Dinocroc vs. Supergator

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.

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.

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.

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.

Disappointing action/horror creature feature unfortunately demonstrates how far Director Wynorski has fallen since his 80s hits 'Lost Empire' and 'Chopping Mall'. Despite producer Roger Corman's involvement, this pair of toothless tyrants can't drag themselves up from c-grade depths, their CGI appearance looking anything but terrifying.

The original 'Dinocroc' was very mediocre, saved from oblivion by its veteran cast; unfortunately there's no such reprieve here as David Carradine saunters by a pool given little to do as the title antagonists are accidentally released from their scientific captivity to wreak havoc upon the local farming and recreational community.

The jokes are tired and cliched, the characters pale imitations, with only some perky performances from the assertive deputy Holt (although the lanky lass looks less like a sheriff's deputy and more like a catwalk model), and the equally glamorous scientist (played by Danish siren Sheppard) who alerts our heroes to the impending doom. I also personally enjoyed the brief appearance of the two bikini clad ladies who try in vain to escape the Dino-croc. Whilst nothing novel, that scene was at least somewhat suspenseful and humorous although once again marred by the inept CGI effects.

It's a haphazard production with continuity errors where the scenery doesn't match (e.g. The 'Cajun' is seen shooting at the super gator from the boat onto a nearby dirt road, although he's clearly surrounded by forest), and dreadfully disjointed CGI that deprives the picture of any tension (e.g. The mutilated livestock being inspected by the Sheriff looks like poorly integrated clip art). Overall it's cringey and disappointing even by modern telemovie standards, though perhaps not unexpectedly given the quality of its source material.