Komodo

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Summary: Lively monster movie
Review: This movie was recently shown on UK television and the main U K programme guide "Radio Times" was distinctly unflattering about its merits .Now , I am not about to pretend we are dealing with a work of cinematic genius -or even one having exceptional merit within its own specialised field -but Komodo is altogether better than the reviewer was suggesting ,being a lively and diverting traditional eco horror picture with decent effects and some strong performances.
Set in North Carolina -although filmed in Queensland ,Australia -this deals with a group of people being menaced by Komodo dragons who are running riot on an offshore island having been dumped there some years previously .A teenage boy ,Patrick ,witnessed the dragons slay and devour his parents and his therapist ,who is unaware of the story somewhat unwisely decides he should be returned to the island to try and confront his phobias .While there the dragons attack and the pair are forced to battle for their lives ;meanwhile an oil company working on the island has engaged hunters to slay the dragons and any humans who might expose the problem and embarrass the company

Lots of action and some scenes are reminiscent of Alien as the therapist heroine stalks the corridors of a power station seeking the beasts .There are signs in its hasty and unsatisfying ending that perhaps money and /or inspiration ran out ,while the hint that Patrick in his thirst for revenge on the dragons is reverting to man's more primitive and bestial instincts -at least the beasts have the excuse of hunger for their actions while he is driven by revenge-is not developed.
All in all a solid piece of monster movie making on a low budget that goes well with a takeaway and a cold one

Rating:
Summary: Lively monster movie
Review: This movie was recently shown on UK television and the main U K programme guide "Radio Times" was distinctly unflattering about its merits .Now , I am not about to pretend we are dealing with a work of cinematic genius -or even one having exceptional merit within its own specialised field -but Komodo is altogether better than the reviewer was suggesting ,being a lively and diverting traditional eco horror picture with decent effects and some strong performances.
Set in North Carolina -although filmed in Queensland ,Australia -this deals with a group of people being menaced by Komodo dragons who are running riot on an offshore island having been dumped there some years previously .A teenage boy ,Patrick ,witnessed the dragons slay and devour his parents and his therapist ,who is unaware of the story somewhat unwisely decides he should be returned to the island to try and confront his phobias .While there the dragons attack and the pair are forced to battle for their lives ;meanwhile an oil company working on the island has engaged hunters to slay the dragons and any humans who might expose the problem and embarrass the company

Lots of action and some scenes are reminiscent of Alien as the therapist heroine stalks the corridors of a power station seeking the beasts .There are signs in its hasty and unsatisfying ending that perhaps money and /or inspiration ran out ,while the hint that Patrick in his thirst for revenge on the dragons is reverting to man's more primitive and bestial instincts -at least the beasts have the excuse of hunger for their actions while he is driven by revenge-is not developed.
All in all a solid piece of monster movie making on a low budget that goes well with a takeaway and a cold one

Rating:
Summary: Pretty Good Movie
Review: Traffickers in illegal rare animals dump a cluster of Komodo dragon eggs because they smell bad. They have been living on a small island and have been pretty content. Until an oil company poisons the local wildlife leaving the lizards hungry and desperate. A young boy is traumatized when his dog and parents are eaten by the lizards.

Years later a psychiatrist wants to take the boy back to the island so that he can confront his fears. It seems like a good idea scientifically but the monsters are real. Somehow the oil company controls the island but the family still owns a house there. The two groups clash together and with the dragons. The boy goes off on his own and turns savage and takes vengeance on the lizards.

The dragons were designed by the same man who did the dinosaurs for Jurassic Park but the great effects are not supported by the rest of the film. Bad acting and writing pull the movie down. The final scene of the survivors walking through town stands out like a sore thumb. But still, it has great monsters so some will really like this film.

Rating:
Summary: Kid vs Dragon
Review: Traffickers in illegal rare animals dump a cluster of Komodo dragon eggs because they smell bad. They have been living on a small island and have been pretty content. Until an oil company poisons the local wildlife leaving the lizards hungry and desperate. A young boy is traumatized when his dog and parents are eaten by the lizards.

Years later a psychiatrist wants to take the boy back to the island so that he can confront his fears. It seems like a good idea scientifically but the monsters are real. Somehow the oil company controls the island but the family still owns a house there. The two groups clash together and with the dragons. The boy goes off on his own and turns savage and takes vengeance on the lizards.

The dragons were designed by the same man who did the dinosaurs for Jurassic Park but the great effects are not supported by the rest of the film. Bad acting and writing pull the movie down. The final scene of the survivors walking through town stands out like a sore thumb. But still, it has great monsters so some will really like this film.

Rating:
Summary: Pretty Cool
Review: Well if like Anaconda you will probably like this one too. IT starts out with a young boy and his family living on a island. The kid incurs the wrath of one of the Komodo's and his parentts are devoured as a result. Then the movie jumps forward to the future and the boy comes back to the island at the advice of his therepist and the slaughtering begins anew. The special effects were great, the plot cheasy, in other words a great Friday night movie with your friends.

Rating:
Summary: Do the words "undeveloped plot" mean anything to you?
Review: Well, I knew this movie was going to bad after all the reviews I read, but something still compelled me to watch it. What a stupid choice on my part. I expected to be at least a little entertained, but by the end of the movie I was confused. The movie was a jumble of nonsense and an undeveloped plot. While sitting through the credits, I pondered about the actual purpose of the movie. By the time it was over, I was still asking myself if it ever really began. And that kid, Patrick, was so terrified and traumatized through out the movie, and then at the end he was suddenly okay with everything. It didn't make any sense! Well, my point is that it wasn't a very good movie. It was a waste of time. If you are willing to waste 90 minutes of your life, by all means, do so, but I wouldn't recommend it!

Rating:
Summary: Pretty Good Movie
Review: When some komodo dragon eggs are left by a chemical plant,they hatch and 20 years later they are giant killing beast.They kill a couple,and there son is so shocked he cant speak.A few months later a phsycholigist takes the son back to the house his parents died in to help him share his thoughts.That night the women that took care of the son gets eaten,and now he and the phsycholigest have to escape from the komodos.They run into 2 hunters that are looking for the komodos and they help them try to get away.It turned out that the workers at the chemical plant new that they were dangerous and were starving but they didnt tell anyone.They just wanted to save thereselves.The komodos killed a few other locals for food also.Good movie with good effects and lots of action.I bought this here along with Crocodile.

Rating:
Summary: Plot?
Review: Why were komodo dragon eggs dumped on this island in the first place? How come nobody noticed these big lizards breeding on the island in the intervening years? Who knows? These questions are never answered in the course of the film. I didn't like or care about any of the characters in this slow moving and not very scary movie. Its one saving grace? The komodo dragons are the first movie monster that actually looked and acted realistic.