Uninspired adaptation of a good fairytale

In this version of the famous fairytale "Jack and the Beanstalk", the Pink Panther lives on the countryside and owns a cow who munches on the grass so loudly the panther can't sleep. He sells his cow to Honest Friz, who pays him with a handful of beans. The panther plants the beans outside his house, and overnight they grow into a beanstalk so huge it reaches far above the clouds, taking the house with it. Noticing a castle located on the cloud bank, the panther knocks on the door and soon confronts a vicious giant and his cat.

Very much plot crammed into just six minutes, so the story moves along very rapidly until we get to the giant's castle. However, the writer hasn't come up with a single original idea for this adaptation. Even the ending is poor. Forget it.

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