Lord of the Flies @ richardeward.com

Lord of the Flies
from MGM (Video & DVD)
starring Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly, James Badge Dale, Andrew Taft
directed by Harry Hook

Features:

• Anamorphic
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• You Say Conch... I Say Conk.
  Surely there was no reason for the changes that were made to this screenplay from the book itself - the book is slim / exact / and requires no modification or accomodation. The char. of Piggy is spot-on; Ralph is a bit stiff; Jack is way too young to be Jack; the constant f-this and f-that speeches; and the flight captain coming in on the beach with them from the start was a sure sign that the creator of the film was about to take artistic license - there were no bonus features, but I could imagine one of... more info

• educational standpoint
  My male students LOVED this movie. As a high-school teacher for English foundations, I try my best to expose my students to the literature their peers in regular English classes receive. I must utilize movies as a visual aide supplement to help them connect with the characters, setting, dialogue... I strongly recommend using this dvd to support your curriculum to teach on all levels of student learning (auditory, kinesthetic, visual).

• 3 stars out 4
  The Bottom Line:
  The child acting is sometimes imperfect, but this mainly-faithful adaptation of the novel succeeds more than it fails--by making the relationship between Piggy and Ralph a bit more friendly, it sacrifices a bit of Golding's allegorical vision to make a more compelling narrative.

• NOT True to the Book
  This movie version of "Lord of the Flies" is a prime example of how a screenwriter can completely destroy a classic novel.
  This movie is a major disappointment . So many liberties are taken with the plot that one might say that the book and the movie are shadows of each other. I've taught this book in English class for about twenty years on and off, (Mostly off) and this year decided to show the modern version rather than the outstanding black and white sixties version.
  Big mistake.
  The... more info

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