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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Disney
EAN: 9786305950271
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Live, Special Edition, NTSC
ISBN: 0788822365
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 03, 2000
Running Time: 79 minutes
Sales Rank: 2079
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 12, 1996
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Wonderful adventures abound after James escapes from his fearful aunts by rolling away inside a giant peach.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: DISNEY
Title: JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH
Street Release Date: 08/28/2001
Domestic
Genre: CHILDREN'S VIDEO
Amazon.com essential video:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - AMAZING BOOK, HORRIBLE MOVIE
As a mother of two kids (ages 8 and 6), I have read nearly all of the Roald Dahl books multiple times in the past few years. We all love his writing - his stories are usually quite dark and yet offer a lot of humor, warmth and love as well. James and the Giant Peach is a wonderful story and well worth reading with your children. Mind you, there is the usual dose of Dahl meanness and nastiness but it is great story with many wonderful characters, budding relationships, and ultimately a very happy ... Read More
Rating: - Please Release This On Blu-ray !
I really enjoyed this movie
However since I upgraded to a widescreen TV, this letterboxed edition just doesn't cut it anymore. The picture only fills a tiny little area in the middle of the screen.
Disney, please remaster this great movie and release it on Blu-ray. With extras...
Rating:  - Roald Dahl and Tim Burton
When I first heard Tim Burton was making a film of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, I knew the mesh of styles was a very natural fit. The same thing applies here.
However, I believe this was based on a short story. So the folks responsible for this film padded it with musical numbers -- I hate singing in my movies -- and still wound up with only 80 minutes.
And that is the ONLY reason I dropped this down to three stars. Everything works, and quite well.
Rating:  - Great Innocent Fun
I saw it twice in theaters when it first came out. This is a wonderful story of courage that should be read to a child first then show them the DVD to bring their imagination alive.
Rating: - Roald Dahl is the greatest!
This dvd is excellent for all ages. Roald Dahl is the best story teller and the dvd does a good job staying in sync with the book, as movies go.
I am showing this to my Kindergarten class 15 min per day. They are loving it.
Dont hesitate to purchase this if you are young at heart and enjoy the lighter side of life.
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