I suppose either movie could be called 'period,' since they're both set in the 19th century, but seeing as there's practically no contact with civilization, that seems pointless. Both movies might be called romances, but I personally don't see either one as romantic enough to categorize as such. But not much more, because it's still not much of a plot. Beyond that point, the sequel has more of a plot than the original, and so I enjoyed it more. it does have that aspect to it, and in many respects the sequel is practically a remake of the original. so, I put my review of the first movie under 'coming of age,' but I didn't really want to put my review of the sequel in that category. And the next night, I watched this on DVD.

(It's supposedly based on a 1923 novel which was a sequel to the original 1908 novel, though I never read either of them, and the internet tells me this movie is nothing like the book.) I must have seen this sometime in the early 90s, on TV or VHS, though I didn't see the original until 2013, on DVD. This 1991 film is a sequel to the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon. Streaming sites: Amazon Google Play iTunes Movies Anywhere Vudu YouTube IMDb Rotten Tomatoes Sony Pictures TCM Wikipedia One for pervs and frustrated holiday-makers only.Return to the Blue Lagoon tek's rating: ¾ Krause’s enthusiasm and Jorovich’s pouting irritate after five minutes, so you’re left with the sun, sea and sand - very nice, but highly annoying if you’re stuck in Dear Old Blighty. Jorovich’s adolescent curves, (he chases sharks, she weaves mats). Exactly the same.ĭividing the camera work between lingering shots of the breathtaking Fijian scenery and lingering shots of Ms.

Sarah dies, the brats turn out beautiful, there’s the inevitable bit of salty rough and tumble and true lurve wins out over unkind civilisation. he’s adopted by young widow Sarah (Pelikan), who’s already got a baby girl and (surprise!) all three end up ship-wrecked back at Blue Lagoon island.Ĭue “amusing” growing-up years where the young Richard (Ratliff) and Lilli (Barilla) ask their mother embarrassing questions about boys, girls, baby-making etc. They are discovered in “Return” by a passing schooner, but only the baby’s alive. Brooke and Curly-Top, if you remember, were last seen with gurgling infant floating blissfully out to sea in a wooden dinghy. And now, 11 years later (hope you weren’t holding your breath), it has been deemed fit to make a sequel and - yes! - it’s exactly the same.Įxcept it’s not Brooke Shields. Home to wind-swept palms, shell-strewn beaches, the occasional bone-jangling native ritual and, “memorably”, the dappled young bodies of Brooke Shields and that curly-headed bloke as they discover the wonders of adulthood - ie.

The return to the blue lagoon