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Harry Hook's adaptation is not as faithful to the William Golding novel as you'd wish (they excised the Lord of the Flies dialogue with Simon!) and because of it, the movie is less allegorical ...( read more 
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MCT:November 9, 2008After reading the book you cannot feel disapponitment watching this adaptation. They changed too much in the film, but that's not why I didn't like it, a movie adaptation doesn't necessarily must be faithful to the book to be good , but this lacked of any symbolism, it was scattered, not intense and with a poor dialogue. The actors playing Ralph and Jack were good but the rest sucked, but overall the acting was better than in the adaptation from '63.
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MCT:September 8, 2008The book was exploring the nature of human beings, and it showed that there was contradictions in character. This was not shown here as the script seemed to be heading for a very black and white approach. It cut out a lot of subtleties which 'made' the book. Why make Jack a trouble maker from the start when in actual fairness he was prefect and had responsibility in his old life etc. Almost like they are trying to say, well a normal boy wouldn't do that - but Golding was saying, but they would. Also where was the key scene, where Simon speaks to the Lord of the Flies? From watching this film alone I would have no idea why it was titled such. The film was not bad, but I'm marking down because it didn't tell the story it was meant to tell.
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MCT:August 18, 2008The best filmatisation of this book. The movie really touched me adn I felt like I was Ralf. A great allegory of an elite theory of society.
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MCT:August 14, 2008When a group of military academy boys are stranded on an island, they quickly assume ranks - and form two groups. One, led by Ralph who are intent on being rescued, having rules and survival, and the other led by Jack who wants to hunt & have fun. His group soon become bloodthirsty, and commit many attrocities towards the other group. The young cast perform v. well.
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MCT:August 9, 2008weird watched the original criterion dvd last night and this was on tv tonight, its different enough from the original to be viewd on its own merit, they both have their strengths, id recommend watching both
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snymanronelleposted 61 days ago -
The cover shows the actors from the 1963 movie and the 1990 movie is not as good as the original.
posted 78 days ago -
The book was amazingly good!!!
The movie is SLOW!
I still believe if the right Director would remake this movie then it would be ever bit as good as the book!
A sleeper film > If you read the plot written by Keith Simanton then you'll undertstand why the movie was not that grand.
READ THE BOOK until someone can make this film right!posted 389 days ago -
im currently reading the book and now i wanna c the movie...my dad is gonna rent it
posted 423 days ago -
i had to read this book for english and i was sure that i was gunna hate it but i actually really liked it! it's one of my favorites now!! the movie is ok but the book is way better (as with all movies) lol!!
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Didn't like lord of the flies much, like the book, just dont like the film.
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