Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle / Jumanji Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.5
Audio		5.0
Extras		3.5
Overall		4.0

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle / Jumanji Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman January 21, 2020

Sony and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive two-film SteelBook release that includes 1995's 'Jumanji' and 2017's 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the wide releases. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.

For full film reviews, please click through the filling links; note that the Jumanji link points to the 2011 Blu-ray.

• Jumanji
• Jumani: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle / Jumanji Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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• Jumani: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle / Jumanji Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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• Jumani: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle / Jumanji Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Two movies, two covers, essentially. The front panel advertises the newest film, and why not: it's top of mind with the sequel recently released at time of writing. The front panel depicts the four main characters -- Mouse, Smolder, Shelly, and Ruby -- peeking just above water level. They're joined by an angry looking alligator right next to Mouse. A blurry jungle background settles in behind while the film's title, in big, bold yellow letters that fade to orange, appears below atop the water. The rear panel advertises the original Robin Williams film. Williams' face and hands settle atop the film's title, in large orange letters that fade to yellow. "Are you game?" text appears below in a silvery light emitting from the board game and box, the latter of which is opening bottom center. Jungle foliage lines the perimeter. The front and rear panels are made of a flat matte surface that will not show fingerprints. Portions are also slightly reflective/metallic. There is no embossing or debossing work. The spine is black. The film titles appear as they do on the front and rear, again with the newer film listed first. A Columbia Pictures logo appears at the top and a Tri-Star logo may be seen at the bottom.

Inside, the digital copy code floats; there are no tabs to hold it down. Each of the four discs -- two Blu-ray and two UHD -- are situated on their own hubs, one each on the inside panels and the others on either side of a leaf that flips along hinges found on the far left extreme of the right hand panel. As is typical of Sony SteelBook catalogue releases, there is no inner print image, per se; it's simply a solid and uniform bright green color.

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• Jumanji
• Jumani: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle / Jumanji Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Sony's twofer SteelBook is plenty attractive, advertising each film fully on its own exterior panel. The artwork is impressive in rendering and image depiction. The inner print is nonexistent but the green color is a good choice for the franchise. The on-disc content is terrific, as expected. Highly recommended. Note that each film is also available in its own individual SteelBook (Jumanji, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle).