It's the adventures of Dr. Lemuel Gulliver. His fiancée Elisabeth is a stowaway on his ship to India. He is washed overboard and finds himself on an island of tiny people called Lilliputians. Unwilling to fight their war, he escapes to another island populated by giants called Brobdingnagians where he is reunited with Elisabeth.
The pettiness of the Lilliputian conflict is really compelling. This movie has stop-motion animation effects from Ray Harryhausen. He's a man of excellence and this is no exception. The battle against the crocodile is the best. The size differences make for some fun visual effects. The Brobdingnagians are supposed to be ignorant and superstitious. There are funnier ways to show that. Cracking the egg is such a great ridiculous idea from the Lilliputians. I wish the Brobdingnagians have an equally silly idea to rally around (hopefully something else about eggs). The movie tries to wrap it up with a word salad which is less than satisfying. The first part is great. The second island has great moments. If it could end with something better, this would be superb.
The pettiness of the Lilliputian conflict is really compelling. This movie has stop-motion animation effects from Ray Harryhausen. He's a man of excellence and this is no exception. The battle against the crocodile is the best. The size differences make for some fun visual effects. The Brobdingnagians are supposed to be ignorant and superstitious. There are funnier ways to show that. Cracking the egg is such a great ridiculous idea from the Lilliputians. I wish the Brobdingnagians have an equally silly idea to rally around (hopefully something else about eggs). The movie tries to wrap it up with a word salad which is less than satisfying. The first part is great. The second island has great moments. If it could end with something better, this would be superb.