Escape to the Movies: Jack the Giant Slayer
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Too bad about this, though I'm not surprised.
As far as the Jack and the Beanstalk/Giant Killer thing, these actually are related. They both come from the English/Appalachian "Jack Tales" ?a whole group of folk tales from an ancient oral tradition that has roots, probably, in the Anglo-Saxon period and parallels in the Hans stories in other Germanic Languages. (e.g., Hans im Glück)
As far as the Jack and the Beanstalk/Giant Killer thing, these actually are related. They both come from the English/Appalachian "Jack Tales" ?a whole group of folk tales from an ancient oral tradition that has roots, probably, in the Anglo-Saxon period and parallels in the Hans stories in other Germanic Languages. (e.g., Hans im Glück)
It's weird... even the over-exposed trailers completely turned me off of this movie. Everything about it seemed obligatory and by-the-numbers, from the cgi-o-rama to the near-miss impalement they use to end every version of the trailer.
It really is a crap season for movies, isn't it...?
It really is a crap season for movies, isn't it...?
I was surprised too. Is that image at the end the poster for the next movie? Why does he think it's a "good start"?Froggy Slayer said:
For some reason...I actually want to see what someone WOULD come up with for that. Though, probably not as a movie but a humorous sendup of this trend mentioend by Bob about adding grit to classic fairy tales. Like maybe showing the old woman who lives in a shoe on a made up episode of Hoarders or something.minnull said:
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Yeah...that about sums up all these grit-added fairy tales, doesn't it?
Whether it's gong to be good or not, it most definately doesn't look gritty. It actually looks quite colourful, and the story seems to be no more gritty than the original movie, just more jazzed up.Caffeine_Bombed said:
I don't think there's ever going to be an Oz movie more gritty than Return to Oz:
I have taken your opinion into consideration, but will probably end up watching this a few months down the line, just because I really like Ewan.
Which is literally the only reason I'd watch it. I have absolutely no interest in these 'gritty fairy tale reboots,' and have absolutely no idea why they seem to be the current trend. I think we need to bring up some new screenwriters or something.
Which is literally the only reason I'd watch it. I have absolutely no interest in these 'gritty fairy tale reboots,' and have absolutely no idea why they seem to be the current trend. I think we need to bring up some new screenwriters or something.
Here's my biggest take-away from this movie being less then stellar: if it turns out that Brian Singer isn't that great, were the decent X-Men movies just flukes/outliers/lucky shots? Will the next X-Men movie suck?
Though come to think of it, maybe if the next X-men movie sucks Fox will let the licensing rights lapse and it'll go back to Marvel/Disney...
Though come to think of it, maybe if the next X-men movie sucks Fox will let the licensing rights lapse and it'll go back to Marvel/Disney...
They changed Spider-Man's costume back to being closer to the "classic", widely-recognized one.Thunderous Cacophony said:
OT: I dunno, sounds like it could be worth seeing Ewan McGregor ham it up. I won't go out and pay for this one, but if I get an offer to see it with somebody else paying...
Dunno. But all this talk made me remember another Jack and The Beanstalk movie from a long while (> 20 years) ago. Sadly, I don't remember too many details.
I remember seeing it in the afternoon when I was sick at home. The most striking thing I recall about it was that its art style seemed to be a mix of Japanese anime and Rankin/Bass's cel-animated stuff. I also remember that the actual evil antangonist was not the giant, but a woman I remember as the housekeeper, or governess, or other Mrs. Danvers-esque character.
Might we be remembering the same movie?
Easily the most interesting thing about this review is the screenshot from Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. I didn't know anyone else on earth knew that game existed.
Wow, just looking at those clips of Tucci it really does seem like he saw Duke Igthorn and went "YES! THAT'S how I want to be like!"
Not saying it's a bad thin per say, just that it really does stick out.
Not saying it's a bad thin per say, just that it really does stick out.
I got the reference, but there actually is a grittier Wizard of Oz movie that's pretty good..."Return to Oz"Caffeine_Bombed said:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089908/
Regardless of how bad this film might be, it's strange you talk about Bryan Singer without mentioning that little number of his called 'The Usual Suspects'. You might remember it, one of two great mid-nineties crime films (the other being Seven - or Se7en) that launched Kevin Spacey onto an unsuspecting world. It would be like discussing Peter Jackson's work and forgetting to bring up that big fantasy epic trilogy he made, or Francis Ford Coppola and totally glossing over films about Italian gangster.
Yes, I am aware that Usual Suspects has no aliens, monsters, super-heroes, etc of any kind. And even worse, it actually won a couple of Oscars, but really..
Yes, I am aware that Usual Suspects has no aliens, monsters, super-heroes, etc of any kind. And even worse, it actually won a couple of Oscars, but really..
Screw it. Making kid-friendly things 'dark and edgy' is over, so let's wussify properties that were originally dark and edgy! Who's up for Rambo Tots, Silence of the Even Younger Lambs and My Little Caligula?