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The Island of Dr. Moreau: Unrated Director's Cut

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Genre Horror/Things That Go Bump/Monsters, Action & Adventure
Format NTSC, Subtitled
Contributor Marco Hofschneider, John Frankenheimer, David Thewlis, Ron Perlman, Fairuza Balk, Val Kilmer, Marlon Brando See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 40 minutes
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On a remote island in the South Pacific, Dr. Moreau has used the key of science to unlock the gates of hell. Val Kilmer (Heat, Batman Forever, The Ghost and the Darkness), David Thewlis (the Harry Potter films), Fairuza Balk (The Craft) and Academy Award -winner* Marlon Brando star in this fantastic sci-fi thriller based on the best-selling novel by H.G. Wells. Stan Winston's Creature Workshop (Jurassic Park) creates the frighteningly real special effects. Dr. Moreau is a brilliant geneticist on the brink of superseding evolution. When a U.N. diplomat visits Moreau's island laboratory, he uncovers fantastic but brutal experiments turning animal life forms into humanlike beasts. As Moreau and his assistant race toward their barbaric goal of creating the perfect life-form, the beasts revolt, threatening not only the island but ultimately all mankind!

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.47 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ John Frankenheimer
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Subtitled
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 40 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2017
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk, Marco Hofschneider
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Archive Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XT5J5FD
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Uncut version. What a strange one....
3 Stars
Uncut version. What a strange one....
I actually re-watched this (morbid curiosity) AFTER the amazing documentary Lost Soul: Richard Stanley's Doomed Island of Dr Moreau It's free on Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00TTRCTG8/ref=atv_dp_share_r_em_7b8931a8a1cd4 ' also available on bluray - loaded with extras. (ASIN#B00YXRPJUM)This "director's cut" is certainly more gory than the initial theatrical/home video version. H'wood gave up the ghost PG-13 version (necessary for a boffo box office). While it's Unrated, it'd probably be a soft "R."The third official adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel arrives with a troubled history. Kilmer, after initially agreeing to star, sidestepped into a supporting role, and was replaced by Rob Morrow. Then, after only four days’ shooting, the film’s original director Richard Stanley (who had toiled away on the project for more than four years) was fired, Morrow walked, the script was rewritten and Thewlis drafted in to replace the Northern Exposure star. The resultant movie is, understandably, something of a mess, as deformed and half-realised as any of the beast-men hybrids it features.The sole survivor of a plane wreck in the south seas, UN lawyer Edward Douglas (Thewlis) is picked up by a schooner on which Montgomery (Kilmer), a vet, is travelling to the island where the Nobel Prize-winning recluse Dr. Moreau (Brando) has spent more than 17 years working on his “experiments”. Persuaded by Montgomery that he would be safer on the island than continuing on with the ship’s crew, Douglas soon comes to rue his decision as its inhabitants turn out to be beast-men genetically created by Moreau.Despite Brando’s sad decline into embarrassing cameos, there is still an inherent excitement to any film featuring the great man. But any hope you may have held out for another captivating performance is soon dashed. When we first see him he’s caked in white make-up, and speaking with a weird British lisp that makes him sound like Robert Morley. Later he turns up wearing an ice bucket on his head, and performs a piano duet with a monster midget. It is not a dignified performance.Frankenheimer ( the veteran director of The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin, 52 pick-up and more) tries to keep things rolling along, but the incoherent script, like many of the characters, swiftly descends into madness, as Montgomery reveals himself to be as insane as the doctor, sitting around, smoking dope, taking potshots at the creatures. Meanwhile, Moreau’s monsters begin to question their maker and strike back, and there’s a subtext to be had involving the nature of God and creation, but it’s better left alone. Frankenheimer has the gall to have Kilmer white himself up and do a parody (voice and all) of Brando, yet this is, ultimately, at the root of the film’s problem: it’s campy when it really should have been scary.Extras:Weirdly (or not) enough, the original Frankenheimer commentary (DVD) – in which he repeatedly bashes Kilmer – is missing. Presumably no one at Warner Bros wanted to open old wounds.There is but one featurette showcasing the better times while filming.  I’m sure they had to edit this one to h*ll in order to get something worthwhile amongst the numerous cast and crew changes.  What we are left with is a short look at what Val Kilmer, David Thewlis and Stan Winston all think about the film.  This has aged quite a bit as it was made for the 1996 DVD release, but still the (then) only look we are likely to get at this oddball film of Hollywood Folly - this bluray release pre-dated the "Lost Soul" doc.The theatrical trailer is included.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Uncut version. What a strange one....
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I actually re-watched this (morbid curiosity) AFTER the amazing documentary Lost Soul: Richard Stanley's Doomed Island of Dr Moreau It's free on Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00TTRCTG8/ref=atv_dp_share_r_em_7b8931a8a1cd4 ' also available on bluray - loaded with extras. (ASIN#B00YXRPJUM)

This "director's cut" is certainly more gory than the initial theatrical/home video version. H'wood gave up the ghost PG-13 version (necessary for a boffo box office). While it's Unrated, it'd probably be a soft "R."

The third official adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel arrives with a troubled history. Kilmer, after initially agreeing to star, sidestepped into a supporting role, and was replaced by Rob Morrow. Then, after only four days’ shooting, the film’s original director Richard Stanley (who had toiled away on the project for more than four years) was fired, Morrow walked, the script was rewritten and Thewlis drafted in to replace the Northern Exposure star. The resultant movie is, understandably, something of a mess, as deformed and half-realised as any of the beast-men hybrids it features.

The sole survivor of a plane wreck in the south seas, UN lawyer Edward Douglas (Thewlis) is picked up by a schooner on which Montgomery (Kilmer), a vet, is travelling to the island where the Nobel Prize-winning recluse Dr. Moreau (Brando) has spent more than 17 years working on his “experiments”. Persuaded by Montgomery that he would be safer on the island than continuing on with the ship’s crew, Douglas soon comes to rue his decision as its inhabitants turn out to be beast-men genetically created by Moreau.

Despite Brando’s sad decline into embarrassing cameos, there is still an inherent excitement to any film featuring the great man. But any hope you may have held out for another captivating performance is soon dashed. When we first see him he’s caked in white make-up, and speaking with a weird British lisp that makes him sound like Robert Morley. Later he turns up wearing an ice bucket on his head, and performs a piano duet with a monster midget. It is not a dignified performance.

Frankenheimer ( the veteran director of The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin, 52 pick-up and more) tries to keep things rolling along, but the incoherent script, like many of the characters, swiftly descends into madness, as Montgomery reveals himself to be as insane as the doctor, sitting around, smoking dope, taking potshots at the creatures. Meanwhile, Moreau’s monsters begin to question their maker and strike back, and there’s a subtext to be had involving the nature of God and creation, but it’s better left alone. Frankenheimer has the gall to have Kilmer white himself up and do a parody (voice and all) of Brando, yet this is, ultimately, at the root of the film’s problem: it’s campy when it really should have been scary.

Extras:

Weirdly (or not) enough, the original Frankenheimer commentary (DVD) – in which he repeatedly bashes Kilmer – is missing. Presumably no one at Warner Bros wanted to open old wounds.

There is but one featurette showcasing the better times while filming.  I’m sure they had to edit this one to h*ll in order to get something worthwhile amongst the numerous cast and crew changes.  What we are left with is a short look at what Val Kilmer, David Thewlis and Stan Winston all think about the film.  This has aged quite a bit as it was made for the 1996 DVD release, but still the (then) only look we are likely to get at this oddball film of Hollywood Folly - this bluray release pre-dated the "Lost Soul" doc.

The theatrical trailer is included.
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