filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Woodyanders A fierce cyclone storm forces a commercial plane to crash as well as a fishing vessel to sink. The survivors of both catastrophes find themselves stuck on a small boat with a bunch of other folks in the middle of the shark-infested sea. Things soon turn dire after food and water supplies begin to dwindle. Director/co-writer Rene Cardona Jr. does an expert job of crafting a strong mood of pervasive dread and groom, maintains a grim tone throughout, and wrings a good deal of tension from the unsparingly bleak premise. Moreover, Cardona Jr. presents a dark and despairing portrait of both the savage fury of unmerciful nature and the base desperation and shocking monstrousness of mankind in an increasingly hopeless life or death situation: The people stuck on the boat not only kill and eat a small dog, but also eventually resort to cannibalism to prevent death from starvation. The refreshing lack of any sappy sentiment and the overall blunt'n'basic quality of the filmmaking give this picture a certain raw impact and potency. The solid cast of familiar European exploitation faces rates as another substantial asset: Andres Garcia as a heroic ship captain, Hugo Stiglitz as the stalwart airplane pilot, Carroll Baker as a pampered rich lady, Lionel Stander as a crusty businessman, Arthur Kennedy as a selfless and disapproving priest, Olga Karlatos as a pregnant woman, and Mario Almada as a resourceful fisherman. Leon Sanchez's proficient cinematography makes the most out of the cramped and claustrophobic boat setting. Riz Ortolani's funky pulsating score hits the right-on groovy throbbing spot. Nasty stuff for sure, but still gripping and crudely satisfying just the same.

samhill5215 Having seen this film twice now - which some might find unbelievable or even masochistic - I felt I had to comment on it. It's easy to pan. The music is cheesy. In fact, as my wife suggested, it sounds like a porn flick. The dialog is downright juvenile if not stupid. Its runtime is way too long. I could go on but you get the idea. So why did I watch it twice? Well, one of my guilty pleasures is bad movies and I am a devoted fan of Carroll Baker and this movie fit both bills. Strangely enough the second time around I found much to like. The underwater scenes were really well done, especially those of the corals which were absolutely spectacular. The sharks were awesome, shown in all their predatory splendor and captivating ferocity. The cyclone scenes were also really cool, especially the ones of the seawall breaking and subsequent flooding. My guess is they were filming a real cyclone as these were not studio or miniature shots. And of course it starred Carroll Baker, still a knockout at 47, even without a hint of makeup. And Arthur Kennedy, at 64, in another trademark performance. Seeing him in this megalomaniac turkey was akin to a pilgrimage. To be honest, had it not been for these two actors I would not have bothered to see the film let alone review it.

bensonmum2 Cyclone's plot features a group of people stranded at sea after a cyclone rolls through leaving them with little water or food. The movie examines the lengths these people will go through to survive. I have now seen three films directed by Rene Cardona, Jr. and Cyclone is easily my least favorite. While it has its moments of weirdness, overall it is neither as sleazy as Tintorera nor as bizarre as The Treasure of the Amazon. For the most part, it's just plain dull and nowhere near as fun as the other two Cardona movies I mentioned. Add to that some bad acting, bad special effects, bad gore, and a bad script and you've got the makings for a bad movie.Animal lovers beware. Cyclone features one scene in particular that is as cruel a scene as I've ever seen. I realize that the animal probably wasn't hurt, but I found it repulsive nonetheless.

dmd822 Certainly an intense and at times campy little cult gem from Rene Cardon Jr. I'm a fan of the disaster film. Coming into this ,I wasn't quite prepared for some of what I saw. It has an interesting cast of European cult films, including Olga Karlatos from ZOMBIE. Just think of your standard disaster film with some shocking exploitation scenes. A friend told me after viewing that the filmmakers used real corpses to feed the sharks! Don't know if those folks donated there bodies to science, but even so its an entertaining obscurity. Warning to anyone with a weak stomach as this is quite out there in some scenes,in the gross-out department. As well as anybody who might own a poodle, you might like to turn away in 1 scene. All that said, CYCLONE, is much better than Cardonas other more known disaster film, SURVIVE.