a movie with a T-rex that looks like Gorosaurus and sound like Godzilla that fights off another dinosaur while trying to eat people all in one movie is..... a movie that deserves to be remade!
Fun fact: The dinosaur suits were later reused for the Tsuburaya anime/tokusatsu hybrid Dinosaur War Izenborg. The T-rex is renamed "Ururu" (which to me, sounds like a Sgt. Frog character). And in addition to Izenborg (or Aizenborg, if you prefer), the dinosaur suits were also used in another Tsuburaya show, Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon/Kyoryu Sentai Koseidon (NOT to be confused with Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, which was the inspiration for the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers).
6:15: You're right, that's a Uintatherium. And it's a mammal. 7:07: Oh hi there, Toto! 10:22: OK, did Methuselah from Godzilla: King of the Monsters took cues from that Triceratops?
I saw this movie when it aired on NBC in '77. Nealy pissed my pants laughing when the rock bounced of his skull and made an indentation. A true classic of the "made-for-T.V" genre.
I absolutely love the theme song, especially at the ending. It's so overly melodramatic, and I love this kind of stuff. And Japan in the 70s and 80s was the goddamn master of the ballad!
The company that did the special effects for this film was none other than Tsuburaya Productions, the company that made the ever-sensational Ultra Series. In fact, the Tyrannosaurus suit, as well as the Triceratops, were reused costumes from their previous show, "Dinosaur Eizenborg", which fused live-action with anime.
Tyler Shewchuk A little typo, it's Uintatherium, and they were built more like elephants but I don't fault you, lots of places call it rhino-like, only because of its horn thingies I suppose.
I am so glad I found this channel last night. You have reviewed so many movies from my childhood that this channel feels downright nostalgic. I was raised on monster movies.
Saw this as a kid (around 10 years old) as it premiered on tv and loved it. The theme song was awesome. I crafted a home-made crossbow after this that shot clothesline pins. Helped my friend make one too so we could go "Dinosaur hunting."
My rose-tinted nostalgia goggles take on this was that the schlocky outdated dinosaur concepts (complete with a prerequisite screaming Japanese stomping victim no less) and the outdated chauvinistic white bwana concepts got left behind in an isolated environment to duke it out. While the new modern 70's woman and the new modern sensitive hairy chested 70's man hopped into the high tech silver phallic symbol and bored their way back to a better world and future. I can't see them remaking this without totally obliterating that. Unless they keep it set in the 70's and something like that was already attempted by that neck bearded Kong director who threw a sissy fit on twitter after CinemaSins ripped his precious period piece homage a new one.
Holy Cow! I saw this epic movie when it made its premiere on ABC I think. As a kid I loved it, since any movie with dinosaurs was my favorite! I remember reading that weeks TV Guide planning my weekend around it! Thanks for the memories Brandon!
Does anyone else feel like when they pitch this movie that went in and said James Bond villain fights Godzilla. Even the theme song sounds like a Shirley Bassey Bond song.
Interestingly, this was produced by Rankin Bass, with music by Maury Laws who scored both their Tolkien adaptations, and Richard Boone voiced Smaug, thus making him both a dinosaur and a dragon 🙂
8:00 Right around this time, I started wondering about the cast of Jurassic Park's reaction to this movie...and at least a few of them might have seen it...maybe. And then the reference came up. I am now happy with my subconscious
Brandon, I love how your videos have gone untainted by time. Your videos today have the same feeling as these, it's almost like they can take me back to a humbler time.. and still make me laugh
Thank you for this post...Also thank you for showing these movies the love and attention they deserve.I miss TNT's Monster Vision too,thanks for bringing back "the good old days".
The future Brandon thats so far in the future that he has transcended into a being of the universe and does all the 4th wall editing for every version of himself...but thats just a theory (yes i know this is from years ago)
Oh man I haven't seen this movie since I was a kid. Can't help but think this set the standard for dinosaur fights pre-Jurassic Park."You Ding Dong!" LMAO!!!
I saw this as a little kid when it was first released. I remember being very confused during the whole movie because I was trusting TV to make sense and it didn't. Great review.
Now that MST3K is coming back, I'm rather hopeful this movie gets featured on the show, because really, it's tailor-made for them. Made in the 70s, co-produced by the Japanese, terrible special effects, a Joe Don Baker-esque lead performance by Richard Boone...it's a gold mine for them. And you can already hear the screams of disgust at the sight of Boone bedding Joan Van Ark.
I remember discovering this in a small video store. I also remember the box cover had a screencap that did not appear anywhere in the movie, where a very fake looking T. rex was surrounded by red lasers. It would only be years later I'd realize that screencap was actually from Carnosaur. How a shot from Carnosaur made it to the box cover of a completely different dinosaur movie I will likely never know. 🦖
Well, you should have shown the end, where Thrust and Hazel meet up and make eye contact. No shit. And then, she follows him into the distance. So, he’s not alone after all and has a prehistoric booty call at his disposal.
Apparently dinosaurs just go into hibernation by "phasing" (thank you, Kitty Pryde) into cave walls. I mean, the Thrusting Bore's drill scrapes the rocks away from the triceratop's eye and it IMMEDIATELY SPRINGS TO RUBBERY LIFE, smashing through the rest of the wall. As awful as Boone looks, at least it suits his character. I can't take "Chuck" seriously because my eye is constantly drawn to the huge gap in Steven Keats' teeth, so large that David Letterman could park a Volkswagen Beetle in there. I'm surprised it wasn't the first place Thrust! checked when the Boring Thruster went missing. The Polish Thrustar itself is hilarious. Almost as roomy as the space capsule in "Monster A Go-Go", this thing's surface detail wouldn't prevent the body from simply spinning in place the instant the drill bit into rock, tumbling the occupants to death like a lethal laundry dryer.
So your honor....what is your judgement? Is this a good bad movie or an awful bad movie? Is it worth adding to a cult film collection or is it better left to the $5 dollar bins of history?
I love it, but it's strictly for B-movie fans and even then it may be an acquired taste. If I were compiling a list, it would rank higher than "Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds," "A*P*E," "Mystery on Monster Island" or the later first-run Gamera sequels like "vs Zigra," but lower than "At the Earth's Core" or "The People That Time Forgot." In fact, I'd put it neck-and-neck with its closest cinematic relative, "The Land That Time Forgot," with a slight advantage for that theme song.
As long as I live I'll never forget that scene of the catapult rock rolling through and denting the T-Rex's rubber head at the end. This was a Saturday morning movie staple growing up along with the various kaiju movies.
Fun fact; the special effects for the movie, as well as the shooting location, were handled by Tsuburaya Productions. The same company behind the Ultraman franchise.
Great review, but I kept waiting for you to mention that it was produced by Rankin Bass, the same company behind holiday favorites like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman"!
09:58 Ambush. Remember the scene in Jurassic Park when then the Rex ambushes a Galimimus (which is more difficlult then this one since its a much faster target) and the Carnotaurus at the beginning of Dinosaur (I don't really remember it)? Its also widely speculated among paleontologists that Tyrannosaurs and other large single theropods over time in evolution became more solitary ambush attackers instead of gangs as they were growing from size to size (e.g. Nanotyrannus > Dasplateosaurus > Lythronax > Tarbosaurus > Tyrannosaurus).
your monter movie opening comments about where you saw them. you didn't ask, but for me as a kid my exposure was on our local Boston UHF channel 56. each Saturday during the 70's from 1-5pm WLVI 56 aired Creature Double Feature. War of the Gargantua's was the most memorable. the screams they did? and the eating people and spitting out the clothes still sticks in my head. Godzilla vs The Smog Monster had the most memorable commercial though.
Ironically having this slow T. rex is closer to an accurate T. rex speed than Jurassic park, with T. rex actually being pretty slow at 12-15mph. But you know, it didn’t get killed by getting it’s guts spilled by the triceratops while simultaneously being easy to defeat, so I guess it evens out.
Watched this as a 5 year old and loved it. For years my nightmares were usually me running from the T-Rex. Can't believe how cheesy it looks now. I still like it though
This movie is amazing. The badness has so much charm, and the plot is inventive to say the least. I owned this movie on VHS as a kid, and own it now on DVD.
*y o u d I n g d o n g* 😂😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣 (Edit) 13:18 how the hell can that human sized boulder be strong enough to topple a T. rex and did I hear someone called it a dragon
Holy shit. I just got hit by a wave of memories. I must have saw this when I was like 4 or something, and Ive never seen or hear of it since. For just a second there, it was like I was 4 years old again, remembering this movie. That was such a weird experience.
OMG! I just noticed at 17:55 on the right hand side of the screen, there appears to be part of a giant HUMAN skeleton hanging from a tree in the T-Rex's lair!!!!
At this point in the movie, he had just eaten the Japanese scientist who was part of the research crew. That was probably him. True, there were cave people in this movie as well, but I think they were too savvy and knew the area too well to get caught by a TR.
The Tyrannosaurus used the "Jason Vorhees Teleporting" technique ALOT in this film. He walks off in the other direction but somehow beats the group back to the camp first and kills the Dr?
8:32 : While it is possible for a bolt action rifle to jam, the causes of it would be dirt, a lack of adequate lubrication, or worn down parts. Things that a master hunter such as the great Maston Thrust would have never allowed on any of his prized rifles. Also, when I saw this film as a kid, I never once questioned why a Triceratops would come out of a mountainside. Of course it would, right?
I watched this movie on TV when it came out in the late 1970's. I remember thinking that it had potential but in the end, the only real redeeming quality it had was the theme song.
And he had no lines! (Which was probably a contract issue, as actors with no lines, even if they are not cameos, make less money). In addition, the only two crew members who get eaten are the Japanese guy and the Black guy! That TR is a white supremacist!
I think the triceratops and rex was the prehistoric equivalent of clouseau vs kato. Everytime he leaves his den. The trike hides and tries to jump him.
Holy crap I thought I was the only person alive who had ever seen this movie. Had it on a VHS recorded from late-night TV. Loved it to death when I was 5, in the dark days before Jurassic Park where you took whatever Dinosaur action you could get.
I saw this when it first aired on CBS. I could swear I remember a part where Chuck used logs and a pry bar to move the borer. I wonder if this was omitted in the DVD ?
I holla'd when I heard the sound effects you put in when the T-rex tripped over the rope--- uh, I mean, VINE--- and went tumbling down the hillside. I also think it's HI-larious that the legendary Nancy Wilson sang the theme song to this atrocity--- Uh, I mean, piece of cinematic gold. I guess she said even I have to pay the bills in between albums & tour dates.
A lot of established actors and actresses who were not getting much work in their later years took roles in Grade B horror and science fiction flicks simply to help pay bills. Betsy Palmer was a very successful character actress from the 1950s and 1960s who took the role of Mrs. Voorhees in Friday the 13th literally to pay for a new luxury car that she had just bought!
Your channel is amazing. I love Japanese monster movies, but every one of you videos is first-rate. You have a wicked sense of humor and are at top-notch editor as well. I'm going through your video list until I see them all. Thanks for providing excellent content.
This was Boone's last acting performance (he died not long after), and I could not believe he was not even 60 at this point. I remember how great he looked as Palladin in Have Gun Will Travel. He was also a raging alcoholic at this time, and I read that they had to do a lot of retakes due to his showing up drunk on the set.
Oh brandon u r great u do bring so much back from. Past i know we woulda got along in the past child hood just from the movies and sense of humor n e way ive subbed and like all u doinv great congrats bro!
A hippo-like body, sharp tusks, and the feet of an elephant. That is the powerful Uintatherium. He’s a prehistoric ungulate that is related to the rhinoceros.
So, despite his fearsome appearance and gait, he was a vegetarian? (I guess that is why everyone simply got out of his way rather than run for the hills when they saw him).
Actually its an extremely primitive Ungulate that predates the rhinoceros family by several million years. Its overall place in evolution is hotly debated but is thought to be only very distantly related the modern hoofed animals.
Thanks. I was born in 1978 and we had this on VHS, likely lifted from cable. Hadn't thought about it in at least 20 years. You provided the perfect trip down memory lane while saving me from feeling any need to re-watch it or subjecting my boys to it.
00:46 Human Skeleton just hanging out on a dead tree in the foreground. I guess the T Rex stripped the poor guy like a pork cube on a skewer then tossed the remains.
Yeah; I saw this movie when I was a kid. A friend got it in a Four Pack set including the 1925 The Lost World, Journey to the Dawn of Time, And Fantastic Dinosaurs of the Movies. We watched it together and...yeah it was boring. It was beyond slow to the point where we didn't even pay attention until the T-Rex was on screen. A lot of it didn't make any sense to us as kids, especially the ending. The movie just...ends with Maston and the Native Girl walking back into the jungle as the rest leave. The last thing we hear is the T-Rex roaring. So...that's it? No real resolution? We've spent most of the movie trying to watch this guy kill the T-Rex and we don't get to see him do it? And he instead chooses a life of exile in this Prehistoric Hell? Beyond terrible ending.
I loved this stupid movie when I was eight. There were three reasons: 1. T-Rex kills loser Triceratops (usually the reverse happens) 2. T-Rex survives til the end and the geriatric hunter is clearly not gonna be able to kill him alone. 3. Dinosaurs rule!! However, eight year olds today would hate the pacing and outdated effects. Ah, well.
The writer of this film was at a convention and confirmed that the title referred specifically to Maston and NOT the dinosaur.
Well, that's kind of on the nose with the theme song playing as you learn how his life went. Better ask him about the Triceratops in the mountain.
Ghost of Slumber Mountain? @@leeroyjenkins7325
Neat.
“You swore to all of us that you were not going to harm the dinosaur!”
*Y O U D I N G D O N G !*
a movie with a T-rex that looks like Gorosaurus and sound like Godzilla that fights off another dinosaur while trying to eat people all in one movie is..... a movie that deserves to be remade!
Seriously??? I have a hard time believing -- on second thought, no, I do believe. Never mind.
No, it's not. It's a different suit. It's the same f/x team though
The dinosaurs in this flick were made by Tsuburaya, of course it's gonna be reminiscent of Godzilla.
@@koopapoopypanya9485 OH MY GOD GOROSORUS 8S IN 3 MOVIES
The cave woman started the tradition of carrying a purse.
"You ding dong!"
Best line ever.
Aww that is awesome.
9:09
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Haha yes it is
Fun fact: The dinosaur suits were later reused for the Tsuburaya anime/tokusatsu hybrid Dinosaur War Izenborg. The T-rex is renamed "Ururu" (which to me, sounds like a Sgt. Frog character). And in addition to Izenborg (or Aizenborg, if you prefer), the dinosaur suits were also used in another Tsuburaya show, Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon/Kyoryu Sentai Koseidon (NOT to be confused with Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, which was the inspiration for the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers).
6:15: You're right, that's a Uintatherium. And it's a mammal.
7:07: Oh hi there, Toto!
10:22: OK, did Methuselah from Godzilla: King of the Monsters took cues from that Triceratops?
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Found you
Looks like you beat me to it by four years XD
I saw this movie when it aired on NBC in '77. Nealy pissed my pants laughing when the rock bounced of his skull and made an indentation. A true classic of the "made-for-T.V" genre.
Oldie but Goodie.
@jayvega9641 Lol, I saw it on TV at the time it came out, too, and still remember that specific scene.
Back when Tyrannosaurus in movies walked upright.
My grandma had this on VHS and gave it to me since I was obsessed wth dinosaurs when I was 2-10 or 12... AND I LOVED THIS MOVIE
I am in the same situation u r buddy. i do want this movie on dvd tho. love this movie.
What a great grandmother! That is so awesome of her.
I absolutely love the theme song, especially at the ending. It's so overly melodramatic, and I love this kind of stuff. And Japan in the 70s and 80s was the goddamn master of the ballad!
I just watched a T-rex get taken down Wile E. Coyote style; today is a good day!
Even the T-Rex was shocked when that thing came out of the side of the damn mountain!
I know I was.
It was a rare relative of the triceratops, theWaDafuqasaurus, the most stealthy and sneaky of saurapods
"YOU DING-DONG!!!!!!!"
@@randomguy2518 you mean ceratopsians? Sauropods are the long necked Dino’s.
I found tons of things buried in the sides of mountains
YOU DING DONG!!!!!!!!
You *D I N G D O N G .*
Sorry, this a Christian comment section. No swearing.
YOU DING DONG.
*THEMS FIGHTING WORDS RIGHT THERE!*
Ooh you touch my tralala. Mmmh, my ding ding dong
The company that did the special effects for this film was none other than Tsuburaya Productions, the company that made the ever-sensational Ultra Series. In fact, the Tyrannosaurus suit, as well as the Triceratops, were reused costumes from their previous show, "Dinosaur Eizenborg", which fused live-action with anime.
The Triceratops suit wasn't reused from Aizenborg. The Last Dinosaur had a different Triceratops suit.
*“YOU DING DONG!”*
Hey them’s fighting words right there!
The woman's LIB era, 1970's.
6:12 that's actually a Unitatherium, a prehistoric rhino like mammal.
Not really prehistoric, man was around before it went extinct.
Tyler Shewchuk A little typo, it's Uintatherium, and they were built more like elephants but I don't fault you, lots of places call it rhino-like, only because of its horn thingies I suppose.
Was thinking about some other animal. Sorry.
Tyler Shewchuk yeah
Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeerd
I swear this has to be the 5th review of yours I've seen where the monsters have incredible stealth. There must be a Kaiju Ninja Academy.
That actually sounds hilarious.
I am so glad I found this channel last night. You have reviewed so many movies from my childhood that this channel feels downright nostalgic. I was raised on monster movies.
5:26 I'll never be able to look at Gamera the same again.
Look at Gamera good or bad lol
Saw this as a kid (around 10 years old) as it premiered on tv and loved it. The theme song was awesome. I crafted a home-made crossbow after this that shot clothesline pins. Helped my friend make one too so we could go "Dinosaur hunting."
Am I the only one who thinks this movie has the potential to be remade into an actually good movie?
It might work. I dunno. With JW2 in the works, have to be careful about market saturation.
It is a great concept, just badly handled - the sign of a truly good B-movie.
Yeah, it’s called Land That Time Forgot
My rose-tinted nostalgia goggles take on this was that the schlocky outdated dinosaur concepts (complete with a prerequisite screaming Japanese stomping victim no less) and the outdated chauvinistic white bwana concepts got left behind in an isolated environment to duke it out. While the new modern 70's woman and the new modern sensitive hairy chested 70's man hopped into the high tech silver phallic symbol and bored their way back to a better world and future. I can't see them remaking this without totally obliterating that. Unless they keep it set in the 70's and something like that was already attempted by that neck bearded Kong director who threw a sissy fit on twitter after CinemaSins ripped his precious period piece homage a new one.
It kind of already has been. Spielberg's Lost World, covers a lot of the same ground.
Holy Cow! I saw this epic movie when it made its premiere on ABC I think. As a kid I loved it, since any movie with dinosaurs was my favorite! I remember reading that weeks TV Guide planning my weekend around it! Thanks for the memories Brandon!
Me too! I even crafted a home-made crossbow that shot clothesline pins after seeing this.
Uhh who realised that dinosaur looks exactly like Gorosaurus?
I like to call this movie the unofficial Gorosaurus origin story.
(Before, He meant King Kong).
Retr0bag but this was made long after Gorosaurus was first shown in 1968(Destroy all monsters)
I know, I just look at it as a prequel (of sorts)
Retr0bag ahhhhh I see
I love Gorosaurus and want to see him in King: Skull Island and maybe a Destroy all Monsters remake.
Does anyone else feel like when they pitch this movie that went in and said James Bond villain fights Godzilla. Even the theme song sounds like a Shirley Bassey Bond song.
"My name is Dong --- DING Dong."
James Bond will return in... "The Last Dinosaur" 😁
Interestingly, this was produced by Rankin Bass, with music by Maury Laws who scored both their Tolkien adaptations, and Richard Boone voiced Smaug, thus making him both a dinosaur and a dragon 🙂
"Oh no, the greatest ninjas of all! DINOSAURS!"
The idea of this and others like it being on TV regularly really does bring me back to my early 1980's childhood.
I happened to look this up and found it loved it at 13 and the great Nancy Wilson singing
8:00
Right around this time, I started wondering about the cast of Jurassic Park's reaction to this movie...and at least a few of them might have seen it...maybe.
And then the reference came up.
I am now happy with my subconscious
I cant fucking believe its been 7 YEARS since this video was uploaded, time really does fly when your having fun
And 2 more still, and he's just uploaded 'Def-Con 4' and is still goin' strong. (This kid doesn't age)
Brandon, I love how your videos have gone untainted by time.
Your videos today have the same feeling as these, it's almost like they can take me back to a humbler time.. and still make me laugh
The theme song must have been inspired by those Connery era Bond film.
Been waiting for you to re upload this one. It's my favorite episode you've done. Love this movie!
Made me LOL hard, especially the part about the Triceratops. There were definitely some absurdities to this movie, but I loved it as a kid!
Thank you for this post...Also thank you for showing these movies the love and attention they deserve.I miss TNT's Monster Vision too,thanks for bringing back "the good old days".
2:25 His name is Denver, the Last Dinosaur He's my friend and a whole lot more
If you were editing you then who was editing yourself editing yourself!
YoU DiNG DoNg!!
The future Brandon thats so far in the future that he has transcended into a being of the universe and does all the 4th wall editing for every version of himself...but thats just a theory (yes i know this is from years ago)
@@AevasHouse Solid theory.
" Have T Rex, Will Travel."
At least you weren't editing yourself.
The guy is so rich, he BUYS the explanation of his fire place...
Now we know where chemtrails REALLY come from. All those elites with fireplaces on their planes.
Yeah as they are croaking from carbon monoxide poisoning…..
Oh man I haven't seen this movie since I was a kid. Can't help but think this set the standard for dinosaur fights pre-Jurassic Park."You Ding Dong!" LMAO!!!
I was 10 when I saw this. RIP singer Nancy Wilson.
I saw this as a little kid when it was first released. I remember being very confused during the whole movie because I was trusting TV to make sense and it didn't. Great review.
to this day i still remember seeing this premier on ABC and that title song is still stuck in my head
The t-rex looks like groraosaures from toho
IT IS :D
Isaac Kelley but gorgo is awsome :(
Isaac Kelley oh sorry
Dino Gojira Guy gorgo its another film you oike gorosaurus
Nuptro Gt hi
10:40 That T-rex kidnapped the triceritops' daughter and it went Liam Neilson on it.
I remember buying the VHS in the early 90's when I was four at a Sam Goody store or something like that, loved this movie!
Now that MST3K is coming back, I'm rather hopeful this movie gets featured on the show, because really, it's tailor-made for them. Made in the 70s, co-produced by the Japanese, terrible special effects, a Joe Don Baker-esque lead performance by Richard Boone...it's a gold mine for them. And you can already hear the screams of disgust at the sight of Boone bedding Joan Van Ark.
+mst3KGf A petition needs to be circulated to make this happen!
Ooh, I hope it's in Season 12
+Tareltonlives nope hopefully 13th season
I remember discovering this in a small video store. I also remember the box cover had a screencap that did not appear anywhere in the movie, where a very fake looking T. rex was surrounded by red lasers. It would only be years later I'd realize that screencap was actually from Carnosaur. How a shot from Carnosaur made it to the box cover of a completely different dinosaur movie I will likely never know. 🦖
Well, you should have shown the end, where Thrust and Hazel meet up and make eye contact. No shit. And then, she follows him into the distance. So, he’s not alone after all and has a prehistoric booty call at his disposal.
I loved this movie when I was little and my Grandpa would always watch it with me. I love this movie these days solely because of those fond memories.
Apparently dinosaurs just go into hibernation by "phasing" (thank you, Kitty Pryde) into cave walls. I mean, the Thrusting Bore's drill scrapes the rocks away from the triceratop's eye and it IMMEDIATELY SPRINGS TO RUBBERY LIFE, smashing through the rest of the wall.
As awful as Boone looks, at least it suits his character. I can't take "Chuck" seriously because my eye is constantly drawn to the huge gap in Steven Keats' teeth, so large that David Letterman could park a Volkswagen Beetle in there. I'm surprised it wasn't the first place Thrust! checked when the Boring Thruster went missing.
The Polish Thrustar itself is hilarious. Almost as roomy as the space capsule in "Monster A Go-Go", this thing's surface detail wouldn't prevent the body from simply spinning in place the instant the drill bit into rock, tumbling the occupants to death like a lethal laundry dryer.
So your honor....what is your judgement? Is this a good bad movie or an awful bad movie? Is it worth adding to a cult film collection or is it better left to the $5 dollar bins of history?
I love it, but it's strictly for B-movie fans and even then it may be an acquired taste.
If I were compiling a list, it would rank higher than "Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds," "A*P*E," "Mystery on Monster Island" or the later first-run Gamera sequels like "vs Zigra," but lower than "At the Earth's Core" or "The People That Time Forgot."
In fact, I'd put it neck-and-neck with its closest cinematic relative, "The Land That Time Forgot," with a slight advantage for that theme song.
Move over Ed Wood…gorillas with diving helmets don’t stand a chance against the last dinosaur.
Your reaction about the guy that found the drill and then VERY easily push it back in the water was priceless and true!
1:28 ohh Brandon. Brandon, Brandon, Brandon... the gas fireplace fuels the jet engines. Duh!
13:14 now _that's_ the reason I watch your reviews.
As long as I live I'll never forget that scene of the catapult rock rolling through and denting the T-Rex's rubber head at the end. This was a Saturday morning movie staple growing up along with the various kaiju movies.
7:44 they combined godzillas roar with the 1962 king kong roar for that trex
Fun fact; the special effects for the movie, as well as the shooting location, were handled by Tsuburaya Productions. The same company behind the Ultraman franchise.
Great review, but I kept waiting for you to mention that it was produced by Rankin Bass, the same company behind holiday favorites like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman"!
09:58 Ambush. Remember the scene in Jurassic Park when then the Rex ambushes a Galimimus (which is more difficlult then this one since its a much faster target) and the Carnotaurus at the beginning of Dinosaur (I don't really remember it)? Its also widely speculated among paleontologists that Tyrannosaurs and other large single theropods over time in evolution became more solitary ambush attackers instead of gangs as they were growing from size to size (e.g. Nanotyrannus > Dasplateosaurus > Lythronax > Tarbosaurus > Tyrannosaurus).
When did Anguirus become a Triceratops?
your monter movie opening comments about where you saw them.
you didn't ask, but for me as a kid my exposure was on our local
Boston UHF channel 56. each Saturday during the 70's from
1-5pm WLVI 56 aired Creature Double Feature. War of the
Gargantua's was the most memorable. the screams they did?
and the eating people and spitting out the clothes still sticks
in my head. Godzilla vs The Smog Monster had the most
memorable commercial though.
Ironically having this slow T. rex is closer to an accurate T. rex speed than Jurassic park, with T. rex actually being pretty slow at 12-15mph. But you know, it didn’t get killed by getting it’s guts spilled by the triceratops while simultaneously being easy to defeat, so I guess it evens out.
yeah I remember seeing real dinosaurs and confirming this.
Watched this as a 5 year old and loved it. For years my nightmares were usually me running from the T-Rex. Can't believe how cheesy it looks now. I still like it though
It used to be shown on UHF stations in the Boston area in late 70s/early 80s.
This movie is amazing. The badness has so much charm, and the plot is inventive to say the least. I owned this movie on VHS as a kid, and own it now on DVD.
The theme song has been rattling around in my head for decades, but I had forgotten everything else about the movie.
*y o u d I n g d o n g* 😂😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣
(Edit) 13:18 how the hell can that human sized boulder be strong enough to topple a T. rex and did I hear someone called it a dragon
Holy shit. I just got hit by a wave of memories. I must have saw this when I was like 4 or something, and Ive never seen or hear of it since. For just a second there, it was like I was 4 years old again, remembering this movie. That was such a weird experience.
OMG! I just noticed at 17:55 on the right hand side of the screen, there appears to be part of a giant HUMAN skeleton hanging from a tree in the T-Rex's lair!!!!
At this point in the movie, he had just eaten the Japanese scientist who was part of the research crew. That was probably him. True, there were cave people in this movie as well, but I think they were too savvy and knew the area too well to get caught by a TR.
It was bigfoot.
Of all the movies I've seen reviewed on this show, this was the first I sought out wand actually watched after. Totally worth it.
The T Rex vs Triceratops fight in this movie is nostalgic
The Tyrannosaurus used the "Jason Vorhees Teleporting" technique ALOT in this film. He walks off in the other direction but somehow beats the group back to the camp first and kills the Dr?
No reference to Denver the last Dinosaur !
8:32 : While it is possible for a bolt action rifle to jam, the causes of it would be dirt, a lack of adequate lubrication, or worn down parts. Things that a master hunter such as the great Maston Thrust would have never allowed on any of his prized rifles.
Also, when I saw this film as a kid, I never once questioned why a Triceratops would come out of a mountainside. Of course it would, right?
I watched this movie on TV when it came out in the late 1970's.
I remember thinking that it had potential but in the end, the only real redeeming quality it had was the theme song.
The only explanation I can think of for the Triceratops in the mountain is that it's Armadon from Primal Rage.
2:26 When The Last Dinosaur sounds just like a Bond villain.
3:52 A black guy playing a supporting role in a prehistoric adventure romp. He's toast.
And he had no lines! (Which was probably a contract issue, as actors with no lines, even if they are not cameos, make less money). In addition, the only two crew members who get eaten are the Japanese guy and the Black guy! That TR is a white supremacist!
I remember seeing this when I was a kid.I frickin loved dinosaurs and still do!
10:20 so that's where they got the mud wall scene for Rambo 2?
Well I'll be
I don't even know why, but yesterday I remembered this movie and now I want to see it again, especially after this amazing review.
I think the triceratops and rex was the prehistoric equivalent of clouseau vs kato. Everytime he leaves his den. The trike hides and tries to jump him.
Holy crap I thought I was the only person alive who had ever seen this movie. Had it on a VHS recorded from late-night TV. Loved it to death when I was 5, in the dark days before Jurassic Park where you took whatever Dinosaur action you could get.
"You Ding Dong!!!"
I watched it the night it debuted in 1977!
I really like this movie. The goofy dinosaurs add to an already way-out-there discombobulated movie.
The T-rex suit in this movie was also used in a movie that was a combined anime/live action feature called ATTACK OF THE SUPER MONSTERS
I've always loved this movie. One of my favorites.
I saw this when it first aired on CBS. I could swear I remember a part where Chuck used logs and a pry bar to move the borer. I wonder if this was omitted in the DVD ?
John Dondzila you're right
I holla'd when I heard the sound effects you put in when the T-rex tripped over the rope--- uh, I mean, VINE--- and went tumbling down the hillside. I also think it's HI-larious that the legendary Nancy Wilson sang the theme song to this atrocity--- Uh, I mean, piece of cinematic gold. I guess she said even I have to pay the bills in between albums & tour dates.
A lot of established actors and actresses who were not getting much work in their later years took roles in Grade B horror and science fiction flicks simply to help pay bills. Betsy Palmer was a very successful character actress from the 1950s and 1960s who took the role of Mrs. Voorhees in Friday the 13th literally to pay for a new luxury car that she had just bought!
Your channel is amazing. I love Japanese monster movies, but every one of you videos is first-rate. You have a wicked sense of humor and are at top-notch editor as well. I'm going through your video list until I see them all. Thanks for providing excellent content.
Richard Boone's character may have a thing for Joan Van Ark, yet his face looks like the exhumed body of Joan OF Ark!
This was Boone's last acting performance (he died not long after), and I could not believe he was not even 60 at this point. I remember how great he looked as Palladin in Have Gun Will Travel. He was also a raging alcoholic at this time, and I read that they had to do a lot of retakes due to his showing up drunk on the set.
@@nassauguy48 His last performance was in The bushido blade, released in 1981 when he was 64, stupid.
i love who he said *YOU DING DONG*
9:09 YOU DING DONG!!!
Oh brandon u r great u do bring so much back from. Past i know we woulda got along in the past child hood just from the movies and sense of humor n e way ive subbed and like all u doinv great congrats bro!
A hippo-like body, sharp tusks, and the feet of an elephant. That is the powerful Uintatherium. He’s a prehistoric ungulate that is related to the rhinoceros.
So, despite his fearsome appearance and gait, he was a vegetarian? (I guess that is why everyone simply got out of his way rather than run for the hills when they saw him).
Actually its an extremely primitive Ungulate that predates the rhinoceros family by several million years. Its overall place in evolution is hotly debated but is thought to be only very distantly related the modern hoofed animals.
this was the first film i have memories of...the music takes me back wow
I think this movie is great
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I remember seeing it as a kid. loved it then.
Two years ago the DVD was rereleased in my country and i buyed it. Yes, the Last Dinosaur got Charm, No matter how stupid the humans in it acts.
I keep watching this REview when I get home from work, while I nap an Hour or two, and see where Auto-play takes me.
That T-Rex suit is Gorosaurus! He had his own movie!
LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!
Thanks. I was born in 1978 and we had this on VHS, likely lifted from cable. Hadn't thought about it in at least 20 years. You provided the perfect trip down memory lane while saving me from feeling any need to re-watch it or subjecting my boys to it.
00:46
Human Skeleton just hanging out on a dead tree in the foreground. I guess the T Rex stripped the poor guy like a pork cube on a skewer then tossed the remains.
Where?
Gorgomoloch
Look to the right of the triceratops
Old ass comment of mine, but looking at it again it's probably just some kind of dead animal that suspiciously looks like a human skeleton.
So the T-rex in this movie is like a shrike?
The real Last Dinosaur was the Richard Boone we made along the way
Yeah; I saw this movie when I was a kid. A friend got it in a Four Pack set including the 1925 The Lost World, Journey to the Dawn of Time, And Fantastic Dinosaurs of the Movies. We watched it together and...yeah it was boring. It was beyond slow to the point where we didn't even pay attention until the T-Rex was on screen. A lot of it didn't make any sense to us as kids, especially the ending.
The movie just...ends with Maston and the Native Girl walking back into the jungle as the rest leave. The last thing we hear is the T-Rex roaring. So...that's it? No real resolution? We've spent most of the movie trying to watch this guy kill the T-Rex and we don't get to see him do it? And he instead chooses a life of exile in this Prehistoric Hell? Beyond terrible ending.
@Jake Shattuck Well, I think they wanted to make a sequel, but it just never happened. Richard Boone died not long after this movie was made.
I saw this when I was 12 years old and it was some kind of punishment to watch.
Really bad but memorable.
Maybe cuz I was a kid?
Dude, I must've watched Fantastic Dinosaurs of the Movies 100 times as a kid.. I've never heard anyone ever mention it since!
I loved this stupid movie when I was eight. There were three reasons:
1. T-Rex kills loser Triceratops (usually the reverse happens)
2. T-Rex survives til the end and the geriatric hunter is clearly not gonna be able to kill him alone.
3. Dinosaurs rule!!
However, eight year olds today would hate the pacing and outdated effects. Ah, well.