Director: Tyler James
Year: 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Dinosaurs
Plot:
Breaking into a secure facility, a group of animal rights activists thinking they’re going to free a series of animals being experimented on instead finds the area crawling with live dinosaurs and must team up with a sympathetic doctor on staff to try to escape when the creatures get free.
Review:
This was a rather enjoyable cheesy creature feature. One of the finer aspects of this one is the seriousness with which it dives into the sheer lunacy of its setup. The main setup of the project to sneak into the facility thinking they’re going to free animals in a clandestine series of testing procedures only to have it turned around into realizing everything is about keeping dinosaurs from getting loose is the perfect kind of workable cheesy concept at play here. The way it turns into this scenario early on, almost immediately featuring the group getting into the prison and then showing how wrong they are by going through an entire behind-the-scenes look at the way the facility has tried to cater to their needs so their entire existence is at the best it can be.
That provides this one the chance to unleash a series of immensely over-the-top cheesy attacks and encounters. The first attack once they arrive at the prison where it takes out the fleeing team member is a good enough introduction while the main fun is to be found in the second half once they get free and overrun the facility. Taking out the swarms of guards in the different sections focus on the usual series of shock ambushes that are usually featured in these kinds of genre fare while also setting the stage for the big finale where the creatures are set loose to chase them around the prison, there’s a lot of fun cheese-filled encounters present where the genetically-engineered bits of their anatomy allow for some high-energy scenarios that offer up a lot to like here.
This one does come about some big issues. The main factor against it is the rather bizarre means through which the girls are brought into the background of the facility’s inner workings which is done at the drop of a hat. Just as soon as the two are captured, they’re taken away by the doctor and given intimate knowledge of the facility which flies in the face of how they’re treated minutes later when they’re taken captive once again under the guise of protecting their operations. Why this takes place in the first place is immensely questionable and just serves as an info dump that could’ve been handled in a different manner other than appearing as merely fodder to beef up the running time. As well as the level of cheese from the scenario and the effects featured here, these are the drawbacks of this one.
Overview: ***.5/5
A highly effective cheesy creature feature, this one comes off exactly like what you think it is and that’s to the film’s benefit or detriment on a personal basis. Those who appreciate this kind of cheesy genre fare or are fans of the creative crew will have the most to like here while others that aren’t into these factors should heed caution.
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