source: Terror Storm

In CYCLONE, a boat full of tourists, an airplane full of passengers, and a fishing boat are all thrust into a hellish fight for survival when they are hit by the storm of the title. Each group faces the disaster separately -though they start meeting up during the lengthy aftermath. This is all very dramatic. Unfortunately, the storm ends at about the 30 minute mark, and the dullness ensues. Oh, there's the occasional interruption in the form of a shark attack, an act of doggy murder, human fish bait, or cannibalism, but mostly it's just waiting, bickering, and more waiting to be rescued. Said rescue is launched, and is equally boring, with naval types lethargically murmuring their lines. The dubbed dialogue doesn't help, with some of the characters speaking as if they're performing a eulogy! This goes on for many days, and the viewers face the same relentless torture as the survivors! Recommended only for the stoutest fans of cinematic agony. Co-stars Olga Karlatos (ZOMBIE), Arthur Kennedy (LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE), Carroll Baker (THE DEVIL WITH SEVEN FACES), and the inimitable Hugo Stiglitz (NIGHT OF A THOUSAND CATS, NIGHTMARE CITY). P.S.- This review is for the full, 2 hr (!) version of this movie...

Cyclone is a survival film directed by Late René Cardona Jr.. The film stars Late Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker, Late Lionel Stander, Andrés García, Late Mario Almada, Olga Karlatos and Late Edith González. After a surprise cyclone hits the area, tourists become stranded on a boat in the sea, and they have to do anything in order to survive. To make matters even worse, they're joined by the survivors of a plane crash and a sinking boat. These types of film neither excites nor disappoints. The film sounded like a b grade soft * flick but on the contrary the film has a very limited to minimalistic of nudity. While the film has some decent scenes shot of the sea but the slow screenplay and the length of the film makes it look clumsy. The best part of the film (worse for the viewers who were expecting some violence or gore) is that the film is very little explicit considering that the film has some shark attacks and cannibalism and also it didn't look effective also you can't connect yourself with the plight of the survivors. Acting in the film is average and the dialogues of the film makes the film a laughing stock. The screenplay is dull and makes the film boring. The climax of the film is also unnecessarily stretched and makes it weary. Overall an below par film which could've been good.

Well, fully fallen on the snout: I thought there was a disaster here with pretty shark attacks (yes, yes, that sounds morbid - and I mean it that way!). Unfortunately, there is very, very little predator action, but really just a bunch of people bumming around on various boats. The cast of "Tornado" is quite good - among others the Mexican acting legend Hugo Stiglitz takes part -, but there is really little action. In short: lame. There were and are dozens of better films like this.

Rene Cardona Jr. made Survive!, a movie that gets into the cannibalism after some rugby players on Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 that had to confront the need to survive or eat their fellow players. He followed that up with this movie, also known as El Ciclon and Terror Storm. It's also kind of stolen from Hitchcock's Lifeboat. An airplane goes down during a storm and the few survivors pile on to a small tour boat that is swept out to sea, where they have no food or fresh water. Will they decide to eat one another before the sharks eat them? Or will they be saved? This movie is ridiculous and even more so because it has an all star cast, and by that, I mean a cast of people I would see as stars, including Arthur Kennedy (The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue), Carroll Baker (oh so many Umberto Lenzi films that I enjoy), Lionel Stander (from Hart to Hart!), Andres Garcia (Tintorera), Hugo Stiglitz (Nightmare City) and Olga Karlatos (Zombie, Murder Rock). This movie takes things from bad to worse and it gets even rougher from there. I adore movies that put actors through horrible things and this is definitely one of those.

Good effect for an old movie, good cast. Bad timing 5 star for the effort and remember Mexican movie

Rene Cardon's grim, but not entirely terrible rip-off of JAWS, HURRICANE, AIRPORT, etc. A plane crashes and the survivors are rescued by a pleasure boat. There's too many people on board, so...it's gross and very silly. Nevermind the fact that the production values stink, it's actually kind of bizarre wondering why the great Arthur Kennedy is in this thing. Is this the same multi-Oscar nominated actor from SOME CAME RUNNING, TRIAL and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA?!? Carroll Baker appears as well(and is way too old at this point to be seen in a bathing suit). Clearly these faded stars needed a paycheck. The best that can be said is that it's better than Cardon's SURVIVE! Lionel Stander is in it too.

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 * 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.

A plane goes down and two boats go adrift in the Caribbean after a cyclone hits. They ration food and water. Eventually they do the Donner party thing near the end. Very boring. 118 minute International version rates a punch on the hacker card. Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity.

Cyclone is basically a mash up of two previous Rene Cardona Jr. movies, Survive and Tintorera. It takes Survive's cannibalistic struggle for survival and throws in the occasional shark attack in a vain attempt to liven things up. The plot traces a group of people who become stranded on a tourist boat after a hurricane. This film has so many problems it is difficult to know where to begin. First of all, the hurricane in the film literally appears out of nowhere, catching the authorities and boats at sea off guard. Don't storms like that usually take days to form? Furthermore, shots of a plane crashing during the storm are unconvincing, as they were clearly taken during clear weather. The film suffers from a serious lack of dramatic tension, as much of the film consists of people sitting around the boat and complaining. Their actions are largely reactive, giving us little investment in the characters. Even the scenes where they resort to cannibalism fall flat. The sharks only turn up in the last ten minutes of the movie, with shark attacks just as laughable as their counterparts in Tintorera. The sharks are clearly mauling ragged clothing with some meat wrapped in it to get them to bite it. Simply put, don't waste your time.