the sequel brought us to the jungle the
original brought the jungle to us but
which of these movies offered the
wildest adventure before we begin we
publish new videos every day so be sure
to subscribe for more great content
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be going head-to-head with Jumanji and
Jumanji welcome to the jungle to see
which film delivered the goods
round one plot in 1995 cinema goers
watched as a unique children’s bub came
to life on the big screen the concept
was certainly a novel one a jungle
themes board game which forces the
players to interact with real life
animals and jungle threats in order to
reach the end the game thinks we’re
moved what you mean the game sinks when
first played by an unsuspecting pair of
kids in 1969 the game pulls Alan Parrish
into its world where he remains for 26
years until the game is finally picked
up by a different generation of kids
somebody will emanate an exciting and
refreshing premise which saw new
elements introduced with each roll of
the dice Jumanji spoke directly to the
imagination of children and still does
today set 21 years after the events of
the original film Jumanji welcome to the
jungle featured an entirely new cast but
it still functioned as a sequel to its
namesake using the ambiguous magic of
the original board game to deliver an
updated spin on the concept when a team
receives the board game he is wholly
disinterested
that is until Jumanji transforms itself
into a gaming cartridge this is a game
that will always find a way to be played
20 years later a group of students find
and play the game only to find
themselves sucked into Jumanji itself a
jungle which operates like a video game
complete with lives levels non-glare
characters and more welcome to the
jungle took the concept of Jumanji and
did something new with it when it could
have opted to simply retread the
original plot it also played with
videogame tropes to interesting effect
though it should be commended for all of
the above there’s just no amount of
reinvention that can top the plot of the
original film and so a 1995 Jumanji
takes the first round
round two comedy though more of a
fantasy adventure film Jumanji didn’t
list Robin Williams to play the adult
Alan Parrish and that’s a casting choice
that guarantees laughs when happen to
you the Clampetts have a yard sale never
shave given that he was playing an adult
who effectively raised himself in the
jungle and considering all the ensuing
mayhem Williams was able to really have
fun with a role with scenes that saw his
character sinking in quicksand and being
stuck in the floor during a giant spider
attack there’s plenty of opportunity for
physical comedy thank you Judy thank you
that was very quick thinking so and I
would like to get out of the floor add
to his efforts David Alan Grier Stern is
the hilariously frustrated officer Karl
Bentley as well as some mischievous
monkeys and you’ve got a film that
balances drama with just enough humor to
keep things light hearted damn how does
a man right there don’t cry don’t cry
cry it’s gonna be okay deviating from
its predecessor
Jumanji welcome to the jungle
intentionally took things in a funnier
direction and much to the relief of
cinema goers the jokes landed rather
than phoning it in with half-assed gags
like so many other family-friendly type
comedies welcome to the jungle used its
premise and talented cast to generate
some genuine hearty laughs I’m an
overweight middle-aged man having the
teens be transposed into mismatched
adult bodies is a hilarious concept that
really doesn’t get old it’s a gag that
just keeps on giving with a healthy mix
of jokes intended for the adult as well
as some shockingly funny moments welcome
to the jungle was a successful comedy
that appealed to all audiences
I was so intense I like can’t even with
this place
this one’s not much of a contest Robin
Williams might be the funniest actor in
either of these films but even his
natural abilities can’t compete with the
writing and tone of the sequel welcome
to the jungle takes round two to tie it
up
round three thrills and suspense what
came out of the game before me the line
a bunch of monkeys and four kids growing
up in the 1990s Jumanji was almost too
intense
forget the friendly animals from
cartoons you regularly consumed this
movie with its special effects that
stand up to this day ensured that you
walked away with a newfound respect and
healthy fear of wild animals even the
monkeys were sinister the stakes felt
real and incredibly high with the adult
and child characters alike really being
put in harm’s way it was real
edge-of-your-seat entertainment the
spiders were creepy the vines terrifying
and a stampede it still gets our hearts
pounding to this day and don’t even get
us started on the menacing hunter
welcome to the jungle is a whole lot of
fun but a film can only deliver on so
many fronts at once the stakes are there
but given the movie’s more lighthearted
tone the suspense is rarely sustained
for long before being undercut with some
humor what metal game machine must feel
like
some of the more intense sequences are
indeed thrilling but even when bullets
are flying and animals are gnashing
their teeth the viewer is more
entertained rather than nervously biting
their nails that being said a good
old-fashioned standoff always goes a
long way in the suspense Department
though both movies bring their own
thrills to the party there’s no beating
the drama stakes and intensity of the
original Jumanji and with that it
reclaims the lead round for action given
its many thrilling sequences
Jumanji naturally isn’t short on action
either when the animals from the jungle
start making their way into the world of
our heroes they soon find themselves
running and jumping for their lives and
though there are plenty of quiet moments
to allow the characters to really
connect sure enough as soon as the dice
get rolled the action picks right back
up the threat of the hunter similarly
keeps them on their toes an adventure
film in the truest sense
Jumanji delivers the same sort of big
scale elaborate action best exemplified
by classics like the Indiana Jones
franchise for those seeking cinematic
adventure it’s sure to satisfy though
the sequel is set in the jungle and
similarly draws on classic tropes from
past adventure film set in exotic
locations it also borrows from more
modern action films the rhinoceros
helicopter chase in the canyon feels
like The Lion King meets die hard
while the motorcycle chase through the
field in Jungle delivers equal parts
laughter and satisfying high-octane
action with the rock and Karen Gillan’s
characters playing the combat experts
there are also some Wow inducing fight
scenes that are as fun as they are
exciting from the moment the characters
enter the game we get a steady stream of
modern blockbuster action neither of
these films are revolutionary in terms
of action but both deliver more than
enough excitement to keep the viewers
engaged with its modern sensibilities
and action experience cast however
welcome to the jungle beats out the
original round five actors Jumanji
boasts a nice well-rounded cast in the
lead we’ve got the incomparable Robin
Williams and he’s not alone what year is
it playing his friend from childhood all
grown up is 90s mom staple and Pixar
voice actress extraordinaire Bonnie Hunt
oh boy I’m having an episode here today
with a little boy that didn’t really
disappear then you’ve got Bradley
Pierce’s Peter the younger of the
Shepard siblings who although cute as a
button from the very beginning of the
film becomes melt your heart adorable
after his monkey transformation I tried
to drop the dice so they land on 12 oh
okay honey well that would be cheating
as a sister you’ve got a young Kirsten
Dunst who even in 1995 had already
garnered critical acclaim in the
industry at David Alan Grier and
Jonathan Hyde and you’ve got one
perfectly balanced cast led by a
veritable legend of the big screen when
revisiting a much-loved film you need to
get the cast right and thankfully
welcome to the jungle succeeded nobody
puts butts in cinema seats like Dwayne
the rock Johnson the wrestler who threw
his natural ability charisma and charm
has turned into one of the most
marketable stars acting today I have to
warn you I think I’m a very strong
puncher
that is insane then you’ve got the
hilarious Kevin Hart playing the little
guy with a big attitude to perfection
karen gillan who is venerated by geeks
everywhere plays the female lead who’s
more than meets the eye why are wearing
half a shirt and short shorts in the
jungle and last but not least you’ve got
Jack Black who honestly may have turned
in his best comedic performance in years
as the teenage popular girl stuck in a
middle-aged man’s body I’m still an old
fat guy right I’m afraid so welcome to
the jungle boasts a stellar ensemble
cast that really worked together to
produce cinematic magic but the original
is just a bit more well-rounded with
characters of various ages for viewers
to relate to with Robin Williams serving
as the trump card to push it into the
lead
Jumanji takes the round and with that
the win welcome to the jungle is indeed
a worthy successor of this mid-90s fan
favorite film but Rotten Tomatoes scores
be damned
the original Jumanji is still king of
the jungle did we pick the right Jumanji
be sure to debate in the comments and of
course don’t forget to subscribe to
watchmojo.com for more entertaining vs.
battles do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
original brought the jungle to us but
which of these movies offered the
wildest adventure before we begin we
publish new videos every day so be sure
to subscribe for more great content
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be going head-to-head with Jumanji and
Jumanji welcome to the jungle to see
which film delivered the goods
round one plot in 1995 cinema goers
watched as a unique children’s bub came
to life on the big screen the concept
was certainly a novel one a jungle
themes board game which forces the
players to interact with real life
animals and jungle threats in order to
reach the end the game thinks we’re
moved what you mean the game sinks when
first played by an unsuspecting pair of
kids in 1969 the game pulls Alan Parrish
into its world where he remains for 26
years until the game is finally picked
up by a different generation of kids
somebody will emanate an exciting and
refreshing premise which saw new
elements introduced with each roll of
the dice Jumanji spoke directly to the
imagination of children and still does
today set 21 years after the events of
the original film Jumanji welcome to the
jungle featured an entirely new cast but
it still functioned as a sequel to its
namesake using the ambiguous magic of
the original board game to deliver an
updated spin on the concept when a team
receives the board game he is wholly
disinterested
that is until Jumanji transforms itself
into a gaming cartridge this is a game
that will always find a way to be played
20 years later a group of students find
and play the game only to find
themselves sucked into Jumanji itself a
jungle which operates like a video game
complete with lives levels non-glare
characters and more welcome to the
jungle took the concept of Jumanji and
did something new with it when it could
have opted to simply retread the
original plot it also played with
videogame tropes to interesting effect
though it should be commended for all of
the above there’s just no amount of
reinvention that can top the plot of the
original film and so a 1995 Jumanji
takes the first round
round two comedy though more of a
fantasy adventure film Jumanji didn’t
list Robin Williams to play the adult
Alan Parrish and that’s a casting choice
that guarantees laughs when happen to
you the Clampetts have a yard sale never
shave given that he was playing an adult
who effectively raised himself in the
jungle and considering all the ensuing
mayhem Williams was able to really have
fun with a role with scenes that saw his
character sinking in quicksand and being
stuck in the floor during a giant spider
attack there’s plenty of opportunity for
physical comedy thank you Judy thank you
that was very quick thinking so and I
would like to get out of the floor add
to his efforts David Alan Grier Stern is
the hilariously frustrated officer Karl
Bentley as well as some mischievous
monkeys and you’ve got a film that
balances drama with just enough humor to
keep things light hearted damn how does
a man right there don’t cry don’t cry
cry it’s gonna be okay deviating from
its predecessor
Jumanji welcome to the jungle
intentionally took things in a funnier
direction and much to the relief of
cinema goers the jokes landed rather
than phoning it in with half-assed gags
like so many other family-friendly type
comedies welcome to the jungle used its
premise and talented cast to generate
some genuine hearty laughs I’m an
overweight middle-aged man having the
teens be transposed into mismatched
adult bodies is a hilarious concept that
really doesn’t get old it’s a gag that
just keeps on giving with a healthy mix
of jokes intended for the adult as well
as some shockingly funny moments welcome
to the jungle was a successful comedy
that appealed to all audiences
I was so intense I like can’t even with
this place
this one’s not much of a contest Robin
Williams might be the funniest actor in
either of these films but even his
natural abilities can’t compete with the
writing and tone of the sequel welcome
to the jungle takes round two to tie it
up
round three thrills and suspense what
came out of the game before me the line
a bunch of monkeys and four kids growing
up in the 1990s Jumanji was almost too
intense
forget the friendly animals from
cartoons you regularly consumed this
movie with its special effects that
stand up to this day ensured that you
walked away with a newfound respect and
healthy fear of wild animals even the
monkeys were sinister the stakes felt
real and incredibly high with the adult
and child characters alike really being
put in harm’s way it was real
edge-of-your-seat entertainment the
spiders were creepy the vines terrifying
and a stampede it still gets our hearts
pounding to this day and don’t even get
us started on the menacing hunter
welcome to the jungle is a whole lot of
fun but a film can only deliver on so
many fronts at once the stakes are there
but given the movie’s more lighthearted
tone the suspense is rarely sustained
for long before being undercut with some
humor what metal game machine must feel
like
some of the more intense sequences are
indeed thrilling but even when bullets
are flying and animals are gnashing
their teeth the viewer is more
entertained rather than nervously biting
their nails that being said a good
old-fashioned standoff always goes a
long way in the suspense Department
though both movies bring their own
thrills to the party there’s no beating
the drama stakes and intensity of the
original Jumanji and with that it
reclaims the lead round for action given
its many thrilling sequences
Jumanji naturally isn’t short on action
either when the animals from the jungle
start making their way into the world of
our heroes they soon find themselves
running and jumping for their lives and
though there are plenty of quiet moments
to allow the characters to really
connect sure enough as soon as the dice
get rolled the action picks right back
up the threat of the hunter similarly
keeps them on their toes an adventure
film in the truest sense
Jumanji delivers the same sort of big
scale elaborate action best exemplified
by classics like the Indiana Jones
franchise for those seeking cinematic
adventure it’s sure to satisfy though
the sequel is set in the jungle and
similarly draws on classic tropes from
past adventure film set in exotic
locations it also borrows from more
modern action films the rhinoceros
helicopter chase in the canyon feels
like The Lion King meets die hard
while the motorcycle chase through the
field in Jungle delivers equal parts
laughter and satisfying high-octane
action with the rock and Karen Gillan’s
characters playing the combat experts
there are also some Wow inducing fight
scenes that are as fun as they are
exciting from the moment the characters
enter the game we get a steady stream of
modern blockbuster action neither of
these films are revolutionary in terms
of action but both deliver more than
enough excitement to keep the viewers
engaged with its modern sensibilities
and action experience cast however
welcome to the jungle beats out the
original round five actors Jumanji
boasts a nice well-rounded cast in the
lead we’ve got the incomparable Robin
Williams and he’s not alone what year is
it playing his friend from childhood all
grown up is 90s mom staple and Pixar
voice actress extraordinaire Bonnie Hunt
oh boy I’m having an episode here today
with a little boy that didn’t really
disappear then you’ve got Bradley
Pierce’s Peter the younger of the
Shepard siblings who although cute as a
button from the very beginning of the
film becomes melt your heart adorable
after his monkey transformation I tried
to drop the dice so they land on 12 oh
okay honey well that would be cheating
as a sister you’ve got a young Kirsten
Dunst who even in 1995 had already
garnered critical acclaim in the
industry at David Alan Grier and
Jonathan Hyde and you’ve got one
perfectly balanced cast led by a
veritable legend of the big screen when
revisiting a much-loved film you need to
get the cast right and thankfully
welcome to the jungle succeeded nobody
puts butts in cinema seats like Dwayne
the rock Johnson the wrestler who threw
his natural ability charisma and charm
has turned into one of the most
marketable stars acting today I have to
warn you I think I’m a very strong
puncher
that is insane then you’ve got the
hilarious Kevin Hart playing the little
guy with a big attitude to perfection
karen gillan who is venerated by geeks
everywhere plays the female lead who’s
more than meets the eye why are wearing
half a shirt and short shorts in the
jungle and last but not least you’ve got
Jack Black who honestly may have turned
in his best comedic performance in years
as the teenage popular girl stuck in a
middle-aged man’s body I’m still an old
fat guy right I’m afraid so welcome to
the jungle boasts a stellar ensemble
cast that really worked together to
produce cinematic magic but the original
is just a bit more well-rounded with
characters of various ages for viewers
to relate to with Robin Williams serving
as the trump card to push it into the
lead
Jumanji takes the round and with that
the win welcome to the jungle is indeed
a worthy successor of this mid-90s fan
favorite film but Rotten Tomatoes scores
be damned
the original Jumanji is still king of
the jungle did we pick the right Jumanji
be sure to debate in the comments and of
course don’t forget to subscribe to
watchmojo.com for more entertaining vs.
battles do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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