It's another special episode as we cross over with Oof! Right in the Childhood to tackle another Tim Burton film, James and the Giant Peach, an adaptation of a classic Roald Dahl novel that uses perhaps every different film style known to man in a fantastical tale of a young hero on a quest to find himself and his dreams.
Don't miss:
- The reasons the music for this film perhaps doesn't stick as well as that of other Tim Burton films or Randy Newman soundtracks
- How much development the ensemble bug cast surprisingly gets
- A discussion of the film's cinematography - what works and what doesn't with so many different styles of animation and live-action involved
- Our final score for the film, which is fairly middle of the road considering some of the strangeness in it
PLUS, in the spirit of a true crossover, Jen takes us on a look back on this film largely targeted at children from an adult perspective and leads our discussion on the things that maybe wouldn't get the greenlight if the film were being made today.
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