Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

jhf0924 This is one of the most entertaining "lost movies" ever made. The wit, humor, sarcasm, dialogue are what entertainment is all about. The plot lines in the film are well interrelated ... there is the Politics within the United Kingdom, the "then" threat of communism and Cuba, the motivated French mercenaries ... there is the greedy business theme with the evil Spenco (headed by none other than Herman Munster (Fred Gwyne) ... and the religious theme with the questionable behavior of the spiritual leader of the island.My favorite line is the description of how England must view Cascara as the dot above the "i" in the word "sh*t". With the exception to some very direct references to smoking marijuana and some sexual inuendo ... this is a great movie for almost everyone. It is a little history lesson for everyone who can't remember the Falklands - and its a reminder of the early/mid 1980's for the rest of us.

Warlockkarl Haven't seen in years, hope it goes to DVD soon. What a cast this one has, Caine is brilliant, Connolly is perfect. Brenda Vaccaro is well... hysterical, if you liked her in Zorro the Gay Blade, she's even more over the top in this film. You might not want the kids to watch this one as there is lots of Hemp use of all kinds...Rope Soup...If I remember properly this is a "Handmade" film. A film house George Harrison was involved with. Connolly as Delgado Fitzhume bastard son of the islands Clergyman was hysterical. The writing on the film is great with fantastic characters, the Cubans with their T.I.T. (Terrorism, Infiltration,Television) almost killed me with laughter. The island of Cascarra, where the wind blows from all directions all the time. The whole plot/story line is, under the comedy, totally cool to any progressive person.If you get a chance to see this movie, get the blender, make a drink and enjoy a hysterical romp in the sun. Enjoy

STMyles As Michael Caine competes for another Best Actor Oscar, Water has been included by some commentators in the list of the "bombs" he has taken on "to pay the bills." Ill-advised choices such as The Swarm and Jaws III certainly belong on the list, but I have always considered Water to have brought out Caine's comic ability rather well. The satire is sometimes heavy-handed (especially the Texas oil man caricature by Fred Gwynn) but I find that there is some pretty close to target satire of life, culture, and politics on the many tiny isles of the Eastern Caribbean. I lived on a couple of them myself, and I'm always finding some familiar old friends among Water's characters.

andrew macleod My name is Michael Caine .... Baxter Thwaites gave his standard performance but his innate snideness came out well as the British looking down on its colonies. Fulton Mackay .... Eric excellent performance as a wayward holyman. Billy Connolly .... Delgado on this early film role, showing his talent & timing.These three performances make this an inspired work