Review of Jack and the Beanstalk (1974) by Jacob B — 19 May 2017

Similarly to what I did with *shudder* Foodfight, I had Channel Awesome watch the movie for me...although I did eventually go see bits and pieces of the actual film after finding it on YouTube. Too lazy to buy the DVD and anyway it's very expensive as anyone who saw the Nostalgia Critic's review suggests.

The film is indeed a very weird adaptation of a universally known fairy tale. Some fine animation...for the 1970's, a few good ideas and the amusement of seeing a giant wind up a toy version of his mother - wait, what? - so that she can insult him.

However, there's also a lack of consistency, weird musical numbers and shifts in tone going from a creepy haunted house movie to a Looney Tunes cartoon. Other things that make the film weird include: a confusing plot twist that'll leave kids AND adults stumped, the titular character's dog having a crappy musical number although he never spoke before and doesn't speak after and twists and turns so unexpected they'll make you go "I wh- I don't.

..I just...what?". And let's not forget the scene with suddenly trippy animation, paper people and a priest that is all like "ARE YOU HAPPYYYYYYY?". Some amusement but ultimately too weird for its own good.

The kids can wait up until they learn about Channel Awesome's existence and watch Doug Walker's videos on the channel.