Rating: 
Summary: The guy from New York is an idiot...
Review: ...The 3 Worlds of Gulliver was shot in 1:37 format, which
is almost exactly 4:3 ratio (see the IMDB), so there never was
a "widescreen" version of this film. In 1960, very few films
were shot in widescreen 2:35 or 1:85. People should educate
themselves about film, instead of spreading their ignorance
on the Internet.
Rating:
Summary: The guy from New York is an idiot...
Review: ...The 3 Worlds of Gulliver was shot in 1:37 format, which
is almost exactly 4:3 ratio (see the IMDB), so there never was
a "widescreen" version of this film. In 1960, very few films
were shot in widescreen 2:35 or 1:85. People should educate
themselves about film, instead of spreading their ignorance
on the Internet.
Rating: 
Summary: Aren't there any widescreen prints left in existance?
Review: A dull screenplay and wooden acting hampers this very "for kids only" film on Guliver and the many adventures he has from a land of small people to a nation of giants. Which is surprising because when he played Sinbad, Kerwim Matthews gave a very good performance. Here he does not, and you have to wonder if it really is the same actor. The film's only interesting points are Ray Harryhausen's effects work and the music score by Bernard Herrmann. Herrmann was one of the very few music composers who gave the Harryhausen films their own special quality.
Rating: 
Summary: The real stars are the effects and the music.
Review: A dull screenplay and wooden acting hampers this very "for kids only" film on Guliver and the many adventures he has from a land of small people to a nation of giants. Which is surprising because when he played Sinbad, Kerwim Matthews gave a very good performance. Here he does not, and you have to wonder if it really is the same actor. The film's only interesting points are Ray Harryhausen's effects work and the music score by Bernard Herrmann. Herrmann was one of the very few music composers who gave the Harryhausen films their own special quality.
Rating:
Summary: Could Colombia be any cheaper.....
Review: It's hard to understand why Colombia presented this Gulliver movie on DVD in a full screen only format. It's cheap and it makes the movie look like a big budget TV show. Don't waste your money on this DVD, It's cheap, pure and simple.
Rating:
Summary: Could Colombia be any cheaper.....
Review: It's hard to understand why Colombia presented this Gulliver movie on DVD in a full screen only format. It's cheap and it makes the movie look like a big budget TV show. Don't waste your money on this DVD, It's cheap, pure and simple.
Rating:
Summary: AND HOW DO YOU CRACK YOUR EGGS
Review: Jonathan Swift's satirical novel is given the Ray Harryhausen treatment, and though most of the satire is lost, there still remains echoes of it. For instance, the war the Lilliputians are involved in revolves around the best way to crack open your eggs...from the top or the bottom? And of course in Brobdingnag, any unusual behavior is attached to witchcraft..sound familiar?
At any rate, this is one of the least visually impressive of Harryhausen's works, mainly because the script didn't call for a lot of the trademark stop action effects. The squirrel and alligator are impressive, but don't come near any of the other creatures Harryhausen so brilliantly created. For a 1960 film, however, the effects are impressive.
Kerwin Mathews, who gained his stardom with THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD and JACK THE GIANT KILLER is sort of a British John Gavin. His dashing good looks and charming accent made him an ideal catch for the idealist Gulliver. Jo Morrow (the original 13 Ghosts) played Gwendolyn, and June Thorburn (Tom Thumb) was Gulliver's Elizabeth. The talented character actor Gregoire Aslan was a perfectly foppish Emperor, and Lee Patterson (Tv'S Surfside 6) a gallant prime minister.
While not a bad film by any means, GULLIVER just doesn't have the overwhelming magic of previous Harryhausen efforts. But it is entertaining and I think kids will like it.
Rating:
Summary: AND HOW DO YOU CRACK YOUR EGGS
Review: Jonathan Swift's satirical novel is given the Ray Harryhausen treatment, and though most of the satire is lost, there still remains echoes of it. For instance, the war the Lilliputians are involved in revolves around the best way to crack open your eggs...from the top or the bottom? And of course in Brobdingnag, any unusual behavior is attached to witchcraft..sound familiar?
At any rate, this is one of the least visually impressive of Harryhausen's works, mainly because the script didn't call for a lot of the trademark stop action effects. The squirrel and alligator are impressive, but don't come near any of the other creatures Harryhausen so brilliantly created. For a 1960 film, however, the effects are impressive.
Kerwin Mathews, who gained his stardom with THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD and JACK THE GIANT KILLER is sort of a British John Gavin. His dashing good looks and charming accent made him an ideal catch for the idealist Gulliver. Jo Morrow (the original 13 Ghosts) played Gwendolyn, and June Thorburn (Tom Thumb) was Gulliver's Elizabeth. The talented character actor Gregoire Aslan was a perfectly foppish Emperor, and Lee Patterson (Tv'S Surfside 6) a gallant prime minister.
While not a bad film by any means, GULLIVER just doesn't have the overwhelming magic of previous Harryhausen efforts. But it is entertaining and I think kids will like it.
Rating:
Summary: Gulliver DVD - Fullscreen, Widescreen, & Idiots
Review: Like most of Ray Harryhausen's films, THE 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER is not a film to watch for plotting and drama. The acting is overall mediocre (the girl who plays Glumdalclitch is terrible), and the plot removes much of Swift's satirical touches that made his book so damn ingenius. It is a movie to simply entertain you, and it succeeds excellently at that. Like the reviews on the cover and booklet included in the DVD state, the two most notable features of the film are the music and special effects. Bernard Herrmann's whimsical score is one of his best, and you'll find yourself whistling the melodies for weeks afterwards. And, of course, there are the special effects; they are nothing short of astonishing. This was 1960, people, and they totally outdo some of the ... CGI plaguing the cinema these days! Diehard Harryhausen fans may be disappointed with the fact that the film is almost devoid of any stop-motion effects. However, what IS present (during the two scenes with the giant squirrel and alligator) is extremely impressive. The main effects in the film are those of miniscule and giant people, and they're some of the best special effects I've ever seen.THE 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER is part of Columbia Pictures' "Ray Harryhausen Signature Collection", and like all other titles, the first-rate documentary "The Ray Harryhausen Chronicles" and the featurette "This Is Dynamation" are both included. As well, the film has digitally mastered audio and video, the latter of which has been remastered in high definition and looks brand-new. No Ray Harryhausen DVD collection would be complete without THE 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER, a rollicking good time complete with first-rate music and special effects.
Rating: 
Summary: A Wonderful Film On Another Awesome DVD.
Review: Like most of Ray Harryhausen's films, THE 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER is not a film to watch for plotting and drama. The acting is overall mediocre (the girl who plays Glumdalclitch is terrible), and the plot removes much of Swift's satirical touches that made his book so damn ingenius. It is a movie to simply entertain you, and it succeeds excellently at that. Like the reviews on the cover and booklet included in the DVD state, the two most notable features of the film are the music and special effects. Bernard Herrmann's whimsical score is one of his best, and you'll find yourself whistling the melodies for weeks afterwards. And, of course, there are the special effects; they are nothing short of astonishing. This was 1960, people, and they totally outdo some of the ... CGI plaguing the cinema these days! Diehard Harryhausen fans may be disappointed with the fact that the film is almost devoid of any stop-motion effects. However, what IS present (during the two scenes with the giant squirrel and alligator) is extremely impressive. The main effects in the film are those of miniscule and giant people, and they're some of the best special effects I've ever seen. THE 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER is part of Columbia Pictures' "Ray Harryhausen Signature Collection", and like all other titles, the first-rate documentary "The Ray Harryhausen Chronicles" and the featurette "This Is Dynamation" are both included. As well, the film has digitally mastered audio and video, the latter of which has been remastered in high definition and looks brand-new. No Ray Harryhausen DVD collection would be complete without THE 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER, a rollicking good time complete with first-rate music and special effects.
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