Sequel's rarely exceed the original, but in this case that still left plenty of room for a good film. However this sequel is actually so bad that it pollutes the memory of the great original film. If Walt were alive this would surely make him sick to his stomach. Disney does a great job at snuffing out bad press but the smell of this one is so great they will certainly need to bury it...


Nothing special about it... a waste of time   October 27, 2003
 7 out of 10 found this review helpful

For being the sequel to the last movie that Disney himself was involved in, this movie doesn't help itself much. Save for the voices of the actors and the extended color palette (that's what the two stars are for), for the most part the movie is a poor extension of the original without anything to add to it. As a matter of fact, the storyline is very much a refried version of the original: no new villains, no new challenges, still Mowgli confronting his nemesis Shere Khan the tiger, even the monkey scene is refried, but mimicking it with children this time. Not worth renting, much less buying.


No more Direct-to-video movies   October 4, 2003
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

If you are going to make a movie, do it right. This effort is an embarassment to the wonderful Jungle Book. It has fine actors, so they are not to blame. They just don't have a movie to make, or a story to tell.

Walt said it best, 'You have to tell a story. Without a story, there is no reason to do anything else.'


pleasantly surprosed   August 28, 2003
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I bought JB2 for my pre-schooler and she loves it. It has some old favorites (songs) from the original plus some pretty good new songs. Over all, we enjoy watching it at least once a week and so far it hasn't gotten on my nerves, which I think says a lot...being a parent of a young child who loves to watch movies over and over! I liked the original JB and I like the sequel equally well.