Fee-Fi-Fo-Fun! Giants on the Big Screen

The classic Jack and the Beanstalk fable gets a brand-new twist with the action-packed, effects-filled Jack the Giant Slayer, in theaters Friday, and to get you in the mood we've got a look at a handful of our own favorite Giant movies of all varieties to tide you over 'til your magic beans sprout a killer beanstalk.

Sam Worthington straps on the sword and sandals for a second round of Titan-bashing in the epic follow-up to Clash of the Titans. With the threat of hell unleashed on earth, Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the Underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind. Along the way, he and his comrades are confronted by a group of Cyclops in an intense, tree trunk-shattering encounter, not for the squeamish.

Watch the scene from the movie HERE

Jack Black brings his unique brand of comedy to the classic tall tale (told many times over on the big and small screen) in this special effects-filled, family-friendly misadventure from 2010. Jack plays Gulliver as an underachieving mailroom clerk looking to impress a pretty newspaper travel editor (Amanda Peet). While sailing to Bermuda, he becomes shipwrecked on the fantastical island of Lilliput, where the tiny residents revere him as a giant. But can he undo the damage when he puts his newfound friends in peril? Making the most of the fish-out-of-water size jokes, the film culminates in a Jack-vs.-Giant Robot climax.

Watch the Trailer HERE.

This kitschy product of the '50s atomic scare was hilariously mocked on Mystery Science Theater 3000. The follow-up to The Amazing Colossal Man, 1958's War of the Colossal Beast finds the 60-foot tall Colossal Man -- brain damaged, insane and horribly disfigured -- discovered in a desolate mountain range in Mexico. Captured by the military, he of course escapes and wreaks havoc on the city, leading to an "electrifying" ending.

Watch the Trailer HERE

Also released in 1958, this campy flick stars Allison Hayes as Nancy Archer, a rich-but-unhappy socialite whose unexpected encounter with a UFO on a deserted road causes her to grow to colossal size, making it a lot easier to seek revenge on her philandering husband -- while wearing a monster bikini. This one's notable for its wildly uneven special effects, from a few convincing miniatures to more than a few laughable, giant rubbery hands.

Watch the Trailer HERE

A Japanese superhero (Hitoshi Matsumoto) who grows to Godzilla proportions when he electrifies himself has inherited the responsibility of protecting Japan against an array of creatures in this sly 2007 spoof of Japan's famed rubber monster kaiju movies. With his skin emblazoned with strategically placed corporate logos, monster-fighter Masaru takes on increasingly odd beings who like to throw tantrums and destroy the city due to their own frustrations. Still, Masaru is considered to be an outcast by the citizens of city, who are increasingly annoyed by the collateral damage caused by his confrontations. This one's truly weird, and truly fun.

Watch the Trailer HERE