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Jungle Book 2 (2003)

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Reviews Counted:86

Fresh:16

Rotten:70

Average Rating:4.4/10

Consensus: This inferior rehash of The Jungle Book should have gone straight to video.

Runtime: 72 mins

Genre: Childrens

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... 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]

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

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

Director: Steve Trenbirth

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
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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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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it's hard to top the original

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Kevin Carr
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05/19/04
Jeff Strickler
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02/21/04
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07/02/03
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As charmless and ugly as last year's Return to Never Land.

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

...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
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Consumer alert: The B-teamers have struck again.

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03/25/03
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
San Francisco Examiner

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
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

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03/09/03
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

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
Jill Bernstein
Premiere Magazine

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
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

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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