Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Taste of Cinema's Essential Pre-Code Hollywood (30 movies items)

"Island of Lost Souls has Charles Laughton playing a scientist who experiments with live animals in evolution and ends up creating a group of human-like creatures ready to revolt against its mentor. Erle C. Kenton’s version of H. G. Wells novel, The Island of Dr. Moreau, was the first to hit the screen, and even after 80 years, it remains the best Hollywood ever came up with. The film is a testament to the startling, and often disturbing, nature of Pre-Codes, and the fact that they still manag"

Films Watched In The Year Of The Tiger (2022) (103 movies items)

"27.3. The eroticism of this film was nothing short of scandalous back in they day, Island of Lost Souls was banned in many countries for decades. At the end of the day it's really good film, one of the best horror flicks of the 30's. And it's Paramount, not Universal, which might be the reason nobody knows it."

“(OK) There were so much 30s classics, that this seems one more. Too quick to contemplate the existential theme of mutants. Laughton puts just a bit of refinement...” read more

Movies I Watched in December 2020 (51 movies items)

" Date: 12/21/2020 Viewed: Blu-Ray Re-Watch Note: I haven't seen this movie in the last several years and it took me a while to get a copy of this movie. I was going to cover it for my 31 Days of Horror in October, but the movie was out of stock on Amazon and most places were selling it for high prices. I decided to wait for the price to drop on Amazon and I finally got a copy a few weeks ago. After watching this movie again, I still enjoy it. Island of Lost Souls is a solid horror movie from "

Movies I Watched in December 2020 (51 movies items)

" Date: 12/21/2020 Viewed: Blu-Ray Re-Watch Note: I haven't seen this movie in the last several years and it took me a while to get a copy of this movie. I was going to cover it for my 31 Days of Horror in October, but the movie was out of stock on Amazon and most places were selling it for high prices. I decided to wait for the price to drop on Amazon and I finally got a copy a few weeks ago. After watching this movie again, I still enjoy it. Island of Lost Souls is a solid horror movie from "

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"Island of Lost Souls (Erle C. Kenton, 1932) "

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"Watched: 12/28/17"

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"My Rating7/10 "

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"October 15th Directed by: Erle C. Kenton"

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"First Watched 2/28/2017"

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" Island of Lost Souls Director: Erle C Kenton Country: United States"