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The Blue Lagoon Reviews

1980

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A remake of the 1949 original, which tells of a boy and a girl who become ship-wrecked on an exotic tropical island. As they grow up they learn how to fend for themselves, and as the years roll by their childish affection turns into an innocent love. But all is not what it seems... Read more

Starring	Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels
Director	Randal Kleiser
Genres	Drama

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- Remake with poor narrative balance and a great deal of nudity and adolescent frankness about sex. Adolescents are probably its only audience.
- 31020
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 8
  - 0
  Experiencing adolescence
  
  Filmed on one of the Fijian islands this picture has a paradise backdrop, but all is not paradise for the survivors of a ship wreck. The cook and a young boy (... read more »
  
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  - Epsom, England
  - 26 Jul 2004 at 21:49
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- - 0
  - 0
  Like adam and eve in modern times
  
  this movie goes to show you what would happen if a boy and girl were stranded together on a island from an early age, and their natural development into sexual ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 05 May 2012 at 16:55
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  Worth a watch definitely
  
  This movie is worth a watch.
  
  Cinematography is excellent, the colours are nice and vibrant, unlike movies of now a days; no colour filters were used ... read more »
  
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- 1108193
- - tantrik
  - 6 reviews
  - 04 Apr 2012 at 13:14
- - 0
  - 8
  blue spoon
  
  This film is wrong! I think it is a bit sick if you ask me, the story is not present, and the nudity is pointless. this should be a porn movie not 15 rated, I ... read more »
  
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- - Morgoth
  - 2 reviews
  - Rowley Regis
  - 29 Nov 2011 at 22:21
- - 2
  - 0
  Aawwwwh, bless thier cotton socks, uh, grass skirts
  
  This one's almost a little embarrassing to watch, but it's just quite charming really and much better than a poke in the eye.
  
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- 1033076
- - MikeyMouse
  - 37 reviews
  - West Drayton
  - 24 Aug 2011 at 14:18
- - 1
  - 0
  BEAUTIFUL LOCATIONS AND A NICE MOVIE FOR A SUNDAY
  
  I watched this film on TV around twice and each time I missed the first 30 minutes so this was the first time seeing it from beginning to end. A really nice ... read more »
  
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- - venezuela
  - 157 reviews
  - Isleworth
  - 31 Jul 2010 at 23:15
- - 1
  - 0
  Classic
  
  I watched this as a little girl and was very romantic about the innocence of childhood into adulthood.
  
  For it's time it wa a wonderful film and I... read more »
  
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- - Maracroft
  - 5 reviews
  - Ely
  - 14 Nov 2009 at 22:43
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  - 1
  Blue
  
  The only redeeming feature of this film was Brooke Shield's face.
  
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- - Chrishowe
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Feb 2009 at 13:04
- - 2
  - 0
  The Blue Lagoon
  
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  I remember watching this movie when I was much younger and not understanding many things. I have watched it back now and still enjoy it so much, obviously now I... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 23 Jan 2009 at 13:20
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  The Blue Lagoon (1980)
  
  The story of two little children who end up all alone in a desert island after their boat sink in the ocean.
  
  The film is nice but the end is missing... read more »
  
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- 406600
- - a customer
  - London
  - 27 Jan 2007 at 14:49
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  Brilliant
  
  good film well worth a watch
  
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- - a customer
  - north yorkshire
  - 09 Jan 2007 at 14:03
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- - 8
  - 0
  Experiencing adolescence
  
  Filmed on one of the Fijian islands this picture has a paradise backdrop, but all is not paradise for the survivors of a ship wreck. The cook and a young boy (... read more »
  
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- 12412
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Epsom, England
  - 26 Jul 2004 at 21:49
- - 3
  - 2
  Good movie, no proper ending
  
  The film is good but there is no proper ending: nobody can know at the end if the main heroes are rescued or going to die. It is why we are giving it 2 stars. ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 05 Mar 2006 at 10:31
- - 2
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  An Earthly Paradise
  
  This is of course a typical Adam and Eve story. When the children are forced to abandon the ship they were travelling to California along with the ship's ... read more »
  
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- 62484
- - John Fairhurst
  - Stockport, Cheshire
  - 06 Jan 2005 at 20:26
- - 2
  - 0
  The Blue Lagoon
  
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  I remember watching this movie when I was much younger and not understanding many things. I have watched it back now and still enjoy it so much, obviously now I... read more »
  
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- 693799
- - a customer
  - London
  - 23 Jan 2009 at 13:20
- - 2
  - 0
  Aawwwwh, bless thier cotton socks, uh, grass skirts
  
  This one's almost a little embarrassing to watch, but it's just quite charming really and much better than a poke in the eye.
  
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- 1033076
- - MikeyMouse
  - 37 reviews
  - West Drayton
  - 24 Aug 2011 at 14:18
- - 2
  - 1
  Missed something?
  
  The story of two little children who end up all alone in a desert island after their boat sink in the ocean.
  
  The film is nice but the end is missing... read more »
  
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- 131988
- - Denis
  - Milton Keynes
  - 15 Jul 2004 at 10:42
- - 2
  - 1
  Quality
  
  A quality chance to see Brooke Shields in the buff - excellent!
  
  It was cool how they didn't want to come home either - no doubt they feared ... read more »
  
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- 222662
- - Little Clevo
  - UK
  - 22 Mar 2006 at 16:08
- - 1
  - 0
  great fim
  
  i seen this film about 10 years ago and enjoyed it.rented the dvd and i like it even more. great once even better twice
  
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- 10926
- - a customer
  - england
  - 16 Jul 2004 at 12:49
- - 1
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  Great story of love
  
  This is a wonderful story of the transition of two castaway children into adolescence is breathtaking and absorbing.
  
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- 60943
- - steve
  - Cambridge
  - 28 Dec 2004 at 09:31
- - 1
  - 0
  Good Story
  
  A very good and simple story line of two kids who are on an island on their own and how they grow up and discover each other. The movie has some amazing shots ... read more »
  
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- 77439
- - Kapil
  - Swindon, UK
  - 02 Mar 2005 at 19:00

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- The Blue Lagoon
  
  A remake of the 1949 original, which tells of a boy and a girl who become ship-wrecked on an exotic tropical island. As they grow up they learn how to fend for themselves, and as the years roll by their childish affection turns into an innocent love. But all is not what it seems......