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In Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island, the enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives. Also starring Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy O. Yang and Ryan Hansen. The film is written by Jeff Wadlow & Chris Roach & Jillian Jacobs and is directed by Jeff Wadlow.
MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.64 ounces
Item model number : BR56001
Director : Jeff Wadlow
Media Format : Subtitled
Run time : 3 hours and 38 minutes
Release date : May 12, 2020
Actors : Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy Yang
Dubbed: : Hungarian, Italian, Czech, French, Spanish
Subtitles: : Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, Arabic, Indonesian, Thai, English, Croatian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Greek, Slovak, Hebrew
Producers : Jeff Wadlow, Marc Toberoff, Jason Blum
Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN : B084DGQ5B2
Number of discs : 1
Lieshia Walker –
Thriller
I would definitely recommend this movie as well for movie night.
Elsa –
Maggie Q Rocked / Lucy Hale Detracted
—SPOILERS—
This movie was entertaining, but lackluster. Maggie Q’s performance is the bedrock of a film that felt genre split between the comedic step-brother duo, the dramatic boy soldier with his dead father, and the narcissistic victim-gone-bully.
While the plot was engaging, the “twist” was wholly unsatisfying– both too obvious and too forced. Lucy Hale’s performance was distractingly “TV” from start to finish. The choice to make her the lead is the deepest flaw of the movie. Her monologues seemed memorized and without any semblance of theatrical timing or delivery– most apparent in her final rampage. Her love for Nick was the driving cause of her desire to murder everyone responsible for his death, but there was nothing but anger and vitriol in her delivery, even as she explained their “deep” connection that made her “feel comfortable in her own skin”. Sure, she might be a scripted psychopathic character–but one without any depth or subtlety? That’s on Hale’s poor acting choices.
As for the writing…. the objection her character raised (that everyone had “moved on” with their lives following Nick’s death) was clearly NOT the case. Maggie Q’s character, Gwen, gave up her perfect fantasy of husband and child to undo the guilt over the accidental fire that resulted in Nick’s death. Regret had been torturing her for years and was MAJOR thematic element of her character arc and the film as a whole.
However, there were several successful elements of the film including an ethnically diverse cast, some interesting plot elements, and again — Maggie Q. Michael Pena did his job. The character of “Sloane” also has some strong moments, but Maggie Q’s subtlety and depth made the movie intriguing and worth watching to the conclusion.
Dunestar –
Not quite your Grandfather’s Fantasy Island…
Before I begin, I want to clarify to the nostalgia buffs whom believe Spelling’s Fantasy Island was family entertainment, think again. I once watched the original TV Movie which spawned the series, and for the most part, the series would get dark. The only reason we remember the lighter moments was Spelling, like Rod Serling, had to include whimsy to get the censors off their backs.
For essentially, the concept behind both original and the Blumhouse version is: ‘Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.’ My only problem with the BH Version is, I wished the writers had been a bit more creative, as well as doing some more research on the series itself. But hey, I’m not here to act like Abe Simpson, instead to critique this updated version of the classic.
As with most Blumhouse flicks, the film throws us into a horrifying scene where a woman has been kidnapped and brought to the island, but here, we don’t know if she’s a guest, or what’s going on. Afterwards we are given the title scene and the film’s beginning practically mirrors the classic television intro: seaplane heads to Fantasy Island, where guests are greeted by Mr. Roarke, and they end up living out their fantasies.
One intriguing aspect in this version is how the guests come here, each mysteriously had entered a contest, where from their questionnaire, their fantasy is determined by the island itself. Naturally Roarke claims there are only two rules: (1) One fantasy per customer; and (2) Regardless of the outcome, guests must see their fantasy to the end.
Guests are as follows: (1) Patrick – who wants to be a soldier like his father and live the glory of being a hero; (2) Brax and J. D. – Brothers who want to have it all and live the good life; (3) Gwen – a woman with regrets for making the wrong choices; and (4) Melanie – a bullied person most of her life who wants revenge on her tormentor back in high school.
For the most part, the film (despite focusing on a horror genre here) stays genuine to the series itself: Roarke giving his guests their fantasies and they enjoy the perks, until things subtly turn dark. The only time I felt the film started deviating off the tracks was when it came to Melanie’s fantasy.
Being the fan of the classic, one of the things I loved about Fantasy Island was the ‘Twilight Zone’ twist they would have with the fantasies themselves, showing how dark some can become without warning. Case in point, when Melanie starts her fantasy, I was disappointed Blumhouse elected to turn this one into a carbon copy of Saw, rather than do something more clever along the lines of ‘Carrie.’ But instead of giving Melanie psychotic mental powers (which probably would’ve been cool), fix it where she gets transported back to her high school days.
Except here, Sloane’s pranks end up backfiring upon her rather than affecting Melanie. For instance, Sloane winds up getting the toilet water dumped on her, and when Sloane plasters up Melanie’s letters, somehow they unwittingly oust Sloane for being allegedly gay. Satisfied with the revenge, Melanie gets teleported back to modern times, except now, Sloane has become the psychologically, demented victim, whom ends up stalking Melanie for revenge, by murdering Melanie’s friends and family. Sure, a bit cliche, but would have made a more interesting plot.
Anyway, though the film tries being entertaining by its own means, it starts falling apart when the guests’ fantasies start merging with the others, and they end up having to fight for their lives to get off the island itself. As well as it continually keeps reminding us about Melanie’s want for revenge, to a point where I’m like Damon who calls her and Sloane out for their pettiness. As well as the fact the guests are somehow connected to one another, for some odd reason.
However, in its redeeming quality, I do like the fact it’s explained how the island manages in creating one’s fantasies, but also why the end up becoming dark in the end. As well as learning why Roarke never leaves the island, as well as providing the purpose behind him giving people their fantasies.
Overall, it’s not really a bad film for what it’s worth. This is one you should go in with a grain of salt, and enjoy it for pure escapism, plot holes and all because it does have its moments. Conversely, if you’re a hardcore fan of the series, you might prefer hunting down the original through DVD or internet streaming like YouTube or Dailymotion.
Personally, can’t wait to see Blumhouse’s take on Gilligan’s Island…
Eddie Spaghetti –
Fantasy Island.
Great take on Fantasy Island.
R. Edwards –
I was entertained
Used to love the show when I was a kid. I didn’t really know what to expect from this movie, and it was a few shades darker than the show was, but I enjoyed this spin on it.
Joshua Lee –
I expected more…
There was a lot of potential with a tropical island in the middle of no where, Lucy Hale, a dark secret all mixed in a world where your greatest fantasy can actually come to life. But I feel as though in the making of this film the writers really honed in on some areas and explored them fully, then left other areas unopened and left the audience feeling a bit lost and left trying to pick of the pieces. The ideas were there, but I must say we could have done a bit better than just a magic island that had an evil disposition. WE COULD HAVE DONE SO. MUCH. MORE.
But the cinematography was great, the actors did their part and were believable. The location was to die for, and the creativity to how the fantasies were carried out was very well constructed and linked together masterfully.
So all in all, yeah there are better thriller/horror movies out there.. but if you don’t want anything too intense and are just kinda watching it, by all means its your movie. Also, who doesn’t love Lucy Hale.
Karen L. Miller –
Not what I expected
I was a huge fan of the original fantasy island so I had to see this remake . I was disappointed with the new Tattoo but I wonât say why for those who have seen the old show but not the new one . Other than that I really do enjoy the movie !
Alexxx –
Okay
It’s doable
Barry Zunneberg –
Great film and actor lm very happy with the seller and product
Javier Quiñonez –
Es una edición sencilla, solo contiene bluray y digital copy, la caja llegó rota, pero el disco está intacto, sin rayones … Llegó antes de lo previsto …
Enrique Luis CH B –
Sin ser memorable, la pelÃcula es sumamente entretenida. La diferencia entre las dos versiones es prácticamente indetectable.
Salvador Cortes Amarillas –
Palomera,la trama es buena pero el final es malisimo
the paperboy –
Ich finde der Film ð½ ist guter Durchschnitt. Es stimmt durch den Trailer erwartet man mehr aber trotzdem ist er nicht schlecht und eine Unterhaltung. Ich kann mich noch auf das ursprüngliche Fantasy Island erinnern. Ich glaube Sutherland war der Gastgeber und das hatte mir sehr gut gefallen. Schade von dem siehst du heute nicht s mehr.Aber für einen Fantasy Film ð½. Noch dazu von Blumhouse, wenn ich richtig informiert bin, ist die DVD ð innen sehr Schmuck los und einfach nur trist bis gar nicht gestaltet deshalb alleine 1 Punkt Abzug Kein Wendecover keine Beiwerbung and. ð½ Traurig ð