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Jack the Giant Slayer

"Prepare for a giant adventure"

2013-02-27 Fantasy 1hr 54m

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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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.

  • Released
    2013-02-27
  • Revenue
    $197,700,000
  • Budget
    $195,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 54m
  • Genre
    Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.3
  • Production
    New Line Cinema, Legendary Pictures, Original Film, Big Kid Pictures, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Crew

Bryan Singer
Director
Darren Lemke
Screenplay
David Dobkin
Producer
Keywords:
based on fairy tale giant

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Cast

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult
Jack
Eleanor Tomlinson

Eleanor Tomlinson
Princess Isabelle
Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor
Elmont
Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci
Roderick
Ian McShane

Ian McShane
King Brahmwell
Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy
General Fallon
Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan
Crawe
Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner
Wicke
Warwick Davis

Warwick Davis
Old Hamm
Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown
General Entin
Andrew Brooke

Andrew Brooke
Fye
Ben Daniels

Ben Daniels
Fumm
Daniel Lapaine

Daniel Lapaine
Jack's Dad
Angus Barnett

Angus Barnett
Foe
Alex MacQueen

Alex MacQueen
Tour Guide
Tandi Wright

Tandi Wright
The Queen
Lee Boardman

Lee Boardman
Badger
Christopher Fairbank

Christopher Fairbank
Uncle
Cornell John

Cornell John
Fee
Simon Lowe

Simon Lowe
Monk
Mingus Johnston

Mingus Johnston
Bald
Joy McBrinn

Joy McBrinn
Old Maid
Chris Brailsford

Chris Brailsford
Blacksmith
Craig Salisbury

Craig Salisbury
Panto Erik the Great
Peter Bonner

Peter Bonner
Panto Monk
Richard Dixon

Richard Dixon
King's Artiste
John Kassir

John Kassir
General Fallon's Small Head
Lee Whitlock

Lee Whitlock
Small Drunk
Jody Halse

Jody Halse
Fat Drunk
Philip Philmar

Philip Philmar
Cook Giant
Peter Elliott

Peter Elliott
Sentry / Bugler Giant
Don McCorkindale

Don McCorkindale
Tongue Giant
Tayler Marshall

Tayler Marshall
1st Child
Amber Vertannes

Amber Vertannes
2nd Child
Hattie Gotobed

Hattie Gotobed
Little Girl
Joe E Salazar

Joe E Salazar
Roddy
Steven Williams

Steven Williams
Master of Secrets
John Lebar

John Lebar
Panto Giant 1
Phill Martin

Phill Martin
Panto Giant 2
Steve Haze

Steve Haze
Panto Musician
Tim Foley

Tim Foley
Jack's Father
Michael Self

Michael Self
Young Jack
Sydney Rawson

Sydney Rawson
Young Isabelle
Byron Coll

Byron Coll
Soldier
Aaron Jackson

Aaron Jackson
Soldier
Caroline Hayes

Caroline Hayes
Jack's Mum (uncredited)
Duncan JC Mais

Duncan JC Mais

King's Foot Soldier (uncredited)
Santi Scinelli

Santi Scinelli
Soothsayer (uncredited)
Joseph Dewey

Joseph Dewey
The King's Paige (uncredited)
John Scott

John Scott
Foot Soldier (Uncredited)
Annabelle Davis

Annabelle Davis
Pantomine Extra (uncredited)

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Reviews for Jack the Giant Slayer
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A Review by tanty 4

Written by tanty on 2014-02-13

Boring and with low quality animations.... read more

Boring and with low quality animations.

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A Review by Dark Jedi 7

Written by Dark Jedi on 2018-01-12

Me and the kids watched this movie yesterday evening. We all liked it quite a lot. This is a very enjoyable family movie. It is, not surpris... read more

Me and the kids watched this movie yesterday evening. We all liked it quite a lot. This is a very enjoyable family movie. It is, not surprisingly, a new twist on the old Jack and the Beanstalk story. The basic elements are there, Jack, beans, beanstalks and, of course, giants. A few new elements are thrown in like a Crown to control the giants, a treacherous bastard responsible for the entire mess and a few other things. The giants are very well done. The CGI is good to very good most of the time. As can be expected, it is the giants that make up this movie. I would say that they are slightly scary (for kids) and rather funny at the same time. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about the human actors. The acting is generally not so good and sometimes downright abysmal. It is rather surprising for such a relatively big production to have such poor TV-show quality acting. The bottom line is that it is a very enjoyable family movie. If you watch it as an adult I guess you must have a liking for special effects and CGI, which I do, in order to enjoy it.

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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2018-11-29

***Medieval fairy tale with a noble hero, a beautiful princess and hordes of barbaric giants*** Released in 2013 and directed by Bryan Si... read more

***Medieval fairy tale with a noble hero, a beautiful princess and hordes of barbaric giants*** Released in 2013 and directed by Bryan Singer, “Jack the Giant Slayer” has plot similarities to 1962’s “Jack the Giant Killer” with Nicholas Hoult playing the wholesome farm boy, Eleanor Tomlinson the winsome princess and Ian McShane the king. The rural protagonist slays a couple giants and rescues the royal maiden, but that’s where the similarities between the two movies end. This one lacks an evil wizard and his dark castle, which are substituted by the brutal giants and the colossal beanstalk that leads up to their awesome realm above the clouds. Despite the almost $200 million spent mostly on the CGI giants & their world, “Jack the Giant Slayer” just isn’t as compelling as “Jack the Giant Killer,” which had super-cheesy effects, albeit charming. Yes, the giants & their realm look superb, as far as cartoonish CGI goes, but more time & money needed spent on the characters and their story to hook the viewer. In other words, despite all the action/adventure and millions blown on CGI, the story’s generally meh. Nonetheless, the flick’s good enough if you favor CGI-laden films like “King Kong” (2005) and “Avatar” (2009). Hoult and Tomlinson are more-than-worthy as the protagonists with Hoult being reminiscent of Richard Thomas. I just wish the script fleshed them out more and made us care about them and their considerable challenges. The film runs 1 hour, 54 minutes and was shot in England (Surrey, Norfolk & Somerset). ADDITIONAL CAST: Ewan McGregor plays a knight, Stanley Tucci a royal bastage and Eddie Marsan his inane crony. GRADE: C+/B-

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A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2024-09-11

<em>'Jack the Giant Slayer'</em> is a perfectly watchable movie. Nothing special, but it does enough. That's in my opinion, of course. A ... read more

<em>'Jack the Giant Slayer'</em> is a perfectly watchable movie. Nothing special, but it does enough. That's in my opinion, of course. A quick glance at Letterboxd shows a big split in its reception, but the majority - at least in terms of rating - are in agreement with me. The movie does start off a bit slowly, though once it got going I was enjoying it to be honest. It's nowt award-worthy, though it works as a passable fantasy adventure flick. I dug everyone on the cast, which features many people I like or have at least seen in other productions. Nicholas Hoult and Eleanor Tomlinson (the only one I didn't previously know of) give competent performances and suit each other well enough. while Ewan McGregor and Ian McShane are good value, among others. Ewen Bremner's Wicke is the only iffy character, though Bremner himself narrowly makes it work. I caught a glimpse of the special effects prior to watching, think it was on one of the movie websites when I was checking if it has sequels etc., and wasn't all that excited about what I saw. However, in the actual film the effects are all satisfactory to be honest. The look of the giants is decent.

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A Review by Andres Gomez

Boring and with low quality animations....

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A Review by tanty 4

Written by tanty on 2014-02-13

Boring and with low quality animations....

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Dark Jedi 7

Written by Dark Jedi on 2018-01-12

Me and the kids watched this movie yesterday evening. We all liked it quite a lot. This is a very enjoyable family movie. It is, not surprisingly, a new twist on the old Jack and the Beanstalk story. ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2018-11-29

***Medieval fairy tale with a noble hero, a beautiful princess and hordes of barbaric giants*** Released in 2013 and directed by Bryan Singer, “Jack the Giant Slayer” has plot similarities to 1962’...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2024-09-11

<em>'Jack the Giant Slayer'</em> is a perfectly watchable movie. Nothing special, but it does enough. That's in my opinion, of course. A quick glance at Letterboxd shows a big split in its receptio...

read more