David Brunjes, Hugh Edwards, James Aubrey
In this classic 1963 adaptation of William Golding's novel, a planeload of schoolboys is stranded on a tropical island. They've got food and water; all that's left is to peacefully govern themselves u...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 14, 2000
Stats: 938 reviews
a story about some little people on a little planet (not far from wherever you are now), and how they learned how to love one another by banding together and killing whomever was dumb enough to stand in their way...sound familiar?...no, it's not your grade school homeroom, it's s...( read more)
I haven't read William Golding's novel since Miss Rayburn's senior english class but, with a few exceptions, this is the story pretty much as I remember. A dark allegory that remains faithful to the source material, sometimes at the expense of the film itself.
Amazing book, great movie. Delivered with unmatched accuracy, which might not actually work as a plus, since it feels like you're reading the book twice. But the performances are great, the direction splendid, and even though some themes of the book might get lost in translation,...( read more)
This movie is fucked! I didnt like it, not cuz it was fucked doh. Alot of the imagery is amazing especially for a black and white, The way the movie is filmed is also pretty effecting if you're in2 it.
I guess its really just too old for my taste, I hate the way English kids ta...( read more)
The closest adaptation of William Golding's literary masterpiece.
Peter Brook was mainly a theater director, perhaps that is why his cinematic skills may appear flat, and his handle of kid actors is also average. Despite that, his naturalistic approach is a strength.
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I cant compare it to the book cause I havent read it yet (shame shame) but I might give it a try after watching the movie. Actors are pretty bad and I was expecting something better for 1963... still, the story is great. So, if you re too lazy to read....
I've never read the book, so I don't really have anything to compare it to but it's a good, yet kind of messed up movie.
Such a chilling masterpiece. It holds up so strongly even today and the whole atmosphere of it seems all too common and realistic.
I'd always heard that this is the better of the two movies adapted from the classic book by William Golding. It's definitely better than the American 1990 update and stays truer to the book, but I wasn't that wild about this one either.
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