That's Just Your Opinion

Pretty dumb review of Zathura in The Hollywood Reporter. It's a near rave, saying director Jon Favreau, whose last film, Elf, was a blockbuster, has done it again. But for some reason, the writer can't stop taking cheap shots at Jumanji.

I haven't seen the film, but I've seen the trailer. At first I couldn't believe what a Jumanji rip-off it is, until they admitted it's essentially a sequel. This is why the Reporter is so concerned at distinguishing the two, saying Jumanji "rubbed many viewers the wrong way" and "suffered from unappealing special effects and a too-menacing vibe."

Yeah, Jumanji, a film that made 265 million worldwide, in 1995. Personally, I thought it was the best film of the year--partly because the filmmakers decided to make it truly menacing. If the Reporter reporter hates it so much, I don't really trust his taste enough to hear what he says about Zathura.