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Summary: Beats Disney In a New York Minute!
Review: The nostalgia factor sure plays a role in my giving this movie 5 stars. At 45, I still love it, but have a greater appreciation of it given the animation style and historical signifigance it holds in film history. I always had a distant memory and I could have sworn all through my adult life that I had seen Gabby and King Little in other cartoons without Giulliver. Imagine my surprise to find two additional cartoons with Gabby on the DVD! The remastering of this timeless classic will leave us with a movie we can watch with with our grandchildren and they with their grandchildren well into the latter part of this century!
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Summary: Personally, I would have squashed Gabby, given the chance
Review: There are some elements to this film that make it truly memorable. The animation, especially in the larger panoramic shots, is truly remarkable & artistic in its composition. The animation loses something in the close-ups at times, but by and large, the attention lavished on each frame is evident throughout the film.
If only the care devoted to the animation had also been devoted to the storyline, which is unable to sustain the momentum needed in a full-length film. In particular, a number of the main characters (not the least of which is Gulliver himself) are quite bland and simply not that interesting. To make things worse, the characters who are memorable include Gabby, the caricature of a pugnacious Irishman who surely has to rank as one the most annoying characters in the history of all animation.
All in all, it is a wildly uneven film, with enough fine animation to recommend it, but so many flaws that it is hard to think of it as a classic in any sense.
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Summary: The classic of my childhhood!
Review: This beautiful movie is my favourite cartoon! Beats today's Disney stuff hands down! Just LOVELY!
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Summary: Beautifully restored pic is a must have for film lovers!
Review: This classic 1939 animated tale by genius Max Fleischer has been digitally restored and looks better than ever! One of the best examples of early animation that came from a studio other than Disney is 95 minutes of incredible animation and songs like "Faithful Forever", nominated for Best Song at the 1940 Academy Awards. If you want your kids to see what life was like before the Ninja Turtles, or you are simply a fan of great cartoons, buy this movie!
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Summary: EXCELLENT! BUY IT WHILE YOU CAN!
Review: this fully restored 60th anniversary limited edition is the one you want,at a modest price for dvd"s. you pick the soundtrack you prefer,(origional or enhanced),you have control of four different soundtrack options with your dvd player! two extra gabby origional cartoons and a documentary on the famous fleischer studios in high quality!. ... pass it on to your friends! god bless, danny.
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Summary: The finest restoration of this animation classic ever!
Review: This is the first and finest top to bottom restoration of this classic animated movie from Fleischer Studios ever done. The Pro Logic Surround Sound jumps out at you, all new sound effects done from classic sound effect archives, bright magnificent colour, and the animation which inspired Disney, many of the animaters who worked on this project formed the backbone of Disney's animation personel. Another superb product from Audiogalaxy and Winstar. I can't wait for the DVD version to be released, with over 150 pages of Rom text and exclusive photo's.
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Summary: Giant On The Beach!
Review: WARNING : My 2 1/2 year old son calls this movie "Giant on the Beach". He asks to see it at least 5 times a week. I though he would get over it but it's been four months and he still asks for it. You may regret buying it ;-) This is a great Movie with spectacular animation.
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Summary: They Ruined IT!!!!
Review: What a piece of crap. The color restoration is appalling and the sound is definately not surround sound. Give me the original any time! Rita
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Summary: GULLIVERS TRAVELS GREAT FILM
Review: YOU CAN BY THIS AT THE 99 CENT ONLY STORES
THEY HAVE IT FOR 99CENTS AND IT'S NEW.
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Summary: Classic cartoon gets the royal treatment
Review: You may or may not care about the historical or technical aspects of this film (The 2nd full length animation, after Snow White. One of two feature films to come out of the famous Fleisher Studios. The delicate use of the rotoscoping, a process by which animation cells are created by tracing them from filmed footage or photographs. A great extra documentary featuring Max Fleisher, showing how cartoons are made.) If you are a cartoon buff, these things may appeal to you.You will probably enjoy the visual element of this film. (An entirely hand painted cartoon, like a living painting. Sensuous oceans that echo the block print style of the Japanese Ukiyo-E masters. Outstanding use of the masking effect.) If you enjoy animated art, these things should appeal to you. Or you might just want to run around your house screaming "Giant on the Beach!" and have some fun watching a great old cartoon that never really got its due. My 4 year old nephew seems to favor this approach, no matter how much I remind him of the film's aesthetic qualities and historical importance. Go figure. Anyway, this is a great DVD, and well worth the rather small price.
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