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JUMANJI – James Horner
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Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
Jumanji is a children’s fantasy action-adventure film starring Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce, and Jonathan Hyde, directed by Joe Johnston, based on the 1981 illustrated children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. The titular object is a mysterious and dangerous board game that brings jungle hazards to life. In 1969 a young boy named Alan Parrish discovers an ancient board game buried at a construction site. When he plays it with his friend Sarah strange supernatural events occur, and Alan is suddenly sucked into the game after rolling the dice. Sarah, terrified, flees, and the game is left behind. Years later, in 1995, siblings Judy and Peter Shepherd move into the now-abandoned Parrish house with their aunt. They find the dusty board game and begin to play, unwittingly releasing Alan – who is now an adult and has been trapped inside the game’s jungle world all these years. As the game’s curse continues every roll brings new dangers into the real world, from rampaging animals to a hunter named Van Pelt, and in order to end the chaos Alan, Judy, and Peter must find Sarah and persuade her to finish the game with them. Read more…
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