ThiefHott Too much of everything

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Crwthod A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

mr_waterfall I still don't understand, the way many great horror movies, are rated so badly in the 4 of 10 or 3, when there is so many movies, that deserve this spot. You got, these realistic, komodo's that don't really, fully look like CGI stuff, which is really lame, i mean some movies, like it i actually like so not all are bad, but this looks like it says more of a Jurassic Park look. I assume, that many people are VERY picky about horror, its fine, their view, well here is my view.These Komodo's are really realistic, looking and how they come in the house, how it snatched the dog, damn great stuff! Got a poor kid that lost his parents, and everything. Then you got tons of realistic komodos coming at them. I mean even Oates or so spelled was in a head and hand combat, and it really looked real, like a real Komodo trying to eat him not fake looking so how is that bad? The only big beef i have with this movie is the bad guys far as i know don't die.THe poor black guy i liked died, that was hard to take, and the funny guy with Oates i forgot his name. I like the oddballs that are cool and stuff that usually die, still terrible that every horror movie 99% of the time the black guy dies. I mean come on already! Otherwise i love this and there can be billions that hate it, or very picky on horror everything has to be 100% to earn even a 5 of 10. I am not as picky or so though if all my people i like die off i usually have a issue with the grading, and other certain stuff. But they look real the attacks real, looking the actors did a great job nothing looks cheap or stupid, so to me it don't deserve no F more of a B-.Bad, bad movies would be the lame and dumb no point Resident Evil movies after 2nd 1. All about Alice and stuff who cares, and all the CGI stuff that aren't really good and the THE BOY which was a Big Let down. Tired of serial killers, same old stuff some crazy guy hacking everyone up! This movie you had ideas how it be but still shocking in my Opinion. Either way one looks at it, i look at it as it is and it is a great movie, great action realistic looking evil Komodo's thats why i bought it i saw it years back and wanted it, very few monster movies like this has that spark i like, and it has just that, it looks more of a Jurassic impression to me and i for one like it a lot. Ends great but should of killed the bad guys! Plus save the cool black guy i forgot name. 8/10 ! or 81% B-

Leofwine_draca A dumb, by-the-numbers exercise in B-movie monster madness which has a poor script, a dumb plot, awful acting and uninteresting characters. What makes it worth watching, you may ask. The answer lies in the title: the Komodo dragons in the film are worthwhile. Animated by CGI in long-shot and with animatronics in close-up, these big and slimy creatures are never less than convincing and make worthwhile movie monsters. In fact I was very impressed with them, especially considering that this is a straight-to-video fodder after all which usually means below average effects work. But no, it's the reverse, the effects are fine and its just everything else that doesn't work out.This film screams cliché. Whether its characters walking about in the darkness shouting "who's there?" or all the minor, unimportant characters getting killed off first, this rehashes all the old monster movie staples of the past thirty years into a tired concoction. The first twenty minutes are sentimental tosh involving a traumatised young boy - if I wanted a psychological drama I would have watched one! The rest of the film is straightforward action punctuated by the arrival and departure of minor characters.The action involving the monsters is great and as is usual for me with a monster flick, I found myself rooting for the creatures over the badly-acting human folk. Their various deaths by impalement and a flare in the mouth seem unnecessarily sadistic and mean-spirited; I know the creatures were faked but this kind of animal snuff reminded me of an Italian cannibal flick. Then there's a total lack of a climax, in which action is ripped off from the end of JURASSIC PARK and a guy survives being immersed in a pool of exploding petrol without so much as a singe. It's that kind of lame-brained film. Watch it for the cool effects; switch off for everything else.

Chase_Witherspoon 15-foot long Komodo dragons elect to stalk the meagre pickings on an island off North Carolina (though filmed in Australia), rather than be starved into extinction. Holidaying family run afoul their insatiable appetite, save for the adolescent boy, who must return to the island to overcome the subsequent psychological trauma that has him on the verge of being committed to an asylum. Child psychologist (Jill Hennessey) encourages the boy to return along with his only remaining relative, and soon discovers perils that occupy the mind, often exist in the flesh.While the visual effects are well crafted, and, dare it be said, virtually seamless in terms of the juxtaposition of CGI and animatronics, the narrative is laboured and slow-moving, and never really develops the identities of the characters. Hennessey is unconvincing, and the supporting cast are stereotypical and superficially drawn (Westaway's evil corporate crony is embarrassing courtesy of the rubbish dialogue and forced cockney accent), but still manage to somehow command an attempted tear-jerking epitaph after they're fatally mauled.While the prospect of the Komodo dragon preying on humans isn't that far-fetched under any circumstances, the formula is routine, and the emphasis misplaced – the film attempts to build characters and invoke sympathy, when it should have concentrated on suspense via its already impressively manufactured title creatures. Sporadic thrills for the casual viewer, but too much bark and not enough bite for a genre fan.

capkronos 19 years after some komodo dragon eggs were dumped on Emerald Isle, North Carolina (actually Queensland, Australia), a young boy (Kevin Zegers) barely escapes an attack that claims the lives of his parents and his dog. Months later, in an effort to trigger an emotional response from the traumatized boy, a shrink (Jill Hennessy) and an uptight aunt (Nina Landis) bring the boy back to the nearly-abandoned island and discover a dozen or so "fifteen" foot long komodo dragons, driven mad by starvation and eager to gobble up human flesh (hey, it's all that's available). A black ferryboat captain (an early victim), a scientist (used to explain all things komodo) and a gung-ho military type round out the cast of stock characters who've been around since the 1930's. I deduct more points for lack of any humorous touches, a half-assed (and very typical) cover-up subplot and several phony/sappy dramatic moments. The monsters, a mix of CGI and animatronics (some by Phil Tippett), are pretty good, though. Not surprisingly, the director and Tippett are two of the many masterminds behind the Oscar-winning FX in JURASSIC PARK, in which this is just a second-hand rehash.