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Jumanji - snakes and ladders with bite

Advantages: A fun and engaging story
Disadvantages: May be scary for younger children

FILM REVIEW ONLY Jumanji is a great family film with a very entertaining performance from funny-man Robin Williams, as well as some spectacular (if a little scary for young children) special effects. Jumanji is based on the children's book by Chris Van Allsburg, and keeps the spirit of the novel alive with some great set pieces and good solid acting, particularly from the young child actors, including the then little known Kirsten Dunst. It's Robin ...
...Many parents were angry when Jumanji was released because of the fact that some of the scenes are quite scary, but in all honesty they're not that bad, although the scene in which Sarah is chased by bats at the start of the film may be a little scary for some. Jumanji is also rare in that it can be enjoyed by both children and adults, making it a great all-round movie for the family to enjoy. The story is familiar to Peter Pan in some ways, with ...

bigmike33 27.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Jumanji (Collector's Edition) (DVD)

Take a trip down memory lane

Advantages: super family entertainment
Disadvantages: nothing really wrong

Journey to the centre of the Earth, is yet another classic oldie, based on a novel by Jules Verne. The effects are certainly not to the standards of today's technology, but for a film made in the late 1950's they still stand, their own ground. The film itself, Professor Oliver Lindenbrook, (James Mason) a scientist hoping to find the World's core. Leads a mixed group of people with, the assistance of an Icelandic caver, down through an Islands ...
...City of Atlantis, The journey is not only fraught with danger, but there is also a scheming plot by another explore who steals, there map, and tries to sabotage their trip. The end to the film is superbly done, and it is worth watching the film just for this, Other Stars are the Singing Pat Boone, the gorgeous Arhlene Dahl, and not forgetting Gertrude (The Goose). A good winters evening Family entertaining film, a few songs thrown in for good ...

dreamscancometrue 10.01.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (DVD)

Be careful what you play with!

Advantages: Fun, entertaining, full of charisma, you don't get bored
Disadvantages: Predictable ending

~-~-~-~-~-Nitty gritties~-~-~-~-~- Cast: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Jonathan Hyde Certificate: 12A Length: 100 minutes Year of release: 1996 ~-~-~-~-~The Plot~-~-~-~-~ The story begins with 12 year old Alan Parrish - a boy who's parent's are rich and on the snobby side! After one day after leaving his father's shoe factory he faintly hears drumming noises coming from a nearby building site. Curiosty gets the ...
...Looking around to see if anybody notices him (or if anyone notices the noise for that matter) he makes his way and digs through the rubble towards the noise. He sharply pulls out an old chest and the noise gets louder and loouder and suddenly stops! He opens the chest with some ease and pulls out an ancient-looking board game titled "Jumanji". When somebody notices Alan on the building site he quickly grabs the game and runs home with it under his ...

Chocolatyclaire 26.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Jumanji (Special Edition) (DVD)

out of the jungle and into the city

Advantages: magical family film
Disadvantages: a little too magical

...special effects have been made. JUMANJI would be one of those movies. It's light on plot, character development and heavy on adventure and computer generated special effects. There are definitely better movies out there, but it does move along quickly despite the fact it will make you roll your eyes every now and again. Robin Williams is one heck of a talented actor and comedian. I enjoy him in most of his films but here he turns out one of his more ...
...him a wealthy man the past couple of decades. Everyone else does their job. I think I would've liked this movie a lot more if I were in my pre-teen years. Of course, these days, CGI is in virtually every PG movie and I'm not so sure this movie or these effects would past the test today. It's hard to say whether or not this is a good or bad movie because it's one of those you forget about right after you see it. However, the younger audience should ...

fightstarter 25.11.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Jumanji (DVD)

GOOD FILM!

Advantages: great watch for all ages.
Disadvantages: not a great storyline, i thought.

from the bits ive seen of this film it doesnt look half bad, it has Brendan Fraser (George of the jungle), Josh Hutcherson (Zathura) and Anita Briem (Doctor Who 2006 - Sally Jacobs) the film is creating along the lines of the book that came out ages ago, and all the graphics are computer generated to make the creatures look as real as possible, the film is rated PG but it may make little kids jump in the odd place :P the film isnt a killer sit ...

bamford1 08.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (DVD)