History Film / JackTheGiantSlayer

''Jack the Giant Slayer'' (originally titled ''Jack the Giant Killer'') is a fantasy action adventure film, starring Creator/NicholasHoult, Creator/EwanMcGregor, [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Stanley Tucci]], Creator/IanMcShane, and BillNighy. It is directed by Creator/BryanSinger.

%%I don't know what to do with this, but Badass isn't a trope anymore, so this gets kinda orphaned. * To elaborate: after spending [[spoiler: half of the movie fumbling through and making one think that he probably got his job through family connections, Elmont gets his badass on when he stays behind to recover the Giant Control Device from the middle of the giant army, which he almost succeeds, manages to kill the wannabe BigBad in the middle of his brainwashed army, then casually climbs the tip of the beanstalk as it starts to fall to earth and rides it almost to his bed (he ends up in the moat) gets out of the moat and being a GenreSavvy bastard organizes the defenders so that when the giants come chasing his king the city is ready for them, trolls the giant leader by standing in the middle of the gate and shooting him in the face, trolls the entire giant army by encouraging the defenders to play tug of war with them on the drawbridge and shooting them up, and giving them the middle finger when they finally make it into the city.]]

* ShoutOut: To the infamous "NOT THE BEES!" scene from TheWickerMan.
** And to Franchise/StarWars, with Creator/EwanMcGregor (AKA Obi-Wan Kenobi) saying the famous CatchPhrase, "I have a bad feeling about this".

** At one point, one of the giants are using a [[DonQuixote windmill]] as a weapon.
* SmugSnake: Roderick

* {{Badass}}: Elmont
** To elaborate: after spending [[spoiler: half of the movie fumbling through and making one think that he probably got his job through family connections, Elmont gets his badass on when he stays behind to recover the Giant Control Device from the middle of the giant army, which he almost succeeds, manages to kill the wannabe BigBad in the middle of his brainwashed army, then casually climbs the tip of the beanstalk as it starts to fall to earth and rides it almost to his bed (he ends up in the moat) gets out of the moat and being a GenreSavvy bastard organizes the defenders so that when the giants come chasing his king the city is ready for them, trolls the giant leader by standing in the middle of the gate and shooting him in the face, trolls the entire giant army by encouraging the defenders to play tug of war with them on the drawbridge and shooting them up, and giving them the middle finger when they finally make it into the city.]]

* DistantFinale: The Giant's crown is st.Edward's crown shown at ending.

'''''Jack the Giant Slayer''''' (originally titled ''Jack the Giant Killer'') is a fantasy action adventure film, starring Creator/NicholasHoult, Creator/EwanMcGregor, [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Stanley Tucci]], Creator/IanMcShane, and BillNighy. It is directed by Creator/BryanSinger.

'''''Jack the Giant Slayer''''' (originally titled ''Jack the Giant Killer'') is a fantasy action adventure film, starring [[AboutABoy Nicholas Hoult]], Creator/EwanMcGregor, [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Stanley Tucci]], Creator/IanMcShane, and BillNighy. It is directed by Creator/BryanSinger.

* AMinorKidroduction: Jack and Isabelle are introduced to us as kids being read a bed time story about giants.

** Discutible: He wanted to control the giants with the crown, and the less people who could challenge his possession of it, better. Except for his henchmen, all the others were disposable, and rescuing the princess was just the perfect excuse for going up the beanstalk.

* IdiotPlot: Pendragon's plot would be scuttled if Jack were betrothed to Helene, who is obviously attracted to him, and Jack has been knighted as well. Even if it were just a marriage of convenience (most royal unions were), it still ruins Pendragon's plans.

* DamselInDistress: Isabelle getting captured by the giants is what sets the plot in motion. See FauxActionGirl below.

** And to StarWars, with Creator/EwanMcGregor (AKA Obi-Wan Kenobi) saying the famous CatchPhrase, "I have a bad feeling about this".
** The golden harp, shown at least three times in the film, heavily resembles the one in the ''Mickey and the Beanstalk'' short in ''FunAndFancyFree.''

* StupidEvil: Rodrick does a lot of actions just to show what an evil JerkAss he is; he has his sidekick send four soldiers to their death which in-turn leaves the group with barely any rations. And then he goes out of his way to throw another one off a cliff for literally no reason despite knowing he's in a hostile territory and could use the protection until he seized control.

'''''Jack the Giant Slayer''''' (originally titled ''Jack the Giant Killer'') is a fantasy action adventure film, starring [[AboutABoy Nicholas Hoult]], Creator/EwanMcGregor, [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Stanley Tucci]], Creator/IanMcShane, and BillNighy. It is directed by BryanSinger.

The original title referenced another [[Literature/JackTheGiantKiller "Jack" folk tale]] which is [[BloodierAndGorier quite different]] from ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' despite similar elements. Trivia/JackTheGiantSlayer

The original title referenced another [[Literature/JackTheGiantKiller "Jack" folk tale]] which is [[BloodierAndGorier quite different]] from ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' despite similar elements.

* ActorAllusion: Ian [=McShane=] plays the king here as he did in ''Series/{{Kings}}''.
** Not the first time Ewan [=McGregor=] plays a [[StarWars sword-wielding knight]].

* FakeNationality: The Scot Ewan [=McGregor=] is faking (painfully posh) English as Elmont [[spoiler:(counts as this world is shown to be England in the past)]].

** The king (Ian McShane) is announced by someone saying "The King approaches". That's also how he was announced in ''Series/{{Kings}}''.

* RecycledInSpace: ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' [-...WITH GIANTS-]!

* TheCameo: Creator/WarwickDavis appears during the beginning of the film. IanMcKellen also makes a vocal cameo in one of the first theatrical trailers reading a quote, which is also placed in the film's climax in which [[spoiler: generations of people tell the story of Jack]].