The Island [Blu-ray/DVD Combo]
Shout! Factory

January 6th, 2013

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Rating: 3.4 / 5.0 (39 votes)

Released: 2012-12-11
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The Island [Blu-ray/DVD Combo] by Shout! Factory

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Director Michael Ritchie	Studio Shout! Factory	Runtime 109	Rated R (Restricted)	Binding Blu-ray

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Michael Caine stars as Blair Maynard, an investigative writer who takes on one of the most baffling mysteries: the disappearance of boats and their passengers in the Caribbean. During his investigation, he and his son are captured by raiding pirates, led by David Warner (Time After Time). When his son is converted to the pirates’ barbarian ways and turns against him, Blair must come to his rescue in this action-packed thriller written by Peter Benchley (Jaws).

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Michael Caine
David Warner
Angela Punch McGregor

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Editorial Review

Peter Benchley followed his massively successful novel Jaws with another commercial success–but of an infinitely sillier nature. And the movie, directed by Michael Ritchie, isn't much better. Michael Caine stars as a New York reporter who is following a hot lead about the Bermuda Triangle–and gets his story, if he can only live long enough to report it. Because, in fact, there's nothing supernatural going on–just the descendants of 18th- and 19th-century pirates living on an uncharted island. And, naturally, they're able to wreak havoc with modern sailors because they have the element of surprise on their side–not to mention the willingness to perform unspeakable acts of violence. This is less Hollywood product than byproduct. –Marshall Fine