Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Wizard-8 As you probably know, "Gulliver's Travels" was an attempt by the Fleischer brothers to compete with Walt Disney in the animated feature film market after Disney's success with "Snow White". The movie was profitable (though not as much as "Snow White"), but the critical reaction was less enthusiastic as what came for "Snow White". Seeing the movie today, one can understand why this was so. Now, I will say that the animation is very good; there are some really detailed bits of animation that will make you wonder how they were pulled off without the use of computers.However, great animation is not enough for an animated movie. Disney understood that an animated movie needs a good script as well; long periods were spent by his staff polishing the stories for their animated movies before the drawing started. This was not the case for "Gulliver's Travels"; it was rushed into production, and it clearly shows in the end results. None of the characters, for one thing, are particularly compelling. They are thin, and sometimes they are annoying. Also, the story is inadequate. There's barely a story here, meaning there are long chunks when essentially nothing of importance is happening.Despite what I just wrote, I do think there is an audience for this movie. Kids, for one thing, will probably find the movie a lot of fun. As for adults, if you have an interest in animation and are curious about the first American attempt to compete with Disney in the animated feature film market, the movie definitely has some interest.

zardoz-13 The second feature-length animated film "Gulliver's Travels" gave Walt Disney something to think about after the Mouse House had released the first animated feature "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." The imagination and expertise that the Fleischer studios poured into this 76-minute Paramount release is almost as good as Disney's Dwarfs. Indeed, the night watchmen and several other characters resemble the dwarfs with their bulbous noses. This adolescent adaptation of Jonathan Swift's classic tale substitute slapstick for satire. The scenes where Gulliver grasps the anchor lines and drags the navy away are fantastic. The musical numbers, some of which received Oscar nominations, are worthy of a Disney. The weakness of "Gulliver's Travels" is its anemic characters. The beautifully roto-scoped Gulliver is a bland character while most of the supporting characters behave in a goofy manner. Not only are the characters weak, but also you don't care that much about them. The war between two small kingdoms about to be bound in wedlock is restrained until the latter half of the action. Gulliver spends a great deal of time out cold allowing the natives to lash him down fast. Animation addicts who haven't seen "Gulliver's Travels" are missing a real treatment.

Blueghost As another reviewer mentioned Swift's tale was satire (and a bit of farce) commenting on the social structure of the time, and the absurdity of the system's shortcoming immersed in suspicion and fear. Swift's perspective was that the illogic of favoritism only lent itself to inequity, and who could argue against so fine an observation.But we aren't given the entirety of Swift's saga regarding the humble physician from the English coast, but rather a children's rendition of one of the more popular episodes of Lemuel Gulliver's Travels; i.e. the part where he's a giant among two warring factions of miniature populations.The characters are apt for the audience, and the artwork and animation on all levels comes from a time when labor wsa a bit cheaper and hence more care could be injected into the works produced at the time. It matches a lot of Disney quality art, but even so you can certainly see where Disney's rivals, (Harmon and Ising for example) still lacked a certain something. "Gulliver's Travels", and the short films derived from it, has been mistreated here and there, and forgotten, with poor dupes appearing on UHF and independent VHF stations in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It's a miracle the print survived to this day so well intact. And thanks to the people at a variety of companies who came together to preserve this masterpiece, the full film can now be seen in all of its original glory, with a color corrected print and remastered soundtrack.Not being a parent, just a film enthusiast (and animation as well), I can't say how well this will hold up to today's offerings for young audiences. I really can't, but, even so, I still think it a fine piece of animated film making, and I think the children will forgive it for not being a CGI experience by the quality of the art and vibrant colorful visuals.Again, the story is essentially an episode of the Swift's saga, but it does entertain on a basic level. Give it a shot, and maybe try watching it with the family.Enjoy.

Lancaster_Film In 1699 sailor Lemuel Gulliver's ship is caught in a storm. Lemuel is knocked over board, and washes up on shore in the land of Lilliput, where he is a giant in comparison to the locals.Princess Glory of Lilliput is set to marry Prince David of Blefuscu, but when their fathers argue over wedding details, war is declared between the two kingdoms. When King Little of Lilliput is told of the giant on the beach, he sees Gulliver as the perfect weapon to defeat King Bombo once and for all.Released in 1939, just 2 years after Disney's "Snow White," Gulliver's Travels was the second feature length animation ever produced. The film makers, Dave and Max Fleischer are better known for their work on Popeye and Betty Boop. The brothers feature film making efforts were ill fated however, with Gulliver's Travels released at the beginning of the second world war and their follow up "Mr Bug Goes to Town" released just two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbour, were it not for these events, the work produced at Fleischer's studio may be as famous today as that of Walt Disney.The film is an adaptation of the classic Novel by Jonathan Swift, intended as a biting social satire, Gulliver's adventures span four novels. Most well known is the first regarding his arrival in Lilliput, though Gulliver visits several other mysterious places. The book tells the story of a man finding himself in strange lands, while the film approaches the subject mostly from the Lilliputians point of view.On its release the movie was nominated for 2 Oscars for its soundtrack (Best Animated Feature wasn't a category until 2001) The opening song "All's Well" is a catchy number with a great twist, however the tunes are very 'of their time' and may not prove popular with today's children.The film has a certain innocence to it, it keeps a slow, steady pace rather than racing from one set action piece to another as modern films often do. There's a scene of perhaps 15 minutes without any talking as the Lilliputians tie up Gulliver and transport him, unconscious, back to the city and the King's palace. Their methods are ingenious and highly amusing feats of engineering. The extreme differences in size are used to great comic and visual effect, King Little dances with Gulliver's hand, three Lilliputians are trapped in Gulliver's pocket watch and he is able to put out a house fire by cupping water in his hands.A charming film, wonderful for younger children, though perhaps a little gentle and slow for older ones. The film is also a great starting point to discussions about filmmaking and the evolution of animation.