Carnosaur 2

Plot synopsis:
At the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, repair crews are puzzled to find power cables ripped out from the ceiling. Meanwhile, a young hacker boy named Jesse is caught trying to steal dynamite. His uncle bails him out, and a workman teaches him how to operate a forklift, which contains a remote control to open the door to a deep elevator shaft. That night, an animal appears at the repository's mess hall and kills everyone but Jesse.
When communications from the repository cease, a group of technicians and scientists are called on to investigate the power shortages. The facility, once a uranium mine, laboratory, and refinery, has become a classified government facility. The investigators find the place deserted and discover traces of a struggle in the mess hall. Three go to the control room to try and reboot the computer system, while the other three form a search party. They manage to locate Jesse, catatonic and in a state of shock.
They take him back to the control room and demand answers from Major Tom McQuade, the head of the mission, who evades their questions. When they demand to leave, he refuses and orders them back to work, despite their continuing problems with the communications equipment. The main crew heads down to a lower level to investigate the situation while the pilot, Galloway and computer expert Moses stay in the control center with Jesse. On the lower level, the crew gets more and more suspicious but McQuade continues to act as if he knows nothing. The crew finds a huge tooth which seems to bother him. Then something drags a horrified Kahane down a tunnel and kills him.
The crew flee back to the control room, realizing that McQuade had been up to something after all. Jesse, listening in on their radio chatter, realizes what happened and flees the room just before a Velociraptor appears and eats Moses. Galloway, witness to the attack, heads for the helicopter, with the rest of the crew at her heels. Galloway starts up the helicopter, but before the crew can reach her, a Velociraptor in the back seat attacks her. Galloway loses control and crashes the chopper, stranding the crew.
The group returns to the control room, kept safe by heavy metal doors. There, they finally learn of the dinosaur's origins from McQuade: a brilliant genetic scientist working for a poultry company went mad and decided to wipe out all of humanity by using a virus made from prehistoric DNA to impregnate first the birds, then human females with dinosaurs. The government narrowly contained the situation, but kept some of the eggs for analysis, storing them in the plant to be hidden. Unfortunately, the eggs hatched and killed off the entire crew, and the electrical damage is putting the plant at risk of meltdown. Left with no choice, McQuade organized the mission to prevent the meltdown and save the dinosaurs for research. The crew, unsympathetic to McQuade, decide to blow up the dinosaurs with the dynamite Jesse found in a storeroom on the lower levels, leaving McQuade and Rawlins behind with Jesse. McQuade chases after them, knocking out Monk, but is beaten after a brief fight. McQuade finally explains that he was trying to stop them from going into the facility's lower levels, because radiation from secretly stored nuclear waste and warheads is leaking out and the containment will eventually fail completely.
Jesse comes up with the idea of crashing the computers to send the site into emergency mode, which should get an evacuation squad to come and rescue them. Once Jesse is able to get the code and the plan is put into place, the group begins making its way back to the surface. They continue using dynamite to hold off any dinosaurs while getting to the elevator. While they are going up, a raptor gets on top of the elevator, seizes Rawling and eats her.
Monk and McQuade get injured so they stay behind with their dynamite, sacrificing themselves to kill the remaining raptors. Jesse and Jack, now on their own, continue making their way up. Jack, however, has taken a long fall and is injured. Jesse runs outside to find the evacuation team waiting. He tries to get them to go back for Jack, but they refuse, so he runs back in himself and encounters a Tyrannosaurus. He manages to retrieve Jack and get him outside to the rescue helicopter, just as the T-Rex bursts out and bites the head off one of the rescue crew. Jesse runs back again, and gets in the forklift from the opening. Using the forklift remote, he opens the door to the shaft and wrestles the dinosaur with the forklift, eventually weakening it enough to push it down the shaft. Jesse and Jack then fly off in the helicopter, and Jesse uses a remote detonator to detonate the rest of the dynamite, destroying the facility and preventing a meltdown.

Tags: violence

Review:
Even though its got the alien like plot but another fun factor is that the team going in there to repair the plant aren't armed to all living hell with guns.
I'd say this movie learned a little from the first Carnosaur and then watched Aliens and was like, "hey, we can make a dino sequel!" I give this movie an 8 out of 10 simply because its better than the first and way better than the 3rd, but a fun movie overall and if your disappointed then you'll be only losing a buck at family video lol..
Whereas the first was a Monster-on-the-loose in a small town kind of movie, this one is much more of a cramped low-lighted enclosed-space survival horror along the likes of the video game Dino Crises.
It's as if they took the exact same script but turned Ripley into a male, Newt into a male, set it at a facility in the desert instead of another planet, and replace the aliens with Raptors, and then you've got this movie.
When a special forces team is sent to investigate a distress signal at a top-secret military base, they find the base overrun by carnivorous dinosaurs and must battle the vicious creatures to get away alive.This here is one of the rare sequels that manages to come off as better than the original.
It still has the same problem having atrocious-looking special effects for its dinosaurs, which always manage to come across as hand-puppets and miniatures in the scene, but that doesn't really impact the film too much when this one has as much positives as this one does.
By taking the plot line of 'Aliens' and substituting dinosaurs, it comes away as a thrilling, high-energy action-packed film that contains a lot of great moments, from the opening introduction of the dinosaurs in the cavern below to their rampage through the compound attacking everyone in sight through some pretty ingenious sneak attacks, the helicopter ambush crash and the finale, which is a real highlight here as it's the grand battle between the bigger dinosaur and the digging equipment makes for a rather thrilling moment, especially as it's a pitched battle that takes place over a period of time and makes its' location all the better due to the precariousness of it.
Again, the fact that plot is note-for-note, even managing to replicate the same exact scenes as well, could be a flaw here as well as the rather phony-looking dinosaurs, but even still it's a lot better than the original.Rated R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language..
Most importantly however is the fact that the plot is far more coherent than the original, Part of it has to do with copying almost directly from the well written screeenplay of Aliens.
For a cheap budget, the set design is pretty good and gives the movie a dark, industrial feeling.
I admit I went into this movie expecting cheese (having been previously warned a few years before) but I never expected what I saw could both be good and bad.The story doesn't really go anywhere, and the characters are almost strait from Aliens.
People die, choppers crash, and all kinds of things happen, but if you try to spot the scenes reminicent of Aliens, then it actually becomes kinda fun (be sure to add in the "get away from her, you B****" line near the end).As far as acting goes, not too bad.
And I was actually glad and surprised that the first movie wasn't being as much a "Jurassic Park" ripoff.
It doesn't try to conceal that it 'borrowed' heavily from "Aliens" and pretty much steals entire scenes, dialog and characters from that movie.
The story even progresses in the exact same way.But oh well, I still have to give the movie that it at least is being better to watch than the original.
The dinosaurs are better looking and more threatening this time around.
And out of all the "Aliens" ripoffs that are out there, this ons is not all that bad and actually at times quite good and enjoyable.Not original by any means obviously but it at least is a watchable enough, cheap, little movie, that is far better and more pleasant to watch than the original as well.5/10 http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/.
This movie's plot was actually not half bad though.
But the movie was still laughable.Plot: Chucky's dinosaur cousins attack people and a team is sent in to start up the place where the people all died the first time again.There are some gory kills here as well, as the people here like the first movie are plastic dolls held together by red gum.
On the Hate side movies such as Carnosaur 2 are Z-quality: they pillage clichés without conscience; the special effects don't fool a four-year old; the filming set is often an "underground facility" or "molded plastic cave" to conceal a lack of "site location" budget; the actors are no-names except for one or two spiraling has-beens fresh off the dinner theater circuit; and the plots are ridiculous retreads or riffs conjured on the set.On the Love side: Such movies are unabashedly pure in their lack of production values, star power, and talent.
An ultra-bad movie like Carnosaur 2 is a lot of fun and hilarious if you have a couple of minutes during channel surfing or if you're stoned at 2 am or having a party.Little known fact: The special effects were pioneered in the groundbreaking Barney the Purple Dinosaur series.
If you look reeeeeeally close...OK, even if you look from a distance...you can see the rubber Carnosaur suits squish up from the guys inside or the obvious camera angle placement to make the 2 foot tall model the size of a forklift...or the rubber toes bending in awkward boneless ways...or you name it.God bless the Sci-Fi Channel for breathing life into these silly, ultra-low budget horror and sci-fi flicks.
In fact, all 3 of the not-so-thrillogy movies are by different directors, which says a lot for the film.
Better effects, some genuine surprises, plenty of scares, and a good atmosphere make this a fun outing, but it is sorely missing Diane Ladd's demented performance.Rated R; Graphic Violence and Profanity..
Simply one of the worst films ever made, this cheap non-sequel to the Jurassic Park rip-off CARNOSAUR contains some of the worst dialogue ever uttered in a film, as well as another collection of cliched characters and scenes.
What we get instead is a bunch of lousy acting and incredibly inept special effects when the dinosaurs actually do appear (Boy, do they look fake!).
The special effects for the death scenes were pretty good, with various people being relieved of certain body parts.
Keep an eye out for the female team member toward the end of the movie; poor thing never had a chance.
While the "dinos" are pretty fake, you may still want to keep the little kids away as some of the death scenes are pretty gory..
The Velociraptor dinosaurs have improved their looks considerably since the first movie, but their movement is incredibly stiff.
if you want to watch one of the worst made, worst acted, worst overall job on a movie, then you've come to the right place.
i watched carnosaur 1 and it has no relation to this movie at all (another crappy movie by the way).
Things I learned from this movie: -Plastic mattresses are quite common in underground whatitsname facilities, they are a life saving device for crumby actors falling from ludicrous heights.
I'm not sure why I bothered to watch this movie after seeing the first one, but I thought it would be better given a few years to better the visuals, but i was WAY wrong.
The dinosaurs were the same crappy, rubber puppets used in the first film, although they did seem a little more gruesome.The plot seemed okay but what would dinosaurs be doing in a facility in the middle of the desert, with no explanation of who put them there or why?
Most of the actors I'd never heard of except Fred Savage, and he was the only actor who even seemed to try.I have to admit that if this film had a large budget, the visuals could have been better and the movie might have been better, but this ultimately was a stupid and pointless sequel.And one other thing, DO NOT believe the reviews on the front cover, I don't know how much the produces paid them to say this film was everything Jurassic Park should have been, but that was probably where most of the budget went to..
Similar to the first film, Carnosaur II is a b-movie gorefest intended to capitalize off the popularity of Jurassic Park.
Featuring no actors of any notoriety (other than Miguel Nunez...guess he REALLY needed work), this film is a forgettable flop that centers around a boy genius of some sort who has to disable a facility that's mass producing hungry dinosaurs.
As the Raptor tears her apart, her blood showers the window as she struggles and flails her arms...I'd almost swear the scene was just ripped from Aliens and spliced in!
"The movie Jurassic Park wanted to be" (or something to that effect) my posterior!!!.
I was laughing so hard at this movie because of it's shameless copying of Aliens.
The only reason I'm writing this review is to warn any poor souls that might bump into this piece of trash in a video store.This movie is a scene-by-scene rip off of ALIENS (1986) The only difference is that they replaced the aliens with dinosaurs...please do yourself a favor and see the new Directors cut of Aliens on DVD and VHS that inspired this sad mess and enjoy a REAL movie for once..
Jurassic park was an excellent dino movie, with suburb special effects, a great cast, an an excellent story.
The effects are horrible, the only time one of those "raptors" even comes close to looking like a real "raptor" is when it is eating that girl toward the end of the movie.
Nothing special, but not bad for a dinosaur-movie sequel.
You now essentially have "Carnosaur 2." That's not to say this a bad movie or that Roger Corman & Co. should go to jail for plagiarism.
The Terror from Beyond Space" because they felt like the essentials of "Alien" were lifted from their movie.
But for what it is, "Carnosaur 2" is an entertaining watch if you have nothing else to do, or if you're with friends and you want to play "Mystery Science Theater 3000." It's not quite as dark and gloomy as the original "Carnosaur," and has absolutely nothing to do with that movie either.
It has pretty good effects (killings, not the dinosaurs)and pretty good acting, plus what a cast!
Soon, the start dying in somewhat gory ways (especially the woman in the elevator getting her arm ripped off) as the dinosaurs tear them to pieces.I had more fun watching this than Jurassic Park..
`Carnosaur II,' while borrowing very liberally from another movie, is a great movie in and of itself.**SPOILERS**At a top-secret mining facility, strange accidents happen and workers begin disappearing.
With only a few members left, they see a rescue chopper, and leave to escape, but a giant T-Rex crashes the party, until it is finally sealed inside the mine when it is destroyed in a nuclear explosion.The Good News: To me, this is simply `Aliens' with dinosaurs instead of aliens.
Those who have seen `Aliens' will see so many identical plot devices and scenes between the two movies.
`Carnosaur II' has a mine break contact with their home base and a Special Ops team is sent in to investigate.
The Special Ops team finds a young boy hiding from the dinosaurs.
The Special Ops team goes into the lower levels of the mine and finds a nest of dinosaurs, killing two of them.
The Special Ops team races outside of the mine, looking to be rescued, with a dinosaur inside the helicopter that attacks the female pilot, causing it to crash.
The Special Ops team sets traps inside the tunnels of the mine that kills several dinosaurs.
After everyone but the survivors have died, they come face-to-face with the Alien Queen, who kills one more person in the most hideous way in the entire movie.
The hero manages to kill the Alien Queen by trapping it inside a container with a highly mechanical piece of equipment.
The Bad News: Ok, so the dinos still look terrible, and I could go on for days about how fake the T-Rex is at the end, but then again, do I really have to.The Final Verdict: If the only bad thing is how fake the dinos looked, this is a good film.
The sequel to the campy B-movie, "Carnosaur" is obviously inspired by the big box office hit sequels of yester-year such as "Aliens", Terminator 2, and "Predator 2".
The dinosaurs look just as plastic and fake as before, but an energetic cast of underrated character actors including John Savage, Don Stroud, and Rick Dean keep it lively and entertaining.
Best dinosaur movie ever made.
An epic dinosaur movie with the most mind-blowing special effects since Aliens?
The dinosaurs LOOKED good but their movements were a bit stiff.
The first film was a rip-off of not only JP, but ALIEN, THE THING and THE CRAZIES.
Here is the explanation: This movie, is no more, no less a horrible and disgraceful copy of James Cameron's "Aliens" (1986).
Even characters Well, where to start, a group of technicians arrives in a giant power plant, or mine, or whatever the f**k is it, that happens to be a large nuclear reactor, and of course, we expect it to go boom The place is crawling with raptors that enjoy to kill everything in their way, including one large (laughable) T-Rex (OK, In "Aliens" we have a bunch of drone aliens (raptors) and a big, nasty bitch – the queen (T-Rex)).
So much about those things, there is a lot more to say about connections between "Aliens" and "Carnosaur 2".
The acting, atmosphere, script, special effects (especially gore and dinosaur effects), are just plain funny.
Watch it, it is funny and entertaining, more different that the original, or the even more funnier "Carnosaur 3".
Carnosaur 2 starts with a special team of underground engineers headed up by Ben Kahane (Don Stroud) being hired by military defence bloke Tom McQuade (Cliff De Young) to fly into a Government uranium mining facility to fix it's apparent electrical problems.
With the helicopter pilot dead & the chopper blown to pieces the team are stuck at the facility which is crawling with flesh eating Dinosaurs...Directed by Louis Morneau & produced by Roger Corman Carnosaur 2 is a massive Aliens (1986) rip-off much more so than the original Carnosaur (1993) was a Jurassic Park (1993) rip-off, the script by Michael Palmer basically is Aliens but with the setting changed.
On it's own Carnosaur 2 is average entertainment, at least it moves along at a nice pace plus there's a fair amount of Dinosaur attacks & on screen action.
The film feels very Aliens & looks it.
The special effects are slightly better than the original but that's because the Dinosaur scenes are quickly edited & they only appear on screen for a few seconds at a time.
The acting wasn't great, no one stood out & I thought most of the character's were bland & dull.Carnosaur 2 is basically Aliens set on earth with Dinosaurs instead of aliens, it's as simple & straight forward as that.
The setting is about the same, the fact that the dinosaurs attack secretly without being seen, the fact that when someone tried to escape via a helicopter and a dino sneaks on board causing the pilot to crash stranding the rescue team is the same as when the USCM dropship crashed when an alien got on board and killed the pilot causing the ship to crash stranding the marines behind.
Plot: Carnosaur II is not a sequel to Carnosaur, it just follows the same principle - humans running away from dinosaurs.
The facility was sitting on a uranium mine, so with some dynamite the two blow it up and escape on an Evac helicopter.DIRECTING: 4/10- Okay...nothing to be amazed over but a few nice shots and at least a little coherency.WRITING: 3/10- Pretty bad.
Lots of people yelling "We got to get out of here" and "We're trapped".ACTING: 6/10- The acting, especially from lead role John Savage, is pretty good for a indie monster film.GORE: 6/10- A severed head, severed limbs, some light blood here and there, a chewed off arm.
The kill scenes are graphic and bloody, most are shown on-screen.MONSTERS: A Carnosaur and a group of raptors.SPECIAL EFFECTS: 4/10- The monsters look a little rubbery, but the gore is on the money.
Nothing to write home about.Final verdict- "Carnosaur 2" is a lame monster movie.
It's like a low-budget version of "Alien", except put rubbery raptors in place of bizzare creatures.
A lot of scenes were ripped off from Aliens and then made crappy, like the chick getting killed in the helicopter and the two guys blowing themselves up.
One of the Worst Dinosaur Movies of All Time.
This movie is called Carnosaur 2.
They are all raptors and the only Carnosaur comes out at the end for 2 minutes and get's killed by a kid with a fork lift.
The acting is poor, the text was garbage, and worst of all: the plot, the story, the characters, and every geekin' thing in the movie was all copied from ALIENS, my favourite movie.
Every scene in Carnosaur 2 came from ALIENS.
A message to anyone who thinks Carnosaur 2 is not bad: Go watch ALIENS.
If you think ALIENS copied Carnosaur 2: Then look at the years when both movies were made.