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[Jarmel]

This is good??????

What the hell. Surprise of the year if true.

 

[sephi22]

Dang son. I wasn't interested but now I'm all in.

Chaddi pehen ke phool khila hai, bitches!

 

[Darkgran]

This is good??????

What the hell. Surprise of the year if true.

It's excellent. I went into it not expecting much and enjoyed it big time.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Nah...after Cinderella last year, not trusting reviews for Disney's live action fairy tale anymore.

Didn't care much for Cinderella but knowing exactly how that story unfolds probably didn't help. Meanwhile I don't remember what happens in the original Jungle Book so that should work in its favor. Add Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray, baby you got a stew goin'.

 

[Cooter]

Where Disney goes, WB follows.

PM when Disney greenlights something like Mad Max.

 

[Saya]

Watching this one in a few hours and I'm really looking forward to it. I have been humming the bear necessities song all day haha.

 

[Tabasco]

It looked great based off of the trailer I saw. I just didn't like the voice acting.

If I do end up seeing this, hopefully that's not a bother.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

That IMAX bts video has me hopeful that this movie WILL have the Shere Khan dog seen. Can't wait

 

[Saya]

Just watched this. It was amazing. My fav film of the year so far. So much fun and heart. Damn, really want to see it again. The pacing was great it felt short.

The only thing I kind of had an issue with was

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how mowgli started the fire

, but its a minor thing.

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I loved the King Louie / Apocalypse Now (colonel kurz) reference, it was perfect.

 

[rhophiehalul78]

I'm glad that this film turned out good. Will watch it when it becomes available here.

 

[Robot Pants]

Hmm. I'm down

 

[Callibretto]

watching this tomorrow, just got my tickets. I was hoping for Imax 3D, but the Imax screening in my country are still reserved for Batman vs Superman.

maybe I'll watch it a second time if the movie is really good.

 

[v1lla21]

Giving it a go. When I went to disney last week they had like a 10 minute clip playing and I really liked what I saw. I didn't even know this was directed by Jon so that definitely out it on my watch list. Glad to see it's a good movie as well.

 

[Phreakuency]

Just got back from a 3D session. Really, really enjoyable!

Visual masterpiece! Seriously, some of the CG, you would think was real life film. The animals were on another level for the most part. Just stunning!

The voice actors were top notch and the kid was about as good as you could imagine. Really impressive.

Wasn't so sure about

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the singing, especially the second song, but Christopher Walken was great.

3D wise, very well done. Not quite a made for 3D look like Life of Pi, Avatar etc but lots of depth and definitely gives you a sense of being in the jungle with them.

 

[Paz]

This movie was so good, perfect pacing and great acting combined with by far the best CG animals I have ever seen (90+% of the time they appeared real to me and I am a massive CG cynic) just made it so enjoyable.

The way they handed singing and tone was great too, it was serious but also whimsical in a way that felt natural where many movies struggle, just go see it.

 

[munchie64]

RT 100% with 21 reviews in.

Disney wins again.

 

[denx]

Saw this in the weekend.

Great fun, amazing special effects and some real heart in this. I def got a bit emotional with some of the scenes here. And this is one of the few movies that justify going to see it in 3D. Seeing Kaa popping out of the screen trying to hypnotize you is something else.

This movie is legit guys, go see it.

 

[Aceun]

can't wait for this scene in live action

I would die

 

[DrBo42]

Honestly I'm pretty shocked this is reviewing well. Looked like a completely unnecessary CG disaster.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Meh.

Visually it was very strong, Shere Khan was a great, intimidating villain and the final act was superb, but everything else I found boring and pointless. It just felt like a whole lot of nothing.

 

[ghostjoke]

Christopher Walken as King Louie

I need this.

 

[Red_Man]

I'm shocked that so many people are shocked it's reviewing well, the trailers look phenomenal. All the complaints about CG are so overdone at this point, can't wait to see it.

 

[HPX]

I would die

https://youtu.be/njHAgyzQan8
First thing i came to think about for some reason.

 

[Lurgan1337]

my friend went to it last night with his sister.

the only thing I needed to know is that they had King Louis dance and song in there. feelsgoodman.jpeg

 

[AmaterasuOni]

I gave it a 4/5. Really great surprise. I went in with a really low expectations, came out with a huge smile. Awesome adventure movie.

CGI in the trailers looked somewhat crappy to me, but the movie turned out absolutely beautiful. Even the 3d wasn't too dark (but it also does nothing for the film).

BvS is really RIP in peace.

 

[Kozak]

Fun and charming movie.

Definitely catered towards children. Would have definitely got more out of it taking one of my younger cousins.

 

[Timbuktu]

For those who have seen it already, is Jungle Book worth an IMAX trip and is 3D or 2D preferable?

 

[Smellycat]

I am glad this movie is good! Seems like a lot of heart went into

 

[HeartlessNobody213]

I'm shocked that so many people are shocked it's reviewing well, the trailers look phenomenal. All the complaints about CG are so overdone at this point, can't wait to see it.

This. It's weird seeing people say they expected it to suck.

 

[massoluk]

Isn't Bill Murray in it? How could it be bad?

Lasagna Cat.

Damn, check mate.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

For those who have seen it already, is Jungle Book worth an IMAX trip and is 3D or 2D preferable?

IMAX is 100% worth it. The 3D was good too.

 

[The Artisan]

i was gonna complain that there aren't more brown actors/actresses in this but that would've been ignorant; the original author is English. It's good they got a brown kid to be Mowgli though

 

[jon bones]

glad it's reviewing so well - i gotta rep the brown fam and go see this this weekend

 

[The Artisan]

glad it's reviewing so well - i gotta rep the brown fam and go see this this weekend

it's coming out this weekend????

 

[jon bones]

it's coming out this weekend????

wait, is it not?

 

[The Artisan]

wait, is it not?

i haven't been paying attention, i just know it's around the corner...

 

[Wag]

I might actually go to see this. First Disney "kids" movie I'll see as an adult in the theaters in decades.

I need a good, fun movie to wash the taste of BvS out of my mouth.

 

[The Artisan]

I might actually go to see this. First Disney "kids" movie I'll see as an adult in the theaters in decades.

I need a good, fun movie to wash the taste of BvS out of my mouth.

went and saw inside out last year, i guess that'd've been my first.

 

[Inferno313]

Seeing an advance screening of this tonight, really looking forward to it!

 

[Optimusdouche]

Trailer looks amazing.

Isn't this meant to be set in the Indian Jungle? Kid looks white.

 

[Inferno313]

Trailer looks amazing.

Isn't this meant to be set in the Indian Jungle? Kid looks white.

Neel Sethi is Indian-American.

 

[Wag]

Trailer looks amazing.

Isn't this meant to be set in the Indian Jungle? Kid looks white.

The leading role is played by Neel Sethi, an Indian-American.

 

[The Artisan]

Trailer looks amazing.

Isn't this meant to be set in the Indian Jungle? Kid looks white.

the kid looks white to you?

 

[Fletcher]

Does this have full blown musical numbers? Original had some of my favourite Disney songs in it growing up.

 

[The Artisan]

Does this have full blown musical numbers? Original had some of my favourite Disney songs in it growing up.

did maleficent & alice in wonderland have them? if they did then there's a good bet this'll have it too

 

[Callibretto]

Does this have full blown musical numbers? Original had some of my favourite Disney songs in it growing up.

There's a few songs, but it never felt like a musical with full blown dance show. I actually kinda hope they went full musical. The song in this is nice and all, but it does take me out of the movie since the tone is pretty realistic for the character to suddenly go singing imo.

 

[AmaterasuOni]

For those who have seen it already, is Jungle Book worth an IMAX trip and is 3D or 2D preferable?

IMAX if possible, it's gorgeous. Avoid 3d always, it does no justice for any movie.

Does this have full blown musical numbers? Original had some of my favourite Disney songs in it growing up.

Just a few. And they're really good.

 

[The Artisan]

IMAX if possible, it's gorgeous. Avoid 3d always, it does no justice for any movie.

except, k'now, avatar...

 

[AmaterasuOni]

except, k'now, avatar...

Hated it. It was blurry and full of ghosting, because it was the first generation 3d.

3d just makes the screen dark (and the tickets more expensive). It's just a poor gimmick, not a thing that makes movies better. I'm glad it's slowly dying as most of the critics hate it and they make sure to mention about it.

 

[The Artisan]

Hated it. It was blurry and full of ghosting, because it was the first generation 3d.

3d just makes the screen dark (and the tickets more expensive). It's just a poor gimmick, not a thing that makes movies better. I'm glad it's slowly dying as most of the critics hate it and they make sure to mention about it.

yeah, when i went to go see the martian i really did not want to see it in 3d to save money, but i had no other choice because of showtimes. and it kinda sucked coz it was dark.

but i heard 3D IMAX avatar was the way to go.