The premise is nerdy Spencer does the homework for football player Anthony "Fridge" and gets caught; both end up in detention. Pretty girl Bethany gets in trouble for sassing a teacher and gets detention. And hardcore brainiac Martha tells off a gym teacher and gets detention. While in detention the foursome find the Jumanji game and choose players. They get sucked into the game as their game avatars. Spencer becomes the buff and athletic Dr. Smolder Bravestone (The Rock), Bethany becomes A MAN named Dr. Shelly Oberon (Jack Black), Fridge becomes short and athletically challenged Mouse (Kevin Hart), and Martha becomes babelicious Ruby Roundhouse (Karen Gillan).
This movie is so funny because even though the teens are their avatars, their avatars are them. Seeing The Rock scream and Kevin Hart be all tough is funny. And seeing Jack Black act like feminine...and use his penis to pee was worth the price of admission. I'm not even a fan of his and feel he stole the show!
If you liked the original this is just as funny...NOT a kid's movie though because the jokes are very adult.
5 out of 5 stars because it's fun, original, and just a great movie all the way round.