The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Directed by:
Don TaylorCinematography:
Gerry FisherComposer:
Laurence RosenthalCast:
Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera, Richard Basehart, Nick Cravat, David S. Cass Sr., Bob Ozman, Fumio DemuraVOD (1)
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Crewman Andrew Braddock (Michael York) survives the wreck of the sailing ship The Lady Vain. After several days at sea in a lifeboat, he reaches the shores of an island governed by the mysterious scientist “Dr. Moreau” (Burt Lancaster). Though welcomed as an honored guest by Moreau, Braddock finds his contact with the natives increasingly disturbing, for they are not like any men he has ever seen before. Eventually, it becomes apparent that these ‘men’ are, in fact, the hybrid products of Moreau’s experiments upon various species of wild animals. Braddock becomes so shocked and curious that Moreau explains to him that he has invented a serum with a genetic human gene that can transform many wild animals into human beings giving them human characteristics. Braddock finds himself threatened by both the ‘manimals’ and the sinister Moreau, who he suspects has plans to experiment on him. (101 Films)
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The American film The Island of Dr. Moreau starring Burt Lancaster is brought down by the fact that Michael York doesn't play the character of Andrew Braddock very well, because he's simply an adventurer who is supposed to accidentally discover the island's dark secret. He eventually does discover it, then he fights and... You'll see for yourself. However, it's a shame that the interaction between humans and genetically engineered creatures wasn’t developed more.
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A mediocre affair. I could excuse its weak aesthetic side due to the year it was made, but the leaky and unimaginative plot affected my "experience" a lot. Rosenthal's music does add a little more juice to the action scenes, but it's brought down a lot by the unlikeable Michael York and at the times plodding direction. At least the second half was much more intense and there was almost always something going on. Even so, the only thing that remains in my memory is Pavel Soukup's czech dubbing. 60%
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I never really understood the 70s fetish for animal costumes and human monkeys. This is a loud and dodgy film with a sort of vague moral message and a somewhat ridiculous naive Michael York. It’s nothing worth remembering.
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