Me, age 8 whenever the centipede was onscreen: I love you. You are my God. I am a soldier in your army and would gladly lay down my life for you.

Me, age 8 whenever the grasshopper was onscreen: You, vile pretentious beast. I hate you. I will see you burnt to ash, and scattered in the wind so you can never be reassembled.

Me, age 8 whenever the centipede and grasshopper were singing and dancing together about how they were family: an interesting thought experiment, but certainly not canon.

An animated masterpeach.

Susan Sarandon playing a goth French spider made me the person I am today

The Grasshopper: He's committed pesticide!

This was an interesting movie but I was somehow still not that invested in the story and I even got a bit bored at times.
The movie was still enjoyable in many ways though. The animation and the set designs looked nice and unique, while the mix between animation and live action also worked well.
The movie was very random and i was confused by the story and what made it move forward, but at least it had some fun moments. 
Many of the characters were unfortunately annoying and not only because of their crazy movements and behavior, but many of them also had annoying voices. 
The movie was very adventurous and kids will probably enjoy it, but I thought most of it was kind of a mess with some interesting visuals and just enough fun moments to make it enjoyable.

ya I probably shouldn’t have watched this right after cmbyn

miss spider pls hit me up if u wanna go on a date with me i'm always available for u

quarantine got me feeling like the earthworm

When will Henry Selick bless us with a new stop motion masterpiece again!? 🥺🤧 also I screamed when Jack Skellington was in this, literally my brand!

Based on the Roald Dahl story, Henry Selick's "James and the Giant Peach" is good looking, stop-motion, musical tale that follows young James on his journey across the Atlantic in a giant peach. The film has enough whimsy for younger audiences and enough dark corners for older audiences to enjoy.

What keeps "James and the Giant Peach" from being a film on par with other dark, stop-motion adventures of the Burton/Selick/Laika mold is a story that never fully engrosses. The narrative seems clipped and short; it never allows its audience to gain a foothold in it. The imagery of its animated characters and environs seems to be at a much higher premium than the film's story. It's style vs. substance, and, here, style wins out. Still, that style makes for a film that is worth seeing.

yes yes this is all well and good but fuck this movie for trying to make me think that spiders are anything but our enemies

I should have expected this movie to be weird, considering it is made by Selick and Burton, but I was not expecting it to be as strange as it was. However, in say this, I still had a lot of fun and enjoyed James and the Giant Peach.

The animation was gorgeous and tied together perfectly with the story, making for an interesting and visually pleasing film. I am also a HUGE fan of stop motion films, so I feel like I would have enjoyed this movie no matter what. So, even though James and the Giant Peach is clearly made for kids, I still had a good time while watching it. But, I feel like if I would have watched this movie when I was younger, it would have given me nightmares. It might even give me nightmares now, at 22.

Film #9 of my own Scavenger Hunt № 11
Task #26: A film with a fruit in the title!

An orphaned boy lived with his evil aunts, dreaming about going to New York. A giant peach grew on their tree. The boy crawled into the peach and met a company of giant insects (and a spider). Together they flew this giant peach to New York. Some singing ensued on the way.
I'm not sure wtf it was.

I don’t really have much to say about this film over than its a classic childhood movie. The stop motion animation within is very very good for when it was made. Henry Selick really does direct some amazing films with some heartfelt narratives and I’m constantly hoping for a new one by him. A perfect family film including a cute soundtrack and choice of music, complementing then themes and adventure within. The only negative I have with James and the giant peach is that i feel its narrative is quite short - and doesn’t allow me to become fully immersed within the film and get a connection, like i do with other films by Henry Selick such as Coraline. So ultimately this film focuses more on visual style than substance. James and the giant peach has a nightmare ish feel to it with some of its themes focusing on abandonment, death and fear.

So much style, so much heart. A delightful childhood favorite that has never lost its luster. You can’t go wrong with Selick and stop-motion.

great when high

Belleza de película 😍💚

The aesthetic of this movie is impeccable and I don’t think I’ll ever be truly happy knowing that the world I live in doesn’t look like this :)

A little on the average side but not bad. The animation section (the main bulk) was well done. Shame it was so dark and monotone in colour palette though.

I wasn't that taken by the live action scenes though. Even with Joanna Lumley and Miriam Margolyes.

The scenery in those parts - indeed the film itself - felt like I was watching a kids theatre play. Which is fine for a theatre. Not so much for a movie.

But it was alright. 6yo enjoyed it. But it's no Fantastic Mr Fox.

fmk grasshopper miss spider and centipede

Ages like a fine wine. Just as spooky, deep, and heartfelt, if not more so, than all those years ago.

I WANNA FUCK THE FRENCH GOTH SPIDER MOMMY

Can someone legalize the marriage between a human and a spider??

Nightmare fuel