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Carnosaur

I rented Carnosaur because I saw Adam Simon's name on the video box. His cameo in the Player made me curious to see if he really had talent. SURPRISE! He does, and he has it in spades. He took a cheesy idea (basically, the Mad Scientist makes a monster), and got some true scares out of it. The baby carnosaur is shocking and frightening. I noticed that other reviewers have pounced on the shoddy special effects, but...come on! It's a low budget cheapie made before CGI became affordable...for what they are, they work well. At no time was I taken out of the movie by a poor effect. It begs comparison to Jurassic Park, of course. And well it should. Jurassic park is, mostly, a better movie. But Carnosaur makes for a good, fun, monster movie. Not ideal for a night out, but a must-see when you're in a B-movie mood. Rent it alongside a Romero film or an Evil Dead flick and enjoy the fun!

I saw this film for the first time when I was in high school. My friends and I were looking for a bad horror flick, and we were right on our renting fee money when we picked out this gem. If you want to watch a movie that is scary, uses realistic-looking-dinosaurs, and authentic-looking blood and guts, then this movie is not right for you. Do not take it even remotely seriously. If you are looking for a good laugh, then, please, take this movie seriously. Somewhere between the horrible cinematography, several messily mauled treehuggers, and the science that completely lacked any validity whatsoever, I found myself actually rolling on the floor, convulsing with laughter. I now proudly own the entire trilogy of Carnosaur-ridden hilarity. If you have seen Ed Wood and became intrigued with bad cinema, then Carnosaur should be just right for you.

Considering the three positive reviews right there on the cover of the DVD (one from Gene Siskel, no less) and its clear attempt to profit from Jurassic Park, I figured this movie would at least be passable - but it wasn't. It was shockingly dreadful. The creature LOOKED fake and when it walked, the camera angle made it look like a puppet. The acting was terrible, too, as was the entire concept. God, why did I waste two hours of my life on this?

Well, what can I say? I'm a huge fan of b movies, so I've seen some great big piles in my life. I was going into this expecting a poorly-shot, bad-humor-filled, crappy-effect-infused, pox-ridden Corman romp of "Night of the Blood Beast" or "Wasp Woman" proportions. I was rather surprised, actually. The effects were nothing to write home about, but they weren't horrible. At least this was before CG was on the open market, so they stuck with practical effects (which, in my opinion, are underrated). The acting was par for the course, but I feel Diane Ladd did a pretty good "mad scientist" with Tiptree. Mainly Raphael Sbarge was a good washed-up drunk with Doc Smith. Some things made the movie a little tedious (the romantic plot between Thrush and Doc, Clint Howard's character, etc.) but I found this an overall enjoyable cheesy gore-ride of fun weirdness. Watch if you are used to horrifically cheesy movies. 4/10

A scientist who has lost her faith in humanity makes crappy shoddy dinosaurs to eat everyone up I guess. It's up to a night watchman and a damn dirty commune hippie girl to destroy them. Starring Diane Ladd from Kingdom Hospital, Harrison Page the Captain from Sledge Hammer, and Clint Howard from.. well just about every B-movie ever made. This movie was laughably bad, the dinos look like they were Land of the Lost refuges who couldn't cut it. And the plot is ridiculous.. STILL there is something so right about seeing stinking hippies being ripped apart and gobbled up. So it wasn't all in vain. That whole aspect pulled it up a whole grade. Yea I know that I have issues. hahaha My Grade: C-

Dr. Jane Tiptree (Diane Ladd) is a geneticist, who wants to destroy the human kind. She releases a lethal virus and a dinosaur with this purpose. A guy, called "Doc", finds her plans and try to avoid the destruction of the human race. "Carnosaur" is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It is impossible to write a summary of such a crap. The story does not make sense, the characters are horribly developed, the "special effects" looks like one of those dinosaur "Made in Paraguay or China". When I saw the name of Diane Ladd in the credits and a production of Roger Corman, I imagined a big joke with "Jurassic Park", since Diane Ladd is the mother of Laura Dern. But the movie is so cheesy that never works. I like trash movies, like "Braindead", "Tromeo and Juliet", 'Bad Taste" etc... But "Carnosaur" is not a trash, but a crap Movie. If I can give an advice, I would say: Do not waste your time watching it! My vote is two. Title (Brazil: "Carnosauro" ("Carnosaur")

I remember watching Carnosaur years ago when it was released. This movie actually bothered me at the time, especially with its ending. The movie doesn't bother me anymore, but I do find it very enjoyable and has a great re-watch value to it. Diane Ladd has created a disease that only effects females. This disease impregnates them and causes them to give birth to dinosaurs with extremely bloody consequences. Apparently, this movie was based off of two different novels but I don't know how true it is to those novels. This film does have a few really good moments of gore and shock. Unfortunately, the special effects for the dinosaurs is quite lame. But the movie is still a lot of fun. Look for a few cult actors like Clint Howard. Also, this movie has 2 other sequels which I would highly suggest missing. 8/10 stars