Jack the Giant Slayer

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An ancient war is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom and its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend… and gets the chance to become a legend himself. Acclaimed filmmaker Bryan Singer directs the 3D epic action adventure “Jack the Giant Slayer,” starring Nicholas Hoult (“X-Men: First Class”) in the title role. The film also stars Eleanor Tomlinson as Princess Isabelle; Stanley Tucci (“Captain America: The First Avenger”) as the deceitful Lord Roderick; Ian McShane (“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” HBO’s “Deadwood”) as the besieged King Brahmwell; Bill Nighy (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”) as the giants’ leader, General Fallon; and Ewan McGregor (“Star Wars,” “The Ghost Writer”) as palace guard Elmont. Singer directs from a screenplay by Darren Lemke and Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney, story by Darren Lemke & David Dobkin. The film is produced by Neal Moritz, David Dobkin, Bryan Singer, Patrick McCormick and Ori Marmur, with Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia, Toby Emmerich, Richard Brenner, Michael Disco and John Rickard serving as executive producers. The creative filmmaking team includes Singer’s longtime collaborators, director of photography Newton Thomas Sigel (“X-Men,” “Superman Returns”) and editor John Ottman (“X2,” “Superman Returns”). The production designer is Gavin Bocquet (“Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”). A New Line Cinema presentation, in association with Legendary Pictures, “Jack the Giant Slayer” opens worldwide beginning March 1, 2013 and will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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Previewing with Sky soon

(Locations Updated)
Certificate: 12A
Screening Date: Sunday March 17
Screening Time: 10am for a 10:30am start
Locations: Belfast, Birmingham, Bluewater, Bristol - Cinema De Luxe, Cardiff, Cheshire Oaks, Coventry, Derby-cinema De Lux, Dublin - Liffey Valley, Glasgow, Greenwich - The O2, Islington, Leeds, Leicester - Cinema De Luxe, Manchester, North Finchley, Nottingham, Paisley, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Reading, Teesside, Walsall, Watford

[andrews]

Tickets available here: http://www.fmuk.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23416

[badcoverversion]

It's been hammered by the critics but I did rather like the original trailer.

[prettyxcool]

Great to see jeanelle, pcrock and funthing tonight. Really like Warner Bros screenings, as we get a nice drink before hand and the seats are really comfy. The screening was packed, with some very well behaved young children too.

Loved this. Non-taxing entertainment. Light hearted and family friendly. Refreshing re-telling of fairy tale. Nicholas Hoult makes a good Jack. Gosh those Giants are ugly. But tug of war with the Giants, really?? 8/10

[jeanelle]

We enjoyed this - but it does help that it's a great screening room and there wasn't much queueing to do. Also seeing the lovely FMUKers is always a treat.

Lots of well-known faces to spot and a simple tale. Good special effects but got a bit sick of the music. My friend works in Hampton Court and said they were there for two weeks filming (the market place) which was on screen for less than 5 mins!

[funthing29]

Silly and cheesy but harmless entertainment and it has one of the best uses of 3D I have seen in a while. Unfortunately it looks they blew most of the budget on the special effects because the costumes looked a bit tacky and I noticed quite a few continuity errors. I can see why it didn't receive a strong reception when it opened in the US. 6.5/10.

[LondonCityNights]

I'm at the o2 now, and the cinema is locked up tight! According to the staff the manager hasn't shown up to work, and he's the only one with the keys! There's about 2-300 pissed off people here..

[canadian_turtle]

God that sucks! Feeling awfully glad now that I changed my plans though.

[June]

I wonder if everyone has got in to the screening room yet? After waiting to get in and no doubt waiting in a queue to have their phones confiscated, sounds like no so good a start to a Saturday morning