It is mind boggling how much praise this film gets. The film is overblown with the only redeeming qualities being the animation and sets, and to a lesser extent, the acting. Everything else is done poorly, especially the songs and the acting from Paul Terry (James).
This film has so much set up with no pay off and leaves things that are crucial parts of the story unexplained or illogical. For instance, what was that giant rhino and if it was just smoke and noise how did it eat the parents? What was the mechanical shark? Where did Pete Postlethwaite's character come from? See what I mean?
In all honesty, the animation was fantastic and the sets did have a Tim Burton-esque feel to them, but that is about it.
If you are looking for a clumsy, unorganized and not too thought out movie, than look no further than "James and the Giant Peach".
This film has so much set up with no pay off and leaves things that are crucial parts of the story unexplained or illogical. For instance, what was that giant rhino and if it was just smoke and noise how did it eat the parents? What was the mechanical shark? Where did Pete Postlethwaite's character come from? See what I mean?
In all honesty, the animation was fantastic and the sets did have a Tim Burton-esque feel to them, but that is about it.
If you are looking for a clumsy, unorganized and not too thought out movie, than look no further than "James and the Giant Peach".