The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unrated Director's Cut)
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Movie Reviews of The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unrated Director's Cut)
Movie Review: one of the worst movies of 1996
Summary: 1 Stars
come on people, 5 stars for this junk. yes it has Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando in it but they dont save it, not by a long shot. it starts off good but then when they get into all that beast and grotesque situations..it downs the movie big time and did we have to see that mother beast giving birth I mean come on now!! the only good part is when Kilmer's and Brando's characters die. a mess of a movieMovie Review: zero stars
Summary: 1 Stars
Yes folks, it really is THAT bad. Brando is funny playing a loon, but then he gets killed for no good reason. His mini-Brando sidekick is pitifully ugly, too; you feel sad looking at him. David Thewlis is a fine actor, but he has trouble reacting properly to the people in bad make-up and the computer generated mutant rats. Somehow, everything explodes in the end. This is a horrible film, not even so-bad-it's-good (like, say, Showgirls).Movie Review: The Island of Dr. Moreau
Summary: 4 Stars
Im a fan of strange and deep meaning films, so this is right up my alley!I first saw this movie in the theater when I was 16 years old and I liked it back then, but I have a new and better apreciation for it now that Im older and wiser. At the age of 16 I would describe this movie as strange and scary. At the current age of 24, I would describe the movie as well casted, strange, scary, deeply thought provoking, excellent cinematography and written to the T!! A better and more scary soundtrack definetly could have enhanced this film, but its still great!
The deep meaning I got out of the film is this... We are born into a world that is not perfect and sometimes unfair. We can revolt against this unperfect world and self destruct our own lives, or we can play by the rules and strive for peace.
The idea of crossing animals with humans to create something more perfect is an interesting idea. We could get something more sinister and brutal then humans, but we could also get something more passionate, faithful and understanding. This movie plays on both of those possibilities very well...
If your looking for a very twisted version of a "Lord of the flies" type movie, then check this out!
Movie Review: A strange, disturbing movie
Summary: 3 Stars
I borrowed this dvd from the library and a few times while I was watching it, I almost turned it off. It has some unsettling scenes, silly-looking humans made up to look like human/animal hybrids, and way too much animal screeching noise. The performances of the lead characters kept me watching. Brando, Thewlis, Kilmer and Balk all gave interesting performances which made me curious to see what would happen to their characters. The music is beautiful and haunting and so are the sets. Most of the dialog has depth and, as another reviewer pointed out, eloquence. I felt both revulsion and pity for the hybrids and humans trapped on their island either by their own doings or the machinations of others. And yet it is an oddly compelling movie; a sultry, twisted, fascinating train wreck of a movie.Movie Review: Decent But not enough to spend more on than to rent!
Summary: 2 Stars
okay, i like sci fi, i like psychological thrillers, i like drama, i generally like screwed up movies and this movie fills all of that BUT other than the acting which i must say Fairuza Balk did a beautiful job as Aissa (she was my reason for seeing it, ive loved her since i was 8 when i saw "best christmas paegent ever" and now im 23 and she still amazes me) and also that val kilmer did a great job as well and well brando, im not even gonna comment on that i mean hes marlon brando.BUT this movie made me want to hurl! not for anyone with a weak stomache, there is alot of cruelty to animals in this movie and they show it all.. (im sure its all done without really harming any animals but this is modern day work people, it looks like real animals being ripped apart and disected on and such..
okay, its this movie about this guy who gets sent off to this island where he finds this old guy, a demented doctor named Dr. Moreau and he discovers that Dr. Moreau is mixing human and wild animal genes to create a race of highly inteligent animals so to speak. By which he is taking them as children and belittleing them along with taking away their choices and giving them a life of confusion and torment. This guy who comes to the island meets a beautiful young woman named Aissa only to discover that the woman he is smitten over as well as being his new friend is actually a "manamal" in an early stage of turning. As time goes on she gets embarrased because her features begin to change, her eyes take on the formation like a leopard (half her geneology), her fangs grow, and so forth. though she is a sincerely loving person, which you know early on that no matter how she changes the kindness in her will not change. shes actually the one thing that kept me watching this movie, not only because Fairuza but because the character is so amazing, though i have to say i wasnt crazy about the movie. well, the man/imals discover what all has been done with genetics and they start a war to destroy the people who took their right to live and turned them into creatures that no one will love and that the world will always hate. ive seen it twice, i never bought it, probly never would but i do think that if you have a strong stomache that it is worth renting or if your into really screwed up movies maybe buying it used on vhs for pretty cheap but it didnt impress me much.