They are good but not iconic like the OG
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JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
NGL the new Jumanji movies are way better than they have any right to be.
NatakuNox@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Rooskie91@discuss.online 11 months ago
Yeah, but I often wonder if this has more to do with the original coming out during my childhood?
Nah, it’s probably Robin Williams that makes the OG so good.
theangryseal@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This is the answer right here.
Robin Williams was amazing. The range of emotions just can’t be topped. He was the most believable actor of all time.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
I do think Robin Williams carries a lot of weight for that movie…but most is the rose-tinted nostalgia goggles. Not saying it was a bad movie by any means.
New ones are Johnson/Hart buddy duo with Jack Black sprinkled on top. That’s quite a team and it’s really hard to compare to just Robin.
whereisk@lemmy.world 11 months ago
A drop of water in a desert of cash-grab remakes that are significantly worse than the originals because everyone in production knows it’s a cash grab and has no creative input other than pumping another one out.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
The new Jumanji movies aren’t really a remake, more a reimagining. Really pretty much the only thing kept from the original source material (book or movie) is “jungle game called Jumanji that becomes real”.