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CrapScore 74, Premium Crap

The Island of Dr. Moreau

“Through DNA experimentation, Dr. Moreau has upset the balance of nature.”

Premium Crap. CrapScore 74, rated by 1 admin.

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Why it’s crap
A shipwreck survivor finds an island where genetic experiments have produced a very unstable society. Brando's eccentric presence and the clashing performances make the already bizarre moral fable feel like several different productions disputing ownership of the same laboratory.

Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones

The club’s verdict

Acting
9/10
Plot
9/10
Effects
4/10
Dialogue
8/10
Rewatchability
7/10
  • “The island's research committee has completely lost control of the meeting.”

    @flabbergasted_jones, scored it 74

Synopsis and movie facts

After surviving a plane crash caused by a magnetic storm, United Nations attorney Edward Douglas stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have found a way to combine human and animal DNA—with horrific results.

Released
1996
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Running time
96 min

Starring

  • Marlon Brando as Dr. Moreau
  • Val Kilmer as Montgomery
  • David Thewlis as Douglas
  • Fairuza Balk as Aissa
  • Ron Perlman as Sayer of the Law
  • Marco Hofschneider as M'Ling
  • Temuera Morrison as Azazello
  • William Hootkins as Kiril

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