• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    7 months ago

    NGL the new Jumanji movies are way better than they have any right to be.

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      7 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.

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        7 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”.

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        7 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.

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          7 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.

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          7 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.