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By Michael K (2,029) on 18 Sep 2014

A powerful commentary on humanity that has haunted me all of my life…

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By Adam A (1,016) on 13 Sep 2014

When you watch stage-play performances and sloppy camera angles in black and white, you get a confusing looking film like this…

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By Dane P (447) on 31 May 2014

A great retelling of a book I couldn't get into…

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By Orlok W (1,270) on 31 May 2014

A great retelling of a book I couldn't get into…

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By Pedro J (89) on 23 Apr 2014

As other reviewers have stated, this movie version of Golding's book stays pretty closely to the book, but is extremely borinig, with stilted…

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By Brett C (553) on 02 Apr 2014

Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies may be a classic for some but for me it came off as a disappointment, in almost all of it's key areas…

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By Erik B (368) on 24 Mar 2014

The pessimism and brutality of Golding's alarming novel shines through in one of the grungiest things I have ever seen…

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By Ryland D (195) on 12 Feb 2014

Not as good as the book, but a great depiction indeed. The kids were great actors…

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By Spencer R (83) on 31 Jan 2014

A perfect adaptation of a perfect book, Lord of the Flies is one of the most well directed, acted, and shot films that I have seen…

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By Jack P (772) on 22 Jan 2014

Chilling and often disturbing rendition of a disturbing novel…

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By Aaron M (1,334) on 13 Dec 2013

Watched it again this afternoon for the first time in 20 years. Lots of symbolism in there. Kinda dull though…

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By Milo C (30) on 14 Nov 2013

The movie represents the book perfectly; like spot ON perfectly. One of the best adaptations for a novel…

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By Josh B (1,074) on 23 Sep 2013

William Golding's seminal masterwork Lord of the Flies is one of the greatest pieces of literature of all time…

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By Sam D (681) on 23 Sep 2013

William Golding's seminal masterwork Lord of the Flies is one of the greatest pieces of literature of all time…

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By Tim S (2,419) on 23 Sep 2013

William Golding's seminal masterwork Lord of the Flies is one of the greatest pieces of literature of all time…

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By J.c. Maçek Iii (59) for PopMatters (2,617) on 17 Sep 2013

There is no Swiss Family Robinson, Gilligan's Island or even Lost underlying positive feeling in Lord of the Flies…

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By Kelly L (321) on 10 Sep 2013

Mix the thin veneer of civilization with a power hungry demagogue and you have the recipe for one heck of a brouhaha…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 23 Aug 2013

No matter how many years one is removed from the reading of Golding's book for school, its portrait of youth gone wild remains burned in the…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 08 Aug 2013

While showing great fidelity to his source, Brook succeeded in delivering a version of Lord of the Flies that could best be described as psychological…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 07 Aug 2013

The brute simplicity of Golding's dark adventure story is almost perfectly captured in Peter Brook's film adaption…

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