Jumanji

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Summary: "Any last words?" . . . "Jumanji!"
Review: The movie "Jumanji" is one of the best action/adventure movies you can find on the market. It takes place in a small town in New Hampshire. Alan Parrish is a boy growing up in 1969. His father is cold towards him, his classmates bully him . . . he tries to please his father and always seems to fail. Stumbling onto a digging site where a construction crew is building, he comes across a buried chest. Inside he finds a . . . board game? Yes, a board game! Called "Jumanji", it looks interesting, and he takes it home. Later, Alan and his neighbor Sarah begin to play the game. But when Sarah rolls the dice, words appear in the middle of the board . . . "At night they fly, you better run, these winged things are not much fun." Alan then drops the dice in alarm, and sees on the board "In the jungle you must wait, until the dice read five or eight." After Alan disappears into the board before Sarah's eyes, she is chased out of the house by a mob of bats that appear in the chimney. ---------- Fast-forward to 26 years later, when a woman and her niece and nephew (Judy and Peter) move into the house where Alan used to live. The two kids find the game and begin to play. They find out too late that once you start, you can't stop. The only way to make everything that seems to be coming from the game (like mosquitos and a lion) disappear is to finish the game, with the person who rolls the winning number to end yelling out "Jumanji!" ---------- This movie does not try to "Wow" you with special effects (although the special effects are good). Instead, the acting takes precedent. The younger actors and actresses (who play Judy, Peter, and a young Alan and Sarah) are really good. Bonnie Hunt, as Sarah 26 years later, is wonderful; as is Robin Williams as Alan Parrish. There IS an overlying message in this story (contrary to the viewpoints of other review-writers): Stand up to what you are afraid of. It's okay to be scared, but stand up to it. And unlike some adventure movies, there is enough comedy to keep things interesting ("Sarah and I would like to get OUT of the floor, so . . . "). With great music and a moving plot, this is a great movie. Any last comments? "Jumanji . . . "

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Summary: Good work in making.
Review: Whoever wrote the script and made the robots for this flick must of worked really hard at it to make this really good movie look excellent. If you are the type of person that enjoys a laugh/getting scared then this is your thing. Most of this movie was very far-fetched but it was very good of the writer to use and imagination for once.

Even just one bad thing is that you can kind of tell that the creatures are robots (like Mighty Joe Young which is pretty good)!!

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Summary: The greatest movie of all time!
Review: I loved this movie so much when I saw it in the theater, I went back to see it two more times. When it finally came out on video, I bought it and since then have watched it over 100 times. In my opinion, Jumanji is the greatest movie of all time.

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Summary: this movie rocks
Review: This was a great movie. Kirsten Dunst and Gregory Smith were great. Robin Williams played his part well, too. I give this movie 5 stars... All and All, this movie was the best

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Summary: This is the greatest movie on the face of the planet!
Review: The movie was a roller coaster of wild animals, exotic plants and terrifyingly real special effects. The story is of a man who gets trapped in side a mysterious board game for 26 years, and then, is released by two inquisitive children. The movie continues with heart pounding action scenes, and wonderful awe inspiring graphics, which won't end until the game is finished and the name JUMANJI is said!

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Summary: i didnt like it much
Review: take some advice from a 10 year old the movie wasnt that good and one part didnt make sence so dont get the movie

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Summary: Great
Review: This is a very exciting movie. When I first saw it I was on the edge of my seat. I unfortunately missed this movie in the cinema. I didn't even get round to seeing it o video until mid 1998. Great performances by Robin Williams and Bonnie Hunt. Terrific music score by James Horner and spectacular special effects. You'll love this movie.

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Summary: This is funny! Kind of strange too.
Review: Well, some parts are. The part with the monkeys in the kitchen sort of was. So was the part when the water burst out of the door on the police guy and the aunt. It was okay, mostly. The lesson from it was never take home something strange. Don't be too curious. I didn't like Alan's curiousness, nor did I like the way he took it home. Still, I recommend it to people who like adventure.

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Summary: Not as good as the book, which was weird enough anyway
Review: This terrifying film is not for children. The effects are fine, if you like this kind of thing. But really, the story is sad and unfair.

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Summary: OK story, but the effects are atrocious
Review: Plot is ok, in this surprisingly adult film. Not really for kids, far too serious and intense at certain points. Actors do a good job, but the producers should have pumped a little more cash into the special effects. And by the way, just what is the moral of this story????