Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 52
Fresh: 29 | Rotten: 23
George of the Jungle is faithful to its source material -- which, unfortunately, makes it a less-than-compelling feature film.
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 4
George of the Jungle is faithful to its source material -- which, unfortunately, makes it a less-than-compelling feature film.
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Jay Ward's fondly-remembered cartoon series about a klutzy king of the jungle gets the big-screen, live-action treatment in this comedy from Walt Disney Pictures. A young boy named George becomes lost in the jungles of the African nation of Bukuvu following a plane crash, where he's rescued and raised to manhood by an articulate ape called Ape (voice of John Cleese). George grows to become a strapping adult (played by Brendan Fraser) who is cheerful and good-hearted but not terribly bright, not
Jul 16, 1997 Wide
Dec 2, 1997
All Critics (52) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (23) | DVD (3)
Surprisingly pleasant.
Not quite inspired lunacy, the film has a game, likable quality and strong sequel potential.
A pleasant surprise, one of the most witty, entertaining family films to come out in some time.
George George, George of the Jungle. Boom boom BOOM BOOM . . . Oh, please shut up.
There is not a banana's worth of plot in the Dana Olsen and Audrey Wells script to offer narrative nourishment.
Part screwball romance, part special-effects adventure.
Live-action take on popular tale is family fun.
An uninspired, if mildly likeable, spin on the Tarzan legend from Disney.
Amiable but toothless...
The story is incidental -- the villain wants to abduct the talking ape for financial gain -- and thankfully the animatronics and computer effects aren't allowed to overwhelm the proceedings.
This is off-beat, goofy, entertaining summer fun.
Silly fun, true to the spirit of the cartoon.
Better than it deserved to be.
Stupid
Better than I thought it'd be. Still not very good.
As dumb as George's I.Q. is low, and as funny as Fraser's career.
The whole movie is pretty good at stopping and lampooning itself every time things are getting just too silly.
George of the Jungle is decent little live action comedy from Disney. The film is definitely silly, but it manages to bring on good laughs. Brendan Fraser gives a decent performance here, nothing that great. The film is perfect to watch as a family, and it's is a film that will appeal to all ages. George of the Jungle
September 15, 2011
Super Reviewer
Pure crap. Its not funny, interesting, or good, its just stupidity and them thinking its going to be a straight A comedy, and its one of the worst Disney films I have ever seen.
August 7, 2011
Super Reviewer
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