HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

tavm Unlike most of the reviewers here, this version of The Blue Lagoon is one I just watched on YouTube for the first time ever. I knew it was on that site for years but I didn't decide to watch it until just now, having previously seen the Brooke Shields-Christopher Atkins from 1980 version some 37 years ago-when I was 13-when it was on a pay channel called Showcase. Nice to see an 18-year-old Jean Simmons here with her stunning beauty and nice figure complimenting her skimpy clothing she wore throughout. The addition of a couple of thieves before the end made this a little more exciting. The Shields version had some funny scenes concerning preferences in certain kinds of people one wants to socialize with but this one seems a little more serious about what to do when going back to civilization. So if I had to choose which version I'd prefer, I'd have to watch the other one again to make comparisons. Still, I rather enjoyed this version of The Blue Lagoon, so, yes, that's a recommendation.

rumbro One of my lifetime favourite movies. Saw it circa 1950 as a 10 year-old and it fired my imagination. Apart from causing me to fall in love with Jean Simmons, it's believability and innocence was mesmerizing. Of all of the movies I have ever seen, I think I remember this one the best. Is there anywhere to purchase a copy of it on tape. Am not a movie collector, but would love to have this one.Jean Simmons was truly one of the most beautiful and talented movie actresses of all time.

cwaldo I'd really like to see this version. I must admit, I loved the 1980 film when I first saw it as a kid and in its edited version as well. I've seen it again recently, and it is pretty cheesy. But the fun kind of cheesy.I was really curious about the original source for the movie, because I read that it was originally based on a book written at the turn of the 20th century. So I went to amazon and lo and behold, you can actually download the book for $2.99. (It's funny to read it on the computer because at one point the author talks about Emmeline holding a package about the same size as the book you are holding now.)The characters of the book are much more subdued and introspective than the 80s characters. There was one lovely section of the book where Emmeline is wanting to go back to the other side of the island. She has been scared of it since they found Paddy dead, but she decides she wants to return because she's not afraid anymore. She had a child and now knows that death may be a void, but life comes out of that void as well.I don't know how the 40s movie ends, but the 80s movie ends exactly how the book does. I don't think it is necessarily a happy ending. The sailor says "they're sleeping" but Paddy says those were the "never-wake-up berries" and you've got to wonder if this time he was right. Also, in the book the Uncle starts to have the some doubt about whether "rescuing" the children from paradise is something that is necessarily good for them.

RCraig11 When i saw the movie, it was the "B" movie, i.e. it had second billing of a two-movie presentation. But I loved the story, and the children, and I've always loved the name "Michael" because of this movie. I still love to hear the neighborhood children calling for their friend, "Michael"The best part was when they discovered each other on the beach after he rescued her---when she (or he) says, "You're trembling."I'm sorry to hear the movie is no longer available. I was wondering why there were no longer any re-runs.