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The Island of Dr. Moreau

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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:7

Rotten:8

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Lancaster gives a memorable performance as the demented Doctor Moreau who performs bizarre genetic experiments on animals--turning them into man-beasts known as humanimals. His experiments continue... Lancaster gives a memorable performance as the demented Doctor Moreau who performs bizarre genetic experiments on animals--turning them into man-beasts known as humanimals. His experiments continue uninterrupted until a mariner named Braddock shipwrecks on Moreau's island. Shocked by the immoral nature of Moreau's work, Braddock tries to stop the mad Doctor but finds that he has an army of humanimals to reckon with first. Based on H.G. Wells' 1896 novel. [More]

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Barbara Carrera, Nigel Davenport

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Barbara Carrera, Nigel Davenport, Richard Basehart, Nick Cravat, Bob Ozman, Fumio Demura, Gary Baxley, John Gillespie, David Cass

Director: Don Taylor

Director: Don Taylor
Producer: Skip Steloff, John Temple-Smith, Samuel Z. Arkoff
Composer: Laurence Rosenthal

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Sounds like someone’s playing God and foolin’ with Mother Nature. Anyone who watches horror movies knows where Moreau’s ironic fate lies.

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10/22/01
Scott Weinberg
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goofy but entertaining

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09/19/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Laughable remake of Island of Lost Souls.

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12/11/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A quietly durable interpretation of Wells' classic, and a big step up from the Brando version.

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01/13/05
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Mais uma tentativa fracassada de se adaptar o livro homônimo de H.G. Wells, esta versão traz Burt Lancaster no piloto automático e Michael York pouco convincente como o incrédulo herói.

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08/06/03
Pablo Villaca
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Cinema em Cena

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