The Jungle Book

I never had the chance to watch Zoltan Korda's The Jungle Book, which, they say, was quite good, so this has to be my favorite live action Jungle Book (not strange; most real live adaptations of this superb story by... Full review

Beyond simply being a "children's movie", this adaptation of "The Jungle Book" actually looks at colonialism in India. You can see how the British treat Mowgli (Jason Scott Lee) once he enters their society, and how Capt. Boone (Cary Elwes)... Full review

This was pretty solid adventure story with colorful backgrounds of a the country of India and jungle scenery. Jason Scott Lee as "Mowgli" is interesting to watch in the lead. Lee is an intriguing actor. He has an Asian background,... Full review

What it doesn't say is how uplifting it proves to be mentally, morally,emotionally, physically,spiritually, and any other way i failed to mention. A truly captivating work of art, this can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. The characters take... Full review

I was expecting a child's movie. But instead, this was an interesting interpretation of "The Jungle Book". It's a little more adult then for the kids. But over all, I'd recommend this for the family.7/10... Full review

Engaging, old-fashioned adaptation that captures the rousing since of adventure of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale. Abandoned in the jungles of India and thought to be dead, a young boy survives after he's raised by a family of wolves. Years later,... Full review

I love this movie,I rated it a 10.I can't believe this movie rated so low!This movie is full of action and adventure.The monkeys in it are a hoot.I loved the Indiana Jones style ending.The casting is perfect.My teenage daughter adores... Full review

Probably better for grownups than kids, who are likely to prefer the 1967 cartoon, of which this is essentially a live-action remake. Being Disney, it does not hew particularly close to the source material. But so what? It's a thundering... Full review

What a rollicking adventure story this film is - straight from the pages of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Books and as uncomplicated as any schoolboy adventure yarn. It's really about the laws of man and the laws of the jungle and... Full review

The switch here, and Jason Scott Lee does it with skill and heart of genius, is that Mowgli talks to the animals in their languages. We do not hear the animal speaking English. But from the moment Bagheera offers his... Full review

Like "Anaconda," this hokey monster-at-sea movie is an unintentionally hilarious romp that follows an outmatched cast of survivors trying to kill a seemingly unkillable, computer-generated menace. In fact, "Deep Rising" resembles that film very closely in form and execution, with the sickeningly splattery goo and gore of "Starship Troopers" and the cheesy B-movie heroics of "The Poseidon Adventure" thrown in. ... Full Review

As wild-child fables go, I'll take the unashamed romanticism of "The Jungle Book" over the pseudoseriousness of "Nell" any day. Director Stephen Sommers and his co-writers, Ronald Yanover and Mark D. Geldman, have imposed a taut, cliffhanging story structure upon Kipling's episodic stories, turning "The Jungle Book" into an action-packed love story with something for everyone: hidden treasures, death by quicksand, a Spielbergian lost temple, ecological mysticism, swinish colonialist villains, an irresistib ... Full Review

The animals cant talkfor that matter the human hero doesnt eitherin Disneys ripping new version of Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book. Director and co-writer Stephen Sommers picks up the pace along with the action in the films last half-hour, which compares favorably with Raiders of the Lost Ark. ... Full Review

It's a good film, in its way, and I hope the right audience finds it. And yet viewed entirely apart from Kipling and the alleged source material, "The Jungle Book" is actually quite an entertaining movie and a splendid showcase for the talent of Jason Scott Lee , who plays Mowgli, the boy who grows up in the jungle, speaks the languages of the animals and owes more than a little to the origin story of Tarzan. ... Full Review

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