Jack the Giant Slayer

This is kinda weird for me already, reviewing a movie like this. It's not a Korean movie? An adventure movie? Okay, let's just go with it for the sake of seeing something different! Those were my words when a friend talked about the movie and I downloaded to see it with my friends who stopped by at my place that day. It's best to see a short movie for a short visit, right?

Well, it was good I suggested we see this movie as I saw that they enjoyed it for a short movie time but we didn't fail to see some things that was off putting. Still, it was a somewhat good movie.

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"Jack The Giant Slayer" is an old movie from 2013 directed by Bryan Singer, the director of X-Men. No, I've not seen that movie yet but heard a lot about it when it was released. This is a movie in the adventure, fantasy and a bit of an action genre.

The movie is about a guy called Jack who reignited the humans and giant race war by opening the gateway between them. He has to fight giants to save his princess who was held hostage and bring the war to a calm. An adventure they didn't expect is what played out for them.

It started with a story that many who told it doesn't think it's real and Jack who loved to listen to the story confirmed it to be true when he is faced with the giants. The little twists in it made the movie more interesting. Some scenes were quite predictable but still got us hooked.

For an old movie, it's a good one and could actually be compared to a few other short movies I've seen which is a good enough reason to suggest it.

I think this is the first movie I've seen with giant characters, not counting animated movies. And I must say I never imagined how giants would look like aside being extra ugly, and the movie portray that perfectly... The Huge, ugly and then their annoying look.

A scene I still can't settle with was where a giant character saw the bean seed that opens the gateway for them on the ground. I mean, as huge as he is, how did he see a tiny seed on the ground? or maybe I'm missing something. But I did scream "Wayo" meaning "foul play" when I saw that lol. There were a few scenes like that but this one was too much.

Well, it does pass for a good movie time regardless and I know anyone who enjoys adventure movies would love this one. It actually reminded me of the adventure movie "The Princess" so maybe if you've seen that one, you'll enjoy this one too.

I'll give it a 7/10rating and that's for the small foul play they did on me but yeah, still highly recommended to adventure movie lovers. Let me know what you think about the movie if you've seen it before.

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I watched Jack the Giant killer yesterday morning on my job. It was yet another boring day but thankfully Netflix came to the rescue.

I remember I wanted to watch this movie on the cinema when it came out in 2013 but for whatever reason I missed it and totally forgot its existence. Oh well, fast forward almost a decade later Netflix came to remind me of it.

As the name of the movie suggests, this is a fantasy movie based on the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale. I don't remember exactly how the fairy tale goes, but from the little I do remember, I think it's only loosely based. So if you expect an accurate narration of the story maybe you will be disappointed. Me, I didn't care much.

So... Overall, although not a huge fan of the genre this is a movie I enjoyed more then I expected.

I found the movie visually appealing and enjoyed the fairy tailish cgi. The action scenes were also pretty good and it had some fun moments and laughs too. The actors did a decent job in their acting and the pace was quite good and I can't say there was a moment I got bored.

It's not a perfect film, but it's a good Hollywood movie that I think both kids and adults will enjoy.

All in all, not any major complains! It was two hours I won't regret spending.

A 7/10 from me!

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. source

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