elto-30283 A beautiful version of the well known book. I've seen quite a few and this is my favourite one.Jason Scott Lee is a pleasure to watch - so natural. Beautiful performance, beautiful setting, a lot of messages sent to ponder over... Perfect to watch with your young children on a Sunday afternoon.I have no idea why the rating is so low, it's worth watching as it's beautifully made.

moonspinner55 Youngster in India is separated from his family during a battle in his village, soon taking refuge with the animals in the wild. A rather shameless return to proved territory by the Disney company, giving Rudyard Kipling's characters another go around. It's a handsomely-produced yet simple-minded and dull adventure, complete with ludicrous attempts at modern humor and a miscast Jason Scott Lee as the grown-up Mowgli (very grown as it turns out; Lee--his physique pumped to Rambo-like proportions--looks ready to play Tarzan, not this child of the jungle!). The 1942 version of Kipling's story (starring Sabu) wasn't exactly a barn-burner, but it captured the mysteries of nature and its creatures more perceptively than this version. Only assets are the animals (beautiful to look at), the elaborate art direction, and Basil Poledouris' sweeping background score. *1/2 from ****

Lee Eisenberg Beyond simply being a "children's movie", this adaptation of "The Jungle Book" actually looks at colonialism in India. You can see how the British treat Mowgli (Jason Scott Lee) once he enters their society, and how Capt. Boone (Cary Elwes) sets up the animal heads like prizes and proudly talks about hunting them. Seeing what the English colonizers do, you actually want the tiger to attack them.The truth is, I can't find any problems with this movie. It's a movie that I recommend to everyone, as a good look at history and with plenty of adventure to keep things going. Also starring Lena Headey, Sam Neill, John Cleese and Jason Flemyng.Oh, and I noticed that they mentioned macaque monkeys. It just reminds me of Sen. George Allen's recent racist comment involving the word "macaca".

stardancer891 I loved this movie as a kid and recently revisted it. Now a serious film buff, I wasn't sure if it would live up to my current standards. However, I found it was still a great movie. Although very few people know about, I feel that it deserves much more attention. It's a wonderful reimagining of the classic story. It gives the viewer a great feel for Indian culture as well as the British colonial dynamic that influenced Kipling so much. The score is wonderful. Great action and script as well. Plus, the scenery is fantstic. It definitely deserves a much higher rating, but I find that the less well known a movie is, the lower the rating, even if it is really good. I highley recommend this movie to everyone. It's still one of my favorites.