The Jungle Book (1967)

Lack of good storyline.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

The Jungle Book ended Walt Disney's film career with a bad note. Throughout, the film was boring. Disney tried to make it funny when he had elephants acting like millitary commanders. With the rest of the film, he used singing to try to make it entertaining. He did a poor job. The overall plot was fine, but the manner of presenting it made it a boring film. Maybe toddlers would be amused by this, but I find boring. I would not recommend this film.

Though made in 1967, "The Jungle Book" still holds up as good as ever today (and probably forever) because of its incredibly catchy tunes and crazy-good voice acting.For a basic plot summary, this movie sees "man-cub" Mowgli (voice of Bruce Reitherman) adopted by panther Bagheera (Sebastian Cabot) in the jungle. When the threat of Bengal tiger Shere Khan (George Sanders) and his hatred of all things human comes to the jungle, however, Bagheera resolves to place Mowgli in the "man-village" once and for all. Along the way, however, they encounter a crazy cast of characters that includes the singing bear Baloo (Phil Harris), an orangutan king (Louis Prima), and a slithering snake named Kaa (Sterling Holloway).Though the storyline is filled with enough emotion to never truly get old, the hallmarks of this movie are easily its jazz-based soundtrack and one-of-a-kind voice acting. Every song is catchy in a toe-tapping kind of way, the slow ones add even more emotional depth to the story, and the voices behind the characters are so distinct that they seem to just bring them to life!I watched "The Jungle Book" over and over and over again as a child, and can still say that I enjoy it today. It is completely family-friendly and can be watched by even the youngest of children. If you haven't shown this one to your children or younger family members/friends yet, it is a must to get them acquainted with this unique jungle world!

This movie is one of the most remarkable of my childhood and I am sure it was part of the childhood of hundreds of other children. It tells the story of a human child who is found and raised by animals in the middle of the Indian jungle, living there until being forced to return to the human village due to the hatred that Shere Khan, a Bengal tiger, fed to humans due to the hunt. It is a light adaptation of a famous novel of the Victorian era. Visually, it is a magnificent movie, using the luxuriant Indian forest to brighten the screen. The animations were very well done and the colors are great, just like most of the sound effects. Its one of the animations of the Disney's golden age that more focuses on song, with several being created for it. Most of them have been in the ears of generations, like "Wanna be like you" or "Bare Neccessities". There are some critics who advocate the idea that the use of black jazz rhythms at a moment when many monkeys appear is a symptom of racism or prejudice. I don't know to what extent that was the intention but I feel it is something to be devalued. After all, the film has been done for decades and, especially in recent years, social censorship points out all that can, even slightly and unintentionally, have racist connotations, in a nonsense witch hunt that is as dangerous as the racism itself. Controversy aside, it's a timeless movie that will definitely continue to make the delights of kids and adults.

Overall: This movie is definitely one of Disney's classic movies and will not be forgotten for decades to come. It's a great movie and fun for the whole family.Good: Each individual character is unique and interesting and memorable. The voice acting is fantastic as is the phenomenal score. The film does an outstanding job making you feel really uneasy around Shere Kahn and makes him very threatening. Simplistic yet brilliant plot.Bad: The climax for the movie is quite poor and very unsatisfactory. The only reason I knew it was near the end was because I checked to see how long before it went of. The movie shows no real sign or any decent way of saying we're stopping in a few minutes and instead opts to rush into it's climax. The short, snappy bursts of comedy don't provoke any reaction from me but I'm sure they will with some people.Best Part: 'Oh the Bear Nescessities!' 9/10