With an old school fantasy artwork front cover I was drawn to Dinosaur Island even though I knew from experience this was likely to be not only a T&A film but also pretty darn bad.
Regarding the T&A there is plenty, yet somehow someway it is not only tasteful but mostly directly related to the plot.
Regarding the quality it's a mixed bag. The movie actually looks quite good, the location and costume design is solid but when the sfx come into the equation it all falls apart. I'm not saying the sfx are bad I'm saying they're awful. The dinosaurs are stop motion animation and looked at home back in the 60's so there is no excuse for a 1994 film.
Yes the film isn't supposed to be taken seriously and is essentially a comedy but those sfx are beyond bad.
Thankfully the script is okay and there are genuine laughs to be had, the whole movie reminded me of Cave Girl (1985) except Cave Girl didn't reach beyond its means and had far more of a charm.
For what it is Dinosaur Island isn't bad but as a whole it's not something I could ever confidently recommend to anyone.
The Good:
Some decent efforts at humour
Tasteful well done T&A scenes
The Bad:
SFX that were on point in the 60's
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Trained military with automatic weapons will have no effect on a raging t-rex but a bunch of scantily clad girls with sticks will scare it off
Boobs squeezing is the no.1 fighting technique for amazons
The infamous beast of the cave is the offspring of a xenomorph and a muppet
Regarding the T&A there is plenty, yet somehow someway it is not only tasteful but mostly directly related to the plot.
Regarding the quality it's a mixed bag. The movie actually looks quite good, the location and costume design is solid but when the sfx come into the equation it all falls apart. I'm not saying the sfx are bad I'm saying they're awful. The dinosaurs are stop motion animation and looked at home back in the 60's so there is no excuse for a 1994 film.
Yes the film isn't supposed to be taken seriously and is essentially a comedy but those sfx are beyond bad.
Thankfully the script is okay and there are genuine laughs to be had, the whole movie reminded me of Cave Girl (1985) except Cave Girl didn't reach beyond its means and had far more of a charm.
For what it is Dinosaur Island isn't bad but as a whole it's not something I could ever confidently recommend to anyone.
The Good:
Some decent efforts at humour
Tasteful well done T&A scenes
The Bad:
SFX that were on point in the 60's
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Trained military with automatic weapons will have no effect on a raging t-rex but a bunch of scantily clad girls with sticks will scare it off
Boobs squeezing is the no.1 fighting technique for amazons
The infamous beast of the cave is the offspring of a xenomorph and a muppet