Pterodactyl (2005)

I must admit I enjoyed this one. Being an Aussie it was good to see a Daddo in the central role and he did well.There's nothing really unexpected in this; basically a group of soldiers meets up with a group of students and together they meet up with a group of Pterodactyls that manage to reduce the number of human that are going to get out of this alive.The SF is OK for TV quality and low budget, maybe a bit gory for very young viewers. The acting is nothing particularly special, but you don't watch this sort of movie for that.Like all movies with a large number of characters, its hard to have any opportunity for the individuals (other than the leads) to stand out. Still, I loved the concept of naming so many characters after SF authors; it added to the overall fun.Mark Lester keeps things moving along and never really tries to make the film more than what it is.One of the better efforts in this category

This movie is crap, even the soldiers in the movie, don't look or even act like soldiers, they just extras wearing military uniforms. Interesting why in these sort of movies, early on, they are all wearing their army helmets, yet later in the movie, none are wearing their helmets despite under combat conditions. There is one soldier that seems unable to keep the smile off his face, like been in the movie is one funny joke, which it is.Then there is the hot babe, who is simple in the movie because she is hot and ends up, a victim like in all these sort of movies.The special effects are not too bad.This movie was made to give a group of b-grade actors something to do.

Potential Spoilers!!! Think Sci-Fi Channel and the word "Pterodactyl" ... whad'ya'think you're gonna get? There's probably a hundred different ways to tell a story called "Pterodactyl" on Sci-Fi; this is one of them. None of Sci-Fi's movies are "nine years in the making" with budgets the size of some economically-evolving countries.Personally, a Sci-Fi movie is the equivalent of a training college where you can go get your hair cut and styled by students. It's practice. A chance for those who might have some funk going on elsewhere to ... do something else. Flex. Play. That's the actors, directors, writers, right on through to keeping grips employed.And keeping viewers entertained. Do we really expect a new movie every week with writing, directing, CGIs and all the enormous support that goes into a film these days to equal something like "Pirates of the Caribbean" or "King Kong"? Can we legally bludgeon them because they don't? Naw...didn't think so.Sci-Fi, keep making the movies. Upcoming folks get to exercise, we get to watch stuff we would otherwise not get to see and would have to watch the re-runs of something or other instead.I like Giant Birds. "Pterodactyl"? I'm not complaining.I don't have to watch or buy.From experiments like this, eventually, good things happen. Good movie, good director, good writer, good support industry. It comes together and happens. In the past, we didn't get to be in on this back end where often times really good things happen.Given the options; I'd rather see the movies.Warts and all.

Before I start, I want to say that flying reptiles CAN have good scenes in movies. Ex: One Million Years B.C., When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, and the only good part of Jurassic Park 3.Now then. Jurassic Park is the greatest dinosaur movie ever, or at least one of them. Pterodactyl is the complete opposite. It is filth. These pterosaurs are SUPER PTEROSAURS! They are bulletproof, have beaks and claws that can easily rip things apart, and fly fast enough to avoid missiles and make people explode by flying near them. Everything about this movie is crap. An insult to dinosaur movies everywhere.There is one good thing. Mircea Monroe is incredibly hot, and has very fine breasts. She strips down for a swim, and shows her wares nicely. Just buy a Maxim with her in it for a thousand times more entertainment than this movie.