![]() ![]() Families of divorce have a whole separate set of behavioral rules to learn and live by, and this movie nailed it. Tim Robbins, as the harried dad (little screen time) was spot-on. This movie did not shy away from it (OK, that set up the ending, but still). I flinched at some of the older brother's dialogue- it was so mean and angry toward the little brother. Not cutesy in that "movie kid" kind of way, but very real. But I really liked it too and thought that every actor's performance was exactly right. "Zathura" was excellent- we were riveted the entire time and my son THEN made me promise we'd buy the DVD when it was released! Since one of the main characters was a 10-year old boy like him, naturally I knew he'd like it. We nearly missed our chance (it was at the second-run theater) but I am glad we made it. When he learned "Zathura" would be the next Van Allsburg book to come to the screen, he made me promise we'd see it. Titled Zathura: Adventure is Waiting, the board game incorporated a springh-driven, clockwork card delivery mechanism, an astronaut, the Zorgons, the haywire robot and thje disintergrating house in various ways.Ī video game tie-in was released on November 3, 2005, developed by High Voltage Software and published by 2K Games for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.My son (age 10) liked Jumanji and is an avid reader. The astronaut lures the Zorgons' ship away by setting the boys' father's couch on fire and ejecting it from the house.Ī board game that sought to mimic the movie's eponymous game was released by Pressman Toy Corporation. He tells Walter to pilot light on the turnface, out of the fear of getting attacked by robot. One of Danny's turns causes an astronaut to appeared, who methodically eliminated the house's heat sources, as the Zorgons are attracted to heat. As they continue to play, they overcome the dangers presented by the game, including the appearance of a detective robot, passing too much close to a star, and an attack on the house by the race of reptilian alliens called Zorgons. And Walter soon concludes they must win the game to return everything back to normal. The next card puts her in cryonic sleep, for the next five turns of the game, leaving her frozen solid. Lisa thinks she has overslept and it is evening and prepares to go out. The boys discover the house is floating in outer space. Inc: Rick Baptist, Warren Luening, trumpet Alan Kaplan. Film, Video THE ANT BULLY motion picture Feature film (over 60 minutes). After an actual meteor shower occurs in the living room, Walter and Danny realize the game is affecting reality. Jon Favreau, John Debney, John Debney & Brad Dechter, B. When he starts playing, the game produces a card that details a meteor shower. Danny discovers an old science fiction-themed board game called Zathura in the basement. While their divorced father is away at work and Lisa, whom he left in charge, is napping. In Columbia Pictures heart-racing sci-fi adventure Zathura, two squabbling brothers are propelled into deepest, darkest space while playing a mysterious. Walter and Danny are two brothers who do not get along with each other, or with their cantankerous teenage sister, Lisa. The movie stars by Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, and Tim Robbins. It is an standalone spin-off of the 1995 movie Jumanji and also the second installment of Jumanji franchise. It was adaptaion on 2002 childern's book Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg, author of the 1981 childern's book Jumanji. Zathura: A Space Adventures or simply as Zathura is an 2005 science fiction adventure movie directed by Jon Favreau. ![]()
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