Can’t stand these stuck-up snooty asses. They’re the reason I don’t trust reviewers… nor do I look to them to decide whether I’m going to see a movie or not.
Are they kidding? I've loved this since I was six. (Watched it with my mum every other weekend we could - the spiders were scary - but it was totally worth it!) It's a good film for everyone because it's all about facing your fears, no matter how wild or dangerous, and when you're little, you have a lot :)
And I'm sure I wasn't the only kid FURIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED when the game came out in stores: cardboard, lacking monkeys, and COMPLETELY unpossessed by evil jungle spirits D8< haha.
I will agree that this movie was too dark, but what nobody brought up that really bothers me is that JUDY DIES! I mean, a young innocent girl dies...IN A PG RATED MOVIE?!? That's really not going to cause psychological damage??? I know she comes back later in the film, but a death is still a death!
They make great points, but man, if Siskel and Ebert only knew how much worse the CGI>story trend became...I don't think they'd be as harsh to Jumanji.
@fuck192ass now to this comment I agree, because the review was based on the idea of how Jumanji could have been better than what it was and still is.
You people need to wake up to reality and see things for what they are, the idea of the movie was great but that doesn't make the acting or the story better in this movie.
This sends me back to what Gene said in this review, "Jumanji is an Ambitious myth". It was ambitious enough, but it didn't have enough substance to become a timeless classic.
The game's instructions were self-explanatory enough. That dumb bitch caused Robin Williams decades of suffering, when all she had to do was keep rolling until she hit 5 or 8. Weak.
I have a soft spot for Jumanji. I remember getting the video for Christmas. I agree that it is part of the "Robin Williams tries to save the world with his heart" series (Jack, Hook, PATCH F@*#ING ADAMS) but this is one that I love.
I have always loved this movie and it never scared me I thought it was cool to see the animals and special effects cause my little kid mind thought that somehow they were real ya there were scenes where it dragged slightly but over all it was a great film for its target audience which is kids - teenagers and as long as you knew it was a movie I don't think there was anything especially 'scary' about it
you can't blame gene for his criticism of these effect-laden flicks. he's rooted in cinematic conservatism... he's an old-school casablanca classicist. plus it wouldn't be an interesting review without hearing alternate sides to the film you never think about. i loved this film when i was a kid, still do.
Did they just completely ignore the story? Alan learned that his father truly loved him, this movie is an underrated classic. Only these two would dislike this, they dissed this, Fallen and Tremors.
But Jumanji does have an interesting story at the heart of it, in the shape of Van Pelt being a metaphor for Simon having to confront his father. Also, it takes a bit more than some loud animals to scare kids - it's when adventure starts to bleed over into the horror genre, as per the Harry Potter anthology, that children have to proceed with extra caution. There's really none of that here. Jungle antics are the stuff of children's stories.
I disagree. Jumanji is one of my favorite movies. It had flaws, but I still found it enjoyable. Plus it's one of my favorite Robin Williams films. I think he does drama better then comedy in movies.
Hey, the T-rex from Jurassic Park scared the crap out of me as a kid and I still loved it! That's all the more reason to see these movies as a kid; because once you get a certain age, those scares don't work on you anymore.
Besides, I think Jumanji is much more interesting (beyond the fx) than people give it credit for. I love the idea that the game can alter time so radically. The character Van Pelt, too, I don't think it was a coincidence they used the same actor who played the boy's father.
I normally respect their opinions, but I really disagree with Siskel and Ebert in this one. I thought it was a good adventure and this movie didn't scare me as a kid.
I will say this for Joe Johnston...He knows how to make popcorn flicks...His movies are not of the highest quality but they are, at the very least, entertaining.
I agree with Ebert, those plants scared the crap out of me when I was a kid, I used to have nightmares of those poison-shooter flower things coming out of the floor!
ebert mentions everything except the spiders and they were by far the most frightening thing in the film. I like Jumanji most likely because of my fond memories of watching it as a kid but honestly If I saw it today I would probably feel differently.
wtf scary it never scared me or any child i knew of it was a perfect childhood film with enough scary moments to keep the intensity of the story these guys are reviewing this in the completely wrong way
This movie never scared me as a kid, in fact it was one of my favorites, and I still love it to this day. That's what I hate about Ebert and critics in general, they think they know everything and can speak for everyone, not to mention Siskel and Ebert were always biased toward certain genres and types of films.
"That's what I hate about Ebert and critics in general, they think they know everything and can speak for everyone".
They're not speaking for anyone but themselves, they're movie critics, that's what they get paid to do. Just because either of them said something about a movie doesn't mean it's fact, just means that's how they felt about it. I love this movie, it's fun to sit and watch with my kids, critics are entitled to their opinion of it though.
I hold Siskel in very high regard but I'm surprised he was so harsh on this one. I've absolutely adored Jumanji as a 13 year old.. unlike the greats, it certainly loses much of its power if you watch it later as a grown up, but it's far from "a mess" and definitely underrated.
I was about 4 or 5 when i watched this and found if f**king terrifying, i like the film now. But back then i didnt get all the talking parts, of which there are quite alot, and the same for the things coming out of the board game.
I remember getting it as i moved house, i chose Toy Story, and my brother chose Jumanji, i must have watched Toy Story at least 10 times.
when i was a kid i was never frightened by the things there call scary, i think adults think of children as being to easily frightened by this stuff, as a child i was really only frightened by the beasts in alien and slightly by bruce from jaws, to me the animals and other crazy stunts did not frighten me even at the age of six.
This was one of my favorite movies growing up, and not a single tiger appears in this movie. p.s. Roger Ebert is a fat disfigured cancerous cunt with a fat ugly nigger for a wife. I want to elect my VHS copy of Jumanji for President of the United States of America, right after I shit on Roger Ebert's ugly nigger face.
In a world of 3D, sugarcoated effects, and eyecandy, Siskel and Ebert say it best: "Because you can do special effects, that doesn't mean you have to do them off the wall." "They have to be at the SERVICE of the story."
When I see the scene where Judy and Peter find Jumanji in the attic, I personally think of the influence Superbook had on this movie, where in the first SB ep, Chris and Joy find Superbook in the attic.
the never give kids enuff credit. so what if it scares them a little bit im sure they r seaing it with there parents and i think kids like getting scarred more than they lead u 2 beleave
I hated kid movies when I was a kid and you know what? Looking back, I was right like 90% of the time. Movies like this is why kids are stupid. Gene's opening comment nailed it. Not even watching the rest of the video.
@sparkyinbath Well the only time they got it really wrong was when Siskel didn't like Aliens or Silence of the Lambs, and when Ebert didn't really like South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, at least so far as I've seen
@YoJimBoHugabaJoe Not all of us like horror films, some of us get creeped out easier than say, someone who enjoys the goriest of horror films so yeah, to some people it would be.
Must admit it never scared me personally, but I'm trying to show a bit of empathy here, no offence.
@takerdust lol same here,only films to scare me were IT and for some reason roger rabbit and superman 3.Dad used to laugh that horror films didnt bother me yet i was terrified of the villain in roger rabbit when he gets flattened and his eyes pop out
Someone force Roger Ebert to choose either this film or Spider-Man 1. He gave thumbs down to both films and they are mirrored version of themselves. Spider-Man had a story better than it's effects and Jumanji had better effects than it's story.
This was one of my favorite movies growing up, and not a single tiger appears in this movie. p.s. Roger Ebert is a fat disfigured cancerous cunt with a fat ugly nigger for a wife. I want to elect my VHS copy of Jumanji for President of the United States of America.
1:25 "Okay.... so what" hahaha I liked the Siskel said "Okay..." like whatever... haha I agreed with Siskel more than Ebert and he was the better critic, so his name came first (Siskel & Ebert) even though E comes before S in the alphabet.
I saw this as a kid on Laserdisc and I really didn't find it interesting either! This was a horrible film - it makes Michael Bay look like he uses CG well with story!
Ebert constantly underestimates children. It's often movies that do have some threatening aspect that make the deepest and fondest impressions. Still, the movies Ebert seems to identify as too scary are rarely ones I can remember finding particularly frightening as a child.
this movie is great and shows how critics don't know shit!!! any little kid scared by this movie is a little bitch...its a freaking Robin williams movie with kids in it...its not even a horror movie...totally ridiculous....omg jungle animals and quicksand im scared
this is nothing! you should read ebert's written review of the movie, get this, he said that kids will be rolling around in the beds with nightmares and the movie should be rated PG-13! and he recommends jurassic park and gremlins to kids? can you do the math, it can't
oh no! i'm a pussyass kid! please protect me from the scary cgi animals, siskel and ebert! seriously, i was a kid when i saw this film, and it DID scare me, and i LOVED it for that. now that i'm older, i can see it has plenty of flaws, but being scary is certainly not one of them. i'm surprised to see such a flimsy, reactionary response from these two.
give me a break scares little kids? So thats like a reason to hate a movie? Some people go to movies to be scared and this one is tame compared to a lot of shit these days.
little kids would be very scared, but not 12 year olds. i know this cos I was one. it was freaky, but extremely intriguing. and kirsten was hot! the effects, for a kids movie, were amazing! Sadly these two old men wouldn't see it like that :(
robin didnt even try being funny in this movie... it would have been better if they let williams improv the whole thing... that may annoy many viewers
Me neither. I can't believe I was forced to watch this in Grade 4 at my elementary school when I used to live in Newfoundland and Labrador (and the movie was partly filmed in Vancouver, I notice). At least it's better than "Batman and Robin". :)
This is a crock of shit. I remember seeing a TV spot when this movie was released, and it featured some little kids who liked this movie as I did growing up.
I loved this movie! I only clicked on the reviews because I was expecting to hear the same thing from S & E...I was surprised to hear they didn't like it. I loved it and it's one of my all time favorites.
@andeaver1937 I absolutely agree. Now, if I look at it closely it certainly has problems with it's writing such as the kids problems are solved, for no reason, withon the first 45 minutes, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying this movie. I watched it like 3 months ago after somthing like a 7 year break, and I still enjoyed it greatly. It's simply a very fun movie.
This came out in 1995? Wow, I thought it was much older. I'll have to rewatch this movie to see if my nostalgia of it gets destroyed or if I can just add what I like to my imagination. (I love the idea of a sentient game with an unknown purpose. Creepy but cool.)
2:20 thats how i feel about avatar, twister and every michel bay/uwe boll movie. i would rather watch a good movie like who the fuck framed roger rabbit that did not let the special effects take over the story.
@olqutseg I agree!!!! I loved this movie as a kid and still love it. I think its great, and I actually have a low tolerance for bad special effects-filled movies.
I thought it was a good movie. I also thought that the ending of the film when the boy reconciles with his dad stated a good moral lesson for the film!
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They are wrong. They aren't good critics that's their opinion. The majority of people liked jumanji so that proves it's good and the idea of the board game is original too.. I mean who else done that and be that awesome??
ok.. im high? listen.. if no one at all liked a film its shit isnt it? how popular a film is makes it loved more im talking about what the majority of people think not what you think or whatever
They've both seen thousands upon thousands of movies in the capacity of being a critic, and were probably the most respected film critics in a long time. They ARE good critics because they give their opinions truthfully and coherently. Just because you LIKED a movie they don't, doesn't mean they're instantly "bad critics"
@theJugganawt ok then but see the thing is i can disasgree and state my opinion...right? which was they're bad ok i guess i misunderstood what bieng a critic is its just going on TV and saying whether YOU specifically liked a film or not.. which i wouldnt really call a job... just getting lucky.. and a good personality would help...
im sorry they need to stop being debbie downers...this movie kicks ass
joshuwajimer 2 weeks ago
Oh my God, fucking Rhinos! Fucking quicksands! They're gonna eat us all!
ProkoLokor 3 weeks ago
possibley their worst review.
TheConnord12 3 weeks ago
Can’t stand these stuck-up snooty asses. They’re the reason I don’t trust reviewers… nor do I look to them to decide whether I’m going to see a movie or not.
Bisbeatle 3 weeks ago
what a couple of pussies! i saw this at 7yrs old when it first came out, and i had a blast, this movie isn't scary it's fun.
TanukiCoast 1 month ago
Frightened me then. Makes me facepalm now.
DynastyOfWhatnots 2 months ago
Are they kidding? I've loved this since I was six. (Watched it with my mum every other weekend we could - the spiders were scary - but it was totally worth it!) It's a good film for everyone because it's all about facing your fears, no matter how wild or dangerous, and when you're little, you have a lot :)
And I'm sure I wasn't the only kid FURIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED when the game came out in stores: cardboard, lacking monkeys, and COMPLETELY unpossessed by evil jungle spirits D8< haha.
Deziede 2 months ago 3
I will agree that this movie was too dark, but what nobody brought up that really bothers me is that JUDY DIES! I mean, a young innocent girl dies...IN A PG RATED MOVIE?!? That's really not going to cause psychological damage??? I know she comes back later in the film, but a death is still a death!
TheHorrorKing1 3 months ago
I agree with those who say ugly Ebert is being punished with a slow death before being sent to hell
UglyoldFranny 3 months ago
Are they saying this is bad- wow, this is very very far from it this has to be one of my favourite movies of all time
WhatsNewVideoGames 3 months ago
They make great points, but man, if Siskel and Ebert only knew how much worse the CGI>story trend became...I don't think they'd be as harsh to Jumanji.
joshuatxuk 3 months ago
@halflinks and yet you go on youtube, and take time out of your day to writ a comment about it. If I think something sucks I stay away from it
FanOfPopCulture 3 months ago
Friends don't let rubberjaws flap!
TruthfromMama 4 months ago
@fuck192ass now to this comment I agree, because the review was based on the idea of how Jumanji could have been better than what it was and still is.
You people need to wake up to reality and see things for what they are, the idea of the movie was great but that doesn't make the acting or the story better in this movie.
This sends me back to what Gene said in this review, "Jumanji is an Ambitious myth". It was ambitious enough, but it didn't have enough substance to become a timeless classic.
toxicitzi 4 months ago
It was a good movie then and it's a good movie now.
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TheBitchinbabs 4 months ago
Ebert is deformed and tasteless
kellygreen5556 4 months ago
The game's instructions were self-explanatory enough. That dumb bitch caused Robin Williams decades of suffering, when all she had to do was keep rolling until she hit 5 or 8. Weak.
nicky2coats 4 months ago
WILL YOU GUYS PLEASE GET OVER THE F**KING SPECIAL EFFECTS!!?
1994moviebuff 5 months ago
Completely agree..
armst012 5 months ago
ebert is a monster
bloboshitful 5 months ago
I have a soft spot for Jumanji. I remember getting the video for Christmas. I agree that it is part of the "Robin Williams tries to save the world with his heart" series (Jack, Hook, PATCH F@*#ING ADAMS) but this is one that I love.
orbison 5 months ago
@sinfulcomplexity I hate it too this movie sucks so much so dumb and boring!!!! i hate i absoluetly agree with u hate this movie!
14lucariofan 5 months ago
Sure it was kinda scary at times, but as a kid I loved it!
lightingcobra 6 months ago
oh my god is ebert horrible
TheDeeFormed 6 months ago
This is one of the best family films ever.
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mechagodzilla290 5 months ago
@mechagodzilla290 that's immature
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mechagodzilla290 5 months ago
I was 5 when this movie came out and I really liked it then and was not scared but now I agree with them.
MrJamesboy19 6 months ago
I don't think they're giving younger kids enough credit.
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kellygreen5556 6 months ago
I have always loved this movie and it never scared me I thought it was cool to see the animals and special effects cause my little kid mind thought that somehow they were real ya there were scenes where it dragged slightly but over all it was a great film for its target audience which is kids - teenagers and as long as you knew it was a movie I don't think there was anything especially 'scary' about it
musicsfan1 6 months ago
FUCK ROGER EBERT
TheBitchinbabs 6 months ago
Ugly Ebert and her tired fans are "Ju-trash-i"
ZarahLean 6 months ago
you can't blame gene for his criticism of these effect-laden flicks. he's rooted in cinematic conservatism... he's an old-school casablanca classicist. plus it wouldn't be an interesting review without hearing alternate sides to the film you never think about. i loved this film when i was a kid, still do.
Fundamenski 7 months ago
My childhood, oh how I miss it.
blahmehblah1 7 months ago
This movie made me so scared as a kid, but now I appreciate it.
modernway91 7 months ago
Did they just completely ignore the story? Alan learned that his father truly loved him, this movie is an underrated classic. Only these two would dislike this, they dissed this, Fallen and Tremors.
PrimeTimeJokesta 7 months ago
I enjoy this movie now, but somehow Ebert was right; I was terrified of this as a kid.
TheAeroAvatar 7 months ago 2
we miss gene's reviews, even though he used to be very sharp with horror movies. I don't know who we we re gonna listen when ebert passes away
jmactemin 7 months ago
But Jumanji does have an interesting story at the heart of it, in the shape of Van Pelt being a metaphor for Simon having to confront his father. Also, it takes a bit more than some loud animals to scare kids - it's when adventure starts to bleed over into the horror genre, as per the Harry Potter anthology, that children have to proceed with extra caution. There's really none of that here. Jungle antics are the stuff of children's stories.
PurushaDesa 7 months ago
I disagree. Jumanji is one of my favorite movies. It had flaws, but I still found it enjoyable. Plus it's one of my favorite Robin Williams films. I think he does drama better then comedy in movies.
Teenageboy100 7 months ago
im disappointed that they didnt like this movie. this, little rascals, and space jam were my childhood.
ChannelMii 8 months ago
Hey, the T-rex from Jurassic Park scared the crap out of me as a kid and I still loved it! That's all the more reason to see these movies as a kid; because once you get a certain age, those scares don't work on you anymore.
Besides, I think Jumanji is much more interesting (beyond the fx) than people give it credit for. I love the idea that the game can alter time so radically. The character Van Pelt, too, I don't think it was a coincidence they used the same actor who played the boy's father.
Zycyzyx 8 months ago
Its been forever since I seen this movie.
Urbby78 8 months ago
Idk, I will always love this movie.
Nedyah74 9 months ago
I saw mary jane.
rad3xl 9 months ago
honestly when i saw this movie at the age of four i thought it was shit
deisels 9 months ago
Gene is right, the whole movie is just about special effects.
Theakker3 9 months ago
I normally respect their opinions, but I really disagree with Siskel and Ebert in this one. I thought it was a good adventure and this movie didn't scare me as a kid.
briancurtiswalker 9 months ago
I thought Jumanji was supposed to be a promotion for children to play board games.
wattsink2009 9 months ago
Jumanji was a lot of fun---i disagree with Siskel and Ebert here.
mrbrianmccarthy 9 months ago
I will say this for Joe Johnston...He knows how to make popcorn flicks...His movies are not of the highest quality but they are, at the very least, entertaining.
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dangrievousreturns 10 months ago
This guy is taken things outta Context....This is a horrible review DO NOT LISTEN to him!
-In the end the little boy learns not to cheat an over comes his fear.
-Robin williams character which is the main character over comes his fear in the end as well (He stands up to the hunter!)
I could go on and on about how good this movie is and how it could be scary but REALLY come on there are way scareer movies out there
YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!
gwynnekitchen 10 months ago
I agree with Ebert, those plants scared the crap out of me when I was a kid, I used to have nightmares of those poison-shooter flower things coming out of the floor!
LordManda2 10 months ago
The only scary part was the kid being sucked into the game at the beginning. Other then that, it ain't scary it all.
TheSonomaDude 10 months ago
i hated jumanji. it was sooooo boring.
sinfulcomplexity 10 months ago
Man, I havnt seen a boring board game movie since Zathura
drakeTM1 10 months ago
God i hated this movie when i was a kid.
jburger360 11 months ago
Jumanji was a great movie, but really scary when I was little.
Petsura 11 months ago
Thumbs down for Siskel & Ebert on this review. Jumanji was a great film.
salrang20022 11 months ago
ebert mentions everything except the spiders and they were by far the most frightening thing in the film. I like Jumanji most likely because of my fond memories of watching it as a kid but honestly If I saw it today I would probably feel differently.
gibbi8 11 months ago
wtf scary it never scared me or any child i knew of it was a perfect childhood film with enough scary moments to keep the intensity of the story these guys are reviewing this in the completely wrong way
TheReilly8 11 months ago
This movie never scared me as a kid, in fact it was one of my favorites, and I still love it to this day. That's what I hate about Ebert and critics in general, they think they know everything and can speak for everyone, not to mention Siskel and Ebert were always biased toward certain genres and types of films.
campkillyourself93 11 months ago
@campkillyourself93
"That's what I hate about Ebert and critics in general, they think they know everything and can speak for everyone".
They're not speaking for anyone but themselves, they're movie critics, that's what they get paid to do. Just because either of them said something about a movie doesn't mean it's fact, just means that's how they felt about it. I love this movie, it's fun to sit and watch with my kids, critics are entitled to their opinion of it though.
kpernod30 10 months ago
I hold Siskel in very high regard but I'm surprised he was so harsh on this one. I've absolutely adored Jumanji as a 13 year old.. unlike the greats, it certainly loses much of its power if you watch it later as a grown up, but it's far from "a mess" and definitely underrated.
janchor 11 months ago
I loved the bonny hunt character and the police officer, but after seeing Jurassic Park the animals looked colorless and fake.
YesWeCantaloupe 11 months ago
Whose afraid of quicksand anymore?
shteeeeeven12345 11 months ago
I was about 4 or 5 when i watched this and found if f**king terrifying, i like the film now. But back then i didnt get all the talking parts, of which there are quite alot, and the same for the things coming out of the board game.
I remember getting it as i moved house, i chose Toy Story, and my brother chose Jumanji, i must have watched Toy Story at least 10 times.
rorrt 11 months ago
This was a great movie, loved it and watched it over and over!
nofoolingu 1 year ago
Be fair, it's a kid's movie. You need to get your head examined, Gene. And you need to keep your mouth shut, Roger.
gartnavel89 1 year ago
I think this film is very underreated
Magmaster13 1 year ago
when i was a kid i was never frightened by the things there call scary, i think adults think of children as being to easily frightened by this stuff, as a child i was really only frightened by the beasts in alien and slightly by bruce from jaws, to me the animals and other crazy stunts did not frighten me even at the age of six.
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This was one of my favorite movies growing up, and not a single tiger appears in this movie. p.s. Roger Ebert is a fat disfigured cancerous cunt with a fat ugly nigger for a wife. I want to elect my VHS copy of Jumanji for President of the United States of America, right after I shit on Roger Ebert's ugly nigger face.
johnd94 1 year ago
@johnd94 Thank you. That comment was both stupid AND racist.
Bauglir100 10 months ago
In a world of 3D, sugarcoated effects, and eyecandy, Siskel and Ebert say it best: "Because you can do special effects, that doesn't mean you have to do them off the wall." "They have to be at the SERVICE of the story."
dloban15 1 year ago
When I see the scene where Judy and Peter find Jumanji in the attic, I personally think of the influence Superbook had on this movie, where in the first SB ep, Chris and Joy find Superbook in the attic.
Anybody else notice the influence?
JerRocks2day 1 year ago
I think this was my first robin williams movie.
godzilla964 1 year ago
I agree with S & E the movie was rather crappy and boring.
Sleepingsparklegirl 1 year ago
Surprised Siskel and Ebert hated this movie? I mean it's worlds beyond some of the crap that passes as kids movies today imo.
jmg3116 1 year ago
it looks like siskel hadn't slept in a week
GeneralFantastic 1 year ago
i even baught the board game, lol. what a waste!
markfreemon 1 year ago
Well, that wasn't much of a review, wasn't it?
maciekur 1 year ago
the never give kids enuff credit. so what if it scares them a little bit im sure they r seaing it with there parents and i think kids like getting scarred more than they lead u 2 beleave
tnt420tnt 1 year ago
yeah man every kid liked this movie
tnt420tnt 1 year ago
I hated kid movies when I was a kid and you know what? Looking back, I was right like 90% of the time. Movies like this is why kids are stupid. Gene's opening comment nailed it. Not even watching the rest of the video.
GrantOnTheRocks 1 year ago
1:19 FUCK I LOST!
MarkArandjus 1 year ago 2
What the hell was their problem?
M0VIES4U2 1 year ago
Rough critism Gene .. I was 10 when I saw it And I loved it then...
aghabmoonde 1 year ago 38
@aghabmoonde 6!
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@aghabmoonde Good thing he is dead now and burning in hell
wafflesan1 3 months ago
I heard Jumanji is a true story.
leafyutube 1 year ago 3
Did Siskel and Ebert give "Jumanji" two thumbs down?
TimFrith24 1 year ago
These guys suck. They don't get anything. Aren't these guys supposed to be respected critics. Clueless.
sparkyinbath 1 year ago
@sparkyinbath They are, maybe you should watch a few more of their reviews to get the point
moviehypno23 1 year ago
@moviehypno23 I've seen loads. They often get things wrong.
sparkyinbath 1 year ago
@sparkyinbath Well the only time they got it really wrong was when Siskel didn't like Aliens or Silence of the Lambs, and when Ebert didn't really like South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, at least so far as I've seen
moviehypno23 1 year ago
That movie used to scare the shot outta me when I was little!
EricVierthaler92 1 year ago
I love this film.
LeonSKennedy828 1 year ago
man these guys are pansies,i thought they were weak saying aliens was to extreme but to say this is scary is lol-erific
YoJimBoHugabaJoe 1 year ago
@YoJimBoHugabaJoe Not all of us like horror films, some of us get creeped out easier than say, someone who enjoys the goriest of horror films so yeah, to some people it would be.
Must admit it never scared me personally, but I'm trying to show a bit of empathy here, no offence.
LeonSKennedy828 1 year ago
Considering this was by the guy who directed from Honey, I Shrunk The Kids and The Rocketeer, I was shocked how flat this movie was.
83phatman 1 year ago
There's no tigers in this film
hackensac 1 year ago
I agree loved it as a kid wasn't scary at all
HSAdestroy 1 year ago
I'm suprised. I loved this sooooooo much when as I kid. I was ten when it came out.
brondaa 1 year ago
I can see how this would scare some kids since its full of constant dangers.
I was watching Friday the 13th movies when I was 5-6 years old, so I guess I can't relate, lol.
takerdust 1 year ago
@takerdust lol same here,only films to scare me were IT and for some reason roger rabbit and superman 3.Dad used to laugh that horror films didnt bother me yet i was terrified of the villain in roger rabbit when he gets flattened and his eyes pop out
YoJimBoHugabaJoe 1 year ago
I swear these guys don't know how to enjoy a 'popcorn flick'
SG1Mitchell 1 year ago
How was this scary? I remember laughing and liking it when i was like 5 years old or 6 years old.
G2010J 1 year ago
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AgentGordonCole 1 year ago
Siskel ♥ Ebert
Eragarev 1 year ago
how would it be scary its just animals god
flareon1576 1 year ago
I like this movie but it scared me when I was young.
freimiser 1 year ago
i personally loved this movie as a kid it scared me but it was nothing i couldn't handle i loved the scariness of it to me its a classic movie
HeizenXD 1 year ago
"FRIGHTEN"??? man, this movie didn't scare me one bit
moviedude1500 1 year ago
Someone force Roger Ebert to choose either this film or Spider-Man 1. He gave thumbs down to both films and they are mirrored version of themselves. Spider-Man had a story better than it's effects and Jumanji had better effects than it's story.
Like both films.
hackensac 1 year ago
i loved that film as a kid
not sure how its scary....
HeadbangingGlory 1 year ago
This was one of my favorite movies growing up, and not a single tiger appears in this movie. p.s. Roger Ebert is a fat disfigured cancerous cunt with a fat ugly nigger for a wife. I want to elect my VHS copy of Jumanji for President of the United States of America.
johnd94 1 year ago
@johnd94 lol u mad?
thatsistheguy 1 year ago
1:25 "Okay.... so what" hahaha I liked the Siskel said "Okay..." like whatever... haha I agreed with Siskel more than Ebert and he was the better critic, so his name came first (Siskel & Ebert) even though E comes before S in the alphabet.
I saw this as a kid on Laserdisc and I really didn't find it interesting either! This was a horrible film - it makes Michael Bay look like he uses CG well with story!
boamuro 1 year ago
@boamuro remember, this was 1995
schmittyc1993 1 year ago
@schmittyc1993 What's your point? I said I wasn't impressed even at the time watching it on Laserdisc as a kid.
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BobaFettRules321 1 year ago
Ebert constantly underestimates children. It's often movies that do have some threatening aspect that make the deepest and fondest impressions. Still, the movies Ebert seems to identify as too scary are rarely ones I can remember finding particularly frightening as a child.
nonameisacat 1 year ago
is that Kirsten Dunst?!?!
spicychicken93 1 year ago
@spicychicken93 yep
stigbohnolsen 1 year ago
@stigbohnolsen thanks.....weird
spicychicken93 1 year ago
@spicychicken93 It is yes.
Browncoatt22 1 year ago
I personally like Jumanji, but I still think that they make a few good points.
M0VIES4U2 1 year ago
this movie is great and shows how critics don't know shit!!! any little kid scared by this movie is a little bitch...its a freaking Robin williams movie with kids in it...its not even a horror movie...totally ridiculous....omg jungle animals and quicksand im scared
ashalchi 1 year ago
this is nothing! you should read ebert's written review of the movie, get this, he said that kids will be rolling around in the beds with nightmares and the movie should be rated PG-13! and he recommends jurassic park and gremlins to kids? can you do the math, it can't
BobaFettRules321 1 year ago
oh no! i'm a pussyass kid! please protect me from the scary cgi animals, siskel and ebert! seriously, i was a kid when i saw this film, and it DID scare me, and i LOVED it for that. now that i'm older, i can see it has plenty of flaws, but being scary is certainly not one of them. i'm surprised to see such a flimsy, reactionary response from these two.
nicky2coats 1 year ago
Jumanji is awesome
ConnorGunn 1 year ago 2
give me a break scares little kids? So thats like a reason to hate a movie? Some people go to movies to be scared and this one is tame compared to a lot of shit these days.
rockworm503 1 year ago
little kids would be very scared, but not 12 year olds. i know this cos I was one. it was freaky, but extremely intriguing. and kirsten was hot! the effects, for a kids movie, were amazing! Sadly these two old men wouldn't see it like that :(
m0ds 1 year ago
@m0ds suck a dick
TheBigW100 1 year ago
I gotta say, I like this movie, still think it's ok
Jellogel 1 year ago
Jumanji was okay. Besides i've had worse movies scare the $%^@ out of me.
Videot01 1 year ago
robin didnt even try being funny in this movie... it would have been better if they let williams improv the whole thing... that may annoy many viewers
hdtwoodsman 1 year ago
Me neither. I can't believe I was forced to watch this in Grade 4 at my elementary school when I used to live in Newfoundland and Labrador (and the movie was partly filmed in Vancouver, I notice). At least it's better than "Batman and Robin". :)
MattJFisher 1 year ago
This is a crock of shit. I remember seeing a TV spot when this movie was released, and it featured some little kids who liked this movie as I did growing up.
philipdr88 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS MOVIE A 10
nascarfan2414 1 year ago
I loved this movie! I only clicked on the reviews because I was expecting to hear the same thing from S & E...I was surprised to hear they didn't like it. I loved it and it's one of my all time favorites.
rmeno 1 year ago
I was 5 and it didnt scare me.
electricguitarplayr 1 year ago
i loved it
demon6700 1 year ago
As a kid I liked it. And it didn't scare me.
orkavorn 1 year ago
I guess they have to take the lowest threshold of fear into account.
orkavorn 1 year ago
@andeaver1937 I absolutely agree. Now, if I look at it closely it certainly has problems with it's writing such as the kids problems are solved, for no reason, withon the first 45 minutes, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying this movie. I watched it like 3 months ago after somthing like a 7 year break, and I still enjoyed it greatly. It's simply a very fun movie.
danielkjohansson 1 year ago
I'm glad Siskel got Roger to shut up about the list of scary things, it sounds like Ebert had nightmares after this movie.
astroswon 1 year ago
I loved this movie when I was a kid :D
xaxie1 1 year ago
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peterfinnfilms 1 year ago
This came out in 1995? Wow, I thought it was much older. I'll have to rewatch this movie to see if my nostalgia of it gets destroyed or if I can just add what I like to my imagination. (I love the idea of a sentient game with an unknown purpose. Creepy but cool.)
zorroazulapex 1 year ago
2:20 thats how i feel about avatar, twister and every michel bay/uwe boll movie. i would rather watch a good movie like who the fuck framed roger rabbit that did not let the special effects take over the story.
mobious15 1 year ago
I watched it as a young kid and loved it! Fuck the both of them!
olqutseg 1 year ago
@olqutseg I agree!!!! I loved this movie as a kid and still love it. I think its great, and I actually have a low tolerance for bad special effects-filled movies.
andeaver1937 1 year ago
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TheBigW100 1 year ago
This shit scared me to Hell and back when I was younger, haven't really watched it since then.
weirdaljedifan2 1 year ago
i liked this movie when i was 9, but i cant stand it now.
nonamebrand0 1 year ago
classic ass movie. Watched it when i was like 9, scared the shit outta me, totally worth it. What's not to like?! Carl the cop is a riot.
followHimnotUs 1 year ago
I loved this movie, it was fun and seriously, scary?! Please!
lenzino7383 1 year ago
this movie was good
TheProjektcc 1 year ago 24
@TheProjektcc I liked it when I was younger
moviehypno23 1 year ago
2:18
in regards to modern cinema, truer words have never been spoken.
The1CamBo 1 year ago
I thought it was a good movie. I also thought that the ending of the film when the boy reconciles with his dad stated a good moral lesson for the film!
bibleanddisneyfan 1 year ago
I liked this movie as a kid BECAUSE it was pretty serious.
hanspeterpitsch 1 year ago
@hanspeterpitsch and Ebert says it would "frighten" younger kids.
I like this as a kid as well
hackensac 1 year ago
Wow, those final words from Siskel about the special effects really need to be said more in this day and age.
Doifebag 1 year ago 13
@Doifebag
Agreed, and Ebert's line about their place *in service* of a story was great as well.
JohnWFern 1 year ago
It's strange how people think this movie was scary. I was scared pretty easily when I was younger, and this movie was nothing.
donignacio2000 1 year ago
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They are wrong. They aren't good critics that's their opinion. The majority of people liked jumanji so that proves it's good and the idea of the board game is original too.. I mean who else done that and be that awesome??
NayDeevo31 1 year ago
@NayDeevo31 They're entitled to their opinions. A lot of people love Transformers 2 but that doesn't make it a great film. What are you high?
oldfool666 1 year ago 2
ok.. im high? listen.. if no one at all liked a film its shit isnt it? how popular a film is makes it loved more im talking about what the majority of people think not what you think or whatever
NayDeevo31 1 year ago
@NayDeevo31 Just because their opinions are different than yours, it doesn't mean that they're automatically wrong.
Also, I never liked Jumanji, as a kid and especially as an adult. So I'll have to disagree with you.
Mac1779 1 year ago
They've both seen thousands upon thousands of movies in the capacity of being a critic, and were probably the most respected film critics in a long time. They ARE good critics because they give their opinions truthfully and coherently. Just because you LIKED a movie they don't, doesn't mean they're instantly "bad critics"
theJugganawt 1 year ago
@theJugganawt ok then but see the thing is i can disasgree and state my opinion...right? which was they're bad ok i guess i misunderstood what bieng a critic is its just going on TV and saying whether YOU specifically liked a film or not.. which i wouldnt really call a job... just getting lucky.. and a good personality would help...
NayDeevo31 1 year ago
no good purpo