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When he disappears into the jungle, his worried girlfriend Shanti follows him, the wicked tiger Shere Khan right on their heels.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Story Line:</B> Although this sequel's original celebrates its 35<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> birthday, Mowgli has aged only slightly in this newer film. A restless teenager living with a loving family in the village, Mowgli is clearly homesick for his jungle friends.  This longing is illustrated in an exuberant new number, "Jungle Rhythm," in which Mowgli leads the towns' children Pied Piper-style right to the edge of the forbidden jungle. When his stepfather scolds him for his carelessness, he decides to escape the boredom and restrictions of the village and reunite with his animal buddies. Complications arise when his friend Shanti witnesses Baloo carrying Mowgli into the jungle and follows him, thinking he is in danger. The real peril, however, is the vicious tiger Shere Khan, who is delighted to have both humans as his next meal.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tell Me More About It</B>: Originally intended as a direct-to-video release, "Jungle Book 2" apparently was changed to a theatrical release because Disney was so impressed with the high quality of this production and felt it deserved a large screen audience. Using the same hand drawn animation style as its 1967 original, the rendering of the jungle with it multi-hues of blue and green is more impressive on a larger scale. </div> <bR> <div> Casting John Goodman as the voice of Baloo the bear manages to match the energy of Phil Harris' original rendition, right down to an elaborate reprise of the show-stopping number, "Bare Necessities." The same can be said of Tony Jay doing his best George Sanders impression, as well as Bob Joles sounding an awful lot like Sebastian Cabot. Even the movie's story line echoes the original, with the threat of Shere Khan looming in dark corners. Indeed, the work that went into this production-to make it look, sound and feel like its middle-aged relative-makes one wonder what was the point of all of this effort. Very little new is found in this slim, 72 minute, animated family film, seeming more like a clone of the original than an inspired spin-off. </div> <bR> <div> To be fair, there are a few new peppy musical numbers. "W-I-L-D," a multi-animal extravaganza akin to "Under the Sea" and the aforementioned "Jungle Rhythm" by Paul Grabowsky, add bright spots to this reworked rerun. But these songs are ultimately forgettable, "Bare Necessities" is the only song with staying power." </div> <bR> <div> Indeed, reissuing the 1967 original theatrically-preferably on IMAX like "Beauty and the Beast" or "The Lion King"-would have been the honorable artistic route to take, instead of cannibalizing this classic. </div> <bR> <div>   </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="621" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> Rated G for general audiences</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> Cathy Edsey Collins © 2003</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> <A HREF="Cathyedsey@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cathyedsey@aol.com"><U><U>Cathyedsey@aol.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mini Filmography </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Haley Joel Osment: <B>"Sixth Sense", "A.I."</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> John Goodman: "Monsters, Inc."</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="305"><div> Tony Jay: <A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/holiday2002/id1784.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/holiday20"><U><B>"Treasure Planet"</B></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="267"><div> Bob Joles: "Transformers: Robots in Disguise"</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Phil Collins: composer "Tarzan"</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jim Cummings: "Winnie the Pooh"</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="305"><div> Steve Trenbirth: "Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure", "Lion King II: Simba's Pride", "Aladdin and the King of Thieves"</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="267"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="57" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="267" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="501" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 262 WIDTH="495"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>