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Aboard Gamenew
Neither pandering nor dull, Zathura plays exactly like a no-limits replica of the kind of space adventure that imaginative kids left to their own devices might enact.
Dallas Observer |
Luke Y. Thompson |
11-14-2005 |
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Alien-Busting Adventuresnew
Jon Favreau's sort-of-sequel to Jumanji is full of nonsense physics and missed opportunities, though it almost redeems itself via its realistically fractious portrayal of brothers forced into a playtime gone weirdly cosmic.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
11-11-2005 |
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Tags: Jon Favreau, Zathura
Love in Space
Ultimately, though, this is a story about love -- with robots, reptilian monsters, and unfriendly spaceships that try to shoot the kids' home into oblivion.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-10-2005 |
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Anything Can Happennew
Jon Favreau and Dax Shepard discuss Zathura.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jon Favreau, Zathura
Game Onnew

With his follow-up to Elf, director Jon Favreau sticks with family-friendly filmmaking, this time delivering a bang-up version of Chris Van Allsburg's bestselling children's book Zathura.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-10-2005 |
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Tags: Jon Favreau, Zathura