I was pretty excited about seeing this movie. I loved the book Lord of the Flies, so I was excited to see this. I was a little bit disappointed, but then again, I probably had my hopes up a little too high. I read some rave reviews about this movie by movie critics, some claiming that it's a brilliant classic, others claiming that the actors were good, and most agreed that this is better than the 1990 remake.
There are good things and bad things about this movie. It is a low budget movie, so don't expect great effects. This movie was made back when special effects didn't matter, so I don't really care as much about the effects.
The directing is pretty good, the direction in this movie has better flow than the 1990 remake. In the opening scene to this movie, it shows pictures of the kids at their school, and it shows pictures of the plane as it crashes. This is a very low budget approach to the scene, but surprisingly, it is more effective than the opening to the 1990 version. Another plus side to this movie is that the character development is good, and this movie doesn't make a whole lot of changes to the book.
The only actor in this movie who was good was the kid who played Ralph. He was better than the kid who played Ralph in the 1990 version. While the kid who plays Piggy is exactly the way I imagined the character in the book, I thought his acting was rather poor. The antagonist in the story, Jack, isn't acted very well by the actor in this movie. In this movie, he is more of just an upper class, arrogant, and not intimidating character. In the 1990 version, the kid who played Jack was good, and was more of an intimidating character. In that movie he was more of a troubled kid, in this one he is just an arrogant person who is fairly normal otherwise. It just seems more likely for a troubled kid to degenerate to savagery than it does for an arrogant upper class kid.
The score is pretty good in this movie, but the score in the 1990 version is more riveting and intense.
While the direction is pretty good, the qualities of the film are very poor. The picture is blurry, the editing isn't very good, and the soundtrack isn't in the best condition.
The ending scene in this movie is done better than the 1990 version. In this movie, the death of Piggy is more shocking and since it isn't shown on screen, it isn't fake looking. The following scenes are also pretty suspenseful. The surprise ending is much better than the rushed ending in the 1990 version. In this movie, you get more time to feel the characters' emotions at the end.
All in all, this was an okay movie. It follows the book very well, but the poor qualities really bring the movie down, at times it is barely watchable due to the poor qualities. At least the direction is pretty good.
Only watch this if you have read the book. I thought the 1990 version was okay, but this wasn't a whole lot better. This movie had more of a flow, better character development, and better directing, but the 1990 version is more entertaining in it's own way.
There are good things and bad things about this movie. It is a low budget movie, so don't expect great effects. This movie was made back when special effects didn't matter, so I don't really care as much about the effects.
The directing is pretty good, the direction in this movie has better flow than the 1990 remake. In the opening scene to this movie, it shows pictures of the kids at their school, and it shows pictures of the plane as it crashes. This is a very low budget approach to the scene, but surprisingly, it is more effective than the opening to the 1990 version. Another plus side to this movie is that the character development is good, and this movie doesn't make a whole lot of changes to the book.
The only actor in this movie who was good was the kid who played Ralph. He was better than the kid who played Ralph in the 1990 version. While the kid who plays Piggy is exactly the way I imagined the character in the book, I thought his acting was rather poor. The antagonist in the story, Jack, isn't acted very well by the actor in this movie. In this movie, he is more of just an upper class, arrogant, and not intimidating character. In the 1990 version, the kid who played Jack was good, and was more of an intimidating character. In that movie he was more of a troubled kid, in this one he is just an arrogant person who is fairly normal otherwise. It just seems more likely for a troubled kid to degenerate to savagery than it does for an arrogant upper class kid.
The score is pretty good in this movie, but the score in the 1990 version is more riveting and intense.
While the direction is pretty good, the qualities of the film are very poor. The picture is blurry, the editing isn't very good, and the soundtrack isn't in the best condition.
The ending scene in this movie is done better than the 1990 version. In this movie, the death of Piggy is more shocking and since it isn't shown on screen, it isn't fake looking. The following scenes are also pretty suspenseful. The surprise ending is much better than the rushed ending in the 1990 version. In this movie, you get more time to feel the characters' emotions at the end.
All in all, this was an okay movie. It follows the book very well, but the poor qualities really bring the movie down, at times it is barely watchable due to the poor qualities. At least the direction is pretty good.
Only watch this if you have read the book. I thought the 1990 version was okay, but this wasn't a whole lot better. This movie had more of a flow, better character development, and better directing, but the 1990 version is more entertaining in it's own way.