ALAN MOWBRAY Jack the Giant SlayerJack the Giant Slayer is literally following in the footsteps of revisionist screen fairy-tales such as Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the Huntsman, Mirror Mirror and Once Upon a Time.
But this modern retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk is no average retread fantasy-adventure. Sure the movie reportedly cost $200 million to produce and originally was set to hit theaters in June 2012. However, X-Men Director Bryan Singer's latest film offers a good old-fashioned adventure where evil is evil, and good is pure and true throughout the movie.
Nicholas Hoult, in the title role, unintentionally reignites an ancient war between an army of men and race of giants from a land that hangs between heaven and earth. Jack sets out to sell his uncle's horse and cart, returning, as expected, with some "valuable" beans. These beans come with a warning: "Whatever happens, don't get the beans wet!"
Dam. Chris Nolan has really outdone himself. This was the best of the “Dark Knight Rises” movies. For those who don’t know about “Batman”, this movie is the epic conclusion of the “Dark Knight Rises” trilogy. (Dark Knight Rises Begins, Dark Knight Rises: The Dark Knight, and this movie, Dark Knight Rises: Dark Knight Rises) There is so much to say about this movie. I don’t know where to begin. First, the performances.
A lot of people were not expecting Anne Hathaway to do a great job as Catwoman, but I think she really gave an “amazing performance”. Her portrayal of Catwoman really combined the best of all the previous incarnations of the character; from Eartha Kitt, to Halle Berry to Michelle Feiffer. Not just Michelle Feiffer in Batman Returns but also Michelle Feiffer in Gangsta’s Paradise, both the movie Gangsta’s Paradise and her portrayal of the same character in the music video for Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise. All of that was in Anne Hathaway’s performance. Sometimes she would just take out a chair and sit on it backwards with a serious look on her face as she tried to turn Gotham’s street urchins away from crime.
