04 December 2010

Reptilicus


What one can say about this film is that, it was at least a bit entertaining!
In Denmark one discover a piece (tail) of a prehistoric fossil, being brought to a research center and their being the object to research, trying to decide what kind of 'animal' or reptile this is.
Of course everything goes wrong and the animal comes to live, multiplies and becomes a danger to the whole Danish population.
Maybe the reptile is a symbole for Sweden? Who knows.
One can add that as in most films about monsters, the sequences where we don't see thmonsters are often the most suspensful ones in the movie. Once revealed and seen in public the thrill often - not always - ends and the comedy begins.
In this film the suspense is indeed turned into a comedy.
However one have to say that up til the revelation of the monster, it's not the worst monster film we've seen. It didn't lack ambition but...

For us the most well known actor was Dirch Passer, by some regarded as the best Danish comedian of all time.

Directors: Poul Bang and Sidney W. Pink

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