Well, here's a movie that for sure doesn't need an introduction! It's the biggest commercial success of 1993, or perhaps even of the entire 90s decade, and simultaneously the film that was single-handedly responsible for generating a massive dinosaur-hype that is still ongoing today! It's the...
Wait, what is it you say? Not this one?? Steven Spielberg?!?
Okay, "Carnosaurs" isn't "Jurassic Park", but surely proud producer Roger Corman never wanted this to be anything more than a joyously trashy and gore-soaked B-movie for undemanding audiences. You can't even call it a rip-off or an uninspired attempt to cash in on the success of Spielberg's hit, because "Carnosaur" unfolds like a typical 70s or 80s exploitation horror flick set in a remote little town and featuring deranged scientists and monsters on the loose.
While her daughter Laura Dern shines on the big screen in "Jurassic Park", Diane Ladd really steals the show here, as the brilliant but utterly bonkers Dr. Tiptree who allegedly works for the US Military but secretly performs experiments with dinosaur DNA, and somehow manages to hatch T-Rexes and Velociraptors via the eggs of regular chickens. Her mission: give the planet back to the dinosaurs, and thus, soon after, rapidly growing and always-hungry monsters are munching their way through the population of a little desert town.
Look at the poster image. Look at the names involved. In case you were disappointed by "Carnosaur", and co-responsible for the current IMDb rating of barely 3.6 out of 10, you only have yourself to blame. You can't expect great cinema in terms of plotting and suspense, or expensive special effects. However, you may expect a massive body count, unhinged and gooey splatter effects, and old-fashioned and dedicated handicraft effects (remote-controlled robots, suits, and puppets). Oh, and for the fans of dystopian Sci-Fi and horror, there's also a bleak and unhappy ending.
Wait, what is it you say? Not this one?? Steven Spielberg?!?
Okay, "Carnosaurs" isn't "Jurassic Park", but surely proud producer Roger Corman never wanted this to be anything more than a joyously trashy and gore-soaked B-movie for undemanding audiences. You can't even call it a rip-off or an uninspired attempt to cash in on the success of Spielberg's hit, because "Carnosaur" unfolds like a typical 70s or 80s exploitation horror flick set in a remote little town and featuring deranged scientists and monsters on the loose.
While her daughter Laura Dern shines on the big screen in "Jurassic Park", Diane Ladd really steals the show here, as the brilliant but utterly bonkers Dr. Tiptree who allegedly works for the US Military but secretly performs experiments with dinosaur DNA, and somehow manages to hatch T-Rexes and Velociraptors via the eggs of regular chickens. Her mission: give the planet back to the dinosaurs, and thus, soon after, rapidly growing and always-hungry monsters are munching their way through the population of a little desert town.
Look at the poster image. Look at the names involved. In case you were disappointed by "Carnosaur", and co-responsible for the current IMDb rating of barely 3.6 out of 10, you only have yourself to blame. You can't expect great cinema in terms of plotting and suspense, or expensive special effects. However, you may expect a massive body count, unhinged and gooey splatter effects, and old-fashioned and dedicated handicraft effects (remote-controlled robots, suits, and puppets). Oh, and for the fans of dystopian Sci-Fi and horror, there's also a bleak and unhappy ending.