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Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)

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Reviews Counted:20

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Rotten:20

Average Rating:1.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: In this sequel to the 1980 original, Richard and Emmeline, the two teens from the first film, and their infant son, set out to sea in a boat. The parents die, but the infant is rescued by a passing... In this sequel to the 1980 original, Richard and Emmeline, the two teens from the first film, and their infant son, set out to sea in a boat. The parents die, but the infant is rescued by a passing ship. Before long, plague breaks out on the ship, and a young woman and her infant daughter take the baby boy and wind up on the very same island where the boy was born. The days become years as three stranded castaways, make a life for themselves. When the woman dies, the two now grown children (Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause) must learn to cope. Their life together is blissful, but not without physical and emotional challenges. [More]

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Brian Krause, Lisa Pelikan, Peter Hehir

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Brian Krause, Lisa Pelikan, Peter Hehir

Director: William A. Graham

Director: William A. Graham

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Even the soft porn is a total yawn.

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08/03/09
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Like a sex education film made by semi-liberated nuns, the movie keeps its sticky truths hidden beneath a veneer of leering cleanliness.

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02/09/06
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A movie whose best features are its lush tropical vistas has evident limitations.

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07/31/09
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Return to the Blue Lagoon is a pointless spinoff of the 1980 hit, which was itself a remake of a 1949 British pic.

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03/26/09
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No review available.

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02/18/07
Jake Euker
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06/25/05
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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04/13/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

No review available.

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01/05/04
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca

Not even teen lust can justify watching this film.

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11/04/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

No review available.

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08/21/03
John Esther
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly

No review available.

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07/25/03
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

The Fijian background looks pretty, but there's no escaping the fact that the tropical flowers and trees seem smarter and more appealing than the people.

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05/20/03
Caryn James
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New York Times
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11/15/02
Brian J. Arthurs
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Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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08/24/02
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

No review available.

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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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Just say no.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Up until now, I thought it was pretty near impossible to feel nostalgia for The Blue Lagoon. But darned if life isn't full of surprises.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post

They had to wait over ten years to make a sequel to Randal Kleiser's Blue Lagoon (which is itself a remake of a 1949 British movie) because they had to wait for a generation who wouldn't remember how really awful the 1980 film was.

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Kathleen Maher
Kathleen Maher
Austin Chronicle

The sincere idiocy of this film really has to be seen to be appreciated -- not that I think there is any need for you to see, or appreciate, it.

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01/01/00
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