Irish author Jonathan Swift first published Gulliver's Travels in 1726, and it became an immediate sensation. Since then, Gulliver's Travels never has gone out-of-print, and its twenty-first century sales remain nearly as robust as they were in the sixteenth. Universally acknowledged as a classic of British literature, Swift's wonderwork scathingly satirizes human nature and parodies "travellers' tales." Not surprising, then, Hollywood has attempted to bring Gulliver's story to life on film in every decade since the medium was invented. Typically, the special effects have failed to keep pace with Swift's imagination. In the story's latest reprise, a slightly modernized version, the special effects are up to the challenge, but the question emerges, "Is Jack Black up to it?" Black has disappointed fans with his last couple of ventures, but critics say he looks "at ease" as he goes for "big" laughs in the land of the Lilliputians. The producers and director have built-in a few features to give Black a healthy bounce: Updating the story, they show Gulliver as a contemporary mailroom guy who finally catches a break, winning a travel-writing assignment in the Bermuda Triangle. 3D has gotta help the contrast between big Gulliver and little Lilliputians, and an all-star supporting cast is expected to bring out the best of Black's comic gifts.

The sixth part of the adventures of Harry Potter was filmed by David Yates, who filmed the Order of the Phoenix, too. As before, there were reductions in the source material: the books themselves, as we recall, were getting thicker from volume by volume. But the fascination it has not been affected: the love of suffering young wizards magically contrasts with the overall dark background, where there extreme fear of the meeting with Volan de Mort rules. The comic couple, Ron-Hermione amuses the audience perfectly, while their companions in misfortune, Harry and Ginny honestly work out the necessary romantic part. And yet each new movie about Potter is more horrifying, sad and fantastic than the previous one: all these options are caused by the development of the story and by unlimited technical possibilities of the modern cinema.

In a more sophisticated "golden age" when American public schools actually taught people to read, Hollywood made movies from literature—Grapes of Wrath, for example, or To Have and Have Not. According to Oliver Stone, in the 1990s, film became the literature of the age. In 2011, driven by a fetish for "CG integration," Hollywood adopted the comic book as its model of choice. Not "the graphic novel," which has a slightly more elevated ring to it. No. The comic book. "Comic book novices may have difficulty differentiating their Green super-heroes: The Green Lantern does not attract The Green Hornet as moth to flame. Green Lantern may, however, attract almost as many teen girls as teen geeks, because it features Ryan Reynolds, People Magazine's sexiest man, archetype of "obscenely cut" abs. Critics already have remarked and documented strong similarities between Green Lantern and the IronMan series. Given its comic book origins, you know how Green Lantern goes: Cocky gonna-be super-hero must grow into and take responsibility for his super-powers. He becomes part of an inter-galactic super-squadron charged to protect and serve the universe. Of course, hard-rockin' soundtrack and jaw-droppingly attractive women, both good and evil, accompany him wherever he goes. "After summer's spate of cartoon movies, literate viewers may wax nostalgic for Hemingway in collaboration with Bogart and Steinbeck inspiring Henry Fonda.

The new comic book adaptation titled "Jonah Hex" has a chance to become a new subspecies of a Hollywood blockbuster movie. Which, unlike similar to it, "Van Helsing" and "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", boasts at least that there is no monstrous budget spent only on the CGI and still do not understand that. All are attached to ordinary story about an unusual hero against the forces of evil money not spent in vain - despite the feeble mind of local writers, the picture and dynamics in this are pretty good. But the lack of a coherent plot and its quality does not allow "Jonah Hex" to become something more than fantasy gunman at a time. "Professional and extremely steep mercenary in the best tradition of Western fighters dealt with the bad guys, that everything else resorted to the resurrection of the dead. Well, just as some representatives of the genre on occult themes. Unlike "John Hex" is that the hero was a little maimed and disfigured on one side of the face attached to the character of Josh Brolin sort of grim fascination. Besides, he enjoys exotic weapons such as crossbows and slaughter that was particularly funny - two miniguns pinned to ride a horse! On the part of any claims, action games - very bright and juicy, while gunfire and explosions in no way spoiled special effects, just the opposite. "For the rest, "Jonah Hex" just a collection of beautiful pictures without any good sense. Again, good vs. evil, it's pretty primitive, but effective. In true, everybody will be very pleased with the lack of oak dialogues and unnecessary pathos. Fortunately, the creators focused on the rigidity of action scenes and even the history of the protagonist, which is interesting main story. In addition, there is John Malkovich and even Megan Fox, which, apparently, after her disagreement with Michael Bay, is now doomed to get stuck in the semi-thrash movies for a long time. Generally "Jonah Hex" is worth watching, but only because of pretty pictures and good overall performances.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Movie (or Pirates of the Caribbean 4) is the most-waiting-for sequel of the Pirates of the Caribbean's saga, which promises even more puzzling plot than its predecessor, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Which, of course, should not surprise - even a bigger budget, modern 3D effects and an intriguing scenario, the quality of which was a precondition of Johnny Depp's participation (and, of course, without him the film would have been stillborn), all this guarantees that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Movie destined to be one of the hit movies of 2011. So… Meet Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), Angelica (Penelope Cruz), and Blackbeard (Ian McShane) in their dizzying and exciting adventure: which one of them will be able to find the mystical Fountain of Youth first and stay alive? Who Captain Jack Sparrow has to fear more: his nemesis Captain Barbossa, or women from the past? What a unexpected finale awaits the characters of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Movie in this crazy 3D adventure?

Thor movie is a 2011-released Marvel Cinematic Universe film adaptation of comics the same name. Thor movie tells the story of the Norse-tale god of thunder Thor (Chris Hemsworth), who was thrown to the ground for a reckless attempt to revive the ancient war between Good and Evil. Only here on earth, Thor has to restrain his pride and become a real hero able to prevent the upcoming invasion of the dark forces. As it was said by Ashley Miller, co-writer of Thor movie: "Thor's powers are godly, yes ... But at the end of the day, he's a man ...». In the Thor movie we'll see also the other characters of ancient Norse epic, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) sly and cunning adoptive brother of Thor and Odin (Anthony Hopkins) his father, the wise, but furious in his anger, ruler of Asgard. Filmed in 3D Thor movie filled with fantastic adventures must be in interest both to fans of Scandinavian epic tales, and the fans of excellent action with great 3D special effects. Also, not be missed to say, that the script of the film was subjected to numerous refinements in the process of shooting and scandalous change of filming director Matthew Vaughn at the 2008 with Kenneth Branagh may have been advantageous for the Thor movie.