Lemuel Gulliver sets sail from Bristol little knowing of the adventures that await him in ... more
the land of Lilliput, where the people are only 6 inches tall. His next voyage takes him to a land of giants, where even more extraordinary adventures await him.
Shipwrecked and cast adrift Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput an island ... more
inhabited by little people whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous. His subsequent encounters - with the crude giants of Brobdingnag the philosophical Houyhnhnms and brutish Yahoos - give Gulliver new bitter insights into human behaviour. Swift's savage satire views mankind in a distorted hall of mirrors as a diminished magnified and finally bestial species presenting us with an uncompromising reflection of ourselves.
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A shipwrecked Englishman washes ashore in a strange and distant land only to find himself ... more
a giant among the tiny citizens of Lilliput...Here is Jonathan Swift's timeless classic Gulliver's Travels, now enchantingly animated.This delightful tale of an English adventurer in a land of little people will captivate children of all ages. Share Gulliver's wonder at the world of the Lilliputians, his entanglements with intrigue at their royal court, the dangers he faces...and the grand adventure he lives in his struggle to return home to his beloved England. Share a storybook classic for all ages.
Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom ... more
and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and the Prince of the opposing lands. In this he is alternately aided and hampered by the Lilliputian town crier and general fussbudget, Gabby. A life-threatening situation develops when the bumbling trio of Blefiscu spies, Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch, manage to steal Gulliver's pistol.
Advantages: Very funny in places, decent storyline, great for kids Disadvantages: The songs!!! Aaaauuuurrrrrggghhhh!!!!!
Gulliver's Travels is, as I am sure you already know, an all-time classic novel by Jonathon Swift, and is one of the sharpest satirical novels ever written. There have been many film / TV versions, few of which have adhered closely to the original storyline. On a compilation we got recently for a bargain basement price, I came across this version. As far as following Swift's overall storyline goes you can forget it, but that doesn't stop it from being an enjoyable film.
Featuring Richard Harris (the few other actors in the film have such short parts that they're really not worth mentioning), who kids may recognise from the recent Harry Potter films, this version of Gulliver's Travels is notable for being one of the first films to ever mix live action and animation. The storyline revolves almost entirely around Gulliver's adventures ...
I choose not to review the 1996 'Gullivers' Travels' starring Ted Danson but the 1976 production featuring Richard Harris.
Jonathan Swift published the original text of Gulliver's Travels in 1726, and was seen as a risqué political satire, in which Gulliver finds himself in a series of increasingly peculiar environments - the original book is published in four sections, and covers the exploration of no fewer than in 39 chapters - I only mention this to draw to your attention that it is a text of some substance, certainly wasn't intended as a childrens' book.
The film starts off in Bristol (some rather naff studio sets) goes briefly on location to a Georgian house, and onto a sailing ship (back to the studio).
There's an entirely unconvincing storm scene where a model ship is filmed in slow motion in a big tank, and Gulliver is ...
In 1939, Dave and Max Fleischer--who created the classic jazzy Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons--turned their animation skills to a feature film adaptation of Jonathan Swift's classic novel GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. The film is alive with great visual and verbal gags and amazingly surreal visuals, both classic Fleischer traits. This animation classic picked up 2 Academy Award Nominations for Best Original Score and Best Song ('Faithful Forever').
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