Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Nov 29 2018 (LA, NY), Dec 7 (Netflix) | Bale, Blanchett, Cumberbatch & Naomie Harris confirmed

[TMP]

4 hours ago, GraceRandolph said:

WB made another PANNED movie? WOW how shocking

You and @WeneedtotalkaboutKevin must get along great

[Ithil]

8 hours ago, ZattMurdock said:

More reviews:

 

New York Times, Positive:

 

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/movies/mowgli-legend-of-the-jungle-review.html

 

 

San Francisco Chronicle, 3/4: 

 

Source: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/andy-serkis-solid-new-mowgli-takes-the-bleaker-path-through-the-jungle

 

 

IndieWire, Negative:

 

Source: https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/mowgli-review-andy-serkis-motion-capture-1202021152/

 

 

Los Angeles Times, Positive:

 

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mowgli-review-20181128-story.html

Kinda laughing at the review that's just complaining it's not happy like the Disney one.

[Hades]

44 minutes ago, Ithil said:

Kinda laughing at the review that's just complaining it's not happy like the Disney one.

...........

[cookie]

I was kinda turned off by it seeing how absolutely hideous some of the animals are.

 

I know you have to distance yourself from the Disney version somehow but jeez, the human-esque faces on them really do not morph well.

Edited November 29, 2018 by cookie

[TalismanRing]

Damn, that Pajiba review - "It's basically Saw for kids"

 

Beware,  it's spoiler filled and one spoiler is just

 

[antovolk]

Didn't see either of Disney's Jungle Books and honestly - I liked this? Uneven in parts, the CGI animal approach here may not be for everyone but actually helped sell that they could talk, but overall realy quite good. Voice cast was amazing.

Edited November 29, 2018 by antovolk

[WittyUsername]

It’s at 50% on Rotten Tomatoes right now. I’ll probably watch it. 

[Barnack]

Does help to shake the if it end up direct on video must not be really good aura.

[Rorschach]

I didn't really care for the Disney live-action remake. That said, the move to Netflix for this film gave me a bit of worry about the project when that was announced and it seems like there was some validity to that worry.

 

It's a shame tho. I love Andy Serkis and I'll always root for him and any of his future projects that he delves into. Seems like this one was just a mixed effort.

Edited November 30, 2018 by Rorschach

[WittyUsername]

6 minutes ago, Rorschach said:

I didn't really care for the Disney live-action remake. That said, the move to Netflix for this film gave me a bit of worry about the project when that was announced and it seems like there was some validity to that worry.

 

It's a shame tho. I love Andy Serkis and I'll always root for him and any of his future projects that he delves into. Seems like this one was just a mixed effort.

This film was always a risky endeavor anyway, especially compared to the Jon Favreau version. At the very least, I appreciate that Andy Serkis was apparently allowed to do something different, even if it didn’t really work out. 

[WittyUsername]

I guess I’ll update this thread by mentioning that the RT score just jumped all the way up to a 57%. 

[shayhiri]

36 minutes ago, WittyUsername said:

I guess I’ll update this thread by mentioning that the RT score just jumped all the way up to a 57%. 

 

What would cause such unnatural turn of events?

 

[BourneFan #1]

Damn, this movie sounds brutal from some of the spoilers I read.  No wonder Warner Bros cut its losses, kids would be traumatized.

[Napoleon]

58 minutes ago, BourneFan #1 said:

Damn, this movie sounds brutal from some of the spoilers I read.  No wonder Warner Bros cut its losses, kids would be traumatized.

They will still watch it accidentally on Netflix thinking it's the Disney movie

 

[Pinacolada]

Creeping to fresh on RT. Excited to check it out Friday honestly

[WittyUsername]

Damn! This movie definitely lived up to its promise of being darker than the Disney versions. If you have kids who love the Disney versions, you probably shouldn’t show them this movie. I’m not super familiar with the source material, but if it’s anything like this movie, I can definitely see why Walt Disney insisted on changing the hell out of it when the animated film was made. 

 

I’m honestly not sure what to make of this movie. It certainly seems like it’ll stick with me longer than the 2016 film, but I’m not surprised that critics prefer the latter. 

[DAR]

Yeah it was definitely darker than any Disney version. (Never saw the version from the 40s). It’s just okay.  Fell asleep once or twice 

[DAJK]

First half was great. Second half sucked. 

[Rorschach]

Not even a minute and a half into the film and there was a really dodgy effect that didn’t even look like it was finished. 😬

Edited December 9, 2018 by Rorschach

[Rorschach]

5 hours ago, DAJK said:

First half was great. Second half sucked. 

I have the same feelings.