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Giant Reviews

1956

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Edna Ferber's best-selling family saga was the source of Stevens' sprawling epic, which stars Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean, in his last film appearance. When Texas cattleman Bick Benedict (Hudson) goes to Virginia in the early 1920s to buy a prize stallion, he falls in love with Leslie Lynnton (Taylor), an .. Read more

Starring	James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Carroll Baker
Director	George Stevens
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance

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- "...With improved color, sound and a letterboxed image, the Texas blockbuster that won George Stevens Sr. the Oscar for direction looks better than it ever has in a home viewing format..."
- 11573
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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- - 5
  - 0
  dated melodrama
  
  A really long story about an east coast girl trying to settle in Texas against a background of the start of the oil boom. One of the 3 films James Dean made and... read more »
  
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  - 06 Aug 2004 at 11:17
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  Excellent...but I've only seen half!
  
  Giant is a great film...great scenary, great actors and a great story. But I only got to see half...
  
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  - County Durham
  - 22 Jun 2011 at 18:19
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  Hugely ambitious, poorly executed
  
  **Potential spoilers**
  
  You get the impression watching 'Giant' that this was an attempt to recreate something as epic, sprawling, beautiful ... read more »
  
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  - London, UK
  - 03 Sep 2009 at 14:45
- - 1
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  Giant
  
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  A justly celebrated piece of big-budget All-American 1950s tosh, and surprisingly brave about race issues for its day. Highly entertaining despite the ... read more »
  
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  - Cambridge
  - 26 Apr 2009 at 15:45
- - 0
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  horrifically long
  
  do you have 197 minutes to spare? if not, then don't bother, your life won't be any better for seeing james dean and rock hudson.
  
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- - chazeroo
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  - HIGHCLERE
  - 06 Mar 2009 at 16:14
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  Shame
  
  I really wanted to like this film & held myself back from stopping the DVD on a number of occasions...I kept making excuses for it ' It was of its time... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 26 Oct 2008 at 00:27
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  Yee Ha
  
  A great film with a great cast. Lovely story and James Dean sure looks hot!
  
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- - heatherf
  - 29 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Jun 2008 at 18:39
- - 0
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  What an epic!
  
  They don't make films like this anymore. Sat through the whole of it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Now feel as tho I've been through it all so am off to ... read more »
  
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- - crispin40
  - 530 reviews
  - Stirling, Scotland
  - 01 Nov 2007 at 23:31
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  A giant achievement
  
  It might not be cool and trendy to admit to liking Stevens' epic about a Texas dynasty these days, but the unalterable fact remains that up until '... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 772 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Jun 2007 at 00:25
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  It meant well, but it fails utterly
  
  Heart is in the right place- 'be nice to Mexicans- we stole Texas from them at the Alamo' but it never goes any deeper than that. James Dean tries- even... read more »
  
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- - jennifer claire
  - Ireland.
  - 22 May 2007 at 21:15
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  A classic slog
  
  'Giant' is in everyone's Top 100 list, and it is an epic following the characters from young adulthood to old age. Make no mistake, though, this ... read more »
  
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- - Andybe
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  - Richmond
  - 26 Sep 2006 at 02:02
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- - 5
  - 0
  dated melodrama
  
  A really long story about an east coast girl trying to settle in Texas against a background of the start of the oil boom. One of the 3 films James Dean made and... read more »
  
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- 13765
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  - 06 Aug 2004 at 11:17
- - 4
  - 0
  Classic
  
  Being a huge fan of Deans.This film is a must for me.An epic story superbly directed by veteran George Stevens.
  
  The film was unreleased at the time ... read more »
  
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- - Robert Cain
  - Hastings,East Sussex
  - 26 Oct 2004 at 18:49
- - 3
  - 0
  a giant film
  
  Forget about the cattle, oil and land.
  
  Forget about Texas, Maryland and the divide between north and south.
  
  This film is a fascinating ... read more »
  
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- - Andrew Jardine
  - Liverpool, Uk
  - 23 Apr 2005 at 00:18
- - 3
  - 0
  good but too long.
  
  This film is as far from Deans other films as it could be. It is 3 hours long and allthough i enjoyed it, i felt there was a lot of footage that was surplus to ... read more »
  
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- - rachel hayes
  - Billingham , England
  - 30 May 2005 at 21:52
- - 2
  - 0
  Giant of a man
  
  Presumably the Giant was Rock Hudson who was remarkably tall in this film and stole the show from James Dean whose tortuous performance was fascinating but not ... read more »
  
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- - PMCG
  - Devon
  - 12 May 2005 at 18:53
- - 1
  - 0
  Giant
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  A justly celebrated piece of big-budget All-American 1950s tosh, and surprisingly brave about race issues for its day. Highly entertaining despite the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 748325
- - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 26 Apr 2009 at 15:45
- - 1
  - 0
  Hugely ambitious, poorly executed
  
  **Potential spoilers**
  
  You get the impression watching 'Giant' that this was an attempt to recreate something as epic, sprawling, beautiful ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 806395
- - a customer
  - London, UK
  - 03 Sep 2009 at 14:45
- - 0
  - 0
  It meant well, but it fails utterly
  
  Heart is in the right place- 'be nice to Mexicans- we stole Texas from them at the Alamo' but it never goes any deeper than that. James Dean tries- even... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 442645
- - jennifer claire
  - Ireland.
  - 22 May 2007 at 21:15
- - 0
  - 0
  What an epic!
  
  They don't make films like this anymore. Sat through the whole of it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Now feel as tho I've been through it all so am off to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 490381
- - crispin40
  - 530 reviews
  - Stirling, Scotland
  - 01 Nov 2007 at 23:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Yee Ha
  
  A great film with a great cast. Lovely story and James Dean sure looks hot!
  
  Report this review
- 590148
- - heatherf
  - 29 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Jun 2008 at 18:39

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Critics' reviews
- "...With improved color, sound and a letterboxed image, the Texas blockbuster that won George Stevens Sr. the Oscar for direction looks better than it ever has in a home viewing format..."
- 11573
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Stevens' sprawling epic of Texan life, taken from Edna Ferber's novel, strives so hard for Serious Statements that it... read more on Time Out
- 45817
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- "...Marvel at James Dean and the still-vibrant performances of Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor....A true epic..."
- 11572
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Dean turns in a performance that shows what a gifted and influential actor we lost with his death..."
- 11570
- - Chicago Sun
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...It dazzles with late Golden Era star performances....A classic of its era..."
- 11571
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Sprawling, overlong family saga with unconvincing acting but good visual style.
- 32531
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  Edna Ferber's best-selling family saga was the source of Stevens' sprawling epic, which stars Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean, in his last film appearance. When Texas cattleman Bick Benedict (Hudson) goes to Virginia in the early 1920s to buy a prize stallion, he falls in love with ...