<description>&lt;p&gt;It's 1995. Combining the blockbuster era with CGI creates the opportunity for all sorts of movies--including ones with jungle creatures rampaging through city streets. Director Joe Johnston, who started his Hollywood career designing spaceships for &lt;em&gt;Star Wars&lt;/em&gt;, utilizes computer and practical effects to bring a malevolent board game to life in &lt;em&gt;Jumanji, &lt;/em&gt;starring Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, and a young Kirsten Dunst.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What &lt;em&gt;Jumanji&lt;/em&gt; offers casual movie fans who have always &lt;em&gt;meant&lt;/em&gt; to watch classic movies: the more sobering origin of the newer &lt;em&gt;Jumanji &lt;/em&gt;movies; Robin Williams playing his patented boy-in-a-man's-body role; a largely effective blend of horror and action; and badly aged monkey CGI.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://derailedtrainsofthought.com/wp-content/uploads/shownotes/LFWT-Ep44-Shownotes.txt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Show Notes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Let's Finally Watch This

Derailed Trains of Thought

Episode 44 - Jumanji (1995)

NOV 7, 202543 MIN
Let's Finally Watch This

Episode 44 - Jumanji (1995)

NOV 7, 202543 MIN

Description

It's 1995. Combining the blockbuster era with CGI creates the opportunity for all sorts of movies--including ones with jungle creatures rampaging through city streets. Director Joe Johnston, who started his Hollywood career designing spaceships for Star Wars, utilizes computer and practical effects to bring a malevolent board game to life in Jumanji, starring Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, and a young Kirsten Dunst.

What Jumanji offers casual movie fans who have always meant to watch classic movies: the more sobering origin of the newer Jumanji movies; Robin Williams playing his patented boy-in-a-man's-body role; a largely effective blend of horror and action; and badly aged monkey CGI.

Show Notes