Category Archives: Dinosaurs

Zeppelin vs. Pterodactyls: The Serial?

Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

Synchronicity! I casually mention Hammer Film’s unmade film Zeppelin vs. Pterodactyls (as I did in a comment to the previous post) and then find this: After watching the episode, check here to learn all about its history.

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Will the Eagles Fly?

Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

How’s this as an idea for a giant monster flick? Modern adventurers discover a lost tribe of Vikings in a secluded valley. These vikings have survived amidst some pretty fearsome wildlife, including dinosaurs and giant prehistoric eagles. As they reacquaint … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Teaser | 40 Comments

Monster Archive: The Savage

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Savage (US-1926: dir. Fred Newmeyer) According to Stephen Jones in The Illustrated Dinosaur Movie Guide, this film features a young reporter named Danny Terry (played by Ben Lyon), who accompanies a scientific expedition to the Mariposa Islands, just as … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Loch Ness Terror

Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

From Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, an interesting-looking lake monster flick: Beyond Loch Ness [aka Loch Ness Terror] (Canada-2007; dir. Paul Ziller) The original title Beyond Loch Ness was obviously changed so no one would confuse the film with 2001’s Beneath Loch … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Lake Monsters, Trailers | 6 Comments

Review: Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

Posted on Saturday, March 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (US-1985; dir. B.W.L. Norton) Though the dinosaurs in this dinosaurs-in-the-modern-world epic aren’t presented as monsters, the mother brontosaur is given a chance to do the classic monster rampage as she desperately tries to rescue … Continue reading →

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New: 100 Million BC

Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

Blockbuster knock-off studio Asylum Pictures’ latest giant monster opus is 100 Million BC, which might appear to knock-off 10,000 BC, the upcoming Emmerich unofficial remake of the old Hammer film One Million Years BC (which was a remake of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, News | 11 Comments

New: Aztec Rex

Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

It seems that veteran antipodean B-film auteur Brian Trenchard-Smith has got in on the giant monster act with his latest SciFi Channel monsterfest Aztec Rex (2008; aka Tyrannosaurus Azteca). In an interview on the Fangoria site Trenchard-Smith describes it thus: … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, News | 8 Comments

Query: Indian King Kong

Posted on Saturday, February 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

On a site about King Kong, I came across mention of a film made in India in 1962 under the title “King Kong”. King Kong (India-1962; dir. Babubhai Mistri) The film is listed on IMDB, but a plot summary there, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Giant Monsters, King Kong, Query | 1 Comment

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

Posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 by Robert Hood

Not the movie, but the t-shirt! This cool t-shirt design was created by Brian Walline and is available through the Threadless T-Shirt site.

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Lost Continent

Posted on Sunday, January 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

Here someone has conveniently put together the stop-motion dinosaur sequences from the 1951 “lost world” film, Lost Continent, directed by Samuel Neufield. Edward Nassour was the stop-motion animation supervisor.

Posted in Animation, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters | 2 Comments