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The Jungle Book 2

2003

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or average reviews based on 45 Ratings

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The Jungle Book 2

Movie Details & Credits

Buena Vista Home Video | Release Date: February 14, 2003 | G

Starring: Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Tony Jay

Summary: Mowgli, Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther, and the sly tiger Shere Khan return in this swinging sequel to the animated classic, The Jungle Book.

Director: Steve Trenbirth

Genre(s): Adventure, Animation, Family, Musical

Rating: G

Runtime: 72 min

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Critic Reviews

88

Miami Herald

Christine Dolen

What makes this sequel work is the charm of its story. Read full review

60

TV Guide Magazine Angel Cohn

It may be nearly 40 years past due, but it was worth the wait. Read full review

50

New York Daily News

Elizabeth Weitzman

It's a perfectly acceptable short-term baby-sitter. Just make sure the original gets a fair viewing first. Read full review

50

Entertainment Weekly

Scott Brown

The same money-minded dreamers who found a way to ''Return to Neverland'' have hacked a path back to Baloo heaven. Read full review

42

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Paula Nechak

Unremarkable sequel to the 1967 hit. Read full review

30

The A.V. Club

Tasha Robinson

Even the animation is imitative rather than inventive. Read full review

10

Village Voice

Laura Sinagra

The new tunes sound like Buster Poindexter mainlining Sweet 'n Low, and at a critically song-starved moment, John Goodman's Baloo admits, "King Louie? He split!" Before the third defibrillation of "Bare Necessities," you and your kids might too. Read full review

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gzayas91

Dec 30, 2019

I enjoy it. I'm not pure anti-Disney sequel, this could have been made a direct-to-video instead theatrical release, but this is better than the first one.

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Zilcell

May 3, 2012

This sequel is just an exact replica of the original, but it is not nearly as amusing the second time

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EpicLadySponge

Jan 21, 2016

This was just an exact replica of the original Jungle Book that would only work for kids of the 90's and it should've been straight on to video instead of being theatrical.

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ElectroNick

Apr 21, 2016

Due to the relevancy of the recent remake, I decided to pay a retrospective to the original classic from 1967. Unfortunately since it is not available for review, I am stuck reviewing the sequel. This was made during the time when Disney was in clear financial ruin so they had to make manyDue to the relevancy of the recent remake, I decided to pay a retrospective to the original classic from 1967. Unfortunately since it is not available for review, I am stuck reviewing the sequel. This was made during the time when Disney was in clear financial ruin so they had to make many direct-to-DVD and Video sequels to get a profit for their box office performances. This sequel unfortunately reflects the quality of most of these sequels though. It is a shame because some effort was put into the production side of things. The animation is bright and colorful with an attempt to put some attention to detail. The voice talents also try to add life to the performances. John Goodman, Tony Jay, Jim Cummings, and Haley Joel Osmond do an admirable job at replacing the original voice cast. Unfortunately their talents are wasted in a script that has no passion behind it. Granted the opening title sequence was creative with the shadow puppet animation but no other bits of the film follow that line of creativity. On top of that, the new characters that has been introduced are either annoying or inconsequential to the plot. The new musical numbers are also generic. Granted this film is inoffensive to the younger children watching this but they are better off sticking to the original.… Expand

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Sosmooth1982

Dec 31, 2022

Not sure why they made this movie. It was very boring and the music sucked too. It almost seemed like they were trying to ruin a classic.

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MichaelMcKitt

Apr 4, 2011

I was a huge fan of the original. This however, is simply horrendous. I don't remember much about the movie, however I do remember that I thoroughly hated it! I remember stating it was the "worst movie I had ever seen!" Appalling!

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SimpsonFans

Aug 7, 2016

I love the original Jungle Book. It's one of my favourite childhood movies and I still consider it one of the best animated movies of all time. It had great songs, unforgettable characters and animation that still holds up pretty well. This movie has songs that are mostly forgettable,I love the original Jungle Book. It's one of my favourite childhood movies and I still consider it one of the best animated movies of all time. It had great songs, unforgettable characters and animation that still holds up pretty well. This movie has songs that are mostly forgettable, one-dimensional characters, and mediocre animation. John Goodman gives it his all, but there's only so much he can do with a script that is so content to steal from the original. Baloo the bear has been made into a bland parody of himself, Bagheera does nothing but nag constantly and Mowgli has lost any character that he had. Overall, this is pretty much any inferior copy of the original. If you want a good version of Rudyard Kipling's book, either watch the first movie or the recent remake. Both are much better than this.… Expand

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92	#92 Most Discussed Movie of 2003
63	#63 Most Shared Movie of 2003

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