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The Jungle Book (1967)
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
Twitter Facebook Google+Adventure | Family | Animation
Most recently watched by schofizzy, CaptainBigTime, themarc
Overview
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli “The Bare Necessities” of life and the true meaning of friendship.
Rated G | Length 78 minutes
Actors
Bruce Reitherman | Phil Harris | Sebastian Cabot | George Sanders | Sterling Holloway | Louis Prima | J. Pat O'Malley | Clint Howard | Chad Stuart | Lord Tim Hudson | John Abbott | Ben Wright | Darleen Carr | Verna Felton | Bill Lee | Digby Wolfe | Hal Smith | Pete Henderson | Bill Skiles | Leo De Lyon | Ralph Wright | James MacDonald
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2016 | TV | Blu-ray | Library | 7 stars |
| 06/18/2011 | TV | DVD | Library | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
Wanted to revisit this after seeing the live action film. Interesting that what works in animation doesn’t work in the live action movie namely the musical numbers and the comedy beats. Mowgli is better realized in animated form.
What this movie doesn’t do well compared to live action is set up the stakes and create genuine terror and fear. Shere Khan the Tiger isn’t even introduced until the final third of the movie here. The family concept with the wolf pack is non-existent here. This is really a family friendly animated feature you’d expect from Disney. it’s good for that but a very different movie than the 2016 version.
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