I loved Mowgli. His friendship with Bhoot was amazing till the end. The moment he saw he was gone and broke down in tears was so heart breaking.
Baloo and Bagheraa are the best friends a boy can have.
I'm glad he became the leader that his family needed.
A dark, bloody and quite boring version of "The Jungle Book". Weak visuals.
Daaaaaamnnnnn..he said you ain't special, that's just something mom tells you cause you come out wrong... Of allll the post apocalyptic, alien invasion, demonic things I have watched this year, that's the coldest shit I heard by far
I don't reallly understand the bad reviews for this movie because I liked the serious tone and the grittiness of this movie.
Another thing I liked about this movie compared to the disney movie is that I didn't feel any safety for the characters.
Voice acting was top notch and Rohan Chand as Mowgli was great too.
But there are some flaws here and there the cgi is a bit ehhh and you need to get used to the hybrid faces for the animals which wasn't really an issue for me personally but It may be for some.
All in all I found this movie really interesting and I liked how dark it was and surprisingly it worked.
Maybe you should give it a shot.
I rate it an 8/10, can't wait to see more of Andy Serkis as director!
Where the heck did this come from? Can talking animals receive academy awards? Those were my initial questions after watching. So surprised that whomever, decided to put the efforts and resources necessary to make a serious, talking animal, Jungle Book movie. You could tell right away something different was going on, and it didn't disappoint. Very enjoyable, and now I need an Andy Serkis remake of Little Mermaid (so I can enjoy it as much as my daughters).
Despite weak cgi for some of the animals. I don’t see why critics didn’t like this version as much as the 2016 film. It’s darker but more faithful to the book.
Critics make it sound like it loses focus of the story a lot when Mowgli is in the man village. I think the film is pretty solid and under-rated though.
Mowgli learns to feel at home in the man village but has to choose between that and the jungle. So the film doesn’t lose track of the stories heart at all. Unlike what Rotten Tomatoes says.
Just don’t put it on for your kids. It has no problem being overly detailed with animal deaths. Otherwise I’d probably review it higher. One death scarred me too much though.
in short. I loved it. the story was so much more interesting than previous attempts. this one completely remade the characters and showed them in New lights. it was thrilling, suspenseful, dramatic and adventurous.
Ok, not the version for children, there's plenty of violent scenes of mauling, bloodshed, and death. Lead actor Chand was formidable! CGI was decent, not superb. Felt ending was rushed. Overall nice take on the classic Kipling story , staying more true to its more sinister tones.
So many versions of this movie and this is by far the worst! Don't waste your time with this one! 104min of your life that you won't get back!
Very nice movie actually. The voice acting incredible, so is the CGI.
So much better than the live-action Jungle Book Jon Favreau decided to have us suffer through in 2016. After Breathe in 2017, this makes two movies in a row where Andy Serkis did not disappoint as a director.
A little bit dark story of mowgli.
Not really a child movie no longer, have been upgraded for a really movie.
Love the voice, for those that know the original, going to see some storyline in this. But this time it's Netflix, not Disney storyline.
Not your regular Jungle's Book - instead you'll find Mowgli on a different story, only aligned with the story known from the Jungle's Book.
Darker, less family-friendly, with few unexpected turns.
Overall good, only found the pace a bit too slow, but that could probably be just me.
My god, the animals with the faces of their voice actors though. Whose idea was that?
So much better then the Junglebook movie. I liked it!
This movie was indeed not like the 2016 or 1967 adaptation, it was darker and I loved it, easily one of my favorite movies of 2018.
A dark & mature take on the familiar story, far from the lighthearted Disney-musical. A stellar cast headed by Rohan Chand & confusingly motion-captured CGI animals (Bagheera with Christian Bale's face!). Visually a bit iffy at times. Story feels different but lacks bigger depth & emotion. A big plus for the realism and the violence.
I'm all for grittier takes on the classics, so despite going in with very low expectations, I ended up really enjoying it. If it wasn't because the animals are ugly as all hell, I would say this is my favorite version of The Jungle Book so far. Definitely beats Disney's live action, story wise.
So many users giving this movie 8s and higher on here and imdb. I really couldn't disagree more. I feel this is a very poor movie, so bad I was enticed into writing this even before the movie was done playing.
Graphics: CGI looks really bad at most times, the animals are over the top in their grungy looks.
Acting: I find the human and voice acting to be rather dull
Sound/score: this was one up side to this movie, sounds were good and the score nice
Story: I liked the idea of the way the story was portrayed in the prerelease advertising but it really doesn't live up to the hype for me.
Entertainment value: over all pretty boring fare that I'll put down to a "how do I get that time back" status.
Has about 15-20 minutes that showed the true potential this movie had.
we watched this when i was in the psych ward all the blood and killing animals was really disturbing considering most of us had just tried to x_x ourselves… the staff did not care that literally no one wanted to watch it
Wow! It started boring but the second half got super interesting and I really liked it in the end. It's a nice take that is pretty different from the Disney movies.
The CGI was really confusing but I loved that. It started really bad, almost cartoon-like, and some shots looked like a compute game (i.e. unrealistic lighting due to realtime graphics; and even the animations felt off sometimes). However, as the movie got on, I got more used to it and some elements looked really incredible. What I liked most ist that they've mixed computer graphics with live action footage - that's a bold move IMO but certainly very interesting to watch. The thing that got me most excited is that I sometimes wasn't able to tell for sure if some elements in a shot where CG or not. I really hope there's a making of / behind the scenes. Anyway, this approach was really interesting (when watching "The Lion King" I was wondering how difficult it would be to identify CG elements in a mixed shot and now I have my answer).
I do wonder though why some CG shots/elements (especially at the beginning) look so bad while others where really good. Maybe they had problems hitting the deadline, ran out of funds, or had too many different CGI studios?
THE UGLY: ‘MOWGLI’
WRITING: 50
ACTING: 70
LOOK: 45
SOUND: 50
FEEL: 75
NOVELTY: 60
ENJOYMENT: 50
RE-WATCHABILITY: 60
INTRIGUE: 45
EXPECTATIONS: 50
The Good:
I like the grittier tone and more mature story at the heart of this film, even if it mixes badly with the human-like animal faces.
Mowgli boasts a star-struck cast that mostly does a fine job. It takes a while to get used to the fact that the animals look like their voice actors.
Since the film isn't burdened by the (arguably) more well-known Disney version of the story, it can put the focus on other things (jungle laws and society) and give us a story that truly feels fresh.
Rohan Chand is great as Mowgli. He's far from the childish Disney version and fits this iteration of the story well.
The Bad:
Visually, Mowgli is a bit jarring at times, and I don’t know whether I like the human faces on the animals or not.
Share Khan looks more laughable than scary. Just look at those facial proportions.
Plot-wise Mowgli seems to be struggling to find a coherent plotline to follow. There's plenty of ideas but no real conflict or story.
Despite offering a more sinister aide to the story, the second half in the human settlement just isn't as interesting as the rest of the film.
There isn’t enough to the story to fill in the runtime satisfyingly. Pretty boring characters make this a forgettable effort.
The Ugly:
A panther that looks and sounds like Christian Bale is a thing of nightmares.
VERDICT:
Grittier, darker and visually more daring than the Disney live-action version, Mowgli offers a more mature and faithful adaption of Kipling's classic work.
56% = :heavy_minus_sign: = UGLY
I feel bad for Andy Serkis.
His heart is in the right place and I respect the effort to make it more faithful to original novel, so I can't imagine his frustration of how this turned out.
However, my pity doesn't change how incredibly underwhelming I felt about it. If I have to be honest, I was bored at times. The cgi motion capture on the animals looked horrifying, especially on Baloo who looks like he's got every disease ever. Rohan Chand struggles to act around heavy effects for an hour and forty four minutes.
I will give it some merit that improves Favreau's version. Cate Blanchett as Kass was far more interesting to watch just by her voice work and big booming presence. Same thing with Benedict Cumberbatch. I already knew going in this was going to be a much darker version, but I was still shocked and surprised at certain scenes for not holding back.
Other than that, I can see why this was dumped on Netflix, because I imagine it will be too bleak for the average audience member at your local cinema. It wouldn't last that long anywhere.
Was a little bit good, the story is not the jungle book, creepy. Kaa was a good character not like in the jungle book a bad character, mowgly wasnt in wolf team, baghera was not soo god with mowgli, mowgli will stay with humans, he doesn't have sense, but the i guve seven for action.
Finally a Jungle Book I actually liked! Beats the Disney live version hands down.
I was excited to finally see an adaptation closer to the book and I enjoyed it much more than the 2016 Disney version. The CGI however left a lot to be desired and I think giving it a happy hollywood ending (compared to the book ending) takes something away from the story. But otherwise it's a great movie with a talented cast.
They all look like taxidermy animals.
Wonderful movie with all those animals.
I like to watch this kind of movies
Nooooo! BHOOT! Poor poor Bhoot!
The movie is unnecessary and forgettable. The CGI is fine. It needs more Cate Blanchett though.
Initially I had no plans on watching this but it found its way on my playlist anyway. After I finished it I asked myself: why ? Is there a moral, a meaning because if there is I clearly missed it. There isn't really anything I got out of the story. I never read the book, just knew the Disney classic. And that one is a whole different thing. If you're looking for singing and dancing animals you won't find them here. In the beginning the movie was OK but I think it went south shortly before Mowgli came to the humans.
Two other things. The CGI on the animals looks a bit dated althought this is a brand new production. Of course you know it's CGI but you also always see that it is. And they are not very well integrated in the scenery. Voice acting and facial expressions are good, though.
And I don't know if it was the kid playing or the character itself but I really didn't like Mowgli at all. Unsympathetic, arrogant and self centered.
What can I say, I didn't like it. Should have probably skipped this one as I had planed to do.
Still not like to the book, but much better and closer than Disney's fairy tale version.
Not satisfied. Could have been better.
Great (voice) actors but still a bad movie.
It's a very dark adaptation from the original (already dark) tale as told by Rudyard Kiplin. There's nothing light about it, and certenly not or children. But the darkness isn't what's wrong in this movie. It are the images. The pictures. The look and feel of the animals. They look like a mix between (badly) animated and CGI (going wrong). I couldn't relate to those creatures. They never feel real. Never consistent with the darkness of the story. It felt like watching a CGI-version of Goofy playing the leading role in a Sam Riami-film.
A waste of time (my time) and money (spend on this movie). Sorry.
The jungle book for adults in a grim version. Here is nothing cheerful and cozy. Very exciting and dark with very good special effects. 8 Points
Shout by Lee Brown Barrow Movie BuffVIP 3BlockedParent2018-12-07T20:27:43Z
Okay, so this probably isn't The Jungle Book you know and love, with dancing bears and comical monkeys. It is a darker version of the tale, and that's a good thing, because we don't need a carbon copy of the 2016 or 1967 adaptations of the tale. While younger children should be dissuaded from watching it - the jungle is a savage place - there is still a lot to enjoy for older kids and their parents. Oh, and was I the only one to realise this is the second time that somebody has shouted KHAAAAN to a Benedict Cumberbatch character?