The Island 4K 1980 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

Reporter Blair Maynard begs his editor to send him to the waters off Florida, where ships have been mysteriously disappearing. But who would have thought that a routine journalistic investigation would lead to the most sensational discovery of the century?! It turns out that the cause of the yachts’ terrifying disappearances isn’t the infamous Bermuda Triangle, but… real pirates! The Caribbean has always been a famous “pirate stronghold,” but it was simply impossible to imagine that somewhere in the boundless expanse of the sea there lived a community of pirates who had no idea that it was the twentieth century! But, unfortunately, this turned out to be an incredible truth. The journalist’s boat was “boarded,” and its passengers—Blair and his son Justin—became the prey of seventeenth-century buccaneers! Now let’s see: will a newspaperman, pampered by civilization, be able to stand up to these ferocious pirates?!

Review 4K Movie

Michael Caine plays a reporter who runs afoul of modern day pirates when investigating a rash of ship disappearances in the Caribbean. His son tags along with him and the pirates attempt to make him one of them. This film came with high commercial hopes since it's an adaptation of a Peter Benchley novel, but it tanked, mostly because it's not a very good film. The biggest problem is the pirates who largely come off as more goofy than threatening. A lot of great actors, lead by David Warner, fail to menace Caine convincingly or do much of anything interesting. Michael Ritchie is a really odd choice to direct this, and I'm sure some of the bizarrely unsuccessful tone can be credited to this choice.