Jack/Giant-Killer

by Charles de Lint

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441379702
• ISBN13: 9780441379705
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Killed that giant!!

Super reviews for both product and delivery!! Thanks for caring and packaging the DVD for travel!!

HARRYHAUSEN INSPIRED CLASSIC NOT THE MUSICAL VERSION

I saw this at in the theater when I was a kid and was hooked on stop motion animation for life! I never saw it again until some time in the 80's. It was playing on the Disney channel, so I had a friend record it for me because I did not have the channel at the time. When I watched it, I was so completely dumbfounded as.....someone had taken a really good fantasy movie and turned it in to an ersatz musical! I have since found two different releases on DVD both are the original non musical version. The one listed states it is the musical version, but is in fact the correct original version! The effects are a very obvious cash in on Ray Harryhausen's '7th Voyage Of Sinbad' Film, not quite in the same league(the budget could of had something to do with this?), but very cool non the less. Who can resist a two headed giant! The DVD's I have are both the non Musical version and are good prints. I kinda wish one of them was the musical version just to see it again......really weird!

GREAT SPECIAL EFFECTS FOR THE TIME PERIOD

This is a great little film with stop motion animation (pre-CGI) that deals with magic, sorcerers, fearless heros with viking and a leprechaun. A favorite of mine as a kid with great performances by the "7th Voyage of Sinbad" cast, this movie is a family film that can be enjoyed by all ages.

Jack the Giant Killer DVD

A budget DVD released on Goodtimes homevideo (It used to be released on MGM). Picture quality of 'Jack the Giant Killer' is much better than the Vhs version (obviously) and about the same (if not better) than the Laser Disc release. This single layer disc runs 1 hour 36 minutes and is playable worldwide (NTSC). The movie stars Kerwin Williams & the beautiful Judi Meredith and directed by Nathan Juran. There are no special features on this DVD except for scene index and play. The DVD is worth it even at this price. This is not the musical version but the regular movie version, The disc is made in Hong Kong (and/or Taiwan) as mentioned on the back of the DVD keepcase, but then again most budget DVDs are made there nowadays. The picture and sound quality is very good (Its the best I've seen of this video so far) and would get this classic before its too late.

I think i've seen the non-musical version. . .

This was my favorite movie when i was little, even though some of the dialogue seems weird now. =) Some of the costumes are wonderful and the plot is great! There is the typical princess being kidnapped but with several interesting twists, having her become one of the enemy's henchmen. It is similar to other movies at the time, but that can only be expected, so one has to enjoy it for what it is.