Beware of Carnosaur! The puppet dinosaur that is obviously and painfully fake! This is easily one of the worst movies ever made. The special effects are horrible, the story is beyond dumb, and it is breathlessly boring. Note that this movie was released to theaters a few weeks before Jurassic Park was. But what really makes me mad about that is because this movie is just a pathetic and terrible rip-off of Jurassic Park that completely fails to offer anything exciting or original, since it basically just steals Jurassic Parks idea but changes it up a little bit. Stay away from this movie. If you watch it, it will ruin your whole day.

A genetically manipulated and very hungry dinosaur escapes from a bioengineering company and reeks havoc on the local desert town.I have memories of seeing this in the video store in the 1990s and considering renting it, but never did. And then I saw boxes for the sequel, and another sequel, and I felt like it was something as a horror fan I needed to see... but again, never did. Until now (2013). I was not missing much.I was hoping to get some classic Clint Howard moments, but he really is not the highlight of the film at all. I have to say that the puppet is amazing! The way this film tries to pass things off as a dinosaur is incredible, and would be laughed at today... but comes across as great entertainment for the time it came out.

Funny, sick, ridiculously violent, low-budget and of course... crappy film! First of all, I saw "Carnosaur 2" (1995), and I was very surprised how funny films can be sometimes. But, this one, Carnosaur 1993, is just strange. It is a story about genetic design of dinosaurs, one little raptor, and later a T-Rex (that squeals like crazy), the special effects are freaking funny and dinosaur puppets, toys, whatever they used in the film were just... silly. How the hell did Diane Ladd appear in this film? For other actors, I get it, but for her... oh well... If you are eager to watch some blood-spilling, maximum gore,low budget crap, this is a real deal!

Well, I must say that this movie does tickle you in every way possible. The acting was amazing lol. When Raphael Sbarges character is kneeling down when he sees the dying kid on the road, it looks like he is taking a dump on the road!!! lol, the stupid one liners, and extremely fake sneezing really got to me in this movie. Now if the acting doesn't pull you in I tell you the dinosaur effects will! The fake barbie limbs, the inconsistent dino sizes, the colors of the two dinos changed drastically! You can easily tell when its a puppet/man in suit, or animatronic creature. Now the only thing remotely interesting in the movie is its story line. Though a bit far out there, it is quite an interesting catastrophic effect attempt that I don't think we have ever seen. Not only dinosaurs but a deadly fever that spreads rapidly as well. Now if this movie were to have probably 10 million more this would have been a mainstreem movie with more love and credability, now its funny on the VHS cover is says Ebert and Roeper give it thumbs up. Lol I watched the rating on youtube and they both thought the movie was awful but the story was quite interesting and the bad guy (ladd) was something new and exciting.Now i must say that anyone that watches this please do not take it seriously, and don't come in with high hopes. Now if you come in watching the movie with an open mind your going to have a hell of a time!!What I do want to see is a remake of this movie. I'm actually going to type up a story and script for it because I think with the modern technology seeing a new age Carnosaur movie will be something people will want to see, also I think this movie should be a stand alone movie with no sequels. I think the fever idea and dinos will stay but the giving birth will have to go, far far away lol. The characters are pretty good and will need to be developed more. Thats what i think should happen. We haven't had any really new age dino movies