On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts
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In this dispassionate analysis of the act of murder, De Quincey's innovative, idio-syncratic...
To Kill a Mockingbird
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'Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a...
Step Aside, Pops
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Wonder Woman! Hunks! Great men and women of history! Step aside - Kate Beaton is coming for you. The...
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
10.0
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In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their...
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A Simple Heart
8.0
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'She decided she would teach him to speak and he was very soon able to say, 'Pretty boy!', 'Your...
All Souls
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All Souls is a compelling black comedy of Oxford life by Javier Marias, whose highly-anticipated new...
Sarah (7798 KP) rated Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) in Movies
Aug 25, 2018
Firstly, I'm glad they didn't completely remake the original and instead gave this it's whole new spin by being a video game. This actually works, and works quite well. And the main cast do very well, especially Jack Black playing a teenage girl and Karen Gillan when she's trying to flirt. There is some good humour in this too, it's just not always my kind of humour.
My main issue with this film is that a lot of the script and humour seemed aimed at the teenage instagram generation. The odd joke isn't too bad, but this was a bit too much. There's also the plot, which seems a little too basic even for a video game and there is far too much explanation going on. There also isn't much in the way of threat and danger in this film. The bad guy is a bit lame and the whole Jumanji world is nowhere near as threatening as you'd have imagined from watching the original film.
This isn't a terrible film and it's not quite as bad as I'd have expected, but its not one I'd rush out to watch again.
The Mighty Book of Boosh
Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding and Dave Brown
10.0
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Join Howard Moon, Vince Noir, Naboo, Bollo, Bob Fossil, Old Gregg, the Moon, and all your other...
The Tale of Kitty in Boots
Quentin Blake and Beatrix Potter
5.0
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"A serious, well-behaved young black cat, who leads a daring double life defeating vile villains."...
The Third Policeman: The Third Policeman
8.0
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A masterpiece of black humour from the renown comic and acclaimed author of 'At Swim-Two-Birds' -...