Project Catalyst was meant to be used to increase the food supply; however, an evil naval commander had other plans for it........(insert maniacal laughter)..........as a weapon. (Still don't get how that would work. Airlift a giant man-eating komodo and drop it on the `enemy'?) Naturally, things get way out of hand so the evil naval commander, fearing discovery of his illicit use of funding, decides the best way to deal with the problem is to just bomb it out of existence. He confesses his treachery to a subordinate, while admitting he is knowingly killing anyone who's anywhere near the problem site. (Hardly seems practical to confess you want to kill any and all witness while you're creating another witness.) Oh well, best laid plans and all that. Time for a mass exodus from the island of doom. Complicating matters are a bunch of crooks fresh off a heist and forced to land on the island of incredibly large carnivorous critters. With few options, flee or die in a bombing raid, everyone heads for the only means of escape, a chopper that won't carry everyone.
Some mighty peculiar CGI and some mighty peculiar `actors' don't help a recycled plot that allows for nude bathing while a monster roams the island. (Let's just say that not everyone was a scientist with an alarming misuse of brain power.)
However deficient in artistic merit, this modest effort still manages to entertain on a very basic level. It's also unintentionally funny. (I made the mistake of watching Komodo VS Cobra first, then couldn't understand why they remade that movie into this version. Other way around, but essentially the same plot for both.)
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Curse Of the Komodo [DVD]
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| Format | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC |
| Contributor | Gail Harris, Susan Pyros, Roma Roth, John Henry Richardson, Tim Abell, Melissa Brasselle, Cam Newlin, Jim Wynorski, Arthur Roberts, Gregory Pyros, J.P. Davis, William Langlois, Glori-Anne Gilbert, Steve Latshaw, Paul Logan, Jim Valdez, Ted Monte, Richard Gabai, Sam A. Hasass, Alison Semenza See more |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 32 minutes |
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 2.88 Ounces
- Director : Jim Wynorski
- Media Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 32 minutes
- Release date : December 14, 2004
- Actors : Tim Abell, Melissa Brasselle, William Langlois, Gail Harris, Paul Logan
- Producers : Alison Semenza, Gregory Pyros, Jim Valdez, Roma Roth, Sam A. Hasass
- Studio : 20th Century Fox
- ASIN : B0002XL30Q
- Writers : Steve Latshaw
- Number of discs : 1
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Its a fun movie to watch bad animation Giant Komodos attack and eat people. Its fun that they are stuck on an island with a whole bunch of em. But the film does nothing to truely draw you into the story. but its fun.A Group scientists are working on a formula to increase crop growth throughout the world to feed countless starving. The bad thing is they were contracted to do it by the US department of Defense. What does that tell you. Thats right, they want it as a weapon. They begin testing of its properties on animals, namely, komodo dragons. And it works but the komodos get out and begin a raign of terror on the island and our heroes are caught in the middle.Its your basic Low-Budget Cable film. Crappy CG, a plain story and pletty of gore. But its not one you will really love. But i do suggest renting it at your local store if your a fan of this type of film.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2019
It is impossible to discuss this movie without referring to Komodo vs. Cobra. They have some of the same cast, same locations, same island name and same ending. This predates that movie by one year, and in that time they refined the CGI Komodo, although it still is looking very cheap. This Komodo almost qualifies as a rubber stop action figure. This has Project Catalyst vs. Project Carnivore, but the premise of the military messing around with the idea of producing food is the same.
It starts with a casino heist in Hawaii (no casinos are in Hawaii) and the robbers land on the island. The pilot is asked if he could land in the bad weather, and he says “no, but I can crash real good.”
In the daylight it seems clear where the helicopter presently is located it is quite different from that of the storm location.
On the military side, the Captain is continually addressed as a Lt. But then they may also be messing up Navy rank with Army rank.
When they are holed up in the house, they are told to block off all light getting out, so they cover the windows, but leave the glass doors uncovered. Also, they state the Komodo dragon doesn’t like the heat of the day, and likes the cool of the night. For a reptile, that is the opposite of what would happen. And indeed the dragon attacks during the day.
There are some seriously funny parts of the movie. One of the characters, Reece, is exposed to the dragon’s saliva, and turns into a zombie. The Komodo dragon chasing the truck is seriously funny, as are the shootings at the dragon.
And when the island is napalmed, it seems some of the scenes must be from cuts of Vietnam war movies, as it shows a village being hit.
Sorry, but bare boobs does not get this three stars.
It starts with a casino heist in Hawaii (no casinos are in Hawaii) and the robbers land on the island. The pilot is asked if he could land in the bad weather, and he says “no, but I can crash real good.”
In the daylight it seems clear where the helicopter presently is located it is quite different from that of the storm location.
On the military side, the Captain is continually addressed as a Lt. But then they may also be messing up Navy rank with Army rank.
When they are holed up in the house, they are told to block off all light getting out, so they cover the windows, but leave the glass doors uncovered. Also, they state the Komodo dragon doesn’t like the heat of the day, and likes the cool of the night. For a reptile, that is the opposite of what would happen. And indeed the dragon attacks during the day.
There are some seriously funny parts of the movie. One of the characters, Reece, is exposed to the dragon’s saliva, and turns into a zombie. The Komodo dragon chasing the truck is seriously funny, as are the shootings at the dragon.
And when the island is napalmed, it seems some of the scenes must be from cuts of Vietnam war movies, as it shows a village being hit.
Sorry, but bare boobs does not get this three stars.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2012
Seriously how can anyone not love this movie? It's one my standard go to's to recover from a bad day.
I won't even go into the giant mutant Komodo dragon who runs like a fat puppy trying to catch a ball. The continnutity errors and just bizarre choices alone are fun enough for most viewers of this type of film.
1. Zombies, just kind of thrown in on whim with no particular explanation.
2. The innocent naive scientist daughter-Tiffany- Played by giant implanted bleach blond Glori-Anne Gilbert, star of movies like "The Witches of Breastwick" and the Breastford Wives", looking maybe ten years younger than the guy playing her dad.
3. The Scientist with the heart of gold (who never thought his project of creating giant Komodo dragons for the Navy would ever be used for destructive purposes) Cocking his bolt action rifle every 2nd, 4th, or 5th shot, depending on mood.
4. The never ending flask- a tiny bent up flask that would maybe hold 4 ounces of liquid being passed around and somtimes held upside down between parties and never running out of liquor.
5. Nearly every member (even MALES) wearing fake nipple pokies under their T-shirts for a trek through the hot jungle.
6. The "Animal House" freeze frame ending of the evil Navy Officer.
Seriously if your the type who enjoys this type of movie (and would you really rent "Curse of the Komodo" expecting "No Country for Old Men"?) this is the height, of low budget, fun movie making.
I won't even go into the giant mutant Komodo dragon who runs like a fat puppy trying to catch a ball. The continnutity errors and just bizarre choices alone are fun enough for most viewers of this type of film.
1. Zombies, just kind of thrown in on whim with no particular explanation.
2. The innocent naive scientist daughter-Tiffany- Played by giant implanted bleach blond Glori-Anne Gilbert, star of movies like "The Witches of Breastwick" and the Breastford Wives", looking maybe ten years younger than the guy playing her dad.
3. The Scientist with the heart of gold (who never thought his project of creating giant Komodo dragons for the Navy would ever be used for destructive purposes) Cocking his bolt action rifle every 2nd, 4th, or 5th shot, depending on mood.
4. The never ending flask- a tiny bent up flask that would maybe hold 4 ounces of liquid being passed around and somtimes held upside down between parties and never running out of liquor.
5. Nearly every member (even MALES) wearing fake nipple pokies under their T-shirts for a trek through the hot jungle.
6. The "Animal House" freeze frame ending of the evil Navy Officer.
Seriously if your the type who enjoys this type of movie (and would you really rent "Curse of the Komodo" expecting "No Country for Old Men"?) this is the height, of low budget, fun movie making.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2008
Usually when I wait a long time to see a movie my expectations build up so much that I end up hating it when I finally see it.
(Somewhere along the line I got the impression this was more-or-less a zombie movie featuring a large Komodo dragon, and while there are some zombie-esque ...rabid... poisoned people... for lack of a better term, their part in the movie isn't that big.)
This time, in spite of waiting 18-19 months, I really enjoyed it. At the time I wasn't sure I even wanted to watch it. There's a lot more character depth than I normally expect from this kind of movie. There's some small details I liked too, like early on in the movie people actually RELOAD their guns.
I think the giant komodo dragon itself was very cute, but I think all giant reptiles are very cute, so that's not really saying much.
Admittedly, the movie could have worked without giant komodo dragons, rabid poisoned zombie people, etc. There's been many movies with sharks, many movies with crocodiles, and so on. I think komodo dragons could have been "milked" more before resorting to gimmicks like that. That's why I give the movie four stars. It's one of my favorite movies, but I can see it has a few obvious flaws.
(Somewhere along the line I got the impression this was more-or-less a zombie movie featuring a large Komodo dragon, and while there are some zombie-esque ...rabid... poisoned people... for lack of a better term, their part in the movie isn't that big.)
This time, in spite of waiting 18-19 months, I really enjoyed it. At the time I wasn't sure I even wanted to watch it. There's a lot more character depth than I normally expect from this kind of movie. There's some small details I liked too, like early on in the movie people actually RELOAD their guns.
I think the giant komodo dragon itself was very cute, but I think all giant reptiles are very cute, so that's not really saying much.
Admittedly, the movie could have worked without giant komodo dragons, rabid poisoned zombie people, etc. There's been many movies with sharks, many movies with crocodiles, and so on. I think komodo dragons could have been "milked" more before resorting to gimmicks like that. That's why I give the movie four stars. It's one of my favorite movies, but I can see it has a few obvious flaws.
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