Jack the Giant Slayer

"Prepare for a giant adventure"

2013 1h 54m EN

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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.

“Prepare for a giant adventure”

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Cast

Nicholas Hoult
Jack
Eleanor Tomlinson
Princess Isabelle
Ewan McGregor
Elmont
Stanley Tucci
Roderick
Ian McShane
King Brahmwell
Bill Nighy
General Fallon
Eddie Marsan
Crawe
Ewen Bremner
Wicke

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, Darren Lemke
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$195M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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208+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bryan Singer, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Ottman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bob Ducsay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Nicholas Hoult and Eleanor Tomlinson and Ewan McGregor carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Prepare for a giant adventure".

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The take

Bryan Singer directs. Newton Thomas Sigel behind the camera. John Ottman scores. Bob Ducsay cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1$195M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 13 years ago.
3208+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Bryan Singer, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Ottman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bob Ducsay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nicholas Hoult and Eleanor Tomlinson and Ewan McGregor carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Prepare for a giant adventure".
9IMDB entry: tt1351685 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Original score: John Ottman
Editing: Bob Ducsay
Production design: Gavin Bocquet
Costume design: Joanna Johnston
Makeup / hair: Flora Moody
VFX supervisor: Berj Bannayan
Sound: Rick Kline
Stunt coordinator: Rowley Irlam
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $195,000,000
Box office: $197,700,000
Return: 101% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

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Andres Gomez2014-02-13
★ 4/10
Boring and with low quality animations.
Dark Jedi2018-01-12
★ 7/10
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.
Wuchak2018-11-29
★ 6/10
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-