Back in the days when Disney was making all those bad direct-to-video sequels, they did manage to switch the formula around a bit...by releasing these would be sequels in theaters. There's just no reason at all for them to do this. Were they over budget and decided to just put one of these boring things in theaters? I know there's no way it'll ever be part of the Disney animated canon. If it was, this would probably be the worst entry in their entire series. This is why people are actually looking forward to a "Frozen" sequel in theaters. With the new grounds set by CGI, we actually have the ability to make the characters more three dimensional in every sense of the word.The story is just Mowgli getting into trouble and considering going back to the jungle. I'd much rather be watching "TaleSpin", arguably the most enjoyable version I have seen of this. I liked the original "Jungle Book" but it definitely isn't one of my favorite Disney movies. This may be why I'm so freaking eager to see that live-action version that's in theaters right know. I know for a fact it would be better than this. This is by no means an awful film, it just has no reason to exist whatsoever. The only redeeming qualities are the voice actors, which honestly do a pretty good job at everything. Tony Jay and John Goodman are lots of fun to listen to. It still ends the exact same way the original movie did, so there's no point in it.Thank you Disney, for discontinuing these bad sequels. I wouldn't make fun of them because I think they're some evil corporation. I would make fun of them because they occasionally make bad products. ** out of ****.

I watched this before The Jungle Book, so it's either that it was because I was young or I didn't see The Jungle Book but at that age, The movie was boring.This sequel depicts Mowgli's adventures in the man-village along with his friends, later, he returns to the jungle. Shanti is even more annoying in this one, last time we saw her, she was 9 and in the sequel, she is 11. I'm pretty glad that her voice didn't sound like a woman but the voice sounded kind of whiny. She has a toddler for a brother named Ranjan who isn't any better, the two are just plain annoying.Thinking about this movie makes me mad. I can't believe that Disney would ruin all these great movies with sequels but at least this one's the best I've seen out of them but this is just a rehash of the first movie.Now, if you're curious, I wouldn't mind you giving this a go but it's too short.

The Jungle Book 2 is one of Disney's most artificial movies in the last few decades and one of the most shameless cash-ins on a story, already more than thirty years old. The film is thin, vacant, free of substance, laughs, and fun. At a mere sixty-six minutes, minus credits, it somehow managed to get a theatrical release, and still charge you for a full length experience.The film doesn't even try to hide the fact it is a cash-in because it repeats the same old story, with the same old song. Mowgli (now voiced by Haley Joel Osment) is now living in the Man Village with his crush Shanti, her brother Ranjan, and their parents. Despite being fond of his new home, he still misses the atmosphere and free spirit of the jungle and the friends he made there.What does he do? After getting in trouble, Mowgli is frustrated (even though he was wrong in the first place) and runs away to search for his friends in the jungle. He runs in to good ol' Baloo the Bear (voiced by John Goodman), and they're off to have a number of adventures involving excitement in peril, or, whatever you can really do sixty-six minutes.If you don't knock it for rehashing the old formula, you can at least say the film is dull and noneventful more than it should be. The first twenty-five minutes are nothing close to exciting, and the danger isn't as frightening as the film would like to believe. It's monotonous, dry, and utterly predictable.When it comes to voice acting, the film vaguely redeems itself. Osment does a nice job as Mowgli, and while Goodman is welcomed as Baloo, it isn't close to the original Phil Harris voice, which was deep, insightful, and addicting. Not to mention, the colors are vibrant and welcoming, giving the false impression they are used in the efforts to create a fun and memorable experience.The problem with films like The Jungle Book 2 is that they aren't healthy for children, and are relentlessly boring for adults. Mainly because they are sugarcoated, lack insight and whimsicality, mistake a gentle appearance for a sense of wholesomeness, and are too short to even find compelling or enjoyable. The original Jungle Book is a wonderful film, mainly because it is soft, fresh, and simple. The only thing hurting it is Disney's inability to keep a DVD of their classics out for more than a year before they are sealed back in "The Disney Vault" only to be seen online, commanding outrageous prices. The Jungle Book 2 is nothing more than an unnecessary rehash that should've and would've been bound for an immediate DVD release had not Disney seen dollar signs in front of the film's poster.Voiced by: Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Mae Whitman, Connor Funk, Bob Joles, and Tony Jay. Directed by: Steve Trenbirth.

This movie is by far the worst of the Disney sequesls. Jungle Book the original is my favorite Disney movie(10/10)and was a movie that did not need a sequel. Some of the Disney sequels were ecceptional like rescuers down under was better than the original, or just okay like Lion King II, but this was not needed. The voice acting for baloo is so terrible (john goodman) that me and my brother call this baloo Satan baloo. he is the total opposite of the coolest Disney character period. this is not baloo this is Satan Baloo. to make matters worse, on the Disney 40th anniversary, he was voiced by john goodman on the interactive game. If you are a Disney hard-@$$, then do not see this movie.