As far as Shanti and Ranjan, there's not much to say about them. Tony Jay was perfect to replace the great George Sanders as he still had that smooth and elegant voice while being deliciously menacing and villainous. The one character I did feel remained intact and had a great replacement voice actor was Shere Khan. I do think Bob Joles was a good replacement for Bagheera even if the character was shoved to the side and Jim Cummings was naturally perfect to replace Sterling Halloway as Kaa even if the character is given scenes that are pretty much the same from the first film. As far as other characters who return, there's not much else to say about them. I normally love him, but I felt he was the wrong voice to replace Phil Harris as he seemed to remind me more of Sulley from "Monsters Inc" than Baloo. Baloo also hasn't changed much in the first film as he's still playful and fun though I did think that John Goodman was badly miscast as him. I just wish his character was matured personality-wise since his inner conflict felt forced as there wasn't any fear that he had like in the first film and seemed like he only wanted to return because he missed Shanti. His voice feels slightly older and more mature than it did in the first film and I think it fits him well. I think Haley Joel Osment is a perfect replacement for Bruce Reitherman as Mowgli. As far as the characters go, there's not much to talk about in terms of personality or development but I do want to touch briefly upon some of the casting decisions made in this film. It was rather bizarre and seriously showed just how the animation in this film paled in comparison to the original film brought to life by some of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men. For some reason, Baloo was painted in a rather bizarre tint of purple compared to his grey fur in the original and also found one of the vulture's hair was painted grey rather than black. I also thought the color palates for the characters in the film really looked off.
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It looked like animation you would find in a TV commercial rather than a theatrical film. The animation felt rather glossy and digital and lacked that scratchy Xerox look that the first film used so well and it felt rather unimpressive and showed some weird sides to it. The character animation though was rather weak. The backgrounds do look stellar and still have the same look that the first film does though I did miss a specific green look the first film had that made it stand out from the other Disney Animation classics. I shouldn't be too harsh considering this film had a rather low budget of $20 million, but it sadly shows while watching this film. As far as the animation goes, it's mostly rather unimpressive. It doesn't help that the film unwisely included songs from the first film like "Bare Necessities", "I Wanna Be Like You", and "Colonel Hathi's March" which goes to show just how timeless the original film is. I should also mention the film has two brand new songs in the film that were rather forgettable, dated, left no impression on me. It all builds to a rather unimpressive climax revolving around an old temple with lava and it just left me with very little by the end. It's cliches we've seen done in other animated films without anything new. It's also frustrating that the film doesn't do anything interesting to flesh out Mowgli as a character and rather presents story arcs in a generic way like Mowgli getting to leave the jungle after being severely punished by his adoptive father resulting in the latter being upset for treating him harshly. This film doesn't do anything unique and rather simply recycles scenes from the first film while not having the fun as it should. The first film was about bravery and overcoming fear as Mowgli was scared of going to the man village and characters he meets along the way playing around with Mowgli's thoughts. Instead, the story we got rather retreads on scenes from the first film and takes characters back to old locations while also not really giving the characters anything new to do. Rudyard Kipling wrote tons of continuing stories with Mowgli and his adventure with characters in the jungle and knowing they're in the public domain, Disney shouldn't have had any trouble taking inspiration for new ideas. The sad thing was that I could see the potential for another "Jungle Book" film. While watching the film, I kept thinking back to the magic and fun the first film had and found very little in this sequel that didn't warrant a theatrical release whatsoever. I went into this film with rather low expectations and even I was surprised at how unimpressive this film was.
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