Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: ISLAND OF TERROR

[@TheBrandonTenold]

If this were made today the tagline would probably be "when the cure for cancer is worse than the disease!"

[@noodlethesnake6927]

Ok

[@DespoSpyder]

[@RichardWatt]

They're not trying to get a cure for cancer: they're trying to get BBC Radio 1 what with being outside London.

[@CrowMaann]

More S grade content.

[@zweepdaddy]

My family and i love your show.

[@bensneb360]

I love British horror, nothing says distinguished horror like blood soaked tweed jackets and tea breaks between running for your life lol

[@judsongaiden9878]

Those Mackinaw-style coats are the snazz! Especially the American-style WW2-era belted ones.

[@alexvaraderey]

We can't fight monsters on anything less than three cups of tea a day

[@louisduarte8763]

And those hats, and hitting the pub for a pint or 3 after fighting monsters all day.

[@CD-Gaming]

What do you people take us for? Monsters? How could you think we could possibly fight monsters WITHOUT tea and beer? You bloody savages!! Tea: If it's good enough for the SAS, it's good enough for a monster movie!

[@hew2356]

The Margaret Rutherford "Miss Marple" films offer excellent examples of that as well. Finding corpses and fending off murderers need never be done at the expense of tea and dignity, I always say.

[@Magicghost23]

It Ain’t an old British horror movie without Peter Cushing

[@nickdirienzo2849]

Peter Cushion is what you call your body pillow!🤣

[@Magicghost23]

@@nickdirienzo2849 😆😆😆

[@scockery]

Bonus we got a poor man's Richard Burton and a British Natalie Wood wannabe.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Unless it’s Mystery on Monster Island

[@clarencewalker3925]

ABSOLUTELY!

[@cernstormrunner7263]

when i was a kid my mom bought these old "Encyclopedias of Science" and I remember an article about silicon-based life forms. The illustration of what a Silicon based animal might look like was almost exactly like the Silicates from this movie, and now i wonder if the artist had seen the movie before he made the drawing.

[@ggrarl]

Either that or he watched that Star Trek episode with the Horta - The Devil in the Dark "I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer!"

[@rembrandt972ify]

@@ggrarl Best McCoy line ever.

[@WilAdams]

This was and still is one of my favorite horror stories. The slow pace of the film is good for the build up of tension.

[@MariktheGunslinger]

Funny thing is doctors going to other doctors going to other doctors in response to a monster attack is probably the most realistic response to this kind of situation.

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

Can you just imagine the introductions? A scene straight out of "Spies like Us".

[@50goingon15]

One of my favourite fright nite movies from waaaaaay back. Scared the beejeebers out of me as a kid. Thanks Brandon!

[@Ektalon]

Scared the crap out of me when I was young too. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I noticed they had to crank the blast door open to get into the lab: how did these creepy elephant-turtles get out?

[@scottessery100]

@@Ektalongood point

[@scottessery100]

Me too. I recorded it on my parents vhs 📼 at 2 am via the timer and sneeked down early in the morning to watch it. Didn’t sleep without nightmares for about a month

[@uroborous01]

Saw this as a kid on daytime tv. Scared me so bad i was terrified of going into the woods or under a tree for Months. Also you forgot the times Mr Cushing played a doctor who’s name began with “Doctor” and ended with, and was, “Who”

[@imnotsuperstitiousbutiamal4186]

Sir Peter Cushing asked if he could get in on a three way. That. Is. Awesome.

[@hankmessaros6700]

This was one of my fav movies growing up. Loved what you did do more british horror please

[@gooshy8312]

As an 8 year old creeping up on the perimeter of a drive-in when this film came out, let me assure you, it scared the BONES outta me! You won't regret watching this, not because it's scary (it's not very), but because it's actually pretty cool. And Peter Cushing. Etc. 2 thumbs up, 5 stars, it's free all over the place, KZbin, Tubi, Prime maybe, ditto Roku. Pop some popcorn, sit back and enjoy!

[@rembrandt972ify]

Similar story with the 7 year old me watching this on a late night movie series called Midnight Macabre. I saw those booger monsters behind every rock and bush for 6 months.

[@GleeChan]

The boneless wings gag had me spitting up my spaghetti. Well played Tenold. Well played.

[@AgentofLADON]

Now I'm curious if livestock killed by a Silicate is still edible. So much time saved in deboning. Plus a cure for Boneitis and the four hour boner we've been warned about in the viagra ads.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

6:48 When you bust a nut but the silicate keeps suckin'.

[@jamiekyrin]

Thank you for confirming that I didn't just imagine watching this movie as a child.

[@thetooginator153]

That’s happened to me a few times, and it’s fun to learn that my early memory was accurate. The internet makes it pretty common these days.

[@Mereologist]

If you think about it, EVERY movie was imagined.

[@faeembrugh]

I am really, really curious to know how Brandon knew about the mystery meat in Gregg's sausage rolls!

[@scottessery100]

Scary true

[@sundoga4961]

An old favourite of mine. Yes, the pacing is a bit on the slow side, and I agree that some areas seem padded, but there's some honest tension and build up that a bunch of modern horror films could take notes on.

[@AgentofLADON]

Same here. The drop and ceiling kills are pretty effective given how often we go without looking up. Though I always wondered why they never tried cutting the tentacle and starving the buggers to death.

[@alienmindwarp3455]

The music and sound effects contribute a lot to the enduring entertainment of this film as well as the overall atmosphere and slow burn story building.

[@Theokal3]

You know, Peter Cushing getting his hand chopped off and keeping his dry wits after that has to be one of the most british things I ever saw^^'

[@walterfechter8080]

"Whatever killed this Spitting Image puppet..." That's EXACTLY what I thought when I viewed this film in the 1990s. Niall MacGinnis played the island manager (mayor?). As most of you know, MacGinnis played Julian Karswell in "The Night (Curse) of the Demon." The actor who played the constable was also a London police desk seargent in "The Quatermass Xperiment." Thanks, Brandon!

[@anadin0612]

Thank you good Sir. My favourite Canadian rides again. I love these old British films. Especially when you think how tiny the budgets would have been. Good video as usual.

[@hamguy0807]

This makes me so happy. Years and years ago, I watched this movie on a Saturday afternoon "Creature Feature" back in the days of UHF channels. I couldn't remember the name of it, no one else knew of it, and I began to think I was just merging memories together. Thanks for the review!

[@C5drummer]

Two things: I loved the Vitamin D Deficiency pun, that caught me off guard and made me laugh, and watching the "Doctor" smoking his Benson & Hedges Special Filter Cigarette while talking about the scientists who were working on a cure for cancer! So classic!

[@andrewkaye2108]

Thats Peter Cushing! He gets his arm cut off( " Tut, tut, A minor inconvienince") and still kicks booger monster ass!! Go Peter!

[@johnw8578]

I first tried to see this movie on late-night Saturday tv, but I failed to stay up late enough before it began. I saw it a few years later and loved it and I was really into all the horror movies (with Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Vincent Price). Thank you for reviewing it. I really liked the movie as a kid, and I think that this one has remake potential.

[@wstine79]

I remember watching this on Svengoolie the other day. Peter Cushing was always great in Britsh horror and sci-fi, even if Hammer wasn't involved.

[@gregduck7455]

Thank you Brandon for your hilarious review of the movie. " Island of Terror " was shown on TV in Edmonton, Alberta, where I first viewed it the winter of 1970-71. I was kinda a timid tweener & the movie scared the sh%t out of me. My younger brother was traumatized as well. The next day on school EVERYONE was talking about the evil Silicates & the deadly mayhem of " Island of Terror". Sometime in the late 1970's, the older less scaredy cat version of me caught this flick on late night TV. I was drinking beer with my friend Glen ( who also saw it on Edmonton TV in 1970-71). We were laughing ourselves silly heckling " Island of Terror ", cracking up at the rubbery Silicates & how goofy the movie was. Love your great review.

[@socramzetroc1535]

Almost a year being a follower of yours and I don't regret it

[@trepaning]

Island of Terror is the 2nd monster movie I remember seeing by the age of 6 (the first being Frankenstein). This movie had me looking up into the trees for a good long while. Highly recommended for all young children.

[@ObiClon]

Hey I watched this a month or two ago on Tubi. This movie is always entertaining to me as an older sci-fi horror film

[@johnw8578]

Me too!

[@koppsr]

"Hmm.. British foreplay!" 😂😂😂 Almost spewed my Earl grey all over my cucumber sandwich, for heaven's sake!

[@thomashauguel6811]

Once you've watched a few movies with Peter Cushing in them, you realize one immutable fact: 🤔 We will NEVER be as cool as Peter Cushing. 😭 12:17 Those suits won't work since they didn't pinch the tip before rolling them down over their body. 😅

[@Vandervecken]

This movie was on all the time on channels 5, 9, and 11 in NYC on Saturday morning (at the time, WNEW, WOR, and WPIX back then, all local channels). Horror movies were on opposite cartoons and I "graduated" to those (and 4th Doctor Dr Who) as a young teenager in the 70s. It freaked the hell out of me because of that hand-cutting scene; I'd never seen anything like that before. I know through adult eyes the monsters seem lame, but back then they were weird enough that I didn't think about how slow they were. I just knew that they were not anything humanoid, which made them scarier, and what they did to people was really ghastly. I think Island of Terror deserves higher points--that hand scene alone really feels urgent to me, so good direction there.

[@philipportelli7700]

I first saw "Island of Terror" a couple of years back and my first impression was it felt like an old Doctor Who episode!

[@neilyb4590]

Bit of a quartermass rip off or crap day of the triffids

[@thetooginator153]

The artist who makes the thumbnail art is excellent!

[@SgtRocko]

Oh MAN... this movie! I saw it when I was a little kid, up late at night with the Flu and it TOTALLY creeped me out (the sucking noise... yoiks)... Now I love it, but then it seriously skeeved me out. The scene where they eat all the villages in the church NOW reminds me of the dance scene in "The Creeping Terror", but to a little sick kid... scary. One thing... I only noticed this recently... nearly every window is always greyed out LOL And Brandon... c'mon... not ONE mention that the "protective suits" headpieces are ribbed for HER pleasure??? Stud, you're slipping! LOL

[@neilkirkley1500]

Canadians making Greggs jokes, damn son, high quality stuff.

[@AlastorD]

I have seen this movie decades ago. I remembered the monsters more as turtles and the only scene I could remember was the split open monster at the stairs. Thanks to you I finally know that a: I did not imagine this movie and b: I know its name.

[@KRhetor]

I think you underrated this one. I watched it myself just last week and was impressed by how well it held up; there's a real nice sense of encroaching menace and the shocking moments deliver a genuine jolt.

[@fayremead]

15:46 -- clever work by either the photographer or the colour lab to turn Cushing's face gray, making him look like he's in shock.

[@kingtanichi]

When I watched this movie, my first thought upon seeing the "silicates" was that they uncannily reminded me of the "Shockirus" -- or monstrous sea louse -- from Godzilla 1985!

[@kennydeez..1774]

😅😂”THE SPITTING IMAGE PUPPET”😅That Was Funny And On Point. Especially When They Showed The Body😅😂😂Great Movie Recap👍🏾💯👍🏾

[@jamielandis4308]

Love this flick! That crunching noise traumatized me as a kid.

[@RobertPilla]

I remember seeing this on TBS back around 1980. It was a riot.

[@TraTranc]

Joke's on you, Brandon, because that on the cop's uniform is the emblem of the Gardaì, so the movie isn't set in the UK, it's set in IRELAND.

[@frankiefrankenstein17]

So in trying to cure cancer, they made. . Cancer monsters. Brilliant work!

[@MichaelRowe-cv3oq]

Greetings from the UK,England/Britain...Nottingham...........Island of Terror-along with it`s almost companion-Night Of The Big Heat-has always been a fave of mine since i first saw it as a young-ish boy back in the early 70`s,depending on the channel showing it and the time of day,you don`t always get to see Peter Cushing getting his hand chopped off-too sensitive for some folks....Nice to see some of THE great British Horror films being reviewed.....i wonder what prompted that one Silicate to climb a tree ?.

[@annnichols3091]

Loved your visual when you snarked about adding a fourth doctor.

[@grapeshot]

Maybe this guy was suffering from skeletonitis. According to Dr. Nick that is when the skeleton tries to escape the body by leaping out through the mouth.

[@johnw8578]

Get me a quack!

[@halthammerzeit]

Wishmaster vibe intensifies...Scene with skeleton emerging from one guy's body to strangle another one haunts me.

[@grapeshot]

@@halthammerzeit yeah be careful when you wish that you could throw a party that will be talked about for centuries.

[@eldeano9964]

Boneitis is what an 80s guy suffered from in futurama

[@lipstickzombie4981]

So Kano's fatality in UMK 3 😅

[@grahamcann1761]

❤ One of the two movies that gave me nightmares in my youth. (The other is "The Devil Rides Out" (1968).) As always thank you so very much for the videos.

[@zaggyboy100]

Love this film so much, along with fiend without a face... Its hard to imagine how scary this would have been back in the day. Its also cool that back then you could create any crazy-science storyline you wanted.

[@sailoritaly]

A Brandon Tenold video posted on my birthday?! What a fantastic present! 😃

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

06:41 Peter Cushing actually played Doctor Who in two movies.

[@Welsh_Dragon756]

Kind of...... his movies are not official Dr Who cannon. In them he is just a human inventor and a grandfather who has the surname Who.

[@disneyboy3030]

​@@Welsh_Dragon756he was also considered to play the Second Doctor but said no, a choice he latter regretted.

[@dougeaton7600]

A new episode on my birthday. Happy Birthday to me. Thanks for the present, Brandon Tenold.

[@stewartbladensb]

3:35 In England, jelly is what you would call jello. The jelly you are referring to is what we call jam. Marmalade is different again, it’s made mainly from the rind of citrus fruit and has small slivers of rind in, hence you can only get orange or lemon marmalade, mainly orange.

[@ronnycollins9125]

Seeing Moff Tarkin’s old work will ALWAYS bring a smile to my face. (Maniacal Hyena-like Laughter)

[@jasonjimerson7046]

Loved that KFC boneless wings joke! 😂😂😂

[@kamranbaxter8709]

What about the Home on the Range cows as radioactive monsters?

[@TheCassinus]

Im actually not much into horror. I love your videos though. They have enabled me to discuss old horror and b-d films with friends of mine who are into them and sound quite knowledgeable.

[@martinevans9757]

Adding Tom Baker as 'a 4th Doctor' wins you Whovian applause. Peter, of course, was also a Doctor, in the 2 Daleks films. Hmm... the Silicates in this remind me a bit of the Daleks' pet Slyther.

[@gamerhoagy5998]

The slyther was only in the series. Shame they didn't have it in the film as well.

[@gamerhoagy5998]

Wow. You've finally done a review of this, one of my favourite films. I've watched this hundreds of times and always enjoy it. Also, you missed one at 3.55. "...a doctor who's name doesn't end in either Frankenstein or Van Helsing.....or Who!" (But you put in Tom Baker a bit later, so I'll forgive you.).

[@ptonpc]

The Gregg's reference :D To be fair to regards the helicopter. You could argue it would be rare and expensive enough that the director would want to get as much screen time with it as possible.

[@neilarcher2551]

You say Gello for what we call Jelly. This movie had the same vibe as a lot of popular TV series such as Doomwatch or Quatermass.

[@clarencewalker3925]

I saw this movie when was a kid in 1966. After we left the theater, we kept looking up at the trees to see if one of those things were lurking about. Hey, I was eleven!

[@robmsmithdumbhandle]

The marmalade joke was pretty hilarious. My grandfather brought my grandmother from England after WWII and married her, and she LOVED marmalade. So... good job, BT. You finally nailed one.

[@marcusone11]

I always enjoy your reviews and commentary, but what really impressed me on this one is... You know about Greggs sausage rolls!!! They maybe radioactive, but they are damned tasty!!!

[@timworley3058]

When this I was 8, in the 60's, I was as captivated as my first viewing of DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS.

[@PtolemyJones]

Reminds me of an old Ray Bradbury story about a guy who gets his bones removed because he hates having them inside of him.

[@Fred92604]

The story is called Skeleton. It's one of my favorite Bradbury short stories.

[@snorpenbass4196]

I caught a glimpse of this movie as a tiny tyke in the (very) early 80's, and had nightmares about the monsters for years after. Of course, I also had nightmares caused by Dr Who episodes I caught on Danish television (I lived in a town that could pick up Danish TV signals - they had better cartoons than Swedish public television at the time).

[@stardog62]

Probably saw it on Svengoolie first and immediately loved it. No one who talks about it ever fails to mention the chicken noodle soup. Wanted to see another movie where Peter Cushing investigates mysterious goings on on an island, this time with Christoper Lee, so I watched Island of the Burning Damned. It wasn't as good, but Nothing But the Night was great. In that movie the both of them travel to an island to investigate the mysterious deaths of the wealthy benefactors of an orphanage. The ending is a surprise twist that is not to be missed.

[@richardmontana9645]

At last. The perfect storm. One of my favorite critics criticizing one of my favorite movies thank you,

[@phreakazoith2237]

Give me an aquarium of whiskey to forget all about this bone vampire, will ya?

[@blurrindabackground1861]

Ok, I’m getting vague nostalgic memories of this. I must of watch this when I was about seven and it’s mixed with my memories of the Doctor who movies.

[@ghostrights9314]

British history: ceaseless bloodshed British censorship board: “Oh, my lord, no! A papercut! So distasteful.”

[@staffzx]

I was waiting for this movie. I saw this when I was little and remember the giant slug-looking monsters with the tentacles sliding around killing people

[@chrisrodriguez8026]

this is one of my fav movie when i was a kid

[@IronSalamander8]

I own this one! I need to watch it as I haven't seen it in easily 30 years. I remember being mostly ok, but Peter Cushing makes everything better!

[@kennydeez..1774]

😅😂They Were Putting On “RADIATION TROJAN RUBBER SUITS”… I’m Surprised Brandon Didn’t Say Anything About Them😅😂I Was Waiting For Jokes.

[@kingleech16]

Peter Cushing was such a legend (in the un-ironic sense).

[@u8ntcn031]

OMG ... just discovered your channel, and am absolutely loving your movie reviews! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE review: "They Live", "Night of the Comet", "Outland", "Slap Shot", "Death Race 2000", & "Ice Pirates"

[@thehellfiredemabat7461]

A horror movie I would recommend would be Critters 1986, it's not so gorey

[@MorgDragon]

OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! I saw this movie when i was a kid a few times. i could not remember the name and could never find it. I knew if i watched this channel long enough you would find it!! you rock Brandon!!!! Thanks! now, there is another made for TV movie... it takes place on an island, so goes along with the theme of this movie. there is this mud monster that looks like a gingerbread man. it grows by umm... killing people? and then laying down in the dirt and gets bigger. so through the movie the character keep finding man shaped gingerbread men cutouts in the ground. Think you can find that one and do an episode on it? please? :)

[@HudsonMedia]

The new 88 Films cover really gave me the impression it would be like another ‘Horror Express’ or ‘The Haunted Palace’ vibes. But it was a bit disappointing. Slow, unconvincing monsters and the only saving grace being Cushing. He just commits to the bit everytime.

[@transmitcoum2857]

Britisher here and I have to say, regarding 4m 45s, you sound like you'd do rather an excellent James Mason impression if prompted. Great little atmospheric, low budget movie by the way. Always enjoyed this one :)

[@GLSnifit]

Not gonna lie, the fast forward gag made me laugh out loud

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

Why why WHY am I always eating chicken noodle soup when this comes on???😂

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

My brother was eating grilled cheese when Mike cut off the Tall Man's finger after they get caught in the shut door. EDIT: Should have mentioned that was from 'Phantasm' and not this film. And in honor of the 'Trilogy of Terror' I converted a GIJoe into 'He Who Kills' and left it in the den for my brother to find in the morning.

[@johnw8578]

@@wwiiinplastic4712 I can imagine how he reacted!

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

@@johnw8578 It was pretty awesome although my mom was not impressed.

[@bumbleguppy]

Oh, man! THIS is the movie with the monsters full of canned spaghetti! I'll never forget that...and how I laughed back in the day

[@minimalbstolerance8113]

I now kinda want to see a movie where Peter Cushing fights giant radioactive cow monsters...

[@stephanenguyen8786]

Ah, you finally got to this one, which I happen to like a lot :) I'm just sad that you didn't point out "the cop died producing a weird Taun-taun scream" (7mn32). This scene always makes my delight :)

[@gregmyers2340]

I remember seeing this movie on " Creature Double Feature " on Saturday afternoons.

[@JoJoLux2013]

Oh my god! I watched this movies when I was a teen, in the French TV, and it's terrified me! I had nightmares for some days, lol. Thanks for this memory 😂

[@henrykujawa4427]

Saw this one 50 years ago! Somehow haven't had the urge to see it again since.

[@djbare9]

There was another movie similar to this with Christopher Lee in the main role, I'm racking my brains trying to think of it, it took place in an isolated place, I seem to remember the creatures looked similar, except they came from the sun and needed energy which they drained from the victims.

[@willday980]

Sounds like Island of the Burning Damned or Night of the Big Heat 1967

[@djbare9]

@@willday980 Thank you, the latter one, Night Of The Big Heat.

[@gamerhoagy5998]

@@djbare9 Both. Island of the Burning Damned is the American title.

[@ConstantineFurman]

@@gamerhoagy5998 And is also "Island of the Burning Doomed" on American TV.

[@bethd1480]

That you for mentioning this movie as I kept thinking while Brandon was reviewing, "Wasn't Christopher Lee in this movie?" But it was this other one with a similar theme that they were both in. He should do a review of Night Of The Big Heat - Island Of Burning Damned

[@rfernandz2001]

Love the 'Spitting Image' puppet reference! And I agree with your overall assessment of the film; I like the idea more than the execution. But I would add there's an element of a 'refreshing change' if one's experience of 60's British horror movies are mostly Dracula and Frankenstein movies.

[@dunning234]

i MUST admit I loved this movie. Peter Cushing was fantastic.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

This has been a long-time favorite of mine.

[@emilyhannan7302]

when they were putting the radiation suits on, they really did look like human sized condoms. anybody else think that?

[@genesanford9412]

Got this one ...a personal fave when i was 10.

[@Scimarad]

I actually randomly caught this on TV a couple of months ago along with a number of other Planet Films productions. I can't help but think of it as island of the Killer Hortas:)

[@scottessery100]

I love this film! And it’s based in pretty cool radioactive mutant science

[@Bryson-n1e]

Always waiting for him to upload

[@fredlandry6170]

I love that Peter Cushing in the artwork is dressed like Grand Moff Tarkin. 🤣🤣🤣

[@MorlokKurak777]

I have fond memories of this film. I saw it when I was 10 years old. I was lucky enough to obtain it on DVD.

[@antonysimpson6288]

Fun fact: Dr West is played by the always briiliant Edward Judd, who also starred in The Day The Earth Caught Fire, which is BLOODY FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

[@shadowleon659]

I love your content Brandon.