In this blog entry for the Herald, I mark the arrival of the full trailer for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG by looking back at all the movies based on the author’s works.

Along with multiple generations of New Zealanders, and presumably some people from other parts of the world, Roald Dahl played a huge role in the formation of my own youthful comedic sensibilities. His books, aimed at children, empowered and delighted their audience with a devious sense of mischief that has rarely been captured elsewhere, in any medium.

Considering how successful Dahl was at crediting children with intelligence, it almost seems crazy that it’s taken this long for Steven Spielberg to get around to adapting one of his books.