This movie was really fantastic, the plot, the character development, and above all: the special effects. "Gargantua" has really set the bar for all science fiction movies to come. We really need more films like this in the future; high action and exciting flicks which draw in the younger crowds, and yet still manage to teach us to love each other in spite of our differences. The touching scene with the boy, the dinosaur, and the cheesballs was really beautifully written and wonderfully acted. I could go on and on about how wonderful this movie is but I should alo mention it's flaws: ...none! Ha ha ha. We give it five thumbs up.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Ugh Feb 22 2003

By David Bonesteel

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A family of mutated salamanders wreaks havoc on a tiny island paradise. Of course, we're not talking mutation in the real-world sense, which would have meant a sickly little thing with perhaps an extra set of legs, but in the bad-movie sense of the word, which means bigger, stronger, and more ferocious. (Hmmm, perhaps we should be feeding radioactive pesticides to our soldiers to increase their fighting ability...)

As some of the other reviewers on this page have pointed out, you might get a kick out of this if you're in the mood to laugh at a bad movie. I found it too dull to be even inadvertantly funny. I like star Adam Baldwin, but I was sorry to see him involved with this mess. The rest of the cast is terrible, the creature design is the pits (think Barney with sharp teeth), the plot twists are ludicrous, and I'm running out of synonyms for 'bad' so I think I'll stop right here.

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3.0 out of 5 stars T.V. monsters arn't as good as the real ones Jan 11 2003

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Oh sure, listen to these other guys and hate it straight away, well don't.Even though the other monster movies are better (some are worse),its still okey.Anyways, it has a good monster movie plot even if the gargantuas aren't as big as the other monsters.Overall, it will do.

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