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

Watch it and enjoy a pure well written masterpiece.

Walt Disney has given us so much over the last hundred years (well, not quite...but getting there!), some of it wonderful and some - particularly of late - distinctly mediocre (though Ratatouille is a triumph).Everyone has their favourite Disney film - his own was apparently Bambi - but I'm sure a great many of us would pick this one. It was the first film I was ever taken to see at a cinema, so for me there's no contest.Its influence extends to this day - just the other month I bought a Louis Prima CD set, memories of his towering performance as the voice of Orang-Utang King Louie burned forever into my memory. And as for The Bear Necessities, they play it in clubs nowadays...and it fills the dancefloor!Indeed, despite Disney often being accused of cheapening or Americanising children's classics (and none of us who live in London will ever quite forgive Dick Van Dyke's accent in Mary Poppins), this film stands up a whole lot better than the book which inspired it, Kipling having been neither even a tad politically correct nor an instinctive children's writer. In some ways, however, the film echoes the sixties in which it was made: the vultures are clearly based on The Beatles and a couple have reasonable Scouse accents. One sounds like Stanley Holloway in My Fair Lady, but there you go - at least it's not Dick Van Dyke!And now those Vultures will be joined by a new character - a rhino Uncle Walt didn't like at the audition. It may be a gimmick but I'm a little bit intrigued. Aren't you?A marvellous film for kids and adults alike - and what a Christmas present!

keeps the kids happy

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.

Handy for when grandkids come

Is it just me or is anyone else completely baffled by the number of versions or "Editions" of this movie. I want to buy the DVD but I am completely confused about which one to buy.First there is the normal "Jungle Book", then there is "Deluxe Edition"... also a "40th Anniversary Edition" ... and then a "Platinum Edition" although this may be the same as the 40th Anniversary edition. To top it all, I have also come across a "Special Edition".Does anyone have an idea what the difference is between all these versions and which one is the best to buy ?(Please ignore the star rating. I gave it so as not to influence the overall star rating by this query)

Great film for a quiet afternoon with the grand-kids

Kids love it

Un meraviglioso classico di Walt Disney. Da vedere e rivedere

Content du produit!

quel plaisir de revoir ce grand classique de disney dans cette édition collection en bluray avec un son HD DTS 7.1 , un pure régal !!!

De versie met Nederlandse audio is erg leuk, zover ik me kan herinneren. Dat is helaas niet deze. Deze bevat Engels, Frans en een aantal Scandinavische talen.

予定日の最初の12月29日に届いたのが良かった。4歳の娘がほかの作品で予告編を見てみたいと言ったので探してみたがなかった。Amazonでみたらあったので購入を決意した。娘も喜んでいたし、自分も子供の時にみたらないようを忘れていたが充分楽しめました。