It's a jungle in here.
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for freedom is to finish the game, which proves risky as all three find themselves running from giant rhinoceroses, evil monkeys and other terrifying creatures.
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Resolved, classical in form, effortless and unpretentious.
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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“Is this Joe Johnston's best work?”
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“Is Robin Williams the best thing in Jumanji?”
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Sep 20257/10
I’d watched this for about twenty minutes before I realised that it was Kirsten Dunst who was keeping her panic-stricken younger brother “Peter” (Bradley Pierce) company as they discover a rather elegant looking board game in their new home. We already know that this used to be the lavish home of the shoe-making “Parrish” family and that playing the self-same game, a quarter of a century earlier, the young “Alan” had had a mishap that had caused a mystery that prevailed to this day. Anyway, the two youngsters having a go nowadays soon realise that this isn’t like Cleudo or Monopoly. This one has an habit of delivering quirky rhymes after each throw followed by lions, monkeys, deadly mozzies - indeed anything that can trash the town, their house and the brand new police car of the increasingly beleaguered “Officer Bentley” (David Alan Grier). Luckily, “Peter” throws a five and that presents them with the aforementioned, long-missing, lad (Robin Williams) now an adult, clad in leaves and adept at playing this thing from the inside. All they need to do now is find his playing companion from back in the day (Bonnie Hunt) and complete the game. How hard can it be? Well aside from all th
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Sep 20257/10
I’d watched this for about twenty minutes before I realised that it was Kirsten Dunst who was keeping her panic-stricken younger brother “Peter” (Bradley Pierce) as they discover a rather elegant looking board game in their new home. We already know that this used to be the lavish home of the shoe-making “Parrish” family and that playing the self same game, a quarter of a century earlier the young “Alan” had had a mishap that had caused a mystery that prevailed to this day. Anyway, the two youngsters having a go nowadays soon realise that this isn’t like Cleudo or Monopoly, this one has an habit of delivering quirky rhymes after each throw followed by lions, monkeys, deadly mozzies - indeed anything that can trash the town, their house and the brand new police car of “ Clive” (David Alan Grier). Luckily, he throws a five and that presents them with the long-missing lad (Robin Williams) clad in leaves and adept at playing this thing from the inside. All the need to do is find his playing companion from back in the day (Bonnie Hunt) and complete the game. How hard can it be? Well aside from all the carnage, the game also presents them with the shotgun toting, “Quatermain”-esque, “Van
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · Mar 20197/10
Throw the dice and take a turn, Jumanji made the critics gurn. Jumanji is directed by Joe Johnston and based on Chris Van Allsburg's short story of the same name. It stars Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce and Jonathan Hyde. The story is about a weird board game that when played unleashes hazards from the jungle with every throw of the dice. Once you have started playing you have to finish the game for normality to be resumed. Simple in plot and coming off as an excuse to show off some impressive effects -said the critics - Jumanji defied the critics of the time to become a box office winner and a family favourite. Enough of a favourite to spawn a sequel (Zathura 2005), an animated TV series and a board game. In truth the film is reliant on the effects to entertain, with the cast (all competent and enjoyable) merely lurching from one perilous throw of the dice to another. But to call the film shallow is wrong and ignorant. There's flecks of bad parenting, peer pressure, grief and bullying, while the impact of a missing child on one town is a noteworthy addition to the story line. You wonder if those critics actually paid attention during their free viewings
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Cast
- Robin WilliamsAlan Parrish
- Kirsten DunstJudy
- Bradley PiercePeter
- Bonnie HuntSarah
- Jonathan HydeVan Pelt / Sam Parrish
- Bebe NeuwirthNora
- David Alan GrierBentley
- Adam Hann-ByrdYoung Alan
- Patricia ClarksonCarol Parrish
- Laura Bell BundyYoung Sarah
Crew
- Joe JohnstonDirector
- Jim StrainScreenplay
- Jonathan HensleighScreenplay
- Greg TaylorScreenplay
- Chris Van AllsburgNovel
- Thomas E. AckermanDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Robert DalvaEditor
- William TeitlerProducer
- Scott KroopfProducer
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