Product: Jumanji [VHS] (1995)
Rating: 4.0
Lock away your worries and become a kid again
This is one of the seemingly rare films that you can watch as a kid, and then watch as an adult, and don't hate it because, cos it seems "childish" now. It's like the Narnia stories by C.S. Lewis, I can read those as an adult, be transported to when I was a kid, and not understanding the religious undertones, to reading it as an adult, and understanding them.I love Robin Williams films. He's one of the best older actors around at the moment, although one of my all-time fave films will be Miss Doubtfire. You get his full range of voices, and funny characteristics in that film. In Jumanji, he's more serious, but in the extras, he's back to his Miss Doubtfire funniness. There's one particularly line, while they're filming the earthquake sequence, and Robin Williams is hanging onto Bonnie Hunt for dear life. In the extras, you actually see he's standing on a plank of wood. Then you see this guy sawing away at something, and Robin goes "That can't be good". It's just the way he comes out with these things!Of all the special effects in this movie, the monkeys are the best - sorry, the lion isn't a patch on Aslan. They are so hilarious, whether they're in the kitchen (the monkey switching on the cooker, and nearly getting his a** burnt!), or on the motorbike (monkey with massive helmet on!)The extras are kinda disappointing for a collectors edition. There are a few good documentaries, but they show a lot of the same clips over and over. Some of it is interesting, and you see some of the storyboards for the stampede, earthquake, and bats. Seeing storyboards are quite interesting, although the drawings of the animals does get kind of tedious flicking through them.It's still strange seeing Kirsten Dunst so young, yet she's only 2 years older than me, and has done so much with her life. She must look back on this film and cringe - she does look a bit daft at times.Interesting fact for all you Disney fans out there: Bradley Pierce (Peter) was the voice of Chip in Beauty & The Beast! I didn't know that until I read his profile on the DVD.So sit back, unplug the phone, and be transported to your childhood. Enjoy.