#JACK THE GIANT KILLER 1962 DVD MOVIE#

As Pendragon plunges into the sea, his magic and creatures of evil die with him. Jack is carried off but slays the dragon in mid-air.

As they sail from the island together, Pendragon transforms himself into a flying dragon and attacks their small craft. The imp calls up a many-tentacled sea monster, who kills the giant in a fierce battle, aided by Jack, the dog, and the chimpanzee. Jack breaks the evil spell the sorcerer has cast over the princess, but as they return to the boat Pendragon sends a two-headed giant against them. Jack escapes though, and Sigurd is transformed into a dog and Peter into a chimpanzee. With the help of his new friends, Jack rescues Elaine, but she has been bewitched and betrays him. They are rescued by an old Viking, Sigurd, who possesses a magic imp imprisoned in a bottle. Their ship is intercepted by Pendragon's ghouls and witches, and Elaine is captured, while Jack and 12-year-old Peter are cast overboard.

The grateful king appoints Jack as Elaine's protector and entrusts him to spirit her to the safety of a convent across the sea. She is saved by Jack, a farmer's son, who kills the giant with his ax. Pendragon, Master of Demons, is banished from ancient England and strives to regain his power by having one of his giants abduct King Mark's daughter, the Princess Elaine. Dayton LummisandTHE MIGHTY URSUS, screen play by Giullano Carmine and Giuseppi Mangioneo by Acine Italia Film and Atena Film Productions. Hampton and Nathan Jurow produced by Edward Small directed by Mr. The CastsJACK THE GIANT KILLER, screen play by Orville H. A steamy looking brunette named Christina Gajoni makes a convincing villainess, and Maria Orfei is properly demure as a blind slave girl.It could have been a lot worse. While it thumps with obvious derring-do and foul play, it never makes grand detours to sex and gore-somewhat of a novelty for a muscle-man film from overseas.Finally, in rather welcome contrast to Steve Reeves' frozen nobility, the hero this time is a firm-jawed, personable giant named Ed Fury, who at least alters expression. For one thing, this Italian-Spanish color entry (in dubbed English) moves rather limberly on a straight line.

#JACK THE GIANT KILLER 1962 DVD MOVIE#

Mathews are a gory eyeful.As outright movie corn-togas, maiden slaves, gladiators, royal skulduggery and a brave, strong hero-'The Mighty Ursus' at least makes no pretenses. And some of the combats involving the giants (there are two), various monsters (rubber) and the slender Mr. But, believe us, the whole thing hops the make-believe track in short order, as Kerwin Mathews valiantly tries to rescue Judi Meredith, a toothsome princess, from a wily magician, Torin Thatcher.The acting is terrible, the dialogue is even worse, and some extremely jarring touches of the macabre-yowling skeletons and witches, splashed around in rather messy special effects-simply aren't for the small fry. Bracketed with a superman costume adventure called 'The Mighty Ursus,' the United Artists entry should make most audiences ache for a Disney cartoon or a nice live-action fantasy like George Pal's 'tom thumb.'In the costumes and general color décor of 'Jack,' there is evidence that the producer, Edward Small, tilted the coffers a bit. Heading a new double bill yesterday in neighborhood theatres, this shrill and clumsy serving of one of the most beloved of fairy tales is a pretty crude affair. FROM where we sat yesterday, 'Jack the Giant Killer' wasn't much of a picture for anybody, young or old.

Jack the giant killer 1962 dvd