High-tech meets great characterisation

Re-imaging The Jungle Book seems like such a money-grubbing exercise, until you see Jon Favreau’s homage to the work of Walt Disney and you are just blown away.

From the photo-realism to the excellent voice casting, you reach a point as you watch when you don’t even notice the sheer technical genius that has gone into making the film, you are overwhelmed and you go with it.

Favreau’s version alludes even more to Rudyard Kipling’s book than the 1967 animated film, though it still holds on to some of the music in not only the score but in actual song.

Neel Sethi makes a charming Mowgli and each of the familiar characters is engaging as they help him figure out who he is and where he fits into the world. SPECIAL FEATURES: The plethora of special features which explain the process of exactly how they made this movie does not detract from – instead it enhances your appreciation of the production.

Director Jon Favreau’s audio commentary is detailed and not sparse – many times people say something and then let a scene run, but he’s got puhlenty to say and it’s all quite interesting stuff.

There’s a feature on the music for the King Louie temple scene and interviews with producer Brigham Taylor and visual effects supervisor Robert Legato on the extremely complicated shoot. – Theresa Smith MARVEL Studios and have teamed up to give you a chance to win a grand prize of a PS4 500Gb White Glacier Console, plus a Captain America: Civil War 3D Blu-Ray set (includes 2D disc) and Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D Blu-Ray set (includes 2D disc).

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