I find it funny Phil Harris was in three straight disney movies
Jungle Book, Aristocats and this one.
"You Can't Piss on Hospitality, i won't allow it"-Troll 2
Yes, I was never a fan of his voice, and the fact that he played the exact same character basically throughout the three films didn't particularly help. I'm glad they didn't bring him back for The Rescuers as had been considered; he would have ruined the mood of that film.
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Sheesh what did Phil Harris ever do to you?
shareSheesh what did Phil Harris ever do to you?He is a one-act man. His characters in all three Disney films are essentially the same thing. His humor would not have fit into the 1977 without ruining it.
Baloo's death in The Jungle Book should have been different. It was the perfect opportunity to add some emotion to a film that was completely dry of it, but they chose to turn it into another comic scene just so Phil Harris could have the last joke.
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Baloo's death in The Jungle Book should have been different. It was the perfect opportunity to add some emotion to a film that was completely dry of it, but they chose to turn it into another comic scene just so Phil Harris could have the last joke.
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So, querido Taran, are you saying that Baloo should have been..."Killed Off For Real" (as T.V. Tropes would say), as opposed to having a "Disney Death" (ANOTHER trope)?
Interesting... No, "The Jungle Book" was an interesting film with good songs and some cool characters, but you're right that it would've been...interesting to kill Baloo off, without bringing him back...
Rumor has it that an old screenplay for the film WOULD'VE killed Baloo off... Maybe I'll write a script with Baloo dying just to please the *beep* outta a hard-to-please-Disneywise-person like yourself...
"The Jungle Book" was by no means an interesting film. The "plot" which is nearly non-existent is as exciting and complex as a two-by-four. Some of the characters are okay, but without a good, solid plot to tie them together, they each felt like a protagonist in their own little segments in repetition, until the long-awaited "The End." The songs are okay in taste for some, frankly, not my cup of tea.
Yes, Baloo's death would have added some needed heartache and intensity into an overall bland production. I frankly could not have cared less for the protagonist, whether he was brought to the Man Village or not, or whether Shere Khan killed him. I just wasn't drawn by Mowgli, and the one scene that actually moved me was completely ruined.
It's not the same thing as Trusty from Lady and the Tramp (1955). That film had an engaging plot and very likable protagonists. There was no need for additional heartache or drama, so Trusty's death was unnecessary. The Jungle Book, on the other hand, needed some spark in many places.
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"The Jungle Book" was by no means an interesting film.
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Ahem. When I said "The Jungle Book" WAS an interesting film, I was stating MY personal opinion. You, being the know-it-all that you are, seem to think YOUR opinion is the ONLY opinion people can have. Frankly, not true. I, for one, seem to ONLY agree with you on two things:
1. "The Rescuers" (1977) is a great film.
2. "The Rescuers 2: Down Under" (1990) was inferior, and completely overrated.
That's all I can think of at the moment, but there may be a slim amount more. Either way, no amount of you belittling my (and others') opinions is going to make us agree with YOUR odd ways and insistings.
P.S. YOU can have your own opinions...but, again, other people can think otherwise.
Think what you want. I don't make opinions without backing them up with good reasons, which I believe I did here.
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