I think the kid playing Mowgli did amazingly well considering he was literally acting to green screen objects and backgrounds. That’s a tough feat for a young kid
Lucy Moon Definitely agree. Sometimes it's a little stiff but then I think, the kid is probably talking to a ball on a stick and nothing else. So quite impressive for an actor so young.
"A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest." - C.S. Lewis In other words, treat children's media like adults' because they have the same capacity to enjoy actually *good* media as adults. It in fact shapes their thoughts and ideas. The kind of lazy writing that happened in the new Jungle Book only creates people like the Happy Madison fans. They want the same tropes over and over with a different skin, because they never learned any better.
That literally doesn't make any sense. If a story is dedicated to CHILDREN and said children enjoy it then isn't it doing its job? Isn't it being competent in what it was set out to accomplish? In that sense, I'd think it would make that story a GOOD children's story. Now a BETTER children's story would definitely have adults feeling satisfied on top of the children already happy with what they were given.
The quote specifically says "by ONLY children." It's insinuating that the best children's stories are more like what we call "all ages" stories, themes that can be relateable throughout your life.
LinkonarX5 But I think that sets the bar low for children's media considering that buy that standpoint putting all the effort into creating a captivating story for children versus throwing random shit at the wall and seeing what sticks has the same amount of value, children have a capacity to understand a good story but also by that logic you could be absolutely lazy and the children wouldn't know the difference. By making a story for essentially all ages Woodforest whoever is creating it to put more effort into logic, reasoning, themes, story, etc.
I honestly just wanted to hear Christopher Walken sing "Ohh oobey doo, i wanna be like yououu." To be honest, I suspect that Walken just took the role just so he could sing that song, the producers told him this was not a musical, but then he began to sing it and they didn't bother retaking so they just went with it.
I honestly thought it was an okay idea to throw it in. Like, here we have this super badass mafioso monkey. He’s the man in charge, he’s got all he needs and wants except for a single thing. He literally just does what he wants. And he wants to sing. He wants to lighten the mood a bit, show off, revel in the fact that FINALLY he’s getting what he deserves. Boom. I win, let me sing about it, because I can do whatever I want.
Kaa was going to have a bigger part, but she was dropped for some reason. Apparently, they were gonna have Baloo and Bagheera go to her for help, just like in the book...which makes me so mad because they could have done something GREAT by bringing back Kaa's heroic, mentor portrayal. Additionally, her scene with Mowgli was gonna be a smidge longer, as she would've rescued Mowgli from Shere Khan and THEN tried to eat him before battling with Baloo. Also, fun fact: This isn't the first adaptation to make Kaa a lady snake! There was an audiobook version where Kaa was depicted as female and voiced by the late Eartha Kitt (and she did a _fabulous_ job, as always).
theres also a comic book adaptation where there are i believe 4 kids instead of 1 (also mowgli is a girl for some reason[if i had to guess i'd say sex appeal on the covers but i digress]) with each one given to a different animal "tribe" one went to the wolves of course one went to the tigers one went to the monkeys and one went to.....small rodents which i want to say were squirrels but memory fails me at the moment it wasnt great but it was ok and the whole point of this was me saying i think Kaa was female in that too
Brandon Lyon eh given that they kept the bit where Kaa tries to eat him, it would be closer to character depth i think. Then again why did the studios ever have any sort of sense
@@mrroboshadow I read that comic series I thought it was an interesting take on the story. As much I’m a stickler for following the source material. I think I enjoyed because it was basically a fan comic on a budget done right.
Fun fact: In the original book's sequel, Mowgli is rejected by the man village and summons the animals to destroy the village. Edit: Wow, thanks for the likes. I might edit this later to me more accurate though.
Funny thing is, Kaa is actually one of Mowgli's best friends in the book. Bagheera and Baloo even recruit him specifically to save Mowgli from the monkeys. Mowgli also returns to the jungle after the men in the village reject him for being too weird (living in the jungle all your life will do that to you), and after they try to imprison his mother, he saves her and has the animals destroy the village. And Akila does die, but it's in an epic battle with a huge enemy wolf pack (he was old by then anyway).
Yeah, Kaa is a BOSS in the book. I recently reread the second one, and whilst the animals still love and respect young adult Mowgli, there's an air of "he is both of man and of the jungle, greatest of both worlds, what is he?" Not for Kaa though! He's just like 'ah shit, it's my favourite biped, how you doing Mowgli, it's been a hot minute, say, did I ever tell you how I've been in the jungle long before you and will be here long after you're dead? Shit I'm high right now."
@@pedrogabrielduarte4544 Is that what they were called? I know it was some other species. They just mentioned they were a little smaller, with red fur, but they would travel in much larger packs.
When he said that, I felt the familiar twinge of sadness that comes with being a DC fan. Come on, guys! You looked like you were finally figuring it out with Wonder Woman! Please let Aquaman be good!
5:59 : “...this isn’t from the book...” Untrue. There is a story in the Jungle Books where Shere Khan came to the water during a drought, and he had recently killed a man, claiming it was his right to make the kill. It’s a fascinating dialogue between the animals about the role of the Law.
Maybe I missed something, but I don't remember people referring to this film as "the adult version"...... Maybe a few people said it was a darker version than the original animated film, but I think Doug was pulling at strings for ways to insult this film
I haven't seen the movie. But this review seemed ridiculous. Every point had "oh yeah grown up movie!" thrown onto it. Except for the Christopher Walken song, despite how angry it seemed to make him. I watch a lot of his reciews and they're sometimes pretty nonsensical, but never this whiney over something that has mostly never been said. I'm assuming one of his friends or family called it that once and he's clinging onto it. This kinda just made me want to watch the movie more than anything. Maybe that was his goal.
Mathemagics well, Kaa is the same voice actor as Winnie the Poo in the cartoon Disney version! He also did the Cheshire Cat in the cartoon Alice in Wonderland
My interpretation of Shere Khan in this version is a broken, battle-scarred veteran who simply wants to kill Mowgli because he hates humans, probably for some past trauma, and he hides this hypocrisy behind a lot of grandstanding. Works for me.
Here's something that people don't know about the Jungle Book, The original story in the end...Mowgli gets rejected by the man Village so Mowgli told the animals and the elephants to destroy the man Village who rejected him.
actually I'm sure everyone knows that but it doesn't change the point that this movie doesn't really go do much in knowing what it wants to be. the Mowgli movie seems to have a better grasp on that than this one.
With a big name like Scarlett Johansson cast as Kaa, I was really hoping that Kaa would have a big role in this version. Specifically, I was hoping for Kaa to join forces with Bagheera and Baloo to rescue Mowgli from the monkeys, which is actually what happens in the original book. So, I felt rather let down when Kaa only appeared in one short scene to dump exposition on the viewer and then never did anything else after that.
I K R? That's was a thinking about earlier, at least use her more in some way. Such a waste of a wonderful actress like Scarlett Johansson. Especially when her scene was a buildup in the trailer
Does someone want to tell me how Baloo not being able to climb up to get honey himself because he was afraid of heights managed to climb all the way up, unnoticed, to rescue Mowgli from Kaa, as quickly as he must have?
I always took it that Shere Khan wanted Mowgli dead because he saw Mowgli's continued existence as a black mark on his pride. Remember the flashback with Kaa? Shere Khan had attacked Mowgli and his father, which cost him an eye. Mowgli managed to escape (as an infant mind you), Shere Khan cannot abide the failure.
ssjMarioX9000 I get that they were implying that this was not my thought at the time (although it was), but how was this a good joke? A fair enough assumption, yes. But a good joke? Is there some underlying sarcasm or comedic element I'm not getting?
Hey Doug. There's an amazing Russian version of Jungle Book, that you should check it out. It does more justice to the original content than any other western incarnation. The tone is dark and deep. It's called "Mowgli". There's a full version (all parts) on youtube too.
There is a version with English dubbing, but it's just awful. The voice acting has been completely changed, replicas and stupid songs have been added, the voices are chosen disgustingly. You only need to watch the Russian version with eng. subtitles.
It's a shame they didn't give Kaa more screentime, not only is she female which is a bit different and they did make her really creepy but Scarlett sang a really good version of Trust In Me that should have been in the movie, they could have shown what happened to Mowgli's father in the beginning instead of having Kaa show him for some reason. I can't remember but do they explain why she showed him in the first place?
I totally agree! More Scarlett Kaa for the song in the movie and also better placement of Mowgli’s origin story at the beginning would’ve done the film sooooooo much better!
You know technically with most of this movie being cgi you honestly could call it a cgi remake rather than a live action , which is something similar you can say for the upcoming lion king remake.
@@dannyhuskerjay but if you look at the movie's setting in the jungles of India you'll see that the wolves were modelled on real Asian wolves so Serkis is actually paying attention to geographical accuracy . I thought they were weird too until I looked them up and how similar they are
ejl423 Does it help your dread that you are surrounded (I'm sure some bad and some good) by people watching this very same video at the exact same time around the world that feel the same way as you do? I'm not really one of them, having never seen the live action remake, I'm just here to see his take on yet ANOTHER movie I've no interest in seeing in the first place.... which I'm sure is a large portion of viewers as well - which strangely makes me feel better about doing so :)
I agree with him for the most part. I can't really articulate it as precisely as Doug, but I really don't find the live action better than the animated classic. Not even a little.
Know what's really funny, btw? Kaa is female in this movie because the director said the story is too "male-oriented" and needs more noteworthy female characters. He then proceeds to give the now-female Kaa less than two minutes of screentime.
Indeed, when IMDB still had forums, my suggestion was that if they wanted to combine the book and animated versions, have Kaa initially want to eat Mowgli, but then decide not to because it would only please the tiger she despises... and so she teaches Mowgli how to fight like a serpent in the trees... leading to him using that technique when the jungle is on fire, and so you get the same outcome with a much better character as a bonus.
How does a 2016 Disney remake show more emotion on the animals' faces than a 2019 remake that has no people and is based on a much more beloved classic.
Mr. Wobbuffet What’s even more strange is that it’s the 7th highest grossing film. I guess people love seeing emotionless lions despite there being a much better version made 25 years ago.
Blake Bolin it’s people’s opinions if they think it’s much more better then the one made 25 years ago, if you don’t like emotionless lions that’s fine, but it’s there opinions if they like it.
Tonya Alleyne Uhhhh the person commenting is just expressing their opinion too, so to argue that people should just shut up & accept a different opinion is as redundant as it is mind-bogglingly moronic.
Andy Serkis is directing his own "Jungle Book" adaption, closer to the book, at Warner Bros, and I'm pretty sure Kaa is gonna have a book-accurate role. Though like this version, Kaa's a female. And funny how you mention Ian McKellen, she's voiced by Cate Blanchett :P
I. Th. Peter Dinklage as Shere Khan is kinda funny. The irony of it lol. But yeah, cool. I too am really excited for “Mowgli” and apparently a trailer’s coming very soon ;) And while I think Serkis’ casting is awesome, here’s my own fancast: Peter Cullen as Akela Lupita Nyong’o as Raksha (don’t care if Favreau’s already done it, she was perfect casting lol) Ian McKellen as Baloo Zoe Saldana as Bagheera (I too like the idea of a female Bagheera) Scarlett Johansson as Kaa (same as Raksha lol) Djimon Hounsou/Liam Neeson as Shere Khan Tom Hiddleston as Tabaqui
It was a joke. He was referencing the wildebeest stampede from The Lion King, because the image is basically the same. It's even more egregious to recycle that idea from TLK because, in Kipling's original, there IS a Shere Khan, Mowgli and buffalo scene--in which Mowgli, who is a cowherd in the village now, RIDES the buffalo and leads them in a charge against the tiger, trampling him to death. To take the buffalo--something any reader of the book would remember--and use them instead to make a pointless reference to another Disney film, is arguably worse than including them at all.
@@userloser4553 There used to be brown bears in India (there still are in Pakistan), but probably never in the Seeonee Hills where the story is set. There are black leopards, however, but they're extremely rare. They appear in higher concentrations in more tropical areas because black is good camouflage in dark green jungle. But yes, the majority of leopards in India are golden.
@@akbarshahzad5780 Also, Bagheera may not technically be an "Indian" Black Leopard. He was born in captivity and escaped to the jungles of India. It's never stated that he's anything other than a panther, so this is a valid theory. But you are right about the rarity of Black Panthers.
@@TheKnoxvicious there was one guy who translated and voiced over in russian channel awesome and cinemassacre videos. For me it was first time to see NC. That was "The Room" by the way)
Yeah, if he would saw that version, he would understand, that someone filmed version, that have most of book's parts. And it have Kipling's name on the title. But the problem is that in USA it have censor. Some parts were cut, some parts were changed, added songs (cartoon doesn't have them in original), new music, new lines. But, still, I think it's got a chance even with this changes. (However it's sad, because they removed scenes where Mowgli chops off dog's tail or where he stabs wild dogs (i'm not violent, but this scenes were important). In America it calls "The adventures of Mowgli". And, maybe, it's the best adaptation that I saw.
also anyone notice how critic was kinda on point by how the quality of live action disney remakes to animated is exactly like the way dc is when it comes to films
There does exist a Russian animated film of The Jungle Book that was made shorty after the disney version thats more true to the book, Its worth checking out for any fan of animation, sadly it was never dubbed but subtitles do exist for it.
I think, while he would criticize some of the storytelling choices and animation, the critic would ultimately find it more faithful to the spirit of the source material.
I wanted to enjoy the original cartoon one, but I just couldn't. Even as a kid I thought Mowgli was a bratty idiot. But the live action remake, I loved, because he's that clever and resourceful boy from the books I read.
Alexander Pez stop saying that to everyone who mentions the Soviet Russian version. They are not calling Russia "USSR", they're merely stating that the animation was made during that time.
The reason mogli had no reaction to hearing his dad who he never knew being killed was because he was in a hypnotic trance and had zero emotional connection to the guy
Y'know? I'm annoyed every time someone calls the animated version of something "The Kid's version", and I know Doug is making a point out of that, but it stills bums me out. Many animated movies, and plenty of them *marketed* towards children, are miles better than three fourths of the list that makes the Oscars every Year, but they're not taken seriously because they're "for kids"
Yup! Just look at The Little Prince. The movie itself was fantastic in every way, but it was not only nearly completely screwed over in it's US release (by which I mean it might not have been released here at all if Netflix hadn't snatched it up), but it was completely snubbed at the Oscars that year.
Doug is mocking the supposed divide between "Kid" and "Adult" versions, pointing out how marketing something as mature and gritty doesn't mean that the animated version isn't more advanced, as he compares this version to the supposed children's movie and explains why the latter is superior and shouldn't be considered mere kids stuff.
I know this movie's not perfect, and could've been better, but that was also the case with the animated version. I like how this version fixes problems with that one (for instance, it always bugged me how Mowgli's wolf family was just forgotten and never mentioned again in the original). Also, am I the only one who hated how Mowgli abandoned his friends for some chick he just met? I'm glad the live-action one removed that. Another thing: I tried to watch the Chuck Jones version a while back, but I found the adult voice on Mowgli to be really distracting, and I couldn't get through it.
Yes thank you, I love seeing reviews that points out both flaws, And the good parts. Without sounding like a complete dickweed about it. Like I get it Critic hates the films. But hearing say the same damn thing. About it being the 'Adult version' every five seconds. I can't help but to roll my eyes.
Alec Foisy that's the fucking end of the original story, he goes back where he belongs. This is not Tarzan, is The Jungle Book. That ending was an esential part of the message the story was trying to comunicate. He isn't supposed to stay with his friends, that's the whole fucking point. The ending is supposed to teach you a lesson, not to just make you happy.
Kipling wrote a poem called "if" and in it was the line "watch as knaves twist your truths to make a trap for fools" He must've seen this coming before the movie was even conceived.
To me, this is a lot like the Cinderella movies. They both have their followers and their haters. Personally, I liked the original Jungle Book better, but the new version isn't as bad as, say, Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Surprisingly I liked the live action Cinderella, more than the original, maybe because I feel it is kinda outdated; so I appreciated giving the Prince more character, as well as a motivation for the evil stepmother
So far, these are my thoughts on the Disney live-action remakes/add-ons. Overall, my thoughts are mixed and I still try to be cautiously optimistic. *Cinderella:* Liked it a little bit and had many of the same thoughts as in NC’s old vs. new episode. *Maleficent:* Man, I thought it was horribly misguided. 100% agree with Doug on that. *Alice In Wonderland live-action sequels:* Had not seen them yet and still need to see the original, so I cannot comment. *Jungle Book:* For what each respective film was trying to be, I thought the original was better, but the remake still gave me a distinctly different experience and character arc for a Mowgli that I enjoyed. I probably would have liked the remake at least as much as the original, had they better utilized Kaa’s character and how she fits into the narrative (ex: Give her more screentime, have that benevolent mentor relationship with a Mowgli like in the book so it can make sense for her to be the exposition dump of Mowgli’s past, have Kaa help Mowgli against a few more monkeys as in the book, incorporate Scarlett Johansson’s “Trust In Me” so the film can feel more like an actual musical and keep Christopher Walken’s song from feeling a little out-of-place, and have Kaa meet Mowgli in the second half instead so he can angrily confront Shere Khan immediately afterwards). *Pete’s Dragon:* Also cannot comment on it, since I have not seen the original in a really long time and have not yet seen the remake. *Beauty and the Beast:* I honestly liked it. I definitely agree that it lacks the near perfection of the animated film and should NOT have been a high priority for Disney for any reason other than making money. While I do criticize the corporate mindset behind the project’s funding (and deliberately did not see it in the theaters until a few weeks have passed so as to not contribute too much to it), I still felt the actors, designers, composers, CGI artists, etc. did a nice job overall. It gave me a couple of things more/different from the original (regarding the story, character development, and songs), I loved the cast in it (especially Dan Stevens, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Luke Evans, and Ewan McGregor), “Be Our Guest” made me feel like a little kid again, I thought the portrayal of the castle and the furniture was a creative technical achievement that exceeded my expectations (although I can understand if people felt some of the furniture approached the uncanny valley a little bit), some of the different renditions of the songs/instrumentals were enjoyable for me, etc. So I am still glad I saw it, despite it not being as perfectly done or groundbreaking as the original.
I can't these "live-action" remakes because the animal characters have no expression on their faces. Like at 7:09 when the wolf says "you will always be my son." If it weren't for the audio, you would have NO idea what emotion she has.
Of all these recent live action Disney movies, this is the one I think is “ok”, even “kind of good” (because of the surprisingly good CG). But it may be because I never really cared for the original animated one and wasn’t really interesting in this one (so, it basically only could go up). But I can understand the problems NC is talking about.
Russian animated movie called "Maugli" sticks really close to the book and is very dark. It is quite old, but I recommend to watch - the visual is looking great even today.
Ahh. Back when people, like myself, thought these live action remakes (with major amount of CGI) were groundbreaking retellings of classic stories. Now I know it’s just apart of the Disney’s newest cash grabs.
MISTER PHAETON copy the text, then open Google Translate & plug it in. It’s pretty quick, & usually, pretty easy. Here, I’ll go ahead & see what it is, I’m curious too...
MISTER PHAETON looks like it becomes...exactly what they said before the Russian, Mowgli. I had to open a Russian keyboard (since you can’t copy & paste text off of the TH-cam app) just to find out it’s what they’d already said...damn it lol
There is actually an amazing Soviet animated feauture which is artistically beautiful, entertaining and surprisingly mature. It focuses on such complex matters as coming of age, facing death, fighting the fear of the unknown, discovering sexual desire, and learning how to make your own decisions and be responsible for them. I highly recommend this cartoon to everyone who appreciates Kipling's story, though the book was more about nature, in my opinion, and the Soviet cartoon is more about the man. It's still a true masterpiece though.
Hopefully the other Live Action Remake of The Jungle Book coming this year directed by Andy Serkis (yes this is happening and yes I am talking about THAT Andy Serkis) becomes to the Disney live action version what the USSR version is to the Disney animated version, they will even have the same title of Mowgli too
I was honestly diggin everything about this movie until King Louie started singing imho a horrible cover of I want to be like you. Thats when the film took a nosedive to me and honestly after rewatching it I didnt think the kid who played Mowgli was that great an actor, I know he had little stuff to work with on the green screen but still he was quite stale in my opinion not dissing him cause he can always perfect his craft. Also at the ending when Shere Khan was noted to be the bad guy and the whole jungle was there I was just thinking the whole time "LETS ALLL JUMP HIM HE JUST ACKNOWLEDGED THE CRAP HE PULLED" but ehh it looked nice in some parts.
Travis De La Fuente I've heard him say it before lol its probably due to TH-cams new guidelines system which keeps folks from cursing every 5 lines lol
JaxBlade I don't remember if the kid was good or bad, but I do remember reading somewhere that the kid got the part through a dance teacher's suggestion. He wasn't an actor previously, nor did he actively seek a part in a film.
The best adaptation of Kiplings stories is the Soviet Union 5-part animated movie "Mowgli". It is truer to the source material, follows Mowgli from childhood to manhood and it is brutal as hell (Mowgli rips Shere Khan's mouth apart with his bare hands and skins him afterwards). I heard that it was released in the US on video in the late 90's, but was heavily altered, so find subtitle version instead.
There are a couple of interesting adaptations, some closer to the source material, some their own interpretation. The Russian version is certainly the best pick for something close to the book, but the Japanese Anime is quite fun too, and the movie with Sabu is naturally a classic.
Don't you get it Critic? This is the timeline where Loki turns Black Widow and Heimdall into animals to get the jungle to help in the fight against Thanos.
Hey, if you want to watch a version that is more authentic then check out the Russian animated adaptation from 1973. It’s beautifully animated, stylish, dark and close the source material.
dont get the problem too, i actually was watching a video of the animated version a while ago before the movie came out, and everyone, and i say EVERYONE, was wondering if Walken was going to sing, and EVERYONE wanted he to sing, even me
problems with disney live action movies: Cinderella= Cinderella's character Beauty and the beast=it is the same like the original but worst Jungle book= the song "i want to be like you" was creepy Alice in wonderland= dark and creepy Maleficent=she doesn't turn to a dragon and the fairies are shit
The Lion King - Its exactly the same as the original except a million times worse with all the lifeless photorealistic animals with no emotional whatsoever
@@tannisarmaroah6919 instead of shaming a person and spreading poison...explain that the Soviet union was a pretty much like being 15 "states" in a communist country that is no longer in rule 1922-1991 easy to google lol
I enjoyed the CGI and how the animals somehow looked like the actors who played them. I enjoyed Shere Kahn, though I understand he could’ve been done better. Also, enjoyed Walken’s King Louie. The song was wack, but aside from that I enjoyed this mostly for the CGI. They almost seem like real talking animals, most of the time
I think the reason Shere Khan wants to kill Mowgli in this one is simple. Revenge. In both versions Shere Khan hates man, especially for creating guns and fire. Here Shere Khan was on the recieving end of that when Mowgli's father burned him. Now Shere Khan wants to simply finish the job. Also, I found this version of Kaa, while only a one-hit-wonder, to be far more intimidating, seductive, and sinister. Her voice is charming and hypnotizing but still has an edge that, when combined with how big that snake actually is, is incredibly scary. I am with you with King Louie though, Walken is just awesome.
But he got his revenge by killing the man that burned him. It would be more interesting if they focused on that plot point but it goes by as a passing comment practically and more to the point. The story isn't about Shere Khan, despite him getting about as much of a character development as Mowgli. But because they couldn't expand on his revenge being out of control to the point of killing the source of his pain not being enough, it was another lazy design choice.
Spoilers Shere Khan is convinced that Mowgli is going to return to the village and then kill more animals and destroy more of the forest just like the other humans. So if Mowgli is dead, he can't possibly kill everybody. Later on at the end, Mowgli DOES burn down the forest, and Khan even tells all of the other animals that this was why he should have been killed in the first place.
Exactly. Shere Khan sees himself as a protector of the jungle and the natural order(and he is technically not wrong). He views the wolves almost as traitors for taking Mowgli in, eventually even killing the leader to "get them in line".
Yea, in a way Shere Khan kind of set up a self-fulfilling prophecy there; he said the bad thing was going to happen but in his attempts to prevent the bad thing, he inadvertently set events into motion to cause the bad thing to happen. Had Khan just left Mowgli alone, or at the very least let Mowgli leave and not killed the wolf leader, Mowgli wouldn't have been motivated to take the torch that accidentally started the wild fire.
Really?! Because I knew from the original story that Mowgli does grows up in the village and at one point he sings above the fire using the skin of dead Baloo as a rug.
With what you say, it's clear Doug made a major mistake when watching the film, though I've seen that of him now and then. Is his mind just going? Isn't he paying attention anymore? Maybe he just didn't care enough to recall everything more clearly.
fendelphi Even the "killing the alpha wolf to put the rest of the pack in line" doesn't really work. Surely that would break some kind of jungle code, right? They weren't invading his territory, and he had no intention to eat him. "Break the code, and you die" is a sentiment that's explicitly stated at least once in the movie, so why wouldn't the rest of the pack retaliate right after the murder? Why wait until Mowgli comes back before fighting him?
Next to Cinderella, this was one of the better Disney remakes I've got to see and I've even enjoyed this compared to the original because its completely different.
Robert Ayotte Actually it isnt, the animals don't move correctly, not counting talking, I can suspend my disbelief there, but the way the animals move isn't realistic.
Blue Hunter Only they weren't. They were "trying" to make it look like live action, the animals didn't move like real animals, if you actually watch animals, like nature shows, or heck, just your dogs and cats, you'll be able to tell how clunky and odd the animals in the movie are. The traditionally animated movie wasn't trying to resemble real life realistically, this one was. The expectations are different, one is a caricature of real life and the other is supposed to look indistinguishable from real life and it failed. That is, unless you have mediocre standards when it comes to cgi.
TatsRules Yay I get the feeling you think your opinion on this movies CGI is better than everyone elses... when it's not. The vast majority agrees that this movie has amazing CGI, you can disagree but you're not special.
Hmmm... It is quite interesting that the film adaptation of "the Jungle Book" have not used a couple of scenes from the cartoon series "Mowgli". And I mean the cartoon series of the Studio Soyuzmultfilm. Well you know those scenes : adult Mowgli kills Sher Khan with a dagger, Python Kaa tells Mowgli about a waterfall inhabited by wild bees, unequal battle with "red dogs", Shakal tobacco is the henchman of Sher Khan... Oh sure , we all watched American and Japanese adaptation. And among other things in the adaptation from Soyuzmultfilm, was shown the blood, tragedy,death and much more...
Look everyone! Doug is doing that thing again where he sleeps through half the movie and misses plot points that explain all his problems with it! Glad to have this Doug back, haven't seen him since his Logan review.
Please critic destroy Beauty and the Beast 2017!!!! I seriously can't undestand how it was a massive hit. Even my sisters who were hyped for the movie ended up completely disappointed.
Why everyone is complaining about that remake? I personally enjoyed it and it doesn’t have to be shot by shot. There is flaws no doubt, but I enjoy it in terms how different should be. From Doug Walker’s perspective, I understand why. It is his valid opinion no matter what. I do have right to disagree, but not be a jerk about it. If they did Mulan remake, I prefer not kept it the same, actually do historical research, and following the source material. There was a recent Chinese live action film about it and far superior adaption than the animated one. However, I would be very disappointed if they kept the story the same with little changes as I want it to be closely following the source material with extremely few Disney elements of animated one.
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I think the kid playing Mowgli did amazingly well considering he was literally acting to green screen objects and backgrounds. That’s a tough feat for a young kid
Lucy Moon Definitely agree. Sometimes it's a little stiff but then I think, the kid is probably talking to a ball on a stick and nothing else. So quite impressive for an actor so young.
Considering he's literally the only actor on green screen, definitely!
*blue screen
Kids are better at using their imaginations.
You're probably right about that.
"You know what's grown up? Treating kids with respect and being creative at what you teach them"
Honorable mention to "You LAZY ASSHOLES"
"A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest." - C.S. Lewis
In other words, treat children's media like adults' because they have the same capacity to enjoy actually *good* media as adults. It in fact shapes their thoughts and ideas.
The kind of lazy writing that happened in the new Jungle Book only creates people like the Happy Madison fans. They want the same tropes over and over with a different skin, because they never learned any better.
That literally doesn't make any sense. If a story is dedicated to CHILDREN and said children enjoy it then isn't it doing its job? Isn't it being competent in what it was set out to accomplish? In that sense, I'd think it would make that story a GOOD children's story.
Now a BETTER children's story would definitely have adults feeling satisfied on top of the children already happy with what they were given.
The quote specifically says "by ONLY children." It's insinuating that the best children's stories are more like what we call "all ages" stories, themes that can be relateable throughout your life.
LinkonarX5 But I think that sets the bar low for children's media considering that buy that standpoint putting all the effort into creating a captivating story for children versus throwing random shit at the wall and seeing what sticks has the same amount of value, children have a capacity to understand a good story but also by that logic you could be absolutely lazy and the children wouldn't know the difference. By making a story for essentially all ages Woodforest whoever is creating it to put more effort into logic, reasoning, themes, story, etc.
I honestly just wanted to hear Christopher Walken sing "Ohh oobey doo, i wanna be like yououu."
To be honest, I suspect that Walken just took the role just so he could sing that song, the producers told him this was not a musical, but then he began to sing it and they didn't bother retaking so they just went with it.
They didn't want to tell Christopher Walken "no". WIse move.
@@louisduarte8763 More like "placating people for money"
Cerberus
I think he wanted to see if he could be sillier then he was in country bears.
Of course they didn’t retake. As movie canon states, he is the Angel of Death.
I honestly thought it was an okay idea to throw it in. Like, here we have this super badass mafioso monkey. He’s the man in charge, he’s got all he needs and wants except for a single thing. He literally just does what he wants. And he wants to sing. He wants to lighten the mood a bit, show off, revel in the fact that FINALLY he’s getting what he deserves. Boom. I win, let me sing about it, because I can do whatever I want.
Compared to the other Disney remakes, this is probably my favorite because the characters are still expressive and the actions scenes are pretty cool.
It's amazing how they got expressive, emotive, realistic animals on the first try and threw that all out with Lion King lol
Yeah, it's very ironic that the amazing animation that the 2016 Jungle Book movie has to offer was all done before live action The Lion King remake.
I agree
Kaa was going to have a bigger part, but she was dropped for some reason. Apparently, they were gonna have Baloo and Bagheera go to her for help, just like in the book...which makes me so mad because they could have done something GREAT by bringing back Kaa's heroic, mentor portrayal. Additionally, her scene with Mowgli was gonna be a smidge longer, as she would've rescued Mowgli from Shere Khan and THEN tried to eat him before battling with Baloo.
Also, fun fact: This isn't the first adaptation to make Kaa a lady snake! There was an audiobook version where Kaa was depicted as female and voiced by the late Eartha Kitt (and she did a _fabulous_ job, as always).
theres also a comic book adaptation where there are i believe 4 kids instead of 1 (also mowgli is a girl for some reason[if i had to guess i'd say sex appeal on the covers but i digress]) with each one given to a different animal "tribe"
one went to the wolves of course
one went to the tigers
one went to the monkeys
and one went to.....small rodents which i want to say were squirrels but memory fails me at the moment
it wasnt great but it was ok and the whole point of this was me saying i think Kaa was female in that too
Brandon Lyon eh given that they kept the bit where Kaa tries to eat him, it would be closer to character depth i think.
Then again why did the studios ever have any sort of sense
Mr Roboshadow you’re talking about changing a child’s gender for the purpose of...sex appeal? A child? That’s...fucked up.
Speaking of late, I once banged Eartha Kitt in an airplane bathroom. Whaaat? It came up organically.
@@mrroboshadow I read that comic series I thought it was an interesting take on the story. As much I’m a stickler for following the source material. I think I enjoyed because it was basically a fan comic on a budget done right.
I love this intro and Disney live action month
Vteraminatorvvv Reviewer knight it’s freaking hilarious when his voice changes when the live action clip comes up in the intro
Next week Doug shits all over Beauty and the Beast (2017)
I wonder well do the next bad animation film called the emoji moive
Fun fact: In the original book's sequel, Mowgli is rejected by the man village and summons the animals to destroy the village.
Edit: Wow, thanks for the likes. I might edit this later to me more accurate though.
wow, dark!
That's one thing the Netflix movie got right!
Fun fact, they recorded that here but cut it out because Christopher Walken's singing was too important
HAH that’s not funny
Seriously? Damn...
Funny thing is, Kaa is actually one of Mowgli's best friends in the book. Bagheera and Baloo even recruit him specifically to save Mowgli from the monkeys. Mowgli also returns to the jungle after the men in the village reject him for being too weird (living in the jungle all your life will do that to you), and after they try to imprison his mother, he saves her and has the animals destroy the village. And Akila does die, but it's in an epic battle with a huge enemy wolf pack (he was old by then anyway).
Yeah, Kaa is a BOSS in the book. I recently reread the second one, and whilst the animals still love and respect young adult Mowgli, there's an air of "he is both of man and of the jungle, greatest of both worlds, what is he?" Not for Kaa though! He's just like 'ah shit, it's my favourite biped, how you doing Mowgli, it's been a hot minute, say, did I ever tell you how I've been in the jungle long before you and will be here long after you're dead? Shit I'm high right now."
*dhole pack
@@pedrogabrielduarte4544 Is that what they were called? I know it was some other species. They just mentioned they were a little smaller, with red fur, but they would travel in much larger packs.
@@oldspice051 yes! It matches a description of the dholes
I forgot it was Wednesday and got a pleasant surprise of a new Nostalgia Critic! Yeah!!
Same I'm on spring break!
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"When the adult version can't answer why and the kid version can, your pretty much becoming DC."
This has never been more accurate
Anton Riley Like the MCU with Avengers EMH.
Mayo Tango131 What do you mean by that?
When he said that, I felt the familiar twinge of sadness that comes with being a DC fan. Come on, guys! You looked like you were finally figuring it out with Wonder Woman! Please let Aquaman be good!
you're** That's more accurate.
Except no one ever went around calling it "The Adult version" at any point, at least I never heard it called that.
I actually thought this would be perfect for Old vs. New since we haven't seen that in a while
But there's three movies to compare
But that takes EFFORT :(
I think NC killed that review style.
well, the biggest problem would be that he would give ALL points to the animated one
BladeBlur But it seems like he likes everything about the animated one more, so it would be kind of pointless
5:59 : “...this isn’t from the book...” Untrue. There is a story in the Jungle Books where Shere Khan came to the water during a drought, and he had recently killed a man, claiming it was his right to make the kill. It’s a fascinating dialogue between the animals about the role of the Law.
"meehhh I saw another Disney film like this... It doesn't end well for the cat."
Actually rolling on the floor laughing.
Right
Turbo-Spinach Now I here that every time I see that scene
Same 😂😂😂
All of the comments are either arguing against him or trying to get him to review the version from the USSR
You mean the Thembrian version? XD (please tell me someone gets that joke)
@@annabunovsky5628 colonel spigot
This is the first time I'e heard anyone refer to this as the "grown up" version..
Bro I know right? It’s like making a argument about something that doesn’t exist
And that’s so weird considering it’s Doug’s main point to try and hammer on it for.
But I feel like that’s what’s implied with this film, especially when you compare it to the original Disney cartoon.
Maybe I missed something, but I don't remember people referring to this film as "the adult version"...... Maybe a few people said it was a darker version than the original animated film, but I think Doug was pulling at strings for ways to insult this film
I haven't seen the movie. But this review seemed ridiculous. Every point had "oh yeah grown up movie!" thrown onto it. Except for the Christopher Walken song, despite how angry it seemed to make him. I watch a lot of his reciews and they're sometimes pretty nonsensical, but never this whiney over something that has mostly never been said. I'm assuming one of his friends or family called it that once and he's clinging onto it.
This kinda just made me want to watch the movie more than anything. Maybe that was his goal.
"Think Winnie The Pooh crossed with Herbert from Family Guy"
CANNOT UNHEAR
Mathemagics well, Kaa is the same voice actor as Winnie the Poo in the cartoon Disney version! He also did the Cheshire Cat in the cartoon Alice in Wonderland
Kara Bench lol came to say the same thing, that guys a heckin legend
@Kara Bench that's right, the legendary Jim Cummings!
Unfortunately, it is true!
Sweet voice and sour intentions!
@@PsychWorm Sterling Holloay..! 1905-almost 88, Nov.1992!
You shoud definetely check out the Soviet version
My interpretation of Shere Khan in this version is a broken, battle-scarred veteran who simply wants to kill Mowgli because he hates humans, probably for some past trauma, and he hides this hypocrisy behind a lot of grandstanding. Works for me.
Yeah, iirc he’s so afraid of humans that just having them be not around isn’t enough, they have to be dead or it’s a problem for him
Saw another disney film like this.. doesn't end well for the cat LOL!!!!
Bulma Bunny didn't expect you to be here
Me too
disney is desperate
Oh Hi Bulma Bunny I was not expecting you here
@Bulma Bunny what a surprise!!
14:45 They got christopher walken to sing "Oh obee-doo". I don't care that the song sucks, my life is now complete.
there is so much more, my dear...
be prepared!
I got a stoopid PSA
What movie scene is 14:47 from
Carter Kruse I think The Abyss
First of all it's called I wanna be like you and second for saying it sucks just fuck off already!!!
A family- I mean an Adult Picture...
FROM HELL
Deathcoln Gaming Yep, I’m in a lot of comment sections.
I didn't know Disney bought out Playboy.
Zinervawyrm Yeah, and I heard that classic movie characters will be making cameos.
From writer who need school
Here's something that people don't know about the Jungle Book, The original story in the end...Mowgli gets rejected by the man Village so Mowgli told the animals and the elephants to destroy the man Village who rejected him.
Lady snake84 very true thanks for the information!
actually I'm sure everyone knows that but it doesn't change the point that this movie doesn't really go do much in knowing what it wants to be. the Mowgli movie seems to have a better grasp on that than this one.
Freddy Gutierrez “Sure everyone knows that”, that’s kinda presumptious. Not everyone has read the original book or seen the older animated cartoon.
I didn't know that...
Wow that’s so interesting!
With a big name like Scarlett Johansson cast as Kaa, I was really hoping that Kaa would have a big role in this version. Specifically, I was hoping for Kaa to join forces with Bagheera and Baloo to rescue Mowgli from the monkeys, which is actually what happens in the original book. So, I felt rather let down when Kaa only appeared in one short scene to dump exposition on the viewer and then never did anything else after that.
I K R? That's was a thinking about earlier, at least use her more in some way. Such a waste of a wonderful actress like Scarlett Johansson. Especially when her scene was a buildup in the trailer
Does someone want to tell me how Baloo not being able to climb up to get honey himself because he was afraid of heights managed to climb all the way up, unnoticed, to rescue Mowgli from Kaa, as quickly as he must have?
Because then mowgli was in trouble and adrenalin kicked in and he ignored his fear of heights for the moment to save his friend
Gee, what is "conquering one's fear"?
Because Bagheera encouraged him
OP meant the rescue from *Kaa* , not the monkeys. Baloo didn't knew Mowgli yet at the time and Bagheera wasn't there to encourage him either
I always took it that Shere Khan wanted Mowgli dead because he saw Mowgli's continued existence as a black mark on his pride. Remember the flashback with Kaa? Shere Khan had attacked Mowgli and his father, which cost him an eye. Mowgli managed to escape (as an infant mind you), Shere Khan cannot abide the failure.
I don't really care either way about the movie, but I do remember also thinking "Why is Baloo lying to Mowgli? This seems weird and unnecessary."
Sure you did
Greg H.
Heh! Good one dude.
ssjMarioX9000 I get that they were implying that this was not my thought at the time (although it was), but how was this a good joke? A fair enough assumption, yes. But a good joke? Is there some underlying sarcasm or comedic element I'm not getting?
I think it’s supposed to be a reversal of the kid scaring away pet for its own good by telling it how much they hate it and throwing rocks at it
This movie is weird and unnecessary. As are all the other live-action remakes.
Hey Doug. There's an amazing Russian version of Jungle Book, that you should check it out. It does more justice to the original content than any other western incarnation. The tone is dark and deep. It's called "Mowgli". There's a full version (all parts) on youtube too.
th-cam.com/video/bIOo6oKdLCQ/w-d-xo.html
Just not in English. The English dubbing of the movie is an abomination against every common decency.
There is a version with English dubbing, but it's just awful. The voice acting has been completely changed, replicas and stupid songs have been added, the voices are chosen disgustingly. You only need to watch the Russian version with eng. subtitles.
Find version with subtitles for him
The version in my link is in Russian with English subtitles.
It's a shame they didn't give Kaa more screentime, not only is she female which is a bit different and they did make her really creepy but Scarlett sang a really good version of Trust In Me that should have been in the movie, they could have shown what happened to Mowgli's father in the beginning instead of having Kaa show him for some reason. I can't remember but do they explain why she showed him in the first place?
It was in the movie, just in the credits.
I totally agree! More Scarlett Kaa for the song in the movie and also better placement of Mowgli’s origin story at the beginning would’ve done the film sooooooo much better!
You know technically with most of this movie being cgi you honestly could call it a cgi remake rather than a live action , which is something similar you can say for the upcoming lion king remake.
The Lion King remake is a CGI remake in it's entirety, unlike Jungle Book.
Nathaniel Foga oh no they’re actually doing that
But then Disney couldn't call it a live-action remake, because Disney's too cool for cartoons apparently.
No if they just made another cartoon it would be a retread. They are trying new things with something old.
It's a cartoon.
If they did a film version of the Broadway Musical that would be a live action remake.
You should see the trailer of Andy Serkis’ “Mowgli”. It is darker and much more faithful to the original book.
Yup
I like that one better than this 1
Yes. It follows the book really closely but definitely darker . That's the one NC needs to review
lol but it sucks and the cgi is dog garbage lol
@@dannyhuskerjay but if you look at the movie's setting in the jungles of India you'll see that the wolves were modelled on real Asian wolves so Serkis is actually paying attention to geographical accuracy . I thought they were weird too until I looked them up and how similar they are
They actually addressed him being upset that mowgli left the jungle. He didn't want him gone. He wanted him dead. He wanted to kill him
Compared to the lion king (remake) this is a masterpiece.
You mean The Lion King 2019? That Lion King live-action remake is trash 👎👎👎👎👎
@@kingandrewcecil348 yep
Just becuase something is worse doesnt mean this is still bad
I don’t see this as a masterpiece. And neither did a lot of others.
@@theeyeoftheyinyangs it's not. I'm saying as bad as it was the lion king and Mulan remakes were way worse
I'll be honest, I was dreading this one because I consider this movie quite good.
ejl423 A lot of us do. But Doug has a tendency to play devil’s advocate a lot
Ben Wasserman Yeah, I suppose so.
Ben Wasserman He is a Critic after all
ejl423 Does it help your dread that you are surrounded (I'm sure some bad and some good) by people watching this very same video at the exact same time around the world that feel the same way as you do? I'm not really one of them, having never seen the live action remake, I'm just here to see his take on yet ANOTHER movie I've no interest in seeing in the first place.... which I'm sure is a large portion of viewers as well - which strangely makes me feel better about doing so :)
I agree with him for the most part. I can't really articulate it as precisely as Doug, but I really don't find the live action better than the animated classic. Not even a little.
I enjoyed the film, but the points of the critic are absolutely valid. I prefer the animation and the original story for many of that reasons.
Vicente Ortega Rubilar i agree
Vicente Ortega Rubilar the book was super racist comparing Indians to animals
Comparing animals to people isn't anything new.
Aavedon Roy Have you actually read the book?
TRiG (Ireland) yes
Know what's really funny, btw? Kaa is female in this movie because the director said the story is too "male-oriented" and needs more noteworthy female characters.
He then proceeds to give the now-female Kaa less than two minutes of screentime.
so... the sex equivalent of whitewashing?
It doesn't matter in the slightest... but it seems it did for the director.
fun fact in some version bagerah is made a female because in some language a name ending with ah sound more feminine ^^
I noted the irony many times.
Indeed, when IMDB still had forums, my suggestion was that if they wanted to combine the book and animated versions, have Kaa initially want to eat Mowgli, but then decide not to because it would only please the tiger she despises... and so she teaches Mowgli how to fight like a serpent in the trees... leading to him using that technique when the jungle is on fire, and so you get the same outcome with a much better character as a bonus.
Well, the Soviet cartoon "Mowgli" is still the best adaptation of this story :)
How does a 2016 Disney remake show more emotion on the animals' faces than a 2019 remake that has no people and is based on a much more beloved classic.
Mr. Wobbuffet What’s even more strange is that it’s the 7th highest grossing film. I guess people love seeing emotionless lions despite there being a much better version made 25 years ago.
Blake Bolin it’s people’s opinions if they think it’s much more better then the one made 25 years ago, if you don’t like emotionless lions that’s fine, but it’s there opinions if they like it.
Tonya Alleyne Uhhhh the person commenting is just expressing their opinion too, so to argue that people should just shut up & accept a different opinion is as redundant as it is mind-bogglingly moronic.
But that doesn't any sense 80% of people who saw this movie hated it. have you seen its user score. the only one who seem to like were critics
I still remember THE original Kaa, being old and wise one of the book. Russian animated version got that right.
Andy Serkis is directing his own "Jungle Book" adaption, closer to the book, at Warner Bros, and I'm pretty sure Kaa is gonna have a book-accurate role. Though like this version, Kaa's a female. And funny how you mention Ian McKellen, she's voiced by Cate Blanchett :P
+Jhett Greene yeah
I. Th. Peter Dinklage as Shere Khan is kinda funny. The irony of it lol. But yeah, cool. I too am really excited for “Mowgli” and apparently a trailer’s coming very soon ;)
And while I think Serkis’ casting is awesome, here’s my own fancast:
Peter Cullen as Akela
Lupita Nyong’o as Raksha (don’t care if Favreau’s already done it, she was perfect casting lol)
Ian McKellen as Baloo
Zoe Saldana as Bagheera (I too like the idea of a female Bagheera)
Scarlett Johansson as Kaa (same as Raksha lol)
Djimon Hounsou/Liam Neeson as Shere Khan
Tom Hiddleston as Tabaqui
I. Th. Yea, I’m also hoping they go with the original pronunciation lol.
Sorry but...there are no Wildebeest in India. Those were Water Buffalo.
It was a joke. He was referencing the wildebeest stampede from The Lion King, because the image is basically the same. It's even more egregious to recycle that idea from TLK because, in Kipling's original, there IS a Shere Khan, Mowgli and buffalo scene--in which Mowgli, who is a cowherd in the village now, RIDES the buffalo and leads them in a charge against the tiger, trampling him to death. To take the buffalo--something any reader of the book would remember--and use them instead to make a pointless reference to another Disney film, is arguably worse than including them at all.
There arent any Brown bears in India either. I dont think there are panthers either
@@userloser4553 There used to be brown bears in India (there still are in Pakistan), but probably never in the Seeonee Hills where the story is set. There are black leopards, however, but they're extremely rare. They appear in higher concentrations in more tropical areas because black is good camouflage in dark green jungle. But yes, the majority of leopards in India are golden.
Still won't end well for the cat.
@@akbarshahzad5780 Also, Bagheera may not technically be an "Indian" Black Leopard. He was born in captivity and escaped to the jungles of India. It's never stated that he's anything other than a panther, so this is a valid theory. But you are right about the rarity of Black Panthers.
Do you watch the Soviet adaptation of "The Jungle Book"? Its calls "Mawgli" (1973).
Critics need to watch the Soviet adaptation of Mowgli's story, it can still be quite surprising.
What's with the influx of Russians all commenting this? Is NC popular in Russia or something?
Probably
@@TheKnoxvicious Yes
@@TheKnoxvicious there was one guy who translated and voiced over in russian channel awesome and cinemassacre videos. For me it was first time to see NC. That was "The Room" by the way)
@@TheKnoxvicious NC is very popular in Russia🙂
Duge, you should watch sovet (Russian) version, it’s really good
Yes, yes he should. It was awesome. But i don't think NostalgieCritic reviews non-american movies. At least i haven't found any on his channel :P
Yep, and beter with subtitles! Because original russian dub is awesome (love Kaa's voice~)
th-cam.com/video/bIOo6oKdLCQ/w-d-xo.html Really good ^ ^
Yeah, if he would saw that version, he would understand, that someone filmed version, that have most of book's parts. And it have Kipling's name on the title. But the problem is that in USA it have censor. Some parts were cut, some parts were changed, added songs (cartoon doesn't have them in original), new music, new lines. But, still, I think it's got a chance even with this changes. (However it's sad, because they removed scenes where Mowgli chops off dog's tail or where he stabs wild dogs (i'm not violent, but this scenes were important). In America it calls "The adventures of Mowgli". And, maybe, it's the best adaptation that I saw.
Soviet version is so amasing) this music, this characters, this unforgetable Kaa's Hunting
Well at least he warned us he was going to be an asshole and I respect that.
I honestly think that it would be hilarious to see the drill sergeant from full metal jacket sing let it go
also anyone notice how critic was kinda on point by how the quality of live action disney remakes to animated is exactly like the way dc is when it comes to films
sell the grit, sacrifice everything else
Bryan McCormick more like animated is great live action is shit most of the time
There does exist a Russian animated film of The Jungle Book that was made shorty after the disney version thats more true to the book, Its worth checking out for any fan of animation, sadly it was never dubbed but subtitles do exist for it.
The commies pulled through for us after all.
thanks, I'll be sure to check that out
Yeah, but unfortunately it is so old, that the audio is pretty bad...
Daria Silenthief unfortunately it was never properly restored so it's the best that can be found of it.
It’s surprising how beautiful a lot of Soviet animation is. Hedgehog in the Fog is a classic, and Soviet Winnie the Pooh “Vinnie Pooh” is ADORABLE!!!
I wonder what Critic will think of Andy Serkis’ Mowgli
same
I think, while he would criticize some of the storytelling choices and animation, the critic would ultimately find it more faithful to the spirit of the source material.
its waaaaay better
I really love the animated film of the Jungle Book (1967). It has that magic and memorable characters.
:D It sure does!
This ones A LOT BETTER
@@jackrose6847 Yeah it is
I wanted to enjoy the original cartoon one, but I just couldn't. Even as a kid I thought Mowgli was a bratty idiot.
But the live action remake, I loved, because he's that clever and resourceful boy from the books I read.
In the USSR there was an excellent animated adaptation of the Jungle Book
Who did they kidnap to make it? XD
In the USSR was in a very good animation, I advise you to look.
Alexander Paz I mean, he's likely russian, he knows.
Alexander Pez stop saying that to everyone who mentions the Soviet Russian version. They are not calling Russia "USSR", they're merely stating that the animation was made during that time.
The reason mogli had no reaction to hearing his dad who he never knew being killed was because he was in a hypnotic trance and had zero emotional connection to the guy
Donovan DeLozier Exactly.
Yeah, but it should have impact later.
why, he had no connection to the man, in his mind and perception it's a stranger that died years ago.
Tyler Durham It kinda did. Shere Kahn taunts Mowgli with that information up in the tree at the end.
You can at least have Mowgli think about it and start to question his heritage. You know, character depth? Which was supremely lacking in this film?
🎶 Welcome to the Jungle we got CGI!!!!!!! Music 🎶
That the best thing ever
Lol well played.
17:17 really, no reference to another Disney cat-like villain thrown into fire, heck he moves like Mufasa did when he's falling
Ikr that's what I was thinking when I saw it and hell he kinda screamed like Mufasa.
He had already made a Lion King reference at 7:34; doing another one later on probably would have been excessive.
@@Emberilliance fair but it would’ve been almost 10 minutes later so it could’ve been fine
Well, Mufasa didn't die because of fire, not even Scar. So that comparison makes no sense.
I think that's how the jungle book 2 ended as well
Y'know? I'm annoyed every time someone calls the animated version of something "The Kid's version", and I know Doug is making a point out of that, but it stills bums me out.
Many animated movies, and plenty of them *marketed* towards children, are miles better than three fourths of the list that makes the Oscars every Year, but they're not taken seriously because they're "for kids"
I thought the same thing this year when Coco wasn't nominated for best picture.
Yup! Just look at The Little Prince. The movie itself was fantastic in every way, but it was not only nearly completely screwed over in it's US release (by which I mean it might not have been released here at all if Netflix hadn't snatched it up), but it was completely snubbed at the Oscars that year.
Doug is mocking the supposed divide between "Kid" and "Adult" versions, pointing out how marketing something as mature and gritty doesn't mean that the animated version isn't more advanced, as he compares this version to the supposed children's movie and explains why the latter is superior and shouldn't be considered mere kids stuff.
I know this movie's not perfect, and could've been better, but that was also the case with the animated version. I like how this version fixes problems with that one (for instance, it always bugged me how Mowgli's wolf family was just forgotten and never mentioned again in the original). Also, am I the only one who hated how Mowgli abandoned his friends for some chick he just met? I'm glad the live-action one removed that.
Another thing: I tried to watch the Chuck Jones version a while back, but I found the adult voice on Mowgli to be really distracting, and I couldn't get through it.
Alec Foisy good points.
Yes thank you, I love seeing reviews that points out both flaws, And the good parts. Without sounding like a complete dickweed about it. Like I get it Critic hates the films. But hearing say the same damn thing. About it being the 'Adult version' every five seconds. I can't help but to roll my eyes.
Alec Foisy that's the fucking end of the original story, he goes back where he belongs. This is not Tarzan, is The Jungle Book. That ending was an esential part of the message the story was trying to comunicate. He isn't supposed to stay with his friends, that's the whole fucking point. The ending is supposed to teach you a lesson, not to just make you happy.
AshysWolfie19 yeah that was kinda annoying somewhat.
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As much as I like this movie, I have no interest in seeing the Lion King remake
MegaSoulHero yeah so true
MegaSoulHero Same and I love The original Lion King
At this point, I think Disney is running out of ideas.
no is especially since they got rid of be prepared to be replaced with a shitty beyounce song
I am not sure why the hell Disney is doing so much Live Actions of their past Disney Movies, is it because they are running out of ideas?
Kipling wrote a poem called "if" and in it was the line "watch as knaves twist your truths to make a trap for fools"
He must've seen this coming before the movie was even conceived.
You must watch Soviet "Mowgli", great version, very close to book.
The music and Bagira are kinda crazy, though
So that's the other version he used clips from! I wondered why it's animation quality wasn't as fluid as Disney's.
@@louisduarte8763 No, that's not that one.
If he was to watch anything Soviet I'd rather him do "Hedgehog in the Fog". But it's a close call
@@RDSk0 Then from what version are the other clips from? I am dying to find out
To me, this is a lot like the Cinderella movies. They both have their followers and their haters. Personally, I liked the original Jungle Book better, but the new version isn't as bad as, say, Alice Through the Looking Glass.
And that's probably the only saving grace.
I was hoping for an Old vs New on this one so he could compare with a fan.
To me, it's the best remake so far.
Surprisingly I liked the live action Cinderella, more than the original, maybe because I feel it is kinda outdated; so I appreciated giving the Prince more character, as well as a motivation for the evil stepmother
So far, these are my thoughts on the Disney live-action remakes/add-ons. Overall, my thoughts are mixed and I still try to be cautiously optimistic.
*Cinderella:* Liked it a little bit and had many of the same thoughts as in NC’s old vs. new episode.
*Maleficent:* Man, I thought it was horribly misguided. 100% agree with Doug on that.
*Alice In Wonderland live-action sequels:* Had not seen them yet and still need to see the original, so I cannot comment.
*Jungle Book:* For what each respective film was trying to be, I thought the original was better, but the remake still gave me a distinctly different experience and character arc for a Mowgli that I enjoyed. I probably would have liked the remake at least as much as the original, had they better utilized Kaa’s character and how she fits into the narrative (ex: Give her more screentime, have that benevolent mentor relationship with a Mowgli like in the book so it can make sense for her to be the exposition dump of Mowgli’s past, have Kaa help Mowgli against a few more monkeys as in the book, incorporate Scarlett Johansson’s “Trust In Me” so the film can feel more like an actual musical and keep Christopher Walken’s song from feeling a little out-of-place, and have Kaa meet Mowgli in the second half instead so he can angrily confront Shere Khan immediately afterwards).
*Pete’s Dragon:* Also cannot comment on it, since I have not seen the original in a really long time and have not yet seen the remake.
*Beauty and the Beast:* I honestly liked it. I definitely agree that it lacks the near perfection of the animated film and should NOT have been a high priority for Disney for any reason other than making money. While I do criticize the corporate mindset behind the project’s funding (and deliberately did not see it in the theaters until a few weeks have passed so as to not contribute too much to it), I still felt the actors, designers, composers, CGI artists, etc. did a nice job overall. It gave me a couple of things more/different from the original (regarding the story, character development, and songs), I loved the cast in it (especially Dan Stevens, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Luke Evans, and Ewan McGregor), “Be Our Guest” made me feel like a little kid again, I thought the portrayal of the castle and the furniture was a creative technical achievement that exceeded my expectations (although I can understand if people felt some of the furniture approached the uncanny valley a little bit), some of the different renditions of the songs/instrumentals were enjoyable for me, etc. So I am still glad I saw it, despite it not being as perfectly done or groundbreaking as the original.
And what about the Russian version?
Best moments this version broked of censor and bad engl voice acting
That's for Cinema Snob...
a great version!
IMO this stupid film is a mix up between USSR version and Disney version.
He)
I can't these "live-action" remakes because the animal characters have no expression on their faces. Like at 7:09 when the wolf says "you will always be my son." If it weren't for the audio, you would have NO idea what emotion she has.
kat_ryn I agree. Though it could’ve been much worse (The Lion King 2019).
At least it wasn't as godawful as the Lion King remake...
Review Underdog (2007)
YES. DO IT CRITIC.
I liked that movie, destroy it
OH *SHIT*
Agree
Masterpiece of film making
Of all these recent live action Disney movies, this is the one I think is “ok”, even “kind of good” (because of the surprisingly good CG). But it may be because I never really cared for the original animated one and wasn’t really interesting in this one (so, it basically only could go up).
But I can understand the problems NC is talking about.
Russian animated movie called "Maugli" sticks really close to the book and is very dark. It is quite old, but I recommend to watch - the visual is looking great even today.
FonFon ninesix So true
Oh yeah, the product of the Soviet '60s, a stylish animation which respects the book and doesn't treat its audience like kindergarteners. It was real.
it's my favorite version ^^ i really wish doug could hear of it and check it out ^^
FonFon ninesix +++
The Russian version is the best! Also, the "The cat that walked by himself" is great too. Soviet cartoons are very underrated abroad.
Ahh. Back when people, like myself, thought these live action remakes (with major amount of CGI) were groundbreaking retellings of classic stories. Now I know it’s just apart of the Disney’s newest cash grabs.
@JustMemes both
NOSTALGIA CRITIC Rate the Soviet version of the cartoon The Jungle Book "Mowgli" "Маугли"
Please translate that?? I'LL PAY YOU!!! ok not really...
MISTER PHAETON copy the text, then open Google Translate & plug it in. It’s pretty quick, & usually, pretty easy. Here, I’ll go ahead & see what it is, I’m curious too...
MISTER PHAETON looks like it becomes...exactly what they said before the Russian, Mowgli. I had to open a Russian keyboard (since you can’t copy & paste text off of the TH-cam app) just to find out it’s what they’d already said...damn it lol
There is actually an amazing Soviet animated feauture which is artistically beautiful, entertaining and surprisingly mature. It focuses on such complex matters as coming of age, facing death, fighting the fear of the unknown, discovering sexual desire, and learning how to make your own decisions and be responsible for them. I highly recommend this cartoon to everyone who appreciates Kipling's story, though the book was more about nature, in my opinion, and the Soviet cartoon is more about the man. It's still a true masterpiece though.
Hopefully the other Live Action Remake of The Jungle Book coming this year directed by Andy Serkis (yes this is happening and yes I am talking about THAT Andy Serkis) becomes to the Disney live action version what the USSR version is to the Disney animated version, they will even have the same title of Mowgli too
I was honestly diggin everything about this movie until King Louie started singing imho a horrible cover of I want to be like you. Thats when the film took a nosedive to me and honestly after rewatching it I didnt think the kid who played Mowgli was that great an actor, I know he had little stuff to work with on the green screen but still he was quite stale in my opinion not dissing him cause he can always perfect his craft. Also at the ending when Shere Khan was noted to be the bad guy and the whole jungle was there I was just thinking the whole time "LETS ALLL JUMP HIM HE JUST ACKNOWLEDGED THE CRAP HE PULLED" but ehh it looked nice in some parts.
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Travis De La Fuente I've heard him say it before lol its probably due to TH-cams new guidelines system which keeps folks from cursing every 5 lines lol
JaxBlade any chance you could do a tough like a toonz based on tarzan or jungle book?
I thought the song cover was good honestly, what's so bad about it?
JaxBlade I don't remember if the kid was good or bad, but I do remember reading somewhere that the kid got the part through a dance teacher's suggestion. He wasn't an actor previously, nor did he actively seek a part in a film.
King Louie: "This is not over...BEAR!!!!"
"Mowgli" from the USSR is the best!
Beartic Siberio But... it was from the USSR. It was made in the USSR.
Alexander Paz But it was made in the USSR. It's a Soviet animated film.
Are you talking about the new one coming out or is this a different one?
СССР, и идите все нахуй.
Yup
What about Russian version? You should check it, cause it's damn good
Lies
It is really good :)
What is this Russian version you're referring to?
Watch the anime shonen mowgli 😉
Oh I have seen it, only that I knew it under the name Adventures of Mowgli. It was rather good, as I remember enjoying it a lot.
Why why why are they trying to be realistic?
It'll just make things look dated in a few years instead of visually interesting or elegant or fun
Except the movie still manages to not make sense at some parts.
Hey just like Lion King 2019
13:12 Truer words haven't been spoken about that constant Hollywood cliche'.
I agree, this Remake should have been nominated for an Razzie award for WORST screenplay. The dialogue is shit!
I fucking *HATED* this scene and almost walked out of the goddamn theater bc of it.
The best adaptation of Kiplings stories is the Soviet Union 5-part animated movie "Mowgli". It is truer to the source material, follows Mowgli from childhood to manhood and it is brutal as hell (Mowgli rips Shere Khan's mouth apart with his bare hands and skins him afterwards). I heard that it was released in the US on video in the late 90's, but was heavily altered, so find subtitle version instead.
This. So much this.
There are a couple of interesting adaptations, some closer to the source material, some their own interpretation. The Russian version is certainly the best pick for something close to the book, but the Japanese Anime is quite fun too, and the movie with Sabu is naturally a classic.
Mowgli was Sampson? Or was he Hercules?
There were no spare lions around, so he had to make a door rug out of a tiger instead.
The best adaptation is the Soviet movie of 1967
Don't you get it Critic? This is the timeline where Loki turns Black Widow and Heimdall into animals to get the jungle to help in the fight against Thanos.
And Nakia and the Mandarin.
Hey, if you want to watch a version that is more authentic then check out the Russian animated adaptation from 1973. It’s beautifully animated, stylish, dark and close the source material.
I really like that they turned King Louie into a Gigantopithicus rather than just an Orangutan
Maaaaan you should see USSR version of Maugli (Маугли) it's freaking awesome drawned and story far closer to book.
You forgot one thing about why christopher Walken breaks into a musical. Its christopher Walken. He does whatever the fuck he wants.
He didn't have enough cowbell though, and that ruined it ;)
I really don't get what the issue is with that song, I loved every second of it, best part of the movie for me.
dont get the problem too, i actually was watching a video of the animated version a while ago before the movie came out, and everyone, and i say EVERYONE, was wondering if Walken was going to sing, and EVERYONE wanted he to sing, even me
Darendaugh Rilimech “THIS NOT OVER... BALOO!” 🐻
Y'know what? That's fair.
problems with disney live action movies:
Cinderella= Cinderella's character
Beauty and the beast=it is the same like the original but worst
Jungle book= the song "i want to be like you" was creepy
Alice in wonderland= dark and creepy
Maleficent=she doesn't turn to a dragon and the fairies are shit
Plus in Alice in Wonderland they kept trying to force logic and reason into a world and plot that HAD no logic and reason.
Chris !!! A
And maleficent isn’t cool anymore
Chris !!! Also the villains are too relatable and humanized. I’m more interested in a movie where I don’t fully understand the villains
That's what you have problem with?! What kind of moron are you? Go back to your old Disney classic 😵
The Lion King - Its exactly the same as the original except a million times worse with all the lifeless photorealistic animals with no emotional whatsoever
You should see Russian version of this, I swear , itS freakin "SHOULDSEEIN" - Маугли (1973)
Everyone is saying that over and over
I mean I’ve seen it it’s good but sheesh it’s not the greatest thing ever created
@@jescoz2680 Okay so? It's a good adaptation that's loyal to the original
@@enio9477 I’ll acknowledge that I’m just saying I was tired of people talking about it nonstop in these comments
Just watch the Soviet version of jungle book "Mowgli".This is the best adaptation of all.
you mean the Russian version you fucking idiot?
There was a lowbudget one i saw a long time ago that i think was filmed with actual animals and i always loved that one. Its been a while tho
@@tannisarmaroah6919 calm down bro
Soviet version😂😂😂
@@tannisarmaroah6919 instead of shaming a person and spreading poison...explain that the Soviet union was a pretty much like being 15 "states" in a communist country that is no longer in rule 1922-1991 easy to google lol
I enjoyed the CGI and how the animals somehow looked like the actors who played them. I enjoyed Shere Kahn, though I understand he could’ve been done better. Also, enjoyed Walken’s King Louie. The song was wack, but aside from that I enjoyed this mostly for the CGI. They almost seem like real talking animals, most of the time
Hi please watch "Маугли" This is russian version of jungle book and really really good version) hello from the russia)
I think too, that they made a very well job in the russian animated version of "The Jungle Book"
You dont have to spell it in Russian. It was actually shown international and translated to english in 96 tittled Adventures of Mowgli
I will, when I have literal time to kill.
In the OG animated film, I laugh at how bonkers King Louie is.
On this remake, I'm terrified of him ;-;
Same with Shere Khan.
I think the reason Shere Khan wants to kill Mowgli in this one is simple. Revenge. In both versions Shere Khan hates man, especially for creating guns and fire. Here Shere Khan was on the recieving end of that when Mowgli's father burned him. Now Shere Khan wants to simply finish the job. Also, I found this version of Kaa, while only a one-hit-wonder, to be far more intimidating, seductive, and sinister. Her voice is charming and hypnotizing but still has an edge that, when combined with how big that snake actually is, is incredibly scary. I am with you with King Louie though, Walken is just awesome.
Do you know who also tried to kill kids? Your friend Anakin
I also recall Shere Khan telling Akilla that ounce the Peace Rock disappeared (or was it when the Water Truce ended), he was going to kill Mowgli.
GeneralKenobi75 exactly I don’t get why he didn’t see this.
But he got his revenge by killing the man that burned him. It would be more interesting if they focused on that plot point but it goes by as a passing comment practically and more to the point. The story isn't about Shere Khan, despite him getting about as much of a character development as Mowgli. But because they couldn't expand on his revenge being out of control to the point of killing the source of his pain not being enough, it was another lazy design choice.
GeneralKenobi75 HELLO THERE
Spoilers
Shere Khan is convinced that Mowgli is going to return to the village and then kill more animals and destroy more of the forest just like the other humans. So if Mowgli is dead, he can't possibly kill everybody. Later on at the end, Mowgli DOES burn down the forest, and Khan even tells all of the other animals that this was why he should have been killed in the first place.
Exactly. Shere Khan sees himself as a protector of the jungle and the natural order(and he is technically not wrong). He views the wolves almost as traitors for taking Mowgli in, eventually even killing the leader to "get them in line".
Yea, in a way Shere Khan kind of set up a self-fulfilling prophecy there; he said the bad thing was going to happen but in his attempts to prevent the bad thing, he inadvertently set events into motion to cause the bad thing to happen. Had Khan just left Mowgli alone, or at the very least let Mowgli leave and not killed the wolf leader, Mowgli wouldn't have been motivated to take the torch that accidentally started the wild fire.
Really?! Because I knew from the original story that Mowgli does grows up in the village and at one point he sings above the fire using the skin of dead Baloo as a rug.
With what you say, it's clear Doug made a major mistake when watching the film, though I've seen that of him now and then.
Is his mind just going? Isn't he paying attention anymore? Maybe he just didn't care enough to recall everything more clearly.
fendelphi Even the "killing the alpha wolf to put the rest of the pack in line" doesn't really work. Surely that would break some kind of jungle code, right? They weren't invading his territory, and he had no intention to eat him. "Break the code, and you die" is a sentiment that's explicitly stated at least once in the movie, so why wouldn't the rest of the pack retaliate right after the murder? Why wait until Mowgli comes back before fighting him?
Now, I really want to see the drill seargent sing let it go. I can't be the only one.
The scene when Mowgli leaving the wolves is really sad. The actor who plays Akela makes a great job making you cry your eyes out.
🎶Oobie doo, I hate to disagree with yo-ou hoo! I really don't get you, understand you, to-oo hoo!🎶
HAHAHHAHAHAA!!
Nice Version Of "I Wanna Be Like You-Hoo-Hoo"!!
Thanks. Though in all seriousness, as much as I do like and... even admire Doug, even I have to strongly disagree with him sometimes.
That Goes For Me Too----Sort Of!!
+King Gargantuas
Me too! Hell, even Jon Bailey loved the remake! XD
Yeah I loved that honest trailer, too. ;)
What do you think about "Book of Jungle" from USSR ?
Mowgli colluded with the humans to overthrow shere-khan.
It's called Adventures of Mowgli
In Soviet Russia, Book Jungles You!
Forget about the critics and their knives.
Next to Cinderella, this was one of the better Disney remakes I've got to see and I've even enjoyed this compared to the original because its completely different.
You can't hate the CGI though that shit is amazing
Robert Ayotte Actually it isnt, the animals don't move correctly, not counting talking, I can suspend my disbelief there, but the way the animals move isn't realistic.
Jade Prescott How so? What would make them more realistic?
Blue Hunter Only they weren't. They were "trying" to make it look like live action, the animals didn't move like real animals, if you actually watch animals, like nature shows, or heck, just your dogs and cats, you'll be able to tell how clunky and odd the animals in the movie are.
The traditionally animated movie wasn't trying to resemble real life realistically, this one was. The expectations are different, one is a caricature of real life and the other is supposed to look indistinguishable from real life and it failed. That is, unless you have mediocre standards when it comes to cgi.
TatsRules Yay I get the feeling you think your opinion on this movies CGI is better than everyone elses... when it's not. The vast majority agrees that this movie has amazing CGI, you can disagree but you're not special.
yeah, if this was made in 2008
Hmmm... It is quite interesting that the film adaptation of "the Jungle Book" have not used a couple of scenes from the cartoon series "Mowgli". And I mean the cartoon series of the Studio Soyuzmultfilm. Well you know those scenes : adult Mowgli kills Sher Khan with a dagger, Python Kaa tells Mowgli about a waterfall inhabited by wild bees, unequal battle with "red dogs", Shakal tobacco is the henchman of Sher Khan... Oh sure , we all watched American and Japanese adaptation. And among other things in the adaptation from Soyuzmultfilm, was shown the blood, tragedy,death and much more...
Вообще-то, Маугли убивает Шер-Хана голыми руками, разорвав ему пасть.
Женёк Я давно смотрел "Маугли" и поэтому не точно я и помню концовку. Спасибо что напомнили
I just love the intro for every movie this month. I would've watched this sooner, but I had some work to do.
SAME! It cracks me up every time I hear it and see it paired with the movie.
Fuck your homework, smoke meth, hail satan
The Girl Who Explored yep. I can't wait to see which character he chooses for the next one...
CultOfWeirdness Um... I didn't even say it was homework. It was cleaning my house a little bit. I understand your joking, but it's a little unnerving.
Ok... The cowbell nod is absolutely amazing.
Look everyone! Doug is doing that thing again where he sleeps through half the movie and misses plot points that explain all his problems with it!
Glad to have this Doug back, haven't seen him since his Logan review.
I never saw the movie and I'm able to explain the simple plot points
Please critic destroy Beauty and the Beast 2017!!!! I seriously can't undestand how it was a massive hit. Even my sisters who were hyped for the movie ended up completely disappointed.
I was so shocked that Disney wanted to remake a movie that was already acclaimed. They had all the right actors and singers in the original movie.
5 to 1 odd says he likes it.
Why everyone is complaining about that remake? I personally enjoyed it and it doesn’t have to be shot by shot. There is flaws no doubt, but I enjoy it in terms how different should be.
From Doug Walker’s perspective, I understand why. It is his valid opinion no matter what. I do have right to disagree, but not be a jerk about it.
If they did Mulan remake, I prefer not kept it the same, actually do historical research, and following the source material. There was a recent Chinese live action film about it and far superior adaption than the animated one. However, I would be very disappointed if they kept the story the same with little changes as I want it to be closely following the source material with extremely few Disney elements of animated one.
Fixed Fun CGI castles cannot fully replaced real ones.
Seventh Dragon I knew it! I can see that a mile away.
When i want to watch the "adult version", i watch the russian cartoon маугли.
I just watch bestiality porn.
8:45 I think he has a fear that once Mowgli grows up to be a man, he’ll come back to kill them all.
No, that's the reason of the animated version, not this one.
@@dannyjorde2677 that is the reason in the remake dummy