Gulliver's Travels (Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Copy)

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funny as all get out!

I was expecting another bemusing Jack Black movie, but I was totally unprepared for the level of gut-splitting humor in this movie. Clearly the goddess Thalia herself reached down from the heavens and touched the writers of this masterpiece. Sadly I could only watch this once since I blew a spleen guffawing for 85 minutes straight. I lie here in my hospital bed with 126 stitches in my abdomen and a new spleen courtesy of Xi Jinping, reviewing my life. Would I do it again? Darn right, it was all worth it, but if you're considering watching this movie, I highly recommend wearing a weight-lifting belt and perhaps take a tranquilizer to level your emotions before attempting this, or you may find yourself in need of Laughaholics Anonymous support.Seriously, it's an entertaining movie, watch it.

A fairly decent update on Swift's farcical commentary on 18th century European and British politics, this one is updated for an early 21st century audience. Underachiever who's got the hots for one of the office hotties turns plagiarist with adventurous results. Like the few other adaptations of Swift's classic tale, only the "giant" section of the story is used for the film.I personally like it as a simple comedy adventure, which is pretty much all it is. There might be one or two objectionable moments that are actually from Switf's original narrative, and the overall theme much aligns itself with Swift's personal philosophy and take on the world.Jack Black gives another great humorous performance, and the supporting cast does the same to give a tale about the meeting of two cultures that borrow from one another and ultimately clash with adventure and romantic results.Check it out.

I seen the movie, it was really good. Jack Black and Jason Segel made an excellent performance in this movie. This duo were like Abbott and Costello in this movie, where a giant and a little guy stick together to become unbeatable team. Gulliver was a nerdy slacker who was working in a mailroom, going nowhere and the girl he has a crush doesn't know he exist. That changes, when he decided to become a journalist of the magazine where he works at, since his crush is the boss, he lied to her about some samples he wrote and she gave him an assignment of bermuda triangle. Gulliver goes to bermuda triangle and shipwrecks on an island with little people and their place looks like ninteenth century england. This is where Gulliver makes friends with little people and has a best friend on the island Horatio who looks up to Gulliver. Gulliver helps him land his crush the princess of the island. Gulliver had a make a choice go home, where people treat him like dirt and stay on the island where little people respect him. This movie is excellent, it has a great plot, great characters and a great love story.

When my two children (ages 9 and 10) saw the previews for this movie, they really wanted to see it. However, when I saw all the negative reviews, I wouldn't take them. Then when it came out on rental, I still was highly hesitant to rent it. However, I decided to give in to them last night, and I'm very glad I did. The movie is a really fun, perfect family flick that can even be sweet at times. As someone who frequently fears taking chances in life, I greatly appreciates the dilemmas of Jack Black's character. Further, I am floored that so many people find the scene with Gulliver putting out a fire with yes, his urine, so incredibly offensive! Sure, it's silly but how is it that people find that so offensive but movies that show flying body parts and sadistic violence to be worthy of 4 stars and Academy Award recognition? This movie is great for what it is -- a fun, light-hearted family flick. My children loved it so much that we are now watching it for the second night in a row! (considering that I recently purchased them many new movies, this says a lot that they only wanted to see this movie again!). I am going to purchase this movie, along with Yogi Bear (which, contrary to professional opinion, they also really enjoyed), and vow never to pay attention to a movie critic again!

Jack Black seemed to be on his on movie-downslide. it is not his fault though; it happens to the best of them. (Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Eddie Murphy, etc, etc, etc...) i remember when this movie hit theaters and i thought Jack had hit rock bottom, but i am not too proud to admit when i am wrong. this movie surprised me at several turns and twisted the tropes just enough to make them feel fresh. i am glad i watched it and will probably sit down with my younger son later and watch it again.

They tried so hard to bring a great piece of literature and modernize it, but they failed so badly. I think I could only stomach 30 minutes or so of it. The movie misses the point of the book and the satire, so all your left with is a weird story about a tall dude who shipwrecks onto an island full on smaller people. If they attempted to carry over the satire it could have been fun, but for example, when Gulliver saves the city by peeing on the fire, the whole satire about the Lilliputians being so stuck up that even though he saved the Princess (in the book), they still want to punish him, it is supposed to be reminiscent of England. This aspect was completely ignored so we're just left with a stupid pee joke. I stopped watching when they were doing "plays" about Star Wars and the Titanic. Terrible movie.

Watching this attempt to bring Swifts brilliant work into Modern New York- relevance (the underlying themes of Gulliver will probably always be relevant to humans) is a disaster. Trying to create a shipwreck in the age of satellite navigations and suchlike.I hope that people who make the mistake of showing this version to kids will go to the trouble of finding the superior - AND AS YET, UNSURPASSED- 1996 TV serial version of the classic (starring TED "cheers" DANSON) to make up for the mistake.You have to wonder how serious players like Emily Blunt, Billy Connolly... even Jack (might-a-known-better) Black got involved in this car crash?? This is NOT the ACTUAL CLASSIC TALE- you'll understand... THIS IS JUST A TRIBUTE. (Think of this as ELVIS PRESLEY... as done by GARY GLITTER).

Not rip-roaring funny, but amusing. My problem is the 3-D. Not good, but I have seen worse. It looks like something that might have been originally shot in 2-D, and converted later into 3-D. It's passable, but all you have to do is see HOUSE OF WAX, CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, or one of the Pixar CGI cartoons to see what you're missing.

I am a Jack Black fan, however this film was a disappointment.This is not a great story, (its not strictly consistent with the classic novel everyone knows and loves) but it does its best to chug along.Charactors are exaggerated and plot lines squeezed but it is still thin on laughs.Its an ok "see once and then forget" movie, don't expect a classic.

bought this as part of my son's birthday present. not watched it all the way through personally (we mums only ever get to see bits of programmes as we flit in and out!!) but my son thought it was soooo funny, usually the toilet humour sections!! the bits i saw were funnnier than the last jack black film i watched (nacho libre!) though

Cheap buy for a rainy day, story line was very random but did make us laugh a few times