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Two of the mightiest and most fearsome beasts the world has ever known are brought together for a titanic fight to the finish. Or not.
About all these two do is prowl around some island and make occasional jump-out-of-nowhere kills (as if creatures this big and toothy would need to attack from the shadows). Characters all look suspiciously familiar. There's a Xena wanna-be who looks like Natasha from a Bullwinkle cartoon. There's an Indy Jones clone, and the usual Fish & Game girl. Some Hawaiian print shirt guy blows up stuff. There are some dino-chases-jeep sequences. And don't forget the obligatory extras who show up just in time to get croaked.
It's intentionally campy, and really cheap. A 2-year-old with crayons could make more realistic special effects, and the story meanders aimlessly from scene to scene. As for the clash of the titans promised in the title; don't blink, or you might miss it. High schlock meter reading on this one, and good for some laughs at how dumb it is.
About all these two do is prowl around some island and make occasional jump-out-of-nowhere kills (as if creatures this big and toothy would need to attack from the shadows). Characters all look suspiciously familiar. There's a Xena wanna-be who looks like Natasha from a Bullwinkle cartoon. There's an Indy Jones clone, and the usual Fish & Game girl. Some Hawaiian print shirt guy blows up stuff. There are some dino-chases-jeep sequences. And don't forget the obligatory extras who show up just in time to get croaked.
It's intentionally campy, and really cheap. A 2-year-old with crayons could make more realistic special effects, and the story meanders aimlessly from scene to scene. As for the clash of the titans promised in the title; don't blink, or you might miss it. High schlock meter reading on this one, and good for some laughs at how dumb it is.
- MartianOctocretr5
- Jun 26, 2010
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- poolandrews
- Aug 29, 2010
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There can't be anyone left in the civilised world, or even Belgium, who doesn't know what to expect from a SyFy original FooCritter vs BarBeast quota filler by now.
In case you want to bake your own, here's the recipe:
A title vomited out by the Random Creature Name Generator, run twice.
One has-been Name who neglected their 401K back when they could actually pick and choose their projects.
Half a dozen desperate wannabes, harvested from the weeping rejects of other people's auditions.
4000lbs of assorted bikinis, short-shorts and military surplus, plus sweater meat and six packs to fill them. Quality unimportant, just back the truck up, tip them all out, and we'll film whatever works.
2 buckets of plot and lines swept from the editing room of actual features.
A double-scoop of "nature's revenge" technobabble, with a generous sprinkling of pseudo-science so utterly and boldly bogus that it must surely qualify as deliberate nerd baiting.
60 seconds of ropey CGI, re-shown from every possible angle.
Shake vigorously and squeeze down a warm cable for 90 minutes.
Come on, you know exactly what you're getting. A dash of cleavage, a splash of CGI gore, plastic props that ejaculate the same muzzle flash every frame for 20 seconds - no need to reload if you're not even using real fake guns - a corpse-a-minute, and a climax that could charitably be described as genre compliant.
To be fair, this is a particularly moist and well baked example of the recipe. The walking snacks do a generally decent job of flashing their funbags and emoting their precious lines before queuing up to become lizard chow, the girl-next-door lead poppet is all eyes and pout, the male leads aren't obvious douches, and a few scenes feature something shockingly close to actual acting.
The CGI in particular is surprisingly well rendered, efficiently used (and re-used), and occasionally very decently integrated into the live shots, sometimes even matching variable light and shade - surely a SyFy first. The live action is also competently shot, edited and scored: this is clearly someone's day job.
All of which must be kept in perspective. Strictly relative to other SyFy features, Dinocroc vs. Supergator is about an 8/10, which applying the SyFy Fudge Factor puts it at a solid 4 on the real scale. Not bad at all, especially if you bring a few beers and low expectations.
In case you want to bake your own, here's the recipe:
A title vomited out by the Random Creature Name Generator, run twice.
One has-been Name who neglected their 401K back when they could actually pick and choose their projects.
Half a dozen desperate wannabes, harvested from the weeping rejects of other people's auditions.
4000lbs of assorted bikinis, short-shorts and military surplus, plus sweater meat and six packs to fill them. Quality unimportant, just back the truck up, tip them all out, and we'll film whatever works.
2 buckets of plot and lines swept from the editing room of actual features.
A double-scoop of "nature's revenge" technobabble, with a generous sprinkling of pseudo-science so utterly and boldly bogus that it must surely qualify as deliberate nerd baiting.
60 seconds of ropey CGI, re-shown from every possible angle.
Shake vigorously and squeeze down a warm cable for 90 minutes.
Come on, you know exactly what you're getting. A dash of cleavage, a splash of CGI gore, plastic props that ejaculate the same muzzle flash every frame for 20 seconds - no need to reload if you're not even using real fake guns - a corpse-a-minute, and a climax that could charitably be described as genre compliant.
To be fair, this is a particularly moist and well baked example of the recipe. The walking snacks do a generally decent job of flashing their funbags and emoting their precious lines before queuing up to become lizard chow, the girl-next-door lead poppet is all eyes and pout, the male leads aren't obvious douches, and a few scenes feature something shockingly close to actual acting.
The CGI in particular is surprisingly well rendered, efficiently used (and re-used), and occasionally very decently integrated into the live shots, sometimes even matching variable light and shade - surely a SyFy first. The live action is also competently shot, edited and scored: this is clearly someone's day job.
All of which must be kept in perspective. Strictly relative to other SyFy features, Dinocroc vs. Supergator is about an 8/10, which applying the SyFy Fudge Factor puts it at a solid 4 on the real scale. Not bad at all, especially if you bring a few beers and low expectations.
Documented accounts of Dinocroc and Supergator.
With real-life in-depth scares and action filmed in true documentary style filming, capturing the fear and damage that these two monsters do.
The title alone should bring chills to your spine and the gripping violent rage that these two monstrous beasts should have you glued to your seat with pure fright.
Look for other documentaries of this sort - such as DinoShark, Mega Shark Vs Crocosaurus, Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, Mega Piranha and Super Shark - all true accounts of verified large scale beasts which will keep your heart pounding with sheer fright.
With real-life in-depth scares and action filmed in true documentary style filming, capturing the fear and damage that these two monsters do.
The title alone should bring chills to your spine and the gripping violent rage that these two monstrous beasts should have you glued to your seat with pure fright.
Look for other documentaries of this sort - such as DinoShark, Mega Shark Vs Crocosaurus, Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, Mega Piranha and Super Shark - all true accounts of verified large scale beasts which will keep your heart pounding with sheer fright.
- vampyrecowboy
- Jan 19, 2011
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Outrageously fun mayhem of a movie featuring two giant crocs.
Great movie because of outrageous motion sequences involving the two monsters. See the two lovers getting eaten by the croc. See the cameraman getting eaten. See the worker getting smashed under a wall Dino croc blasted open. The action is hilariously funny. And David Carridine's performance is pretty good.
What makes this movie good is because it has lots of attitudes and they're funny in kind of a good way.
One of a better movie from Syfy channel. Everyone and everything has attitudes in this movie, and is a kicker to watch.
Great movie because of outrageous motion sequences involving the two monsters. See the two lovers getting eaten by the croc. See the cameraman getting eaten. See the worker getting smashed under a wall Dino croc blasted open. The action is hilariously funny. And David Carridine's performance is pretty good.
What makes this movie good is because it has lots of attitudes and they're funny in kind of a good way.
One of a better movie from Syfy channel. Everyone and everything has attitudes in this movie, and is a kicker to watch.
Like most other people, I can certainly appreciate a fun, campy B-flick but sometimes things are just too much to handle. This movie makes no attempt at ever trying to be creative or original and it isn't even really trying to be good. It's like the film-makers already gave up on things, before they even started shooting.
This means that the movie allows itself to be as silly as possible and it doesn't worry about any logic or consistency. It's mostly a very random movie, that seems to be thrown together from an one hour brainstorm session, Roger Corman had with his staff.
The lack of true creativity and originality with its story was truly the thing that bothered me the most. It does not only borrow heavily from other movies, it even borrows from itself. The movie is repeating itself numerous times throughout the movie and at times even recycles its own footage. 20 minutes in, the movie is already running out of steam and ideas.
The most random things about this movie are its killings. There is not really any logic to it as to why Dinocroc and Supergator are killing certain people. You would think they are doing it for food but sometimes they are simply crushing people and seem to be wanting to kill as many random people as possible. And I mean some very random people. All these people literally pop up out of nowhere and you know they are only in this movie to get killed. This is not something unusual for a movie to do but this movie does this a bit too often. Not just once or twice but it happens all the time, throughout the entire movie.
But it's not like there is much more logic to the story itself. Once you start thinking about it, all of the characters are making some incredibly stupid choices, that are far from likely to ever happen, in the case a real Dinocroc and Supergator would be on the loose one day.
Still the thing that will caught the most attention is how incredibly bad the movie is looking. The special effects are really shocking and it's the kind of stuff basically everybody could do now days, on any random computer. Dinocroc and Supergator look like they have wandered right out of an old Playstation game and they just never look right whenever they have to interact with the environment or when they are attacking or eating random people. You won't believe how fake and horrible it's all looking!
All of the actors seemed also very well aware of what mess they got themselves into. But really, it's not like they were expecting much good from this movie before they singed up for it. A glance at the title would had been enough for them to know that this wasn't going to be an award worthy movie. They all decide to go over-the-top and still have some fun with it, which was probably the best thing to do but it does take you out of the movie even more. Still David Carradine is trying to make something out of his role and he probably is the most professional thing about this entire movie.
Sometimes bad its just bad. Especially when it's not even really trying.
3/10
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This means that the movie allows itself to be as silly as possible and it doesn't worry about any logic or consistency. It's mostly a very random movie, that seems to be thrown together from an one hour brainstorm session, Roger Corman had with his staff.
The lack of true creativity and originality with its story was truly the thing that bothered me the most. It does not only borrow heavily from other movies, it even borrows from itself. The movie is repeating itself numerous times throughout the movie and at times even recycles its own footage. 20 minutes in, the movie is already running out of steam and ideas.
The most random things about this movie are its killings. There is not really any logic to it as to why Dinocroc and Supergator are killing certain people. You would think they are doing it for food but sometimes they are simply crushing people and seem to be wanting to kill as many random people as possible. And I mean some very random people. All these people literally pop up out of nowhere and you know they are only in this movie to get killed. This is not something unusual for a movie to do but this movie does this a bit too often. Not just once or twice but it happens all the time, throughout the entire movie.
But it's not like there is much more logic to the story itself. Once you start thinking about it, all of the characters are making some incredibly stupid choices, that are far from likely to ever happen, in the case a real Dinocroc and Supergator would be on the loose one day.
Still the thing that will caught the most attention is how incredibly bad the movie is looking. The special effects are really shocking and it's the kind of stuff basically everybody could do now days, on any random computer. Dinocroc and Supergator look like they have wandered right out of an old Playstation game and they just never look right whenever they have to interact with the environment or when they are attacking or eating random people. You won't believe how fake and horrible it's all looking!
All of the actors seemed also very well aware of what mess they got themselves into. But really, it's not like they were expecting much good from this movie before they singed up for it. A glance at the title would had been enough for them to know that this wasn't going to be an award worthy movie. They all decide to go over-the-top and still have some fun with it, which was probably the best thing to do but it does take you out of the movie even more. Still David Carradine is trying to make something out of his role and he probably is the most professional thing about this entire movie.
Sometimes bad its just bad. Especially when it's not even really trying.
3/10
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- Boba_Fett1138
- Jan 6, 2012
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What a lousy movie! I didn't expect classic cinema, but this creature feature isn't even enjoyably cheesy. Where is Godzilla when you need him? The advent of genetic engineering has created a new genre of science fiction, so audiences have a right to expect better storytelling. Every moment of the movie is predictable and the special effects are so bad that they're embarrassing. We all know that the monsters will break loose and snack on the extras before fighting each other. Why wasn't there more fighting when they finally met? That was the only reason anyone watches such films. With modern technology, the audience deserves much better. This effort (huff, huff) deserves not only a thumbs down, but a resounding Bronx cheer.
- highwaytourist
- Jan 23, 2011
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There probably are a few worse movies, but they're hard to find.
First of all, the plot is so long winded and dull, you really don't know or care what's going on.
There's a few dinosaur like creatures and some giant mushrooms to make the beavis and butthead crowd go "har har har".
It's got about every imaginable cliché you can think of. The effects are good enough, but who cares except for the biggest of dorks. This is a real snoozefest.
We get the feeling that it was made by women or by men who are whipped by women, because basically it's just about gorgeous women getting killed. The attempts at humor are so predictable and bland that the people involved have to be embarrassed.
This is about as bad as it gets.
First of all, the plot is so long winded and dull, you really don't know or care what's going on.
There's a few dinosaur like creatures and some giant mushrooms to make the beavis and butthead crowd go "har har har".
It's got about every imaginable cliché you can think of. The effects are good enough, but who cares except for the biggest of dorks. This is a real snoozefest.
We get the feeling that it was made by women or by men who are whipped by women, because basically it's just about gorgeous women getting killed. The attempts at humor are so predictable and bland that the people involved have to be embarrassed.
This is about as bad as it gets.
- jasir_arafat
- Sep 17, 2011
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- nogodnomasters
- Dec 1, 2018
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Well, you know exactly what you're getting with that title, so it's no surprise that DINOCROC VS. SUPERGATOR is a real stinker of a film. You know the film has to be bad when even cult director Jim Wynorski is hiding underneath a pseudonym. This one was handled by the SyFy Channel as a clear spin on the surprisingly popular Asylum movies, but it's even worse than those, if that's even possible.
The plot line is the usual stuff with government meddling in nature leading to the creation of not one but two super critters. Yes, they fight - eventually and in the most routine fashion - but until that stage we're mired in a mess of rubbishy actors and excruciating dialogue. David Carradine headlines the cast here but appears only in a minor role; for the most part it's blonde bimbo time, with nubile women running around in their bikinis and getting munched on bloodlessly. There's a wooden and ridiculously masculine hero called simply The Cajun, plenty of cheesy CGI effects, and an almost entire lack of blood and gore on display. Even B-movie fans will struggle with this one.
The plot line is the usual stuff with government meddling in nature leading to the creation of not one but two super critters. Yes, they fight - eventually and in the most routine fashion - but until that stage we're mired in a mess of rubbishy actors and excruciating dialogue. David Carradine headlines the cast here but appears only in a minor role; for the most part it's blonde bimbo time, with nubile women running around in their bikinis and getting munched on bloodlessly. There's a wooden and ridiculously masculine hero called simply The Cajun, plenty of cheesy CGI effects, and an almost entire lack of blood and gore on display. Even B-movie fans will struggle with this one.
- Leofwine_draca
- Apr 9, 2015
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Having watched both "Dinocroc" and "Supergator" prior to this particular picture, I would just like to mention that there isn't much continuity between this film and either of its two predecessors. For starters, the original Dinocroc and Supergator were created in laboratories fusing dinosaur DNA with that of the respective creature. However, this movie takes a different approach and instead has scientists inserting a special growth hormone into both an alligator and a crocodile--who then subsequently escape and become man-eating monsters. In essence then, it's the same basic plot but with a slightly different formula used to get things started. Likewise, as far as the overall quality of this movie is concerned, I will just say that this movie shares many of the same faults as the other two as well. The acting is substandard, the special effects weren't very good and the suspense was non-existent. In short, this movie has very little novelty to offer viewers other than the fact that instead of one monster there are two. Other than that there is nothing really new. That said, unless a person really enjoys films of this type I would advise viewers to give this one a pass. Below average.
- michaelRokeefe
- Aug 10, 2015
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Well, first of let me start by stating that this movie was actually a notch above the rubbish that comes from the heads at SyFy. Sure, this movie was cheesy and pretty out there, but still managed better than so many others from the same company.
You get to see the two gargantuan reptiles right away, so that was fairly cool, and at most the CGI was adequate to look at, except for some repeated uses of some scenes. What is up with that? As for the dialogue in the movie, well that was halting. And there was so much over-pronunciation going on with some of the actors and actresses, it became unbearable to watch and much worse listening to in the long run.
The story, well nothing grand or innovating here. Pretty much by the "Hey Let's Make a Giant Monster"-movie book. It is quite honestly put, brainless action in the style of monsters going rampage and unlikely heroes coming together and besting the monsters, of course. And the stereotypical bad guy dies by the hands of his own creation. So, basically straight from the mold of these movies.
And why was David Carradine in a movie of this caliber? That was just beyond me, but hey, I am not one to question that, or am I? Well, anyway, this movie is better than most other SyFy movies, but still it is nothing to get your hopes up for. It is well below average as for other movies. Some giant monster movies make it work, and others fall through. "Dinocroc vs. Supergator" did the latter.
Might be worth your time if you like campy monster movies, or if you are a huge Carradine fan, otherwise, not really worth the hour and half wasted of your lifespan.
You get to see the two gargantuan reptiles right away, so that was fairly cool, and at most the CGI was adequate to look at, except for some repeated uses of some scenes. What is up with that? As for the dialogue in the movie, well that was halting. And there was so much over-pronunciation going on with some of the actors and actresses, it became unbearable to watch and much worse listening to in the long run.
The story, well nothing grand or innovating here. Pretty much by the "Hey Let's Make a Giant Monster"-movie book. It is quite honestly put, brainless action in the style of monsters going rampage and unlikely heroes coming together and besting the monsters, of course. And the stereotypical bad guy dies by the hands of his own creation. So, basically straight from the mold of these movies.
And why was David Carradine in a movie of this caliber? That was just beyond me, but hey, I am not one to question that, or am I? Well, anyway, this movie is better than most other SyFy movies, but still it is nothing to get your hopes up for. It is well below average as for other movies. Some giant monster movies make it work, and others fall through. "Dinocroc vs. Supergator" did the latter.
Might be worth your time if you like campy monster movies, or if you are a huge Carradine fan, otherwise, not really worth the hour and half wasted of your lifespan.
- paul_haakonsen
- Jul 2, 2010
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I have made no secret of disliking most of Syfy's output, though in all fairness some have been tolerable. Dinocroc vs. Supergator is one of the ones I can't stand, like Shark Attack, Mega Piranha and Moby Dick(2010). There is one good thing, and that is the title, which is quite cool, but it is such a shame that everything else is so bad. The effects do look really cheap, Mega Piranha especially had worse effects seeing as the creature on all fours here was pretty decent, but everything else not only looks crude but you could tell the people involved didn't do their research on how they move and interact. The plot is laughable, I am not even going to go into the "crocodiles and alligators being enemies" idea, other than I'll hint it is stupid, and it is also meandering and predictable, the characters are little more than cardboard cut-outs, the direction is sloppy, the pace is as dull and meandering as the plot and the script is dreadful. And I mustn't forget the terrible acting, the leads look uncomfortable and David Carradine's performance feels phoned in. In conclusion, has a good title, but that's it. 1/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- May 29, 2011
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I'm still in shock someone thought funding this travesty and waste of airtime was a good idea... or worse yet that there would be any sort of return on their investment. I watched as much of this as I could without leaving the room to hurl my guts out.
I wanted to find something redeeming in the movie... something where some actual effort was made toward technical or factual accuracy. Even in most bad horror movies you can usually find some point where the writer(s) or producer(s) did their homework to appease those of us who give a damn. Having been in a range of industries involving biological, electronics and wireless backgrounds I feel I have a pretty good handle on elements in movies that need attention toward accuracy. Just as I expected however, there was just nothing redeeming. I even resigned myself to just looking for cheesy moments and scenes I could laugh at, but the novelty wore off quickly and boredom set in. Lastly, the CGI in Jurassic Park over 15 years ago blew the work on this movie out of the water.
Thankfully this will most likely only use up airtime once and never be seen again.
I wanted to find something redeeming in the movie... something where some actual effort was made toward technical or factual accuracy. Even in most bad horror movies you can usually find some point where the writer(s) or producer(s) did their homework to appease those of us who give a damn. Having been in a range of industries involving biological, electronics and wireless backgrounds I feel I have a pretty good handle on elements in movies that need attention toward accuracy. Just as I expected however, there was just nothing redeeming. I even resigned myself to just looking for cheesy moments and scenes I could laugh at, but the novelty wore off quickly and boredom set in. Lastly, the CGI in Jurassic Park over 15 years ago blew the work on this movie out of the water.
Thankfully this will most likely only use up airtime once and never be seen again.
- grog-776-417769
- Jun 25, 2010
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- lovecraft231
- Jul 11, 2011
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A company that is given license to make large vegetables and mushrooms uses their abilities to make large killing machines -- an alligator and a crocodile. As you might expect if you saw "Jurassic Park", they are hard to contain.
The film has some clear references to "Jurassic Park", whether intentional or not. The scene with the jeep being chased was just such an homage (or ripoff). I was waiting for someone to say "faster, must go faster" or a shot of the rearview mirror.
The director Jay Andrews used to be Jim Wynorski (well, he still is) and made some great cheesy horror films. You might know "Chopping Mall", one of the greats from the 1980s. Working for SyFy is quite the step down, but I suspect his friendship with Roger Corman is what got him on board.
The DVD or Blu-Ray has audio commentary by Roger Corman and Jay Andrews -- it is good to get Corman on the record as much as possible these days, as he is beyond his golden years. Is this the greatest commentary track you will ever hear? Most likely not. But Corman already has a legacy, and the more he says, the better. Someday we will no longer have this American treasure.
Although he is quite dead, we have David Carradine in a much better posthumous role than "Fall Down Dead". Again, not like a peak in his career like "Kill Bill" or "Death Race", but at least he is treated with some dignity here and not made out to be a forgetful, weak old man.
Are alligators and crocodiles mortal enemies? I have my doubts... The SyFy network may have bad special effects and I can let that slide because we have all come to expect that. But you have to have "science" to have science fiction, so if you cannot get basic facts right about your subjects, you stink.
The film has some clear references to "Jurassic Park", whether intentional or not. The scene with the jeep being chased was just such an homage (or ripoff). I was waiting for someone to say "faster, must go faster" or a shot of the rearview mirror.
The director Jay Andrews used to be Jim Wynorski (well, he still is) and made some great cheesy horror films. You might know "Chopping Mall", one of the greats from the 1980s. Working for SyFy is quite the step down, but I suspect his friendship with Roger Corman is what got him on board.
The DVD or Blu-Ray has audio commentary by Roger Corman and Jay Andrews -- it is good to get Corman on the record as much as possible these days, as he is beyond his golden years. Is this the greatest commentary track you will ever hear? Most likely not. But Corman already has a legacy, and the more he says, the better. Someday we will no longer have this American treasure.
Although he is quite dead, we have David Carradine in a much better posthumous role than "Fall Down Dead". Again, not like a peak in his career like "Kill Bill" or "Death Race", but at least he is treated with some dignity here and not made out to be a forgetful, weak old man.
Are alligators and crocodiles mortal enemies? I have my doubts... The SyFy network may have bad special effects and I can let that slide because we have all come to expect that. But you have to have "science" to have science fiction, so if you cannot get basic facts right about your subjects, you stink.
- MovieJoe2001
- Jun 26, 2010
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Thank god for Roger Corman. I know everyone thinks that SyFy has cheesy movies, but that is what SyFy does AND they give young directors a chance at directing a movie.
Remember those cheesy fiction films from the 50's? Remember the gorilla with a diver's helmet? Yep. Or that crab creature running the world. SyFy comes from that tradition. And of course those classic B movies have aged quite well. I suspect in 50 yrs these movies will have the same panache. But they are two close in time to Jaws, ET, and other big budget epics that make them seem sub standard, which they are, but they are cheap fun. And you get to see new actors.
And, they are ripe material for the next generation of MST 3K.
In Dinocroc, the "cajun" man has real potential. Anybody know Timothy Oliphant? Remember Blair Witch 2, or Hit-man? He got his start there.
Where else can they go to get a million dollar budget and direct something. That means, crew, actors, music track catering,editing...they are learning their craft. Some will rise to the top as they did in the old days of the Corman studio system where he gave young directors a shot at directing, like Scorsese and many others.
Now you all know the plot of this movie. How can you loose with babes in bikinis, and tourist being eaten. That is the core of Corman. Now some directors with panache may add some style to a movie with oddball humor or original twists.
For example, when the tourist got off the bus and the croc was coming, a quip would be:
Daughter: "Dad, what do you think when the croc gets of whiff of those tourists, what will he think".
Sheriff: "Dunno, maybe...lunch is ready?"
Take Tremors, for example. A really good film with Kevon Bacon and Fred ward, it is a story of a huge worm that is eating people. Very original, clever, and imaginative and fun and in broad daylight.
Bacon: "I got me a plan".
So you have hot babes (being eaten), tourists (being eaten), army guys (being eaten) bus drivers (being eaten) sheriff (beging eaten), and people running around screaming in this movie. Stir. Repeat. Add sauce.
Some reviewers wonder how sugar cane dust can kill these monsters. Well, have you ever seen a grain elevator explosion? Dust is more potent than C4.
The gator/car chase was really ridiculous tho. It is true that gators can run up to 30mph. They seldom do. It takes to much energy to move that mass and they rather lounge around and catch unwary prey.
Even the fastest animals do not chase anything for very long.
So enjoy those SyFy movies for giving directors a break and providing some low cost entertainment. They have to keep the doors open until the next Battleship Galactica.
We love you Roger.
Remember those cheesy fiction films from the 50's? Remember the gorilla with a diver's helmet? Yep. Or that crab creature running the world. SyFy comes from that tradition. And of course those classic B movies have aged quite well. I suspect in 50 yrs these movies will have the same panache. But they are two close in time to Jaws, ET, and other big budget epics that make them seem sub standard, which they are, but they are cheap fun. And you get to see new actors.
And, they are ripe material for the next generation of MST 3K.
In Dinocroc, the "cajun" man has real potential. Anybody know Timothy Oliphant? Remember Blair Witch 2, or Hit-man? He got his start there.
Where else can they go to get a million dollar budget and direct something. That means, crew, actors, music track catering,editing...they are learning their craft. Some will rise to the top as they did in the old days of the Corman studio system where he gave young directors a shot at directing, like Scorsese and many others.
Now you all know the plot of this movie. How can you loose with babes in bikinis, and tourist being eaten. That is the core of Corman. Now some directors with panache may add some style to a movie with oddball humor or original twists.
For example, when the tourist got off the bus and the croc was coming, a quip would be:
Daughter: "Dad, what do you think when the croc gets of whiff of those tourists, what will he think".
Sheriff: "Dunno, maybe...lunch is ready?"
Take Tremors, for example. A really good film with Kevon Bacon and Fred ward, it is a story of a huge worm that is eating people. Very original, clever, and imaginative and fun and in broad daylight.
Bacon: "I got me a plan".
So you have hot babes (being eaten), tourists (being eaten), army guys (being eaten) bus drivers (being eaten) sheriff (beging eaten), and people running around screaming in this movie. Stir. Repeat. Add sauce.
Some reviewers wonder how sugar cane dust can kill these monsters. Well, have you ever seen a grain elevator explosion? Dust is more potent than C4.
The gator/car chase was really ridiculous tho. It is true that gators can run up to 30mph. They seldom do. It takes to much energy to move that mass and they rather lounge around and catch unwary prey.
Even the fastest animals do not chase anything for very long.
So enjoy those SyFy movies for giving directors a break and providing some low cost entertainment. They have to keep the doors open until the next Battleship Galactica.
We love you Roger.
- Hey_Sweden
- Apr 19, 2014
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OK, apparently, you have to either love these types of movies or hate them...Judging by the other reviews, that is what happens. Some really like these monster movies and others wonder why they bothered.
What I want to know is: Do these movies make MONEY?
Average commercial price during these is about $10k. I guess if they run the entire movie half a dozen times, then they make back the budget. But do a lot of people watch them? So advertisers are either getting a really good deal or wasting their money. I can't imagine the DVD doing well, only from rental places that might carry it...
I am just really curious if these movies make their money back, and why some other movie projects don't get green lights.
What I want to know is: Do these movies make MONEY?
Average commercial price during these is about $10k. I guess if they run the entire movie half a dozen times, then they make back the budget. But do a lot of people watch them? So advertisers are either getting a really good deal or wasting their money. I can't imagine the DVD doing well, only from rental places that might carry it...
I am just really curious if these movies make their money back, and why some other movie projects don't get green lights.