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Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994)

Started by InformationGeek, September 02, 2009, 04:30:53 PM

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InformationGeek

Through a couple random searches, I came across this movie.  I remember seeing it like over 8 to 10 years ago and it never really left much of an impression on me.  Well... outside of the ending were a person got killed in terrible way (Quicksand, tiger mauling, falling off a cliff, trapped in anicent booby trap, that sort of thing).  Anyways, I guess it was interesting seeing the Jungle Book a different way other than the animated verison (I am aware of the novel), though I never really liked it.  So, if any of you say it, what do you think?
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schmendrik

I think you're talking about this one, right?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110213/

I enjoyed it. I didn't think it had much to do with the Kipling story, but the adult Mowgli was an interesting take. I liked the scene with Mowgli learning English. And Cary Elwes was enjoyably evil and got a suitably bad end.

InformationGeek

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We live in quite an interesting age. You can tell someone's sexual orientation and level of education from just their interests.

BoyScoutKevin

There was actually an earlier live action version from 1942 with Sabu as Mowgli. The only other notable thing about it, that I can remember, was that it starred Rosemary DeCamp, who played Mowgli's mother. You may remember her as the TV pitchwoman for Boraxo soap.

I like this live action version better. With Jason Scott Lee as Mowgli, Cary Elwes in one of his few roles as the villain, Sam Neill, and John Cleese, who makes a nice in-joke about the earlier animated version.

And, yes, the villains deaths were particularly nasty in this one, but memorable.