Synopsis
Semi-true story of John Henry Patterson (Val Kilmer), dispatched to 1890s Africa to build a railway. Unfortunately, the project goes awry when two lions (the “Tsavo maneaters”) begin lunching on the workers. Professional hunter Charles Remington (Michael Douglas) helps Patterson hunt down the predators.
I’m not sure how I got into yet another Netflix rut, but The Island Of Dr. Moreau is a scary genetic experiment of a flick. It’s similar other “clone” movies I’ve seen recently (The 6th Day, The Island). This 1996 version of an HG Welles story is car-crash bizarre and seriously tested my ability to swallow its science fiction. I can only recommend this strange brew of sci-fi, horror, Apocalypse Now, and The Labyrinth if you’re having a “bad movie” festival, or if such film making horrors make you laugh.