Here’s an OLD post I was reminded of the other day by FILM NERD BLOG – I liked this movie and thought I’d give it a re-visit!
WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH
I totally wasn’t expecting this to be this good. I got this from Netflix and when I put it in the first thing I noticed was that the sound was pitiful. It was piercingly loud at one second – so much that I had to turn the volume down to one (no lie) and then the couple would start talking and I had to rewind it and turn it up to fifteen O_o. This also starts off on a crowded beach and in a crowded hotel and out on the crowded streets and all of the extras are screaming and yelling about something or other – you know what I mean, right? Anyway, it eventually toned down in part when the couple got to the island and it was still a little bothersome when the wife started to do a bunch of super high pitched screeching, but this story and everything else was really good. I mean that.
I’m a type of guy who tries to take it easy and not let things get to me ~ problems have solutions and we’re smart and we can figure it out one way or another. With that said, we all have things that do get to us or bother us and one thing that creeps me out are groups of little kids. Or when people stare at me. Or when groups of little kids stare at me. How often do you encounter that you fucker? You ask. A lot. behind the building where I work is an all grades school (K-12 here in the U.S.) and it never fails that when I am driving home from work those damn kids of various ages and sexes are out doing some sort of intra-mural sports and they all stare at me as I drive by. I know I’m a hot piece of ass and all o_o but c’mon. I know those little fuckers are plotting to kill me just like the bastards in this thing.
But, enough about me. Two British people – one very pregnant (the female) are off on Holiday somewhere that’s not Britain and it’s really crowded and noisy everywhere they turn. The male and his moustache decide they should go off to this secluded island for some peace and quiet – so they charter a vessel and do just that! Yippee!! On the island they find the thing deserted with only a couple of kids idling around. The male – let’s go ahead and call him by his god given character name “Tom” goes off to check around while the female “Evelyn” sits down in some sort of bar to have a lemonade. While she’s waiting around and Tom is off visibly sweating all over the place, a young girl comes in and rubs on Evelyn’s pregnant stomach and then runs off through the beaded entryway.
Eventually, Sweaty Tom returns and she tells him about the event and they head outside into the heat to do some more looking around. “Look! There’s an old man!” Evelyn exclaims and they shade their eyes to peer down the street. Sure enough, there he is! And there’s a little girl! And then she beats him to death with his cane!! WTF?? Things aren’t looking good here, Brits. My advice – leave this place right now, you dumb fuckers. But they don’t – instead Tom runs down the lane and spies through a door and sees a bunch of kids doing the whole human pinata thing with a sickle instead of a stick and this is where this movie starts to get really good.
If I go any further into this I would probably have to give things away and I don’t want to do that because, if you haven’t seen this and you take a chance, you’re going to be surprised by how things go in the second half of this. Personally, I thought this was really creative – especially for 1976 – and contained a bunch of WOOOOAH moments for me and I rarely get those. Even if you’re not into 70s-ness – this is totally worth a watch.
On a slightly more modern note, I cried long enough and finally got added to Emma’s list of the laziest people in film!! Please check that out HERE and look at the beautiful poster she made for me!!!
Ooh. I wrote about this one just the other month. I was pretty blown away by it too. It’s pretty creepy.
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I know! I remember reading your piece and writing it down to queue it up and then when I got home I must have been on the same page with you because it was in my mailbox… gooooooood movie. That last scene on that boat where he’s fighting off all those kids was something else…
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I think I’ve heard of this! Sounds pretty good. 🙂
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It is! Our friend at RECORDS MAKE GREAT PETS posted about it a month or so ago. He was also impressed : )
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That’s probably where I’ve heard of this. 🙂
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I’ve got to see this! Sounds like the episode ‘And the Children Shall Lead’ from the original Star Trek.
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It’s a good one and it is like that ep. Except bloody! And creepy!!
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I know this one was from Netflix but where do you find all these gems?
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LOL Beer and Netflix make a good combo. Honestly, I get all of my stuff from N.F. or iTunes or uVerse (my cable provider). Last week I found a BEAUTY on Hulu. Can’t wait to post it Friday.
Tomorrow is interview day. You up for an interview sometime? : )
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I would love to…:)
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SWEET!! Send you something soon : ) !
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looking forward to it.
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I hate it when I get stuck behind a school bus and the little brats are staring at me out the back window, waving and laughing and making stupid faces. I actually relish staring straight ahead and not reacting when that happens, because it drives the little monkeys nuts and makes them work harder to try to get negative attention.
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No kidding! Or when you go to a restaurant and you have to wait and some woman comes in with her nine kids and they all stare at you… shudders…
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I am so lucky I figured out where babies came from after the first one was born! I would hate to have to buy enough Cheerios and bubble gum for nine kids to grind into the carpet under the table at a restaurant.
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LOL!
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Great review, sounds super creepy.
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Its pretty trippy : )
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Dearest PSC,
Nice work! Kids DO seem to have some creepy fixation with you though…
Hope you are having an awesome day!
Love,
JJB
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Dearest IJB,
i know! What the fuck??
So far, so good!! Slept in!!
Love,
IPSC
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Dearest ISC,
SO jealous!!
Love,
JJB
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Dearest IJB,
: ) It rests.
Love,
ISC
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Dearest Pappy
There are few things scarier than little kids. Like why do they STARE so much?
Scared Kidney is scared
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Kidney!!!
I KNOW!!!!!
#fuckingcreepy
Pappy!
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#CRIED
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#comfortswarmly
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#grateful
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Great review. I’m so glad you liked this as much as me, I thought it was a genuinely amazing film.
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“one very pregnant (the female)” – thanks for the clarification! 😉
Hmm. This sounds, like, GOOD. Maybe. Umm. Laura liked this, which is a good sign. But YOU liked this as well. So… Um… Oh, I’m so conflicted!!!!!
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Ha! Thanks for the vote of confidence, it’s nice that you trust my judgement : )
It really is a good film, but VERY 70s and kind of creaky in places. BUT, did I say it’s really very good? Very original and shocking, I suppose kidicide is one of the last remaining taboos (and probably rightly so). Anyway, if you can get hold of a copy, it’s definitely worth a look.
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I might give it a try. I looove anything that’s very “70’s”. 🙂
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What about bloggers from the 70s??
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They’re my FAVORITE!
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WHOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!
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YOURE A CONFLICTED!!!
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Btw – kids don’t stare at me. I’m 5’5″. They stare at you because they think you’re a giant!!
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And I’m a ray of shining hope!!
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Kids are terrifying.
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Amen, lady! Amen.
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Eeeeeeeek. Creepy kids never fail to make a scary movie extra scary. Great job, buddy!!!
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Thank you, you Hooker!!!
Get this – the other day me and Mrs IPC went to eat lunch and after I ate my ribs, I went to wash my hands. When I was done drying them, I realized I had to take a leak and I turned around towards the urinals. In front of me was some little kid with his fucking pants down around his ankle pissing everywhere. AND he was staring at me….
#mortified
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LOL. Omg your life is a horror movie complete with CREEPY ASS KIDDIE CREEPERS!!!!
#terrifying
#miguelhasofferedtohuntdownthechild
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#itkindbeverytryingsometimes
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This sounds umm interesting. lol I don’t want to see any movies that feature people named sweaty Tom!
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Sweaty Tom!!!!
#sweaty
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Sounds very interesting… hopefully I can rent this at some point.
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Do it! Do it!
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Will do!
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