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17 December 1992 (Netherlands) morePlot:
Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Decent, but doesn't live up to the book moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | David Jason | ... | The BFG (voice) |
| Amanda Root | ... | Sophie (voice) |
| Angela Thorne | ... | Queen Of England (voice) |
| Ballard Berkeley | ... | Head Of The Army (voice) |
| Michael Knowles | ... | Head Of The Air Force (voice) |
| Don Henderson | ... | Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (voice) |
| Mollie Sugden | ... | Mary (voice) |
| Frank Thornton | ... | Mr Tibbs (voice) |
| Myfanwy Talog | ... | Mrs Clonkers (voice) |
| Jimmy Hibbert | ... | Additional voices (voice) |
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When Roald Dahl wrote "The BFG", he named the lead child character Sophie, after his granddaughter, actress and model Sophie Dahl. moreFAQ
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I had just finished reading the original Roald Dahl novel (which I thought was brilliant), and at the video store I found the DVD of an animated version. Curious to see if it would be as good as the book, I checked it out.
I can't say I wasn't a little let down with it. The animation bothered me a little in some scenes (jerkiness, etc.), though in general it wasn't too bad (I really liked some of the backgrounds). And it could have done without the songs, which really got on my nerves. Thankfully there's only two, so it could have been worse.
I thought the BFG was very much in character, but the Queen and Sophie were a bit more interesting in the book. The evil Giants also had a lot more to them in the book, and were even more sinister, yet a bit funny too. That was lacking in the cartoon adaption.
All in all, not a terrible cartoon, just not very good. I very highly recommend the book, and once you've read it, you might want to check out this cartoon, but you may be let down (or you may not. No one has the same tastes). I just feel something's missing here.