The Eden Formula

This little movie is a blast. It's a perfect parody of the the action dinosaur genre. To be sure, it's a low budget film, but the filmmakers seem to have embraced the whole action/cheese-ball/creature-on-the-loose on a zero-budget concept. From the recycled Carnosaur footage to the new stuff with the great rubbery reptile chowing down on people's heads,this thing is entertaining! Tony Todd and Jeff Fahey are classic. They're in on the joke and provide the suitable arch-types, as does Dee Wallace Stone, looking fantastic as she always does. Plus there's a great little cameo featuring "Hatchet" director's ADAM GREEN! The scene is downright hilarious. The film is full of bluster and over the top situations and comedy/horror genre joy! Highly recommended!

I remember many years ago seeing the original "Jurassic Park" at the cinema! Never before had I seen such spectacle, with state of the art special effects, incredible thrills and a narrative to die for! After seeing this movie I can finally say that JP has been out done! the Tyrannosaurus in this movie for all intents and purposes, looks living and breathing! If you didn't know better, you would swear that you were watching actual footage of the dinosaur age because that is how realistic it is! When it goes on the attack, I was on the edge of my seat! The performances in this movie are incredible! Jeff Fahey comes across as a solid combination of Steven Seagal, Van Damme and Stallone at their prime, and he easily matches the ferocious T-Rex in terms of a gigantic performance! The narrative is a thrill a minute, with twists and turns and unexpected narrative arcs! It is like Pulp Fiction times ten! The writers should be proud of themselves! Every ten years or so a movie comes along that changes the face of cinema! in 2006 that movie was "The Eden Formula"!

Genuinely a cinematic master peice. This is the best movie I've seen in a while. Paying 3 bucks the get cd was worth it. I love this film and everyone in it and everything ABT it bro the CGI is next level special effects team searched more praise best film I've seen in at least 6. The amount of good acting was actually insane. It also keeps you on edge the whole time with that tyrannosaurus on the lose you'll never know what's gonna happen. The film on a film part was hilarious. Idk how this film has a bad rating cuz this was 2006 after all. Every character bought something to the table. Best film ever.

Bad, terrible, but ultimately enjoyable. How can anyone not love this? I'd rather see bad puppets and recycled footage, than another lame-ass CG romp. I prefer the alternative title to this "Tyrannosaurus Wrecks". A bit of martial arts, a few moments of comedy, bizarrely placed car chases. This film makes the most of its budget, which is pretty much nothing. At least it has genuine talent such as Fahey, Todd and Wallace Stone, to push and pull the "plot" along. I'll never forget the wonderfully placed film- set satire scene. I do question whether these people are trying to make money, a good film, or just an enjoyable film. Well, this certainly ends up being infinitely enjoyable, but I guess the love of cheese is required.

"THE EDEN FORMULA" (2006, Beuchler) is the fifth instalment in the "CARNOSAUR" series of films. I haven't made up my mind as to which is worse out of this and "RAPTOR" (2001, Wynorski) as they both rely heavily on the reuse of footage from previous CARNOSAUR films. But I guess this has a lot of new stuff that could be recycled if they ever make a sixth. "THE EDEN FORMULA" is "CARNOSAUR 5: DIE HARD".

Tony Todd is hilarious, as are Jeff Fahey and Dee Wallace, but Todd definitely steals the show.

The Rex is great fun, as are all the dinosaurs in this series of movies. It's worth noting that the Rex only seems to eat people that we don't like.

I recommend this film for its comedy value but I guess I only recommend it to those who have seen the other Carnosaur films.