Mix fra fantasy-horror and action comedytonight on first TV on Rai 4 it airs at 9.20pm Fantasy Island. Remake of the famous one TV series Fantasyland which aired in the early Eighties on Canale 5. Made by Blumhouse – the production company of Jordan Peele’s films -, the film is a gripping adventure where fun mixes with the macabre and action. Thanks also to a great castled by Lucy Halethe actress who moved on from the teen series pretty Little Liars to hard and pure horror.
Fantasy Islandthe plot of the film on Rai 4
The influencer Melanie (Lucy Hale), the ex-cop Patrick (Austin Stowell), the businesswoman Gwen (Maggie Q) and brothers JD and Brax (Jimmy O. Yang and Ryan Hansen) they winthanks to a television contest, a stay on Fantasy Island, an island with a mysterious location where every fantasy can become reality. Or at least that’s what the claim created by says manager Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña).
To welcome them in this dream place is Roarke himself who, after an interview, promises to realize all the fantasies that are asked of him by new arrivals. As, JD and Brax start their rich vacationPatrick becomes an army soldier, Melanie decides to get revenge on Sloane (Portia Doubleday), who bullied her in high school, and Gwen reconciles with ex-boyfriend Alan (Robbie Jones). Very soon thoughand several fantasies show strange side effects that in a short time they turn the dream into a horror nightmare and bloody.
In fact, the protagonists discover thanks to Damon (Michael Rooker), a private investigatorThat the fantasies are created by the water of the spring that flows from the “heart” of the island. Too bad that, as he finally reveals Mr. Roarke, the truth is that each of the guests is part of the fantasy of a person who is there imagine barbarically killed. Start like this a fight for survival at the last breath.
The horror remake of the TV series Fantasyland
Aired between 1977 and 1984 – on Canale 5 since 1980 – the TV series Fantalisandia was one of Aaron Spelling’s many television hitsthe legendary producer of cult titles such as Dynasty, Charlie’s Angels And Beverly Hills 90210. Halfway between Love Boat And On the edge of realitythe TV series starring Ricardo Montalbán told the story romantic stories peppered with some supernatural elementsmixing (in an almost pioneering way) very different genres.
It is therefore not surprising that the Blumhouse – the horror production company of Run away – Get Out And Megan – opted for a reboot of the show accentuating its supernatural themesa bit in style Lostbut leading to pure horror. Fantasy Island Indeed amazes for the “unbridled” use of so many different genresblended and blended together almost with contempt for (narrative) danger.
The idyllic ones Fiji Islands – where the film was shot – are therefore the theater of a pastiche Where low-cut comedy, war genre, intimacy and blood by the litre (albeit contained to avoid censorship) they coexist with amiable madness. With a well-mixed cast, the film has everything the characteristics of an honest b-movie which director Jeff Wadlow constructs as a nightmare “in rooms”. In short, as if the spectator found himself inside a escape rooms.
Maggie Q in a scene from “Fantasy Island”. (BlumHouse Productions)
Lucy Hale, from pretty Little Liars horror starlet
Born in 1989, Lucy Hale achieved international success in 2010after a bit of apprenticeship, thanks to the role of Aria Montgomery in pretty Little Liars. Series based on the book series of the same name by Sara Shepard and which tells the story the story of four teenagers whose lives are constantly threatened by an “anonymous” blackmailer.
On air for seven seasons, pretty Little Liars was a small television phenomenon and Lucy has become Millennials’ favorite actress, the quintessential face of the American teenager. Also singer and musician, after the end of PLLLucy has conquered one role after anotheralternating successful horror as Scream 4 And Truth or Daresentimental comedies and busy filmsthe last one touching The color of freedom.
Last January, with huge surprise of her fans, Lucy said she was finally managed to win her battle with alcoholism. In fact, during a podcast, the actress He confessed for the first time that he began drinking heavily at just 14 years old and that I was never able to stop until a few months ago.
«I clung to the belief that the real Lucy was the one who came out when I was drunk» he confided through tears. “I have been a textbook drinkerof those who fainted and remembered nothing of what had happened before. A scary thing but today I’m out of it».
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