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Zathura: a Space Adventure

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Zathura: a Space Adventure

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Fantasy starring Jonah Bobo and Josh Hutcherson as two squabbling brothers who find themselves thrust into an outer-space adventure involving confrontations with angry aliens and sinister robots after playing a mysterious board game they find in the basement of their house.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

Elf director Jon Favreau's action-packed adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's children's book is great family entertainment. In this intergalactic Jumanji, brothers Jonah Bobo and Josh Hutcherson are taught life lessons when they play a dusty board game found in the cellar that thrusts them into outer space to face meteor showers, a defective robot and lizard-like aliens. The witty script generates laughs from the cryonic freezing of the boys' sister, but there are touching moments too, like the revelation of can-do astronaut Dax Shepard's true identity. Having the entire universe just outside their front door creates huge imaginative scope, while the terrific retro Dan Dare-style design matches the film's refreshing reliance on old-school special effects. Favreau brings a delightful sense of childlike wonder to this stellar comic-book fantasy adventure that offers fun - and scares - for all age groups.

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6.3/10

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rolenameWalterJosh HutchersonDannyJonah BoboThe astronautDax ShepardLisaKristen StewartDadTim RobbinsRobot (voice)Frank OzRobotJohn Alexander (2)Lead ZorgonDerek MearsZorgonJoe BucaroZorgonJeff Wolfe

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rolenameDirectorJon Favreau

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Theatrical distributor

Sony Pictures

Released on

2006-02-03

Languages

English

Available on

DVD

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