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island of lost souls
Island of Lost Souls
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $59.55
Availability: N/A
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302843200
Format: Black & White
ISBN: 6302843200
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: 1997-09-16
Running Time: 71
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1932-12
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When you've got Charles Laughton and Bela Lugosi, how can you go wrong? Shipwreck victim Edward Parker (Richard Arlen) is stranded on an island run by the mysterious Dr. Moreau (Laughton). Moreau is hospitable enough, but the jungle is full of menacing shapes--and what about those ominous references to the House of Pain? Parker gradually learns of Moreau's unholy experiments and worries that he'll never escape. Though it has aged a bit, Island of Lost Souls is surprisingly spine-tingling, particularly the horrifying climax. Light and shadows are used especially well--occasionally, Moreau speaks with his face entirely hidden, except for his glittering eyes. Laughton turns in yet another superbly evil performance and even the somewhat worse-for-wear Lugosi is creepy as the pronouncer of the law. ("Are we not men?" Well, no, not exactly.) This is a nicely chilling classic that may even make you think twice about modern science's experimentation with genetics. Don't miss it. Remade as The Island of Dr. Moreau in 1977 and 1996. --Ali Davis
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Summary: Better than many of the 30's horror "classics" that are available
Comment: I own a 16 mm print of this film, and have watched it at least a dozen times. It is definitely my favorite adaptation of H.G. Wells, and I include George Pal's version of "The Time Machine," and both versions of "War of the Worlds" as its competition. We won't talk about the later remakes of "Dr. Moreau."
Of course I'm not sure that all of todays viewers, weaned on a glut of blood, gore and CGI would appreciate the film's subtlety and preference for suggestion over in-your-face shock. To be sure Richard Arlen as the hero has been seen to better advantage in other movies, and the Panther Woman fails by today's standards of female pulchritude, but the splendidly atmospheric production, cinematography, and above all Laughton's full-blooded performance make this a minor masterpiece.
Come on Time-Warner (who I think owns the rights), get off your timid corporate hinders and release this on DVD--or let Criterion do the job!
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Summary: Not sure what is going on but...
Comment: I can only guess. It's not released due to hints of beastiality in the movie Island of Lost Souls??? IF so that's just rubbish.
Island of Lost Souls is a great, classic Friday night B&W horror flick that no collection should be without. Period. But we are forced to have a VHS or cheap bootleg. Mystery Of the Wax Museum is hardly a point of discussion here, a nice to have, but Island is a MUST HAVE!
Here is exactly what we need in a collection:
Island Of Lost Souls
Murders In The Zoo
House Of Horrors
The Mad Ghoul
Now how cool of a collection would that be???
HELLO Universal!!! Anyone home??
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Summary: COME ON UNIVERSAL!!!! RELEASE IT!!!!!!!!
Comment: Universal has now released almost ALL of its classic films on DVD, especially in the horror genre. Sadly though this is still to make an appearance despite numerous calls for it from dedicated fans. Was this dvd ever released? well Ive never seen a copy of this one shown on Amazon so we must have to presume it was either a very limited release by a non-universal label or that the release was cancelled.
Anyway, Universal has released it on videotape before so theres certainly source material so come on Universal and put us fans out of our misery!!!
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Summary: Please please please
Comment: These are two of the greatest classic horror movies, as good as anything Universal put out besides The Mummy and Bride of Frankenstein. Each of these has been copied many times in later years, and every copy has been a pale shadow of these brilliant originals. I'd love for them to get fancy releases with loads of special features, but failing that PLEASE somebody release this wonderful two-fer.
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Summary: are we not men?
Comment: worth the price for the the Lugosi scenes alone. Laughton makes for a great god-like sadist, ruling over his island with sadistic glee.
light and shadows blend to make for a creepy atmosphere. one of the great unsung non-Universal horrors of the thirties.
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