Talk:Zathura (film)

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[edit] Planetary ring

Isn't the Planet Ring (Meteor Swarm) probably the first correct representation of asteroid fields in space; they have always got them wrong in Star Wars and Star Trek. Perhaps we should mention that this film is noteable merely for its CGI representing the Planetary Ring Field.

That's a good point. I remember the opening to ST Voyager had the ship's reflection glimmering off the ring of a gas giant. 06:56, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed paragraph

Is it reasonable to argue that the squares in the house represent any kind of architectural style? Rectangular rooms and TV sets are common. 06:56, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oxygen in space or the conventions of a genre

"The film has several mistakes such as the future Walter enters wearing a space suit but when young Walter is sucked into outer space for cheating, future Walter flies out using a jet pack without so much as a space helmet and then they come back into the house without having frozen to death or dying of asphyxiation. There is also a bit where they fire a flaming sofa at one of the Zorgon ships, but this impossible as fire can't exist in outer space due to lack of oxygen." - Dude, It's a movie about a magical board gaem. I think this kind of thing can be overlooked.

Anybody watching Science Fiction on TV should be used by now to the idea of a force field holding some air for a certain distance around the house. --AlainV 20:52, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

It must also be remembered that the film relied heavily on what people assumed space to be like in the 1950's. Remember that the first actual humans didn't get into space until the 1960's, so nobody really knew if space was a vacuum or not, explaining why they aren't sucked out of the house. Anonymous 7:07, 4 February 2007 (GMT)

    • Idiot. The first man in space was 1959. And for centuries it was known that the air gets thinner as you go higher. The world-view of the movie is kids' comic books, not any kind of science.
    • There's no cause to be rude. If it was 1959, then that still counts as the 1950's, but both of you must realise that this film also draws influence from the space serials of the 1930's, where characters still moved in space without the need for spacesuits. And even if our Anonymous friend knew this in the first place, there is no need to begin childish name-calling, as there is no need for such slanderous remarks. User:Crablogger, 6:22, 25 February 2007 (GMT)

Walter mentions that the air could run out at any time. MindWraith 05:27, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

        • If the game has the ability to make things happen on its own whims, I think it can provide oxygen, gas, water, etc to a house floating in space... NeosMagus 23:54, 19 July 2007 (GMT+2)
          • That`s exactly what I thought. After all, in Jumanji, animals appeared without any reason. The game CAN transform the environment. And Crablogger`s right too. 1959 is really near 1960. We are talking about 1950-1955. User:Gamesrcool

[edit] Maybe everything isn't self-explanitory?

In the card descriptions? -dogman15 05:24, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Renaming

Zathura has been renamed Zathura: A Space Adventure, according to IMDb. I will change the title. Please leave a comment if you oppose to the move. Limetolime 17:30, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Troll vandalism?

What's all this troll stuff doing in the cast list? I'm removing it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caustic Armadillo (talkcontribs) 16:27, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chronological

Just for the record, the summary is completely out of chronological order. I'd try and fix it but I didn't catch the -entire- film, I don't want to flub things up in a different direction, that would be pointless. Lots42 (talk) 11:23, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Goats

Is the goats ref really that important? It's not like the goats actually did anything except be scary...and a lot of other things not mentioned were also scary. Lots42 (talk) 16:08, 27 May 2008 (UTC)