# New "Fantasy Island" movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 12, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816 "2020-02-12T11:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/1 "2020-02-12T11:07:12Z")
Just noticed they are making the old tv show into a movie. [LINK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6O30nJ02PU) When I first saw this I was hoping for a tv remake and a new weekly series. Basically turning it into a horror movie. ---
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/2 "2020-02-12T15:07:55Z")
Yep, they’re giving it the [Banana Splits](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9831136/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) treatment. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/3 "2020-02-12T15:38:00Z")
De pain! De pain! ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/4 "2020-02-12T15:49:34Z")
I’m not buying Michael Pena as Mr. Rourke, whether the friendly but omnipotent original version, or this twisted one. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/5 "2020-02-12T16:05:28Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Basically turning it into a horror movie. Hey, it worked for the Banana Splits. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/6 "2020-02-12T16:06:52Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Just noticed they are making the old tv show into a movie. [LINK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6O30nJ02PU) > > When I first saw this I was hoping for a tv remake and a new weekly series. Basically turning it into a horror movie. The original wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows 24/7. (that scene scared the shit out of me as a kid, which is why I remebered it existed 40 years later) ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/7 "2020-02-12T18:48:54Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > The original wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows 24/7. > > (that scene scared the shit out of me as a kid, which is why I remebered it existed 40 years later) There were also the two episodes in which Roddy McDowall played the Devil. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/8 "2020-02-12T19:21:04Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > The original wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows 24/7. > > (that scene scared the shit out of me as a kid, which is why I remebered it existed 40 years later) Well, there goes years of therapy…damn. I’m looking forward to the movie - ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/9 "2020-02-12T20:33:40Z")
I remember watching the original Fantasy Island movie. Mr. Rourke was \*not \*a nice guy- the entire premise had a dark undertone of The Monkey’s Paw, almost as if he were a djinn. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/10 "2020-02-12T21:04:33Z")
Didn’t it get sanitized and mellower over the course of the show? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/11 "2020-02-12T22:18:53Z")
Oh. No Tattoo replacement. Considering whoever that is playing Mr. Rourke, they might as well have gotten [Brian Windhorst.](https://www.google.com/search?q=brian+windhorst&rlz=1C1CHBD_enCA835CA835&sxsrf=ACYBGNTdiEwa2MtIsrE6hv2qQfMDIWY-Tw:1581544750238&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC36Kogc3nAhVUHDQIHcFHBKgQ_AUoAnoECA8QBA&biw=914&bih=718) or [Arash Madani](https://www.google.com/search?q=arash+madani&rlz=1C1CHBD_enCA835CA835&sxsrf=ACYBGNQ-4tEeIA3gVBLOFODX34bOtMWfeA:1581545344952&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijnO3Dg83nAhUCvZ4KHY7xByQQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=914&bih=718) (Would’ve been way cheaper, too.) Also - not too curious in finding out how the resort’s damage control team spin their way out of the poor optics of constantly killing the guests. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/12 "2020-02-13T17:42:37Z")
If the elevator button you’re asked to press has what looks like a snake symbol on it, you might want to think twice about actually pressing it. I mean, unless you’re really into snakes or something. ---
**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/13 "2020-02-15T04:09:53Z")
I recall enjoying the first few episodes of the remake staring from 1998-99 with Malcom McDowell. I liked the tone and preferred it to the re-boot of the Love Boat. I would have like to have seen more of that version and need to sit down and give it a re-watch. As for the movie, I’ll probably catch it at some point. The tailer did get my interest. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/14 "2020-02-15T06:30:23Z")
The _Manimal_ reboot, though…When _that_ happens - lights out! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/15 "2020-02-15T13:39:01Z")
> [@](#): > > No Tattoo replacement. I guess they couldn’t afford Tom Cruise ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/16 "2020-02-16T00:42:06Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I guess they couldn’t afford Tom Cruise Too bad. He wouldn’t have needed heel lifts for the role. Could even go barefoot. Hey, how’s the weather down there? ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/17 "2020-02-16T01:59:04Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > De pain! De pain! Ok, I’ll say it… that was damn funny. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/18 "2020-02-16T13:55:50Z")
It’s currently in 4th place for the weekend. Surprising given it’s 9% at RT and has a C- CinemaScore. (Could be worse, could be the Fey-Ferrell flick _Downhill_, which got a D CinemaScore. Such a score for a regular film is very uncommon. It may finish in the top ten which is actually _above_ some predictions!) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/19 "2020-02-16T14:06:23Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > It’s currently in 4th place for the weekend. Surprising given it’s 9% at RT and has a C- CinemaScore. > > (Could be worse, It was apparently made on a $7m budget, which I figure means that things could be a _lot_ worse for it; it doesn’t need to do all that great to, uh, do all that great. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816/20 "2020-02-16T14:52:27Z")
It’s Blumhouse, right? That’s their secret. Horror movies, done fairly cheaply - but professionally - lead to a modest but satisfying profit. Make one or two per year and roll to glory. If one becomes a hit by surprise, hey! Bonus! I can’t argue with their approach. They’re subverting the ‘blockbuster’ trope. Hell, it’s what Woody Allen, Kevin Smith and so forth have been doing for years. Make a movie, don’t spend to much and cash checks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816.md?page=2)