The Island of Dr. Moreau
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Movie Reviews of The Island of Dr. Moreau
Movie Review: Of men and beasts
Summary: 5 Stars
Such an excellent parable about humankind and its pretense of being above its animal instincts! Better than the book (which is excellent itself.)Movie Review: The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
Summary: 4 Stars
Based on the H.G. Wells' 1896 novel, this film ventures into the realms of human eugenics and genetic alterations. Based on the evolutionary tenets, the film speeds up the cosmic time table in producing men from animals in a short span of days
Like all created societies, the law must be given by the lawgiver. Dr. Moreau is the creator and lawgiver. The chimeras revere him as their god.
All is harmonious until Andrew Braddock washes a shore. He falls in love with the mysterious Maria who has a strange connection to Dr. Moreau and the island. Braddock begins questioning the research of Moreau.
The tension between the two men builds until the tragic climax.
After Moreau murders Montgomery, the caretaker of the compound, the chimeras begin to question their god. Montgomery had reached his point of human morality and challenged Moreau. Sometimes, when a person takes a stand on moral principle, it results in their death.
The Sayer of the Law, played brilliantly by Richard Baseheart, is the leader of the chimeras who repeats the law given by Moreau. The cadence of their recitation is very haunting.
The ending of the film is a sad commentary on the noble scientist who wanted to benefit humanity, but in the end his own arrogance and self deification led to the tragic lost of his humanity and paradise.
Burt Lancaster is in top form as Moreau. He seems to relish the part.
Braddock, played by Michael York, is the moral compass in the film. The struggle between animal and man is brilliantly portrayed by Braddock after he is injected with Moreau's experimental biological serum.
Like most films based on novels, the novel provides a different version with rich details. Read the novel as well.
Movie Review: Island of the Damned
Summary: 4 Stars
If you saw this as a kid, you always thought it was a classic. Although it doesn't hold up when one is an adult so much, it is still a decent flick to watch if you sprained your ankle and can't get out of the house. The plot concerns a stranded engineer (York) of a freighter that lands on a remote island that is inhabited by strange creatures. Lancaster is superb as the ingenious Dr Monreau who is a gifted geneticist and biologist who wants to merge animals with man to get the perfect creation that only science can manufacture. He is obviously a disciple of Nietzsche and Spencer. There is a creepiness about the island that the film manages to sustain throughout. The make-up is excellent and the beast men are rather frightening (not recommended for children under 7). Basheart plays the sayer of the law, who as an aged and wisdom filled creature whom attempts to dissuade complete anarchy amongst the beast men. Not a bad production.
Movie Review: When the result is even major than the sum of its parts!
Summary: 4 Stars
Burt Lancaster gave a terrific performance as the ambitious Dr.Moreau who pretends to create anew race; the "humanimals" , half beats, half man and the inexpressive Michael Yoprk as the good guy who will intend by all his means to avoid the prolongation of this horrid nightmare.
Effective sci fi movie that, despite to count with minor technologic resources, it got its aim and surmounted by far the infamous remake of 1996.
Movie Review: Mad Scientist
Summary: 4 Stars
It's a good movie, a bit of a brain teaser. tipical mad scientist doing what he thinks is good, but not fully considering the impact he is having on other living beings. Dr. Moreau has tunnle vision, trying to eradicat desiese, but not seeing the pain and suffering he is causing to the victems he is testing on.