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Jumanji is a 1995 feature film directed by Joe Johnston and based on Chris Van Allsburg's 1982 book, Jumanji. The story is about a magical and ominous board game which makes animals and other jungle hazards appear upon each roll of the dice. Expensive, state of the art computer graphics and animatronics were employed for the special effects sequences.
The movie starred Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, and Bonnie Hunt.

Zathura is a film directed by Jon Favreau, released in November 2005, based on an illustrated book by Chris Van Allsburg. It starred Jonah Bobo as Danny and Josh Hutcherson as Walter. Tim Robbins also had a small role as the divorced father of Walter and Danny. The film also gave a sister to the boys, introduced a derelict astronaut to the plot, and multiplied the number of the Zorgons and Zorgon ships. The story is about the two boys, Walter and Danny, who discover a space themed board game where everything inside it becomes real. They are eventually drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is magically hurtled through space. As you can see, the story is similar to Jumanji, another illustrated book by Van Allsburg (because in the book, the Zathura game is contained inside the Jumanji one).

Really? Well, I must say that I liked Jumanji a bit more. I can't believe it took HBO such a long time to rebroadcast this movie and that it also took me a while to remember to come back and post. Not that it matters much anyway since the guild might disappear... rolleyes