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Disappointment for a huge fan!

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Blistering performances.

I remember seeing the previews for "Zatura: A Space Adventure" back in 2005 and thinking that the premise for this one is pretty much "Jumanji"....which it is. While not a sequel, the game clearly is a reworking of the original story. So, if you like one, you'll likely enjoy the other.When the story begins, a divorced dad (Tim Robbins) is trying to work as his bratty kids are being...well...brats. Eventually, after Dad leaves, the youngest finds a game called "Zathura" and when he starts playing it, the game becomes real. Suddenly the house is transported to outer space and the only conceivable way to get back is to, apparently, complete the game with his annoying and occasionally hateful brother. In the process, they meet an astronaut, a murderous robot and meat-eating lizard creatures.The visuals in this film are mind-blowing...particularly for 2005. So much CGI was used...and it looks real. In fact, the CGI and stunts are second to none. As for the story, it's decent but has two minor problems--you really hate the three siblings and the story will be less interesting to adults and is too violent and scary for younger kids. Worth seeing with your kids.

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.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this movie when I first started watching it. I just knew it was a fantasy film with familiar content, and I was pleasantly surprised by it's quality. It's a kind of space "Jumanji" in which two brothers, with unresolved household disputes, will play a game that will prove to be a huge space adventure where anything can happen. I liked the way the film seeks to convey a moral of the story, focusing on the importance of brotherly love and the family. Jonah Bobo and Josh Hutcherson were very good at leading roles but the building of their characters was essential, allowing the public, especially the younger ones, to identify with one or the other. Kristen Stewart wasn't as effective as the self-centered, egocentric older sister, but she did provide a few moments of humor. Dax Sheppard was excellent and his performance gave this film its most emotional moments. Last but not least, the very good special effects that the film used, convincing yet discreet enough not to dominate the screen. Still a word to praise the good soundtrack, very competent in her role.In short: this film is excellent, although not very original and recycle the formula already used in another film. It will please easily at any age and is perfect for a family serenade with everyone in the room together watching and spending quality time together. After all, family is just that ... union.

Look, I had no idea this film existed until last year. I sat down expecting a fun sci-fi action movie. What I got was stupidity.The movie is centered around a board game called Zathura. When people play Zathura, however, the game comes to life, and the players have to survive. BUT this is a movie targeted at kids. So all sense of danger and common sense are thrown out of the game in favor of keeping the kids glued to the screen. The first thing in the game is that a card pops out of the board and says "Meteor Shower: Take Cover". Then small fireballs rain from above in literally every spot in the house... every spot but where our main characters are. It's so predictable what's going to happen it comes off as lazy. Why not throw in danger? Because that would scare the kids? Well, maybe they should be scared for once!After that, they try to leave the house, only to realize they are now in space. ... wait... there's the small matter of BREATHING IN SPACE in this movie. Seriously, the characters can all just breathe in space now. And I checked; these are humans. And the movie takes place in 2005, so... PLOT HOLE COUNT: 1Lots of boring stuff happens next, but the notable thing is when another character is introduced. This character is supposed to be a plot twist, but this next thing just spoiled it, albeit subtly. One character wishes for something, and the new character says he shouldn't have done that, because he was playing the game too, he had a brother too, and he was so fed up with him he wished him away. Then he was stuck in space forever. Now we know that this guy is the brother that just made the wish, only... the brother's wish was for a football. Wait, wouldn't that make the guy fade from existence? PLOT HOLE COUNT: 2Well there's a lot more I could cover, but none of it is good. Plot holes, paradoxes, heck, there's even a part in the beginning where one of the brothers asks his father to play Super Smash Bros, even though he's holding a set of PlayStation controllers.If you've got some time to kill and some kids to entertain, avoid this movie and put on a decent kids movie. Like The Lion King. Or Finding Nemo. Or literally any other movie other than this.