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The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unrated Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]

Marlon Brando (Actor), Val Kilmer (Actor), John Frankenheimer (Director) Rated:
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3.5 out of 5 stars 163 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk, Marco Hofschneider
  • Directors: John Frankenheimer
  • Writers: Ron Hutchinson, Richard Stanley
  • Producers: Edward R. Pressman
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Director's Cut, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
    PG-13
    Parents Strongly Cautioned
  • Studio: New Line Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: July 24, 2012
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (163 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B007VI4TKQ
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,142 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsTragically underrated
By A Customer on March 5, 2004
Format: VHS Tape
I can't stress enough how important it is for anyone considering seeing this movie to ignore the heaps of negative reviews here. Most justify their opinions by calling this film strange, grotesque, or both. Both are fitting, but there's alot more to this film than that, and those two things in themselves are not necessarily reason to dislike a film. Quite the contrary, when Hollywood is so overrun with unchallenging, unoriginal fodder.
I could praise the movie on any number of levels. Every actor here carries his or her eccentric role with a perfectly tasteful care not to go over the top or become too cartoonish. The dialogue is free of fluff and carries quite an element of eloquence, which is fitting when considering the overall dramatic intent. On a more basic level, the creature effects used on the half human, half animal hybrid creations inhabiting Moreau's Island are handled by none other than Stan Winston and done very well, and the soundtrack is appropriately eerie, with tribal drumming used in parts to enhance the mood. And, of course, the themes explored here, despite their familiarity (the power of instnct, and the danger of playing God), are driven home with potent efficiency, probably thanks to the extreme and sometimes bizzare nature in which they're handled.
The fact that this movie carries such a human element with it is what I really like about it. It's easy to feel for the man-beasts, tragic abominations intelligent enough to know they're nothing but the waste products of a madman's search for genetic perfection. The protagonist, as well, benefits from the fact that he is very much an introvert and probably speaks less than Val Kilmer, who is less vital to the plot.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsVery Under-Rated Movie - Horrific, Tragic And Deep
By Stephen B. O'Blenis on April 26, 2009
Format: DVD
The third filmed version of H.G. Wells's story (after 1932's "Island Of Lost Souls" and 1977's "Island Of Dr. Moreau") is a highly under-rated movie, that succeeds both as a part of the 'playing God' genre that (as with 'Frankenstein' and numerous more recent books and movies) looks at the idea of man reshaping both nature and himself to suit his whims; and as a riveting, at times tragic, monster-horror movie.

A plane crash leaves a UN diplomat (played by David Thewlis) the only survivor, adrift in a lifeboat, to be rescued by a boat bound for a mysterious island off the waters of Indonesia. Rescued and treated by the assistant (actually more like hired gun, as we're to find out shortly, and played by Val Kilmer) of the island's reclusive scientist/de facto ruler Dr. Moreau (Marlon Brando), Thewlis is completely unprepared for what he finds upon coming ashore, where the doctor has created a multitude of part-human, part-animal (various species, and possibly sometimes a combination of quite a few) creatures. The general story of the Island Of Dr. Moreau has become universally well-known over the decades through various tellings and re-tellings, and few people watching this would be surprised at the idea that things are going to soon spiral out of control.

There's a lot going on that's not specifically spelled out, though, mainly: did the spiralling out of control have to happen? Thewlis's character may have been a catalyst in a way he never intended.

The creatures are used to life under Moreau, whose ultimate goal with his experiments is to be able to 'program out' all the human race's violence and other undesirable tendencies.Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 stars(BLU RAY REVIEW) 2 1/2 stars for a bad translation of a great novel
By M. Oleson TOP 500 REVIEWER on March 8, 2015
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
NOTE: THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE 1996 FILM. I was recently reading an article about Richard Stanley who has a screenwriter credit for this movie. He was also the director until he was eventually fired (replaced by John Frankenheimer), essentially for not being able to corral a couple of his cast members (Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer) and who was forever dickering with the screenplay. From what I recall, Stanley went into seclusion and never really made another major film. I have a vague memory of seeing the film years ago and thought it might be fun taking another look.

The movie is based on H. G. Wells's 19th Century novel of the same name. This is actually the 3rd film taken from the book. The first is a brilliant adaptation called "The Island of Lost Souls" from 1932 starring Charles Laughton and Bela Lugosi. The second reverts to the original title and was released in 1977 starring Burt Lancaster and Michael York. It's actually pretty good. This film is best known perhaps as the film featuring two ridiculous performances, those of Brando and Kilmer. The original novel and/or films may have been an inspiration for the punk/pop band Devo who use a line from the film ("Are we not men?") as their first album title, which included the second line, "we are Devo."

The story has to do with Dr. Moreau (Brando), a former Nobel Prize winner, who has moved to an obscure Pacific island to experiment with animal mutations. Essentially he has found some success in gene manipulation that gives animals, human-like abilities including communication and walking upright. His masterpiece is his "daughter," Aissa (Fairuza Balk) who is totally convincing as a woman.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsplayed great. Strange yet interesting flick just how I remember ...

Arrived on time, no issues with the DVD itself. Not a scratch on it, played great. Strange yet interesting flick just how I remember it.

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2.0 out of 5 starsDamaged disc -- never saw end of movie.

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Published 4 months ago by GATSBY KIN
4.0 out of 5 starsI have seen the original with micheal york and that is a classic but I...

Well,what can you say about this movie,it's certainly a wild ride.I have seen the original with micheal york and that is a classic but I think this film is great,not that it's... Read more

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1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star

Well in the case was "local hero". Not the f&#/ing movie i bought! Guess whos pissed off..

Published 6 months ago by Michael
1.0 out of 5 starsWrong Instant Video version

When you select instant video you get the Burt Lancaster version.

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