Reviews: The Island [Blu-ray]

» Equipment » Blu-ray Movies » Paramount »

The Island [Blu-ray]
The Island [Blu-ray]
Other products by Paramount
4.0 (329 reviews)
Buy from Amazon
Amazon Pricing and Availability*
As of: 2009-06-04

* Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change. Any price displayed on the Amazon web site at the time of purchase will govern the sale of this product.
4Stylish Visuals, Great Stuntwork Lead Way
3Is too much action possible?
5It is Amazing
4Sci Fi with a Relevant Message
3Commercialized action fest with a few good questions along for the ride
41%Competent SF thriller
41%MAY BE BAY'S BEST FILM, BUSCEMI IS GREAT
50%Good Movie
4A VERY WATCHABLE SCI-FI THRILLER
43 stars out of 4
5Loved this movie!
40%A nice mix of Sci-Fi and Action
50%Great!
51%Compelling premise...makes you think but also an exciting flick to enjoy!
50%The best 'underrated' movie of the summer
10%Yuck...
50%Fantastic Action
51%The Island is a good movie to a certain audience.
30%Interesting start, devolves into action film filler
51%The President is a Clone!
51%GREAT FILM
41%Pretty Good Sci-Fi Flick
41%"You want to go to the island"
5Action packed movie with a good story.
51%Congratulations You're Going To The Island
31%No bad...
40%People will do anything to survive (4.5 stars)
31%No Film Is An Island
40%The Island
4Stunning
51%Action film that covers all the bases and delivers a well rounded theatrical experience...
5A tale of survival against all odds
41%Closer to reality than you might think
21%An unoriginal adaptation of "Logan's Run" meets "The Fast & the Furious Furious".
3Nice Effects and Music
3So so
2Could have been a great movie
5I LOVE THIS MOVIE
5great action movie
5Great blockbuster movie
4SUPRISED AND GLAD I BROKE OUT OF MY ANTI-SCIFI MODE!
41%THX-1138, Truman Show connection
31%The fast and furious attack of the clones
50%Thrilling modern era science fiction.
41%5 star premise, 2 star execution
4[3.5]-- "It's always the same dream - I'm on a boat, headed to The Island."
51%A Most Interesting and Fast Moving Mixture
50%I like D Island Ting
21%A pastiche of sci-fi films...
51%A trip to the island (Arbeit macht frie)
4It was interesting and fun, and kinda scary!
3Exile Island
50%c. francis 'movie lover'
40%The other reviews tell you the plot. But will you like it?
11%2 hours and 3 minutes of assinine pigs' trotters
50%Plato's parable of the cave.
41%Surprisingly entertaining Sci-Fi action
40%a quite unique sci-fi movie
41%Why white??
41%good treatment of theme, slowed by tedious action scenes
21%Take a little THX-1138, add some Logan's Run... oh, and Michael Bay...
31%What Can I Say?
21%If you think you've seen it before...
41%Solid sci-fi action flick
31%Not bad at all, definitely worth a watch....
31%Suspend Your Disbelief For This One
41%:0)
4Better than expected, decent action and storyline.
31%GOOD LOOKING -- GREAT ACTION (BUT NOT ORIGINAL)
10%Commercial and Soulless
51%An excellent movie through and through!
50%Deserves a special edition!
51%Have We Sunk So Low?
41%Maybe the most awesome looking Sci Fi Film ...amazing art direction
50%AWESOME!
20%well-produced sci-fi for Christian-right movie goers
51%If You Liked LOGAN'S RUN, 1984, and Lois Lowry's THE GIVER, You Will LOVE This Movie!
41%Thought provoking Sci-Fi flick degenerates into "Mission Impossible"
30%People as food, er, spare parts in a totalitarian society
21%Bay's Island Doesn't Hold Water (eat that pun Joel Siegel)
50%Packing Action!
51%thought-provoking, disturbing, sad...
51%Amazing
51%The Island
10%Who greenlighted this project?
51%Movie was Pleasant Surprise, DVD fantastic
41%Island of Entertainment
31%wildly uneven but with a great deal of potential
5Sort of a 21st Century Version of Logan's Run
4Excellent action and storydevelopment
41%Overlooked Sci-Fi, Action Flick
40%really good!!!!
41%Yes, I like Michael Bay. Deal with it.
4Good Sci-Fi Fun
30%5 Stars Movie, 3 Stars DVD
4Good Movie
20%That was LAME
41%Film better than I expected
31%Very flawed movie. Could've been great
51%Much better than expected
21%Why I didn't walk out of this movie
10%Relentless tedious action and dull human characters
41%A Logan's Run adaption
3Good premise for a sci fi movie.
41%Enjoyable and Thought Provoking
51%Excellent Film but Owes a Lot to Logan's Run
51%Michael Bay is King of the World!
4A good movie
10%A Waste of Many Fine Actors
10%Nothibng new on The Island
50%EWAN RULES, AS ALWAYS
50%Under Appreciated Movie!
51%The Island meets the Inferno as truth comes out
31%INTRIGUING SCI-FI THRILLER...
41%surprise! a really good movie
31%A good action movie that too many people missed
51%Excellent film that was sorely underrated.
51%Not Your Average Hollywood Tripe-The Island Shines In So Many Ways
30%Great movie! Horrible DVD!
51%A Good Movie About What Happens When Life is Robbed of the Transcendent.
41%Could have been so much more - oh, and that's Michigan Central Station.
40%ISLAND HOPELESS
21%Another video game without soul
41%Island dreaming
51%Logan's Run 2
51%DAMN WHERE DID THIS MOVIE COME FROM?
31%1984&Brave New World meet Coma and end with Logan's Run
31%Strong idea, but too little subtlety and too many explosions
40%Quite good!
20%Light, fluffy popcorn with several hard kernels
31%A Fairly Predictable Sci-fi Action Flick/Commercial
41%Future Shock
41%Pretty Good
41%Intriguing With A Twist
30%Good... but somewhat of a rip-off
20%WAY TOOOOO much product placement
31%Too long and too forgettable
40%THE ISLAND
51%Great Action Thriller w/ Heart
20%Universal rip-off on sound encoding in Canada
51%I love this movie, McGregor and Johansen steal the show.
5An Excellent Action/Science Fiction Flick
31%Recycled Stew
40%WOW 2019
41%Pleasant Surprise!
30%Reminiscent of good old style sci-fi
41%How did Hollywood let such pro-life themes slip by them?
4Pretty Good
10%You don't have to be a pre-teen to enjoy this movie...
5a sci fi film with teeth
10%P. U.! This dreck is a miserable and poorly done remake of Logan's Run
51%One of the three best of 2005
40%the island
51%Very Impressed
51%Excellent Visuals, Attractive Actors And Great Action Sequences. See It!
40%Excellent Sci Fi
51%Don't Let the Box Office Numbers Fool You
41%Better than you'd think
31%Cross between Logan's Run and Minority Report
30%THIS WAS A BOOK!!!!
31%Interesting Movie
41%Quick and Painless... Welcome to the Island
31%One Of Bay's Better Efforts
50%I was wonderfully surprised
30%Blade Runner warmed over
41%Excellent movie to see!!
31%Novel Concept That Doesn't Deliver
51%One Of The Best Movies I've Ever Seen
41%Plagarism is Cost Effective
30%Not Perfect, But A Lot to Like
41%The Island
30%The Island
20%Okay....So I admit it, I brought this movie for Scarlett. Big Mistake. :(
30%Not logical....
40%Derivative, Yes, But Served Up By First-Rate Cast...
30%Mindless Video Game Chases
20%Fake Sci-fi
31%hmm? it was good, but it didnt really complete
41%Entertaining & Topical
20%This movie belongs in the 70's
30%ok movie
41%Michael Bay's better effort
4Moviemania
50%The Island
51%Interesting, Moving, and Thrilling
5Great "Re-make"
51%Dont let the trailer fool you
30%It had the potential to be so much more...
4Wow, a Michael Bay film that's actually entertaining and fun throughout
30%It reminded me of a 70's sci fi film
41%Harvest Time
31%Debriefing After The Bomb.
41%A Horror Moral Story
50%Excellent
51%An Action Packed Futuristic Story
10%A TOTAL RIP OFF...........
41%The best summer thriller
51%A Spectacular Film With Merit
31%A Good Idea in the Beginning Trickles off into Noisy Nothing
40%Good movie w/ good storyline
20%A Science Fiction Film That Could Have Been....
30%Michael's best so far but by no means am I buying this
10%Crap with heart.
30%a little frustrating...
20%One island that is not a viewers paradise
50%Good action adventure flick
41%Very Well Done
50%The Best
50%Fascinating and Eye-Opening
41%Solid, Semi-Sci-Fi Action Movie. Interesting Premise & Talented Cast.
31%Great movie!! Bad single dip dvd!!
21%GREAT IDEA... GREAT TWISTS... POTENTIALLY a great movie
30%A movie that wants you to think and then speeds away from you
10%surprisingly terrible
41%CLONIN AROUND
40%A Satisfying Reality Escape Brushing Over Intriguing Issues...
31%Bay suprises in this disjointed but entertaining summer movie....
51%LINCOLN'S RUN
41%Quite a surprise - in a good way
31%"Lately I've been having bad dreams"
51%A Sci-Fi movie worth talking about!
30%Craptacular
20%Disappointing
30%Canadian edition has a Dolby 2.0 English track so...
51%Picture yourself as a copy of your physically true self
50%Action packed
30%Bay's Visually Arresting and Mildly Diverting Smorgasbord of Futuristic Movie Clichés
40%"Off Guard"
51%Fun
41%A pleasant surprise!
41%Great sci-fi thriller destined to shine on DVD
50%A Clockwork Orange The Matrix Deux Ex Machina The Drugs Don't Work The VERVE
20%LIKED THE MOVIE,BUT NOT THE DVD RELEASE!!!
40%Not Perfect, But Still a Gem
4Typical Action-Packed Michael Bay Film
51%Imaginative and Wildly Creative
4Poor Marketing meets Action Overkill at the Box Office
4Surprisingly diverting
4A movie worth watching!
2Deserted Island
30%Winner of "MAC and Me" Award for Product Placement
51%Original from an original
51%best action movie i have ever seen!
41%Action packed movie about profound human life issues
41%This movie didn't deserve all the bad reviews it was given.
50%excellent movie of all times
41%Action Packed Movie
5The Island is a great movie!
31%In defense of a good movie!
41%As escapist fare, it does better than most. 3 1/2 stars.
50%Michael Bay's Best
31%a belated review...sorry, I was stuck on an island
50%THE ISLAND IS INSPIRING
10%Another stinker from Michael Bay
50%Don't understand why it took so bad reviews
10%Whether you like this movie depends on how smart you are. Read on for explanation.
41%nice two hours
41%The Island
41%CLONES ARE PEOPLE TWO!
20%nothing new
30%Let's Vacation to The Island
40%Product Placement Bazaar
30%Winning the Lottery
30%Restless Movie
51%The Island
20%Deserved to fail
3WORTH THE WHILE in the ISLAND
50%difference in opinion
20%The Island isnt that place I'd wanna go too.....this movie is so-so
41%Our Future -- What Is A Court Of Law?
30%Isn't as great as it's made out to be...
41%A box office flop. And a surprisingly fun action movie.
50%I loved that movie...its freaking awesome
41%Neat update of Logan's Run
51%THE ISLAND
51%Great film; Commentary on cloning, stem cell research, abortion
5The Island is Real
31%Yeah, right...
3McGregor returns to Sci-Fi on "The Island"
41%One of the better films you will see this summer...honestly!
51%May 'The Island' hold everything you desire, and riches beyond your wildest dreams
41%worth your money...
51%Wow
30%The Island
31%Good, but yet okay. COMMERCIALS IN A MOVIE!
10%Michael Bay is a B-Grade director hiding behind a large buck
21%Hardly paradisiacal
40%Michael Bay Knows Action & That's All He Will Ever Need To Know
31%This Was Based On a 1979 Film
51%Clone Wars
40%Michael Bay's best...but is that really saying anything?
41%For the first and probably the only time, Michael Bay delivers a teriffic movie.
51%Technology , Ethics and Self-Delusion
31%Entertaining retread film
41%The Island is worth finding.
51%The Best Summer Movie So Far!
41%Action-packed sci-fi mystery!!
31%The Island: Everything is "Too"
41%The best Sci-Fi flick in a long time ... more like 4 1/2 stars
20%a great plot killed because it wasn't presented clearly enough
51%Michael Bay's Best Ever
51%BIGGEST ACTION-PACKED MOVIE OF THE YEAR SO FAR!!!!
31%Fun-filled typical action summer blockbuster.
41%Above average summer flick
51%Revenge of the Clones
50%omfg, teh island = wikid
41%Two Ewans are better than one
41%It's a Copy, But Still a Pretty Good and Entertaining One
30%Hollywood must be desprate.
50%"The Island" is great!
41%Surprisingly Not Bad For A Michael Bay Film
21%"There is no island!"
51%Hot Movie of the Summer
30%Moderately entertaining sci-fi; one too many chase scenes
10%Logan's Armageddon Matrix
41%Lightning strikes twice for Ewan McGregor!
Review Date Rating Helpfuless Summary