Back home

The BFG

3532 votes

Producing House

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2016-06-01

Runtime: 117 mins

Director: Steven Spielberg

Spoken language: English

Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Original title: The BFG

Production Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Walden Media, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, The Roald Dahl Story Company

Production Countries: India, United Kingdom, United States of America

Reviews

R

Ruuz
The animated '89 version of _The BFG_ was a staple of my youth, so naturally I was excited for a Steven Spielberg redo. Unfortunately, I don't think the tale lends itself well to the live action format. That, or the hands making this piece were unable to concentrate the narrative to where it went. In either case, the end product is a film with many tiny endearing moments of nostalgia that at no point come together to create a laudable whole. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._
2017-06-24

R

Rangan
**Little Sophie's giant adventure.** I did not dislike it, but I thought it was not creative enough. I had seen the British animation and this one retained the same story. Of course, which was originally from the book, but nothing new other than a decent computer graphics. I liked the performance of the little girl who had played the Sophie. She was the only live character until the final stage where more joins her. So she was wonderful along with Mark Rylance's CGI role. Straight to the point, the adventure begins right away. Sophie, the ten year old orphan girl was snatched by a giant named BFG after she witnessed him wandering on the street through her dorm room window on one midnight. Fearing she might expose the giant's existence, so he had to take her with him to his country. Then there they become very close, but a new threat arises when the other giants suspect of a human's existence in their enclosure. So fighting them, followed by a permanent solution to menace caused by them is what narrated in the rest. It was like Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones' for Steven Spielberg, I mean the films that did not work for them. I anticipated a major surge in this by the family film specialist Spielber. Because I usually love his film, tell me who won't. From children to adults, his films targets all ages. But if you had seen the old version, then you will lose half the interest. That's definitely won't be the same for the kids, they will love it. There's no harm for watching it once, so go for it. _6/10_
2016-12-04

S

Simon Foster
"The only element of the entire production that inspires any kind of wonder is just how far from a satisfying adaptation the film proves to be..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2016/5/15/the-bfg.html
2016-05-15

Recommendations

Willow
3.5

Willow

1988-05-20

The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about he

Toy Story 2
3.8

Toy Story 2

1999-10-30

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear wh

Finding Neverland
3.7

Finding Neverland

2004-10-29

During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—w

Dr. No
3.5

Dr. No

1962-10-07

Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program.

From Russia with Love
3.5

From Russia with Love

1963-10-10

Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret cr

Goldfinger
3.7

Goldfinger

1964-09-20

Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he

You Only Live Twice
3.3

You Only Live Twice

1967-06-13

A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3.3

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969-12-18

James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where h

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
3.9

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001-11-16

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11t

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004-05-31

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching

The Man with the Golden Gun
3.2

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974-12-04

Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat in

The Spy Who Loved Me
3.4

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977-07-07

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace

For Your Eyes Only
3.3

For Your Eyes Only

1981-06-24

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find

A View to a Kill
3.1

A View to a Kill

1985-05-24

A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive

The Living Daylights
3.3

The Living Daylights

1987-06-29

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigne

Tomorrow Never Dies
3.2

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997-12-11

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against eac

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3.9

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975-04-03

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedev

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
3.8

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009-07-15

As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a

Delicatessen
3.7

Delicatessen

1991-04-17

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasio

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
3

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

2001-06-15

Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous