The BFG [DVD]

Great film

It's always a struggle keeping the kids amused in the run up to Christmas and, after putting up with bickering from my two for most of the day, I suggested we could all sit down and watch a film. My eldest is 11 and my youngest is 6, so it can be a struggle to find a film they both want to watch...and The BFG wasn't one of them. After a little persuasion and much grumbling, we settled down to watch, and they were both enthralled from start to finish (ask them now, however and they'll deny they enjoyed it all!) The film is extremely well acted; Ruby Barnhill makes a wonderfully feisty Sophie, Mark Rylance really brings the CGI BFG to life, and the film, particularly the dream catching scene, is a phizz-whizzing joy to behold. I did wonder whether the other giants might be a bit scary for a 6-year-old but, whilst suitably grizzling and horrigust, they're so ridiculously stupid that most of the laughs in the film are generated by them. All told, this is probably the most enjoyable family film we've seen for a while, and my one minor gripe with it is that, with a run time of nigh on 2 hours it's a tad too long for little chidlers. We had an intermission half-way through; toilet break and snacks for the kids, cup of tea for me and the missus and that seemed to restore any attention spans that may have been flagging.

DVD The BFG , very good quality, I came on time. Will buy again

We originally bought the movie for our 5 year old but decided to view it first. I am glad we did as we did feel parts of the movie were dark and scary for a 5 year old. We will wait until he is 6 or 7. Personally as an adult I was keen to watch this movie not only because I loved the book as a youngster but because if the casting of Mark Rylance as BFG - one of the greatest artists , actors alive - I would almost say geniuse he is that good. Those who dont believe me watch one of his productions or watch him live on stage or the movie "Bridge of Spies" ! He did not let me down - he was exceptional and made BFG worth a watch. the BFG is symbolic of an author, of Roald Dahl himself: The BFG was of course always an author, even before he was literate; his medium was the dream, and he used dreams to tell stories to bring joy to children. He gave these dreams as protest, resistance, and counterattack to the consuming violence of his nine awful brothers. The BFG’s nine awful brothers are symbolic of all the threats to our children that exist in this dark world and its crowded halls of terrors and sharp-toothed nightmares: Our love and care for our children is shaded and intensified by an understanding of their fragility, their mortality, their susceptibility to disease, accident, chaos, the carelessness of others…factors easily metaphorized into child-eating giants. Our love for our own children precludes an equal love for children who are not our own, despite whatever ethical systems we claim to practice and subscribe to. Turner notes how deeply profound and personal, especially if you’re a parent, “The BFG” becomes when you read it (or watch Spielberg’s version) through this lens: And this is what I find so moving about The BFG: Dahl converts the personal (and infinite) loss of his own daughter into a loving gift he seeks to share with all children. He shared that gift with me when I was a child, when I never imagined that I would grow up to be an adult with a child of my own to whom I would read that gift again, in a new, strange, sad, dark, joyous way. Maybe all I am trying to say here, in this long, long-winded way, is Thank you. For this reason, and because “The BFG” is helmed by one of the greatest on-screen storytellers of our time, “The BFG” will not only entertain you to no end, it might even move you to “strange, sad, dark, joyous” tears. And I think Roald Dahl would have wanted it that way. For those disappointed on the first viewing I recommend you give it a second glance and you will discover another dimension

We've watched this so many times, and it is just a feast for the eyes. The grandchildren love it and so do I. Truly a film for all ages.

It was very entertaining and funny and cool👍

Good

My kids and my family love watching this film. Good value for money and it arrived very quickly

Es una película que viene muy bien para abrir más nuestra mente, y más aún en estos tiempos de cerrazón. Por lo demás, viene bien protegida y con un envoltorio más que suficiente. Solo está en inglés, ojo.

Sehr empfehlenswerter Film für die ganze Familie. Tolle Story und die technische Umsetzung ist großartig. Steven Spielberg liefert richtig gut ab.

Total schöner Film Schau ihn selbst sehr gern ;-)))

A Good Movie......The DVD Supplied was too good containing full version with even English audio track along with Hindi which doubled the joy. Listening to our own bollywood stars was a shear pleasure.

Ein sehr schöner Fantasyfilm für die ganze Familie. Visuell sehr gut umgesetzt. Kann ich nur weiter empfehlen!