I've read almost all of the reviews of this movie and I have to be the lone voice in the wilderness among them. Practically everyone who posted a review appears to have read the other reviews and then set forth to see how uniquely they could trash this movie "Raptor Island". Some go so far as to rank it as one of the worst movies ever made. Give me a break! You've got to be pretty pathetic to sink that low on a list of all movies ever made. I read a lot of reviews about movies and books, and my goal is to obtain some indication of the worth of a property to provide a little entertainment. To say that this movie was worthless is a disservice to the casual viewer who is simply looking for a cinematic diversion. Perhaps the other reviewers should look objectively at most of the big-bucks flicks whose costs are driven into the stratosphere by big-name stars and by following the direction of the accounting office. Do they sincerely want to watch sequel after sequel for years on end because the accounting office knows that sequels make more money? Frankly, I am deeply grateful that made-for-TV movies exist and are funded by such as the Sci-Fi channel. These movies give the Indy filmmakers a chance to practice their craft; most of them actually seem to follow a script. They give young unknown actors a chance to work. Reviewer after reviewer criticized the Computer Graphics Images (CGI) in this movie. Listen, this movie may not have the very latest CGI, but I can remember years and years of movie-viewing where these CGI effects would have been outstanding. Granted, this movie did not set forth to be a big movie, but it does what it was intended to do, provide a couple of hours of good entertaining TV fare. If you like action flicks with a lot of firepower and an actual script which takes you through a real story, then this movie delivers the goods. I'm certain it didn't win any awards, but it was worth a couple of idle hours on a Saturday afternoon on the SciFi channel. I, for one, hope the SciFi folks don't get discouraged when people dump all over their work as many of the other reviewers did. We need far more creativity in Hollywood and it ain't coming from the big guys, folks. These little Indy movies and made-for-TV movies are where the skills are being nurtured which may give us some decent entertainment in the future. If we could only get the accounting department folks out of script selection, the American movie industry would be revitalized. And I'll tell you another thing, we need more reviewers who have their own point of view, and fewer reviewers who try to out-trash their peers.
Review of Raptor Island
