Curse of the Komodo (2003)

A gang of theives land on a tropical island to find giant Komodos and a group of scientits. Actually, the graphics for the creatures themselves were not that bad at all. Yeah I admit, I was surprised. One of my main problems with the movie was the title. What was the 'curse' exactly? All I saw was giant lizards created by scientists. Also, during the course of teh movie they pumped thousands of bullets into a single Komodo, which ended up haveing no effect on it at all. There was a ten minuet period where four people pumped that sucker full of lead, and it didn't even flinch. All in all, not to bad of a flick, if you like a good creature flick. 3 out of 5.

Characters:

• Jack: Helicopter piolet who drinks a lot. Nice combination, huh? He flies a gang of casino robbers to safety, but is forced to land of an island filled with giant Komodo Dragons on the way.
• Dr. Dawn: One of two scientists who developed the formula that made the Komodos grow so large.
• Professor Nathan: The other scientist responcible for the Komodos. Gets infected by Komodo slime and eventually chomped.
• Drake: Macho leader of the gang who looks like he's on steroids. Left behind on the island and eventually chomped by a pack of Komodos.
• Tiffany: Drake's woman and fellow member of the gang. Just wan't to etire and start a normal life. That might be a little difficult after being swallowed whole by a giant Komodo.
• Rebecca: Nathan's daughter. I suspect this character was developed just to get naked.
• Hanson: I'm not entirely sure what his purpose in this movie was. I guess to moniter the island. At any rate, he gets infected and eventually shot.
• Reece: The other member of the gang. Gets Komodo juice on his arm which eventually drives him mad and tries to shoot everyone else. Gets chomped.
• Foster: Alos helps run the island. Gets infected and dies shortly after.

The Totals:

• Body Count: 14
• Weapons Used: Guns, a Komodo tounge, an electric fence, C-4 explosives, abd napalm.
• Breast Shots: 1
• Moments where characters are mysteriously unable to run from certain death: 2
• Ominous thunderstorms: 3
• Explosions: 9

Random Thoughts and Things Learned

• Scientists are cocky.
• Letting a drunk man lead the expedition may be a mistake.
• A scene with a giant Komodo chaseing a pickup full of people with guns. All we need is banjo music!
• Flasks never run empty.
• Judging by her chest, it must be really cold on this tropical island.
• Some people will never learn the art of running AROUND trees while trying to escape giant monsters.
• Getting slimed by a Komodo makes you homicidal.