Guide to ‘Gulliver’s Travels’

(MCT) — “Gulliver’s Travels”

Rating: PG for brief rude humor, mild language and action.

What it’s about: A loser and would-be travel writer is sucked into a world of tiny people where he can be heroic, successful and admired.

The kid attractor factor: Jack Black and lots of teeny-tiny people in 3-D, with the odd butt-crack joke.

Good lessons/bad lessons: “Put yourself out there.” But don’t plagiarize.

Violence: Slapstick, shots to the groin, etc.

Language: A brief dissertation on the “A” word, attached to the prefix “lame.”

Sex: None, though a lengthy pee-to-put-out-a-fire bit should count.

Drugs: None.

Parents’ advisory: More family friendly than your typical Jack Black farce, with the effects and humor aimed very young. OK for 8 and up.