Crocodile
by Tobe Hooper
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Actor: Caitlin Martin, Chris Solari, D.W. Reiser, Julie Mintz, Mark McLachlanDirector: Tobe Hooper
Brand: Lions Gate
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-12-26
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
DVD Reviews of Crocodile
DVD Review: Chew 'em up and spit 'em out!
Summary: 2 Stars
Crocodile (2000) There have been several movies with titles similar to this one, so be careful you don't confuse it with Alligator, Killer Crocodile, Albino Alligator, Crocodile Dundee, Alligator Eyes, or even the other Crocodile!
This is another credit for director Tobe Hooper that adds little to his resume. A bunch of college students take a boat up a body of water (some shots suggest a river, others a big lake) where they run into an angry 20 foot long crocodile that may or may not be the living incarnation of an Egyptian god. But it is definitely mad as hell and eating everything in its path.
The pluses here are the straightforward story and... well, that's about it. On the minus side, we have annoying unknown actors playing totally unlikable characters, a monster who seems to change size and scale depending on whether he's animatronic or computer generated, and worst of all, a movie that just stops as opposed to coming to an end. This is a definite step down for the guy who directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It's not even as good as Hooper's other crocodile (or alligator) movie Eaten Alive.
DVD Review: Good Bad Movie
Summary: 2 Stars
I would have given this movie at least 3 stars if it wasn't because of some obvious flaws. I'm not complaining about the CGI since its to be expected in this kind of films but flaws like the crocodile turning backwards like if it was some sort of vehicle or jumping like a dolphin makes the film a little hard to watch. Ignoring those flaws this movie was fun to watch but its going to be hard to make a lot of people watch this. Good for when you have nothing to do.DVD Review: I Have Never Been So Unhappy To See A Crocodile Vomit
Summary: 1 Stars
What was Tobe Hooper thinking?
Tobe Hooper is a talented guy and basically invented the slasher movie ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), but he really should have taken a pass on this little project produced by Boaz Davidson (who also made the dreadful "Spiders"). This is a simple-minded "teenagers on spring break get eaten by a creature" movie.
In this case the incredibly annoying teens rent a horrible houseboat and take off for a few days of partying. The teens like frolicking in the muddy water, drinking, and committing various other excesses. One night the boat drifts into a swamp, where it runs aground and is stuck. The angry 30 foot long crocodile commences stalking activities by ramming their boat (you may find yourself wishing you were watching "Jaws" at this point; I know I did). As an interesting survival strategy the teens escape by jumping into the water (where the crocodile is), which, though counterintuitive, was the right decision inasmuch as the crocodile literally makes the boat fall apart and sink (even though it was stuck against the ground). The true key to watching this film is the complete suspension of disbelief.
The teens go for a long walk through the woods where they adapt another survival strategy: yell constantly at each other about trivialities. Mercifully, they find a convenience store which they promptly break into, as does the crocodile. Although the number of cast members continues to fall (though not fast enough) the three survivors find rescue on the Sheriff's boat. After a giant (and totally bogus) CGI crocodile jumps and pirouettes over the boat, the teens once again decide to avoid the croc by jumping into the water with it.
The teens eventually decide on a plan to kill the croc by putting a sweatshirt over its eyes and putting sticks down its throat. Thankfully, in the execution of this plan Duncan finally gets eaten by the crocodile, thereby eliminating the most annoying cast member in recent memory. Imagine my horror when the crocodile vomited Duncan back up so he could add further insult to injury. The resolution of the movie is touching in a maternalistic way, or at least it's supposed to be. By this point I didn't care how it ended I was just grateful it was over.
This film had one of the most annoying casts and scripts I have ever sat through. I liked nobody in the cast and would have much preferred the crocodile to eat the entire cast in the first five minutes of the film so I wouldn't have to waste my time with the rest of this mess.
DVD Review: Not terrible, but...
Summary: 3 Stars
Since the movie's UK premier I watched it over and over again, repeatedly for days on end.
Why am I giving it three stars then? Because I recently realized almost every time I watched it, I started watching from when people began getting chomped in quick succession, which was quite a while into the movie.
Yes, it's kind of slow-paced throughout the majority of the movie.
DVD Review: this was a good movie
Summary: 5 Stars
CROCODILE was a great horror flick. its about a group of college kids on spring break going on a boating trip on a river in louisiana. they begin the trip going along and having fun until the mess with the crocs nest and ruin the eggs and steal 1 of them. the croc is infuriated and goes after the kids and starts killin em 1 by 1. the film had some good humor in it and a lot of gore. this was a great movie and watching it is definietly worth your while
Description of Crocodile
High school sweethearts Brady, Claire and six of their college friends board a houseboat for a fun-filled, sun-soaked spring break vacation. But when they discover a nest of large eggs in the marshlands -- and can't resist taking one back to the party -- their weekend of fun-in-the-sun will turn into a weekend of terror.
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