“Jack” is like that, in that it is very loosely based on two stories involving guys named Jack who have a lot to do with giants. So they are already at least second hand. These were themselves taken and translated from other collections of European folk tales and edited for children. ![]() When I was growing up we had Andrew Lang’s Red and Blue fairy books in the house (there are 12 in all). Well that and the fact that I do want my children exposed to fairy tales. I was glad it was on the marquee because nothing else looked suitable. I went to see it with two very uncritical movie reviewers, my six-year-old daughter and her best friend. There have been indications it’s been picking up, perhaps due to word of mouth advertising. ![]() On the other hand, nothing else that weekend did either and “Jack” wound up on top anyway. “Jack the Giant Slayer” did not do very well opening weekend, earning only $28 million of the $200 million they need to break even. Note: This appeared in the print-only TV Guide of The Marshall Independent.
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