Damn, hard question. I love Mrs. Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society and Good morning Vietnam. But If I would go of Robin Williams' character in the movie, Aladdin, Jumanji and HOOK!!
The reason they scream “NO” when Judy and Peter’s parents start talking about their skiing trip in Canada is because that’s the vacation they were on when they died in a car crash.
Kirsten Dunst isn’t spoken about enough! She’s always been such an amazing actress, even from an early age. Some child actors just sound like kids reading lines, but she sells everything she does. Loved her in Interview With A Vampire. You can feel her visceral rage in a certain scene and she’s even younger than this role.
That skiing trip that Judy and Peter's parents were playing on going to is the one that they died on. So that's why Alan and Sarah both shouted no when they mentioned going on that vacation.
@@kreation2021 yes. Judy and Peter's parents died in a skiing trip. That's how they became orphans. When Alan won the game, he went back to the 1960s when he was a little boy. This was a time before Judy and Peter were born. When Alan and Sarah grew up, they met Peter and Judy's parents. Their parents mentioned going on a skiing trip for vacation. Alan and Sarah realize that that skiing trip is the one that Judy and Peter's parents die on. So they said no because they don't want them to go. The saving Judy and Peter's parents life
Rest in peace, Robin Williams. He gave heart and soul to this movie, and it wouldn't have been the same without him as Alan. I loved how the 2017 Jumanji movie paid a subtle tribute to him.
@@azazello1784 Obviously. He can't do it for free. It's a job and it takes actors countless hours to complete even one scene and months sometimes years to finish the entire 1+ hour movie. That doesn't mean he had to give the role his all and tons of actors give shit to roles and still take more outrageous and undeserved checks. You don't know enough to be talking so don't assume you've got it all figured out.
I've always wondered if that choice was inspired by the tradition of having Mr. Darling and Captain Hook played by the same person in stage productions and screen adaptations of Peter Pan.
That final scene between them still stands with me “My father always said, You have to face what you’re afraid of” Great bit of writing and character development.
I love the fact that the game chose Alan’s dad likeness to represent Van Pelt since Alan was afraid of his own father, this is story telling at it’s finest. I love this movie sooo much, Robin Williams rest in peace, we miss you Sir ♥️
Something about 90s children’s horror was particularly creepy for some reason. I remember being afraid of “…until the dice reads 5 or 8” scene; with those creepy grandfather clock sounds.
I remember reading the book and thinking, how are they going to make a movie out of this? The book was a picture book and very short, was nowhere as intense as the movie. I was surprised how much they could do with it, was very fun to watch at the theater.
It kills me to hear you talking about how it's such a "goofy movie" when this one and Zathura (similar premise but in space) literally terrified me as a child. LOL. But being older and watching it again, it truly is such an amazingly well done and entertaining movie! Great reactions! Made the experience so much fun.
I was four when I watched and even though I was terrified and crying the entire time my mom decided to still make me watch it. I had nightmares for a while about it. I like the movie now, but not the thing you should show to a little kid.
fun fact! actually zathura is a sequel to jumanji, they’re both books, and in the books zathura begins right when judy and peter win the game, but the kids in zathura decide to play that game, which was underneath jumanji. what i don’t know is why the creators of the films decided that they wouldn’t connect them, it would’ve been really fun to see it
This is one of my favourite movies. The newer ones are loosely based on this movie. I prefer the original (darker and creepier) and the newer ones are more comedic. Did you notice the hunter is Alan's father and Alan had to stand up to him.
I do like how the old and new ones feel very different, tho kinda with the same heart. Doesn’t feel like it’s trying to imitate the classic and keeps it unique from the new ones. It allows them to both be equally quality, but in wholly different ways
The newer Jumangi films are more comedic and a bit more thriller action adventure, they still are actually pretty good, and they do make you like the characters themselves, but they lacked the emotional feel this movie pulls off The whole Alan and his father subplot, Van pelt being a representation of Alan’s fears of his own father and Alan having to stand up to him to realize what his father was trying to teach him the part where Alan comes back and learns his family is dead but that his father literally ran himself into a grave and sacrificed everything trying to find him the fact Judy and Peter’s parent are gone too etc. etc. There was a lot of emotional hits in this one that the others didn’t capture to the same degree and i think that’s their only downfall, but also can be explained by the fact of who made these scenes work... David Hyde (Van Pelt/Mr. Parish) and robin Williams (Adult Alan) just deliver it. Bonnie Hunt is great as well, and Kristen Dunst and Bradley Pierce as Judy and Peter are amazing for child actors that hadn’t had a lot of on-screen roles by that time they were in this.
The hunter guy is played by the same actor as Alan’s dad, so the “makes you feel just like a child” and the “come back and face me like a man” is sooo reminiscent of his dad, which makes it even worse!
34:05 'Why is he being weird' I think this moment is indicative of how when he was a kid, his own father didn't know how to relate to him and so as a son his expectations of a father figure are skewed. So when he looks at Peter, he doesn't know how to communicate. It always makes me cry when later, as Peter is turning into a monkey and crying, he speaks to Peter like his father would have spoken to him, before finally allowing himself to speak to the child the way he always wished his own father spoke to him. He breaks the cycle!! That's also why it's relevant that the same actor who plays Van Pelt plays his father.
@@whitenoisereacts - Hey guys, did you happen to catch on that Alans Dad is the same actor as the Hunter, the man he feels is always after him? You guys always pick such great movies to "first time react" to, and if you really liked the whole "Board Game" theme, there is another "Board Game" style movie which is kind of similar, yet also very different, and you should put up for the channel, it is called "Zathura" and if you liked the way this movie goes, then I think you will be just as much of a fan of Zathura as well.
I don't think anyone will see this, but I'm going to put it out there. I first saw this movie as a kid with my little sister, at a sleepover at my grandma's house. We all had thought it would be a kids comedy type of movie, and didn't expect it to be so frightening at times. My grandma, seeing we were getting scared, said "Ok, at the next one, let's all scream!" It was so brilliant, it took all the tension and fear away and made the evening fun again. She was a wonderful lady, and lost her battle to Parkinson's just this April. I miss her, but I'm happy she's free.
Couple things 1) to everyone else it was 'hey..isn't that actress playing Mary Jane the girl from jumanji' 2) the hunter is actually played by the same actor as the dad. You seemed to miss that 3) how much better would mary-jane had been if she had the tenacity that Kirsten dunst plays here
@@gwendolynrobinson3900 no way! Theres even quote references. When he first arrives and Alan runs away he shouts after him 'face me like a man' Not 100% sure how it's thematically important... His father wasn't THAT bad. Maybe it's just to make the rhyme make a little more sense "A hunter from the darkest wild... makes you feel just like a child."
One film I recommend is Zathura! It stars Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, and Frank Oz. It is a spiritual sequel to Jumanji, and it is a very exciting movie! It was also directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man 1 and 2, The Jungle Book 2016, Cowboys and Aliens)
I can't tell you how happy it makes me to know you enjoyed this! This film makes my heart ache for my childhood. I always loved watching this whenever it came on TV...so much fun! As an adult I can really appreciate the cinematography of some scenes and the nuance in the character development and I love that. For me, Sarah and Alan were both "stuck" as kids mentally from what happened to them. The game helped both of them grow in that respect especially Alan. Van Pelt was played by the same actor that played the father because Alan had unresolved fears in that area. His courage to face Van Pelt and his interactions with the kids really made him become a man (mentally) by the end of the film. Also, even though I'm into existential themes, I did find the psychobabble hilarious in this film. Self help must have been popular back in the 90s too 😂Great reaction guys! PS: If NTB hasn't seen Mrs. Doubtfire please do consider it. That film is incredibly nuanced as well and I really appreciated it so much more as an adult :)
The late scene with “how about as father and son” always brings me to tears, especially the older I get. It didn’t hit me the same way when I watched the movie on release at 6 or so years old. It hits harder with age either way, never mind personal experiences.
This movie might as well be a kids horror film. As a kid I watched it a lot but it was always so creepy. They sell a Jumanji board game irl and whenever I see it I get the heebie jeebies and wonder who would buy it.
In fact Jumanji looks and feel like a nice and wholesome horror movie 😅💀💀 Also the movie had soo much heart that The ending it's very bittersweet (in a nice yet weird mix of feelings) maybe because of the nostalgia or just because it's very wholesome.
I feel the exact same way Where the Wild things are 2011, gave me the same feeling at the end the feeling of heart and Wholesomeness mixed with bit of fear from the journey etc. there’s something unique about that character driving experience that lasts with the younger audience. Not a lot of modern films manage to bring that feeling
i remember my grandpa introducing me to this film when i was literally 5 😂 it terrified me and more so when he purchased the jumanji board game, so i was terrified that i would end up like allen 😭 now i’m a parent and i watch this with my own 5 year old kid and he’s just simply amazed at everything. this is on my top 100 fav movies
To your question about "go back a turn" you were way overthinking it. It literally just means "undo the effect of the last roll", which is why the floor turned back into a normal floor. It reverted to the state it was in before Alan took his turn.
Loved this movie growing up, owned so many vhs copies of it lol. Great reaction there's actually a "Jumanji" book by Chris Van Allsburg. He also wrote the "Zathura" book kind of an unspoken sequel and the movie is really good too.
If you liked this, then you should try giving *"Zathura"* a watch. It's basically kind of the same setup, but it's an outer space/exploration type of board game. I think it was one of the early films Jon Favreau either wrote, directed or did both...I forgot which. Great Reactions, btw!
This film has a special place in my heart as a childhood film. My Dad worked away a lot ( I would see him about 1 day a week) but he made the most amazing board games for us. The best was the Jumanji game that he made out of cardboard and paper and a lot of detail! It opened the same way as the movie one. We had animal crayons that looked like the board game figurines. If you landed on Van Pelt you had go all the way back the beginning and my sister landed on it all the time. Ah memories!
Man, I watched this a lot as a kid but as I grew up I started feeling so much for Sarah, like, imagine goign through the trauma of seeing a friend dissappear then he is reported missing or dead, you witness his parents fall apart and the rest of your life you are called crazy, weird, you're told you're mentally ill, go through meds... all that for 26 years. Her struggle isn't addressed enough
I am SO happy y'all liked this movie, it was one of my favorites when I was a kid. And you picked up on so many great details about this film that make it awesome: Williams' versatility for humor and seriousness, the extraordinary effects, the themes of dealing with childhood trauma, the delightful reversal of the child characters acting like adults and the adults acting like children, the great direction and camera shots. It's like a real, old-fashioned fairytale: fantastical, but with a dark edge.
Dude, I had the Jumanji board game when I was younger! It was pretty cool because the cards could only be read if you put them under the filter, which was essentially that small pool where the board read your fate lol 😂 it was so fun I loved it! 💞
Omg you just unlocked my memory of having this game too!!! I didn’t remember until you said you couldn’t read the card till you put it under the filter. Wow thanks for that! Had this on VHS too!
One of my absolute favorite films, and one of Robin Williams best works. The entire theme is beautiful. Which is summed up in one sentence at the end: “You should always face what you’re afraid of.”
Ngl that drum sound scared the hell out of me as a kid after watching the movie. I had nightmares about it for a week. Tbf I was 5 when I saw it. Watching it as an adult, it's amazing and fun but as a kid it was a horror movie. Coincidentally I never played board games until I was an adult. Completely unrelated, I'm sure. Lol
Dying from the heat here in the UK. I needed this. I love this movie so much (definitely one of my favourites) and I hope you guys really loved it! ☀️✨
Good luck with the heat! It’s 109° or 42°C here in south Texas and I can barely handle it, can’t imagine dealing with it in an area that usually isn’t like that. I put mini air conditioners in my bathroom, living room and on my desk. That’s because I already have central air in my home but it’s not enough.
Somebody might have already pointed this out but the father Parish actor was also the jungle safari man actor too. He played 2 roles. I’ve never heard anybody talk about it and of the many times I’ve watched this it must have taken me at least 5 times seeing it to realize they were the same. The actor was just so good at both parts. But it also plays in to Allen’s imagination of his fathers harshness and the jungle guys harsh character trying to kill him and then him standing up to him in the end.
In my head-cannon, here is the origin of the game: The Hunter, Van Pelt, was a big game hunter who was also obsessed with games like Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, etc. He killed a lion that was sacred to a certain tribe in Africa, and the tribe's shaman created the game, carving Van Pelts face onto the box to appeal to his vanity, and trapped Van Pelt in the game permanently. The game was brought over to America by one of Van Pelts' associates who was trying to keep anyone from playing it, and was found by those kids in the first scene and buried.
I think my favourite part of Jumanji, is that the “negative energy attracts negative energy, repressing anger is bad, there are no accidents” that Sarah is spewing comedically, is actually an ethos the film agrees w/ - It locks onto ppl who are repressed and avoidant by nature. Ppl who are traumatised. The reason they’re all the way they are is no accident despite it being dubbed that way by adults around them. Sure the shoe situation initially can be seen as an accident, but it was also Alan being careless about other ppls important things, the way his father is about him, which isn’t one. Car crashes are often considered unfortunate accidents, but the result is two traumatised children which isn’t “just something that happens”. They, the collateral, and all their behaviour, is not an accident. Similarly it places a lot of emotional and social responsibility on its players, getting them to recognise their own actions as meaningful and that ppl aren’t just background noise to their own pain. Yes Alan was bullied, but he should’ve stood up for Bentley. Yes Sarah was scared, but she should’ve come back for Alan. Yes the kids are hurt, but they should be kinder to their also grieving aunt. It’s a game that forced those who will not face their fears to face them head on, and it’s consequences for both doing so and not doing so are equal to the emotionally felt consequences of the non-game world. For 26 years, despite facing all kinds of challenges and horrors, Alan still ran from the shadow of his father. And more than that, the unspoken advantage the game insists upon - it’s a group game. Sure it phrases that one person is a winner, but the prize is all the horrors disappearing. It’s a group effort to get their. Leave one behind, you all fail. All for one and one for all. You can’t face life without family, without friends. The newer films don’t truly understand the heartbeat of this movie, but they’re not offensively different either. They frame it as a found family adventure, rather than a found family horror and they don’t really hammer home the “game is a life lesson” aspect since the players improve almost in spite of the game, not because of it. However I will say the second film does a better job at that than the first.
They screamed "Noooo" in the end in front of the children's parents because they died from their "Holidays" and that's how the children lived with their aunt ;)
If I recall in the Jumanji book, the pods (Giant yellow flower thing) send out spore-like seeds in order to spread, which is why Alan locks the door so they don't get out of the lounge.
You didn’t notice the actor for Alan’s dad was also van pelt. Also it’s left pretty vague but Judy actually died. Alan said the purple ones shot poisonous barbs and they were right in her neck
I really enjoyed your reaction. As someone who grew up mostly in the late '60's and '70's, I fully understand what you mean about movies being different during that time period. There was usually a life lesson included, rather than a movie just being entertaining, especially if it was targeted for children. Many of the television shows of that period, like "Little House on the Prairie", were the same way. I feel fortunate to have grown up during this era. I'm also in awe of the practical effects used and how much time and effort had to go into them to make them as convincing as they were, no matter what era they came from.
This was one of the movies we've watched with family a lot of times back then, one of those movies that were so entertaining and with so many cool ideas (including the effects). Was always really enjoyable and still is! :) 90s movies like this just had a lot of work and heart/passion put into them, which made them great to watch. A true movie era.
This movie was legendary on the big screen. Allen and the kids were great but Carl's moments made the film too lol. And I love that the actor who played his dad and Vanpelt were the same person, giving you that parallel universe dynamic. I know practical effects are nearly done in this era, but there is something so genuine about it that cgi can't capture.
Thank you guys so much for reacting to this movie. When Alan came back and looked for his parents in his house and all that I started crying haha I haven't seen this movie in years but it was a childhood staple and it made me really emotional to see it again through you. My mom had recorded it for me on a VHS tape 💕
Nothing hits quite like popping Jumanji in the VCR Player when you were 7 years old and watching it on an old early 2000s television (not a flatscreen tv yet)
"I wonder why those kids in the beginning were treating it like some sort of a curse." Did you. . .not see Alan literally get sucked in? In the timeline those original kids were from, such a thing would be considered the work of the Devil.
Who can pick a favourite?! Top 3 is maybe Jumanji, Hook and The Birdcage, but I also love him in Aladdin, Man of the Year, Night at the Museum, Mrs Doubtfire, and his more non-comedy movies like Patch Adams, Bicentennial Man, What Dreams May Come, as well as his supportive roles in The Butler and August Rush =D
I still find it funny. Even back then, it was a very dark joke and its still dark today. The only sad part is that we haven't done anything as a country to rectify the problem and its moved to schools.
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I've loved this film ever since it came out when I was a kid. And it's actually inspired by a book by the same name by the children's author Chris Van Allsburg, who also wrote the Polar Express book. The book is quite a bit different, as it's more a child's imagination than actual jungle creatures invading. Also, please watch Hook. I LOVE that film.
Great reaction and you should definitely see Zathura after you finish the Jumanji films. If you want to stay with Robin Williams movies, I would suggest Jack (1996), Flubber (1997), or RV (2006) which I think is the best.
Great reaction to such an incredible movie. It was a great kids movie but it had a lot of serious depth for adults too. "26 years in the jungle and I still turned into my father." combined with all the interplay as adults acting like kids between Alan and Sarah while the kids acting like adults with Judy and Peter. So much fun and so great. I really like the 2017 follow up too, as it provides another chapter with a different incarnation of Van Pelt and some callbacks to the original. Love it. And the game can't really be speed rolled as the next turn can't really start until the Jumanji message is read and begins to take effect. Besides, would you want to deal with a stampede, monsoon, crocs, quicksand, spiders, and an earthquake all at once? I'd just be hoping for Van Pelt to put me out of my misery then. 😀
Honestly, This movie is a masterpiece and the worry i felt when they were making a new one, was monumentally huge. But the new ones were just as good, just in case you ever get to those ones. 🤣 Robin williams was and always will be brilliant in everything he's done. i miss him so much❣
“I wonder why those kids in the beginning hid it like it’s a curse - I wonder if there is a darker side to this” -Alan stuck in a jungle for 26 years: uh? Hello ?
Things seem darker in the book. Check it out and then you'll get why those boys were acting the way they were. You said they hid it like it's a curse. That's because it literally is. Once you start playing the curse has you. Dark indeed. 🖤
"A game for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind." I'd never thought about the game being a sort of blessing in disguise, a wholesome lesson taught harshly a la the infamous Monkey's Paw. That's a take I actually really like. Good on you guys!
This is the reason why the modern movie Jumanji is well anticipated.. I was so young watching this so I was so excited to watch the sequel.. Youll enjoy it after watching this and see the connection.. Its so hilarious..
One of my favorite movies growing up, loved robin Williams ever since so glad y’all enjoyed it as much as I did! Still breaks my heart that the kids couldn’t share the same memories as them 🥲
So this is technically a literal "Welcome to Jumanji" for you guys. so awesome This movie is pure nostalgia it's such a treat that you both never seen it before however I'm flabbergasted to how you didn't it's a literal Legendary Robin Williams movie. Rip he is really missed. 🍿🎥
Thank you for watching this with me as an adult. It scared the bejeezus out of me as a child. On a side note, Sarah and Alan freak out about Judy and Peter's parents at the end because it was the trip to the Rockies where they died in the original timeline.
I really hope you decide to check out What Dreams May Come. You would have so much fun geeking out over it: the film is visually stunning and rightly won several awards for the effects. Thank you for this trip down memory lane. I'm thrilled that you loved it.
YES, PLEASE!! This is one of the most beautiful movies I've ever had the pleasure of watching, and the storyline is enough to reduce you to tears. It's Robin Williams being serious with a twinge of silly, done in just the right way.
I watched this movie as a kid and still love it to this day! Thanks for reacting to this, had fun laughing along with you guys! :) Keep up the great work!
Think you guys missed it, but the reason they freak out about the trip to Canada at the end is because that's how Peter and Judy's parents die in a driving accident in Canada
Great reaction guys! When you're done with the Jumanji series PLEASE consider watching Zathura, it's the space version of Jumanji. At first it was supposed to be a sequel but then it became it's own thing. It's dirrected by John Favreau and it's a GREAT movie and very underrated.
Did you guys notice that the hunter van pelt is played by the same actor that plays alans father? He had to stand up to the the symbol of his father basically.
The newer movies are, strangely, really good too and I suggest you to react to them. I personally really don't like modern movies and it's so rare to see ideas well developed nowadays, so I approached the newer movie with incredible scepticism and I was really surprised!
I'm so happy that you watch this. You have no idea how many times when I watch this when I was a kid. And back then I watch this on VHS.... good times, good times 😌😌😌😌
RIP Robin Williams. Also I doubt you guys noticed it but Johnathon Hyde, who played the father in the beginning, Johnathon also played the safari character from the game that kept trying to kill Allen and shot at the officer and his car.
Tremendous movie and story. I only came to realise years later when I watched it again that Van pelt was the same actor as Alan's dad. He was well disguised, i guess. I think the writers or director did this to somehow portrait Alan's frustrations and deepest fears he had in real life into his prison/the jungle/the game. Maybe the world of jumanji is different with each person that gets trapped , and once Alan gets stuck in the jungle, all those fears and frustrations manifested in this different alternate version of his dad, literally hunting him for many years.
this is the movie my dad picked me up went to the theatre like u gotto see this..in my childhood, now he lives with me one of the memories with me.. forever.. miss u dad!!
What is your favorite Robin Williams movie? Mine is Dead Poets Society
Mrs. Doubtfire
Damn, hard question. I love Mrs. Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society and Good morning Vietnam. But If I would go of Robin Williams' character in the movie, Aladdin, Jumanji and HOOK!!
What dreams may come
So many amazing movies! The Fisher King, One Hour Photo are the ones that impacted me the most. You guys should do a Robin Williams Marathon!!
Definitely a toss between "Dead Poets Society", "Mrs Doubtfire" and "" World's Greatest Dad."
The reason they scream “NO” when Judy and Peter’s parents start talking about their skiing trip in Canada is because that’s the vacation they were on when they died in a car crash.
Lol how'd they miss that?
Kirsten Dunst isn’t spoken about enough! She’s always been such an amazing actress, even from an early age. Some child actors just sound like kids reading lines, but she sells everything she does. Loved her in Interview With A Vampire. You can feel her visceral rage in a certain scene and she’s even younger than this role.
Haha yo I wrote my comment before I read this!
WE STAN KIRSTEN DUNST! 😝
You can't watch "Interview With The Vampire" and not understand how amazing an actress Dunst is.
@@Luciphell She’s amazing in that movie, which is impressive for how young she was, I love that movie. Don’t forget about Drew Barrymore in E.T. too
First thing I ever saw her in was Spiderman and I thought she was awful ;o; Those really aren't her movies, she is definitely better in Jumanji.
@@Tiredling Didn't help that MJ was written so blandly. Not even an amazing actress can do much if she has literally nothing to work with.
That skiing trip that Judy and Peter's parents were playing on going to is the one that they died on. So that's why Alan and Sarah both shouted no when they mentioned going on that vacation.
I don’t get it. My brain cells are dumb. Can someone please explain??
@@kreation2021 yes. Judy and Peter's parents died in a skiing trip. That's how they became orphans. When Alan won the game, he went back to the 1960s when he was a little boy. This was a time before Judy and Peter were born. When Alan and Sarah grew up, they met Peter and Judy's parents. Their parents mentioned going on a skiing trip for vacation. Alan and Sarah realize that that skiing trip is the one that Judy and Peter's parents die on. So they said no because they don't want them to go. The saving Judy and Peter's parents life
Rest in peace, Robin Williams. He gave heart and soul to this movie, and it wouldn't have been the same without him as Alan. I loved how the 2017 Jumanji movie paid a subtle tribute to him.
Don't be naive. He just wanted a big paycheck.
@@azazello1784 source?
@@azazello1784 Every comment you make is nasty. Just stop please.
@azazello17 Stop being a douchebag. It doesn’t make you look cool like you think it does.
@@azazello1784 Obviously. He can't do it for free. It's a job and it takes actors countless hours to complete even one scene and months sometimes years to finish the entire 1+ hour movie. That doesn't mean he had to give the role his all and tons of actors give shit to roles and still take more outrageous and undeserved checks. You don't know enough to be talking so don't assume you've got it all figured out.
RIP Robin Williams. Without him, this movie would never have been made.
Facts man. One of my favorites of his along side Good Will Hunting.. my favorite film.
And also many of homeless people wouldn't of had jobs if it weren't for him. Robin Williams was a gem....it's a shame how he left us...
Any actor can play it. That's why they have a second one
I always loved the subtlety of his father being Van Pelt it’s quite poetic
Agreed
I've always wondered if that choice was inspired by the tradition of having Mr. Darling and Captain Hook played by the same person in stage productions and screen adaptations of Peter Pan.
That final scene between them still stands with me
“My father always said, You have to face what you’re afraid of”
Great bit of writing and character development.
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Robin Williams is absolutely perfect in Good Will Hunting. Definitely worth a reaction.
@@doctor-aesthetic it was a call to Peter Pan because in Hook he played Peter Pan.
I love the fact that the game chose Alan’s dad likeness to represent Van Pelt since Alan was afraid of his own father, this is story telling at it’s finest.
I love this movie sooo much, Robin Williams rest in peace, we miss you Sir ♥️
Man, I watchet it a lot and never realized that... This movie just gets better with time!
@@mayrabiten I came here to say that lmao I've watched this since I was very young and never realized 🤣🤣
Some scenes were pretty intense watching this as a kid.. Still loved it. Robin Williams movies never get old
Eh, nobody even died.
@@azazello1784 the opening scene is in a graveyard at night with loud drums.. 😂 at 5 that was enough for me
Something about 90s children’s horror was particularly creepy for some reason. I remember being afraid of “…until the dice reads 5 or 8” scene; with those creepy grandfather clock sounds.
I remember reading the book and thinking, how are they going to make a movie out of this? The book was a picture book and very short, was nowhere as intense as the movie. I was surprised how much they could do with it, was very fun to watch at the theater.
yeah me and my sister got really scared at this movie and didnt want to watch it again after that lol. but now i can appreciate it
Dang that one moment near the end when alan and sarah save judy and peter’s parents’ lives by denying their vacation was crazy
It kills me to hear you talking about how it's such a "goofy movie" when this one and Zathura (similar premise but in space) literally terrified me as a child. LOL. But being older and watching it again, it truly is such an amazingly well done and entertaining movie! Great reactions! Made the experience so much fun.
It terrified me too! Just hearing the drums now I had chills 😰
I was four when I watched and even though I was terrified and crying the entire time my mom decided to still make me watch it. I had nightmares for a while about it. I like the movie now, but not the thing you should show to a little kid.
NEED to watch Zathura. Same premises. Love it
fun fact! actually zathura is a sequel to jumanji, they’re both books, and in the books zathura begins right when judy and peter win the game, but the kids in zathura decide to play that game, which was underneath jumanji. what i don’t know is why the creators of the films decided that they wouldn’t connect them, it would’ve been really fun to see it
I saw it when I was like 5/6, and I LOVED it. It did give me chills when the drums started playing but I really really loved it.
The modern Jumanji movies feel _very_ different to the classic. They have the fun but lack the darkness that really made it unique.
This is one of my favourite movies. The newer ones are loosely based on this movie. I prefer the original (darker and creepier) and the newer ones are more comedic.
Did you notice the hunter is Alan's father and Alan had to stand up to him.
I do like how the old and new ones feel very different, tho kinda with the same heart. Doesn’t feel like it’s trying to imitate the classic and keeps it unique from the new ones. It allows them to both be equally quality, but in wholly different ways
Also, this movie is based on a book.
Omg 😲!!!! A lifetime of watching this movie and i never realised that 😳 😅 how cool.
I never noticed that!
The newer Jumangi films are more comedic and a bit more thriller action adventure, they still are actually pretty good, and they do make you like the characters themselves, but they lacked the emotional feel this movie pulls off
The whole Alan and his father subplot, Van pelt being a representation of Alan’s fears of his own father and Alan having to stand up to him to realize what his father was trying to teach him
the part where Alan comes back and learns his family is dead but that his father literally ran himself into a grave and sacrificed everything trying to find him
the fact Judy and Peter’s parent are gone too etc. etc.
There was a lot of emotional hits in this one that the others didn’t capture to the same degree and i think that’s their only downfall, but also can be explained by the fact of who made these scenes work...
David Hyde (Van Pelt/Mr. Parish) and robin Williams (Adult Alan) just deliver it.
Bonnie Hunt is great as well, and Kristen Dunst and Bradley Pierce as Judy and Peter are amazing for child actors that hadn’t had a lot of on-screen roles by that time they were in this.
The hunter guy is played by the same actor as Alan’s dad, so the “makes you feel just like a child” and the “come back and face me like a man” is sooo reminiscent of his dad, which makes it even worse!
How have I been watching this movie my entire life and never realized they were the same actors?! 😂
@@brittancandela it’s easy to miss! I’ve just seen it so many times that I eventually figured it out haha
Reminds me how in Peter Pan they have the same actor play Wendy's dad and Captain Hook.
The actor name is Jonathan Hyde.
34:05 'Why is he being weird' I think this moment is indicative of how when he was a kid, his own father didn't know how to relate to him and so as a son his expectations of a father figure are skewed. So when he looks at Peter, he doesn't know how to communicate. It always makes me cry when later, as Peter is turning into a monkey and crying, he speaks to Peter like his father would have spoken to him, before finally allowing himself to speak to the child the way he always wished his own father spoke to him. He breaks the cycle!!
That's also why it's relevant that the same actor who plays Van Pelt plays his father.
This movie was so much fun! It was the OG Multiverse of Madness.
LMAO True
@@whitenoisereacts - Hey guys, did you happen to catch on that Alans Dad is the same actor as the Hunter, the man he feels is always after him? You guys always pick such great movies to "first time react" to, and if you really liked the whole "Board Game" theme, there is another "Board Game" style movie which is kind of similar, yet also very different, and you should put up for the channel, it is called "Zathura" and if you liked the way this movie goes, then I think you will be just as much of a fan of Zathura as well.
WHAT?!
@@Arthaius never noticed this as a kid
@White Noise Reacts you definitely should do a reaction to zathura a space adventure film its brilliant it's a bit like Jumunji
I don't think anyone will see this, but I'm going to put it out there. I first saw this movie as a kid with my little sister, at a sleepover at my grandma's house. We all had thought it would be a kids comedy type of movie, and didn't expect it to be so frightening at times.
My grandma, seeing we were getting scared, said "Ok, at the next one, let's all scream!" It was so brilliant, it took all the tension and fear away and made the evening fun again. She was a wonderful lady, and lost her battle to Parkinson's just this April. I miss her, but I'm happy she's free.
This is the best of all of the Jumanji films. It out-hearts the newer versions on every single level. So good.
An amazing movie where Kirsten Dunst shines as a child actress is Interview with the Vampire. I suggest you give it a watch.
yes!
Yes! It's my all time favorite movie.
Definitely!
Couple things
1) to everyone else it was 'hey..isn't that actress playing Mary Jane the girl from jumanji'
2) the hunter is actually played by the same actor as the dad. You seemed to miss that
3) how much better would mary-jane had been if she had the tenacity that Kirsten dunst plays here
She was also the little girl in Interview with a Vampire!
@@AhavaMath another great movie
I've seen the movie so many times and I too have missed #2 hahah
@@gwendolynrobinson3900 no way!
Theres even quote references. When he first arrives and Alan runs away he shouts after him 'face me like a man'
Not 100% sure how it's thematically important... His father wasn't THAT bad.
Maybe it's just to make the rhyme make a little more sense "A hunter from the darkest wild...
makes you feel just like a child."
@Meradianstar 42 wait...
Dark curly haired kid and a man? That one??
One film I recommend is Zathura! It stars Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, and Frank Oz. It is a spiritual sequel to Jumanji, and it is a very exciting movie! It was also directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man 1 and 2, The Jungle Book 2016, Cowboys and Aliens)
I recommend Zathura also. Great movie!
Damn i forgot this movie existed, i watched it way back in the day.
Would love to see a reaction to it.
Oh yeah. Completely forget about Zathura. It goes under the radar compared to jumanji.
@@1991zabel It sucks that I have never seen anyone react to it. In my opinion, it is the best of the franchise!
Zathura make me hope for an movieverse about cursed board games.
I can't tell you how happy it makes me to know you enjoyed this! This film makes my heart ache for my childhood. I always loved watching this whenever it came on TV...so much fun! As an adult I can really appreciate the cinematography of some scenes and the nuance in the character development and I love that. For me, Sarah and Alan were both "stuck" as kids mentally from what happened to them. The game helped both of them grow in that respect especially Alan. Van Pelt was played by the same actor that played the father because Alan had unresolved fears in that area. His courage to face Van Pelt and his interactions with the kids really made him become a man (mentally) by the end of the film. Also, even though I'm into existential themes, I did find the psychobabble hilarious in this film. Self help must have been popular back in the 90s too 😂Great reaction guys! PS: If NTB hasn't seen Mrs. Doubtfire please do consider it. That film is incredibly nuanced as well and I really appreciated it so much more as an adult :)
They screamed Noo at the end because the parents said they were going on a skiing trip in Canada and that’s how they originally died.
Kirsten Dunst was such an amazing child actress. She shines in Interview With The Vampire
The late scene with “how about as father and son” always brings me to tears, especially the older I get. It didn’t hit me the same way when I watched the movie on release at 6 or so years old. It hits harder with age either way, never mind personal experiences.
This movie might as well be a kids horror film. As a kid I watched it a lot but it was always so creepy. They sell a Jumanji board game irl and whenever I see it I get the heebie jeebies and wonder who would buy it.
Even I as a kid I wouldn’t play it 🤣
In fact
Jumanji looks and feel like a nice and wholesome horror movie 😅💀💀
Also the movie had soo much heart that
The ending it's very bittersweet (in a nice yet weird mix of feelings) maybe because of the nostalgia or just because it's very wholesome.
That’s a perfect way of putting it
I feel the exact same way
Where the Wild things are 2011, gave me the same feeling at the end
the feeling of heart and Wholesomeness mixed with bit of fear from the journey etc.
there’s something unique about that character driving experience that lasts with the younger audience.
Not a lot of modern films manage to bring that feeling
Did you notice that Van Pelt is the same actor that played Alan’s dad?
It’s such a great touch
i remember my grandpa introducing me to this film when i was literally 5 😂 it terrified me and more so when he purchased the jumanji board game, so i was terrified that i would end up like allen 😭 now i’m a parent and i watch this with my own 5 year old kid and he’s just simply amazed at everything. this is on my top 100 fav movies
To your question about "go back a turn" you were way overthinking it. It literally just means "undo the effect of the last roll", which is why the floor turned back into a normal floor. It reverted to the state it was in before Alan took his turn.
Loved this movie growing up, owned so many vhs copies of it lol. Great reaction there's actually a "Jumanji" book by Chris Van Allsburg. He also wrote the "Zathura" book kind of an unspoken sequel and the movie is really good too.
I would love to see them react to zathura !!
@@brittany1000 I loved Zathura!
A CHILDHOOD FAVE!!! Yet another display of why Robin Williams was just the best to grow up watching. Legendary 🕊
The lion was puppeteered. A man was in a costume and the face was remote controlled. There is a documentary about how they made the movie.
If you liked this, then you should try giving *"Zathura"* a watch. It's basically kind of the same setup, but it's an outer space/exploration type of board game. I think it was one of the early films Jon Favreau either wrote, directed or did both...I forgot which. Great Reactions, btw!
It’s also by the same children’s book author as Jumanji. That’s partly why they’re so similar.
Yesss Zathura was my childhood movie
This film has a special place in my heart as a childhood film. My Dad worked away a lot ( I would see him about 1 day a week) but he made the most amazing board games for us. The best was the Jumanji game that he made out of cardboard and paper and a lot of detail! It opened the same way as the movie one. We had animal crayons that looked like the board game figurines. If you landed on Van Pelt you had go all the way back the beginning and my sister landed on it all the time. Ah memories!
Man, I watched this a lot as a kid but as I grew up I started feeling so much for Sarah, like, imagine goign through the trauma of seeing a friend dissappear then he is reported missing or dead, you witness his parents fall apart and the rest of your life you are called crazy, weird, you're told you're mentally ill, go through meds... all that for 26 years. Her struggle isn't addressed enough
I am SO happy y'all liked this movie, it was one of my favorites when I was a kid. And you picked up on so many great details about this film that make it awesome: Williams' versatility for humor and seriousness, the extraordinary effects, the themes of dealing with childhood trauma, the delightful reversal of the child characters acting like adults and the adults acting like children, the great direction and camera shots. It's like a real, old-fashioned fairytale: fantastical, but with a dark edge.
This movie is actually based on a super cute picture book by Chris VanAllsberg. Of course they added a lot to make it a movie :)
Dude, I had the Jumanji board game when I was younger! It was pretty cool because the cards could only be read if you put them under the filter, which was essentially that small pool where the board read your fate lol 😂 it was so fun I loved it! 💞
Wow, I never knew they made the actual game, I'm so jealous! This was one of my favourites as a kid. If I had known, I would've bought it, for sure.
Omg you just unlocked my memory of having this game too!!! I didn’t remember until you said you couldn’t read the card till you put it under the filter. Wow thanks for that! Had this on VHS too!
So did I. Haven’t played the game since I was in elementary school.
You didn't seem to notice that the actor that played the dad also played Von Pelt. Brings a new meaning to his last line of the movie
The drum music that plays from the game itself really sounds creepy and scary when children play the game every single time.
I love jumanji. This is the type of movies that i watched when i was younger
One of my absolute favorite films, and one of Robin Williams best works. The entire theme is beautiful. Which is summed up in one sentence at the end: “You should always face what you’re afraid of.”
Ngl that drum sound scared the hell out of me as a kid after watching the movie. I had nightmares about it for a week. Tbf I was 5 when I saw it. Watching it as an adult, it's amazing and fun but as a kid it was a horror movie. Coincidentally I never played board games until I was an adult. Completely unrelated, I'm sure. Lol
I feel extra teary today. Oh Robin, you were like my dad. I love you so much, where ever you are. Take my joy with you.
Dying from the heat here in the UK. I needed this. I love this movie so much (definitely one of my favourites) and I hope you guys really loved it! ☀️✨
Bahaha same, except I haven't seen the movie (yet!) 😂
@@shesalilsapphicokay Good luck with the heat. I hope you enjoy the film too! 😭
@@merrenrose thanks! lol. Honestly prefer stereotypical UK weather. 🌧
@@shesalilsapphicokay it’s what we’re used to 😂
Good luck with the heat! It’s 109° or 42°C here in south Texas and I can barely handle it, can’t imagine dealing with it in an area that usually isn’t like that. I put mini air conditioners in my bathroom, living room and on my desk. That’s because I already have central air in my home but it’s not enough.
(At 44:50) Alan: Don't touch the purple ones. They see poisonous barbs.
Somebody might have already pointed this out but the father Parish actor was also the jungle safari man actor too. He played 2 roles. I’ve never heard anybody talk about it and of the many times I’ve watched this it must have taken me at least 5 times seeing it to realize they were the same. The actor was just so good at both parts. But it also plays in to Allen’s imagination of his fathers harshness and the jungle guys harsh character trying to kill him and then him standing up to him in the end.
Did you notice that Van Pelt and Mr Parrish were played by the same actor? They even have the same lines sometimes. Van Pelt embodies his pushing dad.
In my head-cannon, here is the origin of the game: The Hunter, Van Pelt, was a big game hunter who was also obsessed with games like Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, etc.
He killed a lion that was sacred to a certain tribe in Africa, and the tribe's shaman created the game, carving Van Pelts face onto the box to appeal to his vanity, and trapped Van Pelt in the game permanently. The game was brought over to America by one of Van Pelts' associates who was trying to keep anyone from playing it, and was found by those kids in the first scene and buried.
I think my favourite part of Jumanji, is that the “negative energy attracts negative energy, repressing anger is bad, there are no accidents” that Sarah is spewing comedically, is actually an ethos the film agrees w/ - It locks onto ppl who are repressed and avoidant by nature. Ppl who are traumatised. The reason they’re all the way they are is no accident despite it being dubbed that way by adults around them. Sure the shoe situation initially can be seen as an accident, but it was also Alan being careless about other ppls important things, the way his father is about him, which isn’t one.
Car crashes are often considered unfortunate accidents, but the result is two traumatised children which isn’t “just something that happens”. They, the collateral, and all their behaviour, is not an accident.
Similarly it places a lot of emotional and social responsibility on its players, getting them to recognise their own actions as meaningful and that ppl aren’t just background noise to their own pain. Yes Alan was bullied, but he should’ve stood up for Bentley. Yes Sarah was scared, but she should’ve come back for Alan. Yes the kids are hurt, but they should be kinder to their also grieving aunt. It’s a game that forced those who will not face their fears to face them head on, and it’s consequences for both doing so and not doing so are equal to the emotionally felt consequences of the non-game world. For 26 years, despite facing all kinds of challenges and horrors, Alan still ran from the shadow of his father.
And more than that, the unspoken advantage the game insists upon - it’s a group game. Sure it phrases that one person is a winner, but the prize is all the horrors disappearing. It’s a group effort to get their. Leave one behind, you all fail. All for one and one for all. You can’t face life without family, without friends.
The newer films don’t truly understand the heartbeat of this movie, but they’re not offensively different either. They frame it as a found family adventure, rather than a found family horror and they don’t really hammer home the “game is a life lesson” aspect since the players improve almost in spite of the game, not because of it. However I will say the second film does a better job at that than the first.
They screamed "Noooo" in the end in front of the children's parents because they died from their "Holidays" and that's how the children lived with their aunt ;)
The young Sarah Whittle went on to be the star of _Legally Blonde the Musical_ on Broadway.
She did? *beep* yeah! 🤘
If I recall in the Jumanji book, the pods (Giant yellow flower thing) send out spore-like seeds in order to spread, which is why Alan locks the door so they don't get out of the lounge.
“I’m next, right? RIGHT!?!” - Zathura
You didn’t notice the actor for Alan’s dad was also van pelt. Also it’s left pretty vague but Judy actually died. Alan said the purple ones shot poisonous barbs and they were right in her neck
I really enjoyed your reaction. As someone who grew up mostly in the late '60's and '70's, I fully understand what you mean about movies being different during that time period. There was usually a life lesson included, rather than a movie just being entertaining, especially if it was targeted for children. Many of the television shows of that period, like "Little House on the Prairie", were the same way. I feel fortunate to have grown up during this era. I'm also in awe of the practical effects used and how much time and effort had to go into them to make them as convincing as they were, no matter what era they came from.
@James - LOVE that t-shirt !Glad you finally got to watch this movie with Ninetailedbrush. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Thanks!! Yeah it is super comfy lol
This was one of the movies we've watched with family a lot of times back then, one of those movies that were so entertaining and with so many cool ideas (including the effects). Was always really enjoyable and still is! :) 90s movies like this just had a lot of work and heart/passion put into them, which made them great to watch. A true movie era.
This movie was legendary on the big screen. Allen and the kids were great but Carl's moments made the film too lol. And I love that the actor who played his dad and Vanpelt were the same person, giving you that parallel universe dynamic.
I know practical effects are nearly done in this era, but there is something so genuine about it that cgi can't capture.
Thank you guys so much for reacting to this movie. When Alan came back and looked for his parents in his house and all that I started crying haha I haven't seen this movie in years but it was a childhood staple and it made me really emotional to see it again through you. My mom had recorded it for me on a VHS tape 💕
Nothing hits quite like popping Jumanji in the VCR Player when you were 7 years old and watching it on an old early 2000s television (not a flatscreen tv yet)
"I wonder why those kids in the beginning were treating it like some sort of a curse."
Did you. . .not see Alan literally get sucked in? In the timeline those original kids were from, such a thing would be considered the work of the Devil.
Well we didn’t know exactly yet
Who can pick a favourite?! Top 3 is maybe Jumanji, Hook and The Birdcage, but I also love him in Aladdin, Man of the Year, Night at the Museum, Mrs Doubtfire, and his more non-comedy movies like Patch Adams, Bicentennial Man, What Dreams May Come, as well as his supportive roles in The Butler and August Rush =D
He has made some truly epic movies. Mrs Doubtfire, Bicentennial Man and Good Will Hunting for me. Hilarious and film for the soul kinda movies.
Another favorite is Good Morning, Vietnam!
The World According to Garp
What Dreams May Come and Hook would definitely be at the top for me. Hard to pick one though
Dude, One Hour Photo; I don't think anyone else could have given that character so much life.
They screamed 'No' because the kids' parents died at their trip to Canada.
Also I freaking cried when Alan found out his parents had died.
Imagine watching this movie as a kid. It was super thrilling to 10-yr-old me 😆 That postal worker joke did not age well though 😳
I think he meant postal worker as someone who "goes postal" and shoots their coworkers. We still use that phrase, don't we?
That was the intention of the joke. It was specifically in reference to postal workers shooting up their workplace between the 80s and 90s.
I still find it funny. Even back then, it was a very dark joke and its still dark today. The only sad part is that we haven't done anything as a country to rectify the problem and its moved to schools.
@@thechad4485 why did this happen?
Not really knowledgeable about that if someone can fill me in
@@joeshlong9614 The expression derives from a series of incidents from 1986 onward in which United States Postal Service (USPS) workers shot and killed managers, fellow workers, and members of the police or general public in acts of mass murder. Between 1970 and 1997, more than 40 people were killed by then-current or former employees in at least 20 incidents of workplace rage. Between 1986 and 2011, workplace shootings happened roughly twice per year, with an average of 1.18 people killed per year.[1]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_postal
I've loved this film ever since it came out when I was a kid. And it's actually inspired by a book by the same name by the children's author Chris Van Allsburg, who also wrote the Polar Express book. The book is quite a bit different, as it's more a child's imagination than actual jungle creatures invading.
Also, please watch Hook. I LOVE that film.
Bradley Pierce, who plays Peter in this film, was also the voice of Chip in Beauty and the Beast.
Great reaction and you should definitely see Zathura after you finish the Jumanji films. If you want to stay with Robin Williams movies, I would suggest Jack (1996), Flubber (1997), or RV (2006) which I think is the best.
Zathura definitely has more of the same vibe than the new Jumanji films.
Jack and Flubber are pretty awful. I never saw RV so I can’t comment on it.
You mean Jumanji filM...
Those others aren't related...
Ive watched this a lot as a kid, and when Jumanji is drumming, it still fills me with an uneasy dread.
Great reaction to such an incredible movie. It was a great kids movie but it had a lot of serious depth for adults too. "26 years in the jungle and I still turned into my father." combined with all the interplay as adults acting like kids between Alan and Sarah while the kids acting like adults with Judy and Peter. So much fun and so great. I really like the 2017 follow up too, as it provides another chapter with a different incarnation of Van Pelt and some callbacks to the original. Love it.
And the game can't really be speed rolled as the next turn can't really start until the Jumanji message is read and begins to take effect. Besides, would you want to deal with a stampede, monsoon, crocs, quicksand, spiders, and an earthquake all at once? I'd just be hoping for Van Pelt to put me out of my misery then. 😀
Honestly, This movie is a masterpiece and the worry i felt when they were making a new one, was monumentally huge. But the new ones were just as good, just in case you ever get to those ones. 🤣 Robin williams was and always will be brilliant in everything he's done. i miss him so much❣
“I wonder why those kids in the beginning hid it like it’s a curse - I wonder if there is a darker side to this”
-Alan stuck in a jungle for 26 years: uh? Hello ?
Things seem darker in the book. Check it out and then you'll get why those boys were acting the way they were. You said they hid it like it's a curse. That's because it literally is. Once you start playing the curse has you. Dark indeed. 🖤
For real, like, what is James's standard for what counts as dark and what counts as a curse 😂
"A game for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind." I'd never thought about the game being a sort of blessing in disguise, a wholesome lesson taught harshly a la the infamous Monkey's Paw. That's a take I actually really like. Good on you guys!
Now... Imagine watching this in the theater.
This is the reason why the modern movie Jumanji is well anticipated.. I was so young watching this so I was so excited to watch the sequel.. Youll enjoy it after watching this and see the connection.. Its so hilarious..
One of my favorite movies growing up, loved robin Williams ever since so glad y’all enjoyed it as much as I did! Still breaks my heart that the kids couldn’t share the same memories as them 🥲
Don't forget the animated series based on the movie was freaking awesome!!!
So this is technically a literal "Welcome to Jumanji" for you guys. so awesome This movie is pure nostalgia it's such a treat that you both never seen it before however I'm flabbergasted to how you didn't it's a literal Legendary Robin Williams movie. Rip he is really missed. 🍿🎥
Miss Robin Williams.
I enjoyed rewatching this movie with you guys reaction! So glad you enjoyed it
AMAZING reaction, glad I could see yalls first time reaction to this masterpiece
Thank you for watching this with me as an adult. It scared the bejeezus out of me as a child.
On a side note, Sarah and Alan freak out about Judy and Peter's parents at the end because it was the trip to the Rockies where they died in the original timeline.
I really hope you decide to check out What Dreams May Come. You would have so much fun geeking out over it: the film is visually stunning and rightly won several awards for the effects. Thank you for this trip down memory lane. I'm thrilled that you loved it.
YES, PLEASE!! This is one of the most beautiful movies I've ever had the pleasure of watching, and the storyline is enough to reduce you to tears. It's Robin Williams being serious with a twinge of silly, done in just the right way.
I love that Van Pelt is also the dad, that Alan had to fight his demons
I will argue that this film is actually BETTER when you watch it through adult eyes.
Van Pelt is a mad lad.
Agreed
I loved when Alan faced Van Pelt towards the end and yelled JUMANJI
I watched this movie as a kid and still love it to this day! Thanks for reacting to this, had fun laughing along with you guys! :) Keep up the great work!
Think you guys missed it, but the reason they freak out about the trip to Canada at the end is because that's how Peter and Judy's parents die in a driving accident in Canada
Great reaction guys!
When you're done with the Jumanji series PLEASE consider watching Zathura, it's the space version of Jumanji. At first it was supposed to be a sequel but then it became it's own thing. It's dirrected by John Favreau and it's a GREAT movie and very underrated.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched this as a kid, great movie.
Now you guys GOTTA watch Zathura!!!
Did you guys notice that the hunter van pelt is played by the same actor that plays alans father? He had to stand up to the the symbol of his father basically.
The newer movies are, strangely, really good too and I suggest you to react to them.
I personally really don't like modern movies and it's so rare to see ideas well developed nowadays, so I approached the newer movie with incredible scepticism and I was really surprised!
I'm so happy that you watch this. You have no idea how many times when I watch this when I was a kid. And back then I watch this on VHS.... good times, good times 😌😌😌😌
Can’t wait to see your reactions to all of them.
Got some on Patreon now!!
You guys should totally react to Interview with the Vampire with Kirsten Dunst, her performance was amazing and she was even younger!
YOU SHOULD WATCH ZATHURA! it’s really good and it has the same concept as this, a game board but it’s space theme instead of jungle
RIP Robin Williams. Also I doubt you guys noticed it but Johnathon Hyde, who played the father in the beginning, Johnathon also played the safari character from the game that kept trying to kill Allen and shot at the officer and his car.
Tremendous movie and story. I only came to realise years later when I watched it again that Van pelt was the same actor as Alan's dad. He was well disguised, i guess.
I think the writers or director did this to somehow portrait Alan's frustrations and deepest fears he had in real life into his prison/the jungle/the game.
Maybe the world of jumanji is different with each person that gets trapped , and once Alan gets stuck in the jungle, all those fears and frustrations manifested in this different alternate version of his dad, literally hunting him for many years.
this is the movie my dad picked me up went to the theatre like u gotto see this..in my childhood, now he lives with me one of the memories with me.. forever.. miss u dad!!