Amateur movie with Big budget

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Whilst building a harbour on a Caribbean island, construction workers discover two perfectly preserved dinosaurs—a brontosaurus and a T-Rex—frozen under the sea for millions of years. After being brought ashore, the prehistoric creatures thaw out and are struck by lightning during a storm, bringing them back to life. As the beasts wander the island, looking for food, construction boss Bart Thompson (Ward Ramsey) tries to ensure the safety of the islanders. Meanwhile, a neanderthal (Gregg Martell), who has also emerged from the ocean, befriends local boy Julio (Alan Roberts) and protects him from his wicked guardian Hacker (Fred Engelberg).Dinosaurus! is the one in which the 'cute' kid (ie., thoroughly irritating brat) and the caveman ride on the back of the brontosaurus, putting the audience squarely in family territory—good clean fun with very little to seriously scare the young 'uns. The juvenile nature of the film, along with some naff neanderthal-based comedy, make it just a little too cloying at times, but as a fan of dinosaur movies in general, and especially those that make use of stop motion animation, I couldn't help but be entertained. Yes, the animation is a long way from Harryhausen standard, and there's some even worse puppetry, but it still proves to be a reasonably decent dose of mindless fun. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the film also features two helpings of eye candy—tasty blonde Betty (Kristina Hanson) and dusky island beauty Chica (Lucita Blain)—to hold one's attention whenever the dinos are off-screen.

So what can you say about a movie where the best actor is a caveman who only grunts. Okay, I exaggerate, but not by much. Actually, in what appears a pick up cast, only Kristina Hanson (Betty) seems really challenged. And speaking of cavemen, Gregg Martell deserves a prehistoric Oscar, especially when he dives headfirst to escape modern woman putting on her makeup, a truly horrifying sight.Kudos to producer-director Yeaworth. Not many movie-makers make it from the pulpit to the drive-in, but he did, starting with the hugely successful The Blob (1958) with Steve McQueen leading a posse of frantic hot-rodders. So what do you do following a gob of quivering jello on a man-eating rampage. I guess you go to the Carribbean where frozen critters have been waiting a million years for defrost so they can go on a man-eating rampage of their own. Whew! Am I glad for a construction crew that really knows how to deliver a knockout punch, even if they are sometimes led by a guy named Dumpy.Sure, a lot of the action is pretty cheesy, but when did we guys at the drive-in care while knocking back a six-pack or getting hormonal with the girls. Besides, show me any big-time Hollywood flick with anyone funnier than our befuddled caveman. In my book, his hilarious encounter with a livingroom is truly inspired and worth the whole time. Too bad Yeaworth went back to the pulpit. He may not have been Warner Bros. or MGM, but he sure could give drive-in champ Roger Corman a run for his money. I'm just wondering how he could have followed this Neanderthal special. Maybe with a herd of man-eating cattle that attack Sizzler and The Outback. Now, that's really scary.

I was 10 when I saw DINOSAURUS in a theater. While the acting left much to be desired, and the film was obviously shot on a shoestring, the animated dinosaurs seemed pretty awesome for the time. Ray Harryhausen this ain't, but for a dinosaur-loving kid like myself, it definitely hit the spot. A caveman and two dinosaurs, one of them a T-Rex, are discovered and accidentally revived in 1960. In the end, it takes a modern mechanical marvel to subdue the rampaging T-Rex. The caveman befriends a little boy, whom I assume we tykes in the audience were meant to identify with. Good fun. Best seen on a big screen with booming sound, and today that's possible right at home with a large flat-screen digital TV and a 5.1 Dolby home theater setup.

Honestly, 4.4/10?!? It wasn't that bad! I haven't seen this film in awhile and I decided to watch in again today.Its a pretty good film for its time.Sure, the acting is a little cheesy, but its a great movie! Ahh, yes, IMDb's plot for the movie. ''...After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the unsuspecting population. Freed from his watery tomb, as well, is a very friendly Neanderthal man who proceeds to befriend a local orphan boy. The boy, Neanderthal and irritated dinosaur make for an interesting dramatic climax.'' Couldn't explain the plot any better.The Neanderthal man who has also come back along with the dinosaurs, is actually a caveman! He can give you a good laugh every once in awhile.He is just hilarious.This is an awesome movie to pop in the VCR and watch on a Saturday night.You should really check it out if you're a into dinosaurs, like I am.10/10!