Jurassic Prey (2015)

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Yet another awful Mark Polonia movie, I don't know why I decided to watch more of his movies if I never enjoy them, they have elements I can recognize but the experience isn't really rewarding. I guess I like how bad they are and the incompetent filmmaking its amusing to me, or perhaps I am just crazy.This one started pretty interesting, I thought it would be a comedy and while it is self-aware it never makes it clear if its trying to be a parody of B movies or not, it feels more like its referencing other cheap horror movies instead of making an statement through comedy.The dinosaur looked pretty cute, its a very lovable creature, the effects might be somewhat charming but they never look good or visually attractive in any way. The editing is a mess, also, the acting is dreadful, its just what what you would expect from it.As awful as it is I cant say its not interesting to watch, even if it turns out to be unworthy of any recognition.

I have very few positive things to say about "Jurassic Prey". Like most dinosaur flicks from the last few years, it's neither a good movie nor a so-bad-it's-good movie. It probably isn't one of the absolute worst movies I've ever seen, but I'm fairly sure it is somewhere in the "bottom 100" I have watched. It is one of the worst of the prehistoric genre and should be avoided or watched with extremely minimal expectations and some hard liquor.The cast is generally awful in uninteresting ways; there are in fact ways B-movies can save a poor script with colorful characters and/ or colorful character actors, and this movie doesn't attempt to give us anyone to really care or root for, let alone laugh at. The visual effects are hilariously bad, however I cannot condemn them to the degree some reviewers have. Yes, the puppetry and stop-motion is not commendable, but I still prefer it over most of the cheap CGI in low budget dino-flicks the last few years. In fact I was bothered far more by other effects, such as the bad digital flames, blood, and gun flares among other poorly-executed shots.If there were at least a few more redeeming elements (better gore, characters, and script for starters), I'd elevate my rating to a "3" or "4"; as it is, a "2" feels fairly generous.

I do enjoy low budget films, I've even been in some myself that's not exactly worth an Oscar, and I know it takes a lot of time and effort. But publishing something like this... I don't know. I'm sad to say this is some of the more poorer productions I have seen. The techniques used for filming doesn't seem schooled or particularly talented, the acting was very poorly done and the special effects were clumsy and exaggerated - I mean they could at least do something to disturb the cows in the beginning of the movie: I'll stop here as I won't pick on every element in the movie there is.. Other then that, I'm sure that with time and practice I'm these guys will have a lot to offer. We all have to start somewhere, right?

Unwatchable. I'm a fan of low budget films and can usually find some redeeming feature in just about any film. Perhaps if I had been able to make it through more than the first 25-30 minutes I would have been able to find it... Following is my best shot at a top 10 list for the film:10. Cinematography is almost as good as most youtube selfie videos 9. Script writing makes one rethink the quality of the sharknado series 8. Acting, while not up to Sharknado standards, is...well...OK, I got nothing. 7 Plot...didn't include zombies(not sure if this is a plus or a minus) 6. Budget...you get what you pay for 5. Sigh...I give up. At least its over.