As the boy who finds out that Civilization can be more dangerous than any jungle, Jason Scott Lee is the perfect embodiment of Mowgli, capturing the character's innocence and naive nature in a way that is always credible. His only interest in Mowgli is to have him lead him to the hidden city. The famous story has its share of jungle thrills and these have been broadened to include even more conflict in the jealousy that evolves between Mowgli and a British officer who wants to marry the girl. Detailed scenic wonders of the jungle with dense foliage, rippling waterfalls, exotic plants and animals-and best of all, the majestic looking sets for the hidden city holding all the treasures, are what make the film worth watching. It features an excellent cast headed by Jason Scott Lee, Lena Headey, Sam Neill and John Cleese, all giving admirable performances. Having missed this when first released, it was a pleasure to discover that this version of Kipling's THE JUNGLE BOOK has been photographed with stunning results in WideScreen color.
In conclusion, very good and underrated film. The performances are fine too, Jason Scott Lee is likable as Mowgli, John Cleese is wonderfully benevolent as Dr Plumford, and Cary Elwes makes a suave, handsome and charismatic villain. The music from Basil Pouledoris, who also composed the music for the Hunt For Red October, is sweeping and rousing, and the pace and direction are slick.
The costumes are fabulous, Kitty's dresses are to die for, and Lena Headey I must say looked gorgeous. The film looks absolutely stunning, the cinematography is striking, the forests are lush and the waterfalls are sparkling. The animals are very well trained, I liked how wise Baloo was and Shere Kahn gave a good amount of menace whenever he was on screen. I admit it I do prefer the animation, as I grew up with it, but I really like this version as well.
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I also think it is very underrated, the look of the film and the music should've at least guaranteed a 7.0 rating on IMDb, and whether I bring this film up to people the general impression is that a)they haven't seen it, b)it is inferior to the 1967 film or c)they hate it full stop. But there is so much that compensates it is actually truer to the book than the 1967 film was and it is definitely worthwhile. This film doesn't quite have the charm of the 1967 film, and there are some parts like the animal mauling that I found rather intense. I just loved how original, funny and light-hearted it all was. I'd better start off saying how much I love the 1967 animated film.
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