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I've read lots of things about this marvelous piece of work but now I've finally seen it, and boy oh boy....what a film. I guess the whole gist of the thing is that some giant storm hits Thailand and in some way uproots this giant crocodile, although later in the film, some mention is made of this being a mutant due to radioactive waste. So how it got to be big is a toss-up, I reckon. The fact that it IS big (or is at least attempted to be portrayed as big) is the problem as it munches its way through little villages and such. There is lots of footage that shows this croc(k) tottering along above the palm trees and for close ups, we have an obviously fake looking head, the better to show young topless Thai women getting munched upon, I guess. I think what I liked the best was that the crocodile's eyes light up at night, so it looks like there's a VW floating around out in the water somewhere, therefore: It must be a mutant. I kind of feel like parts of this movie just got skipped right over and it moves from scene to scene with no concept of continuity, but considering the quality of the entire film, it doesn't really matter. At times I thought I was watching a Godzilla re-hash, so remarkable are the special effects, and at other times I thought I was watching something along the lines of "What's Up Tiger Lily?" since most of the dubbed voices are so ridiculous and inappropriate. Yeah, it is rather obvious this was an attempt to rip-off "Jaws", but in the hands of someone who may well have been the Thai successor to Ed Wood Jr. it's hardly memorable. Is this good stupid fun? I thought so. Is this a good movie? HELL no, but if you like bad cinema you'll probably find plenty to enjoy here. 5 out of 10.
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