The Island of Dr. Moreau (directors cut)

[beadelf]

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Is...Blu-ray/42922/

oddly looking forward to this one, im hoping there may be some docs and a commentary about the troubled production, although i expect it to be bare bones.

also hope its region free

[Dickieduvet]

Did you grab the 70's version with Burt Lancaster from Australia?

[beadelf]

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

Did you grab the 70's version with Burt Lancaster from Australia?

not yet but i will do for sure....there were a couple of films that i needed to get before i grab that one.

[shesha]

Anyone picking this up today?

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by shesha

Anyone picking this up today?

It's en route to me from buy.com...probably have a few more days until it arrives. There's a review over at DVDBeaver, though, if you want an idea of what to expect...

[Jaymole]

Can't wait to see these 2 guys in High Definition:

[therock666]

any stores get this i was kinda surprised best buy stores didnt have it they have been getting warner/new line catalogue titles in stores all through july!

didnt see it at walmart either

[wonkavision]

This rather flawed and disturbing film arrived today!
Gonna give it a play tonight.

[AlexSing]

There are not enough facepalms in the world for this movie yet I'm always strangely drawn to it whenever it's on TV...

[shesha]

I have no idea why I am drawn to this movie either. Maybe it because I know the hell it went through. I don't know.................I really don't know.

I should have it by tomorrow though. Looking forward to watching for the first time in a long long time.

[JetsFoo]

this movie freaked me out when i was little shiiiiet it still does today

[shesha]

This just arrived. I may give it a spin tonight.

[shesha]

I watched this last night, and it was worse than I remembered it.

[ObiWanShinobi]

I saw this film in theaters and disliked it quite a bit. Just can't get over how weird it is and how "one minute normal the next a crazy goofball" Val Kilmers character was.

Sucks because before seeing it I was so hyped about it. Major letdown.

[AlexSing]

Originally Posted by shesha

I watched this last night, and it was worse than I remembered it.

[wonkavision]

Originally Posted by shesha

I watched this last night, and it was worse than I remembered it.

LOL. I didn't get a chance to watch my copy yet. I know the movie is not good, but for some reason I find it fascinating...mostly Marlon Brando.

[charlieray1]

This film is such a mess! If you're looking for a better version of he story, the Burt Lancaster one from the 70's is no classic, but it's very enjoyable. The best is the 30's version -- Island Of Lost Souls. Dark and creepy, especially for a film that old. It's easily the best version ever filmed.

[Ragna]

what's the pq & aq like i loved this film when it first came out

[DMRI2006]

The PQ is just decent. It's not DNR riddled -- there's some noise in various shots -- but IMO it's probably got something to do with the film itself and how it was shot. I remember seeing it in theaters and it wasn't the greatest looking film visually.

The movie is just so bad -- not in a good way, though the few scenes when Kilmer goes nutty and makes fun of Brando (stuff that had to have been improvised given all the reports of Kilmer being an ass on the set) are amusing. The effects are less than stellar and date the film badly too. I agree with the above poster that the film is actually worse than I remember it being.

As charlieray wrote above, even the '77 version is much better (and obviously so is the '30s version). The '77 version is on a region free Aussie disc and looks fine.

[movie]

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

Did you grab the 70's version with Burt Lancaster from Australia?

Amazon has it available region free now. I ordered it yesterday. Saw this movie once late at night on TV and loved it. Made me really dislike the Brando version in the 90's.