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- Contemporaneous critical reception was mixed, noting the horrific nature of the film. Retrospective reviews have been mostly positive and have often complimented Laughton's performance; some reviews praised the cinematography, while others noted the film's disturbing themes.
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Jan 26, 2017 · Island of Lost Souls, the first and best screen adaptation of H.G. Well's book The Island of Dr. Moreau, is still an impressive beast eighty years after it was made. With a delicious turn from Charles Laughton as the nature-fiddling doctor there's much to admire about director Erle C. Kenton's movie.
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Set on a small, uncharted island in the South Pacific, Island Of Lost Souls' story is quite effective horror that tells the tale of one man playing god (the sadistic & sinister, Dr. Moreau) who blindly tampers with the reconstruction of evolution within the animal kingdom.
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- Extras 8/10
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A twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday, Island of Lost Souls is a cautionary tale of science run amok, adapted from H. G. Wells’s novel The Island of Dr. Moreau. In one of his first major movie roles, Charles Laughton is a mad doctor conducting ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear an...
Erle C. Kenton’s Island of Lost Souls, an adaptation of H. G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau, makes its debut on Blu-ray and is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1 on dual-layer disc in a new 1080p/24hz high-definition transfer. The original negative is long gone and the film had been chopped up and reedited over the years thanks to c...
Like the video presentation the age and multiple sources used for the transfer also harm the audio presentation. The film gets a lossless linear PCM mono track that admittedly sounds better than I expected it to but there are still some severe problems, but not because of any fault by Criterion. There’s still a minor noise in the background and the...
We get a handful of supplements on this edition starting with an audio commentaryby film historian Gregory Mank. Mank, who sort of reminds me of Bruce Eder, talks a lot about the horror craze that was going on at the time thanks to Universal’s successful horror films, the “Panther Woman” contest that occurred to cast someone to play the Panther Wom...
The source materials hold the presentation back, but Criterion still delivers a strong digital transfer that keeps the video from being a complete disaster. But the supplements are all excellent and seal the deal for this release. Highly recommended. BUY AT:
Oct 27, 2011 · Review scoring. Island of Lost Souls is a terrifying adaption that proves just as effective and eerie today as it likely did back in 1932.
Island of Lost Souls: Directed by Erle C. Kenton. With Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi. A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.
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- Film-Noir, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Erle C. Kenton
- 1932-12
With some standout performances and arresting visuals, Island of Lost Souls is tamer than the original story but with some horrifyingly creepy moments. Edward Parker (Richard Arlen) is rescued by a passing ship.
A twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday, Island of Lost Souls is a cautionary tale of science run amok, adapted from H. G. Wells’s novel The Island of Dr. Moreau.
