I only really saw it because I was invited to it for a friend's birthday party - otherwise, I probably wouldn't have given it my time. The summer Jumanji came out I was just too busy enjoying movies like Heat, Se7en, The Usual Suspects, and my numerous repeat viewings of Apollo 13 at the theater to take what was essentially a kid's film like Jumanji seriously. At thirteen years old, I was entering that jaded teenage phase, on top of just plain moving past family-friendly movies like Jumanji. I loved the original book by Chris Van Allsburg and the terrific art - but I didn't quite take to the movie. Similar to Aaron's experiences with the film, Jumanji just wasn't my thing back in 1995. "You think that mosquitos, monkeys, and lions are bad? That's just the beginning."
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