swift write really have more in common with kafka and orwell than with fantasy adventure writer and so it curious that gulliver travel have be deem a child novel . lucky kiddy . the same applies to this movie . there have be some really awful version of this story and which must be why people be reluctant to look at this version . i mean and it a tv movie and it come from muppetteer jim henson and so how should we expect anything but cuteness . look again beauty turn up in the odd place . child love this movie enough to sit through all three hour of it and but it also take the time to get swift dark vision right . i hate special effect and but here they be use to carry the story forward instead of just dazzle u . please note that the producer take the trouble to recruit classical actor like john gielgud and peter otoole who perform their eccentric role with perfection . dramatically and the romance between gulliver and glumdalclitch be render touch and poignant and as well a funny ( she a little girl and but twenty time his size ) . the frame story have a theme about absent father that many child will relate to . and the part about gulliver in the asylum introduce an element of horror deal with the abuse of authority ( apparently derive from val lewton bedlam [ 1946 ] and another forgotten masterpiece ) . the vhs be always turn up in the bargain bin for a few cent and which be an insult to the many great artist who put this thing together . i encourage audience to recognize a good thing by get this movie and inspire others to watch it . although it have a lot to offer child and grow ups will find that it stand up nicely to such classic a aguirre and brazil and 1984 and other serious fantastic work .