VHS : Lord of the Flies (1990)
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starring: Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly, James Badge Dale, Andrew Taft (II)directed by: Harry Hook
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792840947
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 0792840941
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: May 04, 1999
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 16577
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: March 16, 1990
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Ultimately unsatisfying
Of course there is the inevitable comparison to the original b/w film, but even in absence of that, this version just doesn't cut it as an adaptation or re-imagining of the novel.
The color photography does not help at all. The Jamaican island scenery is too pretty, given the subject matter and the boys' behavior. Changing the boys from British schoolboys to American military academy brats does nothing for the film.
Worst of all, having an adult show up at the end ... Read More
Rating: - Save your money
I purchased this item because I love the novel by William Golding. In fact after I read the book, I listened to the audio book read by Golding. In a toss up between this DVD and the 1963 black and white version, the choice ultimately came down to cash.
After reading the reviews I was nervous but willing to give it a shot. If you have never read the Lord of The Flies and never really plan to, then I recommend this movie. It is what it is and one's best bet is to have no prior experience ... Read More
Rating:  - An Important Exploration of Human Nature
I have seen both the 1963 movie and the 1990 movie, and have also read the book, so I may be able to shed some light on which movie is "truer" to the book.
When you're trying to bring to the screen a book that was written several decades ago, and which was set in the contemporary society and culture of its day, you have to choose between keeping its original setting (i.e., making it a period piece) or keeping it contemporary (which means updating the story). If you prefer the first choice, ... Read More
Rating:  - Brilliant
This is one of the best stories about primary school boys. It is a must see. Just show you how kids can be if they are left alone in the wild. Airplane crash ended their lives in a Second, all the boys came out the aircrash alive. After one boys took command. There were others that thought why do we have to obey his commands, they then divide them in two groups. Then the survival began, war was declared between the two groups, and they need to hunt for food. The island was devided into two areas. As the ... Read More
Rating: - Good vs. Evil
William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, was a very enjoyable book. It started out when a group of boys got in a plane crash on an island. Ralph and Piggy were the first ones on the island. Piggy started out being the odd ball of the group. "`He's not Fatty," cried Ralph, `his real name is Piggy'" (21). From then on he was called Piggy, which he hated. The boys built forts to survive and a fire for rescue. They used Piggy's glasses to start the fire, "His specs. Use them as burning glasses" (40). ... Read More
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