Review of The BFG (2016) by Aidan H — 07 Apr 2017

A very huge film, failing a bit when it comes to getting pleased by the audience. It's development actually took over 20 years and it has loads of other impressive trivia. Spielberg has been wanting to do this film for a very long time and when he finally "gets" it, I'm very pleased with it being done when the techincal features was so strong and solid as possible. Imagine a 2002-version, that would look crap today, right? Well, maybe I will thing excactly that in fifteen years, but I doubt it. The story was adapted to a film with the same name in 1989, though. I have never seen it, but it's full animation and probably not so impressive.

This film has a solid mixture of real faces and plenty of CGI. I'm not a CGI-fan at all, but the mix here looks swell. I'm impressed with the camerahandling and the presentation. The colors, the scenery, the giants looks splendid. I love the soundmixing and the work John Williams put down here - amazing stuff once again. The story is widely known and for me, Roald Dahl is the greatest of newer times when it comes to storytelling. No doubt. If you are a kid or not, you will be impressed - and quite possibly the kids are blown away, even of they never really know the quality of it. That's where the true magic is for me.

I won't go into the story here, it's not needed, but it's pure quality and the book Roald was most satisfied with himself. Great casting, cool to see that Mark Rylance was picked up while doing "Bridge of Spies" - pretty close timewise to this film. Rylance absolutely nails it by the way. He is the center here.

I like the way the director finally does somthing for kids again and I feel he really delivered. I don't like the farting, but heck, I bet it's the hights for the youngest audience. Farting queens - pretty unorthodox. I don't really care for the kid or the fact that it's never a hind of intense of frightening scenes here, neither are funnier scenes often presents. It's kind of flat. Still very enjoyable and given to make you smile and maybe even shed a few.

Never expect a challanging plot, smart moves or twists. Expect a family film, then let spellbounding fantasy grip you as it appeals to your innocence and liberty to dream.

8.5 out of 10 snozzcumbers.