atmankulkarni Great cinematography and visual effects (3D) but lacks heavily in story. I was impressed with the cast (English) after the trailers but in the movie they don't have the same effect. May be the Hindi version will have a soft corner for Indian viewers because of the song (I saw English version), but apart from that I don't think there is much new in the movie. With just over 100 mins of playtime, I don't see how they could have done justice to the book or the TV series. Overall worth a watch but considering the expectations, it was a disappointment.

Leofwine_draca THE JUNGLE BOOK is one of a slew of live-action remakes of famous Walt Disney cartoons currently in production. I say live action, but this version has exactly one actor - the Indian-American kid playing Mowgli - and the rest is made up of CGI animals. Sadly, it's a massive misfire of a film, in which almost every element disappoints. Neel Sethi is a first-time performer and it shows, because it has no acting ability whatsoever and a single expression on his face (sullen, mildly puzzled) no matter what situation he finds himself in. The CGI animation for the creatures ranges from the decent (the adult wolves and panther look pretty good) to the poor, but the main problem with this is the incessant CGI action and limited storytelling ability. It reminded me a little of the STAR WARS prequels with the necessity of having CGI in EVERY single shot, but there's no weight behind it and no gravitas to the story. The tale's thrust seems to have been stolen from THE LION KING, of all things. As for the voice talent, it's occasionally decent (Bill Murray works), but Idris Elba is miscast as the bad guy and Scarlet Johansson sticks out like a sore thumb.

Michael Ledo Mowgli (Neel Sethi) was raised by vegetarian wolves who taught him English, which some animals speak while others do not, and some only at the watering hole. He is hunted by a tiger (Idris Elba) and forms an alliance with a panther (Ben Kingsley) and a bear (Bill Murray). The snake (Scarlett Johansson) perhaps the most interesting if not sexy character was a walk on.The story line was rather dark and might scare younger children. The musical numbers which highlighted the original production sucked in this film with Christopher Walken being a lead singer. Neel Sethi can't carry a note, but sings anyway. It was as if Disney couldn't get all the musical rights from Disney. The graphics integrated with a live boy was incredibly good and has come a long way from Mary Poppins.The theme of the film is one of diversity and "It Takes a Village" (or a pack)... I think.

david-pullin21 This adapation of the orginal film made my jaw dropped a numerous time. I didnt think I could make this adaptation as good as the orginal animation they did but they proved me wrong. The stroyline was the same, with the same animals and characters it was amazing. I would recommend watching this to anyone who loves Disney films and absolutely loved the orginal, you think theu couldnt top the orginal animaton, well they did with this! I hope they do a good job with the adapted version of the Lion King with what they did with this one.