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Mogli ist im Dschungel von der Wölfin Raksha gemeinsam mit ihren Welpen aufgezogen worden. Dem Tiger Shir Khan ist der Bub ein Dorn im Auge. Weil er einst von erwachsenen Menschen verletzt worden ist, verlangt er, Mogli zu verbannen. Der Panther Baghira will ihn daher zurück in das Dorf der Menschen bringen. Mogli verlässt sein geliebtes Rudel und begibt sich auf einen gefährlichen Heimweg. Auch wenn er in dem gutmütigen Bären Balu einen neuen Freund findet, Shir Khan folgt ihm rachsüchtig auf Schritt und Tritt. (ORF)
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Eine famose Präsentation der technischen Möglichkeiten von Hollywood mit so einem tollen CGI, dass der lebendige Mogli das uninteressanteste Wesen im Film ist. Und es sind wirklich viele von ihnen da.
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Nostalgischer Eskapismus ad ultimo. Zwei Drittel sind reines Vergnügen am Erschaffen der Welt und der Rückkehr zu den Werten, die mich als Kind definiert haben, das letzte Drittel beinhaltet wiederum eine etwas unvermeidliche Erkenntnis, dass Favreau kein Magier ist, und wenn er eben gute Karten in der Hand hat, spielt er einfach eine solide Partie. Technisch gesehen ist dies unbezweifelt ein regelrechtes Massaker, vom Aufbau sowie der Steigerung her wirds etwas peinlich. Doch es gibt hier ein paar Momente, in denen gut und gerne Elefantentränen vergossen werden dürfen.
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Eine prima Unterhaltung zum Entspannen mit einer fantastischen Ausstattung. Leider muss ich aber einige Dinge kritisieren, z. B. das Lied von King Louie, das zu der Szene nicht besonders passt, dann Kaa, der wenig Raum bekommen hat, und das Finale, das überraschenderweise märchenhafter als im ursprünglichen Zeichentrickfilm ist. Sonst hat mir The Jungle Book gefallen und ich bin froh, dass Jon Favreau nach der allgemeinen Unzufriedenheit mit Cowboys & Aliens Geld für diesen Film bekommen hat und dass er gute Arbeit leistete. Die Musik von John Debney ist auch gelungen. Sie arbeitet mit gut bekannten Motiven, hat aber auch ein paar eigene Ideen. Die beste Figur ist natürlich Balu mit der Mimik von Bill Murray.
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Ein großartiger, beeindruckender Abenteuerfilm für die ganze Familie, der seinem Genre alle Ehre macht und eine große Chance hat, ein Kinderklassiker zu werden, der in ein paar Jahren einen ähnlichen Status wie zum Beispiel Die unendliche Geschichte hat. Beeindruckende visuelle und tricktechnische Umsetzung, spannende, bewegende und mit Emotionen gefüllte Geschichte und eine Reihe von köstlichen, dynamisch inszenierten Passagen. Ausführliche Rezension HIER.
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Ich liebe Disneys Dschungelbuch von 1967, vor allem wegen der Lieder, der niedlichen Atmosphäre und der Figur des Balu. Was diese neue Version von Favreau betrifft, so überschreitet sie wie Life Of Pi oder der neue Streifen Planet der Affen die Grenze des Realismus digitaler Tiere, die fast so aussehen, als wären sie lebendig (meiner Meinung nach hat Ang Lee diese Grenze bisher am weitesten überschritten). Der Film ist in der Tat sehr schön gemacht, mit einem schönen Soundtrack, ansprechenden Bildern und vielen Figuren, von denen jede etwas zu bieten hat, allen voran Balu, der Bär. Kurzum: Einhundert angenehme Kinominuten mit einem Film, der jeder Generation von Zuschauern gefallen wird und der seinen animierten Vorgänger keineswegs in den Schatten stellt.
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You watch this technological marvel and the thought flies through your mind that "The future is now" and the reassurance of the significance of the giant leap forward filmmakers have made in the development of CGI animation and effects of the last two decades, something that filmmakers in the "pre-Jurassic" period could only dream of. This is undoubtedly the pinnacle of contemporary Hollywood's technical capabilities, and I can smell some technical Oscars. And please, I write this as a viewer who’s not at all fond of the digital coloring books that abound in movies today and prefers practical effects. But here there are no digital orgies that would look out of place, everything looks very believable and alive. When I realize that all the natural surroundings were created in a computer, it just blows my mind. The experience is enhanced by the wonderful book, and if its story teaches at least a few child viewers to love animals, this film is worthwhile.
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Jon Favreau never really appealed to me as a director. Iron Man is a retrospectively weaker Marvel movie that stands and falls mostly on Robert Downey Jr. (and don’t get me started on the second one), Cowboys & Aliens is awful and Zathura is pretty good. Nothing more. So when he took a swipe at The Jungle Book, which everyone knows, I didn't particularly care for it. Which makes the result all the more enjoyable. It's not that it's a perfect film, at times it's quite choppy in terms of story (the part with monkeys could have been shorter), but as a film with ambitions to entertain young and old viewers alike, this journey among digital animals simply works. Favreau handles the action scenes, the suspenseful moments and the humour, and he also keeps an eye on the visuals. The Jungle Book is gorgeous, and the wilderness can even bear comparison to Avatar's Pandora. There's plenty to look at and I imagine the little ones will stare at the screen with utter delight, whether it's Baloo cackling, Sher Khan terrifying or Scarlett Johansson hissing. This is not a cinematic revolution or a film that will go down in history, but it’s a very proper genre film where almost everything works as it should. Well done. And I wouldn't mind seeing it a second time.
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I do admit that at first I didn’t really feel like watching this flick. It was somehow getting under my skin that animals in a real, non-animated world could speak and that they spoke English. But after about ten minutes and several nice shots, I decided to bear with the film to see what would come out of it. I mean the book itself, written by Rudyard Kipling, had a very clever plot. And well, what eventually came out of it was one of the most beautiful digital films that I have ever seen. I don’t think you will be able to see such beautiful shots of the jungle anywhere else. It might be because of the digital effects. But it is a treat to watch it and once you’ve watched it, you will realize that you will never see a better adaptation of Kipling’s book in your lifetime.
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This year the animals rule!! From the opening minutes, The Jungle Book took my breath away with intensity and nostalgia so much that if I hadn't swallowed all the pills on the table, I would probably be dead. This is literally and to the letter a fairytale orgasm! If someone had told me at the beginning of the year that the villain of the year would be a tiger, I would have laughed it off with gusto, and today I would be tapping my forehead because what Sher Khan did here for an animalistic, dominant and superior performance, hats off to him, my respect was as high as ever, and that's not even mentioning the other evil that can lurk in the Jungle, it's just never safe there. The Jungle Book is also very informative, visually breathtaking, at times you don't know if you are looking at the real world or the digital world even though you know it is all digital; the animals are look amazing, they have great characters and I believe that this is how it works in real life. I must also praise the very intense pace, the tension builds up by the minute and so do the emotions – I found myself in tears twice and after each scene with the elephants. I put the film in the top list and this year it will definitely defend the top positions, I haven't had such an experience from a film in a long time. The film has only one fault and that is that it is not an hour longer. 150%.
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A beautiful rendition of The Jungle Book. Probably the most successful one I've seen so far. The kid who played Mowgli was excellent, but the animals keep up with him nicely too. Always something to look at. The only thing I thought was a little unnecessary was the monkey segment. I could have done without the singing monkey in particular. And those few minutes are the reason why I’m not giving it full marks. Still, I recommend it and will gladly watch it again. 4.5 stars.
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The story is the good and never too old Kipling’s classic enriched with a couple of contemporary metaphors, but when it comes to special effects it is a fantastic joyride through the Indian jungle, almost identical to Avatar. The action in the temple is big and thrilling. Kids will dread monkeys. Which is good. Walken as Louis slightly copies Brando in Apocalypse Now. Even the classic songs and scenes work well and the scenes with Baloo are just overflowing with optimism.
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If they can’t do it through the comics, they will do it with visually impressive animal almost-animated adventures? No way. That's where the cool vibe of the book is. There's a lot of frolicking, and if it weren't for all the technical niceties and the incredibly elaborate digital animation of the animals, it would hardly be mediocre, because the few witty comments can't save the hugely short, desperately underwrought story and uneven pacing. Avatar remains unsurpassed in technical opulence and the effort here was felt all the way across the screen!
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The 1967 animated film was more entertaining, but this is such a visually bombastic and convincing adaptation of Kipling's novel that it has given it readership and an audience sheen for years to come. There are no emotional fireworks and Favreau orchestrates the narrative concept on the levels of a safe family flick, but the amazing CGI at times perhaps surpasses anything we've seen so far, the unconventionality and majesty of the setting and characters radiate from every frame, and the fantastic original voice acting is the cherry on top. It's been a long time since I was so sorry I missed a movie at the cinema.
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I almost didn't get to see the movie, but we finally decided to go. And I have absolutely no regrets that we did. Jon Favreau has convinced me that he is a family filmmaker. He has beautifully managed to translate the Disney classic into a feature film that is absolutely visually enchanting. The movements and rendering of the animals are breathtaking. The form wins, but the story still gets me.
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