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Review: Island of Terror is an amusing, if rather shoddy film, about a remote island being threatened by a bunch of bone-sucking creatures caused in error by scientists trying to find a cure for cancer. It's a companion piece to Night of the Big Heat, made by the same company and also available from DD Video. The monsters, called Silicates, resemble bagpipes with a long hose and move at about half a mile an hour. To be frank, they are pretty stupid looking creations and it is noticable how when they fall on bit players, the poor actors have to glasp the creatures to their chests to prevent them falling off. The colour of DD Video print is a bit faded and there are some splices - although acceptable enough it is clear that this has not been remastered and we are probably seeing the same version that has played on TV several times. The print on view is the UK theatrical release - the American VHS apparently has additional gore footage showing Cushing's severed stump when his hand gets chopped off by an axe. The extras are a 24 page booklet, which is quite informative about the production, and an 20m interview with Christopher Lee (who doesn't appear in the film). Lee keeps being prompted by the interviewer to talk about director Terence Fisher but frequently rambles off-message and talks about himself instead. |
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