The movie is not action packed and can get a while to get running and even then it’s not greatly entertaining but that’s more of the era that it was released than anything else. I don’t know why but they still have a certain charm and better than some porr CG fest of dinosaurs that aren’t necessarily better. The Dinosaurs are definitely dated and don’t look anywhere realistic but they’re fine and still look better than other pre-Jurassic Park movies. It’s also fairly violent and even unhooking a bra. So even if it was aiming for a younger audience, there are many hardcore scenes that make you feel depressed. The film reeks of the 80s but I mean that in a good way as it has all of that 80s charm that many kids movies from that time. Released in 1985, this movie actually deals with the legendar Mokele Mbembe as we see a scientist and some explorers discover the hiding place of the living legend which is basically a Barosaurus or Brachiosaurus that somehow survived all this time. Those cameras must’ve had a lot of battery to survive all the constant footage being taken.
Still, it was nice to have a dinosaur movie during that uncertain time before Jurassic World was even a thing.
They seemed to have a good concept but didn’t think too much of the plot which is a shame. The actual movie is a bit boring since there isn’t much plot and later it becomes a bit hokey when they try to add more drama later on. Awesome to see an adult Dilophosaurus later in the film, all with their Jurassic Park made up crest.
I especially love the small dilophosaurus that get cameras attached to them. The CG is serviceable and we do get to see the Dinosaurs in a few scenes. The movie is a “cam” found footage film a la The Blair Witch Project which has been plenty of times since but it works here since I hadn’t seen it done in a dinosaur film even if it’s a bit too shaky.
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