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Post by AddisonMizner on Jul 26, 2016 13:27:13 GMT
Having just got back from seeing this at the cinema, I thought I would start a thread, as there seems to be have been nothing mentioned about this previously.
Well, I though that this was absolutely magical! It looked gorgeous and Mark Rylance was a joy as the BFG. He brought such humanity to the role, that you couldn't fail to empathise with him. His presence was magnetic, even through CGI, and he was missed in the (rare) moments that he was off screen.
Go if you get the chance!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 13:29:59 GMT
Funnily enough, I'm heading to the cinema now to see this! (And crossing my fingers the rugrat presence will be minimal, for maximum Rylance enjoyment.)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 19:04:35 GMT
This was really lovely, though I wonder if it doesn't drag a bit in places for the little 'uns...
Mark Rylance was born to play this role, what with his sad but twinkly eyes and slightly hesitant delivery. And I loved the bit where he's bullied by the scariest giant:
Bully: YOU is an INSULT to giants!
BFG, merrily: Cheers!
That was always my response to bullies intent on pointing out how I wasn't like them. Except I kept the thought in my head, obviously. ;-)
The few kids in the audience behaved beautifully, but two teenage girls less so, completely ruining the touching scene between Sophie and the BFG towards the end by running out of the auditorium, shouting. Ah well, there's always the DVD release, I suppose.
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Post by Jon on Jul 26, 2016 19:42:19 GMT
Its interesting although not surprising that while it opened at the top spot in the UK, it bombed in America. I suspect the fact Dahl isn't as loved in the US compared to the UK and it was released between Disney's own Finding Dory which was still doing mega business, against The Legend of Tarzam and The Secret Life of Pets meant it had no chance of succeeding
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Post by lynette on Jul 26, 2016 23:13:57 GMT
The bits I've seen in the trailer and on film review seem very scary for young children. What age do you think would be the minimum?
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Post by Jon on Jul 26, 2016 23:37:01 GMT
The bits I've seen in the trailer and on film review seem very scary for young children. What age do you think would be the minimum? It's a PG so I assume it's not that scary but Dahl has always had a dark underbelly so I'd say 7 or 8. Zootropolis was a PG for example and that some moments which made me even jump Rylance seems to Spielberg's go to man as he's going to appear in Ready Player One and The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara plus he's currently shooting concurrently with Ready Player One, Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and he's appearing in the West End in Nice Fish. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 7:54:56 GMT
Yes, it's a PG. There are a few scary moments (I think they call it 'mild peril' in kids' films parlance!). There were kids of probably 8 in the audience and they didn't seem to have any problems with it, so as Jon says above, that's probably the right age.
But as with the Potter play, it's entirely dependent on the child. I would say a child of 6 who's fine with Doctor Who would be perfectly OK in a sceening of this.
There are some brilliantly funny scenes, too. I don't usually go for puerile humour, but the bit with the corgis and the frobscottle had absolutely everyone in the room laughing out loud.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 13:31:31 GMT
Have Disney now been completely dropped from all branding for this? Once upon a time it was a Disney involved project.
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Post by Jon on Jul 28, 2016 2:45:22 GMT
Have Disney now been completely dropped from all branding for this? Once upon a time it was a Disney involved project. The BFG was a DreamWorks SKG film that was meant to be the last film distributed by Disney in the US and various smaller markets via Touchstone, DreamWorks sold the oversea distribution rights not covered by Disney to local distributors such as eOne who distribute it in the UK. Disney later decide to co-finance it and make it a Disney branded film in the US and elsewhere which is why DreamWorks isn't credited but Amblin which is also owned by Spielberg is. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2016 5:39:10 GMT
I'm sure I can't be the only person who mentally fills in completely the wrong word for the "F".
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2016 6:35:49 GMT
I spent some of my school years in Yorkshire, so I can categorically assure you you're not! ;-)
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Post by peelee on Jul 28, 2016 16:33:18 GMT
A well told story and a brilliant film. See it on the big screen while it is still showing in cinemas. We saw the 2D version but there is also a 3D version.
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Post by Jon on Jul 29, 2016 0:28:05 GMT
I really want to see The Twits done as a film although I've always imagined as either as a TV film or stop motion. Although The Witches has done been done as a film, I think a new adaptation would be good to see
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Post by shady23 on Jul 30, 2016 19:08:27 GMT
I really enjoyed it. Visually beautiful and lots of fun.
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Post by Paul on Jul 31, 2016 21:01:44 GMT
I saw this earlier this week and was bored most of the way through it. I thought it did look very pretty but I wasn't familiar with the story at all so this may have been the reason I was bored.
Also the little girl in the film looked a lot like Miranda Hart.
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Post by d'James on Aug 1, 2016 10:19:49 GMT
Now you are familiar with the story you should go and see it again and you won't be bored.
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