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Rating:  - It's just a bare necessity!
The feature-length cartoons Disney continues to produce are fine films, but nowhere near as good as classics like The Jungle Book. Unburdened by the modern-day Disney habit of giving every film a heavy family-friendly moral message, the Jungle Book is just 100% pure fun, with a cool hero (Mowgli), entertaining friends (especially the bear Baloo) and some great villainous characters (most memorably Shere Khan the tiger). This movie was made years before Phil Collins or Elton John were drafted in as cartoon soundtrack composers, and the songs are just awesome - "The Bare Necessities", "I Wanna Be Like You" and Kaa the snake's hissed encouragement to "Trust in Me". Get this DVD while you can!
Rating: - A ¿Bear Necessity¿
This movie is more than just another Disney masterpiece. The Jungle Book is a great tale of friendship and adventure. Although almost every animated feature that was created during Walt Disney's life is a classic, this one in particular holds a special place in the heart of many men (and now thanks to video and DVD, boys) who saw it while growing up. There isn't a boy alive who can see this movie and not want to be Mowgli. What a life it would be to live in the jungle, with friends like Baloo and Bagheera. It is every young boys dream to be so free.That is not to say that only boys will love this movie. As with all Disney films, this one will be enjoyed by all members of the family, young and old. I saw it growing up, and never forgot my memories of the movie, and the days afterward, singing the songs and dreaming of adventure. The music in The Jungle Book is some of the best in any Disney movie. "The Bare Necessities" is simply one of the best songs ever. Add in the fantastic animation and the characters that come to life (who wouldn't believe a bear could sing after seeing this?), and you have one of the many classic Disney stories. Starring the voices of Disney regulars Phil Harris and Sterling Holloway, as well as Sebastian Cabot (Mr. French, to those of my generation) and many others, this movie is too good to not buy. Get a copy of this DVD before Disney removes it for another generation. It is the best that Disney has to offer.
Rating: - Fun jungle romp!!
Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Books" are the basis for this fun, animated trip through the jungles of India. Mowgli, a human orphan, is reared by a pack of wolves (his parents are Akela and Raksha). When the wolf pack votes to send the "man cub" away, he is taken in by a friendly bear called Baloo (voice by Phil Silvers) and a pantheer named Bagheera (voice by Sebastian Cabot). Many adventures ensue, including a run-in with monkeys and their king (voice by Louis Prima) and a quartet of mop-top vultures, as Mowgli and his friends try to avoid Shere Khan, the tiger. The music in this film is particularly good, with such excellent Richard & Robert Sherman compositions as "Bear Necessities" and "I Want To Be Like You." Very small children might find this movie a bit frightening ... but others will love it.
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