Just saw JBll

wdwjeff · 02-15-2003

The kids and I just got back from slogging through the snow to see Jungle Book ll. It was a lot of fun. It wasn't up to the standards of the original, but I didn't expect it to be. Truth be told, I only went because JB has always been my favorite Disney movie. The reviews were terrible, but I figured, what the ****, I'll go anyway. To my surprise, I actually found it quite entertaining. Has anyone else seen it yet?:heart :)

wdwjeff · 02-17-2003

Well, I'm snowbound(18-25 inches by tonight), so no work for me today. Looks like I'll be spending some quality time with family once they wake up. So, while I wait, I figured I'd see how many other people have seen JBll. Come on, people, fess up. There have to be a few of you out there-it grossed $19 million over the weekend.:heart :)

JavaBeing · 02-17-2003

Hey wdwjeff. I took my DD this weekend to see JB2...and we enjoyed it. I hadn't read any reviews or such, so only expectations were of my own making. My own critiques were in trying not to compare it TOO much to the original ;) ...and while it wasn't near the animation level of it's predecessor (and few Disney cartoons are anymore IMHO), I thought the creators did very well in re-creating the voices and personalities of the characters we were introduced to as children.
More importantly, listening to the children in the theater react was totally worth it....I caught more than a few times many children (including my own DD...but don't tell her I told you!), singing and head bopping right along with the songs...chastising Kaa for trying to hypnotise Shanti, and encouraging Baloo in getting to the village to see Mowgli.
But I think what caught my eye the most was the adults who came...without children...just to watch, laugh...and let that bit of Disney kid still inside them, come and enjoy their own memories. Totally cool.
So, yup...I say with the movie grossing $19 million in "bare neccessities", there are more than a few of us out there who were happy to see good ol' Baloo come out of hybernation

ilvminnie · 02-17-2003

Haven't seen it yet...way too much going on for the next couple of weeks. But looking forward to it. Who listens to critics anyway?

mattomouseman · 03-06-2003

Hello Jeff! Truth be told I just found this thread! We took the boys to JB II on SUnday and we all just LOVED it! The boys are still singing the songs and all we here is "BALOO IS IN THE HOUUUUSE!" LOL:) They loved it (Well so di I!) and I must confess that after careful reflection the Original Jungle Book was in my top 5 movies as a kid!:)

ilvminnie · 03-06-2003

DD went to see it on Sunday & loved it. Now if DH & I can find time to go!:dazed

WEDINDISNEY · 03-06-2003

My DH and I went and saw JBII last night after dinner. We LOVED it....I do agree that JB was better but then again I was about ???? yrs of age :bandit when it came out. I have always loved Baloo since I was a little. :)

wdwjeff · 03-06-2003

I knew there had to be more of you out there. JB rocks!!!:love: :heart :)

goofygirl · 03-08-2003

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Originally posted by wdwjeff
JB rocks!!!

You said it, Pops!!

Angie · 03-09-2003

I don't know y'all, I didn't think it was that great. Normally I loovvve most disney movies, and granted I did have the flu and my kids were driving me crazy and I was just hoping for a break and the movie was so short......... But I digress, the kids were split, dd loved it and ds did not. I loved the original but listening to John Goodman as Baloo didn't work for me. His voice is too familiar and I thought the plot line was kind of weak. But any disney movie to me is still a wonderful escape from reality.
Sorry to disagree
Angie

mattomouseman · 03-09-2003

Hey Angie that's one of the beautiful things about this site! We agree to disagree! LOL:)

wdwjeff · 03-09-2003

Angie,
What you have to realize about me is that JB has always been my fave Disney movie of all time. So, anything JB-related, I'm gonna love it. To me, that's part of the Bear Necessities of life:!: :heart

:)

**BDavis932** · 03-09-2003

We are going to the the "bare necessities movie" (as my 3 year old would call it) today at 2:30! I'm so excited!

Angie · 03-09-2003

WDWJeff since you love JB so much, I wish you could have seen my summer camp kids a couple of years ago. I was the drama instructor for the pre-4's and k's and we had to put on several productions over the course of the summer. The BEST one I came up with by far was to choreograph dances for the kids to do to "I want to be like you" and "Bare Necessities" They were so adorable!! The music from the original was soo great!
Angie

gcbdad · 03-14-2003

I liked JBII.

I agree that it wasn't as good as the original but I think that is probably true of most II movies. I think that this is partly to do that the originals were seen by most of us when we were young and the first impression made it great for us, at least for me it did. I took my DD-6, DD-4 & DS-4 and they all loved the movie. And as usual, never missing a beat, our local McDonalds is passing out JBII toys which my kids love.

02-15-2003	#1 (permalink)
wdwjeff Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 778	Just saw JBll The kids and I just got back from slogging through the snow to see Jungle Book ll. It was a lot of fun. It wasn't up to the standards of the original, but I didn't expect it to be. Truth be told, I only went because JB has always been my favorite Disney movie. The reviews were terrible, but I figured, what the **, I'll go anyway. To my surprise, I actually found it quite entertaining. Has anyone else seen it yet?:heart :) __________________ wdwjeff GF 1988 ASMu 1998 Studio City Sheraton 2000 HRH/CBR June/July 2002 Portofino Bay Sept./Oct. 2004 BWV/Royal Pacific July/August 2005 HRH/BCV August 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to:** Universal first, then it's Magic Time We're here, We're here!!!!!!!!!

02-17-2003	#2 (permalink)
wdwjeff Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 778	Well, I'm snowbound(18-25 inches by tonight), so no work for me today. Looks like I'll be spending some quality time with family once they wake up. So, while I wait, I figured I'd see how many other people have seen JBll. Come on, people, fess up. There have to be a few of you out there-it grossed $19 million over the weekend.:heart :) __________________ wdwjeff GF 1988 ASMu 1998 Studio City Sheraton 2000 HRH/CBR June/July 2002 Portofino Bay Sept./Oct. 2004 BWV/Royal Pacific July/August 2005 HRH/BCV August 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Universal first, then it's Magic Time We're here, We're here!!!!!!!!!

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JavaBeing Junior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 24	Hey wdwjeff. I took my DD this weekend to see JB2...and we enjoyed it. I hadn't read any reviews or such, so only expectations were of my own making. My own critiques were in trying not to compare it TOO much to the original ;) ...and while it wasn't near the animation level of it's predecessor (and few Disney cartoons are anymore IMHO), I thought the creators did very well in re-creating the voices and personalities of the characters we were introduced to as children. More importantly, listening to the children in the theater react was totally worth it....I caught more than a few times many children (including my own DD...but don't tell her I told you!), singing and head bopping right along with the songs...chastising Kaa for trying to hypnotise Shanti, and encouraging Baloo in getting to the village to see Mowgli. But I think what caught my eye the most was the adults who came...without children...just to watch, laugh...and let that bit of Disney kid still inside them, come and enjoy their own memories. Totally cool. So, yup...I say with the movie grossing $19 million in "bare neccessities", there are more than a few of us out there who were happy to see good ol' Baloo come out of hybernation __________________

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ilvminnie House of Mouse Hostess Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 2,443	Haven't seen it yet...way too much going on for the next couple of weeks. But looking forward to it. Who listens to critics anyway? __________________ I WISH I WAS IN DISNEYWORLD NOW!!!

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mattomouseman Grumpmeister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Westchester Co. NY Posts: 1,746	Hello Jeff! Truth be told I just found this thread! We took the boys to JB II on SUnday and we all just LOVED it! The boys are still singing the songs and all we here is "BALOO IS IN THE HOUUUUSE!" LOL:) They loved it (Well so di I!) and I must confess that after careful reflection the Original Jungle Book was in my top 5 movies as a kid!:) __________________ Disneyland1972 WDW1975 Disneyland1987 2000~CBR,2001~Wilderness Lodge 2002~Coronado Springs,2003 Poly, 2004 Disneyland Grand Californian NEVER FORGET, NEVER SURRENDER-GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.

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Just saw JBll

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ilvminnie House of Mouse Hostess Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 2,443	DD went to see it on Sunday & loved it. Now if DH & I can find time to go!:dazed __________________ I WISH I WAS IN DISNEYWORLD NOW!!!

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WEDINDISNEY Mouse Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NOW NJ SOMEDAY WDW Posts: 1,587	My DH and I went and saw JBII last night after dinner. We LOVED it....I do agree that JB was better but then again I was about ???? yrs of age :bandit when it came out. I have always loved Baloo since I was a little. :) __________________ 2009 AKV KIDANI VILLAGE 2008 OKW 2008 WLV 2007 AKV & SSR 2007 OKW 2006 SARATOGA SPRINGS (X-MAS) 2006 POFQ 2005 WYNDHAM PALACE DTD 2003 AKL 2002 POLY (WEDDING & HONEYMOON) "YOUR DREAMS CAN COME TRUE IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO PURSURE THEM." WALT DISNEY "WHEN YOU'RE CURIOUS, YOU FIND LOTS OF INTERSTING THINGS TO DO." WALT DISNEY Members I have met: timkelmom & dznycropper My Disney Countdown Counting down to:

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wdwjeff Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 778	I knew there had to be more of you out there. JB rocks!!!:love: :heart :) __________________ wdwjeff GF 1988 ASMu 1998 Studio City Sheraton 2000 HRH/CBR June/July 2002 Portofino Bay Sept./Oct. 2004 BWV/Royal Pacific July/August 2005 HRH/BCV August 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Universal first, then it's Magic Time We're here, We're here!!!!!!!!!

03-09-2003	#10 (permalink)
Angie Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 413	I don't know y'all, I didn't think it was that great. Normally I loovvve most disney movies, and granted I did have the flu and my kids were driving me crazy and I was just hoping for a break and the movie was so short......... But I digress, the kids were split, dd loved it and ds did not. I loved the original but listening to John Goodman as Baloo didn't work for me. His voice is too familiar and I thought the plot line was kind of weak. But any disney movie to me is still a wonderful escape from reality. Sorry to disagree Angie __________________ Angie

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mattomouseman Grumpmeister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Westchester Co. NY Posts: 1,746	Hey Angie that's one of the beautiful things about this site! We agree to disagree! LOL:) __________________ Disneyland1972 WDW1975 Disneyland1987 2000~CBR,2001~Wilderness Lodge 2002~Coronado Springs,2003 Poly, 2004 Disneyland Grand Californian NEVER FORGET, NEVER SURRENDER-GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.

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wdwjeff Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 778	Angie, What you have to realize about me is that JB has always been my fave Disney movie of all time. So, anything JB-related, I'm gonna love it. To me, that's part of the Bear Necessities of life:!: :heart :) __________________ wdwjeff GF 1988 ASMu 1998 Studio City Sheraton 2000 HRH/CBR June/July 2002 Portofino Bay Sept./Oct. 2004 BWV/Royal Pacific July/August 2005 HRH/BCV August 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Universal first, then it's Magic Time We're here, We're here!!!!!!!!!

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BDavis932 A dream is a wish.... Join Date: May 2002 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,609	We are going to the the "bare necessities movie" (as my 3 year old would call it) today at 2:30! I'm so excited! __________________ DVC/BUDGET TIPS MODERATOR ºoº DVC MEMBER at OKW since 2000 ºoº Love my Mom "Trailblazer" & My Dear Sister "A Goofy Family" 77 DL85 (offsite)94 AS Sports97 ASMusic99 AS Movies00 ASMovies02 OKW03 WLV 04 OKW05 SSR05 ASM06 AKL/OKW/CSR07 DHHIR6/08 AKLV12/08 SSR3/09 AKLV Next Trips: 6/2011 AKLV, 12/2011 BLT, 3/2012 AKLV Buzzers I've met: Gingita, DisneyTeacher, RCharmicheal My Disney Countdown Counting down to:* Quick trip the the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX 24 days 16 hours 12 minutes

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Angie Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 413	WDWJeff since you love JB so much, I wish you could have seen my summer camp kids a couple of years ago. I was the drama instructor for the pre-4's and k's and we had to put on several productions over the course of the summer. The BEST one I came up with by far was to choreograph dances for the kids to do to "I want to be like you" and "Bare Necessities" They were so adorable!! The music from the original was soo great! Angie __________________ Angie

03-14-2003	#15 (permalink)
gcbdad Big Cheese Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Brandon, Florida Posts: 936	I liked JBII. I agree that it wasn't as good as the original but I think that is probably true of most II movies. I think that this is partly to do that the originals were seen by most of us when we were young and the first impression made it great for us, at least for me it did. I took my DD-6, DD-4 & DS-4 and they all loved the movie. And as usual, never missing a beat, our local McDonalds is passing out JBII toys which my kids love.

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