The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
Feel the jungle beat.
Director: Steve Trenbirth · Writers: Karl Geurs, Roger S.H. Schulman
Mowgli has been living in the man-village with his little stepbrother Ranjan and his best friend Shanti. But the man-cub still has that jungle rhythm in his heart, and he misses his old buddies Baloo and Bagheera. When Mowgli wanders back to the wild for some swingin' fun, he soon finds the man-eating tiger Shere Khan is lurking in the shadows and planning his revenge.
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Trailer
Director
Steve Trenbirth
Cast
Haley Joel Osment
Mowgli (voice) 
John Goodman
Baloo (voice) 
Mae Whitman
Shanti (voice) 
Connor Funk
Ranjan (voice) 
Bob Joles
Bagheera (voice) 
Tony Jay
Shere Khan (voice) 
John Rhys-Davies
Ranjan's Father (voice) 
Jim Cummings
Kaa / Colonel Hathi / M.C. Monkey (voice) 
Phil Collins
Lucky (voice) 
Jeff Bennett
Additional Voices (voice) 
Veena Bidasha
Additional Voices (voice) 
Brian Cummings
Additional Voices (voice) User Reviews (1)
Decent watch at best, won't watch again, and can't recommend. Immediately, you can tell there is a dip in the quality of animation. To be fair, no only is this in that string of unnecessary sequels that Disney did, it is right after they switched from classic cell animation to digital cell animation, but it was 2 years after "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" and that looks amazing. The other immediate problem (even on the cover) is that Mowgli is still wearing his mystery diaper (never established where it came from) instead of actual clothes. As Mowgli struggles with being of two worlds (an arguably great point from the original movie), he extends his entitled behavior to returning to the Jungle, aggravating the village, as Sher Khan returns to hunting Mowgli, extending his obsession / pride (sort of a Moby Dick thing). Lacking some creativity, they return to some of the old song…
