Interesteg What makes it different from others?

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Michael_Elliott Island of Death (1978) ** (out of 4) Christpher (Robert Behling) and Celia (Jane Lyle) arrive on a small Greek Island where their lust for rape and violence soon terrorizes the entire community.Nico Mastorakis' ISLAND OF DEATH is one of those notorious films that you often read about yet no matter what you read it really can't prepare you for the madness that you're walking into. This film was obviously trying to be another Texas CHAIN SAW MASSACRE and I'd also think that something like THE WICKER MAN had an influence. Does the film live up to its notorious reputation? You bet it does and I'd argue it's even crazier than its reputation. Is the film any good? Umm...not really.If you're a fan of the ultra bizarre then there's no question that you'll want to watch this but at the same time there are all sorts of problems with it. For starters, this here clocks in at 106-minutes, which is at least twenty-minutes too long. The pacing is incredibly slow throughout but the biggest issue is the fact that there's really not much of a story. The entire film is just a set-up for one shock after another and the lack of any real story helps it drag at times. In fact, all of these people are being raped and butchered yet no one on this small island starts to get concerned.As I said, there's a lot to recommend here and especially if you're a fan of exploitation. I lost count of how many rape scenes there were. You had straight rape. Gay rape. Lesbian rape. Hippie rape. Hell, there was even goat rape! You've got a wide range of bizarre killings with plenty of blood flowing. Obviously there's a ton of nudity scattered throughout the film as well. It really did seem that Nico Mastorakis just wanted to shock viewers by throwing one bizarre scene out there after another and on that level the film is a success.ISLAND OF DEATH is certainly a nutty little film that has several good things but also plenty of bad things. I would add that I enjoyed both Behling and Lyle in their roles.

Neil Welch English couple Celia and Chris travel to a picturesque Greek island to spend their holiday killing perverts (of which, fortunately, there are vast numbers on this island - you know the type of perverts I mean - homosexuals, lesbians, rapists, hippies, drug addicts, middle aged women...) It seems to have slipped Celia's and Chris' notice that they themselves are far worse perverts than their victims, what with their vaguely incestuous relationship (they are brother and sister), Chris having sex with goats, urinating on people - oh, and killing people.This sleazy little exploitation movie is very much a product of its "video nasty" era. It is professionally put together, nicely photographed, with attractive and sunny scenery, and an attractive leading lady who frequently sheds her clothes (collar and cuffs don't match, by the way). Unfortunately she, along with everyone else in the film, can't act to save her life, and the meretricious content of the film doesn't have the saving grace of a moral, a decent payoff, or even any sense. It is perhaps worth watching as a kind of twisted travelogue, or even just to experience it but, make no mistake, it is not a very good film. Not even if you savour bad films.

Leonard Smalls: The Lone Biker of the Apocalypse "Island of Death" is one of those rare gems like Joe D'Amato's "Buio Omega" that manages to be horrifyingly disgusting, graphic, absurd and also entertaining.The plot is simple enough: a couple is vacationing on a Greek island and starts murdering and torturing the citizens for some unknown reason. They are just plain psychos I suppose. We see the movie from their perspective and you cannot become too attached to any characters.The ending is priceless and makes the whole movie come together in a neat little package.I absolutely loved it. This director had some you know whats. My only complaint was there could have been a little bit more gore to push this one into ten star range. Overall though- Wow!!! A must see for exploitation, Italian horror and gore fans.9 out of 10, kids.

paulgeaf I better start this by saying that I am no expert when it comes to the sleaze or exploitation movie genre. I didn't realise there was a specific genre for exploitation until recently but I suppose there would have to be...it's obvious, just me being an idiot. This film, taken on it's own merits with no preconceptions about anything and only the knowledge that it was about a young couple who kill people on a peaceful island, was just what I was looking for. Something a bit like the old Lucio Fulci films I used to love when I was younger. Well this wasn't quite like those. Or it was, but only the ones that were complete trash like the Black Cat Fulci film that is a turkey...like this! I don't want to spoil it for you so I won't be giving any details away but let me just sum up the movie: The acting is painfully baaaad. I know there are a million B-Movies and especially horrors that have acting just like this so I suppose you can expect it and may overlook it. Then to the plot. What plot? Then on to the dialogue. The dialogue?? Is there an actual worked out script or were they told to not say much and if anything came into their heads then just to mutter it and try and look convincing? The dialogue is poor.There are a couple of scenes that trouble people it seems from reading the boards here; The 'goat sex' scene. The guy does apparently have it away with a goat but I can confirm to you that you do not see this happening and it is not happening for real (at least that is what I believe!). At least the film makers had the sense to use the Hitchcock idea that 'Suggestion is more potent than graphic display' -of certain shocking scenes in film. You still see him...his face..but try not to get too excited! Then he kills the goat by slitting it's throat. Again here the makers spare us the graphic details but what we see is a goat alive, a goat dead, with tomato sauce all over it. There is sex in the movie and the whole movie revolves around jealousy and to a certain extent, sex. Although most men will appreciate the beauty of the various topless shots in this film, overall it fails to be sexy. I don't think it aims to be sexy ALL OF THE TIME but I do think the director wanted to make you like what they were doing in order to shock you later. It failed miserably. When this movie is over you will return here and agree with what I just told you. You will also wish you had gone and watched something else like a good Lucio Fulci movie or something of the B-Movie genre that really grabs you! 2/10