5/10
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth was an okay movie with the model animated dinosaurs and the clothes-optional women
1 February 2009
Having just watched One Million B.C. (1940), I finally went on YouTube and saw When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth there. This Hammer production is not as involving as the previous Hal Roach one but since this one was made during the much looser late '60s/early '70s, the eye candy-both male and female-get to wear skimpier clothing for the prehistoric setting. Not only that but since the version I watched came from Europe, one-time Playboy Playmate Victoria Vetri is actually nude here! There's also some exciting dinosaur model animation especially that of the pterodactyl when one of his wings gets ripped. Jim Danforth definitely deserves all the credit for those scenes. While OMBC had minimal dialogue and played like a silent movie, WDRTE has way too much caveman gibberish (with "akita" being the most used "word") that probably contributed to the confusion that I experienced throughout. Still, with those dinosaurs and those skimpy women, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth is at least worth a look. Oh, and that plant that tried to eat Victoria was way scary!
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