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It's good but the original is better

posted 6 years ago by ivankyazze (179)
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OK firstly let me just say that this film is good. Much better than I expected but better than 1995 classic? I don't think so. However I feel like they could've just called the film something else. It was far from the classic original. For example there's no board game. The idea isn't even remotely similar to the classic original. It's more like Spy Kids when they had to enter a game lol. The film is good but instead of using the "Jumanji" title for popularity they should've just called it something else. As I said earlier this film is good but they definitely should've called something else. The 1995 classic is the better film. Hands down.

[–] captkirk42 (51) 6 years ago

I agree it was much better than I expected. When it was first announced as a project I was disappointed it was being made and wasn't interested. Even when it hit theaters I had doubts about it. Over time I thought it might be a fun film, but it wasn't high on my "must see" list of recent films. Like most films it sort of hit the back burner and slid down between the wall and the stove. I didn't see it in the theatres I saw it on-demand last night. It has been ages since I've seen the original with Robin Williams. I prefer the concept of the players getting sucked into the game, rather than elements of the game coming out into the real world.

It is actually a true sequel. It makes references to the original. Plus at the beginning when Alex finds the game (actually it looked like a friend of his found it on the beach) it is the board game at first. He makes some comment about "Who plays board games anymore" then during the night it changes to a video game.