5.7 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.8 |
Baby George got into a plane crash in a jungle, stayed alive and was adopted by a wise ape. Ursula Stanhope, US noble woman is saved from death on safari by grown-up George, and he takes her to jungle to live with him. He slowly learns a rules of human relationships, while Ursula's lover Lyle is looking for her and the one who took her. After they are found, Ursula takes George to the USA.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree, Holland TaylorFamily | 100% |
Comedy | 68% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
George of the Jungle swings along that fine line between nonsensical buffoonery and affable time killing movie fun. Based on the cartoon series of the same name, created by the legendary Jay Ward, George of the Jungle delivers scattered laughs, light action, and offbeat romance across a breezy 90-minute runtime that sees the picture teeter on growing stale on countless occasions, saved by just enough charm and humor to keep it chugging along. It accomplishes its assigned duties well enough, even if those duties are entirely vapid and vacuous, yielding a steady, mostly agreeable film that works best with expectations for mindless fun, not life-changing content. As if Brendan Fraser in the lead role would suggest anything else.
George of the Jungle's Blu-ray transfer is perfectly satisfying, delivering a good, film-like experience that holds up to the 1080p resolution's standards. Grain is maintained for the duration with little variance in density. There are extremely minor compression issues in accompaniment but such are not at all problematic for casual viewing. Details are pleasing with good, dependable clarity the norm, revealing intimate facial textures and environmental details -- from dense jungle greenery to urban sprawl -- with impressive clarity. Colors are satisfying, pushing perhaps a hair warm but offering lush natural greens and a spread of more lively and diverse city tones with fine tonal intensity and flavor. Black levels are fine and skin tones appear naturally oriented. This is a nice overall presentation from Disney.
George of the Jungle swings onto Blu-ray with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. The presentation demands a minor upward
volume adjustment from calibrated reference norms, but once there the track holds steady and satisfying. The track offers distribution of various audio
components to fine effect, including light score and much more intensive and engaging music with recognizable jungle percussion beats in some
instances as the track's underlying heartbeat. George's animal calls in San Francisco in chapter 10 offer fine spread and surround implementation, while
other high yield effects both in the jungle and within city limits enjoy spacious engagement and fine elemental clarity. Core atmospherics around both
locations present with appreciable definition and seemingly perfect spacing and placement. Dialogue is clear, well prioritized, and settles into a natural
front-center position, unless called upon to naturally expand per environmental parameters.
Note that the included English SDH subtitles can only be toggled on and off in-film via the remote's subtitle button.
George of the Jungle's Disney Movie Club exclusive release contains no supplemental content. The main menu screen offers only options to play the film and select scenes. No DVD or digital copies have been bundled in but it does include a Disney Movie Rewards code. No slipcover is included, either.
High art George of the Jungle is not but high-flying fun it is. The film does not lack spirit amidst scattered humor. Fraser is perfectly cast and the movie plays well enough as the dictionary definition of "mindless entertainment." It's hardly noteworthy but it's hard to say "no" to its charms, either. Disney's online movie club exclusive release is disappointingly devoid of extra content, but the video and audio presentations are just fine. Recommended.
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