Because of all this, I am very charitable towards JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. Films where everything was planned and scripted and told a good complex story were a real rarity. Often, actors just got up and gesticulated madly or seemed to have no idea what to do until the director yelled out instructions-and it was pretty obvious at times. Plus, sets were often pretty non-existent and the same could be said about writing. In 1902, almost every film was less than five minutes long. However, given when it was made, it's a truly exceptional film and should be compared to its contemporaries-not today's films with our great special effects and film techniques. Sure, by the standards of 2006, this is a pretty bad film. One reviewer referred to this film as 'pathetic' but I am not sure that this is really fair.
