Soon after, the castle's owner, a giant, returns home. When Jack finds an enormous castle, he breaks in. When he arrives home without any money, his mother becomes furious, throws the beans on the ground, and sends Jack to bed.ĭuring the night, the magic beans cause a gigantic beanstalk to grow, which Jack climbs to a land high in the sky.
On the way, Jack meets an old man who offers "magic beans" in exchange for the cow, and Jack makes the trade. When the cow stops giving milk, Jack's mother tells him to take it to the market to be sold. I dont really get the critics, this is right up my street but then again, I am a huge fantasy fan.Jack is a young boy living with his widowed mother and a dairy cow as their only source of income.
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If you dont expect more than this tries to be, you will be entertained by this wholesome family tale that feels like a Disney movie with a bigger budget. The giants are really menacing, scary and funny - especially the guy with two heads.
Ewan McGreger is as charming as ever and Nicholas Hoult started growing on me towards the latter half of the film, even though I still think he is not AAA material, despite his considerable good credits as of last.Īs I said before, this is definitely a children's film, taking more than one cue from the likes of The Princess Bride and other 80s Fantasy Films. The visuals are really great and I can see where all the huge budget got sunk into, the SFX for the giants and the sets. It definitely is more of a children's film with a traditional "Save-the-Princess" storyline, a likeable nobody hero and some really cool sidekicks, let alone the mean villain (a prime copy of Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham). Never figured what all the turkey talk was about now that I catched this film. He soon sets off on an adventure with the king's guards to rescue the princess only to find that a mythical land filled with giants really exists. Soon the beans take root with a giant stalk carrying away the princess and Jack's house. In the night the Princess arrives having run off to keep from marrying Roderick who is clearly only interested in becoming king. He returns home only with a handful of beans given to him by a monk who claimed they were sacred but that does little to impress his uncle who tosses them away. Sent to the market by his uncle to sell their horse and buy thatch for their roof, Jack meets the beautiful Princess Isabelle whom he rescues her from ruffians. It might have been better a little shorter, but that can be said of most movies these days. The script is well written, the acting is better than good, and it moves along at a pretty lively pace. It was refreshing to find a non ironic, non meta straightforward telling of this story, with some elements of charm and humor. It's a fun little adventure that kids and open-minded adults will get a kick out of. Good Fun Movie! "Jack The Giant Slayer" will reasonably divide critics and audiences, but if I had kids, I would have no problem taking them to see this. And while Ian Mcshane is sufficiently regal, Nicholas Hoult is the best thing in the movie. At the same time, the movie has more than its fair share of scares and white knuckle moments while building anticipation for the giants nicely. For example, there is a princess who seeks to be liberated but also in need of rescue. Surprisingly at this late date and irony, "Jack the Giant Slayer" is an adaptation of the venerable fairy tale to the big screen with little new material or much in the way of inspiration.
So, King Brahmwell(Ian McShane) sends his best men up there, a mission for which Jack also volunteers. That's when the beanstalk grows to a fantastic height, leaving her stranded at the top. And it might have ended there if Princess Isabelle(Eleanor Tomlinson) had not chosen that night to realize that she has no future in cross dressing and shows up unannounced on Jack's doorstep. So much so, that he decides to talk all the way to town to sell what he can, in order to have something to eat. When Jack(Nicholas Hoult) goes to market to try and sell his horse and cart, he returns with only beans which angers his uncle(Christopher Fairbank) no end.
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