![]() ![]() How do movies like this get made? How can the people in charge of Columbia Pictures green-light millions of dollars for a picture like this? And will anyone really want to see it? (From the early box-office receipts, apparently not.) ![]() ![]() ![]() That seems to make the entire enterprise rather ill-advised, if not downright irrespons-ible. This is a 15-year-old girl, after all, in a movie rated PG-13, which means children can get into the theater at will. Graham has made a movie that seems to leer at his primary subjects, especially Jovovich, who has a nude scene and a wet T-shirt scene, among others, that are clearly here for no purpose other than ogling. But I don't mean to make light of an obviously salacious element here: Producer-director William A. I realize I've approached all of this rather frivolously, and it is one of the silliest movies of the year. Richard retains his fidelity, however, and saves Lilli by leading the sailor on a chase to meet his friend the shark. There's also a shark in the reef that chases after Richard from time to time, allowing for some references to "Jaws."Įventually, a British ship arrives on the scene, and the captain's daughter attempts to seduce Richard while a wild-eyed sailor attempts to rape Lilli. Meanwhile, there are cannibals lurking in the background, though they never really have any impact. And when they reach adolescence (now played by 15-year-old model Milla Jovovich and 19-year-old actor Brian Krause), they discover their sexuality and the girl becomes pregnant. So, coincidence of coincidences, Lilli and Richard are left on the island to grow up alone. Her toughest chore seems to be education, especially a moment when she tries to teach the kids about S-E-X!īut it isn't too long before Sarah goes out into the pouring rain and catches her death of cold - death being the operative word. That makes less work for Sarah, since the old hut, complete with beds, is still standing. Even more fortunately, it happens to be the very island where Shields and Atkins lived. Fortunately, they make their way to an island. The sequel begins at this moment, as the ship picks up the boy and puts him in the care of a passenger named Sarah (Lisa Pelikan), the widow of a minister who has an infant daughter named Lilli.īut - wouldn't you know it? - the crew gets cholera, so Sarah and the two children are put adrift. Their 2-year-old son Richard, however, survived to be rescued by a passing ship. If you remember "The Blue Lagoon" (the 1980 version, not the 1949 original) you may recall that at the end of that movie the principal characters, played by Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, died in a boat on the ocean. However, it was shut again in the first 15 minutes. My first reaction when I read about "Return to the Blue Lagoon" was, "Why?"īut, being the fair-minded critic that I am, I approached this movie with an open mind. ![]()
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