Very enjoyable

Rating: 8/10 (1 May 2016)

As the first film in Disney's Dark Age, The Jungle Book is nothing short of an experience for new moviegoers, who can appreciate a majority of the music, and movie veterans who can appreciate the timeless charm given out by the voice actors, like Louis Prima and Phil Harris. Minor bits of the animation are recycled (Mowgli getting cuddled by the wolves was copied from a similar scene in The Sword in the Stone, but unless you are a die-hard Disney fan like I border, it's unlikely you will notice). The humor hits almost every time, the action is stimulating, and the songs are nothing short of classic. While the 2016 version is better in my personal experience and opinion, I can still appreciate this for what it is: a relatively light-hearted musical comedy, compared to the dramatic thriller of the 2016 "remake". Either way, Rudyard Kipling would enjoy the film despite the changes made to the story to banish dark parts.