4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK Kids movie, January 12, 2005
This review is from: Beanstalk [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This restages the classic fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk in contemporary small town America .It is a town where recession is in the air and Jack's single parent mother is having problems meeting the mortgage payment ,and there is a grasping banker waiting in the wings determined -even eager -to foreclose on the mortgage
Enter a dotty academic -played by Margot Kidder in unflattering guise -who has the magic beans which when planted grow into the beanstalk .Kiddrer tries to persuade them to cut the tree down as there are giants at the top and they might well come down and wreak havoc
Jack-naturally climbs the beanstalk where the giants are living in a 50's sitcom America--Nixon is President and the atmosphere id Leave it to Beaver ,with the Munsters as the family unit .And naturally the giant pusues him back to earth
The movie is cheaply made and the special effects are basic .The make up for the giants is well judged- enough to set them apart without frightening the younger audiences,.
Sad to se an actress of Kidder's stature in this kind of thing but for what it is this is okay -if not really for adults
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beanstalk,timely for the ECO-System., May 29, 2000
Hey this is a fun-filled fantasy film with THX Mastered Sound, An enjoyous-romp for the little one's and the grown-up's. Good production value's and music score nice acting turn's by veteran's David(American Werewolf in London)Naughton,Richard Moll(TVs Night Court) and zany wacky scientist played by Margot Kidder(Lois Lane of Superman,movies)least of all the child-actor known as Jack,after the Beanstalk,RECOMMENDED FAMILY VIEWING!
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