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Also didn't help that the BFG looked less like a Big Friendly Giant and more like Geddy Lee.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!!!!
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wHY IS THE DVD of the UK television version 1:85?
1989 still used 1:33 for broadcasts.
Was there a theatrical release?
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Because is a bad-boring movie...........and yes I am a big fan of Spielberg..
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We tried to watch it this week. Made it about 15 min in and we all agreed that it was terrible. Bad story, bad dialogue, lackluster effects... and it was missing a hook to keep us interested.
pretty well sums it up.
Hey, even genius's have bad days
brm
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What an amusing thread. Really. Mean it.
I've been catching up on a LOT of this year's movies, thanks to the DGA screeners arriving daily. I saw The Jungle Book - a real hit-em-over-the head lesson film with not an iota of the fun the original cartoon had or even the Sabu movie. La La Land - this year's "it" movie - it looks pretty but if I want to watch a Jacques Demy film I'll watch a Jacques Demy film. I do love how it's being called an old-fashioned musical - when a film doesn't have a musical number for the final third of the film (until the finale), it's not really a musical in the traditional sense. Nor are its stars song and dance people - they are painful to listen to. Arrival - I liked it okay, mostly because of Amy Adams. A Monster Calls - I liked it, too. And on and on. And tonight I watched The BFG, having had not much knowledge about it at all. I choose not to pontificate on films I haven't seen or scores I haven't heard.
So, I'll just be that guy - I loved every minute of it. And you won't find the word twee, which I find twee, in this post. Mark Rylance should be up for an Oscar - he outacts the pants off everyone else. It actually has a SCRIPT by an actual really good writer. It has Mr. Spielberg, who knows how to tell a story and direct a movie. It has a lovely performance by the young girl and a fun performance by Penelope Wilton. It was even touching at times. And, wait for it, it has a SCORE - you know, a SCORE that actually functions as movie music used to - not as sound design or pad, but actually UNDERSCORING the story. Yeah, that kind of score - John Williams - still has it. Not in the very top tier, but a wonderful score nonetheless.
But I got news for you - if ET came out today, it would flop just like this film. Period. Flop. And everyone would blame it on the title, too. And the marketing. I blame it on the world in which we live. I heartily recommend this. There, I've said it and I'm glad and as Mammy Yokum would say, "I has spoken."
After having finally seen THE BFG I can only applaud your judgement on it: the film is full of magic, wonder, innocence and fun. It´s a masterfully made film for children of all ages, and only the cynics with attention-span-problems cannot appreciate such a marvel. Also, Williams´ score does not overpower the proceedings AT ALL, instead it enhances it with just the right measure.
Yes, one of the best films of the year.
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The first mistake was choosing the novel.
No one could have made a good movie based on a faithful adaptation
brm
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Meanwhile, I'll be seeing BFG soon. I hope it's OK, although I don't expect it to be in competition for my top 10 of the year. (btw, I've already listened to the CD; the score is enjoyable latter-day Williams.)
I watched it this evening. No, The BFG won't be in my top 10 for the year, but it's not bad. It has a slight charm, but it doesn't quite justify a two-hour running time. For those who gave up on it halfway in, it does actually get better by the last hour. The royal breakfast sequence is fun (I have to admit I laughed out loud at the low humor gag of what happens to the queen's corgis after they gulp down the BFG's fizzy drink) and it ends satisfyingly. There's nothing complex about this movie, it's simply a good, simple fantasy film. 3 out of 5.
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I missed this film entirely, somehow, never hearing it was made or released.
I just saw it in the kiddie videos at the library and I think I'll give it a try.
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