Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 by AverageMansReviews

Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/stabbing/breaking/burning/animal cruelty/animal feeding/disintegrating/regeneration/vehicle crashing/transformation

I hope they don't make a sequel, oh wait there will be one at some point; Great: basically; Spencer Gilpin/other characters [Alex Wolf:] goes to hide/escape in the videogame which he and his friends thought that they had destroyed the videogame is called "Jumanji." Because life was getting overwhelming, so eventually his friends worked it out that they need to go back to Jumanji to rescue him, but unforeseen things aren't going to be a straightforward as they were the last time and even the last time wasn't straightforward. But this time around we have some new players being placed in this world; for an example Edward "Eddie" Gilpin/other characters [Danny DeVito:] he is Spencer's very elderly grandfather which has recently gone through a hip replacement and he is just staying with his family until he gets back on its feet. But as luck should have it for a little while he gets to be Dr. Xander "Smolder" Bravestone [Wayne Johnson:] an adventure Avatar which he is an archaeologist and built for the rough-and-tumble outback of the Jumanji, in the first film this was Spencer's avatar.

The framework and pacing of the 123 minutes film is just so boring, it is only until much later on that this film becomes good.

Comedy, Character developments and performances: well the comedy or the repetitive comedy is funny for about five seconds and trust me I get it, I get its purpose and so on. We have two old guys such as the one I have just mentioned and Milo Walker/other characters [Danny Glover:] he is Eddie's long time a strange best friend, which has the avatar of Franklin "Mouse" Finbar [Kevin Hart:] a  zoologist amongst other things and of course because they are mature, very mature they struggle to deal with the concept of videogames, yes if you are a gamer you would have experience in this comedy material and like in real life as I have already referenced this gets old and quick. Generally speaking a character developments follow a safe and reliable format, because we have this fusion of different characters, likewise I get it and understand it but after a very short time also these performances will just be nails on a chalkboard, very cringe. So in a nutshell I get what they were going with here, for 90% of the sequel it is just torture.

But much later on when we have this massive switch between returning characters being with their right avatars and the newbies being in different avatars for an example Eddie being Ming Fleetfoot [Awkwafina:] a new avatar which has many skills such as being a thief. If there is one lesson to be learned here, it is clearly in this don't mess around with something that clearly works as in have the right characters with the right avatars.

Art/Action: will obviously we still have the outstanding backdrop of Jumanji and its many upon many living hazards. You see before this massive characters change, we had these characters going through this rotating bridges figments [basic description; if anyone has ever watched the rotating staircases in the Harry Potter film franchise, you know when they head off into their dormitories at Hogwarts minus the mystical elements and including the person-made presentation, that is what we have here;] but with the cherry on top of these many primates known as Mandrill; this was highly imaginative and creative.

This film receives: 2/10, this film is poor: yes I know I have highlighted one moment where this characters and avatars work and I know there is one more sequence where it is just a couple of our returning characters in  Anthony "Fridge" Johnson [Ser'Darius Blain:] as Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon [Jack Black:] this avatar specialises in reading maps and geometry and Martha Kaply [Morgan Turner:] as her original avatar here Ruby Roundhouse [Karen Gillan:] is a avatar which is a Chad Commando with aircraft and martial arts skills; this sequence is good. I mean if the truth was told this sequel is much more palpable/better/good, when moving these on occasions to one side when as I have already referenced when these characters and avatars are where they should be in there right pairing; so in a nutshell this film is much better the closer you get towards the end and yes after a couple of bits and pieces of closing credits there is one extra scene. This film also has some awards accredited to its name; 2 Winners that includes Kids' Choice Awards, USA 2020 Blimp Award Favourite Movie Actor Dwayne Johnson shared with Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. 11 Nominees that includes Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2021 Saturn Award Best Fantasy Film.