One of the worst movies of the 80's
*SPOILERS*SPOILERS*SPOILERS*SPOILERS I often wonder why a good actor sometimes ends in complete crap ? Do they don't understand the screenplay they are reading or was the money so good ? Either way , somehow Michael Caine ("Get Carter") appears in "The Island" – a movie which deserves to be among movies like "Howard the Duck" as one of the worst movies from 80's. It's so bad that head hurts. I can appreciate a movie "so bad , it's good" , but this is not one of those movies.The movie left me completely confused what I was watching. It starts like a horror , then it turns into family comedy about father and son getting to know each other and then it becomes… an adventure drama ? I don't want to spoil "fun" for other viewers. You should see it for yourself. I honestly don't know for who the movie is aimed for. It's too cheesy , dumb and boring for adults , while it's too serious and done in bad taste for children. Was it supposed to be horror or family entertainment ? I don't know.
The are many WTF moments here. Why a woman has her whole face covered in mud for no good reason ? Why there is a happy music (composed by Ennio Morricone (!)) while villains are brutally killing innocent people ? Why the son of main hero becomes really bad , then good again without any psychological believability ? There are many moments that were supposed to be dark yet ended unintentionally laughable (the rape) and there are plenty of moments of disturbing violence ( the medusa scene , the carnage at the ship).
Even Michael Caine is odd in this movie. First he acts like a total nerd , but then he transforms into brooding avenger. It doesn't exactly makes sense , but who could blame him when you're watching this one big mess.
I've did my best to forget about this nightmare. It's definitely awful movie in an interesting way , but you shouldn't waste your mental health to see it. I give it 1/10.
score 1/10
Maziun 23 February 2014
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw2966620/35619
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