Purely Joyful Movie!
... View MoreThis is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
... View MoreStrong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
... View MoreActress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
... View MoreThis movie is unacceptable. If you were in it. You owe everyone who ever saw it a heartfelt apology. Jesus god this flick sucks
... View MorePlot holes so big you could run the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford through them, and enough of them to handle the rest of the CVN-78's support vessels... the most glaring of which is the Zippo that, despite being submerged in sea water for two days, still lights the cigarettes that spent the same two days underwater. Also, the whole voodoo priestess subplot was ancillary and a complete supererogation of pretense.Ill-conceived and poorly executed, this film's biggest problem was that there is too much time between the opening and closing credits. It was supposed to be a thriller, but it wasn't the least bit thrilling... except when the wife was behaving like the trophy she was (since she didn't display the least bit of intelligence, competence, or ability). None of the characters are the least bit likable, and the "plot" is absurdly predictable, so you find your attention wanders easily. Furthermore, none of the characters learn any lessons, so there is no growth from the shallow, superficial, self-absorbed snots that start the movie, and the shallow, superficial, self-absorbed snots who end it.Final analysis: Don't waste your time.
... View MoreKelly Brook oozes with stunning sexuality & over-the-top beauty... in a role suited only for the most raw, primal, kill-or-be-killed "Jane of the Jungle" type feminine icons, Kelly does not disappoint.A leisurely boat trip soon turns disastrous as a freak accident occurs on board and leaves the gorgeous wife (the amazing Kelly Brook), pompous husband (played by Billy Zane, whom excels at arrogance & jerkiness! ha-ha) and the crew & remaining guests floating aloft in a very remote string of islands where the chaos separates everyone & all parties are left to fend for themselves.The next morning, the couple find themselves washed up on the same shore and are reunited along with one surviving crew member. From then on, the two men at first try to work together but soon are competing to show who is the superior hunter/gatherer... and the gorgeous, feminine soul is almost immediately labeled fair game when the alpha males become opponents in a fight to the death. Not simply a fight for basic survival; but for the carnal passions of a luscious, youthful, fated Goddess - trapped in temporary dire straits.
... View MoreSurvival Island is a film that I happened to come upon on one of the cable movie channels a few months ago. After seeing only the second half the first time I caught it, it left me inquiring when it would be on again so that I could see it in it's entirety. It's a bit of a slow-going film with no real suspense until the middle and end of the movie. The characters in the film are very "life like" and have real talent compared to many of the films that I've seen under the same "ship wrecked on a deserted island" theme. The only character/actor that you will most notably recognize is Billy Zane(Titanic) whom I'm not a big fan of. The other actors are not to bad to look at at all. I'll admit to the fact that the "skin" scenes in the film kept me coming back. There are no gratuidous nude scenes. You'll see her nude from the waist up on more than two occasions and you will see his nude backside on two different occasions. Although they were few and far between, those scenes along with the beautiful beach and ocean scenery will satisfy those with a free night and nothing else to watch and/or do.
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