Dinocroc vs Supergator (3½ Stars)

I suppose that a film with a name like this must be the result of a Roger Corman/Jim Wynorski collaboration. Nobody else would have the nerve to make a film sound so trashy. But then again, why not call it what it is? It is trashy. So what?

In a research facility on the Hawaiian island Kauai the unscrupulous scientist Jason Drake (played by David Carradine in one of his last roles) has created mutated crocodiles and alligators. One of each escapes from the research facility. The alligator is merely an oversized version of everyday alligators, whereas the crocodile looks suspiciously like the velociraptors that we know from "Jurassic Park". In fact, throughout the film I got the impression that it was intended to be a cheap man's Jurassic Park.

The film has all the hallmarks of Jim Wynorski classics – big monsters, fast action and pretty girls – but it isn't up to his other films. I think the problem is the way the girls are presented. Repeatedly busty girls appear in bikinis or other skimpy clothing. The scene builds up suspense, suggesting further nudity. Then snap! A giant monster appears and bites the girls in half before we can see any more. I wasn't keeping a body count, but there were way too many pretty girls getting killed.

Still, it's good fun. For the sake of pure escapism it's worth watching once. I've read that the American DVD release contains a commentary by Roger Corman. That would have interested me. Unfortunately it isn't included on the English release.