Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

whpratt1 This is truly a great classic film which was located on an Island called Foula near Scotland and this film calls it the Shetland Island where a group of Scotish people dwell in the fog and a stormy sea against huge rocks and cliffs. There is naturally a love story between a man and a woman who are unable to get married because the young lady's father will not give his permission for the marriage. You see a very primitive way of living and it is rather depressing to see nothing but gloomy and stormy days all the time on this island that is not able to support itself and will eventually have to be vacated. The film makers had a very hard job in trying to bring their camera equipment up the steep cliffs of this island and the weather conditions also gave a great deal of problems to the production of this film. In many ways this is a very unusual film and the title for this film is very suitable for this film which is almost hard to believe that people could possibly ever live on an island like this.

emuir-1 I must confess that I have no liking for Scotland's Western Isles, too windswept and dreary for me, but I watched this film as it was directed by Michael Powell, and a number of well known Scots actors were in it. Sorry, but I was totally turned off by the artificial, mannered, 1930's style of acting - lines shouted out as if to be heard at the back of the gallery, and did the heroine HAVE to be constantly filmed in profile with her hair blowing in the wind? The acting was remarkably stilted, but it may have been due to the actors' theatrical background more than anything else.I understand that the budget was constrained, but I found the number of shots against a studio backdrop, or what appeared to be a backdrop, jarring when so much of the film showed the majestic island scenery.Although the folk of the Western Isles do not speak with a Scottish or Gaelic accent, the actors would not have been understood by the audience if they had used the real island speech, and subtitles would have been necessary. Only those of us with an ear for dialects and accents could tell the difference, and Mel Gibson's conceit of filming in what he thinks is the language of the period was thankfully not done back then. This film is of interest solely as an early work of Mr. Powell, who later went on to direct The Red Shoes. Now THAT was a picture!

nnnn45089191 This early effort by director Michael Powell is simply a stunning visual treat. Shot on location on one of the British isles,the visuals are both dramatic and beautiful.What amazed me was how different this movie was from others I've seen from the same period.It seemed so modern in the way of storytelling. The basic story of the film is quite predictable but the actors commitment heightens the drama's impact. John Laurie is the standout in the cast.But what lingers is the powerful depiction of the harsh life on these isles,constantly battling nature's forces.This movie is a cherished record of a way of life that now has almost completely disappeared. To fans of Michael Powell this is a must-see, and I recommend this amazing film to everybody.

denscul This was the directors first film, and his budget was limited. Some of his "actors" were local inhabitants, and the sound is not 21st standards. Nonetheless, the film is a near historical record of the problems faced by a small group of people living on an isolated island that could no longer cope with the attraction of modern life which began to draw away its young people. Besides electricity and indoor plumbing, the 20th century offered work that attracted the young with work and modern medicine that enabled more of their children a chance to survive.This movie shows the anguish that splits the opinion of those who realize their ancient way of life is no longer viable.Although the island and people depicted in the movie were fictional, there was a real Shetland Island that did choose to move to the mainland. This movie was made in 1937, and a vivid picture of the transition of European people transitioning from the 19th century into the modern world.