This version of the Lord of the Flies is decent. Some good qualities are the closeness to the storyline and setting, but the film was poorly acted and produced. Peter Brook did a good job bringing the book to the screen, but I think he left out some important parts. This may have been done because some scenes were risqué at that time. Some scenes not present are the disappearance of the never-named boy with the birthmark and Ralph's encounter with the pig head, or Lord of the Flies. These two scenes are important in the story, but the movie manages without them quite well.
The film was shot in the Caribbean using English schoolboys that had no experience in acting. The location and nationally worked excellently in this film, but the lack of experience shows when you can't hear the dialogue too well. Some scenes, mainly the hunting scenes, were poorly choreographed. This version is still better than the remake I believe. The remake has the children use profanity and makes references to television shows from its time period (1990).
In the DVD version there are several extras which are interesting to watch. My favorites are the theatrical trailer with and without audio commentary about a major problem that almost happened at the film's premiere, deleted scene with and without commentary and a reading by author, William Golding, screen tests and outtakes, and the scenes from a documentary about director Peter Brook's theatrical techniques.
You should read William Golding's book before watching this movie, and definitely watch this version before the remake.
The film was shot in the Caribbean using English schoolboys that had no experience in acting. The location and nationally worked excellently in this film, but the lack of experience shows when you can't hear the dialogue too well. Some scenes, mainly the hunting scenes, were poorly choreographed. This version is still better than the remake I believe. The remake has the children use profanity and makes references to television shows from its time period (1990).
In the DVD version there are several extras which are interesting to watch. My favorites are the theatrical trailer with and without audio commentary about a major problem that almost happened at the film's premiere, deleted scene with and without commentary and a reading by author, William Golding, screen tests and outtakes, and the scenes from a documentary about director Peter Brook's theatrical techniques.
You should read William Golding's book before watching this movie, and definitely watch this version before the remake.