Product Description: The mystical powers of a board game are unleashed upon an unsuspecting town in this enchanting comedy-adventure based on the classic childrens book. Special features: subitles in english sfx crew commentary production design featurette sfx featurette isolated music score and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2004 Starring: Robin Williams Jonathan Hyde Run time: 104 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Joe Johnston
Amazon.com: After the success of Jurassic Park in 1993, the floodgates opened for digital special effects, and Jumanji is nothing if not a showcase for computer-generated creepiness guaranteed to give young children a nightmare or two. Whether that was the filmmakers' intention is up for debate, since this is a PG-rated adventure revolving around a mysterious board game that unleashes a terrifying jungle world upon its players, including gigantic spiders, huge mosquitoes, a stampede of rhinos, elephants, and every other jungle beast you can imagine. Robin Williams plays a man-child who's been trapped in the world of "Jumanji" for 26 years until he's freed by two kids who've discovered the game and released its parade of dangerous horrors. A chaotic and misguided attempt at family entertainment, the movie does offer a few good laughs, and the effects are frequently impressive, if not entirely convincing to the eye. --Jeff Shannon
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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 ... 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 ... Read More
Rating: - A voyage of surprising depth and symbolism that culminates in a boy's realization of the flaws of the human soul.
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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 ... 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.
- Sorry, Zathura; you just can't beat your maker.
- A single jarring note