The Jungle Book: Not the Cartoon One

Went to the Jungle Book last night based on the strength of Rotten Tomatoes ratings, and they were not far off. This Jungle Book is heavy with CGI, but it's very good. It features Bill Murray as Baloo, Idris Elba as Shahir Khan, Scarlett Johansen as Kaa, Ben Kingsley as Bagira, and Christopher Walken as King Louie. They do a great job, the animation is excellent, and it's a fresh enough take on the story that you aren't bored by. Murray carries a good chunk of it as Baloo. Neel Sethi is excellent as Mowgli and I'm guessing he'll be in some other movies in the near future. John Favreau does a great job with this one. I think I'm going to start referring to fire as "the red flower" and think I'm pretty cool. Bottom Line: 8.4 out of 10. Really solid, but it's not as kid-friendly as the Disney one as a precaution. Worth paying a few bucks to see it in theatres in my opinion. There was a lack of children at the the one I saw interestingly enough.