Rare and Obscure Dinosaur films
Tirano’s Claw (1994)
aka: Dinosaurs vs Cavemen
Tirano’s Claw is a South Korean film about caveman life with no dialogue, much like One Million BC. When one caveman’s love interest is about to be sacrificed to the tribes God, a huge Tyrannosaurus, he risks his life to save her, getting them both banished from the tribe. They battle a Pachycephalosaurus, a giant man-eating rat, and their fellow tribesmen as they fight for survival. There’s some nasty and grotesque scenes depicting the savagery of prehistoric life. The worst part is watching them eat. Despite its sometimes sub-par special FX it’s somewhat engaging as you root for the young couple to escape the clans relentless, and often silly/comical pursuit to bring them back to the sacrifice stone.
As far as dinosaurs are concerned, there’s a very rubber looking, man in a suit Pachycephalosaurus (slightly more realistic than Barney the purple dinosaur), a man-in-suit Pteronodon and a large animatronic Triceratops. However, the star of the show is a full-sized Tyrannosaurus, mechanical/animatronic dinosaur. I can imagine that this ungainly monstrous contraption most likely killed or maimed some of the stuntman making the film. Tirano’s Claw might only be enjoyable for Dinosaur completists, but I found it entertaining. For a long time it was very difficult to get your hands on a copy, but now you can watch the whole film on YouTube. see link(s) below.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fXQ8hiVebsw
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Never heard of this one. Looks surprisingly okay.
Oh my lord this looks good!
Wow gotta check this out!
Yeah, it’s on YouTube, Vic. I have a DVD but the quality isn’t any better so free is always great. It’s much like One Million BC. Good hearing from you Vic. 🙂
I’ll add it to my watch list! Was fun catching up on your posts, Mike!