StunnaKrypto
Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
Catangro
After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
AshUnow
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Ezmae Chang
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
kosmasp
That's seriously one of the titles this was released under in Germany. Sounds familiar you say? I wonder why they chose that. But obvious riffing off big budget movies aside, this is a Corman production. If that doesn't tell you anything, let's just say I hope you like playing with puppets and spraying ketchup around.So don't expect big budget effects or any major CGI work (if any at all that is). But do expect one of the main characters to undress. Actually apart from her being topless, she also has a sex scene. Now why do I point this out? I did not stop the time, but while that scene seemed forever it actually was about 10 minutes long. And they didn't even switch positions. Still hats off when it comes to stamina (no pun intended). I was also wondering what the Dino was doing that whole time? I mean was he watching? Not that some would blame him for that ... Still awkwardness because of length aside (minute wise that is, so hold your horses), this movie does not have strong acting in it. Who could've guessed it you say? Everybody is the obvious answer.So while it starts off with a bang (that's Dino killing off folks not that 10 minute scene) and I do have a soft spot (easy tiger) for puppetry, this still misses out on being outrageously funny. Like over the top and completely bad ...
merklekranz
Slightly above awful for two reasons. First, the frantic conclusion that looks like it was put through a blender. The dinosaurs change shape and size at will. People who appear to have come from a different film entirely (oh wait they did come from a different film entirely) appear and disappear. Extra points for the female scientist who manages to change from a dress to a pants suit while being devoured by a T Rex. I'm still trying to digest everything that just happened, and almost forgot the second reason this is the "cream of the crap". That would be that I have the shortened 81 minute DVD, thus mercifully avoiding the 7 minute gratuitous "looped" sex scene of the extended version. - MERK
koosdekleine
The storyline of this movie is cliché and obviously has been ripped off from Jurassic Park. The filmmakers didn't even try to hide that. It seems as though there was not enough budget to make decent dinosaur-dolls, so instead the viewer sees some robot-like toy-dinos (from a cheap toystore) which move in a very unnatural way. It's funny though, because it's so bad. The acting is almost as unnatural as the dinos are. No one seems really excited to be in this movie (which I totally understand). Especially the last half hour is extremely boring and it's almost impossible to watch it without falling asleep. The one positive comment note I'd like to make about "Raptor" is that it doesn't take a full 90 minutes.
cameron-51
OK, lets get one thing straight, i love dinosaur movies, even the bad ones. So with this in mind lets proceed. "Raptor" is a truly awful film, in fact its not even a film in its own right as it is cobbled together from bits of "Carnosaur", "Carnosaur 2" & "Primal Species - Carnosaur 3". There is some new footage with Eric Roberts as a sheriff and his busty sidekick running around looking confused, frightened or whatever it is there trying to convey (badly) on the emotional scale but then how can they react to something that was filmed several years earlier. The producers (yes Roger Corman i'm talking about you!) even went to the lengths of hiring 2 people from "Carnosaur" to play bit parts so there grisly death scenes can be reused! So this film is the cheapest of the cheap. Watch the 3 original movies, there no Oscar winners but they have some meritt and entertainment value but avoid "Raptor". Oh, it also has the most pointless sex scene that runs for nearly 10 minutes! Do you think they were trying to pad out the running time?
