Review of The Island (1980) by Bee F — 03 Jul 2007

Soylent Green is still made of people! They didn't change the recipe like they said they would!

This review of The Island (1980) was written by Bee F on 03 Jul 2007.

The Island has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Lourdh R (121) on 28 Sep 2008

I need see this again real bad please be on dvd…

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By Chris . (443) on 27 Jun 2009

Incredibly fun modern-day Pirate flick. Nice gore, too…

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By Brian H (1,202) on 14 Oct 2008

Saw this movie in my youth, a bit scary but better than treasure island! Oh, man... this was a really entertaining movie…

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By Todd J (87) on 03 Jan 2008

The Island: Investigative reporting is always so much more fun when there are pirates involved…

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By Eric S (1,351) on 25 May 2009

I haven't seen this film since I was a kid, and it holds up quite well…

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By Charles P (1,784) on 19 Aug 2013

Book was way better. Read this story, don't watch it…

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By John G (1,212) on 27 Jul 2012

Amazing film I saw this in Dallas Tx at a drive inn theatre with my Dad 32years ago .Good times…

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By Dv8Ntnt A (1) on 07 Aug 2007

I read online, that this film was criticized heavily for being unrealistic, silly and boring…

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By Karla K (39) on 06 Jul 2007

If you like gore then this a good movie to see. I thought it was OK, well at least for me it was…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 17 Jan 2013

The biggest flaw is that the pirates aren't particularly frightening or imposing, instead coming off as Peter Pan's Lost Boys all grown up…

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