Review of The Most Dangerous Game (1932) by J B — 04 Jul 2016

Look, I get it. For a movie in 1932 and the effects/scenery were very well done for its day; not to mention this was gritty movie which tried to challenge the question of what happens when the hunt becomes boring? But that does not take away from the fact that this is entirely different from the actual short story. Do not read beyond this point, SPOILER ALERT!

Cons of the movie.

-The actress and her brother takes away from the protagonist. She is a burden and dead weight in a situation like this.

-The dialogue between the "Count" Zaroff (Supposed to be General Zaroff) and Rainsford was very weak. The writing int he short story was so captivating.

-The actual hunt was 3 days, not 4 hours. The real General Zaroff used a pistol and .22 Rifle.

-Ivan was nowhere near as menacing or intimidating as in the story.

-The final encounter with Zaroff was like three brothers wrestling for a dirty magazine.

-And much much much more was wrong with this movie.

Pros.

-"Count" Zaroff looked pretty darn crazy, it was awesome.

-The actual final hunt chase sequence was very intense, I did enjoy the score for it and also the action shots they chose.

All in all, it has been 84 years since someone attempted this movie and for good reason. It is not like it would take a lot to bring it life, but the issue that Hollywood tries to change things too much and really takes away from the authors original direction of the film. The dilemma that Rainsford finds himself in is much deeper and should be explored in a better way than what was shown for the 60 minute run-time.