Komodo

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Summary: I'm sorry, but I hated this film with a vengence
Review: Komodo is one of the top 10 worst films I've seen. There is so much to hate about this movie. I actually liked "Anaconda" because while it wasn't high art, it was entertaining. This movie had no conclusion, no scares, no entertainment, nothing.

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Summary: KOMODO AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE
Review: KOMODO WAS AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE, I BOUGHT THE DVD FIGURING THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT LIKE THE LACKLUSTER PYTHON MOVIE BUT I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY THE ATMOSPHERE, SUSPENSE, AND SETTINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO A NICE POPCORN RAINY NIGHT STAY AT HOME MOVIE. THE KOMODOS LOOKED REALLY GOOD, SOME OF THE MOVIE PARTS AND PLOT WERE A LITTLE WEAK BUT IT STILL WAS A GOOD LITTLE MOVIE AND HAD SOME DECENT BLOOD IN IT FOR ITS RATING. IT'S UP TO YOU WHETHER TO BUT THIS OR NOT, BUT IF YOU ARE A MONSTER HORROR FAN THEN TAKE A CHANCE ON THIS BEFORE YOU TAKE ONE ON PYTHON.

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Summary: It was better then I thought,
Review: Komodo, well for a direct to video (I hope) it wasn't bad at all. I watched with my four sons and we enjoyed the lizards and the story that followed. Well, there are a few holes and at times the boy needs acting lessons, but for a basic Friday night movie it will work. I just wish we could understand if chemicals were used, if the Komodo's can swim, if the Biologist? I am still trying to figure out that and a few other parts. This was or looked liked a direct to video. If any body watches this, and complains go see any Police Acedemy, Porkies, Halloween iii to Six, Friday the 13th, Hellraiser II to ?. If theses were direct to Video (Remember I hope), I would of enjoyed it much more. Komodo, is a very simple movie that could produce a sequel, if not for the fact of answering some questions. It was just fun to watch... FX were good not Great.....This is for any one who likes fun and dumb monster movies......

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Summary: A LITTLE DRAGON IN PLACES
Review: Low budget films rarely achieve this kind of excellence in the special fx department. Director Michael Lantieri, an Oscar winner for visual effects for JURASSIC PARK, obviously brought his class to this Australian thriller.
There are some richly intense scenes, and Lantieri does well in creating atmopsheric tension. Unfortunately, there's no explanation as to why the Komodos have grown so huge; and why didn't the oil company get rid of them sooner?
The holes in the plot hurt this film some; the acting by Kevin Zegers and Billy Burke is commendable; however, Jill Hennessey doesn't seem to have the range to carry the lead.
Not a bad film, just an average one.

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Summary: Fearsome reptiles scare cast, but not the viewer.
Review: Some of the people responsible for the far superior movies Jurassic Park and Anaconda teamed up for this tame effort that plays like a well made USA Network production. Anyone with a passing familiarity with monster movies will easily know who is fated to become Komodo chow and who will survive for the inevitable sequel. The lizards themselves are fairly impressive and I wished that they had had more bite in the movie. A fun, family friendly rollercoaster ride, but nothing more. The harshest criticism came from my six-year old when the movie ended "Daddy that movie was dumb, it didn't have any tractors." Those are what he calls tanks. If you're going to make a monster movie you have got to have a tank somewhere in there I guess.

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Summary: A great flick to sit around and watch with the girls!
Review: The first time I ever saw an add for "Komodo" was when I was watching "Lake Placid" with my family.After that,I waited for it to come out in the theaters for about six months.It never did. Then one day while I was at the Blockbuster,the movie jacket caught my eye.I rented it and went home and watched it immediately.I loved it. Not only was the star of it a TOTAL hottie (Kevin Zegers),but it was a good movie itself.Ok I do have to admit that there were some parts of it that weren't explained,but the overall movie in general was great and I would personally recommened it to any movie lover.Oh and for the other people who saw and rated this film,and had nothing but bad things to say about it,I have but what thing to say to you: If you were a true movie lover,you would have some respect for how much hard work and dedication went into this film,as stated in the "Making of Komodo" at the end.I now rent Komodo 2-3 times and month and have a party sitting around watching it with all of my gal pals!!!Go rent Komodo tonight!!!

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Summary: My Second Favorite Movie!
Review: This movie is a not stop edge-of-your-seat thriller. It was like all your favorite creepy creature movies put into one kick @$$ film. I would reccomend this movie to anyone who likes movies that envolves animals as the bad guys.

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Summary: "Their Drool Is A Culture Medium!"
Review: This movie is full of cliches and full of itself, although the premise is no stupider than "Jurassic Park" with an aging hippie in a van dropping smelly eggs in the middle of nowhere. Of course several years later the eggs have hatched and this island with apparently one vacation home and a huge oil refinery on it are covered with these things. The dragons eat Kevin Zegers' parents and dog, and he is dutifully traumatized. Here is my first warning: get ready for about 45 minutes of Zegers staring blankly into space. A good looking psychologist (Jill Hennessy) and a female relative of Zegers (whose relationship to the boy is a bit unclear) take the kid back to the island under some ridiculous theory of mental therapy. Needless to say, the komodos are still there and chase everyone all over the place for a while, and get a couple of snacks along the way.

The oil company, which is evil of course, plots to get rid of the visitors. There are subplots involving a wrongly accused biologist, komodo saliva (the movie has excellent dragon drool effects), and evil Australians. Interestingly, despite the presence of two attractive leading characters, there is no romance in the film.

The plot is fairly implausible, but despite that and other shortcomings (like the extremely loud, annoying, and omnipresent musical score) there are good points about "Komodo." By far the best thing going for the movie are very good computer generated images of the dragons themselves. The dragons are actually a combination of hand puppets, robots, life size puppets, and computer generated images. A couple of the puppet shots look a bit hokey, but in general the lizards look excellent. My favorite computer generated lizard shot was the komodo trying to get into the back of the moving Volvo station wagon. Fans of creature films will like this movie for the effects if for nothing else. The acting isn't Oscar caliber, but it is consistent and generally well done (except the hyper over-the-top evil Australian oil executive) with no major complaints. I will complain about the script, though. There are moments of good dialogue in the film, but then there are passages that are so stiff and cliche ridden as to make even a B-movie connoisseur blush, like the "culture medium" quote of my title, a passage which got more convoluted (and full of improperly used scientific terms) as the scene progressed, although Billy Burke did a decent job throughout the film, even with lines this silly.

There are a few extras, such as a "Making of Komodo" short, which accounts for a one star deduction in my rating. The Director, Michael Lantieri (a special effects wizard) seems like a nice guy with a good grasp of filmmaking, but the Producers seem really self-important and pompous. First, Executive Producer Devesh Chetty makes the assertion that the film is not a creature feature, but is a sophisticated psychological thriller, and then Producer Tony Ludwig has the nerve to say "It's probably close to what Hitchcock had always liked to do." Uh, no. It is not at all what Hitchcock ever did or aspired to do. Get real.

There is another documentary on komodos and on the computer generation process (called "Maximum Fear") which was fairly interesting. Also included is a photo gallery, cast biographies, a game of some sort (which I did not look at), a trivia game, and a "Komodo Facts" section. In other words, there are a lot of extras for a B-movie DVD.

Although this movie is totally implausible (komodos don't live in South Carolina, and most biologists don't know how to fly a helicopter) and has a very uneven script the actors are generally good, and for fans of monster movies, it is decent, mindless entertainment. I would have given the film four stars without the self-important commentary from the Producers in the extras.


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Summary: A terrific movie
Review: This movie is so awesome it is a spine tingleing edge of your seat thrill ride from start to finish. If your a big horror fanatic like me you get the plot but if your not you totaly wont get the plot . Alot of people think that the plot is confusing but frankly to me the plot is clear as day. The movie starts out with a bunch of guys who drop off a clutch of komodo dragon eggs.They drop them off off the coast of North Carolina. Even if it says off the coast of Florida on the box it says off the coast of North Carolina in the movie. This movie has great special effects. The dragons in this movie look,act,and sound like real komodo dragons. The komodos in this movie are a mixture of computer graphics and anamatronics. This movie has an ubrupt ending but it still keeps you intrested. The ending isnt so great but the rest of the film is awesome. I didnt see this movie that long ago but it had me hooked from the very begining. This is one of the best movies that i've seen and I will be proud to have it in my collection and all my movies are great.This is a terrific movie and I suggest to anyone who loves monster movies or special effects you will love this movie. I highly recomend this movie to just about anyone.

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Summary: Terrible Movie, One Extremely Redeeming Scene
Review: This movie is so bad. It is predictable, makes no sense whatsoever (especially the fact that the komodo dragons are only killed by blunt sticks and the guns are useless) and is exactly like any other cheezy monster horror movie out there(i.e. Anaconda, Lake Placid, DNA, King Cobra, Godzilla vs Mecagodzilla [well not really that was just cool]). However there was one short scene that redeemed this movie from [being] so bad. That scene was towards the beginning of the movie when they are in their old station wagon and a komodo dragon jumps in the rear window. At this point you see a rear view of the dragon hanging out of the car and it seem to be fornicating with the station wagon. It is the funniest thing ever and it shakes back and forth and seems very pleased. Then it falls out of the station wagon which is also quite funny. Other then those 10 seconds (which I watched over and over) I wouldnt reccomend the movie. But it's worth at least renting to see this scene (just FF).