This is a sumptuously directed series that frees your mind to become totally involved with the story and the underlying analysis and satire of fallen human thinking. This production manages to convey Swift's message to a modern audience with the same kind of impact as the original stinging satire had on Swift's contemporaries.
Danson gives a triumphally convincing performance as Gulliver. I can't imagine anyone doing it better. I hope he plays more roles like this.
The special effects are superb, but are there to support the story rather than for their own sake. I especially enjoyed the episode where Gulliver is a 'guest' in a castle with an sinister host, with a penchant for summoning famous historical figures into the present. Restrained, menacing and downright eerie.
I am really pleased to see Americans take an English classic and turn it into a movie with so much panache and integrity. Watch it!
I have to admit I wasn't sure what I would think when I first started to watch. I had read the book many years ago, when I was in school, and didn't recall a lot of it. However, as the story progressed, I was happy to see that the more I saw, the more I remembered of what I had read, and that the movie seemed to follow the important parts of the book. The thing I had most remembered were the talking horses, and wondered how well they would do that, but it was done well, so I have no complaints on that score.
As I said, the actors all did a remarkably good job, and the special effects were decent, making Gulliver appear to be both huge in the land of the little people, and then small himself in the land of the giants.
First rate family entertainment, and well worth seeing. Do yourself a favor and get it for your collection.
