Gulliver's Travel 3D

Gulliver's Travels is a fantasy comedy film directed by Rob Letterman and very loosely based on the 18th-century novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift, though the film takes place in the modern era. The film stars Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Billy Connolly, Catherine Tate and Amanda Peet as Darcy Silver and is distributed by 20th Century Fox. Originally scheduled for release on June 4, 2010, it was pushed back to December 24, 2010 and later changed once again to December 22, 2010. 20th Century Fox later announced on March 23, 2010 that the film would be converted to 3D.On December 13, 20th Century Fox announced that it would again move the release date, this time to December 25, 2010.

Plot

The plot does the same animation as the book and cartoon film, but there are changes. Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) is presented as the boss of a newcomer named Dan (T.J. Miller), but Dan gets promoted and is now Gulliver's new boss. Deeply depressed at his dead-end job in the mail room, Gulliver decides to talk to journalist Darcy Silverman (Amanda Peet). He convinces her he could write a report about his (false) extensive world "travels" saying his dream is to become a writer. After suffering writer's block, he plagiarises a report from other publications on the Internet. The next day, Darcy, impressed by his writing, presents Gulliver with a new task – to travel to the Bermuda Triangle and write an article confirming that the legend of ships mysteriously disappearing in the area being caused by extraterrestrials is not true.

Upon arrival in Bermuda, Gulliver rents a boat and travels into the triangle. He's caught in a freak storm and the boat is overwhelmed by a waterspout. He washes up unconscious, on the shore of Lilliput, where he is immediately confirmed as a "beast" by the town's tiny population. He is captured and imprisoned in a cave, citizens claiming him to be dangerous, because of his huge size. Here, he meets another prisoner named Horatio (Jason Segel) who was jailed by General Edward (Chris O'Dowd) because he fancies Princess Mary of Lilliput (Emily Blunt), whereas Edward wants her for himself. After the island across from Lilliput enacts an invasion, Gulliver manages to break free of the plough-machine he is forced to work and then rescues the princess from being kidnapped and her father, King Benjamin (Billy Connolly) from a fire.

Gulliver is declared a hero by Lilliput's citizens, and Gulliver makes up a deal of lies saying he is the President of the United States and a living legend in his homeland. Edward, however, becomes enraged due to the luxurious accommodations he receives, even being presented as an honorary general of Lilliput. When the townspeople find Gulliver's boat and his things, Gulliver gets angry voice mail messages from Darcy, angrily saying she has to take his place and travel to Bermuda now, and also found out about his plagiarism and she no longer wishes to be friends with him. The next day, chaos ensues as the population across from Lilliput enact an attack on the city when Edward shuts down the defenses surrounding Lilliput, as an act of revenge for Gulliver treatment. Gulliver defeats the neighboring population again, invulnerable to the cannonballs being fired at him (although he receives numerous welts on his stomach).

Edward abandons the Lilliputian army, joining the enemy forces instead. Using a powerful and gigantic robot from one of Gulliver's sci-fi magazines that they secretly built, Edward makes Gulliver surrender after he is beaten and embarrassed by Edward's robot, he is banished to the island across from Lilliput, admittedly saying to his onlookers that he is "just the guy from the mail-room" and nothing more. Meanwhile, on the shores of Brobdingnag ("the island where we dare not go"), he is captured by Glumdaclitch and forced to become her doll. Darcy is then imprisoned by the Lilliputians when she is lost in the Bermuda Triangle in the same manner as Gulliver. Horatio reveals to Gulliver that she is imprisoned. Gulliver narrowly escapes with him, using a parachute from Glumdaclitch's dollhouse that he took from a dead air force aviator.

Once again accepting a duel from Edward, Gulliver ultimately defeats him with the assistance of Horatio, who disables the machine's electrocuting weapon. Horatio is hailed a hero and gets King Benjamin's permission to court the princess. Edward, reaching the point of insanity, threatens to kill the princess, but the princess, finally having enough of Edward, beats him up in frustration. Gulliver then helps to make peace between the rival island nations by reciting Edwin Starr's "War" and he, along with Darcy, return to New York on their repaired boat. It's revealed they later became a couple and successful fiction writers in New York, writing about their experiences on Lilliput.

Cast

• Jack Black as Lemuel Gulliver
• Emily Blunt as Princess Mary
• Jason Segel as Horatio
• Amanda Peet as Darcy Silver
• T.J. Miller as Dan
• Catherine Tate as Queen Isabelle
• Billy Connolly as King Benjamin
• James Corden as Prince Joseph
• Chris O'Dowd as Edward
• Romany Malco as Young Hank
• Nikki Harrup as Jane
• Danni Bennatar as Glumdaclitch
• Olly Alexander as Prince August

Production

In a January 2010 interview on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Segel explained his character spends most of the movie in Black's shirt pocket. The movie features 7.1 surround audio in select theaters.

The plot centers on Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black), a free-spirited travel writer who, on an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle, suddenly finds himself a giant among men when he washes ashore on the hidden island of Lilliput, home to a population of industrious, yet tiny, people.

Marketing

The official trailer for Gulliver's Travels was released on June 4, 2010 and attached to Marmadukea day after. The second trailer was released on November 5, 2010 and it is also attached with Megamind. As a prize on the television show Survivor: Nicaragua, four of its contestants were able to watch the movie before its release.

A fourth Ice Age short, Scrat's Continental Crack-up, was released with Gulliver's Travels. The short is a parody of continental drift, and centers on a humorous alternative explanation for the creation of the continents. It also hints at the next Ice Age movie due out in 2012.

Reception

Gulliver's Travels has received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a score of 21%, based on 100 reviews, with the consensus "Though Jack Black is back doing what he does best, Gulliver's Travels largely fails to do any justice to its source material, relying instead on juvenile humor and special effects." The average rating from critics is 3.9/10.The Observer called it "truly dire" while The Guardian gave it 2 out of 5 stars for a "defanged version" of the film. New Jersey On-Line called it a "misguided remake of a classic" with "dreadful special effects", Variety dubbed the film "bland" and Daily News awarded it 2.5 out of 5 stars, calling Black's performance "so lazy and familiar." The Hollywood Reportercommented that "any sense of fun slowly drains away as the movie insists on highlighting effects over character and story" while Time Out gave it 2 out of 5 stars, commenting that the film "veers between the very mildly chucklesome and plain not funny." The Christian Science Monitor called it "a movie of such stupendous uninspiration" that it was "monumentally dreadful" and the San Francisco Chronicle gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "cute" but "sleep-inducing." Slant Magazine rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and Empire rated 2 out of 5 stars calling it "a low-grade comedy that'll have Jonathan Swift turning in his grave."

Other critics were less harsh, although still not praising of the film. Roger Ebert claimed that knowing who the film is for, and who it is not, might help viewers appreciate it. He awarded the film three out of four stars, saying "I want to tread carefully here, and not because I might step on a Lilliputian and squish him." Some performances were praised in the film, notably Chris O'Dowd, who was compared to John Cleese  and Nigel Hawthorne 'in creating sympathetic baddie Edward'

Transformer 3 Dark of the Moon 3D

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is the third film in the Transformers film series, directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to Transformers andTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen and is scheduled for release on July 1, 2011, in Real D 3D. It will also be released in 2D.

Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro and Ramón Rodríguez are set to reprise their starring roles, with Peter Cullen returning as the voice of Optimus Prime. Ehren Kruger, who collaborated in the writing of the second film, was said to be again involved in the writing. Despite having initially been confirmed for the film, and with the film already into principal photography, it was announced that Megan Fox would not be reprising her role from the previous two films. With Fox's character Mikaela being dropped, Sam was assigned a new love interest, who will be played by English model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Also, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, having written the first two films, will not return for the third installment in the series, which Orci had earlier somewhat anticipated, fearing the duo would "risk getting stale". Bay has stated this would be the last installment in the series.

Plot

The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft on the Moon and must race against theDecepticons to find it and learn its secrets, which could turn the tide in the Transformers' final battle

Production

Development

As a preemptive measure, Michael Lucchi and Paramount announced a July 1, 2011 release date in IMAX 3-D for a third Transformers film before completion of Revenge of the Fallen. Director Michael Bay responded, "I said I was taking off a year from Transformers. Paramount made a mistake in dating Transformers 3—they asked me on the phone—I said yes to July 1—but for 2012—whoops! Not 2011! That would mean I would have to start prep in September. No way. My brain needs a break from fighting robots."

On October 1, 2009, Bay revealed that Transformers: Dark of the Moon had already gone into pre-production, and its planned release was back to its originally intended date of July 1, 2011 rather than 2012. Filming started in May 2010, with shooting locations including Chicago, Florida, and Moscow. Due to the revived interest in 3-D technology brought in by the success of Avatar,talks between Paramount,Industrial Light & Magic and Bay had considered the possibility of the next Transformers film to be filmed in 3-D. Testing has been performed in bringing the technology into Bay's work. Michael Bay was reluctant to film with 3-D cameras since in test he'd found them to be too clunky for his filming style, but he didn't want to implement the technology in post production either since he was not pleased with the results.

In a hidden extra for the Blu-ray version of Revenge of the Fallen, Bay expressed his intention to make Transformers 3 not necessarily larger than Revenge of the Fallen, but instead go deeper into the mythos, give it more character development, and make it darker and more emotional. Shortly after the release of Revenge of the Fallen, Orci said he would like to introduce Unicron "for scale's sake", and Unicron is seen during the Transformers 3 preview video in the Revenge of the Fallen Blu-ray edition, but no comment is made on the subject.

Having been called Transformers 3 up to that point, the film's final title was revealed to be Dark of the Moon in October 2010.

Production

Actors on a Transformers: Dark of the Moon set in July 2010

As of March 19, 2010, the script was said to be finished, and pre-shoots began on April 7, 2010 in Indiana, which will portray Ukraine and Los Angeles.Filming began on May 18. The first six weeks took place in Los Angeles, locations included Sherman Oaks, Fourth Avenue and 5. Main. The next four weeks were spent in Chicago. Locations filmed in Chicago included LaSalle Street, Michigan Avenue, Bacino's of Lincoln Park at 2204 North Lincoln Avenue and around the "Sears Tower".The scenes set in Michigan Ave featured a substantial amount of pyrotechnics and stunt work. Filming in Detroit was planned to take place August but the Chicago shoot was extended until 1 September. In late September the production moved to Florida, just before the launch of Space Shuttle mission STS-133. While filming in Washington the crew shot on the National Mall, Michael Bay stated that there would be a car race on the location. Two further locations announced were the Milwaukee Art Museum and an old factory location of Tower Automotive, currently under redevelopment for mixed use as well as the City of Milwaukee equipment yard. Filming was scheduled to take place there after work was done in Chicago.On September 23, filming was done at the former city hall in Detroit, MI. On October 16, work was done at the Johnson Space Center in Texas with intent to shoot a scene set in the late 1960s utilizing extras with period fashion and hairstyles. Other planned filming locations included Africa, Moscow, and China. The film is being shot entirely in 3D using the Sony Pace 3D Camera system used for Resident Evil: Afterlife. Filming was officially completed on November 9, 2010. On November 26, it was announced the film had entered post-production.

Cast and characters

Humans

• Shia LaBeouf plays Sam Witwicky. The leading human character who is friends with the Autobots. It seems that Sam will possess a power glove in the movie.
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley plays Carly. Sam's new love Interest who was in the original 1984 animated series. Huntington-Whiteley had worked with director Michael Bay before in various Victoria's Secret commercials. Other actresses considered for the role includedGemma Arterton, Bar Refaeli, Miranda Kerr and Brooklyn Decker.
• Josh Duhamel plays Major William Lennox. The leader of NEST, an international taskforce battling Decepticons with the Autobots.
• Tyrese Gibson plays Chief Robert Epps. A combat controller and a member of NEST.
• John Turturro plays Agent Seymour Simmons. A former agent of the terminated Sector 7 unit.
• Patrick Dempsey plays Dylan, Carly's boss, who is a race-car driver with a huge collection of cars. Dempsey described his role as "darker" than others and "significant to the plot". Dempsey was initially cast to play Mikaela's boss but with Mikaela out of the movie, he'll be playing Carly's boss.
• Ramón Rodríguez plays Leo Spitz. Sam's former roommate from the last movie.
• Kevin Dunn and Julie White play Ron and Judy Witwicky, Sam's parents.
• Glenn Morshower plays General Morshower, A NEST member who communicates with the squad in the Pentagon.
• Lester Speight plays Hardcore Eddie. The new NEST Member. He is an old school soldier who has seen it all and done it all and fought in war along with Epps' father many years ago.
• Alan Tudyk plays Dutch, Agent Simmons' assistant.
• John Malkovich plays Bruce, Sam's first boss.
• Frances McDormand plays Marissa Faireborn, Director of National Intelligence.

According to representatives for Paramount, Megan Fox will not appear in the film because Bay ultimately chose not to renew Fox's role, although representatives for the actress said that it was her decision to leave the film franchise. With Fox not reprising her role, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was chosen to play Sam's new love interest. Ken Jeong will have an undisclosed role in the film, and Kym Whitley has declared being involved in the shoots. A casting call for extras for the film has been said to call for actors to play Iranian military men for scenes to be filmed in Los Angeles, and reportedly the Ukrainian army will be involved as well. Glee's Iqbal Theba confirmed on Twitter that he will have a cameo appearance as the secretary-general of the United Nations.

Autobots

• Peter Cullen voices Optimus Prime, the Autobot leader. He retains his vehicle mode of a blue Peterbilt 379 truck with red flame decals, with the addition of a trailer similar to his G1 counterpart. He was modified to look more heroic.
• Bumblebee, Sam's guardian that turns into a fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. Bumblebee has also gone through some changes, his vehicle mode featuring a new body kit and paint job. He was modified to look more mature.
• Ironhide, the Autobot weapons specialist who transforms into a GMC Topkick.
• Ratchet, the Autobot medic who transforms into a search and rescue Hummer H2. Ratchet also had some changes done to his vehicle form, he has been painted green and white.
• Sideswipe, the Autobot whose vehicle mode is a silver Chevrolet Corvette Centennial now upgraded into a convertible.
• An Autobot who will debut as a Ferrari 458 Italia.Bay said that the Autobot will have an Italian accent and personally refers to it as "Dreadbox".
• An Autobot will debut as a Red/Black Rosenbauer Panther fire truck.
• James Avery will provide the voice of Silverbolt.
• The Wreckers, an Autobot sub-team that transform into heavily armed NASCAR Chevrolet Impala stock cars equipped with machine guns.They function as a Commando Unit. One of them will be voiced by Bill Fagerbakke.The Wreckers are:
  • A Juan Pablo Montoya #42 Target car.
  • A Dale Earnhardt, Jr. #88 AMP Energy/National Guard car.
  • A Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's/Kobalt car.
• Two Autobots that transform into Chevrolet Sparks.
• A blue Mercedes-Benz E550 will debut as an Autobot, he is confirmed to be the same robot whose form looks similar to Albert Einstein.
• Wheelie, a blue radio-controlled toy monster truck who used to be a Decepticon before he joined the Autobots.

Decepticons

• Megatron, the Decepticon Leader that has changed his vehicle mode to an armored rusty Mack Titan 10-wheeler tank truck equipped with heavy weaponry.
• Starscream, the air commander who transforms into an F-22 Raptor.
• Soundwave, Megatron's communication officer.
• Shockwave, who will act as one of the film's main villains. Corey Burton, who performed Shockwave's voice in all of Shockwave's major animated appearances was offered the role, but he declined it, so David Warner is being considered to voice him.
• A Decepticon has been revealed to turn into an armored security truck.
• The Dreads, a group of Decepticon clones that turn into Chevrolet Suburban emergency vehicles.

It has been said that two robot assassins that will appear and murder humans in a scene filmed in Sherman Oaks. There will be a scene which will involve a huge Decepticon tipping over a building which Sam is in.

Others

At the end of the teaser trailer, an unknown Transformer with yellow armor is featured and appears to come to life.Mark Ryan is also confirmed to be voicing several characters in the film.