When I watched this as a kid I think the charm of the film was the fact that it did all take place in one house, it felt like a couple kids playing with their imaginations when their parents aren't home, except instead of it being their imagination it was actually real. Like that blew my mind as a kid, I swear for like a month I just pretended to be playing Zathura and fighting lizard aliens and giant robots.
You can have great "trapped in a bottle" stories, but they require a heavy focus usually on the characters and how they not only deal with the trapped scenario, but also deal with themselves. I think that's where Zathura really fell flat.
True, I loved this movie as a kid but I hadn't heard of Jumanji. But when I actually went and watched Jumanji I was disappointed, it just didn't have the same feel or impact... (There's also the fact Space is much more interesting than a jungle, like every kid would want to go to space, but what kid wants to go to a jungle?)
I actually really like the fact that theres that feeling of "emptiness". It makes it feel like the kids are really dealing with this on their own. Theres no one else to help them, they just need to figure out how to beat this one their own
I have a theory, Zathura *is* Jumanji. In the Zathura book, they found the Jumanji game and rejected it. Later they found the Zathura game, which has the same properties as Jumanji. Maybe when Jumanji was rejected, it turned itself into a cooler board game, Zathura. The same thing happened to the board game in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Alex rejected Jumanji and started to play video games. Then the board game turned itself into a video game to entice Alex. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
People are so brainwashed by media to see small facts that point to one conclusion and call it a "theory" now I've seen them and that's literally the story of the movies
I was sitting here thinking if there were any movies from my generation that were scary to kids but wasn't supposed to be then I remembered the nightmare scene from All Dogs Go To Heaven.
Was it the one played by Elizabeth Hurley? Bedazzled pisses me off so much because she & Brendan Frasier's character should've hooked up. Had far more onscreen chemistry than him & that forgettable blonde chick he was pursuing. Such a waste. :P
I never knew this movie was even related to Jumanji until this video. It's a shame they seem to think it's just worse Jumanji because it's really just better Jumanji.
My sister and I are the actual ages of Kristen Stewart and Josh Hutcherson, so we were 5 & 3 when Jumaniji came out and 14 & 12 when Zathura came out. Old/young enough to enjoy both. Jumaniji is WHY we wanted to Zathura.
Die Hard was based on a sequel book and the first book had a film adaption about a decade earlier. They had to offer Frank Sinatra the John McLane role because of his contract from the first film, but thankfully he turned it down haha. But that’s another technical another sequel book adaption that doesn’t take place in the same universe necessarily. Also the Girl in the Spider’s Web movie was based on a sequel book to the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo but takes place in its own rebooted timeline, instead of being a sequel to the far superior David Fincher film.
When you're an older brother with a younger one watching this movie when you're six is really powerful. I understand the complaints, but this movie really was good as a kid.
@@soggybreadman4035 probably one of the worst movies Ive ever seen because of the kids alone (and I'm not one of those guyes who say a very bad movie is the "worst one ever" this is legit one of the worst things I've seen.. Only good things where dax and the robot and lizard effects
The behind the scenes and the practical special effects actually made me interested to watch this movie now. I didn't know that it had so many creative practical effects. I'm impressed.
Saying "don't ask why" to something so mundane as the background behind owning a DVD makes me want to ask why you stated "don't ask why". It suggests that there is a wacky story there. I am guessing you own Zathura on DVD either because A. You held onto the copy from your childhood Or B. You bought it on DVD because you wanted to, likely out of nostalgia
Weren't they brought up by different people? I don't think genetics have much to do with the way they turned out to be. (However, Luke was somewhat bratty and whiny and impatient, wasn't he?)
@@ajet0452 yeah but he still was impatient in his Jedi training. He left before completing his training to help his friends when they actually didn't need his help and they had to save him.
6:20 Boy will you feel silly when the Loki Disney+ show is about how ole Tom Hid Loki is the Loki who made the Mask, Jumanji AND shows up as an angel in Dogma.
Rick Reason I keep imagining it will happen during the Franchise Wars mentioned in Demolition Man that left Taco Bell as the last remaining fast food chain.
Rick Reason We’ll obviously the wars weren’t necessarily won on the quality of their foods. I’d imagine it was won based on how well armed and how well coordinated the armies were. I think once the Bell Troopers were outfitted with their hard shell reinforced power armor with optional spicy Doritos variants, it was all over for the armies of the Golden Arches and the Kings Soldiers.
I loved this movie as a kid, could really relate to the brother and family aspect. I think we liked it because we could easily imagine an adventure like this happening to us when our parents weren't home
I totally love that it’s all in one place while they’re out in space. It’s a genuinely disturbing and claustrophobic film to watch as a child, and there’s some pretty tense sequences.
When I first saw Zathura in theaters, I thought to myself, "This is just a rip-off of Jumanji. It's Jumanji in space." It was only a few days ago (Dec 2019) that I learned the creator behind the Jumanji and Zathura was the same. Zathura was supposed to be spiritual sequel to Jumanji. It was supposed to be Jumanji in space. LOL
I thought the same thing actually until about a week ago when I found out that Zathura (at least the book) is actually a sequel to Jumanji. Up until then I just thought it was a lowkey rip off.
Does it make a difference if it was from the same creator? Just because he is ripping himself of doesn't mean it is not a rip-off. All rip-off or no rip-off.
As a kid, I used to play imaginary games in which my house became all sorts of amazing places. Space, lava, caves full of monsters, it was all my house while also those places. I saw this movie as a tribute to that kind of imaginary game kids play. You're in the house, but it's been transformed into a fantastical place.
Regarding the whole brothers dynamic, at the time this movie came out, I was about the same age as the younger brother and had/have an older brother who, at the time was also about the same age as the older brother in the movie, and I remember finding the whole dynamic between them to be veeery relatable. They hit the nail on the head in that regard.
Omg there have been several movies and specials like that for me. Like one that comes to mind is the Halloween tree from Hanna Barbara I honestly thought I dreamed that up until I rediscovered it.
For me is Tatooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills and a tv show called NightMan, oooh and M.A.N.T.I.S. I've seen clips of all of these online and was legitmately surprised that they weren't taco fueled dreams.
This film is ingrained into my brain because of how many times I watched it as a child. Lisa was absolutely my favorite character because of the whole frozen thing. I always laughed when the frozen body fell down the stairs and I even think back on this movie when I hear the name Lisa to this day lmao. I also remember the scene where the little brother infiltrates the zorgons to get the board back ABSOLUTELY gave me nightmares
At the time Favreau did consider him to be the co-director. After the movie was a success Liman and Favreau hated each other because Liman got paid way more and Favreau was pissed.
Honestly, if given the choice between playing Jumanji and Zathura, I would choose Zathura. Mainly, for two reasons: 1. Everything in Jumanji is actively trying to kill you. There is no relief, it's just ’Survive and finish the game or die’. In Zathura, yes you're trapped in space, but as long as you stay inside the house, you have gravity, air, etc. Heck, even the Zorgons leave you alone if you hide from them. 2. The Shooting Star card. Need I say more?
Awh man I loved this movie as a kid, and I really enjoyed that it was set in one house! I was an only child and a lot of time was spent creating my own fun indoors, so it really struck a chord with me!
I wondered about the two brothers also. The one guy looks kinda like James but the other is too handsome to be an Aussie. Jk. I would guess they a stock brother photos.
@@patrickmike2524 Frank Oz was also in An American Werewolf In London, playing an insensitive, jerky ambassador. Just wanted to inject further Oziness into this already Oz saturated bloodstream. *beat.* OZ!!! Hehehe. Oh, JK Simmons. You foulmouthed, nazi butt pirate, you. Phew! Oh, man. *I point a gun at him.* Stay the hell away from my boy, Frank. :P
There was a picture of Cookie Monster above Kermit. Oz originally voiced Cookie Monster and I assumed that’s what they were referring to. Either that or just Sesame Street in general because Oz was one of the main performers.
I personally had so many fond memories of this film as a kid, but for the longest time I couldn't remember the title so I thought I made it up until I watched it on TV and nearly freaked out. I love this movie even as a 19 year old now. Will never get old ❤
i remember seeing this with a group of friends for a friends birthday. we were the only people there. it was the best movie experience of my life. i respect this movie
11:30 The Detective based on the novel of the same name and Die Hard based on the novel Nothing Lasts Forever. Nothing Lasts Forever is a sequel to The Detective and the movies are unconnected.
One of my favorite things about watching these videos is seeing Ben's hidden commentary and acting in the video. It's like a bonus hidden guy playing in the background
"In what universe is there a sequel to a book which they then make into a movie that is not a sequel to the movie made of the first book?" This was the case with Die Hard! Die Hard was adapted from the book Nothing Lives Forever, which was the sequel to The Detective. A movie was made of The Detective (starring Frank Sinatra) but Die Hard is not a sequel to that movie - for one thing, they changed the protagonist's name. Amusingly, the makers of Die Hard were legally obliged to offer the role to Sinatra first, but thankfully he turned it down on the basis of his being *far* too old.
Watched this as a kid and forgot it existed until now. I remember loving it, but the only parts I actually remember are the scenes with the astronaut dude showing up and saying he survived in a wormhole with a single tube of toothpaste for food, the old as board game being used, the house being in front of a sun or something, the spaceship thing parked next to the house and this one tiny bit at 2:32 where little burning specks of debris hit the floor for a few seconds because it looked so damn cool according to my little 5-year-old brain. Legitimately, after 14 years, the strongest memories of this movie I have is a practical effect and a line about eating toothpaste. Truly a modern masterpiece.
Here’s another sequel disconnect for you. The movie Die Hard was adapted from a book called Nothing Lasts Forever, which was a sequel to the book The Detective, which was adapted into a movie starring Frank Sinatra. So even though the books were connected, the movies were not at all.
Loved this as a child. By setting it in the house and (mostly) removing the Robin Williams character it tapped in to that very relatable fear that many children have about being home alone. Suddenly the most comforting and familiar surroundings become foreign and harsh. Which I think the movie ties it nicely with the themes of divorce and absence. Zathura was genuinely scary as a child, I think it was designed as a horror film for children. And I think when viewed through that lens it is pretty successful.
This actually upsets me that they talk so much shit about the moving taking place in a house. That's part of the magic of the movie. The fact that such a beautiful adventure story could even be written to take place in a house is incredible. The whole point of the movie was to encapture the imagination and creativity that comes with childhood, and I think making the film take place in the house was essential to keeping that innocent, imaginative feel. This wasn't a story about kids exploring the galaxy and it never was meant to be, even if that's what these guys wanted it that way. They might as well bitch about how restricting it was that they were playing a board game or how they were brothers or that there was a small cast or literally anything else. But taking away the essentials out of the movie would have made it something else entirely and if that's what they're really judging Zathura on then they're just comparing it to what they had gone into the theatre expecting to watch while ignoring the fucking GEM that is this movie. Cameron Tankersley out.
Used to love this as a kid. The robot actually terrified me. Seeing that dude in the suit made me realize why I actually thought the robot had weight and would crush the kids haha
Manhunter is a film adaptation of Red Dragon, and then Silence of the Lambs is an unrelated (not a sequel) adaptation of the sequel novel of the same name. Then they went back and made a prequel, Red Dragon, in (I guess) this rebooted Hannibal Lecter universe. So that very thing you said, ya dickheads.
At 11:30 "In what universe is there a sequel to a book which they then make into a movie, but the sequel to the movie which is based on the book is not a sequel to the movie?" That happens... a lot, actually. Die Hard was based on a book called "Nothing Lasts Forever" which was a sequel to a previously adapted book called "The Detective" starring Frank Sinatra.
Zathura was the first movie I went to see in the movies with my mates, no parents with us. Defo has a special place in my heart, you always remember your first lol.
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When I watched this as a kid I think the charm of the film was the fact that it did all take place in one house, it felt like a couple kids playing with their imaginations when their parents aren't home, except instead of it being their imagination it was actually real. Like that blew my mind as a kid, I swear for like a month I just pretended to be playing Zathura and fighting lizard aliens and giant robots.
You can have great "trapped in a bottle" stories, but they require a heavy focus usually on the characters and how they not only deal with the trapped scenario, but also deal with themselves.
I think that's where Zathura really fell flat.
Same, though I was 5 at the time so anything blew my mind.
Yeah, I loved it as a kid
Same dude same
True, I loved this movie as a kid but I hadn't heard of Jumanji. But when I actually went and watched Jumanji I was disappointed, it just didn't have the same feel or impact...
(There's also the fact Space is much more interesting than a jungle, like every kid would want to go to space, but what kid wants to go to a jungle?)
I actually really like the fact that theres that feeling of "emptiness". It makes it feel like the kids are really dealing with this on their own. Theres no one else to help them, they just need to figure out how to beat this one their own
I agree, that was the main thing about the movie that stuck with me as a kid.
The Director of the newest Jumanji stated the new one is actually the 4th and Zathura is in fact, retroactively, the second movie.
Sauce?
@@baileyfilms7609 tomato or another?
@@No1ShalkaFan, I'm throwing Soy Sauce in the mix. We're just waiting on a response.
Waiting..... can't eat fries without sauce..
Jack black also says it during one of his videos
I have a theory, Zathura *is* Jumanji.
In the Zathura book, they found the Jumanji game and rejected it. Later they found the Zathura game, which has the same properties as Jumanji. Maybe when Jumanji was rejected, it turned itself into a cooler board game, Zathura.
The same thing happened to the board game in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Alex rejected Jumanji and started to play video games. Then the board game turned itself into a video game to entice Alex.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
That sounds like the story not a theory
they two are literally confirmed connected lol
People are so brainwashed by media to see small facts that point to one conclusion and call it a "theory" now I've seen them and that's literally the story of the movies
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Best comment.
Mind blown🤯
You deserve more credit for this
Twister also technically falls into the board game cinematic universe.
It took me a second but then this comment killed me.
Well done sir
omfg 😂
hahaha
Ready or Not is in the same universe, that’s the family that made the games 😁
As a 7 year old child when this came out, it was absolutely terrifying and I still compare other actually scary movies to this movie to this day
Similar age, similar experience. Haunted me for years.
@@ellaisplotting when i was little i had nightmares about the robot for years until i finnally grew out of it
God the robot terrified me; they made it more terrifying than the reptile aliens
Rogue Wave The fact that it was confined to one house made it scarier, because you know they aren’t leaving.
I was sitting here thinking if there were any movies from my generation that were scary to kids but wasn't supposed to be then I remembered the nightmare scene from All Dogs Go To Heaven.
As a kid I love this movie, I even had the actual board game. Can confirm it was made by the devil.
The Lucifer Expansion Pack Baybee!!
So did I. I was 4 or 5 when I got the board game and I remember complaining that it didn't let me go to space.
Hayden Casdorph shhh, nobody needs to know
Was it the one played by Elizabeth Hurley? Bedazzled pisses me off so much because she & Brendan Frasier's character should've hooked up. Had far more onscreen chemistry than him & that forgettable blonde chick he was pursuing. Such a waste. :P
I also had the board game, except it just kept falling apart more and more over the years. Wasn't quite as robust as the board in the movie.
As a kid I loved this movie and didn’t know jumanji existed
Same
I never knew this movie was even related to Jumanji until this video.
It's a shame they seem to think it's just worse Jumanji because it's really just better Jumanji.
Yeah I think I watched Jumanji for the first time at like 20. I remember Zathura being the most terrifying movie I'd ever seen at one point though.
My sister and I are the actual ages of Kristen Stewart and Josh Hutcherson, so we were 5 & 3 when Jumaniji came out and 14 & 12 when Zathura came out. Old/young enough to enjoy both. Jumaniji is WHY we wanted to Zathura.
@@Phoenix-pb4sm lol no. Jumanji is better. Space is interesting though.
I did watch Zathura as a kid and I enjoyed it more than Jumanji. I thought being trapped in space was much cooler than being trapped in a jungle
Exactly just build a boat, 😭🙄🤣
@@thelatenightgamer2624 Just build a spaceship.
@@PhantomationTV my God you've done it
The best sci-fi movies involve somebody at some point being trapped in space, this is no exception.
"You hear something scream, and then they're eating it, and you pray you won't be eaten next."
YAAAAWN WHERE'S THE ROCKETS?
Die Hard was based on a sequel book and the first book had a film adaption about a decade earlier. They had to offer Frank Sinatra the John McLane role because of his contract from the first film, but thankfully he turned it down haha. But that’s another technical another sequel book adaption that doesn’t take place in the same universe necessarily.
Also the Girl in the Spider’s Web movie was based on a sequel book to the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo but takes place in its own rebooted timeline, instead of being a sequel to the far superior David Fincher film.
Does Narnia count? I don't think they ever made a movie about the first book
Damnit I wanted to drop that di Die Hard knowledge. Then again I'm a year late.
@@joshnunya324 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was the first book (1950) The Magician's Nephew (1955) was later "numbered" 1
I was gonna drop that Die Hard fact.
Good job.
Zathura actually FEELs like a Jumanji sequel though. The "real Jumanji" sequels don't feel like those two movies at all.
Cold hard facts. Tho I enjoyed twomanji for actually being a competent video game movie.
@@cool64378 It was *very* good at that!
Dont even like either of the Jumanji franchises, but you are right
It's like comparing Tokyo Drift with Fast 8, one is clearly much superior.
@@al112v4 You mean Drift, right? The one with less cringe?
When you're an older brother with a younger one watching this movie when you're six is really powerful. I understand the complaints, but this movie really was good as a kid.
Yesss I was six and my brother was 9/10 and we loveeedddd this movie and I still do!
Casting wasnt a problem
'A few minutes later'
The astronaut could've been played by someone else.
If Nathan Fillion had been the astronaut instead, it would be a cult classic today.
@@Keihryon
It deserves to be a cult classic regardless, this movie was awesome.
Tom Hanks?
@@soggybreadman4035 probably one of the worst movies Ive ever seen because of the kids alone (and I'm not one of those guyes who say a very bad movie is the "worst one ever" this is legit one of the worst things I've seen.. Only good things where dax and the robot and lizard effects
I noticed this inconsistency too 😂😂😂
I'll be honest, I thought this movie was a fever dream in my childhood.
Same lmaoo
This scarred my for an entire summer
Bruhhhhh
Was about to comment that
Same
I wore this dvd out when I was younger. I still love this movie.
Same
Yes! Well said
Same
as kid I remember feeling pure existential dread when I saw the house floating in space instead of awe.
The behind the scenes and the practical special effects actually made me interested to watch this movie now. I didn't know that it had so many creative practical effects. I'm impressed.
I have the dvd of zathura (don’t ask why) and at the top it says: “ A NEW ADVENTURE FROM THE WORLD OF JUMANJI” so confirmed
That’s how it was advertised, even on the posters. To this day, I remember the trailer/commercial announcer saying that exact phrase.
Saying "don't ask why" to something so mundane as the background behind owning a DVD makes me want to ask why you stated "don't ask why". It suggests that there is a wacky story there. I am guessing you own Zathura on DVD either because
A. You held onto the copy from your childhood
Or
B. You bought it on DVD because you wanted to, likely out of nostalgia
10:14 should've been Mark Hamill instead of Harrison Ford, then the incest would make sense.
Anakin was a bratty lunatic. It's a miracle Luke & Leia didn't grow up to be screaming, insolent a-holes. Such is the will of the Force. :P
Weren't they brought up by different people? I don't think genetics have much to do with the way they turned out to be. (However, Luke was somewhat bratty and whiny and impatient, wasn't he?)
@@kiralkot He was just sick of farming and wanted to go to pilot school because he had been flying since he was a kid
@@ajet0452 yeah but he still was impatient in his Jedi training. He left before completing his training to help his friends when they actually didn't need his help and they had to save him.
@@wildfilms365 yea it's called valid character flaws that weren't annoying until ol Lucas had to play it up for I guess dramatic effects?
"Zathura" and "garbage" should not be in the same sentence.
Even if one says it isn't garbage?
@@Bloodhurl67 dude stfu.
intellectual wannabe fuck
@@4th19th2 Bruh
@@4th19th2 jeez take a joke.
6:20 Boy will you feel silly when the Loki Disney+ show is about how ole Tom Hid Loki is the Loki who made the Mask, Jumanji AND shows up as an angel in Dogma.
Rick Reason I keep imagining it will happen during the Franchise Wars mentioned in Demolition Man that left Taco Bell as the last remaining fast food chain.
Rick Reason We’ll obviously the wars weren’t necessarily won on the quality of their foods. I’d imagine it was won based on how well armed and how well coordinated the armies were. I think once the Bell Troopers were outfitted with their hard shell reinforced power armor with optional spicy Doritos variants, it was all over for the armies of the Golden Arches and the Kings Soldiers.
This movie is a treasure of a movie, change my mind
THIS MOVIE WAS MY CHILDHOOD THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BACK
This movie was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I am still convinced it is an amazing childrens movie.
I loved this movie as a kid, could really relate to the brother and family aspect. I think we liked it because we could easily imagine an adventure like this happening to us when our parents weren't home
I was terrified the lizard men in this movie when i was a kid
I was terrified of the robot
Rory Whelan oh yeah I was too
They Must Be Working For Bowser In Super Mario Galaxy
Glad to see you guys tackle Kristen Stewart’s finest role
Panic Room is up there too
@Ash Correll disappointment regarding her looks or the roles she's taking? I'd disagree either way
They save the blandness by just actually freezing her.
Jk she's alright, sometimes, kinda.
Yes, as woman with incest fetish.
@@durnsidh6483 ah that's hot
I totally love that it’s all in one place while they’re out in space. It’s a genuinely disturbing and claustrophobic film to watch as a child, and there’s some pretty tense sequences.
When I first saw Zathura in theaters, I thought to myself, "This is just a rip-off of Jumanji. It's Jumanji in space."
It was only a few days ago (Dec 2019) that I learned the creator behind the Jumanji and Zathura was the same. Zathura was supposed to be spiritual sequel to Jumanji. It was supposed to be Jumanji in space. LOL
Same.
The book Zathura was a direct sequel, with the first scene of Zathura being the last scene Jumanji.
@@KlingonCaptain Thank you for letting me know.
I thought the same thing actually until about a week ago when I found out that Zathura (at least the book) is actually a sequel to Jumanji. Up until then I just thought it was a lowkey rip off.
Does it make a difference if it was from the same creator?
Just because he is ripping himself of doesn't mean it is not a rip-off. All rip-off or no rip-off.
9:04 I’m declaring these two stock images as canon and you can’t stop me.
You know what villain this film needed?
Corn of Coblin
wow, thanks for just killing me like that.
Spider-Man’s greatest foe Corn of Coblin?
@@youtubeuser4943 exactly.
The world wasn't ready for him back then.
@@youtubeuser4943 the entire worlds greatest foe.
As a kid, I used to play imaginary games in which my house became all sorts of amazing places. Space, lava, caves full of monsters, it was all my house while also those places. I saw this movie as a tribute to that kind of imaginary game kids play. You're in the house, but it's been transformed into a fantastical place.
Regarding the whole brothers dynamic, at the time this movie came out, I was about the same age as the younger brother and had/have an older brother who, at the time was also about the same age as the older brother in the movie, and I remember finding the whole dynamic between them to be veeery relatable. They hit the nail on the head in that regard.
“Board game cinematic universe” I’m in,take my savings.
I saw this when it came out and I was 5/6. Scared the shit out of me.
Thanks mum
This movie was so good, watched it all the time back in the day.
I loved Zathura. Still do. Heartfelt and cool. Yes, Zathura is cool
Agreed
I agree Peter, Zathura is no garbage.
This movie has so much love behind it. The practical effects still look great and I just have so much nostalgia for it
This was a movie I remember watching on cartoon network once then for the rest of my life questioning if it was real or a weird fever dream i had
Omg there have been several movies and specials like that for me. Like one that comes to mind is the Halloween tree from Hanna Barbara I honestly thought I dreamed that up until I rediscovered it.
Toosoo i felt that with ponyo
EXACTLY.
For me is Tatooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills and a tv show called NightMan, oooh and M.A.N.T.I.S. I've seen clips of all of these online and was legitmately surprised that they weren't taco fueled dreams.
The next Jumanji film will be a crossover with Zathura where the characters fight the devil's gaming company who made Jumanji & Zathura.
"Get me a juice box, beotch"
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This film is ingrained into my brain because of how many times I watched it as a child. Lisa was absolutely my favorite character because of the whole frozen thing. I always laughed when the frozen body fell down the stairs and I even think back on this movie when I hear the name Lisa to this day lmao. I also remember the scene where the little brother infiltrates the zorgons to get the board back ABSOLUTELY gave me nightmares
While Favreau wrote Swingers, he did not direct it. Doug Liman did.
But he did star in it
At the time Favreau did consider him to be the co-director. After the movie was a success Liman and Favreau hated each other because Liman got paid way more and Favreau was pissed.
"I mean, you're the vassal of Satan, of course you don't care."
house goes into space? if anything its a sequel to Up
Adam Black the sequel to up... Upper? More Up? They definitely take things to the next level. 😂
Tough it came out before it... hmmm....
Quantum Fuzion Animations hmmm
@@HallucinatesLIVE hmm...
@@caedengoering *Uppest.*
The house goes up Mt. Everest.
Honestly, if given the choice between playing Jumanji and Zathura, I would choose Zathura. Mainly, for two reasons:
1. Everything in Jumanji is actively trying to kill you.
There is no relief, it's just ’Survive and finish the game or die’. In Zathura, yes you're trapped in space, but as long as you stay inside the house, you have gravity, air, etc. Heck, even the Zorgons leave you alone if you hide from them.
2. The Shooting Star card.
Need I say more?
Yay! Zathura is indeed a forgotten sequel of sorts!
I love how they say one dumb thing in most of these videos and then just run with it
I saw this at the cinema in 2006- I loved it as a kid and even today I find it very underrated and on par with the first Jumanji.
I LOVED THIS MOVIE AS A KID. Still do. The crocodile men gave me nightmares for months.
The robot made me poop myself
Did hard is also a film, that’s originally a sequel book that had a film, that Die Hard isn’t a sequel to
Awh man I loved this movie as a kid, and I really enjoyed that it was set in one house! I was an only child and a lot of time was spent creating my own fun indoors, so it really struck a chord with me!
I'm actually friends with Rizwan Manji and sent him the video. He loved it
You should have made a Caravan of Garbage for Jumanji: The Animated Series, which had more to do with the sequels, since they go to the jungle
This film is my blind nostalgia movie, nothing can ruin it for me
The board design was the coolest thing ever.
9:06 are those actually pictures of James' brothers, or just stock photos? If they are this brothers, they've been photographed very well.
I wondered about the two brothers also. The one guy looks kinda like James but the other is too handsome to be an Aussie. Jk. I would guess they a stock brother photos.
"It's a game company run by the devil!!!" So the company from "Ready or Not" ?
The boy from Jumanji was at a con I went to the other week. Even in his 30's he's still pretty adorable.
Thank you, I couldn't remember who it was but I knew it wasn't Oz.
I preferred this over Jumanji as a kid.
Only read the end of this if you're Maso: Maclunkey
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If I knew what Greedo's race was called I'd accuse you of cultural appropriation.
The M-word
@@frambojan Rodian.
I absolutely loved Zathura as a kid
Jim Henson was the voice for Kermit the frog, not Oz.
Perryjdb I misheard that too. He said frank Oz didn’t voice Kermit 😉
First time here? You know that they are just fucking with ya to get you to comment..... damn it, now they got me.
@@patrickmike2524 Frank Oz was also in An American Werewolf In London, playing an insensitive, jerky ambassador. Just wanted to inject further Oziness into this already Oz saturated bloodstream. *beat.* OZ!!! Hehehe. Oh, JK Simmons. You foulmouthed, nazi butt pirate, you. Phew! Oh, man. *I point a gun at him.* Stay the hell away from my boy, Frank. :P
There was a picture of Cookie Monster above Kermit. Oz originally voiced Cookie Monster and I assumed that’s what they were referring to. Either that or just Sesame Street in general because Oz was one of the main performers.
They showed a picture of Kermit the frog when they said Frank Oz
Can confirm as a kid this Movie felt enormous and awesome, even though nearly the whole movie was inside that one house.
In the Zathura trailer it says “from the Jumanji universe”
Alex Pollock
They said that
I LOVED Zathura as a kid. Thanks to the power of nostalgia I prefer it to Jumanji.
"Put it on the thumbnail."
I personally had so many fond memories of this film as a kid, but for the longest time I couldn't remember the title so I thought I made it up until I watched it on TV and nearly freaked out. I love this movie even as a 19 year old now. Will never get old ❤
i remember seeing this with a group of friends for a friends birthday. we were the only people there. it was the best movie experience of my life. i respect this movie
I respect that. being younger & seeing this in theaters with just you & your friends was probably a dope experience.
@@Anonymous.Throne yeah the movie itself sucked
11:30 The Detective based on the novel of the same name and Die Hard based on the novel Nothing Lasts Forever. Nothing Lasts Forever is a sequel to The Detective and the movies are unconnected.
Honestly this just made me want to watch Zathura again lol it's one of my favorites
I love how much you both and the editor have with these COG videos
I remember when this came out and they did indeed call it Zathura: A Jumanji Space Adventure. I forgot all about this film
One of my favorite things about watching these videos is seeing Ben's hidden commentary and acting in the video. It's like a bonus hidden guy playing in the background
this was honestly just a modern-day Twilight Zone episode, Change My Mind.
“The guy who played Cadbury in Richie Rich.”
That made my day. Love you guys.
Yes
"In what universe is there a sequel to a book which they then make into a movie that is not a sequel to the movie made of the first book?"
This was the case with Die Hard! Die Hard was adapted from the book Nothing Lives Forever, which was the sequel to The Detective. A movie was made of The Detective (starring Frank Sinatra) but Die Hard is not a sequel to that movie - for one thing, they changed the protagonist's name. Amusingly, the makers of Die Hard were legally obliged to offer the role to Sinatra first, but thankfully he turned it down on the basis of his being *far* too old.
I only came here to see if this has been said.
also technically narnia since technically lion the witch and the wardrobe comes second in the timeline
@@donb7519 I'd say not, as there wasn't a movie made of Magician's Nephew, and it was published after LWW so technically it's a prequel.
Watched this as a kid and forgot it existed until now. I remember loving it, but the only parts I actually remember are the scenes with the astronaut dude showing up and saying he survived in a wormhole with a single tube of toothpaste for food, the old as board game being used, the house being in front of a sun or something, the spaceship thing parked next to the house and this one tiny bit at 2:32 where little burning specks of debris hit the floor for a few seconds because it looked so damn cool according to my little 5-year-old brain. Legitimately, after 14 years, the strongest memories of this movie I have is a practical effect and a line about eating toothpaste. Truly a modern masterpiece.
Zathura was a great movie if you watched it when you were 12!
Here’s another sequel disconnect for you. The movie Die Hard was adapted from a book called Nothing Lasts Forever, which was a sequel to the book The Detective, which was adapted into a movie starring Frank Sinatra. So even though the books were connected, the movies were not at all.
I love finding people who know about this disconnecting movie format.
I loved this movie as a kid.
Same
Zathuras dad was the reason I chose to be a car designer. Idk why, just looked cool
I remembered this film from when I was younger and kept on searching for the name of it
Loved this as a child. By setting it in the house and (mostly) removing the Robin Williams character it tapped in to that very relatable fear that many children have about being home alone. Suddenly the most comforting and familiar surroundings become foreign and harsh. Which I think the movie ties it nicely with the themes of divorce and absence. Zathura was genuinely scary as a child, I think it was designed as a horror film for children. And I think when viewed through that lens it is pretty successful.
Jamanji,
Was one of my favorite books...
As a kid.
The movie's....
Have gotten waaay out of
Hand!
Alexandre Souza
*movies
I was a little kid when this movie came out and the crocodile aliens scared me soo much. I was not able to sleep for like 3 years.
I would like to have seen a continuation of the story that would have explained who made the games.
Zathura is my childhood I love it
This actually upsets me that they talk so much shit about the moving taking place in a house. That's part of the magic of the movie. The fact that such a beautiful adventure story could even be written to take place in a house is incredible. The whole point of the movie was to encapture the imagination and creativity that comes with childhood, and I think making the film take place in the house was essential to keeping that innocent, imaginative feel. This wasn't a story about kids exploring the galaxy and it never was meant to be, even if that's what these guys wanted it that way. They might as well bitch about how restricting it was that they were playing a board game or how they were brothers or that there was a small cast or literally anything else. But taking away the essentials out of the movie would have made it something else entirely and if that's what they're really judging Zathura on then they're just comparing it to what they had gone into the theatre expecting to watch while ignoring the fucking GEM that is this movie. Cameron Tankersley out.
this movie gives me more nostalgia than anything else in this world. this movie will be forever be cemented in my heart
Wow you guys have some spectacular synergy, you must be really good friends.
Used to love this as a kid. The robot actually terrified me. Seeing that dude in the suit made me realize why I actually thought the robot had weight and would crush the kids haha
Manhunter is a film adaptation of Red Dragon, and then Silence of the Lambs is an unrelated (not a sequel) adaptation of the sequel novel of the same name. Then they went back and made a prequel, Red Dragon, in (I guess) this rebooted Hannibal Lecter universe. So that very thing you said, ya dickheads.
At 11:30 "In what universe is there a sequel to a book which they then make into a movie, but the sequel to the movie which is based on the book is not a sequel to the movie?" That happens... a lot, actually. Die Hard was based on a book called "Nothing Lasts Forever" which was a sequel to a previously adapted book called "The Detective" starring Frank Sinatra.
i used to want my house to go to space like the movie
These effects look amazing
These games are brought to you by dr. Wondertainment
Big fan of when we get a fun look @ Ben! Best editor in the business
I saw this and went, "Oh, yeah... Zathura!" And then I *smiled.*
Zathura was the first movie I went to see in the movies with my mates, no parents with us.
Defo has a special place in my heart, you always remember your first lol.