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By Jack97 (91) on 04 Jan 2014

It's extremely far from the best SCI-FI film ever made, but Zathura contains exceptional special effects, often yet spaced excitement and decent…

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By Kiva (153) on 17 Aug 2013

Zathura is a film that doesn't deserve too much attention…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 30 Jul 2013

Favreau keeps the picture throttling forward with a carefree charm…

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By Haithambayazeed (63) on 27 Apr 2013

Average not great, it gets so annoying with these 2 brothers, although it has a great visuals but the important thing is the message beneath…

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By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 26 Apr 2013

Neither pandering nor dull, Zathura plays exactly like a no-limits replica of the kind of space adventure that imaginative kids left to their…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 26 Apr 2013

Jon Favreau, the actor-director who made the delightful family film Elf, has a firm grip and a light touch with this material about bickering…

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By Tss5078 (544) on 24 Feb 2013

Basically Zathura is the Sci-Fi version of Jumanji…

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By Winda Benedetti (25) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 14 Feb 2013

Jonah Bobo and Josh Hutcherson -- may have delivered their parts just a wee too convincingly…

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By Zilcell (309) on 10 Jun 2012

Its actually a really hearty movie with fantastic effects and great use of the story, even if it can be really predictable. Its still fun to watch…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 01 Jun 2012

Zathura involves a lot of yelling, a lot of explosions and a lot of flying objects -- but what else would you expect from a movie that is,…

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By Peter L'official (21) for Village Voice (8,525) on 29 May 2012

One thing: Perhaps my studio-cynic hackles are raised imprudently, but either Favreau reimagined the boys' teenage sister to read as matinee…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 17 Feb 2012

The film's Buck Rogers-style graphics are cool, but the shrilly squabbling brothers -- realistic though they may be -- are insufferable, the…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 04 Aug 2011

In the enchanted limbo between waking and sleeping, Zathura feels both real and unreal, like a dream you could shake off at any moment…

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By Kevin Crust (344) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 18 Jul 2011

The movie has a lot of the elements that might make it thrilling and it's visually arresting, but it's missing the emotional connection necessary…

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By Movielonely94 (246) on 06 Nov 2010

Not as good as Jumanji, but its very amusing…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 31 Jan 2010

It's a tick better than the movie version of Jumanji, if that's any help…

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By Pete Vonder Haar (745) for Film Threat (5,156) on 07 Jan 2010

A low-key, warm-without-being-schmaltzy childhood adventure story that will engage younger viewers without driving their parents too crazy…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Variety (12,700) on 08 Mar 2009

Its unwieldy title notwithstanding, Zathura: A Space Adventure is arguably the best adaptation of a Chris Van Allsburg book to date…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 11 Feb 2009

Rarely is a movie audience asked to put up with so much noise for such a thankless payoff…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 27 Jan 2009

Basically Jumanji in outer space -- and even without Robin Williams, this is still a singularly loud, charmless and overbearing family movie…

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