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The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 36m
After being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that it's inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor. (imdb)

Directed by:

John Frankenheimer

Screenwriter:

Richard Stanley, H.G. Wells, Ron Hutchinson

Starring:

Val Kilmer, Ron Perlman, Marlon Brando, Temuera Morrison, Mark Dacascos, Fairuza Balk, David Thewlis, Marco Hofschneider

Genres:

Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, Indonesian
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The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 36m
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twincinematwincinema
Rated 31 May 2015
0
0th
It's watchable for its wackiness (it needs to be seen to be believed), but my god, it's an awful film. Brando decides to play Dr. Moreau as an aging queen, and Kilmer, who was still at the height of his popularity, hams it up and does a Brando impression. I was never sure what was going on in this film, and from what I've read about the production, neither did anyone else.
Rated 31 May 2015
spleenspleen
Rated 05 Jan 2012
61
27th
Once again, Marlon Brando as "Marlon Brando", Val Kilmer as "Marlon Brando", Fairuza Balk as "Parker Posey-Catperson" and Ron Pearlman as "That Guy in Makeup again". You'd be hard pressed to find a more disjointed, uneven, unintentionally unpleasant viewing experience. Highlights include a brief, but unforgettable, role by Marlon the Hutt.
Rated 05 Jan 2012
terrymacterrymac
Rated 14 Sep 2021
30
6th
I'll rewatch this to give it another chance, as I suspect my initial view of it was skewed by having watched the documentary about it beforehand. Regardless, there's no denying it's a bit of a mess. There are some interesting ideas and moments, but the whole thing doesn't tie together very well. Odd performances, odd makeup, and an odd atmosphere. An odd film, then. And not very good.
Rated 14 Sep 2021
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 29 Apr 2019
30
15th
Inexplicably, a third adaptation of an irredeemable H.G. Wells story, by a venerated director, and sporting a strange combination of pretty big names. It's ridiculous from the very first scene, but does manage a certain trash appeal, for a while, before hopelessly deteriorating. Probably best watched via the Rifftrax track.
Rated 29 Apr 2019
bofbof
Rated 16 May 2015
24
6th
HEY LOOK LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING WE'RE DOING FRANKENSTEIN BY WAY OF NIETZSCHE AND GEDDIT IT'S ALL A PARABLE OF GOD AND MAN AND - Yes, you're very clever and we're all very impressed, now sit the hell down and let Brando go out with dignity.
Rated 16 May 2015
woodoowoodoo
Rated 25 Aug 2014
65
16th
While a bad movie, there's something incredibly revolting and creepy about it, like Stan Winston as channeling Screaming Mad George. Really captures the blasphemy of the titular character's big idea. Famously ended Richard Stanley's career and features Val Kilmer doing a Face/Off style bad impersonation of someone else in the film.
Rated 25 Aug 2014
clark_novaClark Nova
Rated 29 Dec 2013
64
24th
"Did Brando use some cow DNA on himself cause he was milking his lines. OOOOOOOOOOOhhh!" - Jonathan Rosenbaum
Rated 29 Dec 2013
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 29 Aug 2012
55
27th
Brandowned.
Rated 29 Aug 2012
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 03 Oct 2011
70
54th
Whyyyyy all the hating?? Seriously underrated movie. I mean, Marlon Brando was kind of shit in this movie, but Val Kilmer and David Thewlis showed amazing acting skills! Great choice those 2! LOVED the story and Fairuza Balk as the cat-girl damnnnn :).... The little "worm-like mini-me" dude was AWESOME btw!!!!!
Rated 03 Oct 2011
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
25th
I think Marlon ATE all the humanimals
Rated 14 Aug 2007
brrrpbrrrp
Rated 19 Feb 2024
30
11th
Val Kilmer all like, I just shoot these guys up with some, uhhh, endorphins, and methamphetamine and shrooms, and uhhhh, some other shit too.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 07 Sep 2023
72
43rd
Deliriously silly, loony fantasy/horror film often feels like PLANET OF THE APES if it had been invaded by THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, but it is never boring and the spectacle of Brando completely surrendering to his infamous “bagel” line of thinking from SUPERMAN makes it worthwhile – say what you will about his performance, but it’s kind of thrilling to see him having so much fun, followed by Kilmer having a laugh sending him up! A modest hit as a (very) guilty pleasure.
Rated 07 Sep 2023
spanksSpanks
Rated 21 May 2023
50
39th
Strangely engaging. But I say that as someone who would willingly watch a 400lb Brando do just about anything: trim his toenails, go grocery shopping, invent velcro & use his riches to buy a remote island in which he can create a peacecult of monstrous creatures to worship his godsick & sunless ego. You say "Brando" & I say "How high?" Also features the sexiest catwoman outside of a Batman flick. Is it bad that I semi-identified with Val Kilmer's character?
Rated 21 May 2023
mrarnmrarn
Rated 05 Jul 2020
38
23rd
Trying to recreate the Wells' story as a fantasy "Apocalypse Now," doesn't work even with Brando in white face.
Rated 05 Jul 2020
yiannosYiannos
Rated 16 Jul 2019
40
7th
Watchable trash whose production problems are more interesting than what occurs onscreen. It's messy and silly with gonzo performances from Brando and Kilmer who act like they are in a totally different movie from the rest of the cast. Thewlis is dull, and he is easily overpowered by the nutters around him. By the time actors in furry costumes start shooting each other with guns, it's totally beyond redemption, but it's car crash cinema that's recommended viewing for 90's junk addicts.
Rated 16 Jul 2019
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 07 Jul 2019
40
14th
I'd heard it was terrible so I went in with low expectations but as I watched I couldn't help but feel like there was a good movie in their somewhere. The top 3 actors were all making some very odd choices and the story felt all over the place. The actors playing the beast people gave it their best shot but that wasn't enough to save this bizarre turd.
Rated 07 Jul 2019
jthuskyjthusky
Rated 15 Oct 2018
28
7th
The shell of a solid psychological horror flick is here, but the unavoidable pileup of behind-the-scenes drama makes this film hard to stomach, follow or swallow.
Rated 15 Oct 2018
pyramidsongpyramidsong
Rated 15 Nov 2017
90
45th
This movie is a disaster, but still entertaining as hell.
Rated 15 Nov 2017
mclb1218mclb1218
Rated 20 Nov 2016
40
7th
Wow. What more could have gone wrong with one movie?
Rated 20 Nov 2016
overratedoverrated
Rated 24 Sep 2016
17
9th
Watched purely for context of the Lost Soul documentary and its own notoriety, even midget Brando couldn't save this. It does however give us Val Kilmer going out on "I wanna go to dog heaven," coinciding roughly with the time of his career spiraling into the ocean.
Rated 24 Sep 2016
honestthiefHonest_Thief
Rated 13 May 2016
2
13th
A perplexing mess with palpable potential that is all but lost. It's too bizarre to be plain bad but it's a slog of a ride.
Rated 13 May 2016
castlevania2Castlevania2
Rated 26 Oct 2014
70
9th
Points for sheer insanity.
Rated 26 Oct 2014
m3tanm3tan
Rated 04 May 2014
10
6th
Apocalypse Now mated with Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes, but then it's inbred with a clone of itself. You end up with something like Bitch Stewie... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06PoC_cEGNI
Rated 04 May 2014
nbd_rabNBD Rab
Rated 22 Feb 2013
10
11th
The movie has a very clear moral: Don't hire actors who are far past their prime and quite possibly insane.
Rated 22 Feb 2013
joojooJooJoo
Rated 08 Dec 2012
4
56th
Definitely lives up to the hype. bad, bad, bad in a kind of good way. You just gotta love a film that begins with Indiana Jones sledgehammer punches and ends with a philosophical insight on the plight of mankind. Acting ranges from over-the-top bizarro land (Brando), utter confusion in every scene (Thewlis), to Val Kilmer clearly not giving a shit and most likely laughing at everyone in-between takes. Would have benefited from the rest of the cast being in on the joke.
Rated 08 Dec 2012
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 04 Jan 2012
11
6th
More unappealing than me without pants.
Rated 04 Jan 2012
glmglm
Rated 26 Oct 2011
23
0th
22.750
Rated 26 Oct 2011
kingofjewkingofjew
Rated 14 Jun 2011
66
18th
If you only knew the trouble this movie went thru to get made. A movie where the director is fired after the first days of shooting and precedes to direct his movie off stage thru a walkie talkie. A movie with so many reshoots and recasts the actors nearly walked off set.A movie where there where so many budget cuts it almost ended up on the cutting floor. For what it is, its entertaining. If you liked the book, its worth a watch. Keep in mind tho, this is not a particularly good movie.
Rated 14 Jun 2011
aaaaaaarrgggaaaaaaarrggg
Rated 18 May 2011
57
46th
Originally to be directed by Richard Stanley, with Rob Morrow in the Thewlis role and Barbara Steele in a cameo as Brando's wife, this newest version of the H. G. Wells story has its moments but never really comes close to working. Marlon is, of course, just plain Marlon but still manages to give an interesting performance rife with subtleties. Val is anything but subtle as he sashays about in a sarong, imitates Brando, makes eyes at Thewlis, and generally makes a hilarious nuisance of himself
Rated 18 May 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 21 Sep 2010
10
3rd
Bizarre mess of a movie.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
zackumzackum
Rated 12 Nov 2009
66
38th
scary..
Rated 12 Nov 2009
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 06 Nov 2009
1
4th
turn left Brando noooooo
Rated 06 Nov 2009
mlpgaffneymlpgaffney
Rated 16 Sep 2009
0
0th
A steaming pile of Brando turd
Rated 16 Sep 2009
martrynmartryn
Rated 06 Aug 2009
27
4th
This movie is creepy, but it just doesn't work, which sucks because the source material is fantastic. But all the problems they had while shooting, changing directors, changing the lead role twice. I would love to see someone else make an attempt at this, but I don't see it happening any time soon. Sucks.
Rated 06 Aug 2009
anselmi86Anselmi86
Rated 01 Aug 2009
20
3rd
Oh my god, it's so hilarious. Wow. Does Brando weigh like 400 pounds?
Rated 01 Aug 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 31 Jul 2009
21
16th
Weird, in a very unpleasant way.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
renoirRenoir
Rated 30 Jun 2009
72
19th
exciting to watch but nevertheless a bad movie
Rated 30 Jun 2009
evan_watersEvan Waters
Rated 28 Apr 2009
75
11th
By no means good, but has some moments that you just have to see for yourself. If nothing else, an interesting portrait of a movie coming apart at the seams while it's being filmed.
Rated 28 Apr 2009
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 04 Mar 2009
35
37th
Odd movie and not in an interesting way.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
imthatdingoImThatDingo
Rated 05 Jan 2009
30
32nd
Heh...I'm sorry, I'm flabbergasted.
Rated 05 Jan 2009
teeceeteecee
Rated 16 Sep 2008
30
35th
Brando laver lidt nemme penge, penge der burde være brugt på bedre effekter og lidt mere omsorg for historien..
Rated 16 Sep 2008
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 10 Sep 2008
23
5th
Brando plays himself in this trippy, was there a story? film that is almost inaccessible except as pop-trash-kitsch.
Rated 10 Sep 2008
edkrakedkrak
Rated 31 Aug 2008
50
30th
x0
Rated 31 Aug 2008
kendramillerkendramiller
Rated 11 Aug 2008
94
37th
odd movie
Rated 11 Aug 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 10 Aug 2008
20
13th
bad movie
Rated 10 Aug 2008
cinemahellcinema_hell
Rated 02 Aug 2008
20
1st
That movie capture there explains the whole reason why I gave it such a low score.
Rated 02 Aug 2008
cestmoicestmoi
Rated 31 May 2008
25
8th
Wow. That little dude freaked me right out.
Rated 31 May 2008
doctor7doctor7
Rated 11 May 2008
34
21st
Costumes aren't all that great, in fact none of the special effects are. Brando's quality is akin to Raul Julia in Street Fighter: you can tell it's there, he has his moments but he cannot possibly save the film. Apparently it was plagued by problems in it's production and as much as I'd like to give it some leeway in hindsight I just can't.
Rated 11 May 2008
shephardShephard
Rated 18 Oct 2007
55
39th
Kinda muddy and creepy. But was entertaining.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
25
3rd
really stupid
Rated 16 Sep 2007
farzanFarzan
Rated 07 Sep 2007
31
19th
Interesting to see Brando in his later years. Sucks pretty hard though.
Rated 07 Sep 2007
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 29 Aug 2007
50
14th
Pretty much pure suck.
Rated 29 Aug 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 22 Aug 2007
0
2nd
crap
Rated 22 Aug 2007
tejascarltejascarl
Rated 19 Aug 2007
58
4th
Puke!
Rated 19 Aug 2007
deckard0deckard0
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
3rd
why was this remade?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hpbuttcraftHP_Buttcraft
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
33rd
I keep coming back to this movie and rewatching it.The Island of Dr. Moreau is ugly (both literally and metaphorically) yet fascinating.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ikeboywonderikeboywonder
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
26th
wild, brando is insane
Rated 14 Aug 2007
johnwunjohnwun
Rated 14 Aug 2007
15
15th
Wow how could this possibly have sucked as much as it did? Kilmer, Brando and an island full of human hybrids... The script should have written itself. Unfortunately it almost feels as though it did...
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
11th
Why are so many talented actors wasting their time in this shit movie?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
8th
Works about 30% of the time - all else is muddy.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
citysqwirlcitysqwirl
Rated 14 Aug 2007
54
13th
Very silly, but Brando is fun to watch.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
darkrungerdarkrunger
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
31st
uha!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
vince_leoVince Leo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
33
4th
Repugnant, mercilessly gruesome, and shamelessly distasteful, this film leaves such an unappealing aftertaste that you may find yourself watching another movie directly after this one (assuming you can make it to the end) just to not have to think about it anymore.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
cheesebadgerCheesebadger
Rated 07 Aug 2007
65
28th
This movie is weird and creepy but not in a good way.
Rated 07 Aug 2007
niffniff
Rated 24 Jun 2007
10
95th
One of the most compelling and wonderful movies ever made in the history of all creation. Once you have Marlon Brando in a mu mu with a bucket on his head, you have genius eternal.
Rated 24 Jun 2007
juicejuice
Rated 26 May 2007
45
24th
Bleh.
Rated 26 May 2007
tharastamanTharastaman
Rated 08 May 2007
6
0th
One of the worst movies I have ever seen
Rated 08 May 2007
stainStain
Rated 22 Mar 2007
60
47th
Starts off well then falls apart
Rated 22 Mar 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 03 Mar 2007
20
4th
I read that the original director Richard Stanley was fired and replaced with Frankenheimer this obviously was the reason why this film is such a disaster.Perhaps if Frankenheimer had been in from the start it might have been a great film or if Richard Stanley had not been fired.
Rated 03 Mar 2007
gravymaximusGravyMaximus
Rated 21 Jan 2007
50
31st
Hahaha
Rated 21 Jan 2007
thewolf913TheWolf913
Rated 30 Dec 2006
5
0th
Can not believe a friend of mine even watched this, even after I warned him...lol
Rated 30 Dec 2006
sw0sw0
Rated 13 Dec 2006
87
72nd
WTF is that lil monkey thing Dr. Moreau carries?
Rated 13 Dec 2006
aushabfanaus_hab_fan
Rated 02 Dec 2006
67
17th
Waste of time
Rated 02 Dec 2006

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