Les Voyages de Gulliver

It's a shame that there are so few reviews here, because this is really well done, with top-notch work by visual effects genius Ray Harryhausen. His optical tricks are so good that I never once doubted the quality of the effects in the entire film (okay, maybe the giant squirrel is a little weaker). The slogan on the poster almost doesn't lie, for its time it really was "nothing less, than a miracle in motion pictures". The script departs quite a bit from Swift's original, covering only the worlds of the Lilliputians and the giants, but thanks to being so condensed, the plot moves very quickly and there’s no danger of boredom. The clever dialogues are also a plus, Gulliver occasionally spews out a very funny line, it's only a pity that the ending was rushed (budget problems?). Of course, a must-see for lovers of Harryhausen's work! (20/12/2010)

I give it a maximum rating, even though the film may not entirely deserve it as a whole, as the storyline is sometimes a bit too naive. However, the special effects here are incredible. Ray Harryhausen proves here that he was a master, not only in animation but especially in blending shots and creating beautiful illusions. If today's filmmakers put a little effort into this, watching movies with special effects would be much better than watching trick orgies. Ray was a genius, and he proves it once again here. The fight with the crocodile is sensational. (27/02/2015)