Dinosaurus! (1960)
3/10
If you love LeBad Cinema....
7 February 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Here's a real laff-riot in which lightning resurrects a brontosaurus, a tyrannosaur and a caveman who proceed to trash a two-bit tropical paradise. Other primitive humans include the usual brawny hero; cheesecake heroine; resident drunk; insipid little kid and a male chauvinist porker who calls various women "my little tamale." These clods were enough to make me root for the monsters.

The animation isn't bad–for a flick with a ten-buck budget. The dialog is rife with such gems as "Let's get outa here–this place gives me the creeps!" and "Leave my friend alone–you bad old tyrannosaurus!" The sappy friendship between the boy and the caveman is enough to gag a maggot. Greg Martell plays the Neanderthal nit-wit who could have made a better film.

Paleontologists claim that the brontosaurus had a brain in it's hindquarters; I could take a cheap shot here, but I'll resist the temptation.

DINOSAURUS! is a welcome addition to any LeBad collector's library.
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