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Lord Of The Flies Reviews

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Adapted from the William Golding novel. This Americanized 1990 version pits the young boys, survivors of a plane crash, against nature and eventually each other. The consensus that rules should be maintained in the wilderness is soon forgotten as one boy threatens the group's coexistence and even the very lives of the .. Read more

Starring	Paul Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Michael Greene, Danuel Pipoly
Director	Harry Hook
Genres	Drama

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  Worth watching
  
  This American remit of the original 1964 film pales to comparison. The film had much to live up to, and acting.
  
  Balathzar Getty is average, and very ... read more »
  
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  - spongebob2000
  - London
  - 06 Jan 2005 at 18:35
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  Lord of the flies, brutality, disorder, anarchy
  
  This is a great film
  
  I kept meaning to watch this all through my childhood and never quite got around to doing it
  
  The film shows the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 20 Mar 2012 at 18:00
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  Average. Not as good as the book
  
  I would say this film is average. Unlike the book, where you get to know the characters, the film just does not perform this to its full potential. Could have ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 16 Jul 2011 at 18:35
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  Not as good as the book BUT
  
  do watch it if you are a fan of the story: the kid actors are pretty good and the scenery is cool. It tells the story with enough scary bits to make it seem ... read more »
  
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- - Daniigirl
  - 127 reviews
  - Dorset
  - 11 Jan 2011 at 18:45
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  Great story
  
  I first watched this film when I was about 13. So, it had more value to me then but it was good to re-capture that moment. Very good story and the boys who ... read more »
  
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- - Molkernik
  - 17 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 19 May 2009 at 21:44
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  Lord of the Flies
  
  This film was dissapointing.
  
  There were just too many actors, none of which you got to know sufficently well. Some were good, namely the 2 lead roles... read more »
  
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  - Tiverton
  - 11 Apr 2008 at 23:06
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  Average and Americanised
  
  Average adaptation. Doesn't quite build climax like the book. The actors, like all American kids, came across as slightly obnoxious, especially in their ... read more »
  
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- - Gutterboy
  - 388 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 15 Jan 2007 at 10:05
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  Reasonable
  
  Film was OK but fast fowarded through a few slow parts having already read the book some time ago at school.
  
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  - Blairgowrie, Scotland
  - 01 Mar 2006 at 12:07
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  Not the greatest
  
  Didn't really blow my hair back. The actors (kids) were not very good, compared to the child actors around today. Could have been a heck of a lot more ... read more »
  
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- - Marinda de Villiers
  - England
  - 31 Jan 2006 at 14:47
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  A bit of a classic!!!! Rent It!!
  
  Think I remember seeing this in school, must have been a project.... still a classic though, and even now watching it as an adult, it still doesn't ... read more »
  
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- - David
  - Fife, Scotland
  - 04 Oct 2005 at 16:19
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  Modern day version of the 1950s story
  
  Dark and gripping film. Pretty much a good interpretation of the book - kept to the plot. Good if you have never read the book.
  
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  - Hants England
  - 16 Sep 2005 at 18:00
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- - 11
  - 1
  Worth watching
  
  This American remit of the original 1964 film pales to comparison. The film had much to live up to, and acting.
  
  Balathzar Getty is average, and very ... read more »
  
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- 318036
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  - spongebob2000
  - London
  - 06 Jan 2005 at 18:35
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  misplaced remake
  
  I felt this was unsympathetically cast and that various changes to the original left one with a story that just didn't work as well as it should have. The... read more »
  
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  - Sussex
  - 15 Jul 2004 at 08:08
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  Lord of the Flies
  
  This film was dissapointing.
  
  There were just too many actors, none of which you got to know sufficently well. Some were good, namely the 2 lead roles... read more »
  
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  - Tiverton
  - 11 Apr 2008 at 23:06
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  Modern day version of the 1950s story
  
  Dark and gripping film. Pretty much a good interpretation of the book - kept to the plot. Good if you have never read the book.
  
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  - Hants England
  - 16 Sep 2005 at 18:00
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  A bit of a classic!!!! Rent It!!
  
  Think I remember seeing this in school, must have been a project.... still a classic though, and even now watching it as an adult, it still doesn't ... read more »
  
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- - David
  - Fife, Scotland
  - 04 Oct 2005 at 16:19
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  Dated but a classic
  
  definetly worth a watch thoroughly enjoyable film for the family.
  
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- - Denise Thomas
  - Beds, UK
  - 14 Jan 2005 at 14:38
- - 1
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  Yet another American remake failure
  
  To be fair, it is always difficult to follow up an excellent original but it seems that Hollywood finds it hard to resist the temptation to make money on the ... read more »
  
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- - ThomasKus
  - 143 reviews
  - Gloucester
  - 11 Jun 2005 at 18:10
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  Classic
  
  A classic bought up to date for everyone to enjoy
  
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  - Kent, England
  - 28 Jul 2005 at 09:33
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  Poor compared to book
  
  if you have read the book then i would not reccomend watching this film,it is a let down after the excitement of the novel.perhaps a good film for children ... read more »
  
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  - england
  - 02 Aug 2005 at 14:44
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  Great story
  
  I first watched this film when I was about 13. So, it had more value to me then but it was good to re-capture that moment. Very good story and the boys who ... read more »
  
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- 759954
- - Molkernik
  - 17 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 19 May 2009 at 21:44

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  Adapted from the William Golding novel. This Americanized 1990 version pits the young boys, survivors of a plane crash, against nature and eventually each other. The consensus that rules should be maintained in the wilderness is soon forgotten as one boy threatens the group's coexistence and even ...