Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

a_chinn "Sucks to your asthma!" Fine adaptation of William Golding's classic novel. I'll forego summarizing the story since anyone who ever went to high school has read the book. I hadn't seen this film in years and was quite taken with how naturalistic it felt. It had almost a documentary feel to it. I was also taken with how little dialogue there was and how much of the story was able to be told visually (an albatross around the neck of most literary adaptations), which is why director Peter Brook's adaptation remains the best film version of this novel. The boys in the film seem very real and all seem to genuinely enjoy their time on the jungle playing with spears, making fire, and hunting. With the exception of the boy who plays Ralph, none of the boys went on to make any other films, which leads me to think that to a degree they really were just a bunch of kids in the jungle going feral. The central conflict between Jack and Ralph is portrayed well by both actors, who are sincere in making their cases for civilization vs. going savage, but I think the boy who played Piggy is the most memorable. He carries himself like a little adult, out of place and clearly seeing the reality of their situation; that he's out numbered, without any influence, and is at the mercy of the mob. This film works both on a subtextual level about human nature in terms of civilization vs. savagery, but it also works as a simple surface level adventure story. Overall, this is fabulous filmmaking and is a must see.

Dalbert Pringle (*Most memorable movie-quote screamed in unison by a dozen warring boys*) - "Kill! Kill! Kill!" (Filmed on a budget of just $250,000) - I would never say that this 1963 film-adaptation of William Golding's novel (of the same name) was great movie-making..... But, if nothing else - Lord of the Flies certainly did make quite a powerful statement about how quickly innocent children (who are completely isolated from adults) will form their own government and, ultimately, turn to savagery and cold-blooded violence without a second thought.Filmed entirely in Puerto Rico (but its story was set on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific) - Lord of the Flies (due to its unconventional subject matter) is particularly notable for the ultra-conservative era in film-making in which it was made.Competently directed by UK film-maker, Peter Brook - The performances of the 30 boys cast in the film were all, pretty much, improvised. None of these boys were professional actors.

Parker Lewis Much has been written about Lord of the Flies (a reliable staple on school reading lists, and no doubt banned by some politically correct schools in America - shame). Anyway, it's sort of a precursor to Big Brother or The Real World, where you have young folk let loose in a house on their own. Another reboot is necessary, this time where the castaways have wi- fi, and communicate through texts and social media. No-one physically dies, but there's a slew of character assassination online.Toby Robertson as the naval office (uncredited) deserves credit for his outstanding role.The reunion documentary from 1996 - "Time Flies" (shame there's no IMDb entry) was interesting, seeing the actors all grown up, reminiscing about their time on the movie. It's a shame that James Aubrey died in 2010. I'm not sure if he was the first of the child actors from the movie to pass away, but sad.

anthonymichaelbangert I was not a fan of this novel. I want to start by saying that. The story goes that a bunch of British schoolboys are flying out of the UK during wartime, when their plane crashes on a deserted island. The young boys must survive on their own, developing rules and systems to keep themselves going. But as time goes on, religious like beasts are created within some of the boys minds, and the ideas spread quickly. One boy starts his own, individual tribe dedicated to hunting and killing the "beast" and many of the boys follow. These boys become savages and go against the remainder of the island. I don't like the story for many reasons, the main being that it seems too forced. The ideas are understandably a mirror to society and its culture, but done so in an unbelievable way. On top of that, this movie wasn't put together well. Bad acting across the board led to me constantly be taken out of the film. The cinematography was terrible in areas, but made up for it with some amazing and beautiful imagery.The film seemed to drag on for way too long in certain scenes. I just found so many things wrong with this film, and it was not one I would want to re-watch.Soundtrack: 8 Script: 4 Originality: 10 Cinematography: 5 Casting: 8 Acting: 3