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The Jungle Book 2 | 
| Director: Steven Trenbirth
Actors: John Rhys-davies, John Goodman, Tony Jay, Phil Collins, Jim Cummings
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 35.99
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 11750
Format: Ac-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Ntsc, Special Edition, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DISD55959D
UPC: 786936750010
EAN: 0786936750010
ASIN: B0015XWUAY
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: June 17, 2008
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Condition: Brand New, Factory Sealed, DVD, Region 1. Ships From Canada
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Enjoyable but not memorable July 12, 2008
Robert Morris (Dallas, Texas)
br /Note: The review that follows is of the Special Edition of a film first released in 2003. br / br /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. br / br /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. br / br /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.
 Disney's Sequel to the Jungle Classic April 7, 2008
Frances L. Arsenault (Nanaimo, BC, Canada)
What is wrong with you people? As far as I'm concerned, this film and the original films are two totally and completely different things, and I love both of them (I am not one to compare).The animation was excellant,and fluid and the backgrounds were more solid; The songs are alright, and some are easy to remember (well one to me that is). br / br /I love the movie opening, when Mowgli was telling his new family and new best friend, Shanti, about his former life in the jungle through a puppet show. As he gets to the part where he fought Shere Khan, the ferocious tiger, Ranjan decides to put his own twist on the story and in doing so, manages to destroy the set and embarrass Shanti in the process. Ranjan's comment that, "Shanti blinked her big, beautiful, brown eyes at you. And you follow her into our village," prompts Shanti to turn red and deny she did anything of the sort. This prompts a little argument between Mowgli and Shanti, forcing Mowgli's father to break it up by revealing that his wife used the same trick on him. And also, my favorite musical sequence is when Mowgli and the village kids sang "Jungle Rythmn." br /
"Better than the first"! July 7, 2007
Pro-reviewer
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm sure we all have seen "The Jungle Book". Well, for the first time in a long time- the second is better than the first! br / br /Too often we see sequals come out for origonal movies that just arn't as good as the first. It's exactly the opposite for "The Jungle Book 2"! Why? Because with better music, fun new co-stars, and more this movie is gonna keep you with the beat the whole way through! (Also, it's more exiting than the first; it also keeps the classical jungle setting throughout the entire movie).
 Isn't it ironic that your name is 'Lucky'? May 28, 2004
Huntsmaenus (New Orleans, La)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of the best Disney obligatory sequels. Nice continuity. It looks and sounds good. John Goodman and the rest of the new voice-cast do a decent job. The songs are so-so, catchy for kids. Plus, the plot is basically harmless. Nothing politically correct nor is it a guilt trip. The movie just tries to entertain the small fry, and it does it very well as my kids have made me sit through this movie no less than 30 times. Not to be overlooked, but nothing to scream about, either...
Has Kid Appeal May 19, 2004
This rating is based on my kids' (four and two) perspectives. They love it--especially the four-year-old. To me, however, this film is lacking that Disney Magic. In fact, it smacks of direct-to-video release material. I can't believe this actually appeared in theaters.pIt's interesting that some reviewers comment on the lack of plot. The original JB plot is lacking, as well. Get the boy out of the jungle and to the man-village to escape Shere Khan. That lack of plot in both films, however, magnifies the difference between the two. JB1, interestingly, is the first Disney film where the actors actually played a part in the development of the characters. Phil Harris IS Baloo. Same goes for Louis Prima (King Louie), Sebastian Cabot (Bagheera), George Sanders (Shere Khan) and Sterling Holloway (Kaa). pHow can John Goodman, et al, compete? In most instances, they cannot. Goodman was awesome in Monsters, Inc., but here his performance seems lackluster and uninspired. Same goes for most (but not all) of the other characters.pIt is interesting to note that Jim Cummings who provides Kaa's voice in JB2 also is the modern voice of Pooh. And, that Sterling Holloway who provided Kaa's voice in JB1 was the original voice of Pooh. Cummings does a good job as Kaa in JB2.pOverall, there was no way for Disney to satisfy us adults, who grew up on the original JB (and like me who recently shelled out big bucks to get the original on DVD), but it does work on the kids' level. And, that's what matters in my book.
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