James and the Giant Peach (1996)
1h 19m | PG-13
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
Director: Henry Selick
Studio: Allied Filmmakers
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Video: 720p
Cast
Paul Terry
as James Henry Trotter
Miriam Margolyes
as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Joanna Lumley
as Aunt Spiker
Pete Postlethwaite
as The Magic Man
Simon Callow
as Grasshopper (voice)
Richard Dreyfuss
as Centipede (voice)
Reviews
A little light on story, though that stop-motion animation is noice. At just under 1hr 20mins, <em>'James and the Giant Peach</em> is simply a pleasant to watch flick with a sweet story and excellent animation. Miriam Margolyes and Joanna Lumley as the aunts is great casting, while the voice cast all perform well. I like it enough, even with the ineffective singing bits. Overall, this 1996 release is, in my opinion, nothing great but nothing bad either.