Open the door, get on the floor, everybody walks the dinosaur! Perhaps the heyday of stop-motion dinosaur movies was already over in 1977, when "Planet of Dinosaurs" got released, but this is nevertheless one of the goofiest and most charmingly inept efforts in its kind! I don't really know what inspired one-time director James K. Shea in order to make a contribution to the dinosaur genre, but I'm glad he did, and I'm also equally glad that he managed to find a 9-headed cast crazy enough to star in this camp! During his space expedition, Captain Lee and his crew struggle with serious engine trouble and his ship is forced to crash-land in a lake on a mysterious and unidentified planet. This planet strangely has clear blue skies, an atmosphere that allows everyone to breathe normally and it also homes an incredibly large amount of vile creatures! Radio operator Cindy quickly makes a fatal acquaintance with a humongous squid-monster when she tries to swim back to the ship in order to recover her equipment. Fortunately, she was the worst actress of the bunch. Unfortunately, however, she had a yummy body and wore an enticing turquoise bikini… From then onwards, the screenplay of "Planet of Dinosaurs" is fairly thin and monotonous. The remaining cast members walk a lot, they argue and occasionally one of them gets devoured by large prehistoric mastodons. Ship commander Lee wants to set up a safe and secluded base camp somewhere far from all the carnivores. So they walk….and walk….and walk. But the tough and fiercely bearded Mike wants them to defend themselves against the Dino's and even pro-actively attack the humongous T-Rex in his lair. So they argue… and argue… and argue some more. "Planet of Dinosaurs" somewhat feels like a creative version of Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians", albeit in a rather unusual setting. Most of the characters are also authentic stereotypes, so we have – for example – the obnoxious executive, the joker and the beefcake who walks around shirtless the entire film! The stop-motion effects are delightful and utterly awesome! Well, if you're a fan of this kind of genuine artwork of course. If you're a nowadays teenager and you only swear by computer-engineered digital effects, it's more than likely that you'll find this film ridiculous. As far as I'm concerned the dinosaurs, and particularly that giant spider, are really cool. But the persons who had the most fun working for this production undeniably were the composers! Throughout the entire running time, "Planet of Dinosaurs" features a totally bonkers and retarded synthesizer score. Priceless!

Planet of Dinosaurs is a very low-budget space sci-fi movie from the late 1970s, featuring absolutely no-name actors, stop motion dinosaurs and awful dialogue. These elements, combined with the "music" provided by a cheap Casio keyboard (it sounds a lot like the music in Pod People, an equally dismal sci-fi movie from the early 1980s), mean that it is in solid B movie territory! But it is still fun, in a weird sort of way. It definitely has that 70s feel to it! Nearly all the male actors sport thick moustaches and open shirts, and the ladies look like they're ready for the disco floor, too. Pamela Bottaro, who plays Nyla, is particularly fetching, especially wearing that sexy halter top in the last 30 seconds of the movie... wow!

Planet of the Dinosaurs is a science fiction masterpiece.A group of space traveling humans are in their space ship when they realize that it is about to crash. So they land on a planet before their space ship crashes, landing it in the water but the ship sinks down before they can save it. They then begin to travel across the planet in hopes of making a signal that will allow them to be rescued. Along the way they find out that there are dinosaurs on the planet, in particular a bloodthirsty Tyrannosaurus. So the struggle for survival on this planet soon becomes more of an issue than trying to escape from the planet.This is a great plot for a science fiction film. Space travelers find themselves stranded on a planet that is inhabited by Dinosaurs. Brilliant!! Acting is good too, there is a good bond between the characters in this film. I always liked survival type films and this film is one of those.The dinosaurs look really good in this film. They really did a good job making the dinosaurs look real. The Tyrannosaurus is the main focus dinosaur in this film and is a great bad guy dinosaur. Other dinosaurs appearing include Stegosaurus, Brontosaurus, Strithiumimus, Styracosaurus, and a dinosaur that closely resembles the Rhedosaurus from "The Beast From 20000 Fathoms".The only complaint I have has to do with a few illogical parts, nothing too bad. There is one part where the Tyrannosaurus eats a Brontosaurus and then a few minutes later eats a Stegosaurus. I mean, there is no way that he could possibly be hungry. They just wanted to portray it as a terrifying monster and it is not entirely accurate. But it is a movie so it does not have to be realistic.There is a lot of great action in this film. Both between humans and dinosaurs as well as Dinosaurs against Dinosaurs. This movie will keep you entertained.Great dinosaur film, really underrated one. Highly recommend it.

"Planet of Dinosaurs" is a lovely little trash movie. Even if the stop animation looks 1955, it was made in 1978. The old-fashioned creatures have quite a variety in their looks and behavior, though, and certainly possess a naive charm. The screenplay isn't totally silly, since the astronauts who crash-landed on the planet have a decision to make: will they hide like barbarians in a cave, or will they maintain their dignity (almost a literal quote from the dialog here) and rebuild as much of a civilized world as possible? If the movie suffers from anything, it is not the FX or the dialog; it's rather the limited acting skills of most participants, and some poor action scenes, e.g. the first killing when a woman is caught in a lake, whereas the guy she followed swims twice across the same spot and nothing happens. Why doesn't the beast below try and catch him too? And let's not mention how clumsily the laser guns are handled - a bow and spear are more dangerous in the hands of these guys. A trash classic? Maybe not, but "bad" enough to watch it once or twice.