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	List Price: 0 Our Price: 0 Your Save: $ ( % ) Availability: Manufacturer: Universal Studios Starring: Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Kathleen Burke Directed By: Erle C. Kenton
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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: 70 Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: 1932-12
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Editorial Reviews: 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
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: waiting !!! Comment: Aw, come on , now !! One of the great films of the early thirties, and it is STILL not available of DVD ? Get with it, Paramount !! Customer Rating: Summary: Long Time Coming Comment: Just looked at my old laserdisc of this title today (02 May 2009). Didn't remember the print being in such terrible shape! Speckles galore around reel changes and other significant defects. It appears that Universal's archival print is in very bad shape (they own the pre-1950 Paramount catalogue). Suspect that this title will require significant restoration prior to DVD release. Also suspect that Universal won't bother. Criterion has been licensing titles from Universal for several years...they might be this film's only hope of seeing a DVD release. Customer Rating: Summary: Absent DVD of remarkable movie. Comment: Yes, where is the remastered DVD of this classic? I have gotten chills from this movie since seeing it on Creature Features (remember them?) as a kid. Laughton's scream at the end has haunted me ever after. Best H G Welles film treatment ever. Forget Lancaster and Brando as Moreau. Please release this Universal. We need to see this again and again. Customer Rating: Summary: Parker: She-she is beautiful. Moreau: Yes Mr.Parker she is a PUSSY CAT indeed. Comment: Yeeeeeeeeees! I have finally seen THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS for the first time last week and have now seen it five times. This is such a delight that it is hard to explain in words. A shipwreked man ends up on a island of Dr.Moreau. We later see that the island is populated by half human, half animal creatures that are the result of God-defying experiments which have been conducted by Laughton(Moraeu) himself. The reason why I loved this movie is it really has SCAREY moments like the pig man with a normal left foot but a hoof for a right which in black and white and no background music and tons of scratches on the film it gives a EERIE feeling to ones eyes. This is directed by Erle Kenton whom most know for his HOUSE movies(HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN-HOUSE OF DRACULA) and those are good films but this is by far his GOLD-BABY. Charles Laughton is in top form and is the reciever of a punch from our shipwreked hero that in my 30 plus years of watching film is the most realistic punch I have ever seen(Laughton really looks like he took one on the choppers)also has taboo subjects like bestiality(Blackshere you there :) miscegenation and colonialism. Mention must also go to Lota panther lady(hubba,hubba) and the very wasted in this Bela Lugosi. Best scenes are: THE ANI/MAN ON THE TABLE-EVERY SCENE WITH CHARLES LAUGHTON-THE PANTER LADY(hubba,hubba) and the VIVISECTING OF THE DOCTOR IN THE END. Yes 1932 was a grand year for HORROR for we were given FREAKS- VAMPYR-WHITE ZOMBIE-THE MUMMY-THE OLD DARK HOUSE & of course THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS Customer Rating: Summary: Eerie Tale That Still Holds Up Comment: This is an eerie, strange movie that has since been re-made several times, most notably in 1996 with "The Island Of Dr. Moreau." I liked the latter better than this effort, mainly because of great color and, of course, much better special-effects. I like this movie, too, and would buy it if it ever came out on DVD. What's the delay? No, it's not FX wizard Stan Winston's '90s stuff, but for a film over 70 years old this isn't bad. They still did a nice job on the special-effects, in fact better-than-good considering it's the early '30s. In other words, this movie holds up well. Charles Laughton plays the famous "Dr. Moreau," a man who almost makes humans out of animals. It was interesting to see Bela Lugosi, too, in a role other than "Dracula," and a role in which he sounds like a quite proper Englishman!