Terminal Island (1973) + Extras
Terminal Island (1973) + Extras
DVDRip | AVI | 720 x 384 | XviD @ 1857 Kbps | 87 min | 1,54 Gb + 550 Mb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 256 Kbps + Commentary track | Subs: None
Genre: Action, Thriller
DVDRip | AVI | 720 x 384 | XviD @ 1857 Kbps | 87 min | 1,54 Gb + 550 Mb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 256 Kbps + Commentary track | Subs: None
Genre: Action, Thriller
In the wake of a Supreme Court decision to outlaw the death penalty, California passes an initiative that designates San Bruno island as a dumping spot for first-degree murder convicts, free to do what they like except leave. The main camp of convicts is controlled by the tyrannical Bobby, who rules with an iron hand, and the women are used as sex slaves. A.J. and a group of more free-minded murderers have escaped and gone into hiding. When A.J. and his men liberate the women from Bobby's custody, tensions mount to an all-out confrontation for control of the island.
Minor drive-in classic concerns the replacement of capitol punishment with exile to a guarded island. Men and women alike must fend for themselves in this rugged terrain(which looks like paradise to me).
TERMINAL ISLAND takes full advantage of it's many opportunities to present titties and sexual situations. If, for some strange reason, that doesn't manage to hold your attention, there's equal portions of violent action for good measure…it's a more professionally appointed example of it's type, and should manage to please many folks outside the trash-cinemaphile radius.
A sleazy, cheesy champion of drive-in splendor.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Remember Escape From New York? Eight years previously, in 1973, Terminal Island did the exact same idea. Not nearly as well, but hey - being first count for something, too! TI is an exploitation film when being an exploitation film was cool. As such, it has certain shortcoming inherent to the genre, such as street talking tough black guy, the psychotic white chauvinist pig, and the heroic woman, overcoming oppression with sagacity and perserverence. I can live with those stereotypes, but I can't bear the background music leftover from a 1970's porn movie!
Marta Kristen finally gets to play the part of an action hero - quite a leap from the laid back Judy Robinson role she is best known for. She fights and blows things up and knows how to create gunpowder from nature. Very cool.
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Terminal Island (1973) + Extras
Extras:
- Terminally Dead: Interrogating Sean Kenney (27 mins)
- Legally Dead: Interrogating Don Marshall (24 mins)