Pterodactyl (2022) User Reviews

Wyvern

[nogodnomasters · 2/10 · 12 March 2023]

The film opens with a yellow VW and a couple of girls going out to get rid of the negative energy of Lyn's (Danielle Scott) past relationship with Kyle. She walks into the wood with her friend (Chelsea Greenwood) oblivious of the large shadows and screeches overhead until the director wants them to hear them. Lyn survives, her friend becomes food. After four days her sister (Sarah Alexandra Marks) comes to look for her with an army of normally unemployable "actresses" lead by Chrissie Wunna. The locals call the poorly done CGI pterodactyls, wyvern.

The film answers the basic question of what to do in case of pterodactyls. Run fast seems to work the best as opposed to playing dead and hitting it in the nose. The acting and special effects move into the much needed improvement category. It seems the wyvern are native to the area and has formed a symbiotic relationship with the locals who feed them other humans. Lyn after 4 days out in the woods, hobbling on a bum leg suffers no effects from hunger or dehydration.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. One girl claims she thought she was spied on while in the shower. We see neither. Female directors.

Are there any smart decisions made?

[okpilak · 3/10 · 25 December 2022]

Lyn has been dumped by Kyle, and goes with Saskia to a remote area to rid herself of anything dear to Kyle, as a way of cleansing herself of him. Neither of them happen to notice very large birds (pterodactyls) flying close overhead and making noises. But suddenly they do, and naturally the best choice is to run out into open country to avoid the threat. Saskia suffers a terrible and very fake death. Meanwhile, Lyn's sister Dee hasn't heard from Lyn and is worried, and convinces her friends to go look for her and Saskia. And sadly, their roles are written as if they are very fragile persons, unable to make good decisions, and will easily trip if running. If in cover, run out in the open if there is a threat. But what is going on in this remote area, and will any of them be able to come up with a coherent plan? The area is very remote, the police say they are short handed, and can't really help as Lyn hasn't been missing long enough. The pterodactyls are done decently, it is just they have only a few computer generated movements that often do not fit in with the scene.

No hope from the start

[kirachloe · 2/10 · 26 February 2023]

Even the few good actors in this movie couldn't save the abysmal script.

The concept of 'suspension of disbelief', such as the existence of pterodactyls ... in a cold weather climate!? ... still requires people to act quasi-intelligently. Darwin would have made sure half these people would have never made it to adulthood.

And really, you couldn't have waited 6 months to make this during warm weather to make it just slightly believable?

For a low budget film, the special affects were not bad. The locations and photography were pretty good to. And I was rather pleased with the direction in general. But spend an extra day or two on the script and add a little realism to the actors actions, and get rid of a few of the weaker links.

No real writing or directing

[phantasmpanther · 2/10 · 12 August 2023]

As with so many movies today, the characters are all morons or just plain incompetent at basic living. They see a monster and half the time don't even run, just stand there screaming ... then die. When they run, they trip over virtually nothing, fall on the ground, roll on their back and just lay there kicking until the monster gets around to them.

It's pure laziness on the writers and directors parts who seem kind of incompetent as well.

I wanted to give it 1 star but the acting is alright - nothing to rave over but I've seen MUCH worse. Couldn't sit thru the whole thing. Gave up around halfway. The most stupid schmutz you've ever known would do better in these fictional circumstances. A barely tolerable story is ruined because no one knows how to use average intelligent characters to create suspense.