Sunday, December 31, 2006

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Synopsis: Two brothers, of 6 and 10, play a magical board game that transports them, along with their entire house, into outer space.
Appraisal: A version of the Chris Van Allsburg 2002 novel which is a variation on his 1982 novel Jumanji. If you like movies that have absolutely no new idea or original concept, and feature some extremely clumsy mental contraptions like the magical board itself or two versions of a person of different ages co-existing or two versions of the same person of the same age co-existing, or dragon aliens, go for this movie. It is for you. As for me, I have no problem watching kids movies, as long as they have some talent to them. Not the case here.
Rating: 27

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