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Jaws

Not just a great creature feature, but one of the best movies of all time.

Jaws on DVD (1975)
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Susan Backlinie
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Seventies blockbuster movie, directed by Steven Spielberg. A large man-eating shark wreaks havoc off the coast of Long Island whilst local sheriff Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) finds himself caught between a panicking community and a town council eager to play down the reported deaths. However, the ..read more »
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I tricked my girlfriend into watching this, I told her it was a rom-com. In the end she was glad I did. The tense atmosphere, charismatic heroine and near faultless croc-fx make this one of best creature features out there. Highly recommended.

Black Water on DVD (2007)
Starring: Ben Oxenbould, Fiona Press, Andy Rodoreda
Director: David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki
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Three tourists navigating the treacherous swamps of Northern Australia are forced to fight for their lives after a hungry crocodile capsizes their boat and stalks them from the murky depths in this natural horror thriller from directors David Nerlich and Andrew Traucki. It was during a relaxing ..read more »
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Jurassic Park

Ground breaking dino-flick from Mr. Spielberg.

Jurassic Park (1993)
Starring: Sam Neill, Bob Peck, Laura Dern
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Steven Spielberg's phenomenally successful sci-fi adventure thriller is graced by state-of-the-art special effects from the team of Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri from George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic. The film follows two dinosaur experts -- Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and ..read more »
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Alligator

A classic from the '80s. This is one of the better killer-animal flicks released in the wake of Jaws. Watching a giant alligator crash a wedding will always be entertaining.

Alligator on DVD (1980)
Starring: Robert Forster, Sydney Lassick, Michael V. Gazzo
Director: Lewis Teague
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Flushed down the toilet when still a baby, Ramon is the pet alligator who lives in the Chicago sewers, feasting on the corpses of hormone-injected laboratory animals, only to emerge years later as a 36 foot long killer. David Madison (Robert Forster) is the cop assigned to catch him. A sometimes ..read more »
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Baby - Secret Of The Lost Legend

This dino-flick from Disney doesn't seem to know what age-group it's aimed at. It is unwittingly racist and quite violent at times, which is a shame because this otherwise engaging film boasts great animatronic effects. Not totally suitable for children: PG.

Baby - Secret Of The Lost Legend on DVD (1985)
Starring: Sean Young, Patrick McGoohan, William Katt
Director: Bill L. Norton
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A fantasy tale of a newly hatched 10-foot baby dinosaur who is being hunted by evil paleontologist Dr. Erick Kiviat (Patrick McGoohan). Dr. Susan Matthews-Loomis (Sean Young) and her husband George (William Katt) are determined to save the baby, even though Kiviat has already captured the baby's ..read more »
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Mighty Joe Young

A more child-friendly effort from Walt this time around. The enchanting ape moves fluidly and looks impressive, but that's enough about Charlize Theron. This is wholesome family entertainment of the highest order.

Mighty Joe Young on DVD (1998)
Starring: David Paymer, Bill Paxton, Rade Serbedzija
Director: Ron Underwood
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Joe is a smart and friendly fifteen foot gorilla who has grown up with his best friend Jill Young (Charlize Theron) in the remote mountains of Central Africa. But Joe's peaceful life is disturbed by the arrival of poachers and it is up to Jill and zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) to rescue ..read more »
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Lake Placid

With the focus on laughs rather than gore, this film about an overfed croc that makes itself at home in a US lake has it's tongue firmly in it's reptilian cheek.

Lake Placid on DVD (1999)
Starring: Betty White, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt
Director: Steve Miner
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When a man is eaten alive by a mysterious creature in the beautiful Lake Placid area of New England, New York scientist Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) arrives to investigate and, examining the evidence, soon confirms that the creature is a giant crocodile. Teaming up with local game warden Jack Wells (..read more »
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Primeval Kill

Based on a real life expedition to trap a giant killer croc nick-named Gustave, this trashy creature feature is best watched after a few beers.

Primeval Kill on DVD (2007)
Starring: Brooke Langton, Gideon Emery, Jurgen Prochnow
Director: Michael Katleman
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Up the jungle horror-thriller based on the true story of a slightly larger than normal, exceedingly hungry, crocodile. On hearing the tales of a monster croc that has been responsible for over 300 deaths, TV producer Tim Manfrey (Dominic Purcell) and cameraman Steven Johnson (Orlando Jones) are ..read more »
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The Ghost And The Darkness

Having read the description of this film, i sat down to watch it worrying that the focus would be more on the relationship between Douglas and Kilmer's characters rather than killer lions. I needn't have worried.

The Ghost And The Darkness (1996)
Starring: Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, Malcolm Douglas
Director: Stephen Hopkins
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In 1896, engineer John Patterson (Val Kilmer) is hired to oversee the construction of a bridge at Tsavo, a vital part of the new trans-African railway. When the workers are slaughtered by two lions, whom the African workers believe to possess supernatural powers, Patterson calls in hunter Charles ..read more »
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The Host

The Host on DVD (2006)
Starring: Ko Ah-sung, Song Kang-ho, Bae Du-na
Director: Bong Joon-ho
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Gang-du works at a food-stand on the banks of the Han River. Dozing on the job, he is awakened by his daughter, Hyun-seo, who is angry with him for missing a teacher-parent meeting at school. As Gang-du walks out to the riverbank with a delivery, he notices that a large crowd of people have ..read more »
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