Hey everyone hope you enjoyed the reaction! See you next for a surprise movie with Timothee Reacts and Little Shop Of Horrors!!

I enjoy Zathura and Jumanji separately. Yes the plots are identical, but the tones of each are vastly different. Zathura was treated more like a kid adventure while Jumanji was treated like an adult's nightmare of losing their childhood.

Robin Williams was and still is one of the best actors ever✨

Van Pelt the Hunter probably is the most horrific thing in this film. The fact that a Hunter with the face of his father telling him the exact same word he used to tell him about "being a man" just shows how sadistic the game is.

Don’t apologize for being scared, Nick, it’s a thing that happens, it’s a legit phobia. I don’t get scared of insects unless they buzz close to my head, but like, apologizing implies there’s something wrong with you, when it’s just a thing you have.

Belive it or not, Alan's father and the hunter Van Pelt are actually played by the same actor (Jonathan Hyde), for a purpose: When Alan was a kid, he was long scared of his strict father (Who wants him to go through the same education and work he went thorugh) and felt like his father mistreated him, which caused their relationship to go downhill. But when Alan gets trapped in Jumanji for 26 years, it gives Alan a chance of realizing and regretting what he said to his father, what mistakes he made, and him desperately trying to escape from the game so he can go and change the past. Van Pelt is supposed to be a representation of his father. When he shows up, it gives Alan a big chance at redemption and standing up to his fears and taking responsiblity of what he said to his dad. But instead, Alan runs away when Van Pelt shoots at him, which is a symbol of him running away from his problems with his father. When he sees what happened to the town and the factory, what happened to his father, and how Carl Bentley got fired because of the incident at the factory, it makes Alan have a huge change of heart further and realize it was all caused because of his irresponsibility and cowardice. In the end, when Alan is about to finish the game and he gets confronted at gunpoint by Van Pelt, instead of running away, Alan finally has enough heart and courage to stand up to his fears, go back in time, apologize to his dad about what he said (His dad also had a change of heart for how he scolded and treated his son), and hope for the best with their relationship. Not just that, but Alan also accepts full responsibility for causing the shoe incident at the factory, which saves Carl from being fired and becoming a lousy police officer. Lesson is that no matter what troubles or struggles you go through with your family, they're still your family and they'll still love you. And also, accepting responsibility will help you learn your mistakes and succeed in life without being weighed down by regret, guilt, or shame.

Man did Robin Williams kill it at giving Alan such a heartbreaking yet hilarious performance. 💖

*I never imagined that this Judy actress in the future would be the MJ of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. Great Kirsten Dunst*

I enjoy this movie even more as an adult. So heartfelt but also hilarious. "You did just see 3 monkeys go by on a motorcycle, didn't you?" "...Yes?" "Good girl." "Ignore him honey, he's a libra." But the emotion hits me so much more as an adult too.

It makes me so happy at the end when they're back in the past so then when they go back to the future, they're able to convince the parents to stay and not get in a car accident. A happy ending for everyone

I love this film, but it’s so odd to think that Robin Williams has been gone almost 7 years now.

I enjoy Zathura, but Jumanji out hearts it on every level. The emotional connections are my favorite part of this film. What Robin’s character went through as a child…chilling to think about that type of trauma.

"I'm terrified. But my father told me I should face what I'm afraid of." After all these years that line sticks with me.

The part where Alan got sucked into the game was actually something which always stuck with me as a kid. I was genuinely afraid of the movie because of that scene. And i still think the whole idea behind this movie is so wonderfully unique and amazing. I am not too much of a fan of the new ones. I wouldn't call them bad, but i found it kinda disheartening that they shifted the concept of playing a boardgame into another direction because boardgames simply aren't hip enough anymore. There were so many routes they could have taken with this concept before going into another direction. Also, fun fact, there are people who actually created AMAZING replicas of this game, like, you won't believe how close they were able to get it to the original. I recommend looking it up, just out of fun. (Though, I do wish, I could have bought one of them for myself) Also ,also... LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS?! I LOVE this movie so much too! You're reacting to so many favorites of mine lately. Thank you so much for that.

14:43 if Alan was in the jungle he likely would have his turn Skipped. Remember, this was put on Alan during a two player game. It literally says he must wait. Likely she’d have to keep rolling until Alan could leave. If the game ended though without him, the game would end and Alan might’ve been freed anyway

YES!!! One of my favorite Robin Williams movies! I never knew it was based on a book. I read it and it was a lot different than I thought The movie recieved mixed reviews by Critics, and Roger Ebert called it one of "the worst kids movies he had ever seen", stating the "PG rating was a joke and that the film should have gotten a PG 13 rating instead". The film made $250-260 million dollars at the box office against a $65 million dollar budget. The VFX were done by Industrial Light and Magic, and the special makeup effects were done by Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. The music was composed by the late James Horner.

It’s a 10/10 for me. One of my favorites of all time. Also, for it’s time, they did one heck of a job with all the 3D stuff and animatronics. I’ve heard it’s very difficult working with a robot and water so that croc attack was so good. I really like/love new movies with 3D stuff but they don’t come anywhere near this type of work which makes these type of movies more special, in my opinion. 😍😍😍 The music is on point aswell. I always get goosebumps when the stampede breaks through that wall. This movie is great, i love it. ❤️❤️❤️

This film is superior. BOTH sequels have no choice but to bow down to this classic. Great reaction! 👍

Ugh! Seeing Robin Williams still hits hard. Now that you've seen this one, you should definitely watch the remake and it's sequel. Now that's how you do a remake! I never get tired of them ❤

You don't have to apologize for getting freaked out about spiders! They're hella scary

I love this movie. They definitely played up the Peter Pan aspect of the story, particularly with the villain, Van Pelt, being played by the same actor who plays Alan's father. In many Peter Pan plays, Hook was often played by the actor who played the father. I think the film makers were going for the Peter Pan themes before Robin Williams was cast. He played grown up Peter Pan in Hook.

This is why Robin Williams is still my favorite actor ❤

I still to this day love the original version of the movie way more than the most recent one. I love Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, but there's no comparison. This is so nostalgic ❤️

The books Jumanji and Zathura are written by the same author. That’s why they are so similar.

There's actually a Jumanji cartoon series, where Judy and Peter would go into the game with a clue to solve problems with the help of Alan Parrish, who is trapped as he never saw his clue to the problem he must solve.

I bet it was already said here, but just in case. The actor who plays Alans father also plays Van Pelt. As the game stated thru out the movie, the games brings forth our deepest darkest dreads. For Alan, it was the image of his father from whom he was trying to run away even before the game began. Van Pelt was even teaching him the same lessons as his father have only more ruthlessly. Thats why Alan was so afraid of him. And when Alan finally stood up to Van Pelt at the end Pelt even said "Hold it Sonny boi!" followed by "Your finally acting like a man"!

I just refreshed my home page and saw this, my jaw dropped. Such a fun movie

Yeah they were a team when they reunited with Peter and Judy. That was the feeling Alan and Sarah were having. Carl is also going to be an uncle to the Parrish baby coming soon.

Kirstin Dunst has been a fabulous actress from an absurdly young age. If you want to see some of her very best very early work, check out Interview With The Vampire. Also both Jumanji and Zathura were originally picture books written and illustrated by the same author who also wrote The Polar Express.

I was just thinking about how much I wanted to see someone react to this movie and my favorite reactor posts it. Love you lots, can’t wait to sit back and enjoy!

Kirsten Dunst is an amazing actress. If you really want to see how good Che out the movie Interview with The Vampire from 1994. It also stars Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, and Stephen Rhea to name a few.

There are two sequels to this movie (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Jumanji: The Next Level). Different cast, but really aewsome movies, if you want to give those a chance.

Robin Williams & Robin Wright (Princess Buttercup) are both in a highly underrated movie called "Toys". It's basically an existential horror movie...for kids.

I love Jumanji, all the animals and being part of the game of fate. I hope everyone enjoys and like this movie.

This movie was essentially a horror movie for me as a kid since almost all the scary parts freaked me out but I've always loved this movie so much.

I found this movie pretty scary as a kid. It's still pretty hard to watch the spider part for me. Did you catch that Van Pelt was played by the same actor as Alan's father? It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized that. But I definitely love this movie. The way they make it eerie and scary and humourous is the prefect blend and of course the actors are great. Robin William's love him so much. I can't wait for you to react to Hook. There's so much emotion in that one.

Jumanji Welcome To The Jungle Jumanji The Next Level We need those movie reactions

As someone who is not at all afraid of bugs, I'll only have to say: It is completely okay to be afraid of them! 😇 Don't kick yourself over it, your feelings were very valid during the scenes they appeared! You did great, Nick 👍 (And everyone else reading this that shares the same fear) Loved the reaction, can't wait for the next one!

RIP and long live Robin Williams (July 21, 1951 - August 11, 2014), aged 63 You will always be remembered as a legend.

Wow! that was a RIDE ! These movies are FULL ON ! Love your reactions, thank you 👍🤗

This will always be a favorite of mine. The effects are still pretty good even by today's standards. I remember being young enough to watch the cartoon series based on this movie, where the riddles were more life lessons for the day while the kids got sucked into the game to help Alan. You got to see Jumanji where literally everything was trying to kill you. Even the anteaters had sharp teeth and hunger for human flesh. Though the series ending wasn't as satisfying as this movie it was still more imaginative then the Jumanji sequels.

How many times have I watched this movie, and I just now got the “postal worker” joke?! Also, Robin Williams is the ONLY man who could have played this role! RIP.

This was one of my favorite movies growing up. I’m surprised the VHS didn’t give out lol

It was only just now while watching this that it dawned on me that not only is Kirsten Dunst in this but it's also AFTER she was in Interview with the Vampire. Really changes things like her talking about disposing of bodies lol

The hunter and the dad were played by the same actor, there was a scene with the flying monkeys, and the movie even felt all like a dream. A lot more references to the Wizard of Oz than I realized!

Fun fact: Zathura and Jumanji both started out as children's books that were created by the same author. Also u should see Jumanji: Welcome to the jungle. It's kind of a sequel.

I do love the detail that the actor who played Van Pelt also played his father. You could interpret a lot of thematic resonance from that, how Alan is literally running away from the idea of growing up that his father once placed upon him, and him facing his fear is finally embracing adulthood. Either way, I loved this movie, even if it did scare me as a kid.

I loved that they saved everyone💕✨

0:29 they were actually both written by the same author so it was pretty much the same premise and although zathura was fun it wasn't really done as well as Jumanji

I NEVER CLICKED SO FAST. I AM SO EXCITED!!! You are such a gem and joy to watch. Your energy makes my day better so thank you! :)

Nick not likeing bugs this much makes me laugh imagining him trying to walk through the woods XD

Imagine being as iconic as Bonnie Hunt..

I love how invested you were in this story and the relationships of all the characters, it was wonderful to see. 😃 I definitely understand your fear of bugs (my big fear are worms.) Everyone fears something! >o>

I love this movie I watched it forever and I never got sick of it

Fun fact the hunter also played his dad

Your fear is part of the reaction! And honestly? Rewatching this it feels like a kiddy horror movie or at least a thriller. ITS INTENSE! That kid getting trampled in a car? All the feral animals, bugs and pLANTS after them? Heck. Man with gun and no morals-- 😱

The actor who played Alan's dad also played the hunter. Also I love your reactions! So genuine!

I honestly think this is one of the most incredible happy endings I've ever seen in any movie. The whole build-up is insanely good and deeply emotional. I cried a lot throughout the ending! Definitely a top-tier movie from the 90s. I watched it as a kid and I just finished watching it again after all these years!

I'd played the hell out of this board game back when I had it for my 9th birthday and when I took it to school the other kids ran away like it was a uojia board and no one wanted to play with me so I played with my parents. On a side note its neat to see a young Kristen Dunst aka Mary Jane from Sam rami's spiderman trilogy and the hunter van pelt chasing Alan plays his father

Kirsten Dunst has always been a phenomenal actress, and if you were impressed with her here I feel like you’d love her even younger performance as Claudia the Eternal Child in ‘Interview With The Vampire’. I absolutely love that you liked this movie so much, because it was one of my childhood staples. The graphics were... yeah. A product of their time, to put it nicely, but as a kid I never really noticed that much. LOL

I'm so glad you enjoyed the film. The cgi was... in its infancy, but the animatronics are all stellar, my favorite probably being the killer orchid. The mosquitos probably bothered me the most as a kid too (thank goodness there were no leeches in the film). I love the detail that Jonathan Hyde (who was also in Anaconda, Titanic, Ritchie Rich, and The Mummy, lol every 90s film) not only plays Van Pelt but Allan's father. It makes me wonder if Van Pelt looks different depending on the player.

✨ Jumanji is a MASTERPIECE ✨

I love this movie. You should watch Bicentennial man (1999) , Robin Williams also stars in this.

It's a little past my bedtime, so I will have to watch this tomorrow, but I just wanted to say I loved this film as a kid, so I can't wait to see your reaction to it!

This movie terrified me as a kid! Glad you enjoyed it!

Perfect timing, I've just snuggled in to relax and I get to watch a reaction from my favorite movie guy....and an EXCELLENT Robin Williams movie. If you have not seen his work on What Dreams May Come, I would recommend it. Its beautiful.

Man, I haven't seen Jumanji in YEARS, but watching your reaction, I remembered nearly every line and scene, even though it's been over 20 years.

Watching you get so scared at certain points in this film made me laugh. The wasps and spiders still creep me out but can you imagine as a kid? This was a terrifying. But I'm so glad you appreciated the character growth and emotional depth this film has. It was far more common in this era of films (80s/90s) where films, even kids films, were far more wholesome. I miss it so much!

Im two other Robin Williams films to consider: "The Birdcage" and "Good morning, Vietnam"

This is one of my favorite movies and I'm really glad you enjoyed it. The emotional weight it carries, and the character development they all go through is astounding. One interesting note is that the original books for both Zathura and Jumanji were written by the same person. One thing I love about all of your reactions though is how you recognize and pay attention to the soundtracks. Music in movies is so important, and James Horner's score for this is beautiful. I recommend another movie that he scored, Spiderwick Chronicles. I feel like you'd enjoy it, and it's one of my favorites growing up. The world that it (and the original books) builds is wonderful and has inspired me in my own writing.

Your reactions are so fun to watch, you're so awesome, Nick! Never stop being you😎🤍

I’m so glad you finally got to see the whole movie finally! Loved your reaction! 💖

It's even sadder when you realize that Alan missed his parents by only four years. He came back in 95, they died in 91

It is so sweet to see how emotional you get about the action & interaction. The little girl was Kirstin Dunst, who just the previous year had a prominent role in "Interview with the Vampire{.

If you liked the first Jumanji, goosebumps(one of my favorites), and the other 2 jumanji films are great recommendations because it’s kinda in the same thing genre as the first jumanji film where items become deadly. NickFlix, you are amazing at making reactions.

Although it's not that weird, I always found it interesting that his dad is British when he's American(?) I'm assuming. Not impossible obviously but it's funny how it didn't even register to me as a kid lol.

Kirsten Dunst was an amazing actress as a child. She kills it in this movie and in Interview with the Vampire as Claudia. You should check that out if you haven’t already. Brad Pitt and and Tom Cruise also star in it!

I know this is late, but the reason only certain people can hear the drums is explained by the game itself "A Game for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind." Therefore, people who are basically done with life are able to hear the game (Alan with the bullies, Sarah with Billy picking on Alan, Judy and Peter with the death of their parents, and so on)

I loved Jumanji as a kid and Robin Williams was amazing in the film. You could also watch Zathura and the next two Jumanji films too one day. I enjoyed Zathura when I was young as well.

Lets be real, because of this movie, we were all afraid to play the real life version of the actual game LMAO

For the record: if it had been an earthquake, going inside would be a bad idea. The chimney or other external pieces of the house could fall on them. It’s best to remain inside, in a doorway, until it’s over. Aftershocks are also a concern, so it may not be safe to leave right away.

Yes, i've been waiting for your reaction to this movie! Jumanji is one of my all time favorite Robin Williams films in fact it's one of his greatest films imo, why i even remember watching the Jumanji tv series when i was kid...and i'm sure if he were alive Robin himself would be happy to know that people are still enjoying this movie to this day!!!

My heart is swollen and my eyes are red and I’m crying but it’s ok I’m fine- I’m happy 😭😭😭 I love this movie and as always Robin will always deliver and make the performance. The whole spider scene made my blood pressure dropped. I couldn’t handle it.

One of my all time favourite movies. Thank you for reacting to this.

The girl is played by Kirsten Dunst. She played Amy March in Little Women, Claudia in Interview with a Vampire, and she also played in Hidden Figures, Elizabethtown and Marie Antoinette.

I watched this movie hundreds of times as a kid. I can feel the music from it in my soul and I can quote just about every line. Bless your kind soul Nick, that when the bullies start to chase Alan, your only question is to wonder "what did he do?" Most bullies don't have a reason to be mean. Judy got grounded because she's a compulsive liar. Hence the "I am sick and tired of your lies, young lady" I'm glad you enjoyed this movie. It's a Robin Williams classic!

One of my earliest memories is watching this when I was 3 or 4 (so between early 1996 and 1997) over and over in my room lol. I remember the beginning being kinda scary but I loved it. I loved all the animal scenes too. 💕

I love when you post. You always make me smile. I have a suggestion on a movie you should watch. You should watch Peter Pan 2003 it is so cool. Good music, beautiful scenery, and just all an out fun. I highly recommend it.😁Thank you Nick.

I'm so very happy to see how you connected with this film! It really was a treasured part of my childhood and it's so nice to see that it still holds up and that you could enjoy it as an adult. This movie has heart, imagination, thrills, scary bits, and humor. And what a cast!

2020 was such a horrible year that on New Year's Eve my family all yelled _"JUMANJI!!!"_ at midnight because of this movie. lol

INCREDIBLE reaction!! I recommend Hacksaw Ridge next if you haven't seen that! Me and my wife love all your reactions!

I actually saw a Jumanji board game at one my home state’s local Target store. And when I saw the game, I IMMEDIATELY walked away. I saw the game, and I was like “Nope.”.

I love both Jumanji and Zathura. Both are a huge part of my childhood. Glad you revisited this! Also the little girl was played by Kristen Dunst who was Mary Jane in the Sam Raimi Spiderman movies (along with many other films)

Lately, after Nick uploads a new video, I watch it, then go rewatch my favorites on his channel.

Woohoo, tackling a movie that gave me childhood trauma! Edit: No need to feel bad about freaking out over the bugs Nick. The spiders in this movie (& in The Chamber of Secrets) have always given me the heebie-jeebies.

The very first time I saw this movie was in school. And let me tell you. It scared the hell outta me. But that giant spider scene is what really traumatized me

Already commented on your Peter Pan reaction, but now that I'm seeing this, I wanna recommend this once more: "HOOK" from 1991! :) You won't regret, promised.

Hey Nick, Really appreciated your reaction to Jumanji. This movie holds a special place in my heart. The spiders gave me the creeps too. And I also loved the chance Alan had to repair his relationship with his dad and the wrongs done to the kids. I watched this one a lot growing up. It was fun and I loved Robin Williams portrayal.

I've always had this fantasy that, if this game was real, that my family would play it once ever year. Like have 4 of our bravest family members play the game, prepare themselves from whatever danger the game throws at them, and the winner gets a money reward. Crazy, I know, but I was a kid back then.

You did not disappoint. ^7^ Loved all your reactions, and how this movie blew you away, like it did for us back when it came out