The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
Barbara Carrera, Burt Lancaster, Michael York
Shipwreck victim Andrew washes up on a tropical island that is ruled by the creepy Dr. Moreau who has a compound staffed by some strange looking servants. The natives are un-like any humans that Andrew has ever seen. Eventually he discovers that the natives are experimental duplicates of humans crea... (read more) Shipwreck victim Andrew washes up on a tropical island that is ruled by the creepy Dr. Moreau who has a compound staffed by some strange looking servants. The natives are un-like any humans that Andrew has ever seen. Eventually he discovers that the natives are experimental duplicates of humans created from wild animals made by the sinister, Dr. Moreau.
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PG, 99 min.
Directed by:
Don Taylor
Release Date: Jul 13, 1977
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A boring, melodrama that is a shadow of the 1932 classic, Island of Lost Souls. The unintentional highlight is the bizarre final scene where the entire cast and a bunch of wild animals run amok in a burning set. How nobody got hurt is anyone's guess!... (read more) A boring, melodrama that is a shadow of the 1932 classic, Island of Lost Souls. The unintentional highlight is the bizarre final scene where the entire cast and a bunch of wild animals run amok in a burning set. How nobody got hurt is anyone's guess!! Look out for Richard Basehart, from Voyage to the bottom of the sea, doing a bad impression of Bela Lugosi!
Une adaptation poussive et poussiereuse de "l'Ile du Dr Moreau" de H.G. Wells. L'ambiance au depart est pourtant assez fidele a celle du roman, mais la realisation, extremement plate et convenue, ne parvient pas a emballer le recit. Elle echoue notam... (read more) Une adaptation poussive et poussiereuse de "l'Ile du Dr Moreau" de H.G. Wells. L'ambiance au depart est pourtant assez fidele a celle du roman, mais la realisation, extremement plate et convenue, ne parvient pas a emballer le recit. Elle echoue notamment a inspirer l'effroi, la terreur, lorsque les monstres hybrides crees par Moreau, mi-hommes, mi-animaux, se revoltent. Le maquillage des comediens fait un peu "cheap", mais une camera plus inspiree, plus audacieuse, aurait surement attenue cette impression. Le casting, en revanche, est plutot bon. Burt Lancaster incarne un Moreau tres convaincant, subtil, flegmatique et ambigu, loin de la caricature du savant fou megalo. Le charme "animal" de Barbara Carrera, icone du cinema bis des annees 70, est egalement un atout. Son attitude soumise, sa relation avec le heros, campe par Michael York, provoque un certain malaise. Le dernier plan du film - qui repond implicitement aux questions la concernant - est l'une des rares bonnes idees formelles du film.
a decent light thriller about the mystery surrounding dr.Moreau, a mad scientist hellbent on tampering with genetics with the most horrid results.
as far as the cast goes, Lancaster is always a great adding to any movie. i wish i could say the same a... (read more) a decent light thriller about the mystery surrounding dr.Moreau, a mad scientist hellbent on tampering with genetics with the most horrid results.
as far as the cast goes, Lancaster is always a great adding to any movie. i wish i could say the same about Michael York.
One of my favorite movies to watch when I am not feeling good. Day home from work, needing nyquil, pop this baby in and instantly start to feel better
michael york is the weak link here, but burt lancaster is quietly menacing. way better than the brando/kilmer update though
considering it an old movie, i'm sure it was viewed as frightening back in the day. the concept is being stuck on an island of crazies is pretty scary. if you're a sucker for old movies, then watch this.
imagino que la novela debe ser buena.
creo que es inherente al ser humano revelarse, asi que sin saberlo el dr. moreau logro su objetivo.
A good midnight movie. The fine line between what is human and what is animal is one of my favorite subjects, so I love the original book by Wells, and really liked the 1997 film version, too. This version is less faithful than the 1997 one, but I ... (read more) A good midnight movie. The fine line between what is human and what is animal is one of my favorite subjects, so I love the original book by Wells, and really liked the 1997 film version, too. This version is less faithful than the 1997 one, but I do enjoy the fact that Dr. Moreau attempts to regress Michael York into an animal. I thought York did very well conveying someone who was losing hold of his humanity. The makeup effects are pretty good for the time, but not as great as Stan Winston's work in the later version. I like Burt Lancaster in this part more than I liked Marlon Brando (who was just way over the top). My three main gripes with this movie would be the general slow-pace of its first hour, the unbelievable love relationship between York and Barbara Carrera, and the tacked-on happy ending. If it had ended more grimly, I might have been tempted to give it 3.5 stars, but as such, I still think it's a solid cult film.
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