Raptor Island
by Stanley Isaacs
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Actor: Hayley DuMond, Lorenzo Lamas, Michael Cory Davis, Peter Jason, Steven BauerDirector: Stanley Isaacs
Brand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Raptor Island
Movie Review: This is the Citizen Kane of films about raptors that live on islands
Summary: 5 Stars
really the title of my review says it all.
This film depicts the delicate balance of environmental issues with a gentle hand that was lacking in the Jurassic Park series. Whereas those films settled on simply showing dinosaurs as mindless killing machines bent on destruction of the human race, Raptor Island reminds us that humans can also be mindless killing machines bent on destruction of not only their own race, but their whole world. This movie, no this FILM, goes to great lengths to really illustrate the battle between man and his environment and does so in a way that is more compelling than anything presented in Inconvenient Truth. In addition to touching on subjects of man vs. nature, the film is so bold as to also explore the battle of man vs himself. Indeed, this film goes so far as to take an in depth look at terrorism in the post 9/11 age. It does so in a way that is not sensationalist or jingoistic, but one that is brutall honest.
Why Lorenzo Lamas hasn't won an Oscar Lifetime achievement award for this movie is beyond me. Every scene he is in is riveting beyond belief. Chuck Norris does not hold a candle to Lorenzo Lamas.
The special effects are top notch. I don't understand how this has been overlooked for the past 6 years, while Avatar has garnered all sorts of critical praise. Obviously the critics are in James Cameron's pockets.
Plus, you will learn that the South Pacific Islands look strikingly similar to New Hampshire. I had absolutely no idea and I appreciate the learning experience.
Summary of Raptor Island
Somewhere on the churning fury of the South China Sea, an elite team of Naval commandoes led by Hacket (Lorenzo Lamas of RENEGADE) launches a daring assault on notorious international terrorist Azir (Steven Bauer of SCARFACE). But on a nearby uninhabited atoll, both sides ? including a tough-but-beautiful CIA agent (Hayley DuMond) ? will soon come face-to-face with the ultimate horde of prehistoric horror: They are fast, cunning, and are supposed to have been extinct for over 100 million years. Most of all, they are hungry. Now what began as a hostage rescue mission will become a savage fight for survival where trained killers must battle their way up the food chain against the barbaric violence of mankind, the explosive forces of nature, and the blood-crazed carnivores of RAPTOR ISLAND.DVD Features:Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
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