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Jungle Book 2 (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 85 Fresh: 16  Rotten:69 Average Rating: 4.4/10
 
Consensus: This inferior rehash of The Jungle Book should have gone straight to video.
 

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Runtime: 72 mins

Synopsis: Disney's "Man Cub" Mowgli (voice of Haley Joel Osment) is back in this animated sequel to the 1967 classic. Mowgli, now living with an adopted family in a nearby jungle village, is homesick for his jungle adventures and his good friends, like Baloo the Bear (voice of John Goodman) and Bagheera... Disney's "Man Cub" Mowgli (voice of Haley Joel Osment) is back in this animated sequel to the 1967 classic. Mowgli, now living with an adopted family in a nearby jungle village, is homesick for his jungle adventures and his good friends, like Baloo the Bear (voice of John Goodman) and Bagheera the Panther (voice of Bob Joles). But because the villagers believe that the jungle is a dangerous place for children, Mowgli isn't allowed to visit. Bored and lonely, he dreams of his carefree days in the jungle and finally runs away from his new home to visit the jungle and the friends he left behind. This time he is followed by his neighbor Shanti (voice of Mae Whitman) and together they meet Baloo and friends for more adventures. The fun-loving, jovial bear is overjoyed to see his old friend, and a little jealous of Shanti, but together they share some spirited JUNGLE BOOK moments, to the tune of original classics like "Bare Necessities" and "I Wanna Be Like You" and new hits like "W.I.L.D." Mowgli is thrilled that things in the jungle haven't changed, until he realizes that Shere Khan (voice of Tony Jay) the Tiger is thirsty for revenge and threatening to harm his jungle family. Together with Shanti, Baloo, Bagheera, and some new faces like Lucky the Vulture (Phil Collins) Mowgli must fight Shere Khan one last time. [More]

Genre: Childrens

Starring: Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Phil Collins, Tony Jay, Jim Cummings

Director: Steve Trenbirth
Screenwriter: Carter Crocker, Karl Guers, David Reynolds, Tom Rogers, Roger Schulman, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Rudyard Kipling
Producer: Mary Thorne
Composer: Paul Grabowsky, Joel McNeely

DVD Info

Release:

May 6, 2009

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • 2-Disc Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette - THE LEGACY OF THE JUNGLE BOOK
  • Music Video - 1. "I Wanna Be Like You" - Smash Mouth
  • 2. "W-I-L-D
  • 3. Jungle Rhythm

Interactive Features:

  • Game - 1. Mowgli's Story of Time Adventure
  • 2. Mowgli's Jungle Ruins Maze Game

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04/12/03
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There's no reason for this story to be told -- besides, of course, parting gullible punters from a few quid.

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04/07/03
Neil Smith
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05/19/04
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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02/21/04
Geoffrey Kleinman
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1/4

As charmless and ugly as last year's Return to Never Land.

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06/30/03
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
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4/10

...nobody thought to provide the new movie with anything fresh in the way of a plot or music.

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06/20/03
John J. Puccio
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1.5/4

Consumer alert: The B-teamers have struck again.

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03/25/03
Joe Leydon
San Francisco Examiner
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Is there any other reason Disney would throw in three reprises here of the original's hit song, 'Bare Necessities' if it were not to disguise this film's 'Unnecessary Indulgence'?

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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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03/09/03
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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The Jungle Book 2 will definitely keep young audience members entertained for more than an hour, and parents will get a nice break, too.

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03/04/03
Jill Bernstein
Premiere Magazine
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Disney's The Jungle Book 2 is a flea market of cheap ploys and meaningless ideas designed to rob parents of hard-earned money...

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02/28/03
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org
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The raw power and anything-can-happen style of the first "Jungle Book" is lost in this sequel, and those bare necessities are lacking.

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02/21/03
Michael Szymanski
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The raw power and anything-can-happen style of the first "Jungle Book" is lost in this sequel, and those bare necessities are lacking.

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02/21/03
Michael Szymanski
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02/20/03
Orlando Weekly
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Rudyard Kipling, on whose book all this is based, managed to have his name taken off the credits from beyond the grave, proving that in death he has a savvier agent than those responsible for this script.

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02/19/03
Ken Hanke
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Wow. You can hear Disney's death rattle over the soundtrack of this movie.
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Yeah, pretty unrewarding
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