Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm, turning their life into a playfully grim fairy tale all its own. Set in early 18th Century French-occupied Germany, The Brothers Grimm stars Matt Damon .. Read more
| Starring | Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey, Julian Bleach |
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| Director | Terry Gilliam |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm, turning their life into a playfully grim fairy tale all its own. Set in early 18th Century French-occupied Germany, The Brothers Grimm stars Matt Damon as Will Grimm and Heath Ledger as Jake Grimm, siblings who travel the countryside as snake-oil salesmen, convincing unsuspecting towns that they are haunted and agreeing to get rid of the demons for a price. In the meantime, they set their tales down in writing, creating a wealth of oddball, offbeat, and frightening characters. But after they are caught by General Delatombe (Jonathan Pryce) and his sidekick, Cavaldi (Peter Stormare), they are sent to the tiny village of Marbaden to solve the mysterious disappearance of a number of young girls, placing them in the middle of a fantasy world unlike any they'd ever invented. They enlist the help of a peasant woman, Angelika (Lena Headey), and they set off for the evil forest to save the lives of the girls and themselves.
| Starring | Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey, Julian Bleach, Bruce McEwan, Peter Stormare, Monica Bellucci, Jonathan Pryce, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Mackenzie Crook, Richard Ridings |
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| Director | Terry Gilliam |
| Studio | BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 54 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 53 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Dubbed | Polish, Hungarian, Czech |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, French, German, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 11 Nov 2011 To Rent: DVD: 13 Mar 2006 Blu-ray: 12 Nov 2007 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
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Disappointing
I was really looking forward to seeing this film, it had a lot of promise, unfortunately however I found the result really quite disappointing. Don't get ... read more »
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Totally regretted putting this on my rental list
Do not waste your life / time watching this utter drivel - completely incoherent even by Terry Gilliam's standards
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Slow-starting but enjoyable fantasy
Although I found this quite slow to get started (and even after about an hour was almost prepared to forego the rest of it) that need not necessarily put you ... read more »
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very good film
really enjoyed this film -- cast was great and the storyline was really enjoyable
i loved the fantasy and the mischief that the two borthers got into... read more »
Michael Bay is swapping fast-paced blockbusters for fairytales - his production company is taking on a 3D version of classic children's tale Hansel & Gretel. The Transformers moviemaker, famed for his action epics, will produce the big screen adaptation of the Brothers Grimm story through his The Institute production company. The computer-generated characters in the 3D adventure will be designed by Joseph C. Pepe - the man behind the aliens in Avatar, according to movie website ComingSoon.net. Read more
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