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Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

March. 01,2013
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6.3
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PG-13
| Adventure Fantasy Drama Action

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

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Matrixston
2013/03/01

Wow! Such a good movie.

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Contentar
2013/03/02

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Voxitype
2013/03/03

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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Jonah Abbott
2013/03/04

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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troy-graham-689-377650
2013/03/05

This movie is somewhat expected. They didn't quite NAIL it but they were close.Nicholas Hoult played the character of Jack reasonably well whilst still letting the "Nicholas Hoult-ness" show through. The subdued yet surprised looks and scarce bursts of energy.The CG in this movie is fairly decent. Definitely pulls you into the world of not only the Human part of the world but also the world of the Giants.There is one key feature from the original story that is left out, I'll leave that to you to find out what it is.All in all, strong characters, decent story, great actors and a very fun and enjoyable movie to watch. Pop it on; tune out to the world and get sucked in.They falter with a few missed opportunities but still stay somewhat true to the story. FE FI FO FUM!

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MattyAndAnnika
2013/03/06

Jack the Giant Slayer is a nice film based on the Jack and the Beanstalk story. This movie is fairly put together with your basic comedy and adventure for the youth, all and all a decent family film. For the most part the graphics were good, the acting was fair for the cast which was selected and of course what script was provided to make a story. For the biggest part of the film which caught my attention the most was size proportions. In many instances when the giants and the humans were up close the size proportions varied a lot. The biggest example is where the giants first appeared in the movie with Jack, Jack was the size of the giant's foot, and in others he was the size of their leg, and again in other instances Jack was the size of their heads. Now other than proportions the film is fairly one point with the graphics and artistry. To best describe the acting styling within Jack the Giant Slayer is to simply think of "Robin Hood: Men in tights".One thing I did like about this movie is it's innuendo of mankind's response in a tragedy. In Jack the giant Slayer while the king and the rest of the king's people are are the ground level awaiting the return of the princess, the whole are turned into a fairground; sounds like man's reality huh? lmao yes, this is the typical thing for humans to do when tragedy strikes is to see who can profit the most.

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ThatMOVIENut
2013/03/07

A modern reinvention of the famous fairytale, the 2013 version of Jack and the Beanstalk is what you'd expect: a young peasant boy gets wrapped into an adventure with knights who must rescue a princess snatched by the suddenly growing stalk, and then abducted by giants.Ultimately just sort of'there', Bryan Singer's fantasy adventure just feels like an exercise in studio 'box ticking' without much gusto or spark. This is thanks to a lot of unfinished CGI effects (a cinematic detailing the origin of the human/giant conflict trying to go for a 'woodcut' aesthetic but instead looking more like those glossy PS1 cutscenes with stretched textures and 'shine') and extreme'been there, done that' writing that won't do much for older viewers (and it doesn't have its tongue in cheek often enough to compensate). It gives us the most basic 'underdog saves princess and stops ancient evil from destroying land' plot in a while and again, not in a charming 'throwback' or self aware way like say Indiana Jones or Pirates of the Caribbean pulled off. However, its charismatic and talented cast do try, with Stanley Tucci being enjoyably hammy and slimy as a Jafar-esque adviser while veteran Ian McShane is imposing as the old King. Singer regular and Composer John Ottman provides a suitably bold and bombastic orchestral score ala classic John Williams that adds a greater sense of wonder and awe than the film itself allows at times. Plus the action, in spite of the passable effects, still has some neat moments of invention, like the giants using windmills as throwing blades, sending entire battalions of knights flying, and the giants themselves are suitably grotesque. However though, this does lead to the obvious jokes (seriously, take a guess as to what kind of broad, pandering comedy a bunch of filthy monsters are going to have in a family-aimed film).In the end, 'Slayer' is just safe, a film that ticks boxes and gets from A to B. It's perfectly passable family entertainment, and the kids will probably get into the giants and action, but unless you need a quick fantasy fix, go elsewhere.

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Gerardrobertson61
2013/03/08

Jack the Giant Slayer is a new take on the old Jack & The Beanstalk tale. It follows Jack getting beans, it grows into a big bean stalk, he climbs it, find giants and that is about the only similarity. Without giving away to much, there is a twist to the story that makes it very enjoyable. The giants are believable and this is a huge leap from the giant that I remember Bud Abbot singing around in the Abbott and Costello movie. I think it found a bit hard to believe that giants would bow to a crown, and whoever was wearing it, is then, it is a fairy tale. For a kids movie, this is enjoyable adventure and not to scary. I enjoy Nicholas Hoult as Jack and Ewan McGregor as well. Good enjoyable kids movie, for kids 10 and above.

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