Crocodile Island is a 2023 monster movie in which people who are shooting a reality TV series are attacked and killed by a crocodile.
Directed by Zhou Jingfeng. The Chinese production stars Zhenqi Qi, Maolei Wang and Huai Wen.
Plot:
A group of people gather on an island to shoot a reality TV series with the lure of winning a big sum of money if they can find a hidden golden egg. However, before shooting begins, some members of the film crew are attacked and killed by a crocodile.
One by one, the group are also quickly hunted by a gang of crocodiles that live on the island, until it is revealed that the cast and crew all knew each other from a summer camp a decade earlier where they bullied a young boy who ended up being eaten by one of the crocs.
Our review:
What’s in a name? While this might have a duplicate title from a previous Chinese monster movie from 2020, these two movies don’t really share anything else other than the fact there are crocodiles in it, and it’s set on an island. Yet, it’s easy to see how that could be confusing.
Don’t expect a high production value or an ending that makes sense. In typical Chinese monster movie fashion, all the characters are rather grotesque caricatures of undesirable stereotypes. There is a rich tough guy who is anything but, there is a golddigger who throws herself at any and everyone she can, a pair of friends who are mad at each other for stealing business ideas and a brooding anti-hero who is there solely to protect his neglected sister.
And then of course there is the silly ending that makes no sense, especially when you try and figure out how the wristband that the main antagonist is wearing works!
The crocs themselves are a nice blend of puppets and CGI. They mostly look good, considering they’re usually shown from a distance or a split second. But there is no real standout moment in the film that will make this a memorable title, and honestly, there are far better Chinese crocodile films out there.
I did like the Friday the 13th style surprise ending the film had, I really didn’t see that twist coming, but I should have because it’s becoming rather common. Check Crocodile Island (2023) out but don’t expect anything other than a bit of a laugh.
The Arty Dans, MOVIES & MANIA
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Release:
The movie had its online streaming premiere in China on July 31, 2023.
Original title:
鳄梦岛 “Crocodile Dream Island”
Notes:
Not to be confused with the Chinese movie of the same name from 2020.
More Chinese creature features/monster movies:
12 Hours aka Polar Pursuit
Abyssal Spider
Alien Monster Invasion
Alien Awakening aka Alien Invasion
Alien Monsters
The Antarctic Octopus
Big Octopus
Big Shark Attack
Big Snake King
Bigfoot 2 aka Sasquatch
The Blood Alligator
The Bloodthirsty Bees
Bloodthirsty Spider
Bugs 3D
Chang’an Fog Monster
Cockroach Tide
Crazy Spider
Crocodile Island (2020)
Crocodile Island (2023)
Dinosaur World (2020)
Death Worm
Deep Sea Mutant Snake
Dragon Pond Monster
Escape from the Shark’s Mouth
Giant Crocodile
Giant Python aka Python Island
Giant Spider
Horror Shark
Huge Shark aka Terror Shark
Insect Disaster
Invisible Alien
Iron Blood Guard
Junkrat Train aka Rat Disaster
Jurassic Island
Jurassic Revival
Killer Bee Invasion
Killer Shark
The Labyrinth (giant centipedes)
The Lake
Land Shark
Mega Crocodile
Metamorphosis aka Mutant Tyrannosaurus vs. Giant Python
Monster (2022)
Monster 731
Monster Attack
Monster Attack 2
Monster Island
Monster of Lake Heaven
Monster of the Deep
Monsters (2015)
Monty Python aka Monster Python
Monty Python 2
Mutant Python
Mutation on Mars
Rage Centipede
Restart the Earth
Rising Boas in a Girl’s School
Sand Python Siege
Sea Monster
Shark Evil
Sharktopus (2023)
Snake aka Serpent of Death
Snake 2
Snake 3: Dinosaur vs. Python
Snake 4: The Lost World
Snake Girl
Snake Island Python
Snake King (2020)
Snake King (2021)
Snow Monster
Underground Monster
Varanus Priscus
Variant (2023)
Variation Hydra
We Are Werewolves
We Are Werewolves 2
Worm Apocalypse aka Insect Disaster
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