I know that Jack now lives with his uncle or something. I know that this Jack grew up listening to stories about giants. Really, I didn’t see what made Jack any different than say the hero/protagonist of Eragon or some other bland fantasy movie. Here is how Jack the Giant Slayer could have been a better movie:ġ) Tell me, who exactly is this titular Jack? It is weird to care so much and it is weird to spend so many words trying to articulate my feelings but I promised that I would get around to make some positive and constructive comments, so here goes. How can they ravage a film like The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey which clearly has heart, pathos, and a wild sense of adventure and then innocently gloss over the glaring weakness of Jack’s Boring Climb to Floating Giant World? (Ah sorry, I said I would try to be nice. How did this film that cost tens and tens of millions of dollars to produce and market end up such a disappointment?Īlthough it’s hovering a little above 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, the top reviews from my Google search seem to focus adamantly on the film’s better parts, admitting its flaws yet downplaying them at the same time. So what did Jack and his beany friends do wrong? Just a fun silly adventure that pulls out a few story punches along the way. Not a perfect movie, not a masterpiece, not an Oscar contender. See, I actually wanted Jack the Giant Slayer to be a good movie. So instead I’m going to try something a little different. In an upcoming blog post I will talk about how much I dislike negative reviews and see them contributing little to the overall enjoyment of films and very much find them annoying.
Now usually I don’t like to be negative about movies. I actually went in with high hopes believing that despite it’s status as a box office flop (think the shiny but little seen goodness of Pacific Rim… ok maybe not quite that good) that it was somehow still a decent movie. Despite very much liking the actors Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, and Nicholas Hoult, the movie managed to swallow them up in unconvincing CGI, lackluster dialogue, and sorry under-characterization. Well now I know what it’s like to be on the other side. Often times I find myself reading scathing reviews after the movie (to be explained soon in a blog post) wondering how the reviewer can see so differently than I do. I don’t care if it’s a big silly spectacle, usually I can find a way to enjoy it. It seems like every time a big expensive action/sci-fi/fantasy/comic book movie comes out I am excited to see it. Tonight we finally made up for that missed opportunity by renting it at home. A few months ago my wife and I went to see Jack the Giant Slayer in theaters but tickets were sold out that night so we ended up doing something else.
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