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Harry Hook's adaptation is not as faithful to the William Golding novel as you'd wish (they excised the Lord of the Flies dialogue with Simon!) and because of it, the movie is less allegorical and less resonant. A group of young men from a military academy are stranded on an island. The group quickly becomes fractious with a passive section led by Ralph, trying to get rescued, and a hunter faction, led by Jack, trying to procure meat and "have fun." Peter Brook's 1963 filming seemed to get closer to the Darwinist sense of this cultural disintegration. Here, the hunter faction seems more like Peter Pan's Lost Boys than the bloodthirsty murderers they are. The performances, particularly young Getty, don't quite carry the weight of the situation. It's still, however, sobering to slowly watch the school uniforms traded for war paint, and the little boys turn into little savages. --Keith Simanton
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LORD OF THE FLIES
Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB2221949
Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB2221949
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent price, more than excellent service.,
This review is from: Lord of the Flies (DVD)
This is the perfect kit to show this film to a class of highschool students, which was it's intended purpose.Our first shipment was lost in the mail, we were sent another one free of charge by express delivery the very day that we contacted the company. It arrived safely the next day. Fantastic service!
2.0 out of 5 stars
This Movie Bugged Me To Death-,
By carlos acosta (ny,ny usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lord of the Flies (VHS Tape)
The movie of Lord Of The Flies was a cheap interpretation of the novel by William Golding. Harry Hook's idea on what some pieces of the novel were that some had no significance. When in fact they had other meanings and which showed a completely different story. I believe that when they created the movie he number one didn't know about what had made this book so famous, number two he didn't read the book, and number three he didn't know about the symbolism.The novel was on one side is about how they group of Boys get stuck on a deserted island and separate each other; on the other hand though the island they were stuck on was a symbol for the world and how the evil was taking over the world. In the movie it only showed the Boys getting stuck on the island, they also took some parts out to show that better and less of the symbolism. In doing this they destroyed the part of the novel that was great, and changed the story line. Despite destroying the storyline, the actors did an OK job and could have done better. These kids come from a military school then as soon they're on the island they start cursing, then showing a rapid change to evil. In some emotional points in the movie they showed very little emotion, or were very serious. For instance they before they find the an accordion from no where they were both crying about the killing of Simon, Ralph did not show a lot of emotion in his crying.
2.0 out of 5 stars
A MOCKERY OF A CLASSIC BOOK,
By Chris Stone (Bedford United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lord of the Flies (Widescreen) (DVD)
Okay, Lord of the Flies is one one the finest books the world has ever known. The 1963 version of the book is mediocre, at best. The 1990 version is an even bigger let down. The fact that the kids who crash on the island are military school cadets defeats the entire purpose of the book. In Golding's novel, the cast away boys have to create their own society to survive. In the 1990 film, there is already a military chain of command set up. Stale acting and plot holes abound this movie as well. And what is it with the $#&*ing curse words? These kids speak like they have just stepped out of a Quentin Tarantino film! The swearing in this movie is out of place and completely uneccesary. Lord of the Flies (1990) is way too different from the novel, and it didn't have to be. This film's only saving grace is its superb cinematography. Until there is a good film version of this book, My opinion is that Golding's novel is only effective as a novel, not as a screenplay. Get no names like Harry Hooke (No offense Harry) out of the director's chair and replace him with someone Steven Spielberg or Martin Scorsese. Maybe the creative touch of these masters could effectively bring this classic to the screen.
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