Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds.

Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers:

Darren Lemke (screenplay), Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay),

Stars:

Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicholas Hoult	...	Jack
Eleanor Tomlinson	...	Isabelle
Ewan McGregor	...	Elmont
Stanley Tucci	...	Roderick
Eddie Marsan	...	Crawe
Ewen Bremner	...	Wicke
Ian McShane	...	King Brahmwell
Christopher Fairbank	...	Uncle
Simon Lowe	...	Monk
Mingus Johnston	...	Bald
Ralph Brown	...	General Entin
Joy McBrinn	...	Old Maid
Chris Brailsford	...	Blacksmith
Warwick Davis	...	Old Hamm
Craig Salisbury	...	Panto Erik the Great

Storyline

Sent to the market by his uncle to sell their horse and buy thatch for their roof, Jack meets the beautiful Princess Isabelle whom he rescues her from ruffians. He returns home only with a handful of beads given to him by a monk who claimed they were sacred but that does little to impress his uncle who tosses them away. In the night the Princess arrives having run off to keep from marrying Roderick who is clearly only interested in becoming king. Soon the beans take root with a giant stalk carrying away the princess and Jack's house. He soon sets off on an adventure with the king's guards to rescue the princess only to find that a mythical land filled with giants really exists.

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Plot Keywords:

princess | giant | king | horse | monk | 

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Taglines:

Prepare for a giant adventure

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense scenes of fantasy action violence, some frightening images and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jack the Giant Killer

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$195,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$27,202,226 (USA) (1 March 2013)

Gross:

$64,482,913 (USA) (10 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Legendary Pictures, Original Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ewan McGregor's character states that he "has a bad feeling about this." This phrase is a staple of the Star Wars films, which McGregor, as Obi-Wan Kenobi, has said twice. Cast members Warwick Davis and Ralph Brown also appeared with him in the first film.

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Goofs

On the land of the Giants, there are sheep, bees, and presumably many other animals, all the same size as they'd be back on Earth, yet the two headed Giant has an enormous Goat Skull as decorative shoulder armor.

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Quotes

Elmont: Fear of heights?
Jack: Fear of falling.
Elmont: Well then don't fall!

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Crazy Credits

The silhouetted men in the Bad Hat Harry logo are replaced by giants.

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Connections

Version of Beanstalk (1994)

User Reviews

Very Average and Misses The Mark

How many movies can you say are exactly what you expected? This is one of them for me and for those that I saw it with. I was expecting average but hoping for more. As it turns out, there really is nothing extraordinary on display at all. It's a pure violent fairy tale complete with silly plot turns and nonsensical character decisions. I liked the cast well enough but wasn't really drawn to them or in to the story. There's very limited popcorn fun (I was disappointed in the action quite a bit actually and the lack of it) and, like everything else, the CGI wasn't bad but wasn't anything worth getting excited over either. This film will be forgotten sooner rather than later by most that see it.