The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Rating 9 out of 10

I like most everyone one else on the planet is a big fan of the Jungle Book cartoon by Disney. I know the Bare Necessities song by heart.  Well, the first line or two anyway.  Then I just hum along and dance like a chubby bear.  From the first viewing of the trailer for the new version I was in.  I am happy to say everyone reading this needs to head to the theaters.  I even saw the movie in 3D and I hate 3D movies.

I never read the book by Rudyard Kipling.  I am guessing this movie follows the book more than the cartoon version did as while it's similar there are differences.  I like this version better.  This biggest star of the movie is the animation.  The animation is so good in this movie had this been released forty years ago these people would have been burned at the stake as witches.  It is nothing short of amazing.  So hard to believe the kid is the only real thing in the movie.  Everything else is animated.  All the animals, trees, grass, river, ect.  Amazing.

That said the kid that plays Mowgli (Neel Sethi) is so good I think he could be nominated for an Oscar next year.  The rest of the voices are perfect.  Bill Murry, Ben Kinglsey, Scarlett Johansson and Idris Elba.

The animation is so good it might be too much for small kids.  The tiger pouncing had the hottie jumping out of her seat more than once.  The monkeys were a little scary at times.

This is a good movie folks.  You will want to see it in the theater.