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Jumanji
(1995)
Roll the dice and
unleash the excitement!
Director: Joe Johnston, rated PG
  Starring:
Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier,
Adam Hann-Byrd, Jonathan Hyde, Bebe Neuwirth
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good "Don't
ever call me crazy, Alan! EVER! Because everyone in this town
has called me crazy
ever since I told the cops you were sucked
into a board game." -
Sarah Whittle
Why watch this? You will love this thriller about the most
dangerous board game ever.
Plot Summary:
Jumanji is a magical board game that unleashes a world of
adventure and danger upon its players. When siblings Judy and
Peter Shepherd find and begin playing the game, they
inadvertently release a man who has been trapped within it for
decades. The only way to stop the chaos and send the jungle's
perils back into the game is to finish playing Jumanji.
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Dad's Preview:
This adventure film was a good vehicle for Robin Williams as Alan, a
young boy who was imprisoned inside a magical board game for 26
years. It allows the often-frantic actor to run around and
scream a lot, as he reassimilates to the current
timeframe. There are
some genuinely scary moments (giant spiders, deadly mosquitoes,
stampeding African animals), yet it's softened by almost-cartoonish
CGI-effects, which, for that time, were commendable.
Look for a young Kirsten Dunst. |
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TriStar Pictures,
Interscope Comm;
Sony Pictures Releasing
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