A lot of people think King Dinosaur was the first movie from Bert I Gordon. It isn't. This is the second (the first was Serpent Island in 1954).
A new planet, Nova, is discovered in the solar system and an expedition consisting of two scientist couples is sent to it. When they get there, they discover a planet similar to earth and inhabited by unfriendly creatures. They are attacked by giant insects, giant snakes and alligators.
These creatures are the least of their worries though. They decide to explore an island they discover across a lake and when they get there, they discover a land unchanged since prehistoric times. Roaming this land are giant lizards, woolly mammoths and a giant armadillo. Some of these creatures are stock footage from One Million BC. After being attacked by these creatures and the King Dinosaur of the title (a giant lizard pretending to be a T-Rex) they decide to blow the island up with an atomic bomb and blast off back to Earth.
Despite bad reviews and the low budget, I rather enjoyed this movie.
Rating 3 and a half stars out of 5.
A new planet, Nova, is discovered in the solar system and an expedition consisting of two scientist couples is sent to it. When they get there, they discover a planet similar to earth and inhabited by unfriendly creatures. They are attacked by giant insects, giant snakes and alligators.
These creatures are the least of their worries though. They decide to explore an island they discover across a lake and when they get there, they discover a land unchanged since prehistoric times. Roaming this land are giant lizards, woolly mammoths and a giant armadillo. Some of these creatures are stock footage from One Million BC. After being attacked by these creatures and the King Dinosaur of the title (a giant lizard pretending to be a T-Rex) they decide to blow the island up with an atomic bomb and blast off back to Earth.
Despite bad reviews and the low budget, I rather enjoyed this movie.
Rating 3 and a half stars out of 5.