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The Bargain Nexus - Lord of Flies (1963)
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Manufacturer: Continental Distributing
Starring: James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin, Tom Gaman
Directed By: Peter Brook
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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302891256
Format: Black & White
ISBN: 6302891256
Label: Continental Distributing
Manufacturer: Continental Distributing
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Continental Distributing
Release Date: 1993-08-16
Running Time: 92
Studio: Continental Distributing
Theatrical Release Date: 1963-08-13
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Summary: Excellent Product, Terrible Delivery
Comment: This video was exactly what I expected. I find it is more faithful to the novel in content and feel than the more recent adaptation. My sole disappointment was that I paid extra for overnight shipping, but did not receive the item in time to use in class as I had planned. It was a waste of money and a great inconvenience receiving this item three days late.
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Summary: still good after all these years
Comment: My daughter had to read the book for school. So we got the movie to illustrate the book. It's good to have both, but the movie holds up after all these years. Beautifully filmed in black and white. The boys act natural and are not overtrained. There is some interesting added footage to the film with on the set technical innovations and unknown film of the boys arriving in Puerto Rico.
We enjoyed watching this classic even if we saw it 30 years ago, it's a great addition to a classic movie library.
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Summary: Kids Gone Wild
Comment: This is an absorbing account of children living with no supervision.
Based on William Golding's classic novel, a group of schoolboys are stranded on an island after their plane crashed. Two cliques soon form--one is a civilized group wanting to concentrate on finding shelter, food, and being rescued. The other is more savage, wanting merely to hunt wild pigs and have fun.
These differing priorities soon clash and head toward calamity. This realistic depiction of children was virtually unheard of back in 1963, and it's even pretty rare nowadays. But kids left without any guidance, rules, or consequences? It's easy to say there would be some mischief and unwise decisions.
Although I enjoyed the remake, I found this original version much more raw and engaging. The story is basically identical, with some minor exceptions. But I'm really starting to enjoy some B&W films, I hope I'm not getting old.
Criterion comes through again.
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Summary: Blah.
Comment: The point, I think, of making a novel into a movie is to take the text and replace it with a visual. In this case, and in most cases, all the awesome good bits of the text are butchered in the name of artisitc license. Well "boo" to that! I cringe when my students ask to see the movie after we read the book, because it's just not the same. Where's the part with Simon and the head? And what's the deal with the parachutist? Those are important elements of the text that are either glossed over, mangled, or removed completely. I object to such tinkering with greatness! The merit in such films is only to encourage students to write reviews or to compare/contrast. Any other use, such as a substitution for the text, is not reccomended. Rhetorical question: Why don't film makers create a real version of the text? Enough said. Just read the book.
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Summary: Fly No Further
Comment: If you are looking for the definitive theatrical version of "Lord of the Flies", here it is. All essential thematic elements are included without laboring over miscellaneous detail. Sure, it could be longer to include every detail from the novel, but it loses nothing at its current length. I found it very useful as a follow up to classroom study, and my students adjusted well to the black and white presentation. You know it hits the mark when you need to pass out Kleenex, after Simon and Piggy's deaths, to a jaded bunch of ninth graders. Worth the investment!!
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The brilliant theater director Peter Brook brings William Golding's macabre novel to the screen in the original film adaptation of Lord of the Flies. Stranded on a remote and desolate island, a group of British schoolboys try to organize themselves into a law-abiding society: "After all, we're not savages--we're English," one of them proclaims. Civilization is quickly forgotten as the band of boys descend into savagery and anarchy. Brute force and blind authority become the standards of behavior in this brilliantly sardonic tale of lost innocence. Digital transfer supervised by cinematographer Gerald Fell and approved by Peter Brook.
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