The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

The promotional trailer for Steve Irwin's movie debut has to be,credit where credit's due,one of the cleverest and most ingenuitive marketing gimmicks of the year.The MGM lion roars in it's circular cage like it would before any other movie trailer,only for the wild-and-wacky one to come out,sneer in it's face and brush it off as 'nathin'.No,only a ferocious crocodile would scare him off.Poor lion,it's too old to be scary anymore anyway.Ha ha,what class.Sigh......alas,we come on to the movie itself.Seeing old Stevo risk his life-and-limb in front of the really wild wildlife on the Discovery Channel each day could only be a sick man's idea of comedy,but,like a comedy show,seeing the concept stretched out into a movie wears the premise completely thin,and,after about half an hour,it becomes a little tedious.Mind you,the plot to credit it with wasn't much to go with anyway,some naff rubbish about a satelite tracker falling down a croc's throat (surely it would choke?).Yes,this is a daft,silly little movie,an insult to the intelligence,and not just because of the daft,silly little plot...but because this is exactly the kind of movie I'm talking about.Just something concocted by desperate,greedy Hollywood execs to rake in your cash over the Summer period.By going to see it,you're putting up with their slacking off.So,yeah,I didn't enjoy it.I'm glad I didn't enjoy this silly,daft little movie.Loved that trailer though.*

Fmovies: If you do not like snakes do not see this film; there are a lot of snakes. This film was exactly like the show that is on the discovery channel. Steve Irwin has a lot of energy. I really liked the little joey part. I wish they would of had more parrots or cockatoos on the film as they have lots of them in Australia. The story is entertaining enough. They even have a George Bush look alike in it. If you like the show then you will like the movie. It is nice to see someone who enjoys their job. 7/10

From the trailer, it seemed that this movie was (1) a comedy, and (2) had some kind of plot. But upon watching it, you see it isn't so. For one thing, the first half of the movie seems to forget it's supposed to be a comedy! Sure, Steve is doing his usual thing, but you can easily see that on any episode of his TV show. I was expecting that Steve (playing himself) would be encountering situations not found on his TV show, and his reaction to these events would provide the comedy. Nope; the first half of the movie plays (for the most part) like an expanded episode of his show.

The second half of the movie is an improvement, though not by much. There are some attempts at that kind of situation humor, though for some reason it only comes across as mildly amusing at the most. Oh, the plot? Well, just like the first half of the movie, there is barely ANYTHING that can be called a plot, including the ending, which is a real cheat.

As bad as the movie is, none of it is Steve's fault; he was clearly up to anything the production told him to do. It's too bad that pretty much all the movie gave him to perform was dreck.

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course fmovies. I saw this movie in the theaters and, though the plot was thin, i was watching a man who adored what he was doing and that made it a thrilling experience.

The story was basically there to give the croc hunter something to work with while doing the usual showcasing of his passion. It wasn't necessarily a longer episode of his show - it was an actual story happening as he is filming a show and, even when the bad guys are after, he's still talking to the camera, to us, like we're watching a show. i found that as a brilliant take as opposed to Steve Irwin just acting like he was in the movie and we were just watching. He brought us right in.

People thought he was silly and even nuts - but now we all know that there will never be another Steve Irwin and i don't know how soon it will be before we find another person as devoted to wild life as he was.

God bless Steve Irwin

This movie is highly entertaining and family safe fun with enjoyment to b e had for all ages. I highly recommend this movie.

Though many people may have many things to say about the actors, settings, and filmography of this particular film, the overall upshot should be a definitively net positive. The fact that the subject matter of the film may not be aligned to various political viewpoints in one manner or another does not negate from the fact that it is highly enjoyable and when taken from the right perspective (that which is to be having a good time)there are not many things you could be doing that would be more entertaining. Watch this movie, as it rocks.

The movie has several story lines that follow several different characters. The different story lines don't feel like one whole complete piece which makes this comedy a very incoherent one and gets even annoying to watch at times.

It may sound weak and cliché but it's true; You're way better of watching the Crocodile Hunter series on the Discovery channel with Steve and Terri Irwin. It's more fun and even more hilarious than this movie is. I'm sure both cast and crew had lots of fun making this movie but the movie doesn't give us the viewers much pleasure. For a comedy it simply isn't funny enough and Steve and Terri Irwin just aren't good actors, not even when they play themselves! Their antics are simply not good enough to make an entire movie around and their scene's feel long, distracting and unnecessary and even annoying at times.

The movie had quite some potential, I mean Steve Irwin is one character that in a strange way is both intriguing and hilarious to watch, so when I first heard that they were making a movie about 'the crocodile hunter' my first reaction was; brilliant! The movie however heavily suffers from its weak story and the incoherent story lines with uninteresting and unfunny characters. The movie does has a certain entertainment value, at least enough to make this movie watchable for at least once but still, I must certainly wouldn't recommend this movie.

Watching this movie felt like a waste of time. Still this movie might be watchable just once, when it gets on TV, on a rainy afternoon. It does has some good moments but the story lines really completely ruin the movie and its potential.

4/10

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