Jumanji (1995) | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review & Commentary

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• BE

  @beesmitty3435 · 4 years ago

  I love how the lion gets put into a big comfy room and is just like alright this is pretty chill and takes the day off.

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• LA

  @larryclowers · 4 years ago

  The hunter being played by the same actor as Alan's father is a deliberate choice. Van Pelt is the manifestation of Alan's fear of not growing up. If you ever go see a stage performance of Peter Pan it's traditional to do the same thing with Captain Hook. Having him be played by the same actor as Wendy's father.

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• DK

  @DKSean · 4 years ago (edited)

  I appreciate that this film doesn&apos;t do the trope of &quot;something weird is happening but the adults won&apos;t believe us&quot; (well, that happens offscreen)<br>It&apos;s just immediately apparent, which is refreshing

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• LO

  @LokRevenant · 4 years ago

  Regarding Kirsten Dunst’s pathological lying about their parents: their parents died in such a random, meaningless way, so it makes sense that she would invent a meaning for their death as a coping mechanism. Orphans often imagine that their lost parents are royalty or secret agents, giving themselves a meaningful heritage and an escape from their circumstances.

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• TI

  @timhibbard4226 · 4 years ago

  I think the coins are meant to be some sort of solid gold ancient treasure that the hunter found in some ruin in Jumanji not just turn of the century colonial tender, hence the gun store owner’s excitement.

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• CR

  @Crafty_Kitsune · 2 years ago (edited)

  I just realized something. &nbsp;The drums can only be heard by those people &quot;Longing to leave this world behind&quot; &nbsp;Parish wanted to get away because he was being bullied and his father was not helping. &nbsp;Judy and Peter wanted to escape reality after the loss of their parents. &nbsp; &nbsp;And if any one remembers the characters from the sequels, the characters also wanted to escape or leave the world they are in.

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• PH

  @physicscraigo · 4 years ago

  the 4th wall break when he realizes that he already has the axe is priceless! &nbsp;Love it!

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• DM

  @DMovieman · 4 years ago

  One of the coolest touches to me is how Jonathan Hyde portrays Samuel Parrish and Van Pelt, and simultaneously represents Alan&apos;s greatest anger and then his greatest fear.<br><br>Especially the full circle moment when he berates Peter the same way his father did him, then corrects himself and comforts Peter instead.<br><br>I have to also say that Jonathan Hyde is an underrated actor and a childhood favorite of mine. <br><br>Cadbury in Richie Rich, Bruce Ismay in Titanic, Warren Westridge in Anaconda, Dr. Chamberlain in The Mummy to name a few! 👏👏👏

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• AL

  @AlienDenzil85 · 4 years ago

  This was one of my favourite movies as a kid. I feel like it still holds up pretty well now.

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• IT

  @ItsLexy · 4 years ago

  This movie is lowkey just a horror movie for children. &nbsp;I remember being terrified of the plants and the mosquitoes and the spiders but that scene with the crocodiles gave me a LIFE-LONG FEAR. &nbsp;I have never lived near crocodiles yet I still have nightmares and this movie is responsible!

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• JO

  @joshkresnik6402 · 3 years ago

  I’m still pissed that nobody talks about how Sarah literally jumped in the way to take a bullet for Alan. It’s just the most beautiful and heartbreaking scene in the whole movie where she shows exactly how devoted she is to him and how much she loves him that, without even thinking about it she just runs right in the path of that bullet and nobody ever talks about it.

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• SE

  @SenseiDonGraham · 4 years ago

  These older movies are very refreshing and nostalgic. They actually start the movie with character development instead of immediately throwing you into the &quot;cool factor&quot; and build a world first.

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