Garrett Hawke
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Not feeling it tbh. Having photorealistic animals speaking just looks odd.
Also the VA sounds a bit phoned in.
Also the VA sounds a bit phoned in.
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The Jungle Book Superbowl Trailer
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everyday math
Banned
That looked really good. The music was awesome.
generic_username
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Voice acting seems pretty bad.
Jailer of Hope
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Eh most major animation studios almost always hire well known actors/actresses. Pixar generally makes it a point not to advertise it though with the exception of Inside Out I think.
Admiral Woofington
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will they sing
I WANNA BE LIKE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU
SCOOBY DOOBY DOO BEEEEEEEEEEE
I WANNA BE LIKE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU
SCOOBY DOOBY DOO BEEEEEEEEEEE
N7Commander95
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Yeah, but usually its not too much of a problem if the character design fits the actor eg Joy or Wreck it Ralph
Here it feels almost uncanny valley. Near photorealistic tiger with Idris Elbas voice feel almost lazy
Schweinehund
Member
Eh, not doing it for me. Most of the charm for JB with me is the songs and it looks like they stripped it out for an action movie with some jokes? I don't know much about the film though, just basing off this trailer.
Bornstellar
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The voices ruin it for me.
.Yeah, in hindsight, the other movie has far better casting.
BewareTheBatsie
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This movie comes out first. Parents might not want to take their kids to see the same film twice in the space of about a year and a half. The Andy Serkis movie is also going to be about the book.
Oddly enough the other one features a female Kaa too.
generic_username
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I think Benedict will be a better sounding Sher Khan than Idris
Messypandas
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The fuck was up with that sound mix? Sounded like a bad dub.
Bornstellar
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Not a fan of his khan.
i like it, doesn't sound overtly villainous
A Link to the Past
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Comments on voices:
1. Kaa seems fine. I like that they cast a voice like this, because they aren't going to outdo the original in terms of what the original was trying to do, and I don't think that they should just cast Jim Cummings and do it again. It also makes for a nice fakeout - motherly, but sinister.
2. Perfectly happy with Walken as King Louie.
3. Idris Elba is great for Shere Khan, BUT, they need to make sure he does him as a smart, gentlemanly, arrogant character. He doesn't have to be 1:1 to the original, but Shere Khan is one of my favourite villains because most Disney villains aren't like him.
4. Bill Murray is perfect as Baloo.
5. Kingsley is fine as Bagheera, but I was the least interested in his performance and role than the rest.
6. Not voice, but the actor who plays Mowgli seems like a good pick.
1. Kaa seems fine. I like that they cast a voice like this, because they aren't going to outdo the original in terms of what the original was trying to do, and I don't think that they should just cast Jim Cummings and do it again. It also makes for a nice fakeout - motherly, but sinister.
2. Perfectly happy with Walken as King Louie.
3. Idris Elba is great for Shere Khan, BUT, they need to make sure he does him as a smart, gentlemanly, arrogant character. He doesn't have to be 1:1 to the original, but Shere Khan is one of my favourite villains because most Disney villains aren't like him.
4. Bill Murray is perfect as Baloo.
5. Kingsley is fine as Bagheera, but I was the least interested in his performance and role than the rest.
6. Not voice, but the actor who plays Mowgli seems like a good pick.
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I agree, the voices ruined it somewhat. Really didn't like Kaa.
King Lou should have been voiced by someone like Wendell Pierce, Walken just sounds odd considering I'm used to the cartoon.
King Lou should have been voiced by someone like Wendell Pierce, Walken just sounds odd considering I'm used to the cartoon.
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I just watched life of Pi again, going from the CG in that film to seeing this is quite jarring. I know they could just put all of the work into one animal in that film, but this looks bad in comparison.
Aaron Strife
Banned
The songs are in it. In fact the living Sherman brother is writing new ones for it.
HomerSimpson-Man
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The voices ruin it for me.
A modern adaptation of the classic Disney's Jungle Book that has talking animals...why would I expect it to be realistic?
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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I'm not gonna watch it in the movie theaters, but having Favreau there gives me confidence to give this movie a shot eventually.
Schweinehund
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Nice, that makes me a lot more interested.
Lady Gaga would've been a better Kaa, sorry not sorry.
I didn't mean realistic literally. I just didn't expect a big panther or an orangutan to have a voice like... that. The glove just doesn't fit.
I didn't mean realistic literally. I just didn't expect a big panther or an orangutan to have a voice like... that. The glove just doesn't fit.
FunkyPajamas
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I was surprised at this, I would have expected more fitting voices.
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I would have gone with Isabella Rossellini for Kaa.
There's nothing wrong expecting the talking animals to sound as good as they look.
HomerSimpson-Man
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Ah, gotcha.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
why the hell is King Louie that massive? Forget the tiger, there's a goddamn 3 ton ape running amok in that jungle.
bananafactory
Banned
Another great look. The first trailer caught me off guard with how good it looked. This one's great too
Jailer of Hope
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Yeah I think it'll sound better when we can actually see the animals talking instead of voiceovers to random scenes like they're being narrated.
George Oscar Bluth II
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FunkyPajamas
Member
I guess they went for recognizable voices instead of fitting voices. Still, the movie looks fantastic and I wouldn't miss it for the world.
_/¯What do you mean?
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
lol doesn't look bad i guess but damn Louie is a fucking monster. Like... could pick up Kahn and just rip his limbs off if he wanted....
Dash_Riprock
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He's a gigantopithecus, basically bigfoot.
Not saying she isn't talented, but I feel like she gets put in almost... too much these days, just for the name recognition.
I am also in agreement over having Princess Mononoke-style talking animals. I think it would have made it come across in a less cartoon-ish way, and more of a "he can understand animals, we're just getting the animal-to-English translation" way, for our sake, because we're not Mowgli.
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