I watched this classic in 2021 for the first time. Trust me, I never felt like old boring stuff. It was truly amazing. Nor, after watching the Jumanji movies till now except for this, did I find this one to be similar. It was different. It was Classical. It was a great show. Fantastical Fantasy. Good adventure although latest ones have lot more. However, this, suprised me considering I had made up my mind of what Jumanji could be. But this was truly amazing. Although latest ones have great cast, next level VFX, astounding adventure, this one's the best. I do love the first part of the latest ones that came in 2017, I'd find rather take a tie between the two than selecting one. Thank you. However, lemme tell you, it was leaving Prime, so I watched and it was worth it.

While I try not to take IMDb ratings to heart, I do think the rating for this film is too low. The film is absolutely fantastic in all departments. I will admit, there are some bits that are quite scary due to some scenes that are amazingly dark. The film does start off slowly, but when the film fast forwards to twenty six years later, the film turns into fast-paced family entertainment. Other than one or two scary scenes and the slow beginning, I could find very little wrong with Jumanji. The story is great, very intriguing and filled with humour, scares and poignancy. The cinematography and scenery are constantly breathtaking, and the special effects are extraordinary. The film is aided by a hilarious and poignant script, spirited direction, atmspheric music and the fact that it goes at a very fast pace. Even the acting was great, with Robin Williams in one of his best performances as Alan Parrish. While he is subtle in places, the director allows him to be funny, which is what he does best. Bonnie Hunt is good too and she and Williams have great chemistry, and Bradley Pierce and Kirsten Dunst are cute and lively. Plus the ending is nice and satisfying. All in all, I love this movie, even with its very minor problems, it is non-stop fast paced family entertainment. 9/10 Bethany Cox

I remember when JUMANJI first came out back in 1995. I was 14 at the time and much more interested in the books of Stephen King and movies like THE EVIL DEAD than watching a kid's film like this. Now, more than twenty years later, I've finally got around to watching it and I have to say that I'm less than impressed. This is one of the movies that helped usher in the 'CGI adventure' template of the family-friendly Hollywood blockbuster. A couple of kids find a magic boardgame and play it, with the end result that they release a bunch of CGI jungle creatures which rampage around their house. The film has a slick look to it and it doesn't help that the CGI has dated badly over the years, with the monkeys looking particularly bad. The story itself is extremely limited and features some cheesy sentimentalising. There are some funny moments courtesy of Robin Williams, who just about holds things together with his usual brand of madcap high-energy overacting, but this is passable at best.