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      Panic at Rock Island

      2011 1h 35m Drama List
      Reviews 22% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score A deadly virus strikes an Australian island where music fans are gathered for a concert. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Not bad for an Australian sci-fi movie. Story was quite good Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member a hányás nagyon domináns volt a filmben..... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't know what just happened. I really don't. The plot, as it seemed to me, is that a virus has been unleashed upon a music event at Sydney... And that's it. Panic is Channel Nine's attempt to cross the genres of biological horror and festival movie. As much time is spent watching You Am I perform, as there is watching Vince Colosimo pretend he's in an episode of Spooks or CSI. There's also Grant Bowler running around shouting into a mobile phone no real apparent reason.. In fact, shouting seems to be order of the day. The crowd shout, the crowd that are infected shout, the people looking at the crowd shouting shout, the police shout... Hell, it even ends with someone shouting. Is there any fun to be taken from the film? Well, you can play spot the cliche, but even that's like shooting fish in a barrel. People walk past iconic locations for no apparent reason in an attempt to sell the film overseas - Check. Mysterious SWAT team appear to keep crowd control - Check. Crowd rebel against mysterious SWAT team - Check. SWAT team shoot crowd to show they weren't joking about keeping crowd control - Check. Politicians fail to take action despite the overwhelming evidence that shows people are being killed by a virus - Check. Protagonist's family end up somehow getting involved in the disaster - Check, check and triple check. And it's so cheap. Okay, telemovies as a rule tend to be pretty cheap. However, if you're trying to save money don't set your film at a rock music festival. Watching the director trying to hide the fact that there are 20 rather 1,000 people at festival is embarrassing for all involved. The ending suggests that there could be a spin off series or sequel and we can only pray to everything that is pure and good that it never happens. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Good Aussie thrilling and drama flick about the unimaginable disaster strikes when a deadly virus is discovered on the Rock Island where music fans from around the world attend rock festival. Well done on storyline, tight direction, great sets, and some of the acting talent at their finest. Grant Bowler does an admirable job of at least trying to make things believable, Vince Colosimo on the other hand isnâ(TM)t trying at all. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Good Aussie thrilling and drama flick An island on spectacular Sydney Harbour. Summer sun Top international artists. Tens of thousands of music fans from across the world Idyllic... Until unimaginable disaster strikes. Panic At Rock Island (2011) - Official Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSJJb8m_Y_E Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Good Aussie thrilling and drama flick about the unimaginable disaster strikes when a deadly virus is discovered on the Rock Island where music fans from around the world attend rock festival. Well done on storyline, tight direction, great sets, and some of the acting talent at their finest. Grant Bowler does an admirable job of at least trying to make things believable, Vince Colosimo on the other hand isn't trying at all. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A deadly virus strikes an Australian island where music fans are gathered for a concert.
      Director
      Tony Tilse
      Screenwriter
      Matt Ford
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 35m