THE JUNGLE BOOK

Plot:

Deep in the jungle, Mowgli (Sethi) a little boy that was found as a baby by Bagheera (voiced by Kingsley) and turned over to a pack of wolves and raised as one of their own enjoys the camaraderie he receives from the other animals of the jungle. While relishing with the other animals of all sorts at a truce amongst a peace rock that is displayed until the water level rises when the rain causes flooding, Mowgli is threatened by a menacing tiger named Shere Khan (voiced by Elba), that when the peace rock disappears he will hunt the man-cub and slaughter him preventing him from becoming a man who may grow to hunt the animals. Fearing for his life he takes off to seek a safer environment but soon realizes that the tiger is not his only threat in the jungle and eventually feels that he has to stop running and face his fears.


Reel Talk:

There has been several versions of The Jungle Book but none quite like this one. Either it was all animated or all human characters, but this one has Neel Sethi as the only human character and the animals are all CGI (computer-generated imagery) and very well done I might add. This Disney movie was exciting, intense and a lot of fun. It held the attention of the children that filled the theater who attended the screening along with myself. They even chimed along with the wolves as they howled through out the movie, it was pretty funny listening to the little wanna be wolves...LOL! This is definitely a great family movie that everyone will enjoy. Worth every penny spent for the ticket.

Starring: Neel Sethi, voices by Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nuyong'o. Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken and Garry Shandling (may he R.I.P.)
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Rated: PG

I give it 5 corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER