
The wife loves this, friends love this, but I can't quite share the love. It's got some good lines and above all Andre the Giant but otherwise little else. It's tongue in cheek and obviously has all of the tropes of a fantasy fun adventure film with outlandish characters but it I can rarely get away from the What and more the Why.
Having watched the documentary about Andre and the pain he was in when he made this film, the efforts they went to to cater for his size and back issues, there is a tint of sadness it is hard to get over. He seemed like a kind and misunderstood man, the film was a big break for him and yet his condition would eventually beat him.
Arguably, you could just forget all that...."My name is....." remains a great line.
Having watched the documentary about Andre and the pain he was in when he made this film, the efforts they went to to cater for his size and back issues, there is a tint of sadness it is hard to get over. He seemed like a kind and misunderstood man, the film was a big break for him and yet his condition would eventually beat him.
Arguably, you could just forget all that...."My name is....." remains a great line.
Adult score: 3/5 but the wife would give it 5/5!
Child score: 4/5
Child score: 4/5
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