Review of Lord of the Flies (1991) by Brooks F — 20 Aug 2007

I remember the boulder bouncing off Piggy's head...

This review of Lord of the Flies (1991) was written by Brooks F on 20 Aug 2007.

Lord of the Flies has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Grant S (1,780) on 15 Oct 2016

Hmm; it's been a while since i've read the book & from what I can remember, I feel like this was a fine movie -- although I did catch that…

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By Ana R (126) on 13 Sep 2012

Ainda não li o livro porém gostei muito da atuação de alguns garotos além da história ser muito boa…

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By Johnny T (1,375) on 13 Apr 2012

Harry Hook directed this second screen adaptation of William Golding's cult novel about a group of British schoolchildren who revert to savagery…

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By Katelyn S (81) on 20 Sep 2013

Although not faithful to the superior novel, Lord of the Flies is able to depict the descent from hierarchy to anarchy in a much more interesting…

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By Jack S (807) on 07 May 2012

Very dark movie about chaos against order…

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By Chris C (2,693) on 25 Feb 2012

Unbelievable that a movie that strays sooo far from the book would be allowed to share its title…

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By Sumanjit R (357) on 22 Jan 2013

Balthazar Getty!? The man was SO young! Very good adaptation. Even got me a little creeped out because those boys felt so real…

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By Geraldo G (271) on 02 Apr 2012

Crude, dark, a bit dated an unfitting many times. It does give justice to the original project…

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By Emod L (701) on 18 May 2014

This feels very segmented. It's like a tangerine…

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By Mary K (211) on 05 Apr 2012

A dreadfully poor adaptation of a great book…

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