I grew up loving this movie and having watched this movie again recently, I see that Dinosaurus! hasn't lost its charm. Not many things are better than stop-motion dinosaurs going around scaring the heck out of people. So, let's travel back in time and have a look.
On a tropical island, a construction crew was trying to build a harbor when their dynamite unearths two dinosaurs frozen in suspended animation: a ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex and a peaceful Brontosaurus. The town's jerk of a mayor also discovers a Neanderthal in the same state. When lightning strikes, the prehistoric beings are brought to life. A poor local boy befriends both the Brontosaur and caveman while the T-rex terrorizes the island, killing many in his path. As prehistory and modern times collide, who will survive? Man or reptile?
The movie has plenty of charm to it. A few human characters were interesting while others are unlikable. The stop-motion and close-up puppetry of the creatures are quite good and the scenes with the caveman interacting with modern objects are pretty funny. My favorite part of the movie is when the dinosaurs battle to the death! It's pure, primal carnage and I love it! If your getting bored before this point, this scene is sure to wake you up. I also like the final fight between the T-rex and the tractor (which inspired the ending for "Carnosaur"). Nothing like monster vs machine.
I only have a few complaints. I've felt that they killed off the Brontosaur a little too early by having him wander into quicksand. The least they could do is indicate that he might have died only for him to return and sacrifice himself by charging at the T-rex and both fall into the ocean. I would also like to see more than two interactions between the boy and the Brontosaur but that's a minor complaint.
I love this movie and I would like to see a remake of it, maybe exclude the caveman to allow more quality time between the boy and his dinosaur, make the T-rex more scary, and have the suggested ending I mentioned earlier. Check this dinosaur flick out and enjoy. ROOOAAR!!!
On a tropical island, a construction crew was trying to build a harbor when their dynamite unearths two dinosaurs frozen in suspended animation: a ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex and a peaceful Brontosaurus. The town's jerk of a mayor also discovers a Neanderthal in the same state. When lightning strikes, the prehistoric beings are brought to life. A poor local boy befriends both the Brontosaur and caveman while the T-rex terrorizes the island, killing many in his path. As prehistory and modern times collide, who will survive? Man or reptile?
The movie has plenty of charm to it. A few human characters were interesting while others are unlikable. The stop-motion and close-up puppetry of the creatures are quite good and the scenes with the caveman interacting with modern objects are pretty funny. My favorite part of the movie is when the dinosaurs battle to the death! It's pure, primal carnage and I love it! If your getting bored before this point, this scene is sure to wake you up. I also like the final fight between the T-rex and the tractor (which inspired the ending for "Carnosaur"). Nothing like monster vs machine.
I only have a few complaints. I've felt that they killed off the Brontosaur a little too early by having him wander into quicksand. The least they could do is indicate that he might have died only for him to return and sacrifice himself by charging at the T-rex and both fall into the ocean. I would also like to see more than two interactions between the boy and the Brontosaur but that's a minor complaint.
I love this movie and I would like to see a remake of it, maybe exclude the caveman to allow more quality time between the boy and his dinosaur, make the T-rex more scary, and have the suggested ending I mentioned earlier. Check this dinosaur flick out and enjoy. ROOOAAR!!!