Survival Island
Survival Island
R | 14 June 2002 (USA)
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Teens trapped on an island are haunted by a demon hidden inside...a pinata.

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Laikals

The greatest movie ever made..!

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Huievest

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

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Sameer Callahan

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

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wamwatcher

An earlier reviewer recommended this "only if you're high." Nope, didn't help. I love bad movies but this has NOTHING to recommend it other than Jaime Pressley in a bikini (And not long enough). And even this Jaime Pressley junkie had to hold his nose for most of this. Garrett Wang ever work again? (Or want to after this?) Actually, I checked. This was his first work after Star Trek Voyager & looks like his career has gone downhill sinceThe title gives away the monster & I don't think I could give up any other spoilers BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING YOU WON'T SEE COMING!IMDb Trivia: Jaime Pressly hated the movie. 'Nuff Said.....

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GL84

Heading to a small, abandoned island for a traditional game, two groups of college students unwittingly summon a cursed, demonic piñata that begins a rampage of terror on the groups, forcing them to band together to stop it.An enjoyably cheesy affair, this one has some rather good parts to it that goes along rather well with its few intentionally creepy moments. The opening history of the being is pure cheese, as are the CGI-heavy sequences of it morphing into various designs and body types, which are just so goofy and clumsy that it's impossible not to be somewhat entertained at what's presented during these scenes. There's also the film's rather convoluted back-story for the participants of the expedition, who are given way more than is necessary for these kinds of films and don't really need one considering what's happening during the horror scenes, which are quite fun and kinetic. The piñata eye-view of the scenes adds some excitement, the stalking is great as the island paradise location is supposedly abandoned and that allows for the kills to come off infinitely better than expected. A cheese-fest through-and-through, but still entertaining.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Brief Nudity and drug use

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blondehrtbreakr

I found this movie by mistake, while browsing at a used DVD store. I was looking for the movie, 'Survival Island' with Billy Zane and Kelly Brook. When I noticed that this film had Jaime Pressly in it (one of my faves), I bought it. I sure would like my $5 back. I cannot even BELIEVE that they allowed this garbage to be produced. The "monster" goes in between a man in a plastic suit, and a video-game "flash". Yes, you heard that right. It "flashes" to a screenshot of a video game monster, chasing them...I could make a murder look more realistic. The "blood" is so orange/red/fake-looking.....DO NOT EVER, under any circumstances, buy or rent this film. You will regret it, and you will be back here where I am, writing about how horrid it is. And this is coming from a die-hard "B" movie fan! I usually dig the "B", "campy" films...but this isn't even in that category. It's not "so-bad-it's-good"...it's just SO BAD.I am still confused as to why Ms. Pressly would agree to such a low-budget mess.

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MartinHafer

This film is one of the last I was able to get a hold of in order to see as many of IMDb's Bottom 100 films--the 100 movies with at least 1500 reviews that are the lowest rated. Most of the films on the list truly are horrible, but a few seem to have been unjustly rated. Is this film truly horrible enough to be on this infamous list? -- The movie starts with a prologue about some pre-Columbian natives creating a clay statue and magically transforming all the evil into it and sending it away to stop the plague. The scene switches to the present and you see a group of really, really worthless fraternity and sorority member heading to a hedonistic time on an island--which, surprise, surprise, is where the statue currently resides. Considering that these spoiled brats seem to spend all their time drinking, screaming, showing off their butts and acting boorish, I must assume the film is going to be a comedy. It certainly would not be a horror film to see these jerks die!Later, when some of the idiots discover the statue, they do what you'd expect anyone to do when they discover an ancient artifact--they smash it to see what's inside!! As I said, these idiots really, really needed to die! What follows, however, does look much more like a comedy, as the statue comes to life and a clay guy starts running amok!! It smashes people to death and blood goes a flyin'--making it a slasher movie but without the knives. In every possible way, it's exactly what you'd expect.So is it bad enough to make the list? Well, yes...but MOST slasher films should make the list, if you ask me! This one does manage to be even dumber, however, given the whole piñata angle. Plus, explosions when there really shouldn't be any as well as a dumb CGI villain make this a really bad example of a really dumb genre. Still, dumb young adults being slaughtered--this isn't exactly an idea that we haven't seen before or will probably see much more of in the future--as there are LOTS of fools who flock to theaters to see this mindless crap. This doesn't say much about the human race, does it?!By the way, why is Garrett Wang in this film? He's 34 years-old and way too young to be hanging with these morons. I guess life after "Star Trek: Voyager" isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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