Comments on: Movie Notes: The Island Of Dr. Moreau http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/ Entertainment and Tech Digest Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: How I Rate The Movies I Review | Webomatica - Entertainment and Tech Digest http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/comment-page-1/#comment-33386 How I Rate The Movies I Review | Webomatica - Entertainment and Tech Digest Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:07:11 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/#comment-33386 [...] angry. The review is a public service to avoid wasting money or brain damage. Examples: Aeon Flux, The Island Of Dr. Moreau, Rocky [...] […] angry. The review is a public service to avoid wasting money or brain damage. Examples: Aeon Flux, The Island Of Dr. Moreau, Rocky […]

]]> By: Matt http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/comment-page-1/#comment-28324 Matt Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:13:37 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/#comment-28324 saw this movie a few years back and I thought was a complete waste of time. Maybe after a few years will be better, now that I am older? saw this movie a few years back and I thought was a complete waste of time. Maybe after a few years will be better, now that I am older?

]]> By: Movie Notes: The Ghost And The Darkness » Webomatica - Technology and Entertainment Digest http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/comment-page-1/#comment-22660 Movie Notes: The Ghost And The Darkness » Webomatica - Technology and Entertainment Digest Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:11:18 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/#comment-22660 [...] Val Kilmer literally sleepwalks through this flick. Only near the end when he decides to take care of business is there a glimmer of life. He was more animated in The Island Of Dr. Moreau. [...] […] Val Kilmer literally sleepwalks through this flick. Only near the end when he decides to take care of business is there a glimmer of life. He was more animated in The Island Of Dr. Moreau. […]

]]> By: webomatica http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/comment-page-1/#comment-7356 webomatica Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:21:15 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/#comment-7356 That is an excellent suggestion. I think I will take you up on reading the HG Welles book. This film was really so-bad-its-kinda-good but I think it had some good ideas. It might be becoming a cult classic. That is an excellent suggestion. I think I will take you up on reading the HG Welles book. This film was really so-bad-its-kinda-good but I think it had some good ideas. It might be becoming a cult classic.

]]> By: Podophile http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/comment-page-1/#comment-7355 Podophile Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:01:09 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/#comment-7355 The Island of Dr. Moreau is one of my all-time favorite books. Anyone even remotely interested in the themes of the movie should give it a read. In fact, don't stop there; read everything by H.G. Wells. The 1933 movie "Island of Lost Souls" with Charles Laughton and Bela Lugosi is a much better telling of the story than the Brando film. That said, I love the Brando version... mainly because it's soooo crazy. I saw it in the theatres when it was first released, and I'll never forget how dumbfounded I was by the cinematic freakshow that was unfolding before me. A last bit of trivia: The "genetic scientist" character on South Park is based on Brando's Moreau. He even has a tiny mutant sidekick. The Island of Dr. Moreau is one of my all-time favorite books. Anyone even remotely interested in the themes of the movie should give it a read. In fact, don’t stop there; read everything by H.G. Wells.

The 1933 movie “Island of Lost Souls” with Charles Laughton and Bela Lugosi is a much better telling of the story than the Brando film. That said, I love the Brando version… mainly because it’s soooo crazy. I saw it in the theatres when it was first released, and I’ll never forget how dumbfounded I was by the cinematic freakshow that was unfolding before me.

A last bit of trivia: The “genetic scientist” character on South Park is based on Brando’s Moreau. He even has a tiny mutant sidekick.

]]> By: Webomatica http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/comment-page-1/#comment-7336 Webomatica Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:46:11 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/#comment-7336 That character / creature is: a tiny red fetus sidekick that inspired the Mini Me character in the Austin Powers movies. He just hangs out with Dr. Moreau and looks creepy. I know that sounds kind of interesting, but it really isn't. Ah but if you really wanna check it out - it looks like a large part of the movie is on YouTube. Here's a segment where Edward meets the family. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZZxOJaV30 That character / creature is: a tiny red fetus sidekick that inspired the Mini Me character in the Austin Powers movies. He just hangs out with Dr. Moreau and looks creepy.

I know that sounds kind of interesting, but it really isn’t.

Ah but if you really wanna check it out — it looks like a large part of the movie is on YouTube. Here’s a segment where Edward meets the family. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZZxOJaV30

]]> By: Dave http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/comment-page-1/#comment-7335 Dave Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:58:35 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/07/23/movie-notes-the-island-of-dr-moreau/#comment-7335 Who is that little dude sitting next to Brando in the photo above? Mini-Moreau? Who is that little dude sitting next to Brando in the photo above? Mini-Moreau?

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