I had the opportunity to see a preview of JB2 in a Zurich theater together with my 5 year old daughter. Having seen JB1 the first time when I was just a little bit older than my daughter is now, I was wondering what the sequel, one generation later, could add to the original mood.
To make it short: It is just as I feared. A rehash of the original motives, same characters, same songs, no surprises. Even my daughter has been slightly bored most of the time: She said there's much more happening in the first movie. It is also possible that the german dubbing didn't help matters - perhaps I will rent this film when it is out on DVD, just to see how it sounds in the original language.
To make it short: It is just as I feared. A rehash of the original motives, same characters, same songs, no surprises. Even my daughter has been slightly bored most of the time: She said there's much more happening in the first movie. It is also possible that the german dubbing didn't help matters - perhaps I will rent this film when it is out on DVD, just to see how it sounds in the original language.