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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304030981 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6304030983 Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Release Date: May 14, 1996 Running Time: 104 minutes Sales Rank: 906 Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1995
Amazon.com: Based on the children's book by Chris Van Allsburg, Jumanji stars Robin Williams as a man who escapes his confinement within a devilish board game, only to be followed by all kinds of exotic problems: elephants, lions, zebras, monkeys, floods, giant insects, killer plants, and a big-game hunter. The computer-generated effects all wreak havoc through quiet streets, and while most of this is pretty fun, relationship conflicts and character development are weak and forgettable. The high point, in comic terms, is probably David Alan Grier's hilarious performance as a cop catching the worst of these various plagues--one at a time. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, Dolby sound, optional French and Spanish soundtracks, optional Spanish and Korean subtitles.--Tom Keogh
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Rating: - Sorry, Zathura; you just can't beat your maker.
In a nutshell, the movie is about a predated, enchanted board game (as proven through the prologue where the previous players frantically dispatch of it almost a hundred years before our stories actually starts) placed into the hands of Alan Perish, a thirteen year old growing up in New England in 1969. At first, to Alan and his friend Sarah, it seems ordinary, but with a roll of the dice, things change to the very worst. The game play itself, including bats, monkeys, lions and other deadly elements actually become real, animated... and lethal. Twenty-six years later, another pair of children ... Read More
Rating: - A single jarring note
I love this movie, but it has one terrible flaw, and it saddened me greatly to hear it. When the grown boy is seeking the girl he once played with, he mumbles disparagingly that she is probably living in a trailer park.
And with that snobbish aside, from a person I formerly respected as a humanist, a million kids - who live in trailer parks or the equivalent - were ushered out of the fun.
It would be worth sending it to that company in Utah that edits out bad words and sex scenes, to get that cruel sentence removed.
Rating: - A voyage of surprising depth and symbolism that culminates in a boy's realization of the flaws of the human soul.
*may contain spoilers*
On the surface, Jumanji appears to be an actual child's game, meant for amusement purposes, with a surprising twist. Upon further examination, it becomes clear that Jumanji itself is NOT a game, but a metaphor for the difficulties our souls must face before we can confront our fears. At the beginning of the film, Alan Parish is burdened by his inability to confront his fears; a problem which may, in an almost Freudian manner, stem from a strained relationship with his own father. "Jumanji" is a physical representation of this burden, and since at the time he is unable ... Read More
Rating: - Ana Luiza Mansour
Lots of adventure and thrills... gripping till the end. Wonderful visual and sound effects.
Rating: - great movie
This is an awesome movie. Some parts are extremely funny. But it's mostly serious in a cool way. It's a very fun movie to see.
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