I agree with my grandchildren: it was fun to watch but generates no interest in seeing it again soon. It must join a long line ahead of it.
Summary of The Jungle Book 2 (Special Edition)
After a delightful opening, in which jungle boy Mowgli (voiced by Haley Joel Osment) recaps much of the original Jungle Book in a sprightly shadow puppet show, The Jungle Book 2 swiftly turns into a carbon copy of the splendidly swinging previous movie. After his old pal Baloo the bear (voiced by John Goodman) draws Mowgli away from the man-village, with all its work and rules, and back into the glorious indolence of the jungle, the movie repeats--in a less energetic form--an encounter with Kaa the snake, the cockney vultures, a musical number at the monkey's palace, the menace of Shere Khan the tiger, and even the song "The Bare Necessities." The only difference is that there's a girl named Shanti along for the ride; sadly, her character is so bland that it doesn't do much to justify the movie's existence. --Bret FetzerWalt Disney's jumpin' jungle classic continues in this special edition of THE JUNGLE BOOK 2 -- with all your favorite characters from the original toe-tappin' classic and more swingin' songs! Mowgli has been living in the man-village with his little stepbrother Ranjan and his best friend Shanti. But the man-cub still has that jungle rhythm in his heart and he misses his old buddies Baloo and Bagheera. When Mowgli wanders back to the wild for some swingin' fun he soon finds Baloo isn't the only one waiting for him -- the man-eating tiger Shere Khan is lurking in the shadows and planning his revenge. If he is to defeat his nemesis Mowgli will need the help of both his old friends and his new family. With an all-new "Mowgli's Story Time Adventure" game music videos and more THE JUNGLE BOOK 2 SPECIAL EDITION will have the whole family roaring for more!System Requirements:Running Time: 72 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: G UPC: 786936750010 Manufacturer No: 05595900
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