What a waste of my time!!!

one of my absolute favorites!

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

I was pretty excited when I found Carnosaur on VHS at the local outlet.I don't know what I was expecting.I don't think I was expecting anything GREAT but I wasn't expecting anything bad either.It was more bad than anything.I read on IMDb that there's a part 2 & 3.After watching this movie I can't believe they made a sequel & even more amazing, a third.I LOVE bad movies so if I had a chance I'd watch them though.If I didn't, I know I wouldn't watch them at all.I read a few reviews saying Carnosaur is just a Jurassic Park rip off since they both came out at the same time but I say who knows? who cares? I HATED Jurassic Park & Carnosaur wasn't all that great either but if I had to choose between the 2, I'd have to go with Carnosaur.At least Carnosaur was entertaining enough to keep me awake.When Jurassic Park 1st came out, I fell asleep in the theater.The thing that surprised me the most was the ending.It was pretty shocking & came out of nowhere.Maybe I have to give Carnosaur another shot 1 of these days to appreciate it but it won't be anytime soon

In the midst of Jurassic Park being released in the summer of 1993 there were multiple cash grabs on the run from Jurassic Park's success from Congo to Godzilla you name it then just a few weeks prior in May of 1993 Carnosaur was released to a very small limited release, and then was released on home video later that year. Carnosaur is one of those films that feels unconnected by that I mean there are a lot of things that needed to be fixed specifically the plot. The plot feels as if there are two things going on once first is this dinosaur going nuts around this small town, and then there is stuff involving the government wanting to go after every citizen and the main antagonist is wanting to impregnate women with dinosaurs. Another downside of the film is that the humans aren't really that great besides Diane Ladd(the antagonist) and the supposed protagonist played by Raphael Sabarge who are amusing to watch on camera. The big plus of the film is how good the dinosaurs look considering the million dollar budget they had, and the kills are the best parts of the film. But overall Carnosaur is a forgettable bland creature feature that fails trying to be Jurassic Park or a fun creature feature.

This is based upon the book by Harry Adam Night which was a pen name and author and critic John Brosnan . Brosnan wrote Future Tense one of the most readable books on the history of science fiction cinema ever written . He also wrote a highly regarded column in the SF magazine Starburst which over the years degenerated in to a soapbox where Brosnan stated his hatred for both STAR TREK and the works of James Herbert at every opportunity . No one can state enough hatred for STAR TREK in my view but it's unfair to slag off Herbert . His books are never going to win the Nobel prize but they are entertaining for what they are and he also brings a back story to most of his characters even if they exist only to be killed off later in the chapter Knowing this I wonder if there's a bit of post modernism to Brosnan literature . Even the name Harry Adam Knight ( HAK ! ) conjures up a tongue in cheek name . Certainly I'm left with the impression that HAK is trying to emulate Herbert as a homage . You can see characters getting a brief bio then after that their function to the plot becomes dinosaur food in much the same way as Herbert likes feeding his characters to a swarm of giant mutant ratsThe problem is it's difficult to realise swarms of mutant rats on screen and the problem is dinosaurs are even more difficult to realise . Steven Spielberg managed it in 1993 but let's not kid ourselves he had unlimited technical know how and expense to do so . In this film there's only one way dinosaurs can be brought to screen and that's via puppetry , usually glove puppets which gives the impression Rod Hull's on a murder spree with reptiles Does this make CARNOSAUR a bad movie ? Not necessarily . Certainly it's a badly made movie that'll have you laughing out loud at some scenes and much of the humour doesn't give the impression that it's really intentional and therefor doesn't qualify as post modernist but for those people who sometimes enjoy horror B movies with mad scientists and situations that don't themselves too seriously it's an enjoyable waste of 82 minutes

Well, I must say that this movie does tickle you in every way possible. The acting was amazing lol. When Raphael Sbarges character is kneeling down when he sees the dying kid on the road, it looks like he is taking a dump on the road!!! lol, the stupid one liners, and extremely fake sneezing really got to me in this movie. Now if the acting doesn't pull you in I tell you the dinosaur effects will! The fake barbie limbs, the inconsistent dino sizes, the colors of the two dinos changed drastically! You can easily tell when its a puppet/man in suit, or animatronic creature. Now the only thing remotely interesting in the movie is its story line. Though a bit far out there, it is quite an interesting catastrophic effect attempt that I don't think we have ever seen. Not only dinosaurs but a deadly fever that spreads rapidly as well. Now if this movie were to have probably 10 million more this would have been a mainstreem movie with more love and credability, now its funny on the VHS cover is says Ebert and Roeper give it thumbs up. Lol I watched the rating on youtube and they both thought the movie was awful but the story was quite interesting and the bad guy (ladd) was something new and exciting.Now i must say that anyone that watches this please do not take it seriously, and don't come in with high hopes. Now if you come in watching the movie with an open mind your going to have a hell of a time!!What I do want to see is a remake of this movie. I'm actually going to type up a story and script for it because I think with the modern technology seeing a new age Carnosaur movie will be something people will want to see, also I think this movie should be a stand alone movie with no sequels. I think the fever idea and dinos will stay but the giving birth will have to go, far far away lol. The characters are pretty good and will need to be developed more. Thats what i think should happen. We haven't had any really new age dino movies