The Jungle Book [1967 film]

A terrible adaptation of the book in every way, but a fine example of that not necessarily making for a bad movie. The score is gorgeous, the characters memorable, the visuals stunning, and it all happens at a brisk enough pace that the rather thin plot never gets overly worn.

Overall a pretty fun movie with good animation and musical scenes, but I will say I liked the live action/CGI remake better than this because it provided a more meaningful story (and ending) than this one.

A boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle is hated by a tiger.

I'm not nuts about it, but it's pleasant and has enough redeeming bits (like dancing monkeys, evil Sterling Holloway, and generally good character animation).

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: B

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.7/4

We have always enjoyed the animation and story and music, especially the exuberance of Baloo and patience of Bagheera with the typical boy-child Mowgli.