The Big Friendly Giant

Starring:David Jason, Amanda Root, Angela Thorne, Ballard Berkeley, Michael Knowles, Don Henderson (II), Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Myfanwy Talog, Jimmy Hibbert
Director: Brian Cosgrove
Studio: Celebrity Home Enter
Product Type: DVD

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When a giant silently snatches little Sophie from her orphanage bed and takes her through a vortex into another world, she has no idea she has just been rescued. The particular giant who kidnaps her is the friendly one of the title: an elf-like creature who forces himself to eat foul-tasting cucumber-like things instead of children and spends his nights delivering good dreams to them. Sophie and the BFG form a fast friendship in this animated feature based on the Roald Dahl book. But when they go back to England the next night, one of the evil giants follows them and eats several children, prompting the pair to seek intervention from the queen and a team of military helicopters. Once again Dahl's unique vision blends modern-day realism with a fantastical world, captured superbly in this 91-minute British production, starring the voices of Amanda Root and David Jason. Young ones may have a few anxious moments during Sophie's original abduction and a later chase by the meanest of the giants. But the scariness of child-munching is more than offset by the dream-like quality of the land of the giants, the BFG's sing-songy mangling of the English language, and the heroic pairing of orphan and oversized sprite. (Ages 3 and older.) --Kimberly Heinrichs

Description

One moonlit night, little Sophie is snatched from her bed at Mrs. Clonkers' orphanage by an awesome giant who whisks her away on a magical, thrilling and funny adventure. Roald Dahl's (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach) enchanting, best-selling children's book comes to life in this classic, animated musical feature by the award-winning Cosgrove Hall Studio, makers of DangerMouse and The Wind in the Willows. Unlike the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater and the Bonecruncher, the Big Friendly Giant is a good giant who blows sweet dreams into the bedroom windows of children as they slumber. When Sophie learns that the monstrous crew of meanies is off to England to gobble up innocent boys and girls, she sets out to stop them once and for all, with the help of her new, rather large, friend. The BFG shows the most tender and dreamlike side of celebrated author roald Dahl as he depicts the amazing friendship that grows between a little girl and a big-hearted Giant. DVD Features: Roald Dahl Chronology and Selected Bibliography; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

Customer Reviews:

this is a great movie!.......2007-05-26

this is the best movie in the history of animated movies! it is full of excitment with an enchanting story about a little girl named Sophie and a giant called the BFG (big friendly giant). i am 9 years old and i think the book is equally as good as the movie is!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just as remembered.......2007-05-17

I watched this when I was a child and I decided to buy it for my children and they loved it.

Not The Book.......2007-05-17

I read this book every year with my 4th grade class. This year I thought we would watch the movie and practice comparing and contrasting the book and the movie. I was very disappointed in the movie. There's really nothing wrong with it, it's just not at all close to the book. It you're looking for a cute children's movie, it's okay but it you want to see Roald Dahl's "The BFG" you'll have to wait for another version.

The BFG an exciting event.......2006-03-10

The BFG

Do you now where dreams come from? Imagination, mind, giants and trumpets, I know its all odd. When little, brave, and smart Sophie looks out her window what does she see?
Have you ever scared a queen right out of her socks?That is exactly what little Sophie does with her friend the BFG! What kind of power do they need?
Snozzcumbers? Frobscottle? Whizzpopers? The flesh Lumpeader? What are all these objects anyway? Where do dreams come from too?
The Bloodbottler is attacking! What are they going to use the BFGs power or sophies big brains or both .Maybe the Bloodbottler is a little numb.What is a bloodbottler who is he?
So what exactly are all these extraordinary things? In this fantasy by Roald Dahl , just about anything could happen.
I would recomend this book to anyone who likes exciting and funfilled books and if you are in to total mystery and excitment.

Almost as Good as the Book! (Sam & his Dad).......2005-08-22

True to the book, good animation, one of the great adaptations. We had to pay $$ to get this, it is never shown on TV nor is it available any longer in the USA. Don't buy a British one, it won't play on an American video recorder. The sound is a little muffled on our copy... You should DEFINITELY read Matilda and rent that video too!

Average customer rating:

this is a great movie!
Just as remembered
Not The Book
The BFG an exciting event
Almost as Good as the Book! (Sam & his Dad)

The Big Friendly Giant
Starring: David Jason , Amanda Root , Angela Thorne , Ballard Berkeley , and Michael Knowles
Director: Brian Cosgrove
Manufacturer: Just For Kids Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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