June 18 is the street
date for director Bryan Singer’s CGI-laced take on the old English fairy tale
about a boy, a beanstalk and a gaint.
“Fee-fi-fo-fum” has turned into a chorus as there are giants aplenty in
Warner Home Video’s three-SKU home entertainment product launch of Jack
the Giant Slayer.
The ARR is 109 days and
the domestic box office haul currently stands right at $63 million.
The “golden eggs” being
served up are two Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack editions — one with a 3D/2D viewing
option and the other as 2D only — and there is also a DVD stand alone
edition. All three feature UltraViolet.
Jack (Nicholas Hoult — Clash
of the Titans, Warm Bodies, X-Men: First Class, etc.)
is no mere boy and the hen that lays the golden eggs has been transformed (a literary
license) into a beautiful princess named Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson — Alice
in Wonderland).
Other than that, it’s
pretty much the same story, only on steroids.
Lots of giants who love to dine on humans with glee (with “relish,” we
thought, would imply other condiments as well) and are only kept at bay by a
magical crown — whomever possesses it has absolute power over them.
Along for the great
adventure is Ewan McGregor as Elmont, a loyal knight, while Stanley Tucci is
delightfully cast as the villain of the piece, Roderick, with Bill Nighy
supplying the voice for the two-headed leader of the giant hordes, Fallon.
All three SKUs include
deleted scenes and a gag reel, while the Blu-ray editions feature the
interactive feature, “Become a Giant Slayer.”
.jpg)
Playing a little fast and
loose with the actual historical events (that’s Hollywood), this sumptuous costume
drama is nevertheless a long-awaited cinematic gem that also stars Roger Moore
(as Prince Henri), Pedro Armendáriz (as his father, King Francis I) and Marisa
Pavan (as Henri’s scheming “baby machine” of a wife, Catherine de Medici).
To download this week's
complete edition of the DVD and Blu-ray Release Report: DVD & Blu-ray Release Report
No comments:
Post a Comment