Carnosaur!

[zilla103192]

who remembers this movie? i am watching it right now!

god it scared the hell out of me when i was a kid... but now i laugh at it...

discuss the film, any of the 3 sequels (yes there is an unofficial 4th movie) and the book the whole thing is based on, which has a caveman and a brontosaurus in it!

[DrKaiju1954]

Man i remember seeing parts of each movie and i loved them.God i miss those movies.

[ThunderScore]

Aren't the DINOCROC and SUPERGATOR films unofficial sequels to CARNOSAUR?

[zilla103192]

no... they are just other genetic dono movies..

the unofficial one is called "RAPTOR!!"

[Tyler]

I remember watching the orignal and it was weird as all hell. The old lady crapping eggs and everything. I think I've seen bits and pieces of the sequels but I can't tell them apart. It's been so long.

[NSZ]

who remembers this movie? i am watching it right now!

god it scared the hell out of me when i was a kid... but now i laugh at it...

discuss the film, any of the 3 sequels (yes there is an unofficial 4th movie) and the book the whole thing is based on, which has a caveman and a brontosaurus in it!

Buddy, I believe that you're getting you're media mixed up. "Carnosaur" the book that the films are loosely based on, is basically what would happen if a closet-terrorist ran Jurassic Park in London. The flipside of that however was that this book was made before "Jurassic Park". The thing you're possibly confusing this is with the film "Dinosaurus!".

Anyway, on to Roger Corman's film series, shall we?

The first film is obviously different from the book. But it does make a passing comment on the theme park idea, which a lot of people have also pinned to "Jurassic Park's" similar premise. Maybe Corman was also trying to make a homage to "Dinosaurus!" with the film's climax. All I can say is: Never underestimate what kind of damage a single dromeosaur can do. 3/5

The second film is the only one of the sequels I like, mostly because of what it was 'taking' from. The T. Rex is given a bigger menacing presence (deep, thundering roars can do that). The raptors have been reduced to 'Imperial Stormtrooper' status (Tey can wipe out an entire facility but can't handle a handful of more people??) though, so that was kind of a buzzkill. This film also gets credit for actually being a direct sequel. 2.8/5

The third movie... Was there really a need for this one? It's like Corman forgot what the fudge happened in the first movie and was trying to cover his own rear. It also didn't help that it felt like a completely different film... "Scorpius Gigantus" doesn't help that feeling. 2/5

And the less said about 'Godzilla's Revenge 2' the better. -3/5

[zilla103192]

who remembers this movie? i am watching it right now!

god it scared the hell out of me when i was a kid... but now i laugh at it...

discuss the film, any of the 3 sequels (yes there is an unofficial 4th movie) and the book the whole thing is based on, which has a caveman and a brontosaurus in it!

Buddy, I believe that you're getting you're media mixed up. "Carnosaur" the book that the films are loosely based on, is basically what would happen if a closet-terrorist ran Jurassic Park in London. The flipside of that however was that this book was made before "Jurassic Park". The thing you're possibly confusing this is with the film "Dinosaurus!".

Anyway, on to Roger Corman's film series, shall we?

The first film is obviously different from the book. But it does make a passing comment on the theme park idea, which a lot of people have also pinned to "Jurassic Park's" similar premise. Maybe Corman was also trying to make a homage to "Dinosaurus!" with the film's climax. All I can say is: Never underestimate what kind of damage a single dromeosaur can do. 3/5

The second film is the only one of the sequels I like, mostly because of what it was 'taking' from. The T. Rex is given a bigger menacing presence (deep, thundering roars can do that). The raptors have been reduced to 'Imperial Stormtrooper' status (Tey can wipe out an entire facility but can't handle a handful of more people??) though, so that was kind of a buzzkill. This film also gets credit for actually being a direct sequel. 2.8/5

The third movie... Was there really a need for this one? It's like Corman forgot what the fudge happened in the first movie and was trying to cover his own rear. It also didn't help that it felt like a completely different film... "Scorpius Gigantus" doesn't help that feeling. 2/5

And the less said about 'Godzilla's Revenge 2' the better. -3/5

excuse me if i didnt get it right... god damn wikipedia....

and what was the Gs revenge 2 thing? was that for RAPTOR?

[NSZ]

and what was the Gs revenge 2 thing? was that for RAPTOR?

Yep, I hate stock footage parties with a passion. Especially when they're poorly edited into the film.

[zilla103192]

lol i only saw part of raptor... couldnt sit thru it all...

but how was the book? i heard its amazing

[XxComablack1937xX]

Carnosaur was fun, the first was pretty interesting.. the sequels mostly just had stock footage from the first. I always liked the baby raptor or rex that chewed on that woman's leg from the first film i always thought it looked like he was brushing his teeth with it Lol.

I haven't seen any of them in a long while, I might just have to do that now.

[Hellspawn28]

I remember I rent the first movie back in 94 or 95. It was my first R rated movie, and I did not found the movie to be scary at all as a kid. It's a pretty bad movie, but it has a few good laughs though. The sequels suck major balls.

[JVM]

It's awesome, I wish I still had my old VHS tape of it.

[wataru]

My father adored Carnosaur as a horrible B movie. Esecpially Carnosaur 2 where one ripped the guts out of that chic and she basicaly had to put her HAND into the puppets mouth to have it rip it off.

Carnosaur was 1 good semi-freaky/nasty (giving birth to an egg) goodness. Carnosaur 2 was an OBVIOUS Aliens rip, Carnosaur 3.....meeeeeeh like Critters 3. Blah

Raptor to me a good a primer to the series. The horrible cutting between scenes was laughable.

[Godzillawolf]

I liked the movies, but dang were they cheesy, maybe that's why I liked them so much. I guess back at the time they were made they may have been better looking, but in the 2000s when I watched them on Syfy, well you know how that works.

And I agree, less about Raptor, the better. They had a blond headed woman get pulled into the rafters by one of the monsters then get a black haired woman be killed...that made me laugh.

[Hellspawn28]

I remember the second movie being a rip off of "Aliens" (1986), and Carnosaur 3 had Raptors that can doge bullets.

[alienhulk2099]

Carnosaur 3 had Raptors that can doge bullets.

Really? I don't remember.

1 was okay, 2 was meh, and 3 was good; Raptor I thought was terrible at first but it grew on me afterward. If you want a REAL horrible movie with Carnosaur stock footage in it watch The Eden Formula, their puppet T-Rex does not even have a throat hole!

[Hellspawn28]

Carnosaur 3 had Raptors that can doge bullets.

Really? I don't remember!

It was this part of the movie. I compelety forgot about this part of the movie until now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvQobFKpfHU

[DrKaiju1954]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mM1mHAT ... re=related Carnosaur 3 is on youtube

[alienhulk2099]

It was this part of the movie.

*watches* Oh man that completely made my day, thanks HS.

[HayesAJones]

Oh God, those movies were hilarious...