Jack the Giant Slayer

Really enjoyed watching this with my 10yr old. Some gruesome scenes, but generally tolerable. Mild romance, expected of a fairy tale. Some good messages about kindness, bravery and chivalry. All-in-all a good saturday night watch.

This movie has twist and turns excitement and suspense!!

This movie was so great!!! It was also very clean! There is a little bit of language; about 4 words, there is one scene in the beginning where the princess's dress is very low-cut, and then one ending scene where her dress is only a little low. One harp figurine is shown with no clothes on (but it was not detailed at all). The violence was not as bad as everyone is saying, in my opinion. It was such a well done movie! And of course Ewan McGregor added to the awesomeness lol. Loved it!!!

This review picks out the main good and bad points of Jack the Giant Slayer with a balanced view – for instance, good workmanship versus gross jokes. The review itself is skillfully developed, organized and helpful with a well-written summary, although perhaps a bit biased since the writer clearly doesn’t find those gross jokes funny. The review touches on the violence of the movie, but being a short review, doesn’t really get into the effects of that violence aside from one discussion question. Even though it takes a truthful look at the good messages of the movie such as the clear-cut good and evil, a longer and more in-depth review would have to discuss the dignity of the human person, and whether the film respects that. I don’t think it does, mainly because of the gross, cartoonish violence. For instance, the movie’s giants are disgusting and utterly evil creatures which can be killed without remorse or consequence. What kind of attitude does that encourage in the real world? How does watching the deaths of these characters leave the audience feeling? As the review asks, what purpose does the violence serve?

Don't think this Disney's Jack & The Beanstalk! Lots of slaying of giants and humans.

Fun, visually striking fantasy based on 'Jack and the Beanstalk.' This film is partly animated; the giants are presented in CGI but the rest of the cast are real actors on screen. More suitable for 12+ because the giants are pretty scary and there are several scenes where they eat animals and people ( not gory but a bit disturbing). There are other violent killing scenes and people/giants falling to their deaths. I put this movie on a scare/violent level a little higher than 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.'

If you want to watch it go ahead but if you dont, your not missing out on anything.

Took my 11 year old son and 13 year old daughter - they both enjoyed it. There is an intense battle scene that could be scary. Jack is good-hearted and well-mannered, it's nice for the kids to see a hero that isn't a super-hero type. The love story is sweet, and not embarrassing for young boys. The giants are scary enough to be thrilling for younger kids, but also funny and gross. The kids liked how they tied in this adapted story to the original at the end. I was slightly bored, but not entirely so. An okay movie.

This film wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was actually quite entertaining. There is some mild swearing and action scenes. There is some gross sense of humor such as when the giants are eating/chasing the humans, trying to decide which human to eat first, picking their noses, and such. The fighting scenes aren't too bad either. It's not the best movie I have seen all year but it is not the worst either which is why I am giving it a 3 out of 5 stars.

Went to see this on a date with my husband. Enjoyed it so much that I took four kids (12, 10, 9 and 6) back along with two grandparents. Everyone loved it. The story is well adapted. The giants are perfect and all of the characters have depth and are well played. For parents, they ARE man-eating giants, but this fact is made obvious WITHOUT the gratuitous gore thati many films choose to include. There is death but it is implied in many cases. No blood that I remember. No sex nor even innuendo. The giants are bad but not evil. scary enough but they do have personality and humor. Only profanity that I remember was one "h---" and one "bas----" (well deserved). Very good movie. Reminded me very much of The Princess Bride.