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A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Fantasy and film noir sometimes mix successfully, although Jack, the Giant Killer (1962) is not the most entertaining of the genre despite the presence of lovely, talented Judi Meredith (who, alas, made only nine or ten movies, spending 80% of her career in TV episodes). Children will enjoy this movie much more than adults! For grown-ups, the chief drawback presented by "Jack, the Giant Killer" lies in the obvious limits of the Fantascope clay figures, somewhat clumsily animated here by outdated stop-motion effects. Fortunately, Don Beddoe (with an Irish accent yet!) makes an effective imp. Walter Burke is also most welcome as the wizard's henchman.

Stay calm. It's going to take a little longer than usual to tell the whole story.When I was in kindergarten I used to go to a community center after school. The people who ran the community center would occasionally show us tykes movies. Mostly it was fare like "E.T.", "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" and "The Little Mermaid", all of which we watched multiple times. But there was one movie that they showed whose title I didn't learn. We watched this movie only once, but a few scenes stuck in my mind: someone gives the princess a box from which a dancing figure emerges; someone walks down a staircase and casts a spell on the box, causing the figure to turn into a monster which kidnaps the princess; someone tries to save the princess.I remembered these few scenes vividly, but nothing else about the movie. For years I wondered what the movie was called. Finally, I wrote an article in one of IMDb's query sections. I described the scenes that I had vividly remembered for all these years and asked if anyone knew the movie's title. Someone quickly answered: "Jack the Giant Killer". So, I've finally seen the whole movie. And it's a really fun movie. It was a surprise to see that I had only remembered the first ten to fifteen minutes of the movie, but I might not have originally seen the whole thing. Whatever the case, the whole movie is something that you're bound to love. Princess Elaine is one smokin' hot gal, but she looks especially sexy in her evil form. Something about the chalky skin and yellow eyes makes her extra good-looking.It's so funny how the mind remembers certain things perfectly and other things not at all.

Even though this film's budget is not less than The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, the producers still managed to make an excellent movie. Jack the Giant Killer is just an attempt made to cash-in on the success of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad made 4 years ago, there are two Cyclops in Sinbad and there are two giants in Jack. Both films have an evil magician. In Sinbad, a Cyclops fights a Dragon, in Jack, a Two-Headed Giant battles a Sea Monster. And in the final part, the hero slays a Dragon, a similar theme in both films. Despite the similarities, Jack the Giant Killer is almost as good as Sinbad. The stop-motion animation are not up to Ray Harryhausen standards, but the three animators did their best. The animated creatures include Cormoran, the first giant Jack killed, an unnamed Two-Headed Giant, a Sea Monster with tentacles for limbs and a Dragon which is actually Pendragon that Jacks slays at the climax of the film. The plot is very entertaining, the acting is solid, Kerwin Mathews is perfect for fantasy movies like this and is charming as Jack, Judi Meredith is almost as beautiful as Kathryn Grant and Torin Thatcher is forever terrifying as the evil wizard Pendragon, the evil grin on his face and his Bela Lugosi Dracula stare makes him a perfect villain. Coupled with some dazzling visual effects and wonderful animation of the creatures, this action filled family-fantasy movie is sure to entertain children with its fantasy theme and please adults with the plot and special effects. I highly recommend this film.

I work for Panavision in Hollywood & we recently got an e-mail from our London Office asking for gear for..."Jack the Giant Killer" & I was like...REALLY?!! They're re-making this? cuz A) I usually do not like re-makes cuz they never compare (I have never seen & may never see the re-make of "Sabrina" even though I love Harrison Ford...but the original was...PERFECT...so why? & same for the re-make of "Journey to the Centre of the Earth". As much as I love Brendon Frazier I could see this film had NOthing to do with the James Mason / Pat Boone film, which was also...PERFECT...so why?) & B) I remember this film as being one The BEST films of this 60s stop action Fantasy genre & I am interested in seeing how, with the modern tools, handle it. As long as they do not get carried away with CG & stuff or ruin the Story. BUT after reading these reviews I am A) Even MORE excited at re-WATCHING this great Classic Fantasy Film (going to try to find it on Netflix. *fingers crossed*) B) Glad to hear I do remember it correctly as such a FAV & remembering the Witches & The Evil Princess...so cool...& scary...& sexy! & C) actually kind of excited at a possible re-making of this one! I will keep my eyes on it's release! Thanks ALL for confirming my Love of this Classic!