Jumanji

John Chard

March 5, 2019

7/10

Throw the dice and take a turn, Jumanji made the critics gurn. Jumanji is directed by Joe Johnston and based on Chris Van Allsburg's short story of the same name. It stars Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce and Jonathan Hyde. The story is about a weird board game that when played unleashes hazards from the jungle with every throw of the dice. Once you have started playing you have to finish the game for normality to be resumed. Simple in plot and coming off as an ex…

Andre Gonzales

July 6, 2023

7/10

The original movie. Robin Williams makes this movie funny. Honestly without him the movie would be nothing.

CinemaSerf

September 10, 2025

7/10

I’d watched this for about twenty minutes before I realised that it was Kirsten Dunst who was keeping her panic-stricken younger brother “Peter” (Bradley Pierce) as they discover a rather elegant looking board game in their new home. We already know that this used to be the lavish home of the shoe-making “Parrish” family and that playing the self same game, a quarter of a century earlier the young “Alan” had had a mishap that had caused a mystery that prevailed to this day. Anyway, the two young…

CinemaSerf

September 10, 2025

7/10

I’d watched this for about twenty minutes before I realised that it was Kirsten Dunst who was keeping her panic-stricken younger brother “Peter” (Bradley Pierce) company as they discover a rather elegant looking board game in their new home. We already know that this used to be the lavish home of the shoe-making “Parrish” family and that playing the self-same game, a quarter of a century earlier, the young “Alan” had had a mishap that had caused a mystery that prevailed to this day. Anyway, the …