The Book Was Better: Gulliver's Travels Review

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[@Lenny-ue8hk]

The princess's actress was acting badly because this happens to her often and she kind of just says it almost sarcastically.

[@misseli1]

Lenny Lynch my thoughts exactly

[@darthstarkiller6605]

Yes and the fact emily blunt was forced to do this film instead of being black widow in the MCU so yeah I’d phone it in too if I was her

[@henriquebitencourt4280]

Her acting is very blunt in most movies

[@TheFLAMEXD]

@@henriquebitencourt4280 *ba dum tsss*

[@RobiticDuck]

Honestly..the whole "I've been kidnapped " scene made me chuckle.

[@simonheneghan6904]

Ryan Wequ yes I always thought it was a satire of the “damsel in distress” trope so I found it really funny as well.

[@ianciti]

honestly look at the way the script is written there. i think it was intentional to have it play out that way.

[@averongodoffire8098]

It’s supposedly happened a thousand times so the characters reactions to this make sense

[@WeirdToYourMother]

It is too late! You are kidnapped. I AM KIDNAPPED!!

[@davidspring4003]

"Name one thing you love about me?" *points at her chest* oh, her HUGE...tracts of...land...

[@jwhaler82]

"Oh no! Please don't kidnap me!" Honestly, I think your reaction to the acting actually made that scene funny.

[@akirealamub]

"Donna Noble has left the library. Donna Noble has been saved."

[@Axioanarchist]

I thought I recognized her! The queen is played by Catherine Tate, AKA Donna Noble from Doctor Who. So we _know_ she can act, but she (and pretty much everyone else) kinda just phoned it in on this one.

[@bloodywanker49]

+Axioanarchist I was wondering if anyone else recognized her. In all fairness to her, I wouldn't bring my A game to a movie like this.

[@netabolt6546]

Doctor Who is amazing show and i recognized her as well. she plays her character very well in Doctor Who but in this one, not that much. i think she liked to play in Doctor Who and didnt want to be in this movie.

[@99lodewijk]

Amest I bovvred for sueth?

[@Dim4323]

And the catharane tate show

[@andywinslow9638]

No wonder her characters sucked. I stopped watching the Office after she was on

[@nezzy4645]

Loooool Butt-crack Man is Charles from Brooklyn Nine-Nine haha never realised till now

[@rianrizky86]

99

[@Vashjaeger]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the 1996 Gulliver's Travels with Ted Danson. It is a better adaptation as a mini series giving more detail on the locations and characters.

[@willlyon7129]

Totally agree, along with the 1999 Alice in Wonderland and The Odyssey

[@jayk1203]

I loved that movie I had the vhs for ages

[@JamesMC04]

It is a far, far, far, far better adaptation. With a very intelligent and ingenious framing device.

[@lunabearsong2043]

I adore that version! Danson was awesome in that role, the story and world were engaging and enchanting, and it was one huge immersive adventure!

[@henriquebitencourt4280]

Also, there's a anime of Gulliver's Travels (I guess that the japanese give more importance towestern classics more than the westerners do)

[@Ghost1170]

I thought it was suppose to be bad acting on purpose... LOL

[@Minam0]

That was obvious to me

[@Mars-dw2zc]

what i dont get is how they had all the material to build that stuff for him. thatd be like us building stuff a million times our size. and howd they get the technology for coffee machines, lights etc.? and how did they have enough food for jack black? NONE OF THIS MAKES SENSE

[@AlexOlinkiewicz]

It's funny that both the Director and Jack Black ended up working together again, on the GOOSEBUMPS movie. Which while not an Amazing film, it was a hell of allot of fun to watch. Heck, I just got the movie on Blu-ray because it was on sale.

[@theGypsyViking]

Laputa was a place in Gulliver's Travels? Does this mean the Studio Ghibli film, Castle in the Sky was somewhat based on Gulliver's Travels?

[@8pagesdeep]

lmao that AoT bit killed me xD. Hell, I would be scared shitless too if I saw a giant, naked Jack Black running towards me!

[@solome3626]

This is one of the reasons why I love this channel so much, books (aside from comics or graphic novels) are one of my least favorite sources for entertainment, watching The Book Was Better teaches me, a newbie, a lot about these interesting novels that I've not even heard about, like Dune or Starship Troopers. Your examples at 1:29 are also my examples for how informative your videos are. These are well made reviews, and they're educational to me (in a good way), keep up the good work :)

[@JesseHernandez]

Fun fact Emily blunt who played the princess didn’t want to be in this movie so the reason why her delivery was so bad was because she was phoning it in

[@dominickfinch5693]

Love that Yugioh abridged part.

[@Dim4323]

Fuck that its people doing crappy impressions.

[@Rahnonymous]

@@Dim4323 Well aren't you just a ball of sunshine and rainbows

[@bradwolf07]

I actually like this movie. I know it is not the best movie, but I still like it. TJ Miller needed more of a role, he was wasted.

[@artyomsaveli9681]

Writer's block is a bastard to work with, and I'm glad to see Jack Black express what it feels like to have it. Well, except for the plagiarism bit. I'm too lazy for that.

[@mattc2306]

Yeah. I mostly draw, but even I can get stuck in a rut similar to writer's block.

[@nplt8263]

The "I've been kidnapped" scene fits in as an acknowledgement of the political satire of the book

[@Bluebrick2000]

Fun Fact, Jo Lo Truglio AKA Butt crack man is one of the leads in Brooklyn Nine Nine

[@SailorIda3]

I just keep seeing Po from Kung fu Panda whenever I see Jack Black

[@jinxtheunluckypony]

Jack Black is one of those celebrities I’d like to meet in person one of these days.

[@pkmn1260]

IS the Queen played by Catherine Tate.....O.o

[@RoninS636]

+William B (PKMN12) Sadly yes. Also there's another Doctor Who alumni who played Craig.

[@netabolt6546]

i laughed very loud at Butt-krack Man .. that was hilarious!

[@Cramble21]

I love how much effort you put into these videos. A blast every time!

[@KrimsonRogue]

+Captain Darling Thanks, and I'm glad you enjoy the show!

[@aleksdavoid1563]

I got to the part where he puts out the fire and just did nothing but cringe so badly, I almost dislocated my shoulder.

[@ah-nononoo]

I know this is old af but oh nooooo, i'm so sad you didnt get the princess's/queen's? sarcasm lol

[@junjunjamore7735]

Right? xD

[@LeafingThroughTheFrames]

You were really on your game on this one; this episode was excellent. I practically went giddy at the Attack on Titan joke XD. And Disney next! Sweet :D!

[@KrimsonRogue]

+Leafing Through The Frames Hehe, that bit was the very last thing I put into the episode. I came up with it as I was doing the final editing run for the episode. Glad I did, because it worked out really well. XD Speaking of episodes, do you have anything in the works?

[@LeafingThroughTheFrames]

Eh, sort of, planning on working on it tmr. On break now so I want to get at least SOMETHING out^^;;;; Also about the acting...I have no idea how they were able to drain the charm out of all those talented comedic actors (esp Emily Blunt, like WTH?)o.O. The whole "Please don't kidnap me" scene....I dont' know, I'm pretty sure they were aiming to make fun of the whole fairy tale/damsel in distress genre...but it kinda fell flat and also completely clashed with the rest of the butt and pee joke tone of the movie o.O;;;

[@lazarus9581]

This damn movie is one of my earliest memories, and as a four year old I thought that the princess was only acting like that because she had been through it so much

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

JB, you're awesome. In most cases, I'll stick up for you. But THIS--this was crap.

[@randomperson2235]

This story is more enjoyable if you immagine it as being gulliver's submission for the contest and not actually being real.

[@MalzraAirwynn]

The princess' acting for the kidnapping stuff sounded like s he WANTED to be kidnapped to me. I thought that was going to be a twist or something lol.

[@godzillavkk]

If Gulliver's Travels gets another adaptation, I wonder if the pee putting out fire scene should be put in, altered or removed all together?

[@bisexualichigo4227]

16:29 Jack Black just pulled a Luffy move. Nice.

[@exelior9744]

I feel like the terrible acting for the princess was because she was playing the part... Ya know, taking the piss out of the the fact that princesses always get captured and dont seem to actually do anything about it...

[@exelior9744]

Ya know... she is SUPPOSED to be saved, like shes SUPPOSED to be courted... Its just how shes been raised... Not saying its a good joke, but i think it justifies that part of her acting anyway...

[@MegaSpideyman]

I got it.

[@andywinslow9638]

That's right about the different islands. True story. I looked at another version from my childhood from nostalgia about a floating island and another where dogs own humans I had no idea that was Gullivers Travels. I actually thought they were made up to pass time. They actually were the best parts.

[@ElOchentero]

I read this book as a kid (yes I was a very nerdy kid) and was one of my favorites. You should check Ted Danson's version, is much better and much more similar to the book

[@summernovah]

Yes! I've been waiting for this!!

[@PaxtheDreamer]

Wait a moment. Gulliver went to six different lands? It's been awhile since I last read it, but I only remember four - The land of the small people, land of the big people, flying island and the horse people.

[@LightDhampire]

+PaxtheDreamer I think what Krim was referring to was that there's the big egg and small egg "small" people, the big people, flying islanders, those on the ground under them, and the horses.

[@TheFLAMEXD]

Nothing like a video by good old KrimsonRouge to satisfy your day :)

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

7:21 That man must be Kamen Rider or Ultraman if he could jump and somersault like that. lol

[@hebablo]

Woah! The Jack Black War Cover is Perfection

[@thaddeuspine]

Yeah, I doubt Butt Crack Man put this role on his resumé, and considering that actor is now Charles Boyle from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, probably a smart move.

[@warrirornunluv801]

Disney film reviews?! Attack on Titan references!? By Jove, what is this beautiful masterpiece?! :D

[@sophieb-m1472]

But Gulliver is much more reluctant to pee on the fire to put it out. I think he apologized beforehand and ask the princess to look away. The princess feels extremely disgraced by this and that is when Gulliver is sort of keep in seclusion, but in an open field not a cave

[@draconisthewyvern3664]

@KrimsonRogue you say that but spiders have actually reached space or the edge of space with their own silk/web parachutes. these parachuting spiders have crossed entire oceans to islands and even different continents

[@Roserae16]

1:20 DONNA NOBLE!!! :D :D :D >>> *Several Minutes Later* Oh... oh, Catherine Tate you deserve so much better than this. Did you need a paycheck that badly? You are miles above this movie and this part :(

[@1Sir-McKnight]

You said it was canon that he "pissed" on the castle? Maybe I read some different version or something, but in what I read he swallowed water from a lake and spit on the castle. (spitting still be a destable offense). Was this in the very first draft or earlier version where he, um, took a piss?

[@Deinareia]

Yes, definitely do more classics, that would be very nice. You've got a good approach to this whole commentary/review thing, it is entertaining plus I actually learn something about the book. Maybe you could find time for Quo Vadis, The name of the rose or Marketa Lazarová (though I am not sure if the book is even available in english)?

[@roderigodetriano]

Does anyone else know that Jonathan Swift was Irish? Also, the village I live near is called Lilliput! I agree with your points in this review. Good job!!

[@jayk1203]

I used to love watching the 90 s miniseries as a kid.

[@carissacarlson1418]

YGOTAS reference -- nice! Also, I'm surprised that scene was in the book too...

[@Chocolian]

The one movie Letterman did (somewhat) right was last year's Goosebumps movie.

[@Nazo-kage]

When it comes to your future review for the jungle book there was an old movie of the jungle book before the version that you were holding in your hand that was much longer and might've been more faithful to the book

[@KrimsonRogue]

+Nazo- kage I think I know the version you're talking about. I'm gonna look for it as part of my research for Jungle Book.

[@willlyon7129]

+KrimsonRogue Which version?

[@KrimsonRogue]

+Will Lyon The 1967 Disney animated one.

[@willlyon7129]

You planed to review other Disney adpations on books?

[@KrimsonRogue]

+Will Lyon Only haphazardly. I'm really just doing Jungle Book because of the good timing with the new movie coming out next month.

[@simonheneghan6904]

Great to see a Yu-Gi-Oh! abridged reference.👍

[@neeneeo]

Since when did the book have ROBOTS in them?!?

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

8:09 I feel sorry for Joe Lo Truglio.

[@jackson4901]

Jack Black, stick to your Kung Fu Panda series.

[@mmeers89]

+Flaming Star one of the VERY few instances I like Jack Black.

[@jackson4901]

Totally agree.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

+Flaming Star Also video games..........Brutal Legend was great.

[@jaysea5939]

Bernie (not Sanders) was a good movie and Jack Black was good in it.

[@Arsenik17]

Yessss Zim reference.

[@captainthiccnick]

I'm now convinced that Guillermo del Toro saw that mech suit and said "you know what instead of Jack Black why not fight a bunch of Godzilla knock-offs?" And thus we have Pacific Rim even down to the fist thingy

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

11:50 WHAT?! That happened in the books too?! Unbelievable... Was this omitted in later versions?

[@aaa1e2r3]

It is weird seeing TJ Miller in a non animated role

[@fragand]

+Athavan Rajasingham If you're interested another non-animated role he's in, that would be HBO's Silicon Valley.

[@fantasticplanet2002]

did you ever discover deadpool?

[@keithhannah3911]

He was also the guy with the camera in Cloverfield.

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

If you think the pee scene was bad, apparently the book had a poop scene too. So yknow, could’ve been worse.

[@sophieb-m1472]

In the early 1990's a miniseries was made that I really liked as a kid and I think it was a pretty good adaptation of the source material

[@Heroshii15]

I've tried reading this, but didn't get very far. The way it was written, I was consistently aware that the story was being told secondhand, and I wasn't engaged.

[@ΑδάμΜιχαλίτσης]

So when is your League of Extraordinary Gentlemen going to be uploaded

[@KrimsonRogue]

+Αδάμ Μιχαλίτσης After I script, film and edit it. :P

[@ΑδάμΜιχαλίτσης]

+KrimsonRogue OK but I wish you do it as a crossover with Linkara.

[@KrimsonRogue]

+Αδάμ Μιχαλίτσης So would I. That or Watchmen.

[@ΑδάμΜιχαλίτσης]

+KrimsonRogue Now that you mentioned it, what did you think of both the Watchmen novel and the movie?

[@dylee312]

Oh yeah, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, I saw that movie. But I only skimmed through the comics.

[@wilsonkierankitsune]

Ugg, this brings back terrible memories. I work in the electronics department at Wal-Mart and when this movie came out on DVD, we had it playing for about two months non stop at work. And there was no way I could avoid watching and listening to this movie so.... yeah... Good review though.

[@ayvi8850]

the first time I saw the movie I was sure the princess only pretended to NOT want to be kidnapped because she wanted to talk to the other kingdom's prince or king to end the war. That would make for a better movie!

[@RaithSienar]

Can't wait for you to rip on the adaptation of the Jungle Book and how Disneyfied it was!

[@aaroncross6874]

That foosball table looks like torture to me. I hate to be spinning like that.

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

15:54 What anime was that? Attack on Titan?

[@moonx698]

i first watched this with my grandparents and then after that, me and my grandma would play war, like the card game, she would just sing to me "War! What is it good for?"

[@reevesavage]

Thought you were going to do the Ted Danson one...never heard of this one before...but went "hmmm, why haven't I heard of this one before?" and then I found out exactly why...>.>

[@michaelbuono4007]

It bad when a dinosaur documentary has a better understanding of the source material then your movie

[@steel8231]

Isn't Lemuel the long form of Lenny? Other than Lilliput the only one I've heard of was Laputa and even then only because of Miyazaki...

[@Darek_B52]

Have you ever thought of doing a "The Book Was Better" review of the movie Hellraiser? The name of the book eludes me but I do enjoy the movie despite a few mistakes and I hear that Clive Barker (who also wrote the book) did the second to fill in some background that they couldn't include in the first movie.

[@0hvist]

You missed the perfect chance to make a Pacific Rim joke during the robot fight.

[@roderigodetriano]

Want to know why it looks like England because Lilliput is in England but I don't understand why it isn't set in Ireland.

[@mooglenaur]

Never have I been so happy to have decided to pass on a film. Now if only I could have said the same regarding that Jackie Chan version of Around the World in 80 Days.....I can never get those 2 hours back....

[@KrimsonRogue]

+Sean Raduechel Is that a request?

[@mooglenaur]

More suggestion I suppose, to be honest there are plenty of others I'd love to see you do first; Master and Commander, Gettysburg (aka The Killer Angels).....largely historical fiction pieces as those tend to be more my forte However that abomination most certainly deserves the full analytical treatment.

[@darthstarkiller6605]

I don’t blame emily blunt for phoning it in because she was basically forced to do this film instead of being black widow in the avengers

[@freman007]

17:50. It's a Nokia?

[@solome3626]

Phantom of the Opera movie, you should review that someday, the theme song is still one of the most memorable songs I've ever heard (the Broadway versions, not the film version lol, Butler isn't really the most definitive Phantom)

[@georgea.567]

Yes i love you reviews.

[@dvdai1206]

nice so excited for the next review

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

Every time I hear "Horacio" my brain autocompletes "Cornblower" (Horatio Cornblower is a cocktail from Archer)

[@alexandrosvayakis4195]

Nathan Witus Captain Horatio Hornblower, anybody?

[@samuelbarber6177]

6:38 AGH! It’s Charybdis! Oh wait, is the version where he gets swallowed and nonsensically comes across the CSS Birmingham? Or is this the good version?

[@lemyt6390]

0:53 ouch that hit hard

[@KGKSkull]

Ok the bit of him having them march on his back. That actually isn’t that dumb. The troops get to train on soft terrain which allows them to be ready for unsteady terrain like mud or swamps, and gulliver gets a massage. Not as dumb as we think

[@eddiedingle767]

We could have prevented James Cordon in 2016, but we didn't

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Ironically, Emily Blunt is like the best actor in this movie... just not IN this movie.

[@kyros1283]

This is on my list of “so bad it’s good” movies to be completely honest, although I may be biased as I love Jack Black

[@krankarvolund7771]

The scene with the princess, I thought she was playing in the movie and wated to be kidnapped XD

[@tjfrye11]

so far i've gotten to 12:20 in this video, & i just want to note that you said that the book was meant to be a parody of adventure tales, that includes damsels in distress, etc. so the princess is probably purposely an airhead, as well as the other stuff being so over the top/wooden.

[@whoisyouranime]

The first time I was introduced to Gulliver's Travel was through the Max Fleischer's 1939 animated movie which I saw as a kid. The Jack Black movie pretty much ruined my childhood. When I first heard about Jack Black's version of Gulliver's Travel, I knew it was going to fail and I am so glad I was right. Also, I had no idea that "Laputa" was a Gulliver's Travel story. Does that mean you are gonna do "Laputa: Castle in the Sky"? Also, can you review Branden Fraser's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and the sequel, "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? Can't wait to see Jungle Book.

[@KrimsonRogue]

+TheHardMode Journey to the Center of the Earth... How have I allowed that to stay off my radar for so long?

[@metalheadedreaver]

Just got in from my night shift... Sees new KR video.... Fuck Sleep

[@samuraijaco1]

I... honestly didn’t know that the island was called Lilliput...

[@moifikea8288]

I watched this Film as a kid and it's the reason I have trypophobia now

[@michaelkeha]

Jack seems bord in most of his scenes like he would be anywhere else also yay another review

[@disneyfanlover905]

Has anyone made a How To Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda reference? Because I can totally picture Po the Dragon Warrior hiring Tuffnut.

[@prussianlord4066]

I notice something the g isn't capped in the beginning