Jumanji [DVD] [2018]

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid and I’m so glad Amazon had it available so I could watch with my daughter.

One of my favorites for my childhood. Great rental, my 10-year-old really enjoyed it. Super fun for family night.

good movie

Good movie

Very enjoyable

There are few children's movies that I particularly enjoyed – I can recount The Borrowers, Labyrinth and The Neverending Story. Jumanji, however takes a new place among children's films – in fact, it may seem that initially, Jumanji is about simplistic story about kids playing a board game. Based on a gorgeous picture book story of the same name by Chris Van Allsberg, this movie takes a beautiful magical adventure and makes it into a thrill ride that defies all natural laws. Time travel, physical transformations, perceptual distortions and multiple universes are just a few of the things that Jumanji toys with. The most evident phenomena is that the characters run in two different and parallel universes, one where Jumanji exists, and the other where it is just a dream. The life of Judy and Peter as orphans exists in a different world from the one where Jumanji doesn't exist – in other words, Jumanji is a catalyst of fate, an evil entity that does not bring about awe as it did in Allsberg's book, but fear. The world that Allen Parrish is doomed to be incarcerated in the jungles of Jumanji is another one, but that period of time is nonexistent in the world he will eventually live in. This is the beauty of the movie; that these characters can only allow their trauma and epiphanies to cross worlds. With each roll of the dice, the characters grow and change. The ending with 'Jumanji' is mark of the end of that universe – everything that the jungle world had yielded, from the colonist-hunter Van Pelt to the roaring stampede and the monkeys had to return, to be sealed into the game and the universe. The game controls life; but it is merciful when played to the end without cheating. The mental agony and pain must have been tremendous for the Parrishes. Presumably, Alan spent his twenty six years in the jungle, but returned to his old self only to again relive his life as if it never happened. The temporal distortion must have presumably had an effect on his parents, although only Sarah seems to notice. (She was playing the game – and only those playing are directly affected, but in the game universe of Judy and Peter we see a problem in the movie's understanding of temporal change) The power of fate in deciding the endgame was critical in the film. It seems that the game was in itself a game of a game; it was all planned out and ready to go. In fact, it also seems that no matter how crazy or perilous the situation is, the characters cannot be killed. Even Van Pelt says at the Sir Sav A Lot that "I am hunting only Alan. I won't kill you, since you didn't roll" He too is bound to the rules of the game, no matter how much of a colonialist he is. The game instills a high level of fear without death, in order for the game to continue, all the characters must be present. So in one way, no one need be scared of anything in the game. Instead, the game builds resilience in the characters. It was natural that in the end the end was initiated by the future; or more appropriately the past. At the end, both Sarah and Alan make up for the trouble they have caused and have a life bond from the experience. The jumping between 1994 and 1964 is a critical aspect where we see that the horrors of the game have allowed Judy and Peter's parents to not die in the ski accident. They are oddly willing to put an end to their vacation when they hardly know the Parrishes… "In the jungle, you must wait, until you roll a five or eight" – Jumanji "Roll a two, roll a four, but never ask for more" – Gautam

This is a great DVD

When Alan Parrish finds an old board game in a construction site, he has no clue what awaits him. When he and friend Sarah Whittle start to play, he is pulled into the game and she is chased from the house by bats. Fast-forward 26 years to when brother and sister Peter and Judy Shepherd start to play. They free a now grown Alan from the game, but in the process release monkeys, mosquitoes, and a lion. They realize they must finish the game to make everything return to normal. Reuniting with the adult Sarah, they attempt to stay alive long enough to do just that. This movie is a fantastic fantasy/action movie. It starts out well, and the suspense continues to build until the climax. At the same time, it's got some great one-liners and funny scenes to break the tension. The entire cast does well with the material, including all the special effects. The special effects show their age today and are a bit more stylized then realistic, but they serve the movie well. A word of warning to parents. This is a very intense movie. Even though it was marketed as a family movie, many small kids will be frightened by it. Keeping that in mind, you might want to preview it before you show it to them. This DVD is a perfect showcase for the movie. The picture is sharp, and the surround sound puts you right in the middle of the action. There is a commentary and two documentaries from the special effects team that give you insight into how they brought the animals in the film to life. If you're looking to purchase this film, this is the version to get. Jumanji is an action movie that gets it right. It has the perfect mix of character and story supported by special effects. Pick it up today and be prepared to leave your world behind.

Very good quality and a great price for the item

Dopo molti anni dalla sua prima uscita acquistato per condividerlo con le giovani nipoti, rimaste soddisfatte e divertite. Film molto fantasioso, originale e divertente.

Le blu-ray correspond à la description. Très surpris et content d'avoir un doublage en japonais. C'est pas très courant !

Porté à l'écran par Joe Johnston, un ancien de chez Georges Lucas et Spielberg, Jumanji est un film d'aventure à la hauteur d'un Indiana Jones, ou d'un retour vers le futur. 25 ans après, Il n'a pas pris une ride. Le véritable et fabuleux conte fantastique, d'aventure éblouissant, spectaculaire, imaginatif, unique, porté par le talent inimitable de Robin Williams et des autres interprètes. Les débuts prometteurs de la jeune Kirsten Dunst, mignonne et énergique au possible, et l'énergie communicative de tous les protagonistes nous entraînent dans cette folie effrénée qu'est le jeu Jumanji. L'histoire commence en 1869 lorsque deux jeunes garçons enterrent dans une forêt une malle contenant un mystérieux objet qui semble hanté. Le plus grand des deux espère qu'elle ne sera jamais découverte. En 1969, Alan Parrish, jeune garçon âgé d’une dizaine d’années, mène une vie sans histoires auprès de ses parents. Carol, sa mère, est femme au foyer, et son père, Samuel, est un riche industriel ayant fait fortune dans la confection de chaussures, et qui entend bien léguer l’empire familial à son fils. Mais Alan est un garçon timide et peureux, ce qui en fait le véritable souffre-douleur de ses camarades, et en particulier de Billy Jessup, qui ne perd jamais une occasion de ridiculiser son rival. Après avoir été corrigé sévèrement par ce dernier et sa bande, Alan découvre par hasard sur un chantier qui jouxte l’usine de son père une ancienne malle contenant le jeu « Jumanji », qu’il décide de ramener chez lui. Lors d’une partie de Jumanji, Alan est propulsé sous les yeux de son amie d’enfance, Sarah, dans un étrange pays. Il ne pourra s’en échapper que lorsqu’un autre joueur reprendra la partie et le libèrera sur un coup de dés. Vingt-six ans plus tard, il retrouve le monde réel par le coup de dés de deux autres jeunes joueurs. Bâti sur un postulat (« un lancer de dés peut créer du danger ») et un schéma narratif diablement simples mais efficaces, avec une double-introduction dark et peu habituelle pour les blockbusters familiaux de l’époque elle sera d’ailleurs reprise bien plus tard, avec quelques différences néanmoins, dans le dernier film en date d’un véritable héritier d’Amblin "Brad Bird et son exceptionnel Tomorrowland". Ce démarrage met en scène la disparition d’un préado maladroit, martyrisé par ses camarades à cause de son patronyme et non écouté par son riche père (supposément) autoritaire qui veut l’envoyer contre son gré dans un établissement huppé, au sein d’un univers fantastique hostile avant que le cinéaste présente ensuite d’autres enfants, un frère et une sœur pupilles de la nation, qui trouveront, plus tard, après avoir joué à Jumanji, réconfort auprès de la version « adulte » du gamin exposé initialement. Robin Williams nous propose encore une fois un exceptionnel numéro d'acteur de talent entouré de la jolie Bonnie Hunt et le taciturne "Chasseur Van Pelt" incarné par Jonathan Hyde qui joue aussi le père d'Alan. Le divertissement par excellence avec un scénario original dont les effets spéciaux sont excellents pour la période où il a été réalisée. (Les animaux de la Jungle qui s'introduisent dans la maison, les Dinosaures, les zèbres et les singes qui déboulonnent de partout. Des séquences jubilatoires, de féerie pour ce grand classique du cinéma.

4K releases pre-2000'ish are a bit hit and miss in definition quality as many have no doubt found, however, am delighted to say this movie-gem of 1995 is in my view, pretty good on 4K, not perfect, but, far better than the earlier Blu-ray release. The story tells of how a young boy Alan Parish (young Adam Hann-Byrd - older The Legendary talent Robin Williams) running from bullies finds a box buried 100 years ago (1869) by two boys, it's a game called Jumanji. After an argument with his father at home, Alan had decided to run away, however, friend Sarah Whittle (young Laura Bell Bundy - older Bonnie Hunt) brings back his bike the bullies had taken, Alan invites Sarah to play the game he'd found.....the game eerie from the word go, strange sounds and messages, even the pieces move when the dice is rolled....scarily Alan is pulled into the crystal, he's disappeared. Twenty-Six years have passed, Alan's parents had died in a skiing accident, the house is sold, Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce) move in with their Aunt. Very soon they hear drum-like noises, Judy and Jack investigate, they find Jumanji and decide to play the game, eerily with strange noises and messages creatures begin to come forth from the board, mosquitoes followed by numerous mischievous monkeys, though scared, the game insists that it has to be played until complete when everything will return to normal, the next throw a bearded Alan along with a Lion springs out. Alan, of course, doesn't know what has happened during the years he's been missing presumed dead. Well, Alan realises they need old-friend Sarah to join the game to have any chance of completing it, Sarah all this time on is reluctant with vivid memories of seeing Alan pulled into the game 26 years ago, but does. Well mayhem follows as the Jungle and its creatures come to town (Brantford) Will the four complete the game and send the Jungle and its creatures back to where they come from? This is certainly a fun ride that'll both hold your attention and amuse as the film unfolds. Unlike the newer films where the key-characters are pulled into the Jungle, the Jungle comes to them. For me, the film so much better than what has followed....certainly worth a re-visit or indeed first viewing.....enjoy.