jviramontez This has become one of my all time favorite movies... great costumes, excellent CG, fantastic story, and a powerful cast...This is a must see!

troy-graham-689-377650 This movie is somewhat expected. They didn't quite NAIL it but they were close.Nicholas Hoult played the character of Jack reasonably well whilst still letting the "Nicholas Hoult-ness" show through. The subdued yet surprised looks and scarce bursts of energy.The CG in this movie is fairly decent. Definitely pulls you into the world of not only the Human part of the world but also the world of the Giants.There is one key feature from the original story that is left out, I'll leave that to you to find out what it is.All in all, strong characters, decent story, great actors and a very fun and enjoyable movie to watch. Pop it on; tune out to the world and get sucked in.They falter with a few missed opportunities but still stay somewhat true to the story. FE FI FO FUM!

wojo84 This was a fun movie to watch. It may be a bit intense for a younger audience though. I was surprised that those that "always get their comeuppance" received it early on and really left no villains other than the giants. I do admit I laughed hard when a human was dealt with from a giant. Of course, I'm also the kind of viewer that asks why were the repeating arrow shooters not used early in the battle? To much military critique from me.I found this to be very entertaining but I'm left hanging at the end....What happens to the giants? You see them kneeling and that is it. Next thing is the bedtime story.

Wizard-8 Hollywood has made some strange decisions over the years, and one of them has to be spending almost 200 million dollars on a movie based on the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk". Actually, I guess it could have worked - fairy tales have been made into good movies before. But this cinematic telling doesn't really work. It does have some good things about it - the production design and special effects are well done, there are no slow spots, and occasionally some excitement is generated. But throughout the movie, it feels weighed down considerably by a feeling of gloom. The movie is pretty joyless - it feels dirty, cynical, and without a sense of fun. Also, the level of violence in the movie seems a bit much for what should have been a more family friendly film. It doesn't help that Nicholas Hoult, playing the central figure of Jack, it pretty underwhelming in the lead. (Though in fairness, the script doesn't give him much to make him a charismatic and multidimensional character - or any of the other actors for that matter.) As I mentioned earlier, the movie is not without merit, but you would be better off watching the 1962 movie "Jack the Giant Killer" instead.