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What a terrible movie from start to finish...here's why...


I went into this not at ALL expecting anything remotely close to the original. And I was good with that. I wanted something new. I wanted a new take on an old classic. But this movie was pure garbage from start to finish. It was truly terrible. A few reasons why...

1. The dialogue was horrendous. The writers should never work again in the business. Such cheesy lines and comical attempts at being "deep" at times. It was just such a lackluster script.

2. The acting was bad. I'm sorry but the main actor and actress are just not going to break out because of this movie. One was worse than the other so I guess they matched in that respect.

3. Some of the plot holes were laughable. So, they are on this island for quite a while and yet...
(a) the dude never grows a beard, mustache, chest hair, etc...
(b) the girl never has the opportunity to shave yet her underarms remain smooth...
(c) she was a virgin yet he didn't realize it the first time they had sex?
(d) the parents (especially Denise Richards) were so cavalier about the dire reality of the situation. Yes, they seemed a bit worried but where was the intensity of the idea that your daughter could be dead? I don't know if I should blame the writing or acting for this one.
(e) the resolution came way too fast. In one scene, the girl is upset about realizing they might be stuck there forever and then when the movie comes back from the commercial, they are saved. It was too fast and too easy.
(f) everything from the moment they are saved to the end of the film was ridiculous. So, the girl goes back to being all popular and the dude gets pissed until they reconnect. Okay. Not exactly riveting storytelling there folks.

I could really go on but you all get my point. So many things about this were just wrong. Awful.

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The throwing up scene was just stupid. Why did they bother? It ended up being a plot hole because it was never mentioned again or resolved. I guess we are supposed to think it was just food poisoning? Or maybe they left it open-ended for our own interpretation, or (god forbid) a sequel. OP I agree with all of your points. I also have to add that the attempt to explain away why he doesn't have facial hair with her commenting on it was just laughable. It was as if they realized that plot hole at the end of filming and just threw that scene in to explain it. The acting was terrible and the lines cheesy. I agree that her mom wasnt nearly panicked enough. And the whole thing with the kids going on the boat was far-fetched. I know they were punished for it but on a real class trip, things would be much tighter chaperone-wise. I enjoyed Christopher Atkins as the teacher though, nice cameo. All that being said, I did enjoy the movie for what it was. Would I watch it agan? Probably not.

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At least we got to see the hot guy shirtless the only good thing in the movie, and it was nice to see Christopher Akins aged well(he still got it. I wonder if he has any sons...)

How did Lifetime manage to make the remake worse than the 90s sequel and Phoebe Cates rip-off put together? To achieve a movie worse than those two movies is impressive.

And seriously Lifetime, NOBODY watched Blue Lagoon for the harrowing story of a parent looking for their kid, NO ONE cares about the parents! (Or the friends missing their friend! Come on!) The parents scenes were worse than commercials and really had no business being shown because this was supposed to be Blue Lagoon about raw teen lust and only raw teen lust!

Jacks

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I watched this abomination with my wife Saturday night. It was so bad I am almost glad I saw it, because it was impossible not to laugh and critique throughout. Here are some of the most unrealistic things that occurred:

1. Did they ever drink water or eat food? They were on the island for more than 90 days, but all that was shown was them having sex and frolicking around without a care in the world. A couple times the dude swam with a spear yet never killed anything. Apparently they lived off berries (which they were shown eating once), never lost weight, their complexions remained flawless and makeup was readily available.

2. The guy killing an out-of-place jungle cat. First off, he was outrunning it until he tripped on a branch he jumped over. The jungle cat jumps over it, the girl somehow catches up within seconds, and the animal is dead with the guy only having a little blood on his face. So he killed it with that tiny knife? Yeah, right. And even if that was possible, which it isn't, he couldn't have killed it so quickly.

3. Constant unprotected sex didn't lead to pregnancy. And did she ever have her period? Did they ever take a piss or poop? Plus, if she was a virgin, wouldn't her first time have hurt and led to a lot of blood? I suppose all of that would've been way too realistic to show.

4. No facial/underarm/leg hair. I kept thinking back to "Cast Away" and how Tom Hanks wishes he could have been so lucky.

5. A monkey takes their stuff and conveniently drops it from a tree just before a helicopter flies by.

6. Parents not caring as much as they would in real life. Then when they see their kids at the airport, not one tear was ever shed.

7. More than 10 kids sneaking out their rooms to party on a boat without their supervision knowing.

8. Regardless of how tan their skin was, they would have been sunburned -- bad.

9. How could nobody have known of that small, uninhabited island in the first place?

10. That script ever being backed and produced into a made-for-TV movie.

But, then again, all those egregious flaws can easily be explained: it's Lifetime.

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1. Did they ever drink water or eat food? They were on the island for more than 90 days, but all that was shown was them having sex and frolicking around without a care in the world. A couple times the dude swam with a spear yet never killed anything. Apparently they lived off berries (which they were shown eating once), never lost weight, their complexions remained flawless and makeup was readily available.

2. The guy killing an out-of-place jungle cat. First off, he was outrunning it until he tripped on a branch he jumped over. The jungle cat jumps over it, the girl somehow catches up within seconds, and the animal is dead with the guy only having a little blood on his face. So he killed it with that tiny knife? Yeah, right. And even if that was possible, which it isn't, he couldn't have killed it so quickly.

3. Constant unprotected sex didn't lead to pregnancy. And did she ever have her period? Did they ever take a piss or poop? Plus, if she was a virgin, wouldn't her first time have hurt and led to a lot of blood? I suppose all of that would've been way too realistic to show.

4. No facial/underarm/leg hair. I kept thinking back to "Cast Away" and how Tom Hanks wishes he could have been so lucky.

5. A monkey takes their stuff and conveniently drops it from a tree just before a helicopter flies by.

6. Parents not caring as much as they would in real life. Then when they see their kids at the airport, not one tear was ever shed.

7. More than 10 kids sneaking out their rooms to party on a boat without their supervision knowing.

8. Regardless of how tan their skin was, they would have been sunburned -- bad.

9. How could nobody have known of that small, uninhabited island in the first place?

10. That script ever being backed and produced into a made-for-TV movie.





"...and now you want me to eat bunnies and I'm kinda freaking out, okay?!"

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There are still many islands like that in the world.

But everything else. YES!

If that would have really happened they would have been found in less than a week with nowadays technology.

This movie is a EPIC FAIL!

Write this down. E. M. E. T. I. B. Got it? Now, reverse it.
Daniela


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1. Yes they ate, they found bananas and it was implied that they then lived off of those bananas and berries. i do agree they should have had their makeup done to make them look a little bit more gaunt and thin.

2. and yes that was just...odd

3. probably because she was living off of berries and bananas. she probably stopped having periods the same way that anorexics or bulimics do. and no it probably wouldnt have been that much blood considering in today's world girls break their hymen before their first time from things like gymnastics, horseback riding ect.

6. that tacky music was louder than anything

7. thats not that hard, they were left on their own in the hotel and the supervision was probably asleep or not anticipating them sneaking out (idk why though, i would probably sneak out if I were them too lol)

8. they had addressed that they were using aloe plants presumably for sun burn, thats what i use it for at least

Yes, I make spelling mistakes often as a result of using IMDB on mobile devices :)

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What about the panther?? How did it get onto the island? Did it swim, because panthers don't usually like water? Was it alone or were there other panthers. With an island that small, it would have killed and eaten all the available protein in its first year on the island and then starved to death. And it certainly would have attacked them the first night they were there.

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killing a jungle cat with a knife isnt impossible
there is a tribe in africa that is so good at killing lions that when a lion sees them the lion flees.
and all they use is a spear
also unprotected sex doesnt always lead to pregnancy

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You should be paid to review on IMDB. Very amusing to read.
Also, when they search the island looking for people she said we saw no road or people. I wonder if I was in that situation I would've declared that when I see the island from the boat the next day. The island was small and out of no where.

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"8. Regardless of how tan their skin was, they would have been sunburned -- bad. "

Necessity is the mother of all inventions. The dudes jizz = makeshift tanning lotion ofc...

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Just thought I should point out that I have been told by my doctor and several couples who are actively trying to get pregnant that it takes an average of 6 months to a year to get pregnant if you are actively trying. Doctors to say to not even worry or seek fertility treatments until you've been trying for over a year. It's not as easy to get pregnant as people seem to think.
So, it's pretty believable that Emma didn't get pregnant and it's not as if they started having sex on day 1 so they were having sex for less than 3 months. And you can throw up for a myriad of reasons, including bad food, bad water, flu, who know why she was sick to her stomach, but they clearly didn't want Emma to be pregnant and wanted to shut down that idea.

"Freedom of religion means ALL religions not just your own."

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The probability of getting pregnant is quite low. That isn't to say one shouldn't use birth control, but the fact that she didn't get pregnant isn't a ridiculous plothole or anything. There are about 3-4 days during each menstrual cycle when the probability of fertilization is the highest (ovulation), and this probability is still only 25%.

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really?? that's all you have, you couldn't of replied with something a little more tactful? that's one of the things I hate about these boards, most people cannot civilly make a reply without being rude. just because you are 15 doesn't mean you have to act 15.

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Plus people on these boards seem to thrive in the anonymity of the internet. We don't know who they are so they can pretty much say whatever they want.

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How true that is. I always try to write only what I would say to the person's face or what I wouldn't be ashamed of my family or anyone who knows me reading if they knew I wrote it. But that anonymity certainly brings out the ugly side with some people.

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Since I'm 20 years older than 16 no, you won't. And I'm not saying not to use birth control, because if you're not ready to have a child then of course you should. I would suggest using more than one method as a matter of fact but obviously these characters did not have access to any.
I am also not silly enough to believe that having sex less than a handful of times automatically means that you get pregnant.

"Freedom of religion means ALL religions not just your own."

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Nice comeback to that insult. I thought they were pretty narrow minded with their comments.

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You should tell all the teen pregnant girls how hard it is to get pregnant.

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Another good point. Let's remember, it may take a while to get pregnant if you WANT to get pregnant. But most often that is when couples are older and fertility is usually higher when we are young. Also, there are plenty of women who get pregnant from just one encounter. I'm not saying it's likely, but it does happen. I think in the movie scenario, they'd probably have about a 50/50 chance. Give them three months more with same behavior and I'd say 75% chance of pregnancy.

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It's not hard to get pregnant at all. Some women are more fertile than others. As a teen, a friend of mine got pregnant her very first time having sex, there are many cases like this. It is NOT as rare as most of you make it seem.

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LexRox, thank you for posting that real life example. BTW, my wife and I were fortunate she got pregnant within a month of trying, and she was 29 at the time.

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I agree with all that, and there's a lot more I'm sure. Like, all that stuff on the raft was ridiculous. And that's there's this sizable Island that close to where the party yacht was that they don't think to look at. And how they both look like they were just prepped for a model shoot each day on the island. Their cloths didn't even get dirty!

....But.... I have to say, that ridiculousness helped make it an enjoyable watch. I just caught it channel surfing and was intrigued. The Hawaian scenery was gorgeous, and if they depicted body hair and Island wear and tear realistically it wouldn't be sexy. And it was kinda sexy while also, strangly, being modest, which you don't see much, which was kind of nice. The dynamic of getting that right alone made it still a silly and absurd movie, but one I still didn't mind watching.

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Well being from the place where it is set I had even more problems with the movie.


The entire thing is impossible. You cannot be stranged on any island off trinidad for so long. You can see the main land so you will know where to go. It would have been more interesting if they fell off board, got confused and went to Venezuela instead of Trinidad.... now that's an interesting movie.

No pathers here. We do have more than 2 police officers. There are coast guard and they would have had some cell reception.


But the acting was sooooo bad I had the put aside all the stupid things about this movie.



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One could only suspend their disbelief so much, I tried, but it was just too much to ignore.

Even the bad Phoebe Cates' rip off was more realistic than this movie(I think its still on youtube, see it, its so bad its good and worth seeing)

Jacks

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And no baby, not that it is okay for kids that young to have kids but hey! They had sex on an island no one seemed to ask if Miss Prom Queen carried condoms or BCP in her organized baggies.

The parents were so damn boring, they didn't even look emotional over their supposed lost and missing children.

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I would just like to point out that the lack of physical changes also occurred in the original. Brooke never had to shave her legs or underarms, Chris never grew a beard or mustache; Brooke's hair always looked good though in an untamed kind of way.

I'm not reading your manifesto, keep your damn posts short!

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True! Would have been nice if those physical changes did happened in the movie.

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what blows my mind is that people actually watched this movie expecting good acting and wonderful plot lines. the actors in this movie are horrible. the whole plot of this movie was crap just like the first 1 and people still watched it. i would not watch this garbage if u put a gun to my head. this is the problem with entertainment now days, people have no desire for intelligent thought provoking media. you people watch the absolute worst available junk out there, complain about it, then watch the same feces the next day. this is why nobody even tries to make decent movies or t.v. programs any longer. you people would rather watch 1 of the 500 different versions of shows like dancing with the stars, americas got talent, or the king of reality crap american idol.

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Totally agree with you though the book The Blue Lagoon was probably better then the movie. In the Tarzan books it was explained why Tarzan had no hair on him.

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you could have sex every day with one woman for 20 years and not get pregnant. not everyone gets pregnant

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When they don't have condoms or BCP then they do get preg.

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That may be true, but more likely you'll end up raising a kid or paying child support. This is in response to the poster who said you can have sex for twenty years with same woman and not get pregnant.

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While some of the criticisms here are legitimate, I do get so very sick and tired of reading and hearing, "you never see anybody take a poop!" No, and in real life I hardly ever see anybody take a poop either. It's not like people are inviting me to watch, which is a good thing because I'd rather not.

Get pregnant isn't automatic. When you have sex, pregnancy CAN happen, which is why you should use contraception unless you want a baby. But it isn't guaranteed to happen within sixty days or however long they were doing it.

We did see them eating bananas and coconuts and berries and, it was at least implied, fish.

I'm willing to assume that they were rinsing their clothes in the water, so they didn't seem all that dirty.

Yeah, it was pretty bad, so I wonder why some people want to nitpick these little things. It was reasonable that she wasn't pregnant until (maybe) just before they were rescued; we did see them eating; we can assume they pooped without watching it happen.



I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure you're not Hitler.
- Jon Stewart

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Scott, I just hope you are wrong about Indiana Evans not breaking out with this role, as I really hope to see more of her.

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