I still remember my first trip to another country when i was just 12 years old. My grandparents Ingvar and Elsa took me to San Augustin, Gran Canaria in January of 1990. At that time i have only seen my neighbor countries Norway and Denmark, so to come to a tropical island like this and witness banana trees, orange trees, palm trees everywhere, it was definetely something else. I fell in love with so many things, such as the white beaches to the simple restaurants. People were friendly and i even loved the small villages with the old houses. Back then we didn´t have internet so i can look back now and appreciate how people gathered to spend time together, no matter if you were a tourist or a citizen living there. At the pool i layed listening to my Sony Walkman cassette player, and one of the songs i remember was from the British band Curiousity Killed The Cat and their song Name And Number. There was one favourite restaurant called Loopy´s, and especially their amazing garlic bread. I have never tasted any garlic bread as good as they served at Loopy´s so i actually went back there just to have that. I remember we went to different locations with a bus company and witnessed some beautiful locations, but the roads were so small so the bus driver had to be on the lookout for cars passing by. This first trip to a troical location inspired me to travel in the future, and so i did and have been to 18 countries so far. Most of these countries are not tropical, but if i had to pick one of the most beautiful vacations i have been to so far it is definetely Thailand. Some of the amazing islands in Thailand are just incredible beautiful, and the ocean water is so clear. I would have easily stayed longer there if i could, but i hope to travel back at some point. Speaking of tropical islands, there are quite a lot of films where we find ourselves on a tropical island. Some of you might think about the Robert Zemeckis film Cast Away with Tom Hanks ( definetely worth watching ), and there are other great titles as well. But i decided to talk about one film not many of you might remember called Survival Island ( also known as Three in the UK ) from director Stewart Raffill. This film tells the story of a group of people on a luxary boat where a fire suddenly appear. The fire spreads too fast and everyone is forced to go in a survival boat. Only a few survivors make it to the shore of a tropical island, not knowing where they are or if they will meet any other people. Survival Island is in one way a simple thriller, but interesting from a survical perspective. What do you do to survive, how far are you willing to go? Interesting to see actor Billy Zane ( Titanic, Sniper, Dead Calm ) here as what seems to be a douchebag as the character Jack. If you love thrillers and tropical locations combined, i think Survival Island could be something worth checking out on DVD. If i mention the names Sonny Mahal and Michael Mahal, i would not be surprised if you are familiar of the films they have produced in the past. I have seen several of the films they have worked on and enjoyed every single one for different reasons, especially Night Of The Tommyknockers. I was given the honor to see their latest produced film called Bermuda Island, a film that looked exactly like a film in my taste. Is this one of the better horror films to see this year, or is Bermuda Island not as fun as i was hoping it would be?
A plane full of passangers on their way to a tropical paradise crash in the ocean during a storm. A lot of survivors manage to swim to an island, not knowing where they are or if anyone will find them. As they try to find ways to survive, they will soon find out that they are not alone on this island.
You could actually say that this is the monster version of Tom Hank´s classic Cast Away, but with a lot more people who survives a plane crash. The story of Bermuda Island is a simple setup that does not need to be complicated, since this is a film that is clearly inspired by tropical zombie classics such as Lucio Fulci´s 1979 zombie film Zombie Flesh Eaters, but includes demonic creatures instead of zombies. Let´s get into some of the positive details that i appreciate about Bermuda Island. First of all to hear such a big cast work together to survive means we get a lot of different characters. Being on an island together not knowing if you will be found by anyone, this means that the characters has to work together. I would say that for the most part the cast have a good chemistry while they try to adjust to reality. How do you arrange food supply? Do you search the island for useful material to build a home ? The cinematography by Michael Su looks great to the beautiful tropical locations. It really feels like they knew what look this film needed to make it a fun throwback to monster films of the past. The biggest highlight of Bermuda Island is definetely when the monsters begin to attack. They look like a combination of Rob Zombie on a bad hair day who have been demon possessed after seeing a Smokie concert. The practical effects is of course really appreciated in a film like this, since i love to see lots of blood and bodies being ripped open. Even if there are several great characters in this film, my absolute favourite character in Bermuda Island is wonderful actress Sara French who plays the character Carolyn. I don´t know what it is about Sara that makes her screen presence so enjoyable, maybe it is a combination of her acting and personality that matches so well. Actor Wesley Cannon as the character FBI Agent Victor Sweden ( the best FBI name i have ever heard in a film, i love it ) is really cocky and does not takes shit from anyone. Wesley manage to make his character stand out from the crowd with his loud mouth and rough attitude. Anything negative to say about Bermuda Island? If i wanted to find flaws i could probably do that, but i enjoyed this film for what it is, and that is the monster version of Cast Away that we all have been waiting for. Director Adam Werth deliver a film that will definetely please fans of monster horror classics. Bermuda Island is like a buffé at your favourite restaurant, you can find a lot of delicate pieces to be pleased about. Definetely worth checking out if you appreciate this genre and tropical locations as well.
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