Dinocroc vs. Supergator

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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.

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.

Look at the lovely Hawaiian scenery! Savour the attractive young woman who wobble around in bikinis every now and then! That's about it, folks. You also have a predictable plot, cardboard characters, rubbish dialogue, and some indescribably bad (though not unexpectedly indescribably bad, more like completely predictably indescribably bad) CGI, and David Carradine picking up a paycheque while not looking very well in one of about nine movies released posthumously. This is the sort of bad film which gives bad films a bad name. Avoid.

Glad this movie made such controversy in the ratings. This movie cracked me up all night, put me in such a good mood all day the next. It has everything you can expect from a Hollywood film, but fails your normal expectations and standards. I strongly advise those who go in to see this movie MUST see it with a light heart and a silliness that many people forget when watching movies. The off beat editing and over the top seriousness of the script and uncanny plot creates a comedic dynamic to the whole story. The CGI is awfully nostalgic in a way which reminds us of the days when movies aren't all about computer graphics. The difference in acting skill is fun to watch, as you get a real sense of how to differentiate good actors from bad ones. Overall, there are a lot of things to watch for in this movie, and you can be sure there'll never be a dull moment when you're not laughing about something. :D

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.

Dinocroc vs Supergator is awesome!The plot synopsis was brilliant!I was expecting it to be cheesy, but it wasn't, really it was awesome.But I had never seen an animated movie, so I didn't see that one coming either.At first, I was upset about that, but then I got over it because animation and B-movies are awesome!But I still have one question,does this sequel to Dinocroc or Supergator? probably not.Another thing upsets me, every movie such as Mega Python vs Gatoroid, Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus, Dinocroc vs Supergator or Komodo vs Cobra have 2-3 minute fights that are quite immaturely thought up.But the kill scenes are awesome.And they tell the Dinocroc and Supergator's origin, the top secret lab hidden in the jungle.They then escape to wreck havoc on the town! If you want to see a B-movie and don't know which to get, don't hesitate to by this!Probably the best you can get, suggesting it is a movie about two genetically mutated Dino-Reptiles.

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

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 http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

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.