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Gulliver's Travels [DVD] [1996]

DVD ~ Ted Danson
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Ned Beatty, Edward Fox
  • Directors: Charles Sturridge
  • Writers: Jonathan Swift, Simon Moore
  • Producers: Brian Henson, Chris Thompson, Duncan Kenworthy, Robert Halmi Sr.
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Sep 2000
  • Run Time: 180 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004WI9Y
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 35,479 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Ebulliently imaginative and far more cleverly presented than you would expect from a TV miniseries, this adaptation of Gulliver's Travels succeeds by never pandering to the lowest common denominator. Closely based on Jonathan Swift's 1726 classic, it is enhanced by dazzling special effects from Jim Henson Productions and a superb, multi-ethnic cast. The biggest surprise is Ted Danson in the title role--one of his best performances, even if he is the only person in England with an American accent. He conveys amusement, amazement and intelligence as he travels from one strange country into another. Not that anyone back in Blighty believes Mr Gulliver's tales of little people or giants. The story is told in flashback from an insane asylum, where he is forcibly confined. This far outshines several previous adaptations of Swift's satirical novel. --Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com

Special Features
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DVD 9
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English
Region 2
Dolby Surround English
Dolby Surround
The Making Of Gullivers Travels
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars masterpiece., 22 May 2003
this really is a fantastic production. Danson really performs the role well. I really can't recommend this more, for children and parents alike.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gullivers travels ted danson, 16 May 2003
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This review is from: Gulliver's Travels [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
Fantastic film,great acting by ted danson.
All the other actors and background actors did a great job to make this film what it is, even (look for jim from eastenders )....a lot of film for so little money.
even the 2 guards looking after gulliver did a great job,
well I should know, I was one of them.
Buy it, watch it, the kids and you will enjoy it.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars We love Liliput, not Brobdingnag ..., 27 Sep 2005
This review is from: Gulliver's Travels [DVD] [1996] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Because Gulliver is not only a story for little children, but at the same time a very ironical satire on social conditions, also adult viewers will find their pleasure. Who has a little insight into a psychological point of view, will moreover discover, that in the gigantic Gulliver, with whom the childlike spectator of course identifies himself at the first meeting, - that this Gulliver helps to become resistant against every nasty surroundings, which will happen to us in our lifetime, using a fantasy-based, satirical technique of making bad things small and unimportant! Swift gives a therapeutically example for children (always being the smaller ones, helpless, powerless at the lower rank of the social influence scale) how to make a wonderful reversal of the everyday fright. The Gulliver shape reconciles to the powerlessness feelings of the childhood. When Jonathan Swift wrote this story, the situation of childhood in Europe was substantially worse than today. Gulliver's journey to the country of the dwarves (Liliput) is the favorite story. But the other one, his journey to the giants in the land "Brobdingnag" is more unloved. Many small "Liliput"-towns are built for tourists - but you cannot find any "Brobdingnag"-town, where you have the chance to feel small and surpressed. All in all: Swift has (like a more mocking Homer) created a bold parody on the old Greek "Odyssey". Of course this is a great challenge to movie-makers, but Charles Sturridge has managed this problem - using famous actors and a not too small budget ...
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