The CGI creeping vines, capering monkeys, attacking alligators, fluttering bats, hungry lions and stampeding hordes are genuinely amazing: as hyper-real and odd looking as Van Allsburg's original illustrations.
The children's book Jumanji, written by Chris Van Allsburg, makes for good reading for a young audience...
...JUMANJI is an in-your-face kiddie spectacular with plenty of noise, hectic activity, and dizzying special effects.