Hey, remember where you were in the year 2000? That’s right, the year when dinosaurs returned to Earth and Lord Tyranis tried to take over the world by turning dogs into crazed killers? Thank goodness Gemini Force was there to stop him by hopping into their spaceship and saving humanity. Oh, and remember when that plan failed, he also turned bats and rats against us? Oh the 2000s! No wonder Gen Z has so much nostalgia for that era!
I’ve seen some weird shit, but this is some weird shit. I’ve seen movies that were actually a few episodes of a live action Japanese TV show edited together. I’ve seen movies that were actually a few episodes of a Japanese cartoon edited together. This is the first time I’ve seen a movie that is a few episodes of a Japanese live action/animation hybrid edited together.
What makes it so weird is the decision-making process of what should or should not have been live action. Namely, all the monster scenes look like something out of a cheap Godzilla knockoff. The animated stuff is mostly confined to… uh… humans? You would’ve thought actors would’ve been the easiest things to film. Instead, we get lots of repetitive animated shots of the Gemini Team hopping into their spaceship… which happens to be live action. I mean wouldn’t it have been easier to animate the spaceships and monsters and not the other way around? Anyway, that brand of zaniness sort of makes this meandering but engagingly cheesy flick worth a look.
The animated scenes are a bit hit and miss, but the rubbery dinosaurs and monster mashing are top notch and/or bottom of the barrel… take your pick. The best parts are when the Gemini ship sports giant pizza slicers and it flies THROUGH the dinosaurs. Like I said… weird shit. But it’s my kind of weird shit.
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