Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Uriah43 After murdering a guard at an outpost somewhere in the Pacific, a man by the name of "Lee Johnston" (Don Durant) and his innocent brother, "Chris Johnston" (Bill Cord) make the decision to escape by boat to another location where they can hide out. Along the way, a hurricane hits and their boat sinks. As luck would have it they are rescued by some female pearl divers and brought ashore to a nearby island. While there they are treated hospitably and told that a police boat will come by to pick them up in about 10 days. Needless to say, they don't like the sound of that and make plans to leave before it arrives. At any rate, for a low-budget production the director (Roger Corman) did a pretty good job of taking advantage of the scant resources at his disposal. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to pull this movie into average territory. For example, the tropical scenery was beautiful but the black and white film failed to do it justice. Likewise, some of the scenes involving the sharks looked like they came from a National Geographic film which were simply reused for special effects. In any case, the movie ended up being somewhat sluggish and for that reason I rate it as below average.

drystyx What will stick out most in this low budget affair is that it truly is low budget. You can tell not much is spent in this story of a prison escape of two men, aided by the brother of one, to meet with a hurricane, and get stranded on an island of beautiful women who fish for pearls in shark infested waters.But Corman does a good job of keeping things fresh. This is a "cheese" film, make no mistake, and was meant to showcase a pair of hunks and a few gorgeous gals.You can tell no money is wasted. But we don't mind that we don't see a ship torn apart by a hurricane. Only the most hopeless of dorks would complain about the lack of special effects, so long as the story is told.There could have been more organization, however. The credits I saw on utube don't even begin to match the names of the characters. If you look at the credits while watching the movie, you'll go "Huh?".And the bad brother is a bit cliché in his consistent evil doings. May as well let him muse over taking over the world with James Bond as a nemesis.Still, the ending is totally unpredictable, particularly for Corman, and particularly for modern audiences. One has to be fairly impressed that Corman can at least keep from giving us a cliché to end this one.

Scarecrow-88 Two American brothers find themselves on an island(inhabited only by women, woot!)encountering trouble from the female tribal leader whose suspicious nature, in regards to a god she serves, creates tension and fear among the people. Chris(Bill Cord) is a polite, well mannered man who attempts to keep his greedy no-good brother Lee(Don Durant) out of trouble, falling in love with Mahia(Lisa Montell), the girl who rescued him from being shark food. Mahia is forbidden to associate with Chris, but her burgeoning love for him causes angst and anxiety, and soon they will have no choice but to leave the island as tribal leader Pua(Jeanne Gerson) has signaled for the police. Lee is responsible for the senseless murder of a security guard, killed during a gun smuggling operation which went sour. Lee is dependent on his big brother to help find him sanctuary from the authorities out to catch him. Lee, feeling pressure regarding their limited time before a ship would be in the area, needs to find a means off the island. There are far worse things than watching cute island girls Hawaiin dancing, but it doesn't exactly move the plot along..it almost feels like Corman, the epitome of "prolific", is more dedicated to presenting the Hawaiin location as a travelogue for tourism than the story itself. Eventually, though, the story picks up as Chris and Mahia's love is tested by both sides, his brother and her island family. When Lee steals pearls and kills one of the island guards, this only adds to an already difficult situation..along with Pua who they kidnapped and Mihia, the two brothers had to stop off at the nearby reef in order to wait out until conditions on the water were better for travel. Pua isn't about to let them off that easy and Lee's antics sure don't help matters. Brother against brother and Mahia narrowly escaping Pua's attempts to sacrifice her to the sharks to appease their gods thanks to Chris, there's plenty of drama unfolding in Corman's little movie. Not one to let a setting(or set)go to waste, Corman had the uncanny ability to whip a story up around any location. Attractive cast and lush environs, Corman utilizes beauty well, taking advantage of what is provided him. Some striking underwater photography as Mahia is shown saving the two hunks from certain death, herself also rescued more than once by Chris. Sharks are established as quite the threat even though they are not the great whites we normally think about in a terror situation.

Red-Barracuda A film with this title should at least offer something, however, I have learned from experience that some of the worst films out there have some of the best titles. This is no exception.There is precious little to recommend really. There isn't really any She Gods, nor for that matter any sharks (unless you count the unfortunate dead two foot creature that they feature in this one). The basic plot involves two blokes who end up on a tropical island populated by a tribe of women. You don't really need to know much more than that because there is not much more than that to know. This is a very uneventful movie that seems endless despite being just over an hour long (it's one saving grace). Actually, there's one other good thing about this - the most obvious visible boom-mic shot I have ever seen; seriously, it almost takes someone's head off.If you absolutely must watch a trashy women-on-a-tropical-island movie then try The Wild Women of Wongo. It's a far more entertaining experience than this.