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Gulliver's Travels

  • 20102010
  • PGPG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
71K
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Jack Black in Gulliver's Travels (2010)
Shipwrecked travel writer Lemuel Gulliver (Black) finds himself transported to an island in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle, where he's a giant among the natives, the Lilliputians. Initially taken prisoner, Gulliver becomes a favorite of the court and schemes for a way in which the Lilliputians can outwith their rivals, the Blefuscudians.
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Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda but ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda but ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda but ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
IMDb RATING
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71K
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    • Rob Letterman
    • Joe Stillman(screenplay)
    • Nicholas Stoller(screenplay)
    • Jonathan Swift(book)
  • Stars
    • Jack Black
    • Emily Blunt
    • Jason Segel
    • Rob Letterman
    • Joe Stillman(screenplay)
    • Nicholas Stoller(screenplay)
    • Jonathan Swift(book)
  • Stars
    • Jack Black
    • Emily Blunt
    • Jason Segel
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    • 143User reviews
    • 180Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
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    Jack Black
    Jack Black
    • Lemuel Gulliver
    Emily Blunt
    Emily Blunt
    • Princess Mary
    Jason Segel
    Jason Segel
    • Horatio
    Amanda Peet
    Amanda Peet
    • Darcy Silverman
    Billy Connolly
    Billy Connolly
    • King Theodore
    Chris O'Dowd
    Chris O'Dowd
    • General Edward
    T.J. Miller
    T.J. Miller
    • Dan
    James Corden
    James Corden
    • Jinks
    Catherine Tate
    Catherine Tate
    • Queen Isabelle
    Emmanuel Quatra
    • King Leopold
    Olly Alexander
    Olly Alexander
    • Prince August
    Richard Laing
    • Nigel Travel Writer
    David Sterne
    David Sterne
    • Foreman
    Stewart Scudamore
    Stewart Scudamore
    • Blefuscian Captain
    Jonathan Aris
    Jonathan Aris
    • Lilliputian Scientist
    Jake Nightingale
    • Blefuscian Sentry 1
    Okezie Morro
    • Blefuscian Sentry 2
    Chris Middleton
    Chris Middleton
    • Blefuscian Sentry 3
    • (as Christopher Middleton)
      • Rob Letterman
      • Joe Stillman(screenplay)
      • Nicholas Stoller(screenplay)
      • Jonathan Swift(book)
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    • Trivia
      Playing a Princess, Emily Blunt felt this was her "girliest" role thus far in her career.
    • Goofs
      Gulliver finds his iPhone, but although there is no signal he is still able to retrieve his voice messages.
    • Quotes

      Lemuel Gulliver: I'm not doing this. You got me in the diaper and the dress. I'm not doing tea time with you! Go find another doll!

      [the giant girl breaks a rabbit doll's head]

      Lemuel Gulliver: Tea, time for tea! Haha...

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits are presented as part of newspaper clips from Gulliver's column. Surrounding the credits is actual text from the original novel by Jonathan Swift, and mentions some adventures from the book that are not featured in the movie, such as the encounters with the subhuman "yahoos".
    • Alternate versions
      Also released in a 3D version.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The A-Team/The Karate Kid/Winter's Bone (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock and Roll All Nite
      Written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley

      Performed by KISS

      Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews143

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    Fun and silly
    I've seen the version of the story starring Ted Danson, which was quite good. This is nothing like that.

    Jack Black's Gulliver starts out in the real world of the present day, with a smart phone. That's all you really need to know about when this took place.

    He's not happy with his life in the mail room, and he wants more. A relationship with travel writer Darcy, and more opportunities to do the real work of the New York Tribune.

    The Internet makes things easy. When I was in high school and college, there was plagiarism, but it was more challenging because what we know today as the Internet didn't exist. Gulliver has an easy time impressing Darcy and gets sent to the Bermuda Triangle. Oh, so this is how it will work.

    And it's actually a pretty exciting scene as Gulliver gets sent into another dimension. Then he has the experience that Danson had, only funnier. This version of the story, pretty much limited to Lilliput, will go for laughs.

    And Lilliput is quite a complete nation, but with very small people compared to Gulliver. The castle where the royal family lives is huge. There is a city with lots of people, with varying ethnic backgrounds, and a countryside outside that city. And the Lilliputians have wars against other very small people from other nations.

    Only after Gulliver shows his value in fighting a war is he treated with respect. He is a hero. And then things get quite silly. Every movie Gulliver has ever seen becomes a detail of his life, and pop culture references show up in abundance. We later see a giant R2D2 from "Star Wars", combined with "Transformers", used in battle, for example. All because Gulliver's plans for a video game become a fighting robot.

    Meanwhile, the prisoner Horatio vies with the nasty Edward for the heart of Princess Mary. Horatio is released only because Gulliver is his friend.

    There is one scene where Mary is kidnapped, and I'm not sure whether it is atrocious writing or atrocious acting. No, it's actually brilliant writing and good acting, because most of the acting in this movie is quite good. I mean for the material. It takes real effort to make the acting look really bad.

    I am curious about one thing. Of course Gulliver loses cell phone service when he gets close to the Bermuda Triangle. How then is it possible he can receive the voice mails he missed--AFTER he crosses over? And these voice mails are quite important--if you think about it, there's an interesting plot twist coming.

    The battle scenes are pretty impressive. I watch several CW super hero shows, and it's a lot like that. Even Horatio gets involved.

    There is one cute scene in the world where everyone is big. It only has a little girl, who is quite big compared to Gulliver. Imagine what she would look like to Lilliputians.

    And the movie has a big musical number which is quite well done. Again, it seems silly to have the entire cast performing a song Gulliver likes. Also, the music here is quite old compared to, say, a romantic comedy starring teenagers. It comes closer to what I like. Let's say that.

    No, it doesn't rank as the most impressive of the productions based on the literary work. No, it is not literary work on its own. But it is enjoyable and somewhat well done. If you're the type of person who can enjoy Jack Black, you will probably like this.
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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2010 (United States)
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      • English
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      • Greenwich, London, Greater London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Dune Entertainment
      • Davis Entertainment
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