Plot: Four high schoolers become characters in a video game. They must beat the game to win, and game over has serious consequences.
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Review: It has the adventure story in the jungle, the sitcom jokes of its absurd premise, plus a teen soap opera. All together it works pretty well.
The movie is self-aware of its silliness, but near the end it gets a little cheesy.
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan,
Directed by: Jake Kasdan
Written by: A staff of twelve featuring Chris McKenna; based on the 1981 kids book by Chris Van Allsburg
The Music: Drum and horn heavy tracks by Henry Jackman
The Visuals: Well done, but not top quality. I loved the rhinos. The visuals aren't quite trying for realism; they look like animated animals. The jungle shots looked like paintings.
Rating: 2.5 stars: Its not great, but it is fun
More: Jumanji was made with Robin Williams in 1996. Apparently there was a dramatic rhino stampede like in this movie.
Even More: I didn't know that Karen Gillian played Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy.
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