Water (1986)

Starring Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Brenda Vaccaro, and Valerie Perrine, Water is a very silly satirical movie about greed's destruction of the simple ways of life. Michael Caine is the governor of a Britain-owned Caribbean island, and while he and everyone else on the island is peaceful and happy, when a natural resource is discovered, bigwigs visit the island to try and exploit it.I'm sure there are lots of people who will get a good chuckle out of Water, the types of people who like films like Bananas or Dr. Strangelove. I'm the not the best audience member for this genre, so I didn't really like this movie. Also, it's a little silly, and very obviously a movie that was made in the 1980s. But if those qualities appeal to you, you might like it better than I did. I was never a fan of the Monty Python films, and the same producer worked on Water, so that might have had something to do with my lack of enjoyment. For those with similar taste as I do, I'd recommend Without a Clue for a funnier flick.

Water is truly a delightful comedy about a fictional island that is ignored British colony. The colony in question Cascara has been ignored by the British Government that is until precious mineral water has been discovered there. What ensues is a struggle on who gets to keep Cascara, the British Government or the island's own people led by Governor Baxter Thwaites played by Michael Caine. The other players of this movie including Billy Connolly did very well in carrying this movie leading to that concert and the final fate of Cascara at the end. Water is a good parody on then relative recent events in Falklands and Grenada and Maureen Lipman was cast as the British Prime Minister. Although the Prime Minister's name was not mentioned it was definitely intended to be Margaret Thatcher who was Prime Minister at the time of the release of this movie and Maureen Lipman sure had a very good likness to Thatcher as she looked quite convincing as Prime Minister.

"Water" is the tale of the decline of British colonialism in the West Indies, independence and freedom fighters, multinationals and environmentalist - An excellent film that has me laughing from the opening scene with, Billy Connolly right through to the end. It typifies American Industry and their win at all costs attitude.The dialogue is very much like that of the old screwball comedies and the music is perfect for the Carribbean setting. All the characters are excellently portrayed and the performances are a treat to watch. The plot is absurd enough to be a wonderful parody of reality.You can imagine that the British Government really work the way they are portrayed on the screen and waste thousands of pounds worth of tax payers money ensuring that their will is adhered to.The one liners in the film are excellent "you can't close down an island as if it was a factory" states Michael Caine to Leonard Rossiter who plays the London Minister.Loved it & rate it 10/10

This is a really fun movie. It has great actors and the plot, political references, and music make it worth a look. Sometimes movies just need to be fun.Michael Caine looks like he is having a good time making this movie and the other actors meld in with his actions. Brenda Vaccaro and Leonard Rossiter created characters that were almost embarrassing to watch. They were great.Whoever cast Billy Connoly and Jimmie Walker was a genius. Fred Gwynne will be remembered as a Munster, but I think this was one of his great roles.