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Lord of the Flies (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

James Aubrey (Actor), Tom Chapin (Actor), Peter Brook (Director) Rated:

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Genre	Action & Adventure
Format	Blu-ray
Contributor	Peter Brook, Roger Elwin, Tom Gamany, James Aubrey, Hugh Edwards, Tom Chapin
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 30 minutes

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In the hands of the renowned experimental theater director Peter Brook, William Golding’s legendary novel on the primitivism lurking beneath civilization becomes a film as raw and ragged as the lost boys at its center. Taking an innovative documentary-like approach, Brook shot LORD OF THE FLIES with an off-the-cuff naturalism, seeming to record a spontaneous eruption of its characters’ ids. The result is a rattling masterpiece, as provocative as its source material.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 4 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2290
Director ‏ : ‎ Peter Brook
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 30 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ July 16, 2013
Actors ‏ : ‎ James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin, Tom Gamany
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CEIOHRI
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Classic First Adaptation of Classic Novel

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2024

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Excellent transfer of first adaptation of the classic novel. I first saw this film when I was about the same age as the boys in the film, and I found them terrifying. When I was a little older, I read the novel which also frightened me. I wanted to watch the film again because I've become a fan of the "Maze Runner" trilogy which pays homage in the first film to "Lord of the Flies" et al. It's interesting that Golding, whose parents were ardent socialists, realized that the base nature of mankind is closer to what people refer to as "evil" rather than what people refer to as "good," and that mankind is not perfectible.

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Michael P. Higgins

Outstanding film version of a controversial book

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2015

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LotF was/is an amazing book and this is an amazing movie. A bunch of British schoolkids are stranded on a deserted island during a war of some kind and despite good intentions soon devolve into a herd of uncivilized bullies, brutes and potential killers. The shock value in the book is not only that this happens but, in the absence of some firm guidance by adults, it happens so quickly. Many readers at the time found it hard to believe but many more found it inevitable. It all depends on how you view the human race as a whole, not just a bunch of pre-pubescent boys.

The movie is another story, though the producers and directors went to great lengths to essentially make a movie of the book, as opposed to a clean, hopeful optimistic look at kids on holiday. The picture, shot in realistic b&w, makes no effort to romanticize or "pretty up" what happens. It actually looks like a documentary than a fiction film and graphically depicts what happens to these boys when all the rules of civilization are cast aside and they are free to do what they will. These kids are not "noble savages" in any way or form. They do not revert, at least during the time shown in the movie, to some sort of civilization or organised social structured. This is a look at "boys gone wild" in which there is nothing to keep anyone in line except failing memories of how things are "sposed to be" and physical domination by the older, larger boys.

This movie came out back in the '60s. A remake came out decades later, all Technicolor and dealing with kids from a military school. Same title, a totally different movie. If you appreciated the book, you'll appreciate this version. Technically, this film is much more like the version that appeared in the movies than the one you see on occasion on PBS. If you appreciate the story, as I said, you'll appreciate this version of it. Well worth the money, even if you only take it off the shelf once in a while.

Not a film for pre-teen boys. Don't want to give them any ideas.

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Crismess

Worth the purchase

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2020

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This is the 1963 original which actually uses dialogue from the book. The children have English accents and there’s a level of childhood innocence that the 90s version lacks.

I enjoyed the Criterion Blu Ray for the director and producers’ commentary. There are some interesting things to learn from them: nobody making the film actually knew what they were doing, the parents gave them 80 days and not a day over to make the film, and they constantly had real military helicopters ruining the shots. Also, the lack of character building is due to a significant amount of shots being lost.

The cast is comprised entirely of amateur boy actors, so they picked kids who they thought most closely resembled their characters. Hugh Edwards really WAS Piggy in body and mind. James Aubrey was chosen to play Ralph because he was a good kid with a high moral compass. Roger Elwin is Roger because the kid did disturbing things with lizards. The acting may seem wooden and stiff, but the raw moments are all them. The scene on the beach at night where the kids are losing their minds is particularly unsettling. It’s clear to see that living this film for 80 days blurred the line between reality and fiction.

There’s also home video commentary from Tom Gaman (“Simon”) and other extras. It’s worth the buy if you like seeing and hearing how films are made.

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M. Gariti

Read the book first for context.

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2018

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This was a really, REALLY good book, made into a conservative movie...or so I thought. We read the book in 9th Grade, then watched one of the "newer" movies in school. That was where I, and most other kids, were let down. It just felt so scripted and inorganic; not like the book's sporatic acts of instinctiveness. The teacher saw that most were underwhelmed with the film, and pointed us toward an original that they no longer showed in school, because apparently some influenced child imitated the violence. THIS is the original film. It does follow the book to a fair extent (much more so than the new films), and genuinely stirs up some emotions of fear and worry for the kids (ditto). Basically, read the book first (it is SO good), then watch THIS version of the movie. Compare. (NOTE: I bought this movie for my sister, who returned it. She asked me why I would buy her "Gay child pXrn" for Christmas. I was confused, but then tried watching the film as if I had not read the book or had prior knowledge of the context. I then saw how, if the plot is entirely omitted, this assumption could be made. That's why I say to read the book first. Or at least take into account that the boys had not intended to crash on the island with no accessible luggage for weeks on end. *She has since read the book and re-purchased the movie, which she now appreciates.)

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William Davenport

A True Tribute to a Classic Novel

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2013

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The original black and white film closely follows the novel (Golding was a consultant on the movie) - this is absolutely necessary when using the film in conjunction with the novel in a high school English class, which is the reason I sought out this version rather than the "Americanized" film version of the novel from years later.

I think that the camerawork and editing in this film is also far superior, and fit the plot and themes of Golding's book better, than the later version, where the story was revised in order to appeal to a modern audience. I have a feeling that my students will appreciate this film's attention to detail and be able to easily relate to its visualization of this classic and allegorical work.

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Charles

Powerful movie.

Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2022

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Lord of the Flies in Blu-ray is great. The Blu-ray disc has several options. The movie is one. The option I liked the best was the author reading from the book while the movie was playing. This was excellent. To see this movie in HD with no ghosting images is fantastic.

Andrew William Rees

The 1963 version of the film has a group of ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2014

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The 1963 version of the film has a group of British schoolboys crash landing onto a tropical island as opposed to the 1990 version which has American schoolboys.It is still an incredibly powerful film as the boys slide into savagery and murder.

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A Classic Story

Reviewed in Canada on November 19, 2021

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A great transfer of a classic story. I enjoy the cinematography of this film. I know the acting in the film is not pro, but the children were not pro actors so they did their best. The film works very well in B?W.

dominique bagault

lord of the flies

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2015

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very exciting to see this excellent film again, and the complements are quite rich and interesting.

Sparrow

Cannot play it in Region 2

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2015

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Unlike most Blu-Ray films this is not Multi region so I cannot play it. My fault for not looking at the information properly. I didn't know region restrictions exsisted on Blu-Ray.

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