{"id":7105,"date":"2014-03-20T05:07:17","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T12:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=7105"},"modified":"2021-12-31T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T19:24:11","slug":"review-junglebook2-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2014\/03\/review-junglebook2-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jungle Book 2 Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheThe Jungle Book 2<\/em><\/strong> is yet another weaker additions in Disney\u2019s arsenal of needless sequels and although this did get released theatrically, it was originally planned as a DTV release which this should have been relegated to along with all the rest. It\u2019s not terrible and younger viewers might enjoy it as it\u2019s a breezy flick that is only 65-minutes long (sans credits), but adults might not find much to enjoy.<\/p>\n

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The Jungle Book 2<\/span>
\n(2004)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Animated, Family, Adventure
\nDisney | G \u2013 72 min. \u2013 $36.99 | March 18, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n <\/b>MOVIE INFO:
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Steve Trenbirth
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Karl Geurs (screenplay)
\nVoice Cast: <\/strong>John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman, John Rhys-DaviesTheatrical Release Date: <\/strong>February 14, 2003DISC INFO:
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Sing-Along Songs, Music Videos, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.66
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>20.4 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong>
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Plot Outline: <\/strong>Now that Mowgli\u2019s (HALEY JOEL OSMENT) living in the \u201cman-village,\u201d he cherishes his new best friend and little brother, but he still has that jungle rhythm in his heart. He misses hanging out with happy-go-lucky Baloo (JOHN GOODMAN) the bear and Bagheera (BOB JOLES) the panther. Yearning for freedom, Mowgli runs off into the jungle \u2013 and encounters his enemy Shere Kahn (TONY JAY). This time, he\u2019ll need both his new human family and his old jungle friends to help save the day.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with an embossed and glossy slip cover<\/strong>. Inside contains a standard DVD Copy<\/strong> and a slip with the \u201cmagic code\u201d to access your Digital Copy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Synopsis of the Original Movie: The Jungle Book<\/em> (2:59; SD)<\/strong> looks back at the first film for those at home who never saw it. Take a tip: watch it before seeing this half-baked sequel.<\/p>\n

The Legacy of The Jungle Book<\/em> (14:11; SD)<\/strong> is about the history behind the original and its impact on the animation community and cinema including it being Walt Disney\u2019s last vision feature.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (9:24; SD)<\/strong> \u2013 There are two scenes (songs) that, for one reason or another, got cut. Neither are important but I suppose interesting to watch nevertheless.<\/p>\n

Also included is a Sing-Along<\/strong> for the movie and Music Videos<\/strong> for \u201cW-I-L-D\u201d and \u201cJungle Rhythm\u201d.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Jungle Book 2<\/em><\/strong> arrives on Blu-ray through Disney presented in its original 1.66 aspect ratio and has been given a new 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture looks good with bright colors and no noticeable flaws such as and including banding which often happens with animated features as transitions are quite smooth. For a film seemingly made for video, it\u2019s a good transfer.<\/p>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track meanwhile offers good dialogue levels making use of the center channel with the bulk of the front and rear channels are relegated for the soundtrack and music. It\u2019s not exactly the most dynamic track and I\u2019ve come across better in the genre and format, it\u2019s still a solid and serviceable lossless track.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, The Jungle Book 2<\/em><\/strong> is yet another weaker additions in Disney\u2019s arsenal of needless sequels and although this did get released theatrically, it was originally planned as a DTV release which this should have been relegated to along with all the rest. It\u2019s not terrible and younger viewers might enjoy it as it\u2019s a breezy flick that is only 65-minutes long (sans credits), but adults might not find much to enjoy. The Blu-ray release doesn\u2019t boast much in terms of features but the audio and video transfers are both solid.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>03\/20\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Jungle Book 2 is yet another weaker additions in Disney\u2019s arsenal of needless sequels and although this did get released theatrically, it was originally planned as a DTV release which this should have been relegated to along with all the rest. It\u2019s not terrible and younger viewers might enjoy it as it\u2019s a breezy … Continue reading “The Jungle Book 2 Blu-ray Review”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,970],"tags":[38,2834,35,509,2833],"class_list":["post-7105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-disney","tag-haley-joel-osment","tag-john-goodman","tag-john-rhys-davies","tag-jungle-book"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7105"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27679,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7105\/revisions\/27679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}