Fridge is now Professor Oberon (Jack Black) and Spencer, who goes into the game ahead of everyone else, becomes a new cat burglar character, Ming (Awkwafina). Eddie is now Bravestone (Dwayne Johnson) while Milo becomes Mouse (Kevin Hart). Martha (Karen Gillan) is the only one who retains her original avatar of Ruby Roundhouse. I love these two actors and the parts they played in the real-world were just fine, but when everyone starts getting sucked back into the game (which is now all busted up and barely working) certain changes take place. Part of the travesty lies in adding two new characters, Milo (Danny Glover) and Eddie (Danny DeVito). Admittedly, the creators try to mix things up by doing the old body-swap trick…multiple times…before realizing their folly and resetting the cast back to “normal”. The sequel seems more concerned with visual spectacle and wild special effects than quality storytelling. Straight up, Jumanji: The Next Level isn’t as good as the original. Sadly, I only got a Blu-ray copy for review which is what I will cover and score in this review, but I did get the IMAX-Enhanced UHD on my own just to make some comparisons. Somehow I never found the time to see this in theaters – probably because Star Wars kicked it out of my IMAX before I had the chance – so I was super-excited to check this out at home on my recently upgraded home theater setup. Jumanji: The Next Level is a by-the-numbers sequel that checks off all the boxes for a holiday blockbuster title one that would dare compete with the Star Wars finale a week later. After the huge success of the previous Jumanji movie we all knew the gang would be back for the inevitable sequel and here we are.
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