The Great Movie Re-Watch
Director:
Joe Johnston
Writers:
Jonathan Hensleigh
Greg Taylor
Jim Strain
Starring:
Robin Williams
Bonnie Hunt
Kirsten Dunst
Bradley Pierce
David Alan Grier
Blurb:
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades – and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Thoughts:
A lot of people remember where they were when they found out that Robin Williams died. I don’t. However, I feel a deep sense of sadness when I see him in a movie. He was such an incredible man. Even with that sadness, he can still make me laugh.
Having read the Jumanji book the writers of this movie took a lot of creative liberties and it worked out wonderfully. I love the concept of getting stuck playing a scary game. Something that the newer version doesn’t have is the effect that these things have on the real world. Seeing how others who had no idea what was going on reacted was great, but even better was seeing how the world was changed by the disappearance of Alan. I loved that and wish there was more of that in the remakes.
Jumanji is another movie that I watched a fair amount when I was growing up. I still can’t watch when the spiders are on the screen, but it’s still one of my favorites.
Alan is such a whiny ass that getting sucked into the game was probably good for him. As much as that sucked for him.
The special effects still look good and I think that’s because so much of it wasn’t CGI. I wish there was less CGI in films nowadays. I’m getting old lol
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