When four businessmen (Timothy Spall, Martin Clunes, Jeff Rawle, and David Bamber) embark on a "team building" trip, they end up stranded on an island with a dodgy mobile phone and... more
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Neville's Island is an ITV TV film which plays like The Lord of the Flies meets Three Men
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in a Boat. Except here there are four men, who, when their boat sinks, find themselves stranded on a small island in the middle of the Lake District's Derwent Wat...
Neville'S Island [2004]
Neville's Island is an ITV TV film which plays like The Lord of the Flies meets Three Men
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in a Boat. Except here there are four men, who, when their boat sinks, find themselves stranded on a small island in the middle of the Lake District's Derwent Wat...
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Neville'S Island [2004]
Neville's Island is an ITV TV film which plays like The Lord of the Flies meets Three Men
... more
in a Boat. Except here there are four men, who, when their boat sinks, find themselves stranded on a small island in the middle of the Lake District's Derwent Water with a sausage and an almost defunct mobile phone. Given that our heroes are middle-aged executives on a weekend training exercise, tempers and personalities soon fray. Starting Martin-Men Behaving Badly-Clunes this is essentially a comedy, though the funniest lines go to Timothy Spall as the mercilessly sarcastic Gordon. Jeff Rawle is Neville, the capable team leader, David Bamber the organised Angus, while Clunes has the plum role as Roy, whose mental instability triggers the sometimes-surreal concluding sequences. In a scene paralleling Scream (1996) the rules of the stranded-on-an-island film genre are established, allowing writer Tim Firth to have fun twisting the clichés. He even feints that the film is about to turn into a slasher pic, or the UK's answer to Deliverance (1972). Neville's Island does get a little out of its depth when it ventures into metaphysical waters, but the performances are perfectly judged and the exceptionally sharp dialogue delivers sustained amusement and intermittent belly laughs.--Gary S Dalkin
Neville'S Island [2004]
Neville's Island is an ITV TV film which plays like The Lord of the Flies meets Three Men
... more
in a Boat. Except here there are four men, who, when their boat sinks, find themselves stranded on a small island in the middle of the Lake District's Derwent Water with a sausage and an almost defunct mobile phone. Given that our heroes are middle-aged executives on a weekend training exercise, tempers and personalities soon fray. Starting Martin-Men Behaving Badly-Clunes this is essentially a comedy, though the funniest lines go to Timothy Spall as the mercilessly sarcastic Gordon. Jeff Rawle is Neville, the capable team leader, David Bamber the organised Angus, while Clunes has the plum role as Roy, whose mental instability triggers the sometimes-surreal concluding sequences. In a scene paralleling Scream (1996) the rules of the stranded-on-an-island film genre are established, allowing writer Tim Firth to have fun twisting the clichés. He even feints that the film is about to turn into a slasher pic, or the UK's answer to Deliverance (1972). Neville's Island does get a little out of its depth when it ventures into metaphysical waters, but the performances are perfectly judged and the exceptionally sharp dialogue delivers sustained amusement and intermittent belly laughs.--Gary S Dalkin
Actor(s): Timothy Spall, Martin Clunes, Jeff Rawle, David Bamber, Sylvia Syms
Director(s): Terry Johnson
Genre: Comedy
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1998
Running Time: 1 hour 26 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: The story of four middle aged businessmen, who whilst on a team building exercise in the Lake District, manage to become shipwrecked on a deserted island... As night sets in it becomes clear that the island is not as deserted as they first thought...
When four businessmen (Timothy Spall, Martin Clunes, Jeff Rawle, and David Bamber) embark on a "team building" trip, they end up stranded on an island with a dodgy mobile phone and one cold sausage. Soon they are at each other's throats--and they're not alone. This made-for-TV film is based on the play by Tim Firth, a sort of THE OFFICE meets LORD OF THE FLIES
Advantages: A brilliant mix of tragedy, romance and adventure. Disadvantages: Some boring Quiet parts.
...The Beach starring Leonardo Dicaprio is an excellent story about an American tourist who finds a map which leads to a secret Island with a beautiful beach with white sand and clear sea. He then teams up with a French couple to travel to this island. When they arrive they find a field full Marajuwana which is being farmed by a group of men with guns.
After they sneak past the dealers the next thing they have to do is jump over a waterfall which is where they are spotted by inhabitants and lead to the village.
They are then offered to stay on the island or leave and let the island be a secret.
After they choose to stay they learn the way of the people and live in happiness for a while until some more people land on the island. It is now the Americans mission to get them to leave the island or face a gruesome death.
Unfortunately...
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Advantages: Very entertaining Disadvantages: A little strange and boring at one point
...I didn't think that this film is as good as it was claimed to be by various people. But, it is a good film and I'm glad I watched it.
Leo plays a traveller and he meets some weirdo (doped up to his eyeballs) who tells him about a beautiful island with a perfect beach. The next morning he finds a map stuck on his door and the man has killed himself. So he sets out on an adventure to the island with two French travellers.
They reach the island and realise it is paradise.
But there is a minor problem (I wont tell you what it is, you'll have to watch the film) and Leo gets kicked out of the camp until he resolves it.
Now the film turns very strange and Leo's character goes a bit psycho. During this the film turns a little boring. But it soon picks up again, and the settlers on the island face another challenge and decide to leave without...
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helpful 27.02.2001
great film Review ofThe Beach (WideScreen)by
jenny_carr
Advantages: scenery good story Disadvantages: none
...I have seen this film once and I think it's really good. It's set in thiland and the scenery is amazing. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and his character is a traveller. He first of all checks in at a hotel place and meets Ducky (robert carlisle), ducky is wierd and tells him about an island off thailand. Leo makes friends with 2 french people and they go to this island. On the island there is a commmunity of people and they keep well out the way of the thailand people who are armed with guns. Leo and the french get in trouble but don't end up dying, the effects are really good and it's one of those films that you don't want to leave until it's finished....
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somewhat helpful 10.02.2001
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