Don't you HATE when they start to sing? - The Jungle Book (2016) Discussion

[–] mwagner71592 9 years ago

Never really understood why it became such a staple of children's films in the first place. The industry's kinda moved away from that now. The only recent musical animated film that comes to mind is Frozen. That being said, I understand why they included the original film's songs in this one. They're such a staple of the Disney classic that they just had to incorporate them somehow. And for what it's worth, those elements were nowhere near as obtrusive as I was expected. Thought they did a good job with it.

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[–] mrmoo2001 9 years ago

Depends on how good the song turns out to be...

Take them to the security kitchen!

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[–] aga235 9 years ago

I don't care if the song is good or not, I'm here to see A MOVIE, not a damn music video . They stopped the story for about 4, 6 minutes to sing a song about a situation.
Really? Just stfu and go on with the story

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[–] mrmoo2001 9 years ago

What if it is a movie about a band and they at some point in the film it shows them in concert singing a song? Do you still tear off your wig and storm out, vowing that the bartender will never work here again?

Take them to the security kitchen!

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[–] lorddeano 9 years ago

..goes to the cinema to see a movie with songs in it, then moans because there is songs in it.
You sound like such a little misery.

"What your mother and I must know, is.."

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[–] highway_robbery 9 years ago

I don't mind them in the traditional animated films, I figure they're a good way to sneak in montages (eg. when Simba grows from cub to adult in The Lion King) and you can get away with a lot more in cartoons.

I was dreading them in this version of The Jungle Book though, I don't think they really fitted in with the realistic visuals. The whole King Louie scene was odd, he was portrayed as menacing and scary but-oh hang on, gotta break into a jazzy little number completely at odds with everything. Also, why couldn't any of the other monkeys talk? Why did Louie want to be like Mowgli when he was bigger and more powerful? I can't remember if his character was more fleshed out in the old cartoon.

While I'm whining, I liked that the score used a lot of Indian percussion and flutes, but they dropped that for the 2 songs and used a normal orchestra which sounded out of place with everything else. Why not have the monkeys bashing pots around to make a more tribal, chaotic accompaniment for King Louie? Worst of all, they finished the film with some god awful orchestral music to try and turn The Bare Necessities into some sort of iconic "epic" theme. Horrible.

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[–] gcarras 9 years ago

Maybe it was because they both had slightly deep voices and New York backgrounds but Christopher Walken reminded me of Sheldon Leonard (character actor, TV producer, cartoon voice for his own jungle 60s cartoon, i.e. Sat.AM network TV's "Linus the Lion-Hearted" and "Big Bang Theory" character (Sheldon and Leonard) namesake) here just as his other roles..didn't detrsct elsewhere.."Hairspray"'s song "You're TImeless to me": witb draggy John Travolta is classic...as opposed to singer, bandleader, comic, and songwriter Louis Prima (1910-1977) who played the original ape. "Whoobe doo, I wanna be like you-hoo-hoo, /I wanna WALK like you, TALK you, you see it's true.."

All comments=my own opinion not reflecting my voluptous pinup profile girl, Courtney Thorne-Smith

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[–] SceneIt22 9 years ago

Yeah, the singing was out of place for this movie. I get why they included the songs, but it was distracting and unnecessary.

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[–] ProfessorFrink79 9 years ago

That's why I never liked Disney movies, since when I was 4... they start to sing and I'm like: Oh stfu, nobody wanna hear that s_hit

My thoughts EXACTLY. The films themselves are often good, but it makes me cringe when the story is interrupted by everyone bursting into song. Loathe it. That's why I often prefer non-Disney films, such as Balto or Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, because there's no damn singing (I mean, there were songs in Spirit, but not sung by the characters themselves). Sadly, here in the UK, only Disney films get promoted and have merchandise in shops.

That said, I did really like this version of Jungle Book. But yeah, could really have done without the singing.

When life gives you lemons, shut up and eat the damn lemons.

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[–] Tinny-Tinette 9 years ago

For the record, not every Disney movie is a musical.

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[–] haavard_lysaker 9 years ago

lol!

your post was so incredibly nuanced, detailed and elaborated! and yes, i was being snarky.

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[–] Verdugo85 9 years ago

Why did you watch the movie?

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