You won't be disappointed!

Redundant and unnecessary.

Admirable film.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

There are many who will miss the fire and malevolence of Charles Laughton's Dr. Moreau from the Island Of Lost Souls. But this version of the H.G. Wells novel The Island Of Dr. Moreau has an awful lot to recommend it. For one thing it is closer in plot to the story that Wells actually wrote. And unlike the Laughton version which came out in 1932 and was set in that year, this one is set at the turn of the last century when the book actually came out.Still there's Burt Lancaster as the scientist banned like Dr. Frankenstein for his fiendish experiments now confined on an island with Nigel Davenport another disgraced medico and trying to study what is the actual cause of evolution. Like in the other two versions he's getting all kinds of animals to experiment and ratchet up evolution, creating these freaks of nature whom as he says always seem to revert.His most successful experiment is with Barbara Carrera and newly arrived marooned sailor Michael York gets her mojo going. It's one of the reasons that York is kept alive as he soon discovers. But there's more in store for him.Laughton's classic was completely created on the back lot of Paramount Studios. This one has the advantage of some really lush location shooting on the Virgin Islands in the real tropics where Wells set his story. And I also think Michael York in his prime is far more the sex object the character was supposed to be than Richard Arlen in the Laughton version.This is a good version of The Island Of Dr. Moreau and miles better than the version Marlon Brando did in the 90s.

Hollywood's second of three attempts to bring The Island of Doctor Moreau to life (after 1932's Island of Lost Souls and before 1996's Island of Dr. Moreau), The Island of Dr. Moreau '77 is not without merit, even when compared to the sensational 1932 version. For the first part of the film, it features solid production values- Michael York (Logan's Run) is certainly a better actor than Richard Arlen, and the Sayer of the Law is less goofy looking, though Bela Lugosi was certainly the better actor. The scenes with York and the girl (a cat like in the other versions?) have a sensual feel. And Moreau is presented, as always, as an amoral scientist, whose dispassion becomes horrific.Where this film version falls short, however, is the lack of the creepy atmosphere that Island of Lost Souls fosters- the shadows, the ghoulish figures, the dark jungle, the cult-like rituals. While in the original Moreau creates his manimals by vivisection and in 1996 he meddles with DNA, here we have some dubious serum that alters cells. Moreau says it opens up a world of possibilities in preventing deformities, which might be true, but creating an island of freaks out of animals doesn't really further that objective. When Moreau begins transforming York into an animal, the film goes downhill fast. The rebellion of the manimals, and the dark commentary on human nature, takes a backseat. Even if you're not impressed by this, check out Island of Lost Souls; it is still the best version.

On a desolate island a man (Michael York) discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor (Burt Lancaster) , as he's horrified to uncover experiment transforming beasts into humans , Humanimals . The mad doctor isolated on the remote island has spent years creating half-men , half-animals , some real abominations . Acceptable adaptation based on H.G. Wells' novel realized by and with remarkable makeup by John Chambers . It's an excitingly produced remake of 1933's ¨Island of the lost souls¨ with Lancaster heading a solid casting as a nutty doctor who develops a process of transforming animals into half-humans at an desolated tropical island . Through experimentation Moreau-Burt has upset the balance of nature . It starts when Michael York is shipwrecked at sea and arrives in a strange island where he's terrified to discover the terrible genetic experiments realized by Dr. Moreau .Passable horror-fantasy chiller that is developed up and down with some grotesque moments and in other side contains eerie and thrilling scenes. It results to be a strong rendition of H.G. Wells' novel about an isolated scientific who has spent several years creating half-animals turning beasts into half-human . Cast is frankly well. Lancaster's sturdy acting and good secondary casting as Richard Bashehart displaying a magnificent portrayal of one of the beasts ,the law-sayer , Nigel Davenport and a gorgeous Barbara Carrera . Watchable by excellent makeup by the late John Chambers . Colorful cinematography by the classic cameraman Gerry Fisher and thrilling musical score by Laurence Rosenthal. The motion picture is well directed by Don Taylor . He was an actor and director as TV as cinema , he played one of the leads in the Army-Air Force production of Hart's play, "Winged Victory¨ . Returning to civilian life, Taylor resumed his work in pictures with a top role in the trend-setting crime drama ¨The naked city (1948)¨ and played successful films as ¨Destination Gobi , Battleground and Stalag 17¨. In later years Taylor became a film and TV director, being nominated for an Emmy for his direction of an episode of "Night Gallery" (1969). Don met his wife Hazel Court when he directed her in a 1958 episode of "Alfred Hitchcock presents" (1955). Taylor was an expert filmmaker on adventures genre as ¨Adventures of Tom Sawyer¨ , Terror as ¨Damien : Omen 2¨ and science fiction as ¨Island of Dr. Moreau¨, ¨Escape from Planet of Apes¨, and ¨The final of countdown¨. Rating : Good . Acceptable and passable fantasy-terror fare although better viewed in big screen . The movie will appeal to Burt Lancaster devotees who will want to check out his excessive performance . Other adaptation based on H.G. Wells' known novel are the following : The classic of 1933 titled ¨The island of lost souls¨ by Erle C. Kenton with Charles Laughton , Kathleen Burke , Bela Lugosi and Richard Arlen ; and remade in 1996 , retelling by John Frankenheimer with Marlon Brando -who hams it up a bit- , David Twellis ,Ron Perlman , Fauriza Balk , William Hootkins and Temuera Morrison

ISLAND OF LOST SOULS, uneven at best, nonetheless boasted an interesting (if curiously laid back) performance by the normally scene-stealing Charles Laughton. His back-against-the-wall finish was one of the few times in said film that he really let loose. It wasn't, unfortunately, enough to save the movie from borderline mediocrity. The third version of this story to be brought to the big screen featured drama queens Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer vying for top honors at a picnic at a leper colony, and boasted some of the most jarringly bad cgi ever witnessed by Man (or Manimal). It was the second go-round that turns out to have been the best of three. Burt Lancaster gives what has to be (next to his performance as Elmer Gantry) one of the finest performances of his career, as does Michael York. The makeup, handled by Academy Award winner John Chambers, remains the finest realization to date of the Men turned Manimals. Recommended.