Review of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) by Lana F — 19 Dec 2017

A standalone sequel to a movie released 22 years ago from now that behaves more like a modern remake for today's standards than what it's supposed to be, this Jumanji attempts to overthrow 1995's Jumanji with many things that the latter did not had at the time such as an ensemble cast and many CGI here and there.

What's literally scratching my head is the fact that I'm searching for the exact reason why Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle needs to even exist. It's just the same thing I have seen in 1995's Jumanji, only a lot more modernized for today's standards because even mentioning the standards of 1995 are no longer relevant as of today according to this movie.

I would say that it was a slight improvement of its predecessor, but where in the film am I supposed to know it's a great time to say this is an improvement of the original film without thinking this is exactly like the original film only more modernized? Do I recommend it? I don't know, but all I can say is that if you have not watched 1995's Jumanji, you're safe to go.