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Theodore Rex

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No-nonsense police detective Katie Coltrane (Whoopi Goldberg) lives in a futuristic world where dinosaurs coexist and communicate with humans, thanks to the wonders of science. However, Katie isn't too thrilled when she is teamed up with a goofy dinosaur partner named Theodore Rex (George Newbern). As they slowly learn to get along and appreciate each other, they investigate a series of murders that are connected to a much bigger and even more dangerous scientific development.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 0/5 Mar 20, 2004 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending So what of this shame of New Line, the film that seemed like a no-win disaster to the star of Eddie and Made in America? It's pretty much exactly that bad, in fact Rated: .5/5 May 21, 2018 Full Review Walter Chaw Film Freak Central Rated: 0/5 Aug 16, 2003 Full Review Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 2/10 May 23, 2003 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 1/5 Feb 16, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Blu B Whoever thought taking a Live Action Dinosaur kids movie and mixing it with a buddy cop saving the world idea should have had a wellness check on their sanity. The plot is just ridiculously insane and something you come up with in a fever dream. The acting is horrifcially bad. I feel so bad for Goldberg who is just ok in this and it's so clear she doesn't wanna be there. The voice acting for Teddy is just so bizarre and miscast it's crazy. The villians are terrible and everyone else ranges from bad to atrocious. The humor is cringe bad. The cinematography is just bizarrely atrocious as well. It jus looks like your looking at a fever dream half the time. I'm watching Whoopi in a colorful garbage truck talking to her cop partner who is a live dinosaur in a hoodie who sounds like your next door neighbor. I really asked where my life was going honestly. The music is ok at least. The editing is terrible and the pacing is atrociously surreal. This never makes the live action dinosaur world concept mix with the crime drama at all and I don't think there is anyway you could make this even close to passable. Stay away from this and leave it deep in the annals of the mid 90's. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review Cameron C Jesus this was a fever dream Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review Henry S good if you want to laugh at it with a friend Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/04/23 Full Review Willam Such a masterpiece I don't know what can compare… Goldberg looks like she had so much fun while making this… truly a great movie, one of the best of all time… Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/01/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a bad movie but it's one of those movies that it's so bad it's good. Whoopi Goldberg does her best despite at frist wanting to drop the role. The puppets is bad. The story is too. It's up to you to decide if you want to see it or not but only see it once to get the experience of a bad movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review steve d One of the worst films ever made. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis No-nonsense police detective Katie Coltrane (Whoopi Goldberg) lives in a futuristic world where dinosaurs coexist and communicate with humans, thanks to the wonders of science. However, Katie isn't too thrilled when she is teamed up with a goofy dinosaur partner named Theodore Rex (George Newbern). As they slowly learn to get along and appreciate each other, they investigate a series of murders that are connected to a much bigger and even more dangerous scientific development.
Director
Jonathan R. Betuel
Producer
Richard Abramson, Sue Baden-Powell
Screenwriter
Jonathan R. Betuel
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 13, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$53.3M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround