Let's do the Jungle Rock !

Rating: Null/10 (30 November 1999)

I've seen most, if not all of the Disney animated classics, and recently, they've ranged from dull and uninspired (Pocahontas) to future classic (Beauty and the Beast) to just disappointing (Aladdin)to basically bad ideas (Hercules) to blown opportunities (Hunchback) but this was a story screaming to be made, and thankfully, they got it right ! From the opening scene aboard the blazing boat right up to the ending, it was a thrill ride that kept both me and my son on the edge of our seats. The animation was just about the most fluid I've ever seen, and the backgrounds were absolutely astounding. The comedy worked, without being intrusive, cutesy animals kept to a minimum, very little mawkishness and a Phil Collins soundtrack to embellish the perfection. I'll give at an almost unheard of 9