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Is Jungle Cruise the next Pirates of the Caribbean? | The Review of the Disney Movie

Let me be your skipper for today as I guide you on this tour of Disney's latest theme park ride-based movie that might have a problem with figuring out its own identity

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Hugo Segal

Speaking of skippers, you do a great vocal impersonation of the "Madagascar" penguin himself!

Daniel Vasquez

The 5/10 rating surprised me. The way you were reviewing it makes me think you gonna give this movie a 7/10

Justin Monti

This was definitely a very unique review and overall very filling for this movie. Personally I actually really enjoyed this movie, while I wouldn’t call it a great movie I still thought it was pretty decent and was still a very fun and enjoyable movie, the writing might be a bit weaker side, but it does have some beautiful visuals (with the acceptation of some bad cgi at some parts) I do think some of the characters are pretty fun and enjoyable and I especially like the chemistry between both Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt‘a characters. Also with Dwayne Johnson's characters backstory in the movie, I won't spoil anything but it definitely was very interesting. Also I definitely do like the nods to the classic attraction like with the boat tour scene. I will also admit that it definitely does feel like it’s trying to copy Pirates of the Caribbean, especially with how the story is very identical to Curse of The Black Pearl, but it still was a fun experience. Overall while I wouldn’t call Jungle Cruise a great movie, I still thought the film was still very enjoyable and overall really fun to watch, I would personally give this film a 7/10 not a great movie but still a fun and enjoyable ride. Also I would definitely say this is one of the films based on a Disney attraction, while I wouldn’t say this is anywhere near as good as Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl, I will still gladly take this over the Eddie Murphy Haunted Mansion movie any day of the week. I would personally put this film a bit more on par with Dead Man's Cheat and At World's End (Yes I actually did enjoy At World's End) where it’s not a great movie but still really fun to watch.

Hunter O'Laughlin

I really like how you styled this review like the titular ride itself by having the review be like a tour and playing the role of the skipper. I really like these different styles you use for your reviews outside of your regular and classic reviews of animated films with the themes of the specific film such as journalism with your reviews of “The Insider”, writing with “Wonder Boys”, noir with “The Happytime Murders” and video games with “Serenity”. It really helps your non-animated film reviews be really entertaining and informative as well as help you grow as an on online reviewer and video maker by doing new things than just using the same style of showing clips from the film and voicing over your opinions. As for the familiarity of Pirates of the Caribbean with the film, I don’t really sense it as much as you do. Instead, whenever I look at the trailers for the film, I get a mix of both The African Queen and Indiana Jones. Especially with the adventurous direction and the action, as well as evil Germans very being involved as the villains. But I think the blend of both African Queen and Indiana Jones feels fitting considering both the Jungle Cruise and Indiana Jones: Temple of the Forbidden Eye are attractions at Adventureland. I’m going to see this film tomorrow with my dad. So I’m hoping to have a good time regardless of what I end up feeling about the film. Just as long as the action and the Rock are entertaining, it’ll provide a good mind numbing action popcorn flick.

Lady Helen Bio Rodriguez

Pirates of the Caribbean 1 was 2003. Its 2021. At one point does trying to recapture the magic of that ride going to dawn on everyone that it can't be done.

Hunter O'Laughlin

I really like the way AniMat uses different styles for his reviews that aren’t animated. Even some of his best reviews were helped by utilizing different styles such as his review of “The Happytime Murders”. I hope he continues utilizing that strategy with his non-animated reviews. They really help make them more interesting and entertaining. I never really noticed the similarities between Pirates of the Caribbean and The Jungle Cruise film. I notice more of An African Queen and Indiana Jones-vibe from the trailers. Which is very fitting considering both the Jungle Cruise and Indiana Jones are attractions in Adventureland. I’m going to see this film tomorrow with my dad and I’m hoping it can at least be mind-numbing popcorn flick.

Kenneth Stoddard

I like your review style Mat. It looked creative and well put together so overall, great job with a different style you put on to it along with a good voice impression. As for movie itself, I was surprised you give it a 5/10 just like I did not too long ago. For me personally, I surprisingly didn’t enjoy this movie. I wanted to like it but I end up finding out how it was this close to being bad but mediocre at the same time. The writing is obviously the problem but the problem for me is how this is not only tries to be like the first Pirates of the Caribbean but also tries to be the 1999 Mummy movie with Brendan Fraser. I try to look at this film on it own but I can’t help but finding it too similar to those movies I mentioned. Other than that, the humor is very weak, the editing is bad especially with those quick cuts, very bad visuals effects, didn’t enjoy the music score from James Newton Howard as I felt like it tries to be over the top, and characters were nothing but generic characters that I seen before. I do like the performances from the Rock and Emily Blunt, action scenes despite bad editing and production values that is rather decent. Overall, I didn’t have a good time with this movie but at least bad to the level like the Haunted Mansion with Eddie Murphy or even feel boring like with Tomorrowland. I’ll prefer watching something else like The Mummy, the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie and even the recent Jumanji sequels too since this is the adventure that I’m gonna remember anytime soon.

Trenton Girone

I’ve got to say, I thought the movie was ok, too. But, I hope I’m not the only one who hated Francisco. Don’t get me wrong; the Rock did a good job, but the character he portrayed came off as a jerk to me. I called him worse, though, in my post to “Some Jerk with a Fan Club.”

Redbandit

I really think you would enjoy these remakes more if you stopped comparing them to other movies because I honestly think you’re being way too hard on them