Was this movie supposed to be a spoof? Or was it just made by really untalented wannabes who thought they knew what they were doing? I can't believe, in this day of technology, that the effects, writing, and acting were as bad as this.
The attack scene at the lake, when the pterodactyl was "fishing" for the blond bimbo. All that was missing was the two-year-old boy's hand, as he clutches the toy model of a pterodactyl, and stomps it up and down on top of his sister's Barbie doll as it floats in the bathtub. That's exactly what the effect looked like. In fact, pretty much all the attack scenes looked like that.
Or how about when the one soldier was going across the rope bridge to rescue the damsel in distress, supposedly with his full body weight on the rope? At one point, he is repositioning his hands on the rope. The rope that is supposed to be taunt from his weight is slack, and its obvious the actor is just standing on an unseen platform with his hands stretched over his head grabbing the rope.
Another silly part, when the soldier played by Coolio (I guess that was him) was sitting in the jungle, and about 3 of his men are standing off to the side and behind him. Then another one comes walking up behind him. The character does one of those commando type things where he senses someone coming up on his back, so he draws his weapon and whips around, prepared to defend himself. Then of course, he admonishes the guy for coming up on him from behind. Plot intent of course is he is a super commando-type guy whose senses are sharpened to the point he can tell if someone might be sneaking up on him. What I want to know is, did he not see his other men standing there in his peripheral vision? Or did he not trust his men to have his back?
And the blond screamer/whiner that just wants to go hooommmmme. Ugh! I would have fed her to the birds first thing!
The attack scene at the lake, when the pterodactyl was "fishing" for the blond bimbo. All that was missing was the two-year-old boy's hand, as he clutches the toy model of a pterodactyl, and stomps it up and down on top of his sister's Barbie doll as it floats in the bathtub. That's exactly what the effect looked like. In fact, pretty much all the attack scenes looked like that.
Or how about when the one soldier was going across the rope bridge to rescue the damsel in distress, supposedly with his full body weight on the rope? At one point, he is repositioning his hands on the rope. The rope that is supposed to be taunt from his weight is slack, and its obvious the actor is just standing on an unseen platform with his hands stretched over his head grabbing the rope.
Another silly part, when the soldier played by Coolio (I guess that was him) was sitting in the jungle, and about 3 of his men are standing off to the side and behind him. Then another one comes walking up behind him. The character does one of those commando type things where he senses someone coming up on his back, so he draws his weapon and whips around, prepared to defend himself. Then of course, he admonishes the guy for coming up on him from behind. Plot intent of course is he is a super commando-type guy whose senses are sharpened to the point he can tell if someone might be sneaking up on him. What I want to know is, did he not see his other men standing there in his peripheral vision? Or did he not trust his men to have his back?
And the blond screamer/whiner that just wants to go hooommmmme. Ugh! I would have fed her to the birds first thing!