Big Fish
by Tim Burton
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Actor: Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, Jessica LangeDirector: Tim Burton
Brand: MCGREGOR,EWAN
Producer: Arne Schmidt
Producer: Bruce Cohen
Producer: Dan Jinks
Producer: Katterli Frauenfelder
Producer: Richard D. Zanuck
Writer: Daniel Wallace
Writer: John August
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-04-27
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Big Fish
Movie Review: Are The Tales Really All That Tall?
Summary: 5 Stars
I really liked this movie, and despite its emotional ending I was somewhat disappointed to find out that the man was a liar all along. Okay, the few final scenes may be open to interpretation, but I still say the guy's a liar. Of course, most people probably know that before they even open the DVD box, but I've always been quite gullible.
But the more I thought about it, the more I thought that we all have tall tales to tell about ourselves. I mean, I've had a cat that could sleep with his eyes open, I've had a job where I cremated people, I once drove home and saw part of a miniature golf course lying on my neighbor's lawn, I've beaten a multi time world champion powerlifter in an official meet, and I once arm wrestled a guy who survived the concentration camps of the holocaust. All of these statements are true, but I'm leaving out a lot of information regarding each one on purpose. I guess knowing what not to say is an important part of storytelling too.
The music in the film is perfect. Perfect. The tall tales are pretty good at bordering reality and fantasy just right, although there are one or two instances where they cut clear into fantasy completely.
Big Fish may not have the originality of The Neverending Story, but it certainly has a lot of charm. The Alabama setting adds a lot to the atmosphere. The title fits in perfectly with the symbolism and themes. I don't recall the use of any bad language. It's probably the closest thing to a George MacDonald story you'll find on film.
Summary of Big Fish
As his father Edward lies on his deathbed, William Bloom attempts to get to know him beyond the tall tales he tells about his life, and learns to understand and accept him along the way.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 6-MAR-2007
Media Type: DVD
After a string of mediocre movies, director Tim Burton regains his footing as he shifts from macabre fairy tales to Southern tall tales. Big Fish twines in and out of the oversized stories of Edward Bloom, played as a young man by Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge, Down with Love) and as a dying father by Albert Finney (Tom Jones). Edward's son Will (Billy Crudup, Almost Famous) sits by his father's bedside but has little patience with the old man's fables, because he feels these stories have kept him from knowing who his father really is. Burton dives into Bloom's imagination with zest, sending the determined young man into haunted woods, an idealized Southern town, a traveling circus, and much more. The result is sweet but--thanks to the director's dark and clever sensibility--never saccharine. Also featuring Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, Danny DeVito, and Steve Buscemi. --Bret Fetzer
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