Review of Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014) by Brandon W — 26 Jul 2016

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau is directed by David Gregory, and it's about when Richard Stanley wanted to do The Island of Dr. Moreau after Hardware as he is a longtime fan of the source material.

When he got his script finished, the effects done, got his actors, and when he starts shooting it, production problems start arise whether it be weather problems, or is just dealing with actors. When I heard about this film from a YouTuber called Comic Book 19, I definitely wanted to see it on Netflix as the person talking about it was interesting, and that I was fascinated about how the production of the film was a disaster as read about it on Wikipedia even though it is Wikipedia, so it could've been wrong.

When I finished the documentary, it was really investing to watch. When I was hearing about Richard Stanley's introduction to how he's a fan of the source material, and what his vision was for the film, I was interested in it and really thought that it was going to work, but then I realized that it wasn't made as problems arise with the production.

The interviewers kept me on focus, how it all went to disaster, and how Richard Stanley really tried to create the film version that he thought by whatever it takes. I was also getting emotionally invested in it when they start talking about how Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando kept messing with the production of the film and with each other, and it really felt like a miracle that the film was even made, even if the vision that Richard Stanley had on it is basically replaced by John Frankenheimer's version which even he didn't want to be involved either.

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau is a fantastic documentary that I'm glad someone took notice of it and got it made.