Best Wynorski movie since 'Komodo vs. Cobra'

I posted this at the page for that movie too. Someone else pointed out to me that one is essentially a remake of the other, with different giant monsters. Unsure which technically was filmed first - both were filmed last year. "Assault" aired on Sci-Fi first, but it may have been fast-tracked since it was billed as an "Original" - which I think basically means Sci-Fi put up some money up front.

At any rate...



- they were produced by the same production company.
- they were directed by the same guy.
- they both involve giant cgi-menaces on a tropical island.
- both start in media res, with scientists running from the menaces of the title.
- both involve a team of commandos landing on the island and getting killed.
- both involve a down-on-his-luck ex-military pilot (clones of Bogart's character from "To Have and To Have Not.")
- both feature the main scientist behind the menaces getting killed by his creation.
- both involve the scientist having a babe daughter who's one of the leads, and survives, along with the ex-military guy.
- both have the daughter flirting with a guy far too soon after her father's death.
- both feature a tough general back at the base, having to decide to blast the island.
- both involve him having an efficient major as his assistant (although only one is Will Robinson!)
- both involve a trek to higher ground as a way to either escape or defeat the titular menaces.
- both involve using a helicopter as a last-minute escape method, just before the island is bombed.
- both involve a weird failure at the last minute which is quickly fixed by the pilot basically jiggling a few external wires.
- both involve one or more helpless females jiggling far more than wires.
- both feature pistols and rifles that have 100 or more shots to them, plus an infinite amount of ammo that we never see anyone carrying.
- both have that classic law of b-movies: if you're not a star, when you fire at the creatures, they aren't affected; then you have to stand still so that the cgi-artist can have them come over and chomp/zap you. But if you're a star, then if you grimace intently to show that you're putting more heart into firing your weapon, it will temporarily faze the monsters, so that everyone can escape.

And both have extremely nice, well-lit, well composed camera work throughout - it's always refreshing for movies like this to take place in broad daylight where you can actually see what's going on.

Honestly, Jurassic Park wasn't much more complex than this. Just more money for re-writes and re-shoots, more elaborate editing, more expensive sets, pricier actors, much more expensive sfx... and more marketing.