Watched both the new version of
Jack The Giant Slayer/Killer and the old 1963 version this week.
I thought the new one was a very descent family fantasy movie. The giants were genuinely scary (for a kids film) and it had many great moments. A little bit mis-cast but still recommended.
As for the original, well, what the hell was that?! Part Jason And The Argonauts, part WTF and part coma-inducing bad drug-fueled trip. An incredibly odd movie and one I'd recommend to ALL Cult film fans! Very very strange. The scenes with the ghost/witch things was some of the oddest scenes I've seen in quite a while and the plot was just nuts. The main villain is a splitting image of Flash Gordon's Ming too. Very camp, very silly and definitely a must for cult-iphilies
Same names - very different movies!