Journalist Blair Maynard (Michael Caine) and his son head on assignment to Bermuda to investigate the disappearance of boats. Unfortunately they're captured by a secret colony of pirates led by John David Nau (David Warner) who are the descendants of historical Caribbean pirates. The plot and story by Peter Benchley is more than a touch ludicrous but the whole thing is spiced up with some wild violence, some idiotically incongruous sequences, a splash of black humour and an acting performance from Michael Caine that seems to be taking the piss out of the whole thing. ( )