Before this was released nationwide, I,
personally, had some trepidations about how this would transition from a
movie about a board game come to life to something that the future
generations would relate to since everyone has their noses buried deep
in their phones. Robin Williams, of course, wouldn’t be a part of this
reboot, and the humor has been shifted to more mature themes. Still,
we’re talking about high schoolers who have to deal with some very
dangerous situations. Although you may not recognize some of the
actors, if I told you that “the girl” is Nebula from Guardians of the
Galaxy I and II and Amy from Doctor Who, does that help? Nice to see
her, Karen Gillan, not bald and with much less make-up. Dwayne “The
Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black round out the players and we
have some references to Alan Parrish (rest in peace Robin), VanPelt, and
instead of moving around the board, well, you’ll just have to check it
out. There are some elements that seem a bit reminiscent of The Hunger
Games, but with a lot more tongue-in-cheekiness. If I was a game
designer and you told me this is what you wanted the results to be, I
could totally understand that, but I’d also give the characters a chance
to start over, different ways to get from point A to point B and so on
and so on. Overall, much, much, much better than I could have imagined
and, although I’m not huge Guns and Roses fan, Axl Rose singing Welcome
To The Jungle is the perfect cherry on top of this exploding cake of a
film. Rating: hippos and jaguars and crocodiles, oh my, pecs that
could crush walnuts, a mix tape of songs of the ‘90’s—best line ever…why
am I not Instagramming this right now? (3.88 stars)
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