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I'm kind of surprised to hear you say that. While my kids certainly like some older movies, a lot of them are incredibly slow and boring. Especially for me! Jun

by edanm 4y ago

I'm kind of surprised to hear you say that. While my kids certainly like some older movies, a lot of them are incredibly slow and boring. Especially for me! Jungle Book, a movie I loved as a kid, has nothing on most of the newer releases, which are far more entertaining IMO.

JohnFen 4y ago
The original Jungle Book holds up extremely well for me. I can't think of very many movies that are better.
- gambiting 4y ago
  Sure, and as an adult I would prefer it over most of the other modern productions. The richness of the backgrounds, the characters, the voice acting, the songs = absolutely top notch. But my kid just finds it boring - and he's right to an extent, it's very slow paced, and many scenes are just of characters walking along and talking with each other. Those scenes obviously make a lot of sense from the story telling perspective, but a kid doesn't find watching the congregation of wolves and their discussion about what to do with the man-cub even slightest bit interesting.
justinator 4y ago
Man, I still sing the, "Bear Necessities" song to myself as a 40 y/o and it's been so long that I can't even remember seeing the original movie. Didn't they put out like 2 additional Jungle Book movies? I can't think of a reason to watch them. Having grown up with Tail Spin also very much helps the staying power of anything Baloo.
- edanm 4y ago
  I still sing the "Bear Necessities" song too! But when I tried to watch the movie with my kids, I got incredibly bored. :shrug:
silisili 4y ago
She just loved the singing and dancing, and -loved- the way Baloo talked. Which is interesting because during the movie I was wondering what accent he had, and how that accent doesn't seem to exist anymore.
- linuxftw 4y ago
  That's what most mid-southern accents sounded like up until quite recently. A 'southern' accent you hear now is mostly a caricature of an Alabama accent.
linuxftw 4y ago
That was the nice thing about older movies. It wasn't an intense dopamine rush for 90 minutes. It was a story.

by edanm 4y ago

JohnFen 4y ago

The original Jungle Book holds up extremely well for me. I can't think of very many movies that are better.

gambiting 4y ago
Sure, and as an adult I would prefer it over most of the other modern productions. The richness of the backgrounds, the characters, the voice acting, the songs = absolutely top notch. But my kid just finds it boring - and he's right to an extent, it's very slow paced, and many scenes are just of characters walking along and talking with each other. Those scenes obviously make a lot of sense from the story telling perspective, but a kid doesn't find watching the congregation of wolves and their discussion about what to do with the man-cub even slightest bit interesting.

justinator 4y ago

Man, I still sing the, "Bear Necessities" song to myself as a 40 y/o and it's been so long that I can't even remember seeing the original movie. Didn't they put out like 2 additional Jungle Book movies? I can't think of a reason to watch them. Having grown up with Tail Spin also very much helps the staying power of anything Baloo.

edanm 4y ago
I still sing the "Bear Necessities" song too! But when I tried to watch the movie with my kids, I got incredibly bored. :shrug:

silisili 4y ago

She just loved the singing and dancing, and -loved- the way Baloo talked. Which is interesting because during the movie I was wondering what accent he had, and how that accent doesn't seem to exist anymore.

linuxftw 4y ago
That's what most mid-southern accents sounded like up until quite recently. A 'southern' accent you hear now is mostly a caricature of an Alabama accent.

linuxftw 4y ago

That was the nice thing about older movies. It wasn't an intense dopamine rush for 90 minutes. It was a story.