Movie review – “Island of Dr Moreau” (1977) **1/2

Fairly decent version of the famous novel which suffers from some silly make up for the creatures. Those creatures need to terrify or at least look realistic. Michael York isn’t bad as the hero and Burt Lancaster offers an interesting Moreau – he attempts to give a performance, which may disappoint those looking for a more lip smacking part. Barbara Carrera is very beautiful as the girl and Nigel Davenport speaks in a funny sort of weird semi-Aussie accent as a doctor. Lancaster’s old pal Nick Cravat has a small role.