People really aren’t loving the trailer for the Jumanji sequel

THE first trailer for the upcoming Jumanji sequel is here, and as you’d expect for a film attempting to follow up a Robin Williams classic, reaction is mixed.

THE first trailer for the upcoming Jumanji sequel is here, and as you’d expect for a film attempting to follow up a beloved 90s Robin Williams family classic, reaction is ... mixed.

Arriving 22 years after the original 1995 hit, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle tells the tale of a group of four unruly teens forced by their teacher to clean out the school’s basement. There, they uncover ‘Jumanji’ — now an oh-so-90s retro video game, rather than the original film’s board game.

Kevin Hart and friends in the upcoming Jumanji sequel.

As soon as they’ve selected their four characters, the teens are sucked into the world of the video game, where they now inhabit the bodies of their respective avatars, played by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan.

From there, they battle all manner of wild animals and mysterious masked motorcycle bandits, helped along the way by Nick Jonas for some reason.

Robin Williams, pictured here with co-star Bonnie Hunt, was the scene-stealing star of the original Jumanji.

Look, it seems fine — but this first look at the film was always going to attract mixed reviews from a generation of filmgoers still mourning the loss of the original movie’s scene-stealing star.

Jumanji 2 is made for a generation that has never played a board game

— Stefan Urquelle (@OfficeofSteve) June 29, 2017

JUMANJI (1995) hey look the jungle animals are in the house

JUMANJI (2017) hey look the jungle animals are in the jungle

— Brian Altano (@agentbizzle) June 29, 2017

Can they leave #Jumanji alone 🤦🏽‍♀️ nothing is going to compare to the original, don't ruin it

— Alissa Ashley (@alissa_ashleyy) June 29, 2017

Jumanji remake gets first review... pic.twitter.com/PhmSeQukh5

— The Pixel Factor (@ThePixelFactor) June 29, 2017

The #Jumanji trailer was released today. I'll do everyone a favor and not link you to it. 1995 original or NOTHING

— Eric Mullins (@EricCMullins) June 29, 2017

Me watching the new Jumanji trailer pic.twitter.com/JitxQZdeQC

— Roxxy Haze (@iamroxxyhaze) June 29, 2017

I went to see Jumanji in the theater on the day my parents told me they were getting divorced.

This is worse. pic.twitter.com/j4At6oQviZ

— neontaster (@neontaster) June 29, 2017

I don't care how good a film it is or what they insist on calling it... there's only one #Jumanji and it ain't coming out this year. pic.twitter.com/fE6zUm4HGr

— Penstricken (@Penstrickenblog) June 29, 2017

If you think you can bear to see a Robin Williams-free Jumanji film, Welcome to the Jungle is set for release in December.

Originally published as People really aren’t loving the trailer for the Jumanji sequel