Primeval Reviews and Ratings



  • November 13, 2008
    Halfway through the movie I was thinking "well this isn't so bad" (considering other comparable movies), but then it just turns into a crapshoot. Still it's entertaining, Orlando Jones is enjoyable, and Jurgen Prochnow is always funny to watch in Rambo-esque roles...
  • October 27, 2008
    That is a big f***ing crocodile!
  • October 12, 2008
    Loveddddd this movie. :)
  • September 19, 2008
    Good movie. Based on a true story.
  • September 19, 2008
    Ordinary moive about crocodile. But Dominic Purcell makes this movie more enjoyable :)
  • September 13, 2008
    Looks like Gustave has a bit of competion with the recent hurricane Gustave. So this is the first ever killer crocodile flick to make to the big screen aye? Crickey mate they put this in theaters but they only put the far supior Rogue in a select number of special cinemas? Well n...( read more)ot that this movie was bad, because it isn't. Me being the biggest crocodile lover eye have to admit this is the best crocodile flick eyev'e seen since Alligator,(which technically wasn't a crocodile) this film ventures far away from the standard horror formula of pretty boy and hottie girl so eye respect this movie more. The film delivers a good number of scares but most are the pop goes the weasle kind of moments were it's a cheap gotcha scare. Most people complain that the CG crocodile is fake looking but eye found it pretty good especially the moment when it is resting in a river bed concealed by those tall plantlike things that often grow around water. Do you want to know something really cheesey though? The crocodile in this movie actually runs after it's prey! Yes you did in fact read this right, the crocodile runs 28 Weeks Later style it's freakin crazy seeing a twentysomething foot long crocodile running after a person. The film doesn't just feature a man-eating crocdile though it actually tries to incorporate Hotel Rwanda like moments. Bottom line this movie is one of the best killer crocodile films out there definitley give it a try. If youv'e already seen the movie then take my movie quiz on it.
  • September 12, 2008
    Pretty decent movie overall. It has 2 stories going on at once and they mesh together really well.
  • September 11, 2008
    scarry amd great !! magnificent
  • September 8, 2008
    a bloodthirsty serial killer
  • September 5, 2008
    Can't wait to see this!
  • September 2, 2008
    A very thrilling and fun monster movie, in the tradition of Jaws. It's smart, exciting, nail-biting and action-packed. An edge of your seat thriller with a realistic turn at a true story. A great cast of compelling and teriffic actors.
  • August 28, 2008
    Despite it's lackluster dialogue and less than stellar effects, the movie isn't too bad at all. It doesn't get extremely bogged down in an attempt at something special, but takes itself seriously enough to be more than mediocre. If you like B-movies and creature films; it might w...( read more)arrant a viewing.
  • August 13, 2008
    This was pretty crappy, even as a time waster. It looked like something that I'd see on the Sci Fi Channel during one of their horror movie crapfests they have.
  • August 13, 2008
    if you like lake placid then go for it
  • August 10, 2008
    One of those movies that can't decide if it would rather be horror or drama and so it fails at both.
  • July 31, 2008
    i was kinda expectin it to be a lil more better but still was allright
  • July 25, 2008
    Slightly entertaining cgi is pretty bad and movement of crocodile is unbelievable.
  • July 18, 2008
    when i first saw the previews on this movie i wanted to see until i learned what it was about a giant croc. recently this movie was on demand and i decided to check it out. i was pleasantly suprised. really good action and decent story. only problem i had was with the ending. are...( read more) you kidding me .... the dog.
  • July 16, 2008
    not really scary but very entertaining
  • July 15, 2008
    While using a movie about an alligator to expose the horrors of genocide in Africa sounds like a good idea, it isn't. It also says something when a film about a giant killer lizard is boring, but, this movie had more than enough to reach that benchmark. Just watch Lake Placid 2...( read more) instead, at least that movie knew it sucked. Plus it had Bo Duke!! BO DUKE!
  • June 30, 2008
    never expected such a waste film in my favorite actress brooke langton film... oops so sad to see this film only some 5 scenes are extraordinary and superb but no other was nice but my actress also superb...
  • June 18, 2008
    This was truly a treat to watch. Orlando Jones added the comedy to this intense suspense / thriller about American journalists coming to Africa to do an exclusive story on the disappearances of hundreds of Africans, from Burundian villages, allegedly at the jaws of a prehistoric ...( read more)crocodile named Gustav. The plot was perfect. Not only did the journalists have a 100 year old reptile to contend with but they also were placed amidst a 14 year old, genocidal civil war, under the cruel orchestration of a tyrant named ?Little Gustav? (whom is human not reptilian LOL). You couldn?t trust anyone in this movie other than yourself and when it came to ?croc encounters?, the healthiness of your running legs were where ALL trust was placed. The effects in this movie are top notch. The suspense is there, as well, and the cinematography is astonishing to the point where all of Africa?s beauty was captured, by the camera crew, under the direction of, movie director, Michael Katleman.
  • June 15, 2008
    Totally stupid, but I love movies about crazy super-smart animals that eat people.
  • June 14, 2008
    Great movie. I thought the whole movie would be about a crocodile. Instead it was about some other crap. The ending was really good. That crocodile was huge. It ate that guy. Really good.
  • June 11, 2008
    1st movie ii watchd wit my gangz!!(:
  • May 8, 2008
    Oh boy :/....the movie is supposed to be about Gustave...an actual 2,000 pound, 20 feet crocodile in the Republic of Burundi, a small country in the Great Lakes region of Africa...but the film made even less mention of the creature than anything! The film's promotional trailer du...( read more)bs Gustave a "serial killer", who has claimed more than 300 victims and "remains at large". It is compared to Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer with his non-human status never mentioned except for a brief line where the narrator says, "He's real, but he's not human." A shortened version of this trailer does not even contain this at all! However, in the trailer, a crocodile, presumably Gustave, briefly flashes on screen. The promotional poster similarly calls Gustave "the most prolific serial killer in history". The film's official website rarely makes any mention that the killer is in fact a crocodile! It should be noted that although the story is about a real crocodile, the claim that it has killed over 300 people is a rumor as opposed to the total number of reported deaths, which is around 110...the movie was an all around flop!
  • May 8, 2008
    Not what I thought...but pleasantly surprised with the overall movie...One of the better critter movies....The sub plot of the strife in Africa really added to the movie...Gore was there...story was there...Good flick!!!
  • May 6, 2008
    GRATE CAST BUT PATHETIC FILM :(
  • May 6, 2008
    No interest in seeing this movie.
  • May 5, 2008
    Didn't realize it was a croc film until I got to the movie theater. Still entertaining though, and I can't tell you how happy it made me that the dog survived.
  • May 5, 2008
    The most brutal croc ever known in, perhaps, the most brutal croc film ever! This is a great creature feature, inspired by the true, and ongoing, story of Gustave, the largest crocodile in Africa, who's said to have claimed at least 300 lives. While Gustave himself moved a bit to...( read more)o fast on land for my liking in this film, he's nonetheless the best CGI croc I've ever seen. For a creature film, it's awesome, brutal, and sets a standard for others. Whether it's your cup of tea or not, Primeval (named Primeval Kill in the UK) is worth a look, and definitely better than Tobe Hooper's shite film Crocodile.
  • April 27, 2008
    Not as good as I thought it would be.
  • April 23, 2008
    La película quiere contarnos muchas cosas, pero no consolida una historia central, por lo que todo parece superficial.

    Sin embargo creo que tiene un no sé que refrescante que la hace entretenida. 5/10
  • April 20, 2008
    who are the villain?
    the giant croc? or the genocide criminal?
    it is stupid, it is sucks...
  • April 16, 2008
    Excited when I saw the trailer. Disappointed when I heard it was a crocodile. Pleasantly surprised when I saw the movie. Better than I thought it would be.
  • April 13, 2008
    Goshiz! Loved it! I just love all the 'crocodile' movies!
  • April 3, 2008
    Crocodile Carnaaaaaaaage! I liked it. It's based on true events from Burundi about a man-eating croc (over 300 to date) nicknamed Gustave, who many people have attempted to catch to no avail. The movie is a bit over the top....but it's a hollywood production. I thought it was...( read more) pretty good especially for a giant (only exaggerating about 5 feet) croc. The characters you are suppossed to like are likeable and vice versa.
  • March 30, 2008
    Awesome!! A great surprise!
    BETTER than Lake Placid. I wasn't expecting much but really enjoyed the movie!
  • March 21, 2008
    If It's As Brilliantly Awesome As The TV Show Then I Will Love It
  • March 3, 2008
    These stars are just because i liked the croc.
  • February 28, 2008
    When this was advertised, I expected it to be about the most notorious human serial killer not a crocodile. It was worth the watch though. Add a great anti-war message.
  • February 21, 2008
    IT WAS A NICE FILM THEN I WATCHED A GOOD FILM I BOUGHT
  • February 11, 2008
    i wanna see it could any1 tell me wat its about
  • February 5, 2008
    thought it was gonna be a sucky movie like lake placid but it was accually pretty good for a croc movie.
  • February 3, 2008
    Really good for a crock movie. Loved the extra features. Very interesting!
  • February 3, 2008
    HURRAH B-RATED MOVIES!!!!!

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