It killed me when the vines crunched the police car.Īnd the monkey scenes? Meant as comic relief, they totally tanked. I think the indoor lagoon was my favorite, but also loved the lion in the bed, and the vicious man-eating vine plant scenes.

The CGI looks as bad as one would expect of the time, but you get swept away (and the characters literally do get swept away) by the creative sequences. To be fair, Jumanji 1 had some incredible set-pieces. (J2 is a direct sequel, not a reboot.) Back to Jumanji the First If that was true, then none of the kids in Jumanji 2 would still have been around at the end. This isn’t how the game ends in J2, which confused me.

But the game didn’t seem sinister.Īnd lastly, there’s the reset-button ending. J2 didn’t cheat, although misdirection was in play. I like clues, especially ones the viewer can follow along and guess at. In Jumanji 2, it became an interesting video game, with lots of cool clues for each gamer. I guess that fits in with the opening scene in historical times, where the sentient game is actually implied to be evil. Some player results are merely bad others are downright demonic. In this Jumanji sequel, every single die roll is a nightmare. In a typical board game, some turns reward the player. You have to randomly survive each roll of the dice, and it doesn’t seem like either skill or chance is involved.ĭownload the RunPee app for free: Read more about the RunPee app. Second, I didn’t expect the original game to be so ludicrous and mean-spirited. Instead, the jungle elements come to Earth, but only in an’ immersive’ way at the climax. It doesn’t take place in the Jumanji world - a fantasy element I loved in Welcome to the Jungle. What I didn’t expect was…well, several things.

(Warning: spoilers follow for Jumanji 1 &2.) Problems with the Jumanji Board Game The kind of game where you move little pieces around, and the winner is the one who gets to the end first. My understanding was the game updates itself for its era, meaning the 1995 game would be a vintage style board game - with an actual ‘board’ and dice. Read Time:3 Minute, 51 Second Would you play this game? Like, ever?Īdoring as I do Jumanji 2: Welcome to the Jungle - my favorite film of 2017 - I looked forward to finally watching the original Jumanji with Robin Williams.

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