Michael O'Keefe
Under the watchful eye of producer Roger Corman, director Jim Wynorski presents a big croc; and a big gator as a double threat to society before turning on each other. Created by devious and ego maniacal Jason Drake(David Carradine),in a secret island lab, dinocroc and supergator are groomed to humongous proportions...ooops! Damn, they escape and it seems bullets and explosives only make them hungrier and meaner. These reptiles are ready to eat tourists, scientists, almost naked bikini models and even a small militia when available.Called to the rescue are undercover investigator Paul Beaumont(Corey Landis), attractive Fish & Game officer Cassidy Swanson(Amy Holt) and for extra measure, the crafty swamp hunter known as "The Cajun"(Rib Hillis). The two menacing, scaly lizards snack and nosh at will until the only way to defeat them is to invite them to a battle royal. That's when the earth will actually shake and rattle at the ultimate smackdown.Of course this is time out for some fantasy mixed with comic relief. At times the special effects are really decent. Rounding out the cast: Eddie Spivak, Delia Sheppard, James C. Burns, Lisa Clapperton, Michael Bernardi and Aurelia Scheppers.
Leofwine_draca
Well, you know exactly what you're getting with that title, so it's no surprise that DINOCROC VS. SUPERGATOR is a real stinker of a film. You know the film has to be bad when even cult director Jim Wynorski is hiding underneath a pseudonym. This one was handled by the SyFy Channel as a clear spin on the surprisingly popular Asylum movies, but it's even worse than those, if that's even possible.The plot line is the usual stuff with government meddling in nature leading to the creation of not one but two super critters. Yes, they fight - eventually and in the most routine fashion - but until that stage we're mired in a mess of rubbishy actors and excruciating dialogue. David Carradine headlines the cast here but appears only in a minor role; for the most part it's blonde bimbo time, with nubile women running around in their bikinis and getting munched on bloodlessly. There's a wooden and ridiculously masculine hero called simply The Cajun, plenty of cheesy CGI effects, and an almost entire lack of blood and gore on display. Even B-movie fans will struggle with this one.
Scott LeBrun
The gorgeous scenery is the real star of this routinely written, CGI laden cheese fest. It can only really be recommended to die hard fans of camp and monster mashes, but they can derive some entertainment out of it. Director Jim Wynorski, using his pseudonym Jay Andrews, makes sure that the story never stops moving, and stages the attack & death scenes in a way that results in mild hilarity. At least his movie hits the ground running. The special effects are no better or worse than one usually sees in this kind of thing. Unfortunately, there won't be gore and T & A enough to suit the tastes of some members of the audience. Still, there are trademarks of Wynorski films here to make it easier to digest, such as the tongue in cheek approach and the gorgeous gals on hand.A weary David Carradine phones in one of his last few performances as a madman geneticist who created the massive lizards of the title. Naturally, they get loose and feast on assorted unlucky morons. Leading the charge against the beasts are a likable government operative, Paul Beaumont (Corey Landis), a super sexy conservation officer, Cassidy Swanson (Amy Rasimas Holt), her lawman father Charlie (John Callahan), and an Indiana Jones style hunter, "The Cajun" (Rib Hillis) - who, by the way, doesn't have a Cajun accent.The battle of the beasts promised by the title is over before you know it, leading to a fair amount of disappointment. Getting there is fairly entertaining, but this fight still isn't worth that much set-up. The actors are pleasant to watch if expectedly nondescript; stunning Danish babe Delia Sheppard (from Fred Olen Ray's "Haunting Fear") and Lisa Clapperton round out the main cast. Ultimately, the biggest groan inducing moment is that ultra predictable closing sequence.Five out of 10.
arcdanku
This was one of SyFy's better movies, & in many ways contained material that was refreshingly different. For one thing, the brainy engineer is not just a nerd saying smart sciency things but otherwise incapable of doing anything or providing only comic relief; he actually shows a lot of courage & resourcefulness. The macho guy (The Cajun) is not all brawn but actually is likable & intelligent. I also liked the fact the bads guys were taken down by the FBI & not some superpowerful dude taking down like 100 guys all by himself. These were realistic touches. And of course there were those bikini-clad babes who are in a movie like this just to get eaten...but then I like beach girls in bikini & flip-flops, so that was fine! Of course a movie like this has its stupid moments & scenes one has seen a 100 times in similar movies, but you expect that in a movie titled "Dinocroc vs Supergator." And finally I didn't think the creatures were that bad, the dinocroc was pretty impressive. Ihave to say though, the beginning scene were every scientist is dressed in lab coats & ties was rather silly, & few scientists wear ties when working in a lab.
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