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The BFG
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2 videodiscs (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2016]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Based on the book by Roald Dahl. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Widescreen (2.39:1). Special features: Bringing the BFG to life; The big friendly giant and me; Gobblefunk: The wonderful worlds of The BFG; Giants 101; Melissa Mathison: a tribute. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Adam Godley, Michael Adamthwaite. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG; for action/peril, some scary moments and brief rude humor. |
| System Details Note: | Blu-ray, regions A,B,C, widescreen (2.39:1); 7.1 DTS-HDMA (English), 5.1 Dolby digital (Spanish, French), 2.0 descriptive audio; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language Note: | English, Spanish or French dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; described video. |
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| Subject: | Dahl, Roald -- Film adaptations Giants -- Juvenile films Orphans -- Juvenile films Friendship -- Juvenile films Blu-ray discs |
| Genre: | Feature films. Children's films. |
| Topic Heading: | DVDs for the hearing impaired. DVDs for people with visual disabilities. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Sechelt Public Library | DVD Family BFG (Text) | 33260000484049 | DVD | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Blending live-action and computer-animation, director Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastical 1982 YA novel stars Oscar-winner Mark Rylance as the titular Big Friendly Giant. Set in 1980s London, the story follows 10-year-old orphan and lonely insomniac Sophie (Ruby Barnhill), who spies a 24-foot-tall giant lurking on the cobblestone streets, collecting and dispensing the phosphorescent dreams of unsuspecting sleepers. Reaching his hand through an open window, the grandfatherly-looking BFG plucks Sophie out of bed, because if word got out that giants roamed the city that would be the end of their nocturnal visits. So the BFG whisks terrified Sophie off to Giant Country, where he is constantly bullied by sinister Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) and Bloodbottler (Bill Hader). While the BFG sticks to a vegetarian diet of slimy snozzcumbers, his colossal cohorts are "cannybulls" (cannibals), kidnapping young "human beans," so Sophie is in constant danger. Sophie and the BFG will eventually seek assistance from Queen Elizabeth II (Penelope Wilton) in Buckingham Palace. Much amusement here derives from the BFG's whimsical dialect, which is known as "gobblefunk" and is filled with garbled malapropisms. The BFG also deplores burping but celebrates flatulence, dubbed "whizzpopping," which is set off by the upside-down bubbles in Frobscottle, a fermented snozzcumber beverage that he shares not only with Her Majesty but also her Welsh corgis. Recommended. (S. Granger) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2016.
