George Of The Jungle
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Disney presents the smash hit comedy that families and critics everywhere went bananas over! Deep in the heart of the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable klutz (Fraser) who has a rain forest full of animal friends-like Tookie, his big-beaked messenger, Ape, a talking gorilla who's smarter than your average rocket scientist, and Shep, a gray-haired peanut-loving pooch of an elephant! When poachers mess with George's pals, the King Of Swing swings into action. But before you can say, "Watch out for that tree," George comes face-to-bark with a few vine-covered obstacles! You'll go wild for this "wonderfully wacky comedy" that People Magazine calls "impossible to resist!"
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Great classic from the early 2000s - bowene
This movie is a great classic that will be enjoyed by the whole family! Brandon Fraser is the perfect actor for the role of George!The movie has many funny scenes in which will make you laugh! Have fun watching this movie! And "watch out for that tree!"funnier than ernest... - Lori
my sons LOVE the Ernest movies but my 7 year old said that this movie was funnier than Ernest - that's a pretty strong statement coming from him :) so I guess its a 2 thumbs up from the kids around here....I enjoyed it, too, for all its silly humour and light-heartedness.Delivered in spades!!! - MoviesRUS
Really didn't expect much out of this movie. Thought it might entertain the kiddies. But I enjoyed it too. Wasn't a big fan of encino man but although this movie is silly, that's the whole point. Director Sam Weisman and the cast recognize and revel in the silliness and have fun with it. The movie manages to appeal to children, while some of the unexpectedly clever humor will keep adults from becoming too restless. The film pokes fun at everything from "serious" jungle epics to Disney's own The Lion King. For those who prefer "least common denominator" humor, there's plenty of flatulence, and some of the double entendres are salacious enough to push the limits of the PG-rating.
The best running gag doesn't involve George crashing into a tree; instead, it satirizes one of my least-favorite motion picture devices: the voiceover narrative. The disembodied vocal talent in George of the Jungle belongs to Keith Scott, who sounds astonishingly like Don Pardo. Omniscient and without form, he emotes alliterative, flowery prose with tongue in cheek. Some of his observations are slyly amusing; others are downright hilarious. And there's a moment when he gets into a heated argument with one of the big game hunters. That's right: a voiceover narrator trading insults with a character.
Using the same vacuous expression he displayed to good effect in Encino Man and Airheads, Brendan Fraser is suitably bland as George. Leslie Mann (The Cable Guy), whose blond hair and helium voice cause her to resemble Joey Lauren Adams from Chasing Amy, plays an appealing Ursula. Thomas Haden Church is effectively snobbish as Lyle. The real scene-stealer, however, is the animatronic Ape, who is enjoyable in large part due to the vocal talents of veteran British comedian John Cleese.
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Great classic from the early 2000s - bowene
This movie is a great classic that will be enjoyed by the whole family! Brandon Fraser is the perfect actor for the role of George!The movie has many funny scenes in which will make you laugh! Have fun watching this movie! And "watch out for that tree!"funnier than ernest... - Lori
my sons LOVE the Ernest movies but my 7 year old said that this movie was funnier than Ernest - that's a pretty strong statement coming from him :) so I guess its a 2 thumbs up from the kids around here....I enjoyed it, too, for all its silly humour and light-heartedness.Delivered in spades!!! - MoviesRUS
Really didn't expect much out of this movie. Thought it might entertain the kiddies. But I enjoyed it too. Wasn't a big fan of encino man but although this movie is silly, that's the whole point. Director Sam Weisman and the cast recognize and revel in ...