2005 Directed by Jon Favreau
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.
Charles Schner Jason Talbert Louis DiCesare Harry K. Garvin Matthew A. Del Ruth Roberto 'Tito' Blasini
Richard O. Helmer John J. Downey Donald Frazee Jeffrey Machit Paul Sabourin Harold Selig William Lee Robert Harman Louis Lindwall Edward Kennedy
Peter G. Travers Joseph B. Conmy IV Joe Bauer Daniel J. Lombardo Keith W. Smith Cris Borgnine Bob Lloyd
Mic Rodgers Tim Trella Reid Harper Thomas Robinson Harper Mike Justus Michael Runyard Michelle Sebek Shawn Kautz Tad Griffith Mark Brooks Logan Brown
Stephen Hunter Flick Donald Flick Michael J. Broomberg Richard Burton Kyle Rochlin Mark Ulano Adam Blantz
Zathura, Jumanji 2, 勇敢者的游戏2：宇宙历险, زاتورا, زادورا, زادورا: یک ماجرای فضایی
M. Night has NOTHING on the twist at the end of this movie
Jon Favreau is so good. This is like a less effective, smaller scale Jumanji in space but it’s a sweet little story that’s shot well and has nice visuals/color grading. The Zorgons had me losing sleep as a kid. And congrats to our queen Kristin for her Gotham Performer Tribute😌
Bonus points for the Ugly Dolls, Jak and Daxter poster and young Josh Hutcherson saying “get me a juice box beyotch!”
“Get me a juice box, BIATCH!”
For the longest time I thought the word, “biatch” was spelled “beyotch” LOL whatever! But Holy crap. I had some free time today and was looking through IMDB profiles, stumbled upon Jon Favreau, looked into his directing credits, and boom, there I saw it, Zathura, a freaking space adventure.
I used to love this movie. I saw it when I was about 8 or 9 with my friend, and we were obsessed with it for months. I bought the real life bored game and played that shit all the time hoping it would come to life.
Anyways, about the movie... I remember it being so suspenseful for my little 9 year old self. Oh…
Jumanji in Space is the first thing people think of for the few that actually saw Jon Favreau's flop Zathura. There's always going to be that negative comparison. Both films have similar storylines about surreal board games, but with different genres attached, and were based on children's books written by the same author who wrote The Polar Express. Though I will never understand the love for the film Jumanji, a kids' film I found to be dreadful, juvenile, and downright creepy, it's the innocence and charm of two young boys travelling through space that gives Zathura an underappreciated recommendation.
Oh, and I also forgot that Jon Favreau (yes, the guy who made the comedy classic Elf and reinvented the comic…
