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Ewan McGregor
Ian McShane
Nicholas Hoult
Bill Nighy
Stanley Tucci
Warwick Davis

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Men and giants have lived in peace for ages but that peace is about to be broken. A young farmer must lead a rescue mission to the giant kingdom to free a kidnapped princess and prevent all-out war. -- Chris Kavan

05/01/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

for kids! =)

The conflict between humans and giants starts again as Jack (Nicholas Hoult) accidentally bridges land below and the land above the sky.

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I was able to come into a theater and see this movie without me knowing that this was a actually an adventure-fantasy movie made for kids. Sure I enjoy it anyway but I expected something like an action-packed, thrilling scenes like X-men, because of its poster which stated "from the director of x-men". My bad, at least a kid sitting beside me enjoyed it so much!

Why not? I do not know who the lead is, even the princess. Good thing Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci were there to save the day. I'm not saying it was a bad film, it actually had me with their surprising sequences but you know, it fall short to my expectation of actions and what hav...

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2/4 

03/09/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

An Underdeveloped Disaster

Note: This review will contain minor spoilers, though nothing major will be revealed.

Jack the Giant Slayer has been getting many comparisons to last year's John Carter. Both were big-budget March releases, and both had high hopes for sequels. However, the box office returns for both films have been extremely underwhelming. While I am no fan of John Carter, at least it wasn't a complete disaster. The same cannot be said of Jack the Giant Slayer.

Inspired by the classic fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, this modern re-imagining follows more or less the same story initially. 18 year-old Jack is to sell his horse in the market, though he is swindled by a crafty monk, and given only "magic" beans for the horse. Jack is warned not to get them wet, but of course, Jack fails to keep the ...

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1/4 

03/05/2013 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

Jack the Giant.... Wait, What? I already forgot..

This movie had a lot of potential but it didn't quite get there. It sets up a nice premise where you think you're going to get nice round main characters that equally add to the movie, but no. The princess is the damsel in distress and falls behind Jack when they set her up as some adventurer. Nicholas Hoult does well and fits the part but it's not much of a part. Ewan McGregor has the best lines and hair. I expected a lot more from the giants over all but there was one cliche after another. This is another case of a great cast being under utilized and the pacing needs work.

CGI is almost always a disaster and never quite fits in the real world, but it wasn't bad here. This is a decent fantasy flick that isn't bad but not that great. The entire idea behind the movie was really ...

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2.5/4 

03/05/2013 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

Jack is a Fun Adventure

Jack The Giant Slayer exceeded my expectations by a wide margin. It may prove to be one of the biggest flops of the year, but it will not be due to the quality of the film itself. Maybe my expectations were too low coming in, but I really enjoyed this adolescent adventure from the X-men director (why didn’t they use that more in the marketing?)

Sure the main characters are bland as balls, but I really liked the supporting cast, Especially Tucci’s delicious villain and McGregor’s heroic soldier. Sure the giants may have looked fake, but they were still fun to watch, and one of them is voiced by Rattlesnake Jake. The point here being that, sure the movie has flaws, big obvious ones, but they aren’t enough to take away from the films spirit of adventure and the few fun surprises that...

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3/4