November 13, 2007
Cute!
Matthew Modine, Vanessa Redgrave, Mia Sara
This ambitious miniseries begins with Jack's descendant (Matthew Modine) and works its way backward to the story of the original young man and the beanstalk. Because the first Jack used that towering ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 5, 2002
Stats: 128 reviews
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November 23, 2008It's better to watch a little of this at a time since it's incredibly long. However it's a well made and original telling of the Jack and the Beanstalk story.
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August 1, 2009This time, Jack And The Beanstalk is no fairy tale. It's for real, and I enjoyed this miniseries. Jack's descendant works it way backward to the story of the original young man behind the beanstalk. Because the first Jack used that towering vine to steal a giant's magic go...( read more)
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January 22, 2009Un cuento clásico que en esta película para televisión se muestra muy vigente
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November 1, 2008Jack Robinson (Matthew Modine) is a rich CEO of a large company. He meets a woman named Ondine (Mia Sara) lives above the cloud where giants live.
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October 5, 2008i saw this when i was like, idk, younger, and i liked it a lot. i haven't been able to see it since...
This was an absolutley incredible movie! The acting was intense and the story was interesting. The music was just as good. -
August 15, 2008I like modern twists on classic fairy tales, especialy when they work out well like this one did. This makes fairy tales seem so much more realistic than most movies do. I love it how the giant is really a good guy after all.
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August 2, 2008Well that's 4 hours of my life I'll never get back. Shame really as it's a good idea for a film. If only it'd been 2 hours rather than 2 x 2 hours. At one point the film goes so slowly it almost stops.
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