SummaryIn one of the most remote places on earth, a bloodthirsty serial killer has claimed over 300 victims, and is still at large to this day. Now, inspired by the true story of the world's most prolific killer, comes Primeval, a nail-biting horror-thriller that follows an American news crew determined to capture this terrifying murderer alive. (Touch... Read More
Directed By:Michael Katleman
Written By:John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Primeval
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Generally Unfavorable
35
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Pit a reptile the size of a school bus against an American TV-news crew in war-scarred Burundi, and you get "Hotel Rwanaconda," a horror movie interested in cheesy scares and drawing attention to the plight of poor Africans. (So no, Primeval is not the '"serial killer'" film promised by the ads.)
40
The screenplay, by John Brancato and Michael Ferris, tosses out a few chewy bits of B-movie wit, most of them supplied by Mr. Jones, who expresses the ambivalence of an African-American visiting the motherland through a series of bitter jokes.
40
Strangely self-serious, and without covering the prerequisites of top-shelf nastiness that contemporary horror requires, this giant crocodile movie turns out to be neither fish nor fowl.
38
Primeval is a hoot if you're in the mood, though, and it gets points for trying to stuff a little globo-think into the minds of Friday night mayhem fans (who will probably rebel, since only one skull pops like a grape).
33
If there were a shred of sincerity to its straight-faced exposé of African strife, the film would be easier to forgive, but since it's really just a cheap horror-thriller about an ancient predator, the austere tone does it no favors.
30
A low-rent monster movie that could well have been released by American International in the early 1970s, Primeval boasts a level of cheesiness that should well merit it a regular rotation on late-night cable.
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By the end of the film, I was hoping everyone on two legs would die, preferably suffering as much on screen as I was in the audience.
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Aug 10, 2020
4
Honestamente me gustó bastante esta película, tiene bastante acción y los efectos especiales de Gustave son buenos, quizás es demasiado grande y se mueve tan rápido que realmente no lo vemos mucho en pantalla, si la historia se hubiese enfocado más en el reptil que es supuestamente el foco central hubiese sido un mejor trabajo, pero pierde demasiado tiempo con escenas de encuentros guerrilleros que hacen todo lo relacionado a nuestro amigo Gustave quedar irremediablemente en segundo plano.
Dec 14, 2011
2
Primeval is a very poor film that is a complete waste of time, I don't know what was going on in this film because it was so darn convoluted. The plot doesn't make any sense at all, I never realized it was about an alligator but I don't care either, the acting is bad and so is the dialogue. The whole film is a mess of a horror movie although you won't understand anything in this movie and whatever message it has is drowned out by all this dumb movie plot. Don't watch this B-movie or should I say F-movie flick. Breakdown for "Primeval": Presentation: 2, Plot: 1, Acting: 2.7, Script: 2.4, Lasting Appeal: 1, Verdict: 2.2 out of 10 "Terrible"
Production Company:
- Film Afrika Worldwide
- Hollywood Pictures
- Pariah
- Sarah James Productions
Release Date:Jan 12, 2007
Duration:1 h 33 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Inspired by the true story of the most prolific serial killer in history.
