Andy Serkis to Direct 'Mowgli' For WB

[terry78]

Hence why they decided not to release it theatrically.

 

[AResistor]

For those who similarly like this better than the Disney film, definitely recommend reading the book. This film staid very true to it.

 

[Marvolo]

Really enjoyed it but, my God, .........Bhoot - just no need for that.

If it was a Disney version of Jungle Book I'd agree.

 

[Lencho01]

 

[P Supreme]

the CGI is Disney's version was better no doubt but I enjoyed this more Bale was great Cumberbatch was a little over the top though but yeah right move putting it on Netflix especially with that reveal what happens to Mowgli best friend
YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[a user]

I was beyond excited to watch this movie, watching it on Day 1 of it being released on Netflix (my town's theater didn't have it in its limited theatrical release). I knew quite a few people weren't enthusiastic about it, perhaps mostly thinking "another Jungle Book movie?" and being turned off by the animal characters' faces being shown as more human-like. It was intended to be a non-'Disneyfied' take on the Kipling book, and I thought the approach to the animals' facial expressions would be unique in portraying Mowgli's interactions with the non-human characters; but I lowered my expectations, hoping it'd at least be a *good* movie.

I felt it wasn't as good as it could've been, but only because the ending felt slightly anticlimatic. I thought it was a good ending, but it was less exciting for me than the first 88% of the movie - minus the credits. Despite that, there was enough in the movie for it to still be the godsend I wanted to view it as in a movie adaptation faithful to the spirit of the 1890s stories. The blending of the animal actors' faces with their characters', mentioned earlier? I guess you'll either like it or you won't, but it definitely worked for me.

Between this and the 1967 & 2016 movies, this movie hands down has my favorite portrayals of Bagheera and Shere Khan. Bagheera's personality is similar to the mentioned two Disney movies, but alternatively in this movie, he and Mowgli have a much more personal bond. Baloo's interesting to watch as a drill sergeant-type character rather than the Bare Necessities-singing Disney goober. Shere Khan's lameness, absent in the Disney movies, makes him no less menacing; and he doesn't get any more menacing than being voiced by Smaug (I mean, Benedict Cumberbatch).

9.3 / 10 I enjoyed the 2016 movie more, but it mops the floor with the good, but not great 1967 one. Makes me a bit sad that we likely won't have a sequel, but this is better than nothing. Now I can't wait for Andy Serkis's take on Animal Farm.

 

[rogue trooper]

Loved it. It had the same uncompromising "not-too-kiddie" tone and faithfulness that Return To Oz had as an adaptation. All the actors were very mesmerizing in their motion-capture delivery, particularly Bale, Cumberbacht, and Serkis. I very much liked Favreau's take, but this one is the proper adaptation I was awaiting for.

 

[Flash525]

I watched this yesterday and quite enjoyed it, though it was a little odd jumping between the CGI animals and the real ones in the human farm; it was far too obvious what was real, and what wasn't. Completely different … feel to those animals there.

Bhoot's fate ****ed me up....

I confess, this bit was a bit of a shock to the system.

 

[Legendver2]

I enjoyed Cumberbatch's Khan over Elba's. I think his experience with the Smaug mocap just makes his Shere Khan a bit more expressive, which I think really worked in terms of portraying that via mocap onto an animated tiger. Shere Khan actually feels terrifying in this.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Bhoot. Yeah. I remember seeing 'Watership Down' when I was a kid and it absolutely scarred me for life; so much so that I can't even hear 'Bright Eyes' now and not well up with tears. I'm 41, by the way.

My 7 year old watched this and such was her reaction to Bhoot that I think this may very well be her Watership Down.

 

[Persona]

Watership Down scarred me as a kid but I loved it. Got me to read the book, and that's gotta be a Top 30 book ever for me.

Now the trailer for the new Watership Down series on BBC/Netflix has scarred me as an adult, but that's just because the animation looks so god-awful.

 

[THORin]

I watched Mowgli the other night and absolutely loved it. No problems with the CGI. Kaa was excellent. A very good film.

 

[scarlet-witch]

Imo, I like this better than Disney's version. But that Bhoot arc is gonna kill the entire kid-friendly demographic, it was probably a good idea it went on Netflix.

This didn't scare my seven year old when he watched it with me but man did he have a lot of questions about it.

 

[Deck Rickard]

If this film is a brutal as some of you are saying, then I REEEEAAALLLLYYYYY hope some inattentive parents will put this movie on for their kids to watch because they think it's the Disney version.

 

[Melpardus]

Oh, it's already happened. Look at pretty much any review site, especially those tailored towards those types of parents.

 

[Marvolo]

Goddamn, Mowgli yelling at Bhoot that they arent special and Bhoot came out wrong is never going to be anything less than heartbreaking. I just wanted to pick Bhoot up and hold him.