It isn't bad as we have a nasty sailor who stares at the semi naked Lilli whilst the Captain's daughter takes a shine to Richard but again it is all very nice and not very real.

It lacks the raw bite of the original as everything is too nicey nicey when it comes to the arguments and strops but for a new generation who would find the original dated it would work.Įventually we do get something new when a ship arrives on the island and we get Richard and Lilli having to deal with civilization and the possibility of whether to return to San Francisco or not. It provides a bit of variation but for the most 'Return to the Blue Lagoon' is just a remake of 'The Blue Lagoon'.Īnd this sense of being a remake continues when we get to Richard and Lilli as young teens alone and having to deal with puberty, raging hormones and getting stroppy with each other. What we do get this time is Sarah who tries to teach them the way of the world, pre-warning Lilli about monthly periods, speaking to them both about marriage and when she falls sick tells them what to do when she dies. We see them hunt for food, become wary of the tribal visitors, swim and in the case of Richard and Lilli start to grow from young children to eventually teens. So whilst we have this different opening the end result is we are back on the island with one adult and two young children and what follows is basically a remake of the first movie. To cut a long story short the boat they are on has cholera, Sarah, Lilli and Richard end up in a row boat and miraculously floating back to the island from which Richard came. We are also introduced to Sarah Hargrave and her daughter Lilli who just happen to be travelling on the ship. But in this case Richard and Emmeline are dead and as the only word that young Paddy can say is Richard the small boy gets that name. 'Return to the Blue Lagoon' picks up sort of where 'The Blue Lagoon' ends as the boat containing Richard, Emmeline and their baby Paddy is picked up. It just doesn't really work and lacks the magic of the original although then the one major change does sort of work. But what that means is that 'Return to the Blue Lagoon' ends up 70% remake and just 30% embellishment with new young stars Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause for young audiences to watch frolic around half naked. I can sort of see why after 11 years they decided to make a sequel to ' The Blue Lagoon', partly to give a new generation that same magical feeling and partly to elaborate on the story.

Cast of the return to the blue lagoon