In 1993, the world was treated to Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park”. The movie combined animatronics with C.G.I. to really make you feel that you were watching dinosaurs onscreen. That same year, we also got “Carnosaur” and it’s pretty clear why people are still talking about “Jurassic Park” and why most people have never even heard of this film.

In “Carnosaur”, a mad scientist (Diane Ladd “Chinatown”, “Wild At Heart”) uses genetic manipulation to create dinosaurs with the hopes of having them wipe out humanity. The creatures escape and go on a killing spree in a small town. A security guard (Raphael Sbarge “Risky Business”) and an environmentalist (Jennifer Runyon “Ghostbusters”) find themselves at the heart of the action.

The characters in “Carnosaur” are really boring and you know it’s bad when a mad scientist character is dull. The dinosaurs in the movie are laughable in comparison to the ones in “Jurassic Park”. At times, the dinosaurs here look about as convincing as the Muppets. However, the scenes with the dinosaurs are easily the most enjoyable moments. Like the monster in “The Giant Claw”, you have to smile every time you see the dinosaurs because they do just look so ridiculous. The dinosaurs definitely upstage the humans.

The plot is genuinely crazy, especially when human women start giving birth to dinosaurs. The characters are not remotely interesting, the special effects are lame and it’s all feels very rushed. I do still like the scenes with the dinosaurs attacking people because even though it’s silly, it’s enjoyably silly. Like giant robots, there is just something greats about watching dinosaurs on the attack. I think everybody else needs to “Jurassic Park” if they want a great movie about dinosaurs and almost everybody will want to skip “Carnosaur”. I think I have be generous with my rating.