History YMMV / Jumanji

*** Of course, it's possible the game can't be destroyed, as undoubtedly previous people who owned it attempted to smash or dismantle it before resorting to burial. [[spoiler:The ending of [[Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle the sequel]] shows the characters destroying the game with a bowling ball, but it's unclear if this is a permanent solution or if it would have worked in the game's original board game format.]]

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA4SORRHZd0 The drums of Jumanji.]]

* PainfulRhyme: Most or all of the Jumanji rhymes fall into this category. ("Every month at the quarter moon, there'll be a monsoon in your lagoon.")

** Sam for being a well meaning but cold father, who not only thinks his son is dead, but is labeled as the one that killed him by many people.

** Sam for being a well meaning but cold father, who most likelt had to live with being labeled as the killer of his son.

** The background scenes describing the effects of the giant mosquito bites to unsuspecting victims make it all the more scary when one thinks of diseases such as the West Nile Virus.
*** 2016 and we can add the Zika virus to reasons why mosquitoes are bad news.

** ''"What year is it?!"''
** ''"You killed her..."''

* OneSceneWonder: The kind old squatter living in Alan's father's office in the abandoned shoe factory who informs Alan on what happened to his father and the company following his own disappearance.

** None of the CGI has aged well, most CGI doesn't. However, the monkeys are arguably the most glaring example. They stood out even during the time of release due to their poorly rendered fur. Then again most of the animals (CGI or otherwise) have a slightly stylised look, as opposed to photo-realistic, so maybe they're supposed to look a little off. Still, it doesn't really excuse the overall quality.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/RobinWilliams' character here has spent his whole life surviving in the jungle inside the game, without a toilet in sight; so when he finally sees one again after so long he's close-to-tears of joy for no longer resorting to "banana leaves". In 2006, his highly-urbanized character in ''{{Film/RV}}'' is impressed with resorting to fern leaves, "nature's broom", during his family's outdoor adventure. The fact that his character on that film [[spoiler:is probably just making an act and still hasn't experienced doing it out in the wild, and if such is the case then he doesn't really know what he's saying]] just adds to the humor. Also ironic because both movies were produced by Creator/SonyPictures.

* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: Robin Williams believes the movie is based on childrens' fear of being abandoned by their parents.

* HilariousInHindsight: Robin Williams' character here has spent his whole life surviving in the jungle inside the game, without a toilet in sight; so when he finally sees one again after so long he's close-to-tears of joy for no longer resorting to "banana leaves". In 2006, his highly-urbanized character in ''{{Film/RV}}'' is impressed with resorting to fern leaves, "nature's broom", during his family's outdoor adventure. The fact that his character on that film [[spoiler:is probably just making an act and still hasn't experienced doing it out in the wild, and if such is the case then he doesn't really know what he's saying]] just adds to the humor. Also ironic because both movies were produced by Creator/SonyPictures.

* ThrowItIn: The 'slow rhino' at the back of the stampede was the result of an animation error making the rhino much slower than the others. Instead of correcting it, the animators added further movements and sounds to make it appear tired.

*** Of course, it's possible the game can't be destroyed, as undoubtedly previous people who owned it attempted to smash or dismantle it before resorting to burial.

** The blu-ray release of Jumanji features a gag reel. At one point, Robin Williams rolls the dice, removes a playing piece from its spot and places it somewhere else before telling a joke. So the game pieces jumping around has been solved: Robin Williams thought it was funny to mess with them and nobody bothered to put them back!

* LoveItOrHateIt: It literally scored a 50% from Rotten Tomatoes, with as much critics for it as there were critics against it.

** After the quicksand effect is undone, we get a close-up shot of the floorboards becoming solid again and tightening around Alan's head. It's quite chilling after Creator/RobinWilliams' suicide by hanging.

** And for another matter, no one decides to destroy the game for good measure, rather, they decide to hide it away, in hopes it will never be found, which it inevitably ends up being found by other people.

* WhatAnIdiot: After getting the game back, the group could have chosen anywhere else to finish the game, and yet, for no justified reason, they choose to return to the jungle-infested Parrish house.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Reaction to the announcement of ''Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' was...mixed. A ''lot'' of people are angry over how the titular game was changed from a board game to a video game, and the general concept was modified.

* BrokenBase: The reaction to the first few stills and concept from ''Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle''. Is the idea of Jumanji now being a video game instead of a board game a new, unique take on the concept, or is it an unneeded attempt to [[WereStillRelevantDammit be "hip"]]?

** The background scenes describing the effects of the giant mosquito bites to unsuspecting victims make it all the more scary when one thinks of diseases such as malaria or the West Nile Virus.

** The background scenes describing the effects of the giant mosquito bites to unsuspecting victims make it all the more scary when one thinks of the West Nile Virus.

* HellIsThatNoise: If you hear those drums, be ''very'' afraid...