Vance Gerry (1929–2005)

We have always enjoyed the animation and story and music, especially the exuberance of Baloo and patience of Bagheera with the typical boy-child Mowgli.

A terrible adaptation of the book in every way, but a fine example of that not necessarily making for a bad movie. The score is gorgeous, the characters memorable, the visuals stunning, and it all happens at a brisk enough pace that the rather thin plot never gets overly worn.

A boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle is hated by a tiger.

I'm not nuts about it, but it's pleasant and has enough redeeming bits (like dancing monkeys, evil Sterling Holloway, and generally good character animation).

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: B

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.7/4

Newsletter of The Weather Bird Press. Includes Page from Dan Strehl's Old New England Recipes from Old California Cookbooks. Vance Gerry's obituary laid in. Announcement re Herbs, and Cooking with Wine by Vincent Pirolli. "Still the press prints in the archaic ways of Gutenberg. Simplicity of digital and lazer processes are tempting but our immunity to change has so far kept our hands dirty and our printing direct."

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