Take a bite out of Disney’s delicious Special Edition of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the popular children’s book by Roald Dahl that inspired this imaginative film. This amazing mix of live-action, stop-motion animation and computer-generated special effects includes bonus materials never before available. When young James spills some magic crocodile tongues, a giant peach grows as huge as a house. Climbing inside, he embarks on a thrilling and magical odyssey that only the creative team from TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS could bring you. Along the way you’ll discover the famous star voices of Richard Dreyfuss and Susan Sarandon, Jane Leeves (FRASIER), and Simon Callow (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE), plus the inspired music of Randy Newman. Enjoy — it’s a peach of a journey!Roald Dahl’s modern classic for children becomes a delightful combination of live action and stop-motion animation by the team that made The Nightmare Before Christmas: director Henry Selick and producers Tim Burton (Batman) and Denise Di Novi. The story concerns young James (played for real and through voice-overs by Paul Terry), who is orphaned and left in the charge of two cruel aunts (Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley). Rescued by a mysterious fellow (Pete Postlethwaite), James ends up inside a giant peach, drifting over the Atlantic Ocean in the company of a gentleman grasshopper (voiced by Simon Callow), a fast-talking centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), an anxious earthworm (David Thewlis), a matronly ladybug (Jane Leeves), and a sexy spider (Susan Sarandon). The collection of actors and their creepy-crawly alter egos are a delight, especially when some of the song-and-dance numbers (tunes are written by Randy Newman) get everyone going. –Tom Keogh
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May 2, 2010
#1
I saw this movie when I was in elementary school. We went on a field trip. We went to a park after the movie. I was waiting in line to use the restroom and I shouted at one of the teachers for not letting me use it before before we left the park. My teacher did not like my behavior and she told me to owe the person an apology and I refused. As result I was not allowed to go on their field trip with them. I was 11 at that time, but I’m 21 now.
May 2, 2010
#2
This movie is so stupid, I thought it was a total waste, the only reason I added an extra point was for Mario Yedidia’s small appearence at the end, cuz hes a Hott-E! anyway, overall I really disliked this movie!
May 2, 2010
#3
To list this video in the Children’s and Family sections of any store is a gross misjustice to us parents. I unknowingly got this video for my 4 year old because I thought I had heard only good things about it. Ala Disney, the parents are killed off right away. Then some grotesque aunts take over and start torturing this poor child. By the time James crawled into the peach, my daughter and I were too horrified to watch any further and turned it off…never to be turned on again! DO NOT GET THIS VIDEO FOR CHILDREN.
May 2, 2010
#4
This is the dumbest Disney movie I’ve ever seen. I especially hated the part where the two aunts drove through the ocean.
May 2, 2010
#5
This is one of the worst movies for kids there is. Some guy really must have been smoking something to make this mess.