It’s the story of a boy, found alone in the jungle by a panther, raised by a pack of wolves, who becomes best friends with a bear, and all the while, he is being hunted down by a tiger.

“The Jungle Book” brings back a mixture of old childhood memories while creating new ones for today’s generation of moviegoers.

The new film incorporates both the original works of Rudyard Kipling and it is considered to be a live-action/CGI remake of the 1967 Disney classic, and the film does an incredible job combining the two into one film.

I remember watching the original cartoon movie as a child and it was one of my favorite films growing up.

The film casts the likes of Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Bill Murray as Baloo, Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Christopher Walken as King Louie and it was the feature film debut of Neel Sethi as Mowgli.

The film was a pleasant surprise and was one of the films I was looking forward to see this year.

When the first trailer was announced, I was excited to see an old classic be made new again, and I wasn’t disappointed.

The voice acting by all of the cast was amazing and Murray did a great job in bringing one of my personal favorite Disney characters to life on the big screen, but perhaps one of the best scenes in the film was the introduction of the movie’s villain, Shere Khan.

This version of the famed Disney villain was much different than his 1967 counterpart as he appears to be much more cynical and violent.

This version of the villainous tiger is scarred and scary and Elba does a perfect job playing this character and making him come alive for this generation.

One of the best things about the original animated film was the songs, and anyone who has seen it knows exactly what songs I’m talking about.

The songs that made the original film so memorable are also in the new film.

The scene with Mowgli and Baloo on the river singing the “The Bare Necessities” is reminiscent of the original film and it brought back such good memories from when I was a kid.

I was actually really surprised when they started playing “I Wanna Be Like You” during the King Louie scene and even more so when I heard Walken was the one singing the song.

This film was amazing and for me, it brought back some of the best memories of my childhood and if you haven’t seen it yet,  make some plans to go and check it out.

Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected].