Unmissable (The Blue Lagoon (DVD))

Member Name: boredindunoon

Product:	The Blue Lagoon (DVD)
Date:	24/10/08 (47 review reads)
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Advantages: Beautiful Locations. Great Acting. Unique & Involving.

Disadvantages: More Than A Few Errors & Mistakes

The Blue Lagoon staring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins is based on the 1903 novel written by Henry DeVere Stacpoole. The film follows two small children (Em & Richard) who are stranded on a remote tropical island with a cook after surviving a fire on their ship. Sadly however, the cook later dies and both children and left to fend for themselves. The pair grow closer over time and after entering adolescence become lovers.

I was surprised to find that a lot of my friends have either never seen the film, or have never even heard of it. But despite this, I found The Blue Lagoon to be a movie of pure beauty and innocence that offers plenty of reasons for the viewer to watch. Firstly the shot locations and scenery shown in the film is simply beautiful, and is some places nothing less than breathtaking. Combined with the wildlife shown, this really gives you not only the impression of their isolation, but also of the beauty of the world around them, a world that most of us would never be able to experience.

The acting from all, especially from Brooke and Christopher (who make up most of the film) is stunningly good and seems very natural and believable. The relationship between their two characters evolves and interweaves as the years pass by and they grown from children to teenagers.

There are also some good special features included on the disc, including behind the scene footage, and pictures from Brooke's photo album, which add to the value of the DVD.

I feel that I should mention that The Blue Lagoon has more than a few mistakes and errors, some more noticeable than others. Some of the most obvious include Brooke's conditioned hair and manicured nails, and the fact that she gave birth so quickly without breaking a sweat, but there are more less obvious ones, for example as Paddy is sliding down the waterfall, he's shouting but his mouth isn't moving. But don't despair, as these are never actually that major and don't detract from the beauty that is The Blue Lagoon.

As Em says to Richard "This is where we live...this is our home now and forever." So naturally you'll be wondering throughout the film if Em and Richard are ever found. I won't spoil it for you, but even before the film concludes, you'll be asking yourself weather or not it would be the best thing to happen. They've been together for so long and are happy in their paradise, so would it be the right thing.

The film seems to have a unique quality (in an escapism sort of way) that keeps you involved and interested. The Blue Lagoon really is an extremely enjoyable and watchable masterpiece of cinematic production, under-rated and under-appreciated; it should be seen if not owned by all.

(I'm a reviewer on Amazon, and some my reviews are copied from there to dooyoo. Please feel free to check out my Amazon profile under my real name of Mr Andrew M Kerr.)

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