The BFG [DVD]

One of my favorite kids movies ever. Loved it so much I recreated the table with the Queen and had dinner with 4 of our grand children.Watched the Movie then proceeded to the queens dinner.Please understand that I cannot be helping it, if I sometimes is saying things a little squiggly.The meal consisted of BFG vegetable stew, strawberries with whip cream dessert, cucumber slices on rye bread. Dahl’s Chicken salad sandwiches, gold glitter cupcakes, Frobscottle to drink, I found glass bottles at hobby lobby with the metal clamps and used sparkling Lemon lime ice for the drink. The table was set with clear crystal dinnerware, white linen napkins, gold plastic silverware and of course, tea.I hung gold stars dangling from the ceiling. Found a 70's standing candle holder that had a gold globe under the base, used that for the crumpet. A large green vase worked perfect for BFG frobscottle. Found a silver glittery large crown at hobby lobby, was suppose to be a tree topper, but worked perfect for table decor. Couldnt find a barbie doll read sweater, so I swiped a read sweater from a snowman we had laying around. Made their ears from elf Christmas hats I found at dollar tree-took the felt ears off and glued them to litl girl hairbands. Whoopie cushions on the chairs worked great for whizzpopping - heheTheir take home bags consisted of: Made glittery phizzwizards jars {pinterest},dream jars with little notepads to create their dreams. Copy of BFG bookFound sheets on internet- how to make your own Dahl words.It was a great time, Just makin memories. I is trying my very best all the time.

It never ceases to amaze us how creative and enchanting Steven Spielberg's storytelling can be. This is especially true with his movie version of The BFG. He captures the innocence of childhood and the power of friendship in this delightful tale that is by turns touching, heartfelt, and hilarious. If your family is looking for a sweet fantasy that is charming, endearing, and perfect for kids of all ages, you can't go wrong with this one. It is flawlessly acted and beautifully filmed.

Story is timeless, written by author, who wrote :“ Charlie and the chocolate factory“, “ James, and giant peach“, and many more. Recommend highly!

Definitely a kids' film, so my outer adult was sometimes wanting some scenes to hurry up. Artwork was great. Plot fairly trite considering. Some knots left untied. Not nearly as thrilling as the trailer led me to expect. Acting was aces.Yet, I was strangely moved when BFG got his cred -- didn't see it coming.Won't watch for a goodly time to make sure it's as fresh as possible for the 2nd viewing. Lots of details to pause and gander at next time.

The movie was fine.. It took forever to get it and when i finally did the plastic case the dvd was in was broke and the round center part the held the dvd in plave was broken off and dvd was sliding all over. This was a gift to a little boy so i had to open it check the dvd out and replace the case. Not happy at all

Never got to watch. DVD not formatted for players made in USA

We watched this movie as a family and I thought it was good though a little drawn out and boring at times. My 7 year old daughters watched it with me and they enjoyed it as well; though they were afraid a few parts would be scary and even walked away at a few. It's a good movie overall with a nice message, but it gets ridiculous in a few places and I don't think it's one of those movies we'd watch again and again.

This is an amazing movie. Spielberg did it again. It has action, yes, but it mostly gentle in theme. Mark Rylance is brilliant. Couldn't take my eyes off his wonderfully expressive face. Dahl's playing with words is wonderful, as is the interplay between Sophie and the BFG. There's magic in the dream catching and giant's listening to the stars and ladybugs crawling on leaves. Love this movie. Will see it again and again----and I am not a repeater!

Schön für Kinder und Erwachsene

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.

Hervorragend - Wunsch erfüllt!Prompte Lieferung, sehr gut verpackt, qualitativ hervorragend - prima!

Im Großen und Ganzen fand ich den Film sehr nett, eine schöne Geschichte. Sophie lebt in einem Waisenhaus und wird nachts von einem Riesen entführt, der im Land der Riesen lebt. Bald stellt sich heraus, dass er von seinen viel grösseren Brüdern, die auch Menschen fressen (er ist Vegetarier), ganz schön herumgeschubst wird. Deshalb muss er Sophie verstecken, die er nur mitgenommen hat, weil sie ihn aus Versehen nachts gesehen hatte und er Angst hatte, dass sie ihn verraten könne. Nachts zieht der Big Friendly Giant, wie Sophie ihn nun nennt (BFG), los, um an einem speziellen Ort Träume zu fangen, die er in seinem Labor in Flaschen aufbewahrt, weshalb, weiß ich nicht. Er beschriftet die Flaschen mit Namen der Träumer und Inhalt, er kann sie auch Leuten schicken oder sie neu zusammen mischen. Nachdem die anderen Riesen auf der Suche nach Sophie das Labor verwüstet haben, hat sie eine Idee: BFG soll einen speziellen Traum für die britische Königin mischen, in dem sie von Sophie und den bösen Riesen träumt, die Menschenkinder fangen und fressen. Dann will sie, wenn die Queen aufwacht, ihr alles erzählen, und die soll dann Truppen in das Land der Riesen schicken und die bösen Riesen bekämpfen. So wird das dann auch gemacht, der BFG führt die alliierten Truppen (die Queen hat inzwischen "Ronnie" = Ronald Reagan angerufen) in das Land der Riesen, Kampfhubschrauber nehmen die gefangen und bringen sie auf eine einsame Insel, wo sie nur noch scheußliches Gemüse essen können. Der BFG bleibt allein zurück, denn den Weg ins Land der Riesen wird niemand ohne ihn wiederfinden. Sophies Traum, der der BFG einmal gefangen hat, wird auch erfüllt: eine nette Familie (die Bediensteten der Queen, bei denen sie nach dem Aufwachen plötzlich lebt).Eine nette Geschichte mit kleinen Lücken, die Kinder vermutlich mehr anspricht als Erwachsene oder ältere Jugendliche, die sich z.B. Fragen stellen könnten, wieso das Waisenhaus voller Antiquitäten zu sein scheint, wo doch die Handlung in der modernen Zeit spielt, oder wieso Keiner ein Problem mit der Existenz von Riesen hat, bloß weil die Queen einen Traum hatte, oder wieso die Queen Truppeneinsätze befehlen kann usw. Es ist halt eine einfach gestrickte Kindergeschichte, aber trotzdem sehr schön gefilmt und sehr poetisch erzählt. Die Romanvorlage ist von Roald Dahl, aber ich habe sie nicht gelesen, kann also nicht sagen, wie gut sie umgesetzt wurde.Auch das Extra: "Hommage an Melissa Mathison" (6 min) war interessant. Mathison war für das Storyboard verantwortlich und hatte war auch schon bei "E.T." dabei. Sie war kurz nach den Dreharbeiten verstorben. Es gibt auch noch ein Extra zu der Riesensprache: "Die wundervollen Wörter bei BFG", in englischer Sprache (ca. 3 min). Dazu noch die Originaltrailer, 1 x Deutsch, 1 x Englisch.

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