Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Cheese Hoven This film has very little to recommend it. Its basic premise, a potential German invasion of Britain in the early twentieth century, may have been electrifyingly relevant at the time of the original novel's publication, but is somewhat dated now. What little action there is is of Boy's Own variety: the heroes turn up just in time to overhear the spies divulge their secret plans in a "rhubarb rhubarb, invasion, rhubarb rhubarb, weapons, rhubarb, England," sort of way.Apart from that, the script and cinematography are not great. The script is rather clunky, even beyond its source matter, and seeks to over-explain what's happening. For instance, when the crew walks out on deck one will say "its foggy again" even though the fog is obvious. The occasional voice-over narration (by Michael York)adds little to the story but rather detracts from it. Seeking to explain in words what we should be seeing on screen is antithetical to cinema, and is particularly irritating when the end is told rather than shown to us.Much of this narration seems to be caused by budgetary restraints rather than artistic choice. Certainly a lack of money, especially during the very few action scenes, makes them even more underwhelming than they might have been. The crashes between boats (which is most of the 'action') looks as exciting as seeing two toy boats have a slight hit on a puddle.The film in general has the look and feel of a 70s TV movie. Nice enough to watch, but certainly no classic. The theme music, however, is rather good and deserved a better movie.

gopower_12 I love the movie.Michael York and Jenny Agutter team up one more time in "Logan's Run", another great movie.Have been looking for a replacement copy for a long, long time.For those looking for a video source, go to: amazon.co.uk They have both PAL (region 2) and NTSC (U.S., region 1) discs available, reasonably priced.We have been looking some other movies, and I found amazon.co.uk to be a great source for movies. However, most DVDs are in PAL format. We found a source for region free players, as low as $45.00, and are happy campers.Larry

Tweekums I first saw this film in the cinema as a child and finally saw it for a second time on DVD today. This is an unusual espionage thriller in that there are no explosions, high speed chases or even shoot outs. It does however have great atmosphere and a sense of claustrophobia as our heroes navigate the through sandbanks near Germany's islands in the North Sea in heavy fog.Arthur Davies is an English yachtsman sailing around the Frisian islands hoping to updated the antiquated Admiralty charts. Here he meets a suspicious German, Herr Dollmann, and his delightful daughter Clara. Dollmann invites Davies to come to Hamburg with him but when the weather turns bad he tries to run Davies onto the sands. Thinking something odd is going on Davies invites his friend Charles Carruthers to join him so that he can investigate what is going on. Initially they think that Germany may be secretly constructing navel defences amongst the islands however they discover there is something far more sinister being planned.Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale perform well as the two Edwardian Englishmen and Jenny Agutter is delightful as Clara although her second billing would suggest a larger part than she in fact had. Don't let the lack of dramatic action put you off, it is still a gripping story and the U certificate means that it is suitable for all ages.

bobprell The people who commented obviously loved it so much. So did I. No movie can be perfect, and anything with a strong nautical theme is very, very hard to get looking right. Look at all the pirate movies where it is obvious that a period ship, recreated at huge expense, has its sails hanging slack and is being propelled through the water by engines. There was a Columbus movie not long back where the bottom edge of a sail was flapping round his face while he said something deep and meaningful.RofS is one of the few films that manage to sustain realistic nautical action and atmosphere right through. My only very minor quibble was that in the scene below decks where Clara puts on the kettle, there is far too much space above her head. But that could not detract from the "awkward English chap" conversation Arthur has with her.Of course anything with Jenny Agutter in it is a good movie, but with Jenny and sailing boats as well, this is one to love.