Gulliver's Travels (2010)

Expected more

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Gulliver's Travels (2010): Dir: Rob Letterman / Cast: Jack Black, Amanda Peet, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris O'Dowd: Here is the umpteenth time Gulliver ventured to the land of little people where discipline is strict. It is a film about imagination starring Jack Black as Gulliver who works in the mail room yet desires the hottie female up several floors. He is soon boating off on an assignment regarding the Bermuda Triangle where he is whisked away in a storm and awakens pinned down ashore as a prisoner to a society of little people. He eventually gains their approval when he saves the Princess from an invasion, as well as save the King from a fire when he urinates the fire out. Director Rob Letterman had greater success with Monsters Vs Aliens but here the editing is terrible and there is sequences that appear broken such as the unexplained escape from "the land where thou man shall not go" as well as Gulliver's discovery there. Black fares okay as the destined hero who goes from mail room to giant hero although special effects are so horrid that it is too evident of Black's placement on the screen. The idea of Amanda Peet showing interest in this guy is perhaps the stuff of adolescent fantasy, and her boating after him is a joke. Jason Segel first appears as a prisoner due to his interest in the Princess and despite predictable elements he steals moments when Gulliver gives him advice. Emily Blunt as the Princess is straight forward and dull pulled in two directions. Chris O'Dowd is amusing playing the commander of the miniature army at hand. This film should travel into a trash compactor. Score: 2 ½ / 10

Gulliver's Travels is not the best film you would ever see. I know that, but if you have low expectations its great i mean........ I didn't read the book, so i just watched the film. The acting is not the best one, but still.... A fun family film to relax. Don't be so serious mates, just watch the film like you didn't read the book. I gave it a 7, because i like the film. I enjoyed watching it, but it's acting is not every time that great. A feel-good film. Don't be tricked by the overall review (4,9), and just give it a try. I laughed and i had fun. Maybe you won't like it, and maybe you will. (I never write reviews, but i had to do it because of the bad rating.)

I didn't have much hope for Gulliver's Travels when I sat down to watch it. I do love Jack Black and Jason Segal and I have enjoyed other Rob Letterman directed movies (Monsters vs. Aliens, Shark Tale) but from trailers and responses I had heard from others, this one sounded like a real stinker. And this one sure lived up to the poor reviews.The movie actually started out fairly good with us learning how Gulliver (Black) would ultimately get to the Bermuda Triangle where he was a giant. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, the movie falls apart. Once there, Gulliver must save the city time and time again and becomes the hero as he wards off fires and attacks on the city.The movie relies on really immature humor that just doesn't work for me in this movie. We have a giant Jack Black falling down backwards with his pants drooping and the mini person going into his butt. And then a couple scenes later we have Black urinating on miniature people.Despite the poor story and ridiculous humor, Jack Black is still in it. That has to count for something right? Well it could't raise this steaming pile to anything more than a 4. This one was a real disappointment for me.

This movie consists of dull performances, an average score and an average modern rendition of 'Gulliver's Travels', riddled with clichés and topped off with below par special effects and directing.You'd think, with a story focusing on extremities, that the creators would've at least tried to make it something more than a bland cash cow.Amanda Peet was, well... a lesser version of the regular Amanda Peet. The same applies to Jack Black. Nothing feels natural, even the things you would normally ascribe to Mr. Black. And the chemistry between the two was totally absent. Luckily, their interactions were limited. The performances of Jason Segel and Emily Blunt were slightly better, but I wouldn't call it acting either. Something more along the lines of amateur role-playing.All in all, I think people are really hungry for 3D, which would explain the box office success. I can't see how anyone would go and watch this excuse for a movie otherwise.My advice: If you need a movie to bring your kids to, this is the one. No kids to bring? Avoid at all cost!