The Lords of Discipline
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Movie Reviews of The Lords of Discipline
Movie Review: War & Racism !!
Summary: 4 Stars
Good intense Drama on first Black Academy student!! Movies show that there is some Good White Folk out yonder!! RARE, but there is some needles in the Hay stack!! ...Peace.Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie was not exactly like the book, but gave a good representation of life in a military school and the struggle of good vs. evil( the system).Movie Review: The Lords of Discipline
Summary: 4 Stars
Interesting movie, my son goes to the Citadel, which this is based on. Some similarities, obviously glamorized for the movie.Movie Review: Something's missing
Summary: 3 Stars
Perhaps if The Lords of Discipline stood alone as a movie, I would hold it in higher regard. Sometimes books and movies work a symbiosis on each other. In this case, the mastery of the book immeasurably takes away from the movie.
Thank goodness for VHS/DVD formats - I don't remember the movie ever coming out "in a theater near me" - it seemed to have been quite forgettable in its day. It was likely compared back then (unfavorably) to "Taps" when "Taps" had the George C. Scott "Patton" connection, not to mention being the "rookie card" of an up and coming cast of young stars.
I enjoy watching it now simply because my son is about to graduate from El Cid and it is a reasonably good way for him to show his old high school friends what it is like. It is a pity it could not have been filmed "on location" at The Citadel to at least have preserved that archival angle. Whereas the book seemed to capture the zeitgeist of the era, the movie comes across as "dated" a mere 20 years after its release. It just baffles me why Conroy's book is lauded (rightfully so) as a contemporary literary masterpiece and the movie is Plain Jane vanilla. I think it could have been directed in a more sophisticated manner - the final product just looked like it was made for late night TV viewing.
I have contemplated what a remake would be like, but it just wouldn't work, either. Race relations, out of wedlock pregnancy, all-male institutions - none of these seem to have the impact they once had. Perhaps it could be re-worked with the "first female" schtick, but that is probably just as dated now - less than a decade removed from the controversy . As others have commented, a TV serial probably would have been a more appropriate format. Better yet, just read the book - it is much more enjoyable.
BTW - on the art work on the original VHS, doesn't that look like Jean-Claude Van Damme? What is the deal with that? It is a bit like watching James Brolin playing the role of Pee-Wee Herman.
Movie Review: Summer of '82
Summary: 3 Stars
TLoD was shot (most of the "Carolina Military Academy" outdoor scenes at least), at a school called Wellington College in England. A number of pupils were taken on as extras and spent most of the time getting wrecked...Which is why, in some of the "hazing" scenes, people cracking up laughing can be clearly seen. Sorry about that Mr Roddam, we couldn't help ourselves.
It was great to see how a film gets made, and a true highlight was going to a Clash gig in Brixton that summer with those ridiculous "Jarhead" haircuts . Another was receiving drill instruction from a USMC drill instructor whose expression of sheer contempt, when he saw the zonked rabble he had to work with, was quite something to behold.
Not much of a review, just trivia I guess, but I'd say it's worth a watch - just ignore the idiots on the edges of shot..