Ah yes, a movie by The Asylum. They tend to be cheap as hell, loaded with dollar store quality special effects, and have a nonsensical plot even the writer couldn't understand… all those traits and more are present in 100 Million B.C. Roger Corman wishes he could have made a movie this terrible back in the ‘50s.
The basics: the military has been experimenting with time travel since the ‘40s. During World War II, a squad goes missing through some fluke occurrence with the time machine. It turns out that squad is still alive 60 years later back in (you got it) 100 million B.C. Off goes an intrepid group of the most improperly dressed modern military guys you’ve ever seen (along with Michael Gross) to recover that WWII squad.
To its credit, the film does try and write off some of the time travel questions the audience may have at the outset. That’s the only positive thing you’ll read this in review. Of course, the film completely blows that single positive element with a convoluted, confusing, and illogical ending, but hey, credit is due where credit is due.
The dialogue is painful to the point where you wonder why anyone actually bothered to so obviously loop it in post-production. Characters are useless clichés, standing around waiting to be eaten by the dinosaurs.
Despite that, the film does have a chance up until the first dinosaur reveal. Michael Gross must remember his stint in Tremors, as he shows no emotion when he first sees the creature despite playing a scientist. That, or he realizes the effects are too terrible to care. The pitiful attempt at a brontosaurus is actually the highlight of the film, given what’s about to come. Oh, and the characters refer to it as an omnivore. Not quite, guys.
Article comments
1 - Derek Fleek
Yep, this was terrible. LISTEN TO THIS REVIEW AND DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE!!