The Jungle Book (Disney) (1967) [1968]

Description

Disney's 1967 animated feature seems even more entertaining now than it did upon first release, with a hall-of-fame vocal performance by Phil Harris as Baloo, the genial bear friend of feral child Mowgli. Based on fiction by Rudyard Kipling, the film goes its own way as Disney animation will, but the strong characters and smart casting (Louis Prima as "King Louie" of the Apes; George Sanders as the villainous tiger, Shere Khan) make it one of the studio's stronger feature-length cartoons. Songs include "The Bare Necessities" and "Trust in Me". -- Tom Keogh Hier tanzt der Bär! Der erfolgreichste Zeichentrickfilm aller Zeiten ist endlich wieder da. Unvergessliche Charaktere, ultimativer Spaß und mitreißende Dschungelhits - da ist gute Laune garantiert! Das kleine Menschenkind Mogli wird von Wölfen großgezogen. Doch eines Tages kehrt der böse Tiger Shir Khan in den Dschungel zurück und Mogli macht sich mit Hilfe des klugen Panthers Baghira auf, um Schutz in der Menschensiedlung zu suchen. Als die beiden auf ihrem Weg dorthin den stets gut gelaunten Bären Balu treffen, geht der Trubel erst richtig los. Ob swingender Affentanz mit dem verrücktesten Orang-Utan King Loui, die unvergessliche Elefantenparade oder eine hypnotische Begegnung mit der Schlange Kaa - im Disney-Dschungel ist einfach der Bär los! Der Oscar-nominierte Song "Probier's mal mit Gemütlichkeit" und all die anderen bärenstarken Hits zum Mits(w)ingen machen Walt Disneys Meisterwerk "DAS DSCHUNGELBUCH" zu einem wirklich einmaligen Spaß für die ganze Familie. Ein wahrer Kultfilm zum Immer-wieder-Sehen - jetzt noch brillianter, in neuem Glanz und Klang. Review: Walt Disney Jungle Book Animated (1967) - Very funny old time Disney Classic! Bagherra the Black Pantha and Balloo very old friends trying to persuade Mowgli to get to the 'Man Village' away from Sher Khan the Tiger, the things they said about each other. Review: Perfect! - This movie is just great! I loved it as a child and I still do. The colours on this Blu-ray are nice and vivid. The picture fills out the entire screen and there's not one spec of dirt on the screen throughout that could show its age. Each frame of this movie is crystal clear and looks like it could have been made yesterday. They should make more cartoon movies nowadays instead of everything being CGI. This steelbook looks fantastic and is probably the nicest steelbook in my collection. The colours are nice and vibrant and the bevelled design on the front is a nice touch. Some people have complained that the back is too plain but I like how the back has a green, darkened ambient scene of the jungle. It might have looked a bit over the top with more vibrant artwork on the back. The inside is fantastic, it displays a beautiful scene of Mogli floating on the water and when you lift the disc it then shows Baloo floating on the water also. I think it would have been nice if they also used artwork on the disc itself, instead of a plain blue colour with the title. The special features are also fantastic. I recommend this steelbook. 10/10.