6/10
an interesting piece of animation history
13 February 2005
I found this video at a thrift store and had actually never heard of this particular film, but thought it looked interesting. On the surface, it's pretty silly and pointless, but in context it totally makes sense. The movie contains obvious references to Disney, for instance, a female character who is dressed like Disney's Snow White makes a comical cameo appearance, and there's a pair of night watchmen who look strikingly like they could be the eighth and ninth dwarfs. There are also some references to 1930's pop culture, such as flapper dancing, and a reference to the popular jazz song "And it Comes Out Here" (and probably a lot of other things that I'm too young to recognize). I thought the "rotoscoping" was interesting, but seemed weird when mixed with the cartoony Popeye-ish miniature characters... probably an artistic choice to emphasize the difference between Gulliver and the little people, but it just seemed weird--- probably because I associate the rotoscoping effect with the things for which it was later used, like Monty Python.
2 out of 6 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed