Thursday, 20 March 2008

Film #71: Jumanji (1995)


Directed by: Joe Johnston


Starring: Robin Williams, Jonathon Hyde, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Bradley Pierce


I remember seeing this film in the cinema with my dad. It was awesome, I loved it.

13 years later and I'm sat in my dad's living room, watching Jumanji with him, times haven't changed at all.

Alan Parrish finds a board game that beats like a drum, he decides to play it with Sarah, a girl he likes, the game is creepy and whatever it says comes true. Alan is sucked into the game and Sarah runs off. About 26 years later, two kids find it and play it, they release Alan and decide to finish the game. With the game comes lions, mosquitos, giant spiders, crazy plants, monsoons, crocodiles, monkeys, stampedes, earthquakes, quicksand and bounty hunters.

Its a brilliant concept and the actors bring that concept to life. They are excellent and the effects, for the time, were pretty good (I laughed at them this time though).

All in all, a great film for the whole family. I would like to play Jumanji though.


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