Jungle Book 'beggars belief' that it was shot in a studio

Critics praise dazzling special effects in 'one of most engrossing film worlds since Avatar'

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Disney's new blockbuster adaptation of The Jungle Book, which updates Rudyard Kipling's children's classic using the latest CGI wizardry, has bowled over the critics.

Directed by Iron Man's Jon Favreau, the film uses live action and computer graphics to update Disney's 1967 animated film version, which tells the story of Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves.

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