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The BFG (Big Friendly Giant), Blu-ray (2016)

by Audiophile Audition | Dec 7, 2016 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

A fine Spielberg-directed family film combining live action and cgi. The BFG (Big Friendly Giant), Blu-ray (2016) Actors: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall Director: Steven Spielberg Studio:  Walt Disney Enterprises 133894 (11/29/16) Video: 2.39:1 for 16:9 screens, color HD Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1, French DD 5.1, Spanish DD 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Extras: Bringing the BFG to Life, The Big Friendly Giant and Me, Gobblefunk: The Wonderful Words of The BFG, Giants 101, A Tribute to Melissa Mathison Length: 118 min. Rating: ***** This is an imaginative tale and a Roald Dahl classic, and surprisingly the first Disney movie for Spielberg. It will remind some viewers of Spielberg’s beloved E.T., and the same screenwriter who did that one also wrote this one. There is a moving tribute to her included because she died soon after the film was finished. A little girl in an orphanage named Sophie is launched on an enormous adventure when she meets the Big Friendly Giant, partly due to her being up at night in the English orphanage since she an insomniac. The BFG is actually small compared to the evil giant cannibals around him in Giant Land. He […]