tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799060793812204452.post6209568635826375349..comments2024-03-25T06:29:08.480-04:00Comments on Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers: The 3 Worlds of Gulliver ( 1960 ) The Metzinger Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799060793812204452.post-44815204178426318802016-03-09T18:33:36.328-05:002016-03-09T18:33:36.328-05:00I too was wondering when Gulliver would be launche...I too was wondering when Gulliver would be launched into outer space....because I thought space had to be the third world : he was small, he was big, what else was left? It never happened...they just landed back in England. Darn. The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799060793812204452.post-37871098348033627442016-03-09T18:31:47.083-05:002016-03-09T18:31:47.083-05:00Yes, Jack and the Giant Killer and The Magic Sword...Yes, Jack and the Giant Killer and The Magic Sword fall pretty flat compared to Gulliver! The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799060793812204452.post-92106972125804953772016-03-07T17:47:17.843-05:002016-03-07T17:47:17.843-05:00Warts and all, I still prefer this to stuff like T...Warts and all, I still prefer this to stuff like The Magic Sword or Jack the Giant Killer which were pretty ambitious affairs hampered by not enough time in the oven. Both tried too hard to be like the Schneer/Harryhausen flicks and ended up lacking on all fronts (although one did get Jim Danforth's career launched). They do make for great unintentional comedies though (and kids who aren't jaded by CGI may enjoy them).Greg Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484524631509910440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799060793812204452.post-65679117308846150182016-03-06T20:15:02.352-05:002016-03-06T20:15:02.352-05:00I think you're right on the mark in noting tha...I think you're right on the mark in noting that it's probably not as popularity due to the lack of fantastic Harryhausen creatures. Still, it's an entertaining movie and Nathews is solid as always. When I saw it as a kid, the title puzzled me. It took me awhile to figure out that the third world was the "normal" one!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.com