Average Rating: 3.2/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 8
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Release Date: May 21, 1993 Wide
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One of the more popular features from Roger Corman's "B"-factory Concorde/New Horizons, Carnosaur perpetuates the grand Corman tradition of zeroing in on a big-budget Hollywood studio moneymaker, then dashing off a quick-and-dirty poor man's version before moss gets a chance to grow on the larger film's concept. This bargain-basement spin on Jurassic Park was actually based on a novel by John Brosnan (under the pseudonym Harry Adam Knight). It features Diane Ladd (whose daughter Laura Dern took
May 21, 1993 Wide
Apr 18, 2000
Concorde/New Horizons Home Video
All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (8) | DVD (3)
The anti-'Jurassic Park' -- meaner and more provocative but intolerably cheap.
Few movies have ever been more inept and ridiculous...but maybe that's the point.
Spielberg, take note: Dinosaur attacks should be GORY!
Roger Corman and his B-Movie pals make the world a much better place to live. Carnosaur is unashamedly bad. From the wonky crooked dinosaur puppets, to the acting which stumbles between remembering lines and confusion as to where they are. Rather than going for the simplistic take of cloning dinosaurs (Spielberg, I'm
July 7, 2009Super Reviewer
In 1993, two dinosaur movies came out. Jurassic Park was one of them. But a month before that film was released, out came Carnosaur, a ridiculous B-movie with effects comparable to the Godzilla movies. A mad scientist decides to wipe out humanity and return dinosaurs to the kings of the world by releasing a virus
November 2, 2008Super Reviewer
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