Jungle Book drew different passages from the source book and became its own thing. Shit in a way Aladin could be said to try something with Will Smith as Genie, trying to see if the Gen X/Millenial/Zoomer impressions comedian could hold up to Robin Williams to predictable and kind of funny in how inept a result.
A long time ago, that phrase meant "schlocky, but fun family entertainment" like The Cat From Outer Space and The Gnomemobile.
Flubber was a remake of The Absent Minded Professor, and I loved that movie as a kid.
The original Absent Minded Professor is still great.
Jungle Book drew different passages from the source book and became its own thing. Shit in a way Aladin could be said to try something with Will Smith as Genie, trying to see if the Gen X/Millenial/Zoomer impressions comedian could hold up to Robin Williams to predictable and kind of funny in how inept a result.