Lord of the Flies (1990)

Date	User	Rating
Oct 02, 2021	WalterMitty	65 _12th
The book deserves a way better adaptation than this one. Everything here (acting, direction, costumes, musics, dialogues) screams "I'm a low budget movie, I tried my best but I still suck"
Oct 15, 2020	julesfmb	62 _44th
Peter Brook handles the drama much better, obviously, but this movie's mise en scene is so well done, unlike the other version which can barely frame its subjects properly.
May 17, 2015	StingX2	40 _14th
For being a film released in 1990 it has the quality of a film from the 70s in production, look, and sound quality. This is one of those cases you should stick with the book unless you are teaching a class and must show this film.
Nov 21, 2014	JSchlansky	30 _11th
This book really deserves a better adaptation
Oct 26, 2014	Castlevania2	75 _16th
They did their best.
Sep 05, 2014	BillyShears	30 _6th
Drew Carrey gets destroyed at the end.
Aug 04, 2014	Kavu	50 _25th
Not that much worse than the old version. Technically ok, but the acting is bad and the dialogue is not too great either.
Apr 21, 2014	glm01	63 _27th
62.500
Nov 29, 2013	Aureliusz	75 _28th
Ksiazki nie dalem rady przeczytac (tylko kilka stron), ale... za to film obejrzany. Wrazenia? Zdecydowanie ciekawy, nie dziwie sie, ze ksiazka zostala zakazana na Florydzie i w Nowym Yorku, bo porusza chocby symbol grupowego myslenia. Polecam!
Sep 10, 2013	oaic	40 _17th
I was a middle-school teacher, now I'm a banker. I can honestly say that adults are much much worse. Maybe that was the magical symbolism or something but who cares.
Apr 04, 2013	hsncrspywl	6 _1st
Really boring. A lot of intense stuff happens but none of it feels urgent - nor does the film itself feel necessary. The acting is passable but the dialogue doesn't really help - nor does the violence. It's shot without a sense of horror or despair. It's a paint-by-numbers adaptation - all the big scenes are there but none of them jump to life in the way they should. What's the fucking point?
Oct 31, 2012	Ag0stoMesmer	2 _46th
This translation to American took too many liberties, the '63 version is a bit better.
Oct 15, 2012	joseywales	47 _20th
Doesn't entirely work.
Apr 14, 2012	letskillrobots	12 _28th
A crazy documentary of what would definitely happen in real life.
Jan 14, 2012	Hermdawg	80 _31st
Based on a book I have never read, but have heard much about. Although it proposes that the boys have "regressed" to a primitive state, I really see little difference between the "society" that the boys create and our modern "civilization". The strength in this film lies in the boys' performances; very strong, and without which the material would fall flat.
Oct 20, 2011	billkerwin	62 _6th
Nice atmosphere on this Jamaican island, but the direction is third-rate, the profanity unnecessary, and the script makes many changes--both little and big--to the story, and almost all of them are ill-advised.
Sep 05, 2011	glm	58 _25th
58.250
Aug 23, 2011	wayofthegun	50 _11th
The acting isn't strong and the direction doesn't help capture the psychological side of the characters' actions. The movie is okay, but not good.
Jul 14, 2010	DavidBlast	70 _65th
'Where the Wild Things Are' meets the real world. Manages to capture how childhood magic turns eerily sinister, when no longer shielded from a reality it isn't equipped to comprehend - Piggy's final attempt at reasoning hitting the nail on the head. A malaria struck pilot descenting into helpless madness in front of the children is also deliciously cruel. Sadly Golding's source novel isn't squeezed dry of allegorical content, as Hook doesn't care beyond showcasing just how fucking evil kids are.
Sep 05, 2009	scbMCMXC	74 _59th
Great film but in my opinion not as good as the book or the original film.
Aug 06, 2009	fudgieb	85 _55th
The best rendition of the book. Creepy and not for children.
Apr 17, 2009	Ryanscoomer	65 _58th
Liked it in high school. I cried when Piggy died.
Dec 23, 2008	HyphenateMe	65 _46th
We had to watch this in my Religion class in high school. Piggie always reminded me of Drew Carey.
Sep 26, 2008	irvinejump	69 _56th
The original is still superior, but this isn't too bad
May 16, 2008	jeg2	70 _81st
Dark and reasonably true to the spirit of the book.
Feb 12, 2008	Difontaine	13 _1st
If this is the one with the ear piercing American accents, then I'm being generous. Book deserves better than this - not much better, but certainly better.
Feb 11, 2008	recklessmess	80 _71st
the book was better.
Jan 12, 2008	martryn	64 _37th
I doubt there will ever be a good Lord of the Flies movie adaptation, but this wasn't terrible. By which I mean... it could have been a lot worse.
Dec 15, 2007	anderton	50 _34th
hey check it out its balthazar getty
Dec 08, 2007	WoozyB	70 _32nd
Neither of the movies do the book any justice, really. On their own, they're just okay.
Oct 14, 2007	sensei	55 _14th
10 points for Piggy resembling a young Drew Carey.
Sep 16, 2007	Dustyd	35 _8th
Unintentionally funny
Aug 14, 2007	drCoathanger	67 _47th
A pedo's dream come true.
Aug 14, 2007	Ndkchk	55 _27th
Kill the pig, I suppose.
Aug 14, 2007	StVeSa	10 _4th
Almost as bad as the book... I s'pose the only reason this gets a little more acclaim is because of Piggy's murder makes me laugh so very hard.
Aug 14, 2007	CCLZA	30 _4th
Manipulative and self-indulgent to the bones, stay away.
Aug 14, 2007	BBBD	85 _76th
I've never read the book, and I never knew there was a movie that came out about 30 years prior to this one. That said, I saw this movie when I was 12 or so, and it was one of the coolest things ever to me.
Aug 14, 2007	Shoran	55 _18th
Despite the gore, it was okay.
Aug 14, 2007	Mento	55 _11th
See, the fog monster is "the beast", Locke is Simon and the Others are the asshole kids who decide to kill everyone. Hurley gets squished by a rock.
Aug 14, 2007	TheDiceman	50 _35th
Not bad adaption of the famous book.
Aug 14, 2007	trile	70 _55th
Good one. By the book. Morbid and obscene.
Aug 14, 2007	Ayavaron	20 _10th
This film changes the setting a little bit from the book. Referencing Alf doesn't make the film better. There's just something that makes this film suck and I don't know specifically what it is. On the plus side, the music is pretty alright.
Aug 14, 2007	svicciarelli	40 _2nd
Completely misses the point of the book and is a bad exercise in violence.
Apr 09, 2007	angrypierre	25 _9th
Pretty crappy version of an awful book.
Mar 30, 2007	Stain	80 _68th
Surprisingly good modern-day version of this story
Dec 16, 2006	easydiff	69 _74th
Great update.

Average Percentile 45.36% from 1062 Ratings