The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unrated Director's Cut)
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Clare Grant, Fairuza Balk, Mark Dacascos, Marlon Brando, Peter Elliott (II) Director: Frankenheimer, John Primary Contributor: Marlon Brando Primary Contributor: Val Kilmer Primary Contributor: David Thewlis DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled) Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1 Running Time: 96 minutes DVD Release Date: 1997-08-20 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: New Line Home Video |
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Movie Reviews of The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unrated Director's Cut)
Movie Review: An overlooked gem of a film
Summary: 5 Stars
John Frankenheimer's 1996 film version of the H.G. Wells classic "The Island of Dr. Moreau" is one of most well-observed science fiction films ever made.With the help of Stan Winston,a legend in Hollywood visual effects,Frankheimer brings to chilling life Richard Stanley's fine screen adaptation of this harrowing tale of Genetic engineering taken to the most unthinkable of degrees-infusing animal embryos with human DNA. The resultant freakshow of creatures,mistakes on the road to refinement of the technique--and Moreau's delusion that such a pursuit is noble and worthwhile--makes for a morbidly fascinating film beautifully photographed under a relentless South Asian sun by William Fraker. David Thewlis gives a nicely understated performance as the luckless Edward Douglas,a U.N. envoy who's plane has crashed in the Java Sea. He's picked up by a drug-fried helper of Dr. Moreau's,Montgomery[played by Val Kilmer]. Kilmer persuades Douglas to come ashore on this island,and so begins a hellish stay in a world only nightmares could conjure. Marlon Brando deserved better kudos for his portrayal as Moreau:alot of vacuous criticism of his appearance in the film detracted from what was a brilliant performance. In one late scene,Kilmer's Montgomery does a killer impression of Brando in this film--but perplexingly,it's an impression of Brando as Don Corleone/Colonel Kurtz.But Brando distinctly speaks in a pottering elderly English Gentleman for his portrayal here as Moreau...an in-joke by the producers,no doubt. This slight flaw[if it be that] overlooked,this film is a little bit of genius from a fine director.5 stars.Easily. END