The Island 1980 - 3 stars out of 5 stars

Let me first state there are a few films with this name but they are not this story.No,what we really need here is a remake,strange but true.I hated the"pirates"in this film.they just weren't believable.I did believe the premise that there could be a band of lost and misdirected soles still living that life and even encouraged by a bad old doctor who cynically studies them.That is the basic premise.I also could buy that these pirates could capture and kill a coast guard vessel as well as many unfortunate boaters.That is the horror and sort of sci-fi,after all they are as stuck in time,action adventure film this is.However the bad ,at least for me,portrayal of these pirates hurts the film along with being very dated.Thus  2 stars off.However it might be one of Michael Caine's best roles.So this 1980 release that runs 109 minutes is one possible explanation of the Bermuda triangle,maybe,but a different sort of scary film that does beg"REMAKE ME".Trailer URL follows the picture and a IMDB summary below.

 David Warner leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation out in the Caribbean. Michael Caine is a reporter who goes out there with his son to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats. He runs across Warner and his band of raiders and they decide to induct them into their tribe. Written by Humberto Amador

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi790472473/