History Film / JackTheGiantSlayer

The original title was a reference to ''Literature/JackTheGiantKiller'', which is [[BloodierAndGorier quite different]] from ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' despite similar elements.

The original title was a reference to the older folk tale ''Literature/JackTheGiantKiller'', which is [[BloodierAndGorier quite different]] from ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' despite similar elements.

In this film based on the tale "Literature/JackTheGiantKiller", a young farm boy is given a bunch of magic beans that lead to a land in the sky inhabited by giants. When the princess of the nearby kingdom is taken by the giants, Jack teams up with the king's men to rescue her.

* TheCameo: WarwickDavis appears during the beginning of the film. IanMcKellen also makes a vocal cameo in one of the first theatrical trailers and his voice can be heard narrating the above quote during the end of the movie.

* TheCameo: WarwickDavis appears during the beginning of the film.

* TheCameo: Warwick Davis appears during the beginning of the film.

* TheGoodKing: The king is a pretty decent guy. [[EvilChancellor Aside from one serious]] [[GenreBlind blind spot]] early on, he's a good leader who handles himself well, deals with his subjects fairly, [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething and isn't above hard labor right alongside the common soldiers]] when necessary. He also shows remarkable restraint when dealing with Jack, refraining from [[CleaningThisGun trying to intimidate him]] once it's clear there's some chemistry between him and the Princess.

* LoopholeAbuse: Whoever wears the crown of King Erik controls the giants. However, this does not make them entirely obedient, and they could find ways of killing the wearer of the crown indirectly.

* GoryDiscretionShot: The film always cuts away whenever the giants devour the humans, only allowing the viewer to hear the sounds.

* TheStarscream: Fumm clearly doesn't care for Fallon and clearly goes out of his way not to help him when Fallon falls into the fire moat.

* DisneyVillainDeath: The giant with the helmet suffers this. Though we do get to see the result of the giants fall.

* OneGenderRace: In the entirety of the film, there is not one single female giant seen. Even in the giant's fortress, its inhabited only by males. Though their fortress being occupied only by males could be justified, since it is most likely a military garrison.

* LoopholeAbuse: Whoever wheres the crown of King Erik controls the giants. However, this does not make them entirely obedient, and they could find ways of killing the wearer of the crown indirectly.

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: During the near end of the film, set during modern day london, a boy named Rodey grins evilly at the royal crown (actually the crown of King Erik) and carries with him a backpack similar to Roderick's. This heavily implies that he is a descendant of Roderick and plans to do what his ancestor did centuries ago.]]

** [[spoiler:But Roderick died before he could produce offspring, and it's pretty clear he didn't have a wife somewhere. I actually thought the kid was a descendant of Jack and Isabelle, and that it wasn't an evil grin, but a sort of proud one.]]

-> ''Fee fi fo fumm, ask not whence the thunder come. Between Heaven and Earth is a perilous place, home to a fearsome giant race. Hungry to conquer the mortals below, waiting for the seeds of vengeance to grow''

''Jack the Giant Slayer'' (Originally titled ''Jack the Giant Killer'') is a fantasy action adventure film, starring [[AboutABoy Nicholas Hoult]], EwanMcGregor, [[CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Stanley Tucci]], [[KungFuPanda Ian [=McShane=]]], and [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean Bill Nighy]]. It is directed by [[Film/{{X-Men}} Bryan]] [[SupermanReturns Singer]].

In this film based on the tale "Jack the Giant Killer", a young farm boy is given a bunch of magic beans that lead to a land in the sky inhabited by giants. When the princess of the nearby kingdom is taken by the giants, Jack teams up with the king's men to rescue her.