Zathura: A Space Adventure
Zathura: A Space Adventure
PG | 11 November 2005 (USA)
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After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

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Spidersecu

Don't Believe the Hype

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Pacionsbo

Absolutely Fantastic

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StyleSk8r

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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Kaydan Christian

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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shubhamsrivastavalu

This is good fantasy film that gives good memories of the childhood days. This is a good entertainer and time pass. Moreover graphics and imagination have given their useful contribution.

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FilmBuff1994

Zathura: A Space Adventure is a good movie with a reasonably well developed plot and a talented cast. It's a very fun film that takes the basic concept of Jumangi by having a board game that causes disastrous effects when being played, and is entirely unlike it in any way other than that. Instead of taking place in the real world, the characters in this movie remain at home, that is transported to space. A lot of fun characters and chaos ensues as the kids try to get their home back to earth. It is a little slow for a kids film, it tends to drag on with certain sequences a lot more than we would have expected from a Jumangi movie. It is certainly less adventure filled, being a lot more grounded, very character based. I thought the characters in this movie were developed really well, and the young actors suited the personalities perfectly. I found myself really caring for Walter, Danny and Lisa, far more than I did for the main characters in Jumangi. I thought Dax Shepard was terrific as the unnamed Astronaut, his character had an excellent arch that stretches far beyond what any of us would have expected. He serves as this movies Robin Williams, being the one who has already experienced the board game, and helping the kids win by avoiding the mistakes he made. I was very intrigued by Shepard's performance. Harmless fun from start to finish. Funny and heartwarming, Zathura: A Space Adventure is far better than I had anticipated, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good family film, genuinely enjoyable for all ages. Two young boys are transported in to space, along with their older sister, as a result of a board game that they must win in order to return home. Best Performance: Dax Shepard

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Leofwine_draca

ZATHURA: A SPACE ADVENTURE is nothing more than an outer space version of JUMANJI, with aliens and space stuff replacing jungle creatures. It's a film singularly devoid of imagination, despite the outlandish premise, and I can honestly said I had more fun with an ultra-low budget film like THE DAY TIME ENDED (in which a family's home is attacked by stop motion aliens) than this mega budget offering.The director behind this fare is Jon Favreau, who makes a typically soulless production that focuses on special effects over decent scripting or performances (anyone who's seen the first two IRON MAN films will be familiar with his work). A couple of annoying kids (including the eminently hateable Josh Hutcherson) play a board game that makes their house travel into the depths of outer space, where they embark on the usual CGI augmented adventures, i.e. lots of stuff is destroyed or blown up.Kristen Stewart (TWILIGHT) is cast as the older sister and, somewhat bizarrely, as the film's eye candy, parading around in skimpy underwear throughout, even though she would have only been 14 when this was filmed. Say what you will about the sexualisation of young actresses in Hollywood...A tired Tim Robbins takes the role of 'token Hollywood actor', but the emphasis is on the CGI throughout. Most of it isn't bad at all, but the structure of the narrative is such that the film's action is severely limited in scope and much of the running time has to rest on the shoulders of the two young actors, who just don't cut the mustard.

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lisafordeay

Zathura: A Space Adventure is a 2005 action packed fantasy adventure about two brothers who don't see eye to eye. They constantly fight about everything and Walter thinks that his brother was a mistake. So when Walter's younger brother comes across a mysterious board game called Zathura: A Space Adventure he decides to play it. But when he does play it things get out of hand,between a meteor shower,a robot,a bunch of Zortagans(basically lizards from outer space) and a stranded astronaut(who is really Walter from the future,which is a twist in the movie). Stars The Shawshank Redemption's Tim Robbins as Walter and his younger brother(Jonah Bobo)'s father,Twlight's Kristen Stewart as Lisa,Jonah Bobo(who I think is in Diary Of A Whimpey Kid with Zachary Gordan)and Josh Hutcherson from Hunger Games and Epic. This film is surprisingly not that bad. If you loved Jumanji than you will love this movie.

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