Jungle Book was a great classic, certainly my favorite of all Disney animations. But Jungle Book 2 is certainly worth seeing for the next bunch of little guys who need that Disney fix.
The Jungle Book 2 The Jungle Book 2 Robin Clifford Laura Clifford The original 'The Jungle Book' was one of Disney Studios biggest hits and the last Mouse House animation directly supervised by the late, great Walt Disney, himself. That was back in 1967 and it has taken all that time to tell us what happens after the man-cub, Mowgli (voice of Haley Joel Osment), gave up his jungle home and the companionship of his best friend, Baloo (voice of John Goodman), to live with the rules of the human village in 'The Jungle Book 2.' Robin: Disney studios seems to be getting into the habit of taking the second tier sequels of its classics that used to go direct to video, like 'The Little Mermaid 2,' 'Aladdin 2' and ' The Lion King 2,' and making a run at the big screen before the little screen takes over.
With such kids' flicks as 'Return to Neverland' and 'The Jungle Book 2' it's nice to see that the effort is being made to infuse these lower budget follow-ups with the same intent and quality, if not the scope, of the originals. 'The Jungle Book 2' is an example of a Disney animation that belongs on the pay-per-view and video store shelves but gives a good enough show to satisfy the Saturday matinee kid crowd. While it doesn't have the number of songs or the original source material (after all, 'TJB' is a Rudyard Kipling story), the screenplay by Karl Geurs does a better than average job of creating a lively sequel.
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Mowgli has been living in the safe, boring village since he was adopted by his little buddy Ranjan's (voice of Connor Funk) family and developed a crush on the girl, Shanti (voice of Mae Whitman), who got him to come out of the jungle in the first place. But, Mowgli can't forget his old best friend, Baloo (John Goodman), his beloved papa bear, and the laid back bruin, too, yearns to see his little man-cub pal. Even though the wise panther Bagheera (voice of Bob Joles) does his best to keep Baloo away from his friend, including the use of the dedicated pachyderms of Colonel Hathi's (voice of Jim Cummings) Elephant Patrol, it is all for naught.
Baloo may be simple but he certainly knows his own mind and he is able to get around Bags's defense, sneaks into the village to find his best friend, Mowgli, for a grand reunion. But, the noise over Baloo's quest reaches the ears of the wicked tiger, Shere Khan (voice of Tony Jay), who Mowgli bested in the original. When Baloo enters the village so does Shere Khan and a big commotion ensues with the villagers battling the dreaded tiger while Shanti and Ranjan set in pursuit of the bear and Mowgli, thinking that their friend is in danger.
This begins an adventure that has everyone searching for Mowgli, friend and foe alike, with thrills, spills, songs and dance that will be one of the children's entertainment staples on home video. My only complaint about 'The Jungle Book 2' is that it could have used another song or two. The ones that are here, though, are good fun and well staged to toe tapping pleasure. The hipster 'Jungle Rhythm,' the reprised 'Bare Necessities' and the super-fun, big scale Busby Berkeley-esque swing number, 'W-I-L-D' are great fun to watch and listen to, for kids and adults both.
Vocal characters are uniformly well caste to give continuity to the characters first heard 35 years ago. Haley Joel Osment voices Mowgli with the right note throughout, even when doing a soulful solo rendition of 'Jungle Rhythm.' John Goodman gives just the right, big-hearted, big-sized feel to the original party animal, Baloo, originally voiced by Phil Harris. Brit stage thesp Tony Jay gives the same sleek, sinister and malicious note to Shere Khan the tiger that George Sanders gave in the original.
Bob Joles also does a fine reprise of Bagheera, first done by Sebastian Cabot. Mae Whitman and Connor Funk do well as Shanti and Ranjan and veteran John Rhys-Davies gives caring dignity to Mowgli's adopted father. Cummings also gives a good imitation of Sterling Holloway's ssssslithering vocal performance as the sneaky snake Kaa. Animation is simple with set backgrounds but the quality of the character animation, the fine vocal performances, lively song-and-dance numbers and nice story make 'The Jungle Book 2' a fun thing to see at the theater and worth the wait on home video (but you shouldn't have too long to wait). The kids are going to like it, maybe even love it.
I give it a B. Laura: Laura did not see this film.
I absoluetly love this book. I would recommend this book to young kids that enjoy reading and pictures. This book starts off deep in the Indian jungle where Bagheera,a panther, comes across a baby boy. Bagheera turns the boy over to the wolves to become a man-cub. The wolves name the boy Mowgli and for ten years the wolves teach Mowgli how to be a wolf.
One day Shere Khan, a tiger, returns to the jungle and Mowgli is now in danger. Mowgli must leave the wolf pack but won't listen to those who I absoluetly love this book. I would recommend this book to young kids that enjoy reading and pictures. This book starts off deep in the Indian jungle where Bagheera,a panther, comes across a baby boy. Bagheera turns the boy over to the wolves to become a man-cub. The wolves name the boy Mowgli and for ten years the wolves teach Mowgli how to be a wolf. One day Shere Khan, a tiger, returns to the jungle and Mowgli is now in danger.
Mowgli must leave the wolf pack but won't listen to those who tell him to go to the man-village. Mowgli meets friends along his way in the jungle that help him out when he gets in a bad situation. This book has a good ending and also shows that you sometimes need to listen to others and allow them to help you. I have read the full version before, but I actually like the Disney version better. 'The Jungle Book', by Walt Disney Company is a book about a young boy who was found in a basket by a black panther named Bagheera. He took the baby to a pack of wolves who raised him until he was ten years old. He learned a lot of lessons along the way.
This story is about a boy named Mowgli. It begins with him as a baby and continues through adolescence. He faces a lot of trials and tribulations along the way. Bagheera follows him along his journey to make sure he stays safe. Some of the issues 'The Jungle Book', by Walt Disney Company is a book about a young boy who was found in a basket by a black panther named Bagheera. He took the baby to a pack of wolves who raised him until he was ten years old.
He learned a lot of lessons along the way. This story is about a boy named Mowgli. It begins with him as a baby and continues through adolescence. He faces a lot of trials and tribulations along the way. Bagheera follows him along his journey to make sure he stays safe. Some of the issues he faces are; He's constantly being hunted by Shere Khan, a tiger.
He couldn't find a home because no one wanted him around as long as he's being sought after by Shere Khan. He tried to live with Baloo, a giant bear, but it didn't work out because some monkeys came and took him. After the monkeys captured him, Baloo realized it would never work to keep him.
He would be best off in the 'man village'. Mowgli didn't like the idea so he ran away. After he ran away, he ran into Shere Khan in the jungle. Shere Khan had been waiting for this opportunity so he decided to make a game of it. He counted to ten and let Mowgli run. When he finished counting, lightning struck.
Shere Khan was afraid of the fire it created so he ran away. After all this happened he met up with a 'girl cub' who was human, like him and he moved into the village. Mowgli is a rambunctious ten year old who doesn't want to do what adults think is best for him.
Baloo is an overgrown bear who finds joy in life and doesn't let burdens weigh him down. Shere Khan is a tiger who is mad at all humans because he was once shot by a hunter. Bagheera is a black panther who followed Mowgli throughout his journey to ensure his safety. This story takes place over a ten year period. Mowgli lives in different parts of the Indian jungle. He starts out in a wolf den and goes to the inner parts of the jungle from there. He also goes to the City of Ruins to be with the monkeys for awhile.
The story ends as he goes into the 'man village'. The theme is that it's better to listen to your superiors. They know what's best for you and are there to help.
Mowgli chose to not listen to those around him who had his best interest at heart. Because of that, he endured a lot of hardships.
I would recommend this book to children because they could learn to listen to their elders and people who love them. This story is about a baby named Mowgli that is found in a jungle by Bagheera. Mowgli is being raised by a pack of wolves. They later find out the king of the jungle Shere Khan has returned and they need to get Mowgli to safety.
So there only way to get him to safety is to take him to what they call a man village where there is people that will take care of Mowgli. In this story the main character is Mowgli. He is a young child that was left in the jungle and found by the next character I will be This story is about a baby named Mowgli that is found in a jungle by Bagheera. Mowgli is being raised by a pack of wolves. They later find out the king of the jungle Shere Khan has returned and they need to get Mowgli to safety. So there only way to get him to safety is to take him to what they call a man village where there is people that will take care of Mowgli. In this story the main character is Mowgli.
He is a young child that was left in the jungle and found by the next character I will be talking about. The character that saves Mowgli is Bagheera a black panther that spends time with Mowgli,when he is not with the wolf pack. Baheera teaches Mowgli how to survive in the jungle as well. The last character is Shere Khan. Shere Khan is the king of the jungle and everyone is scared of him and that is why Mowgli has to be taken to safety or Shere Khan might kill him. This story takes place in the late 1800s when there wasn't much advanced modern technology.
The main location this story takes place is in the jungle where Mowgli was found and eventually raised. Another location that Mowgli is taken to is the Lost Ruined City where the monkeys take him and try to make Mowgli teach them how to make fire. He doesn't end up teaching them to make fire because he escapes from them but the runs into Shere Khan where later on lighting hits a tree and starts fire and Mowgli scares Sher Khan with it and then escapes to the man village. The author in this book tries to show you how if you're an outsider people still will care for you. If the animals wouldn't have taken care of Mowgli he would have died because of his young age at the time.
The author also tries to show you that sometimes you need to have drastic changes for your well being. This story is a great classic book for young readers. I enjoyed this book because it was a book that was always red to me as a young child.
Another reason I like this book is because it shows how strangers can treat you like family if you're good to them and they will look out for you if you do the same. The jungle book is about an abandoned boy who happens to be raised by wolves. He has his peaceful existence in the jungle. However, this is potentially lost when man-eating tiger Shere Khan might come back to the jungle. Facing certain death, Mowgli the boy must leave his family and return to the odd place of men in a village.
Mowgli is helped by his two best pals named by Bagheera the panther, and eventually by the bear Balloo he has to go through many adventures through the jungle. I love this The jungle book is about an abandoned boy who happens to be raised by wolves. He has his peaceful existence in the jungle. However, this is potentially lost when man-eating tiger Shere Khan might come back to the jungle. Facing certain death, Mowgli the boy must leave his family and return to the odd place of men in a village. Mowgli is helped by his two best pals named by Bagheera the panther, and eventually by the bear Balloo he has to go through many adventures through the jungle.
I love this book growing up and think it makes for a wonderful read aloud. I have nothing negative to say because I loved every part of it.
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Any questions, please ask in the Librarian's Group. Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, Note: The decision was made to consolidate all Disney publications under the name Walt Disney Company. This profile is for Walt Disney, the characters he created, and the company he founded. Any questions, please ask in the Librarian's Group. Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist.
Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world.
The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design.
He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong. Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966.
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