How could anyone say this is a kid friendly movie??? I am going to have nightmares for months!!!
It seems to me like the movie makers shot a bunch of cute tiger scenes and then through together a film with 1) no plot/a whole lot of stories going on that don't go anywhere and that you don't really understand, 2) no diffinitive moral ending, 3) a bunch of stock character-- including a nauseatingly cute boy, 4) a main character who is passive and never stands out as good or evil. ZZZZ... When not bawling, I was sleeping in this snoozefest.
On top of this, they personified the animals: in a movie which seemed to be trying convince us it was "real", this is not only unbelievable and emotion blackmail, but very unsafe for children. Anyone who has read Yann Martel's fantastic book, The Life of Pi, will know what I mean. Animals are *animals* and do not behave like humans. In a fantastic world, such as that created by the jungle book, this is easier to accept as fiction.
All in all, the movie had some cute parts, some nice scenery, wonderful job by the tigers (whom I hope where treated well).
6/10 for me. Don't rush to see it. Don't bring young kids.
It seems to me like the movie makers shot a bunch of cute tiger scenes and then through together a film with 1) no plot/a whole lot of stories going on that don't go anywhere and that you don't really understand, 2) no diffinitive moral ending, 3) a bunch of stock character-- including a nauseatingly cute boy, 4) a main character who is passive and never stands out as good or evil. ZZZZ... When not bawling, I was sleeping in this snoozefest.
On top of this, they personified the animals: in a movie which seemed to be trying convince us it was "real", this is not only unbelievable and emotion blackmail, but very unsafe for children. Anyone who has read Yann Martel's fantastic book, The Life of Pi, will know what I mean. Animals are *animals* and do not behave like humans. In a fantastic world, such as that created by the jungle book, this is easier to accept as fiction.
All in all, the movie had some cute parts, some nice scenery, wonderful job by the tigers (whom I hope where treated well).
6/10 for me. Don't rush to see it. Don't bring young kids.