Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

jefferbster The better of the Island of Dr Moreau films out there! As one of the first, in black and white, I found this to be very close to the original storyline. I read the HG Wells book and enjoyed it. There was a lot of propaganda against vivisection at the time, and HG Wells really disliked Walter Bradford Canon. Dr Moreau is effectively him, who worked much at Harvard doing experiments mostly on cats. This is a good film noir and you will like it.

Claudio Carvalho The castaway Edward Parker (Richard Arlen) is rescued by a cargo ship that is transporting Mr. Montgomery (Arthur Hohl) and animals to the notorious scientist Dr. Moreau (Charles Laughton), who lives in an isolated tiny island in the South Seas. Edwad sends a message to his fiancée Ruth Thomas (Leila Hyams) informing that he is safe and sound and will meet her at Apia. However he has an argument with Captain Davies (Stanley Fields) that tosses him overboard on Dr. Moreau's vessel. The scientist welcomes Edward in his island and offers to transport him on the next day to Apia. Edward sees strange natives and is introduced to the beautiful native Latta (Kathleen Burke). They hear screams from a room called the house of pain by Lotta where Edward sees Dr. Moreau and Montgomery operating a person without anesthetic. But later Montgomery gives a justification to Edward that does not know that Dr. Moreau is performing experiences with animals turning them into people. Further, Dr. Moreau decides to keep Edward in the island since Lolla, who is indeed a panther, is developing human emotions. What will happen to Edward?"Island of Lost Souls" is the original version of H. G. Wells' novel "The Island of Dr. Moreau" to the cinema. The polemic story of an obsessed scientist that decides to play God raised many problems to the producers in UK with the censorship because of the vivisection scenes. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "A Ilha das Almas Selvagens" ("The Island of the Wild Souls")

MonsterVision99 Island Of Lost Souls is a one of a kind horror film, its a great film, the acting its great, the cinematography its also great, there's even a chilling atmosphere to it, some of the scenes in this film made me felt rather unnerved.The film is about beasts or animals, rebellion, Christianity and much more. The films symbolism its not very subtle, but it gets the job done.It also features one of the greatest endings in B&W horror films, the last scene is iconic and chilling, I felt rather disturbed while watching it, I would definitely recommend it if you haven't seen it, Bela Lugosi its in a few scenes, but hes great in the scenes hes in, you will not be disappointed.

Spikeopath There's an island somewhere out there in the goddamn foggy laden deep blue sea. Here resides Dr. Moreau (Charles Laughton), he has a God complex and he is conducting experiments, turning animals into humans. Unsurprisingly and terrifyingly the results are not exactly a success! Tod Browning's Freaks was released this same year, and when watching Erle C. Kenton's Island of Lost Souls, it makes for the perfect companion piece. Full of haunting imagery, aided no end by cinematographer Karl Struss' stunning photography, it's a film that stays with you long after the end credits have rolled. Berserker science marries up to human chaos to provoke and trouble in equal measure. Laughton gives top villainy, whilst Waldemar Young and and Philip Wylie adapt from the H.G. Wells novel with a cheeky glint in their eyes. The 1930s had some great horror movies, this is up with the best of them. 8/10