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 enlarge | Director: Henry Selick
Actors: Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 1324
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Live, Special Edition, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 79 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.7 x 0.7
MPN: DISD20100D
ISBN: 0788822365
UPC: 717951009388
EAN: 9786305950271
ASIN: 630595027X
Theatrical Release Date: April 12, 1996
Release Date: October 3, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New, Factory Sealed, Ships 1st Class.
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Fine Fantasy November 17, 2005
Lonnie E. Holder (Sullivan, Illinois United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
James (Paul Terry) is a kind-hearted boy who lives with his mean Aunt Spiker (Joanna Lumley, who is actually beautiful and a veteran actor) and Aunt Sponge (Miriam Margolyes, another veteran actor). A rhinoceros, which we get to see a couple of times in this movie, took his parents away, according to his aunts. James's aunts treat him terribly, but James is kind to his only friend, a spider (Susan Sarandon).
One day James is lamenting his life when an old man (Pete Postlethwaite, yet another veteran actor) appears and tells James that James has the power to change his own life, if he dares. The old man provides James with a bag containing little green critters that do seem to have amazing powers, because when one jumps down James's throat he changes into an animated character.
James escapes his aunts into the peach, and it seems that no sooner does he enter the peach with its odd assortment of characters, a centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), a ladybug (Jane Leeves), a glowworm (also voiced by Miriam Margolyes), an earthworm (David Thewlis), a grasshopper (Simon Callow), and the spider, when the peach rolls over his aunts car and bumps its way to the ocean. James is on his way (he hopes) to New York City!
Of course, James's journey is fraught with difficulties. The first problem is escaping a giant iron shark. Then the peach becomes lost and the companions must figure out how to determine which direction to travel to New York. The companions have a thrilling and funny encounter with a group of ghost pirates as they attempt to solve their problem.
Eventually James and the others on the peach, now friends, reach New York, where they face even more challenges, and perhaps a place where they will find a new life.
I rarely call stories heart-warming because the phrase is over-used. However, this story is just that. When Tim Burton finds material that matches his style (not to overlook the contributions of director Henry Selick and co-producer Denise Di Novi), the results are usually excellent, and such is the case with this movie. While there are a few tense moments that may make this PG movie unsuitable for extremely young members of the family, I think this movie is generally family friendly and will be one that most children will want to watch again and again.
 A wonderful tale of friends and family over coming the odds! September 21, 2005
D. Baerga (LA, CA, USA)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I love this movie; it's a delightful and special tale. My children love to sing the songs, and they love the characters. James and Giant Peach is a special story about family and the bond that's created when people who love each other work together to make magic happen. I love the fact that James is trying to get to New York City. New York is a magical place and full of opportunity, we recently took a trip to the Big Apple and my boys sang songs from the movie the entire time. It was a very special!
Original twist on classic plot. August 3, 2005
bubba (brush prairie, wa)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
What nonsense that this is too traumatic - next we won't tell the children that the wolf ate grandma and red riding hood. The world is full of all kinds of people, kind and cruel, better my children have their instincts validated that you must be discerning about who you trust. Anyways, this is one of the top 3 favorites in the house thanks to the fantastic animation and the imaginative play on an essentially classic story line. The music is delightful and I find myself signing songs from it to the kids all the time. Home is where the heart is and kids need to feel secure that even the rocky road that life delivers does not mean that they cannot effect change and find a loving and supportive home, even if it is not their first choice. They do have strength and power, if not magic and this movie does nothing but foster a sense of empowerment and hope.
Remember the movie "The Little Prince" August 2, 2005
Mikko (Sicily)
I may be over the age limit to watch this movie, however, watching it with my kids is a warm experience. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is the fact that it seems to me that the movie ran out of creative plot to end it. Overall, I would recommend this movie for families who enjoy watching movies to be entertained and not to much in analyzing and scrutinizing like a cynical critic.
Tim Burton Animation Art July 2, 2005
Robert Cannon (Arlington, VA United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Tim Burton is the master of the odd with Nightmare Before Christmas, Beatlejuice, and many of the others. If you are a fan of the unusual, you will love this. It is not the tight produced disney annoyance. But it is magic. Notice the similarity to things like Harry Potter. Dark England in the back drop, with dead parents in the back drop, leading to the child being alienated from the utopian home and placed with the evil aunt and uncle. The aunt and uncle placing the burdensome child in the closet while attempting to make the best of the inheritance. The similarity of initial plot along a whole theme of stories is enough to initiate an interesting literary discussion with your children. If you are looking for the alternative, other, contrast to disney, if you loved the oddity of Nightmare before Christmas, try James and the Giant Peach.
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