Blumhouse's Fantasy Island

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 2020

4.5	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 109 Ratings

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MayfieldjaMar 18, 2020

Fantasy Island has a tough time figuring out what it wants to be. While trying to do many things, it fails at everything. 4 out of 10

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TallChickenBoyApr 16, 2020

Honestly, this was actually a pretty solid movie. A bit of a long watch but its what you expect from the Blumhouse movie. This one more so than the other had good character development. The only thing wrong was the pace.

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umaumaiJun 8, 2020

I came into watching this after reading all the reviews and all I have to say is "what were you expecting from Blumhouse on a film adaptation of the late 70's TV series Fantasy Island!?" It was fine. Entertaining even. The cast is solid andI came into watching this after reading all the reviews and all I have to say is "what were you expecting from Blumhouse on a film adaptation of the late 70's TV series Fantasy Island!?" It was fine. Entertaining even. The cast is solid and while the premiss gets lost in the slippery plot, it sticks to their mythos and features some perfectly fine twists as to what is going on. The big reveal was what brought the movie down for me personally, but I thought that it fit well with the narrative that they had designed for the back story. I will say though that they also borrowed heavily from the TV series "Lost." Right down to the casting of someone who I thought for a second was a digitally de-aged Matthew Fox at the first shot he was in. All in all if you like lite-horror and can handle a slight grade above a B movie then this should be an okay watch. Fun even with the scenes with Dax and Jimmy. If you read the reviews and expect anything more than what the title of the movie is then, you are not going to enjoy it.… Expand

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KlebartFeb 17, 2020

I don't think the movie was as bad as many have said, but is something I would have expected as a TV movie. Mr Roarke was OK, but under-whelming. This low-cost movie doesn't seem to add anything to this franchise.

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marcmyworksMay 25, 2020

This film could have been the start of a cheesy but fun film series. Unfortunately the plot holes and nonsensical ending making this fantasy-horror film a big dud.

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moviemitch96Feb 15, 2020

Is it as bad as everybody's been saying it is? I don't think so. Did I know it was gonna be ridiculous walking into it? Yes I did, and maybe that's why I was able to enjoy it slightly more than most. It's really full of a lot of genres andIs it as bad as everybody's been saying it is? I don't think so. Did I know it was gonna be ridiculous walking into it? Yes I did, and maybe that's why I was able to enjoy it slightly more than most. It's really full of a lot of genres and crazy moments, albeit some slightly forced and last-minute plot twists, but it also gave me some serious 'The Cabin in the Woods' vibes while watching it! Overall, it's just a dumb fun movie to sit back and relax to! Never mind that it's a ridiculous attempt at a reboot of a classic TV series and you might enjoy it.… Expand

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PanchogulApr 19, 2020

La Isla de la Fantasía (2020)

Sinopsis: El enigmático Sr. Roarke hace realidad los sueños de los afortunados huéspedes que acuden a su lujoso y remoto resort tropical. Sin embargo, sus fantasías se convertirán en pesadillas, y los invitadosLa Isla de la Fantasía (2020)

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El enigmático Sr. Roarke hace realidad los sueños de los afortunados huéspedes que acuden a su lujoso y remoto resort tropical. Sin embargo, sus fantasías se convertirán en pesadillas, y los invitados deberán resolver el misterio que oculta la isla para poder escapar con vida.

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La trama es interesante, tiene relativos momentos de entretención, pero el guión es un verdadero desastre, cuyo desarrollo no tiene pies ni cabeza, al principio todo marcha bien, hasta que los personajes comienzan a volver realidad sus fantasías y es aquí donde todo empieza a salir mal, cada situación a nivel individual es demasiado inverosímil y tirada de los cabellos tanto que deja de ser divertido, hasta los personajes son desastrosos.

NO LA RECOMIENDO.

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1.5 ⭐ de 5 ⭐… Expand

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JLuis_001Apr 8, 2020

Many horror films don't have any benefit or learning. Usually the bad ones, and boy are there too many. Those are the ones that disappoint the most.

Fantasy Island worst mistake besides the lousy quality is that it doesn't even seem to knowMany horror films don't have any benefit or learning. Usually the bad ones, and boy are there too many. Those are the ones that disappoint the most.

Fantasy Island worst mistake besides the lousy quality is that it doesn't even seem to know what the hell wanted to be and beyond the poor performance, this films is really boring but after seeing the mediocre repertoire of its director I'm not surprised.… Expand

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whoischarlotteJun 1, 2020

This reminded me very much of Truth or Dare. It is a bad film but still enjoyable enough to watch once.

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Stream2BigScreeFeb 25, 2020

DE PLANE, DE PLANE! I mean Stream to Big Screen strikes again. This weekend we were able to view Fantasy Island, as well. Fantasy Island is a horror adaptation/perversion of the old TV show from the 70's. The movie stars a cast of charactersDE PLANE, DE PLANE! I mean Stream to Big Screen strikes again. This weekend we were able to view Fantasy Island, as well. Fantasy Island is a horror adaptation/perversion of the old TV show from the 70's. The movie stars a cast of characters headlined by Lucy Hale, Michael Pena and Maggie Q. But should people go to the theater to view this movie?

Let's start with the easiest way to describe this movie, which is if Shutter Island had a baby with Inception and one of the grandparents was Fantasy Island the TV show. If you've seen those two movies before, WHICH I STRONGLY RECOMMEND DOING IF YOU HAVEN'T, then you know just how deceptive, convoluted, and involved this movie is trying to be. Now, that description could be a compliment but in this situation, it is not. Fantasy Island does not measure up to either movie yet it essentially steals elements of both. Even though it is billed as a horror film, the viewer is deceived because Fantasy Island falls more into the Shutter Island psychological thriller realm than pure horror. The other elements of the movie fall more into the Inception Sci-Fi/Thriller realm. Either way, Fantasy Island fails to have a distinct intent and it's supposed genre was never fully embraced.

Furthermore, the movie is so twisted that it straightens itself out before the two final twist reveals. Just listen to how confusing that statement was. Fantasy Island tried so hard to keep viewers on their toes that they ruin their own anti-climatic twists. I will give credit to the producers that the twists were still executed well but they lacked umph. The viewer is left unafraid due to the overly complicated storytelling and plot developments. It would have served the movie well to just be classified more like the previous movies mentioned, rather than not delivering on the horror genre.

Even with those issues, the cast was sub-par. Individually, the actors were average, but collectively, the actors were still just average. Lucy Hale was by far the best performance at times but still was annoying. I feel Michael Pena was underutilized and or the writing and directing just squandered the possibility of the character. In fact, all of the ensemble cast had issues of being extremely annoying. Now, that I think about it, the writing in this movie was just poor overall. AH HA, found the issue.

With that said, de plane de plane… *clears throat* excuse me. Fantasy Island is a letdown for a horror movie but in a way could have succeeded as a Sci-Fi, psychological thriller. The storyline is not original, which is why they tried to make it so confusing. Or should I say a fantasy within a fantasy within a fantasy. Did they just successfully create an inception?! Either way, you can see this at a matinee time but you’re best served waiting for this to come on HBO Go or a streaming service.… Expand

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JLauSep 27, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Island makes guest fantasies come true until they go wrong because they're all part of someone else's fantasy, whose fantasy is part of someone else's, whose is part of someone else's etc.… Expand

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coryalexanderrNov 27, 2020

Despite the bad reviews I was intrigued by the concept of a darker version of Fantasy Island (I am also a fan of anything with Maggie Q) so I decided to give this a chance. Considering the source material from which this movie came IDespite the bad reviews I was intrigued by the concept of a darker version of Fantasy Island (I am also a fan of anything with Maggie Q) so I decided to give this a chance. Considering the source material from which this movie came I actually thought it wasn't bad. I am not saying it was great, far from it, but it isn't as bad as I was lead to believe. Apart from the performances of a couple of actors I was entertained more often then not. Yes the ending is convoluted and maybe isn't earned and yes there are characters that seem only to be there for exposition and nothing else but there is still something at the base of this movie that made me keep watching. Again I am not saying it was great, but I think there is a seed of something here that, with a little less melodrama and little more character backstory could actually make an interesting remake for a streaming service. Unfortunately I can't see anyone taking the chance on it so this is all you get, but if you give it a watch, tell me you can't see the potential for something interesting.… Expand

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ChanekeCholoDec 13, 2021

This movie surprise me a lot. It's very entertaining and funny, but the twist at the end Is really bad and unnecessary. Whitout that, I enjoy it.

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