SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

hectorgarcia-41182 Primeval- about a giant monstrous crocodile terrorizing a village, believe it or not is a true story. There actually exists a beast of this sort and even has a name- Gustave, which makes the thoughts even more harrowing. Anyway, the film is alright- I barely have any recollections but it is a decently made B movie. The shots with the croc were quite good. I am going with a 4 stars but I feel just because of the rarity of the subject you should give this one a shot.

nekojinrogue Interesting story ideas and fun to seen the new monster of the week. Entertaining even on a low budget.There are times, though, that the laziness of the writers comes out in frustrating and painful ways. I find myself staring at a scene and wondering "Why?? Why would you do that? That's so stupid!"If you can get past those moments (and there are many) then it's a fun show to watch. I'd love to see it revisited with a bigger budget and a little more intelligence written in.Oh, yeah....and the Wilhelm scream.... Every episode? Really? *shakes head*

lothos-370-690020 This series could be called Wilhelm Scream the series. The scream usually occurs in films and is used subtlety as in Star Wars or Lord of the rings when someone dies. Primeval has decided to use it in every episode, this becomes very old very quick. The special effects are OK, not terrible and not great, but considering Jurrsaic Park was made 14 years earlier and looked much better, it's hard to be generous even when comparing a film to a TV series. The acting is quite good, and the chartcers are believable, but the but given the sensational subject matter, episodes still manage to drag. All in all, there are much better sci fi shows out there, this is farely child friendly and is the most likely target audience.

Tweekums When I first heard that ITV were going to have a new Saturday night drama featuring time travel and dinosaurs I immediately thought it was going to be a Doctor Who rip off; thankfully it managed to be quite different. That than having a time machine that enables the protagonists to travel between eras 'anomalies' appear at random locations and these act as a gateway between eras that enables dinosaurs to come to the present and cause mayhem. An agency is set up to investigate the anomalies and deal with anything that comes through; this agency is lead by Professor of Palaeozoology, Nick Cutter, Zoologist Abby Maitland and science student Connor Temple. Over the course of the five series the agency changes quite a lot with new characters coming and going and a change in the time line leading to it becoming the Anomaly Research Centre (ARC) with a large complex without the hassle of having to show it developing!The anomalies can lead to any time but inevitably whenever they go something dangerous will come through; almost always a large creature that quickly starts eating people! The creatures aren't the only danger though; Cutter's wife was lost in an anomaly several years before and now she has an agenda that is a danger to the team in particular and the Earth in general.I didn't think I would enjoy this at first; and the first episode had enough silly moments that I almost gave up on it; I'm glad that I didn't though as it soon improved and the characters grew on me. Douglas Henshall did a good job as Cutter; bringing some seriousness to the proceedings; it is a shame that his character didn't stay with the show till the end. Hannah Spearritt and Andrew Lee Potts were fun to watch as Abby and Connor; the former is clearly intended to appeal to the male viewers as she was frequently to be seen in her undies in early series... there was a plot driven reason for this but it is obvious that the real reason is the creators thought she'd boost ratings! Its Saturday evening timeslot ensured that there was nothing too gruesome or scary in it although it certainly has some moments that might frighten some viewers; this was helped by some great CGI dinosaurs. There is a decent amount of humour to be enjoyed too; frequently provided by Ben Miller's character James Lester; head of ARC, at first I thought the character was annoying but as time passed he came to be became one of my favourites.I'd certainly recommend this to anybody wanting some enjoyable sci-fi action who wants something other than aliens, robots and space battles. It can probably be enjoyed by anybody ten or older although what is too scary and what is exciting will obviously vary with the child. Just don't compare it to Doctor Who; it is probably better described as 'Jurassic Park' with some time travel!