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- 1995
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
- 1995
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
Summary When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the startled eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of Jumanji. There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. [Sony]
Directed By: Joe Johnston
Written By: Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, Jim Strain, Chris Van Allsburg
- 1995
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
- 1995
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
Jumanji
39
7.6
Where to Watch
Summary When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the startled eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of Jumanji. There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. [Sony]
Directed By: Joe Johnston
Written By: Jonathan Hensleigh, Greg Taylor, Jim Strain, Chris Van Allsburg
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
39
17% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
33% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
39
17% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
33% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
The result is a thrill ride with enough plunges and turns and loop-the-loops to make it worth a spin. What the picture lacks is the magic and resonance you feel in the best of popular entertainments.
On a scene by scene basis, it is mostly great fun but suffers from a contrived script which repetitively drags characters back to the eponymous magical board game for another effect-producing throw of the dice.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 319 User Ratings
7.6
74% Positive
235 Ratings
235 Ratings
24% Mixed
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
3% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 319 User Ratings
7.6
74% Positive
235 Ratings
235 Ratings
24% Mixed
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
3% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
The screenplay, however, denies the film a solid foundation. Jumanji is diverting in a splashy , eye-catching manner, but is about as substantive and durable as filigree.
As a movie, it's far from compelling. As a thrill ride, though, it's a rampaging special effects and animatronics extravaganza that will make small children cringe behind their seats.
Williams is hardly at his comically inventive best. And the script (adapted by Chris Van Allsburg, and a string of others, from his book) pursues the least exciting avenues possible.
Something bad happened on the way from the book to the movie. [15Dec1995 Pg. F.01]
Director Joe Johnston's elaborately dressed kids' movie--about a board game that sucks its players into a perilous jungle overrun by lions, rhinos, monkeys, crocodiles and spiders--spends so much time on the how of special effects that it neglects the why of characterization.
I guess this movie was interesting because of its visual effects in 1995. Today they are not special any more of course. Other than that the movie is just average. The many screams by girls and women were annoying.
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When Jumanji came out in 1995,it instantly became a piece of everyone's childhood,and most of it is due to the one and only Robin Williams (Rest In Peace).
As of today,it is that,but sometimes it's not really a board game,but a ''Bored'' game.
Joe Johnston had this concept about a magical board game with the ability to summon animals and more,and this could be a fun ride,especially if you have Robin Williams as one of the main leads,so... What almost went wrong here?
It's nothing huge by any means,but sometimes the story can drag with its execution. The 1st act is flat-out serious in certain moments,but progressing onto Act 2 and 3,it ''kind of'' gets lighthearted,especially with some funny jokes and an amazing performance by Williams. The score (by Jerry Goldsmith) tends to be a little adventurous at times,and that's a great thing,since I wanted this movie to be a fun ride.
However,there may be some cons sparkled here and there. The editing sometimes seems out of place,and this is the movie that i'll point out as an example of bad CGI,and I understand this is some 1995 stuff,but come on,there was also Apollo 13 back then.
Summing it up,Jumanji is fun for what it is. It's a ''bored'' game,sure,but you can't deny the effort Johnston put in to try and make this movie a wild ride,and that's why i'm saving this movie with a positive grade,even if,again,it could've been better.
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Dull special effects make this movie look dated. Jumnaji is aged pretty bad right now. Watch Zathura because it's better than Jumnaji in any way because it's still aged great.
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Clairement un film d’emblée complètement con pour mômes (plutôt ****) qui seront moins regardants sur la faible qualité des effets spéciaux et/ou le scénario traînard qui bat de l’aile assez vite, pour ne pas dire quasiment… immédiatement ! il faut dire que c’est tellement idiot ce film de gogolitos qu’on s’y emmerde en moins de deux !Petite surprise, on y voit la charmante Kirsten Dunst quand elle avait… ouais à peu près. Et encore. Quant à Robin Williams, il dépense beaucoup d’énergie pour se ridiculiser en permanence dans cette petite et infâme chierie à mongolitos. Pour son bien (et le nôtre), il vaut mieux oublier cette comédie à gogols coincés en première base, pour lui et sa mémoire (il valait mieux que ça !).
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Production Company
TriStar Pictures,
Interscope Communications,
Teitler Film
Release Date Dec 15, 1995
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG
Tagline Roll the dice and unleash the excitement!
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Huabiao Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
