Director – Mark Mackner (Evil Brew, Burning Down the Dollhouse or: The Legend of the Center City Bearhugger)
Starring – Nadia White (Mr. Buzzkill, Harvest of Horrors), Josip Peruzovic (Cool as Hell 2, WrestleMassacre), and Emilyanne Cusato (Dollface: Road to the Apocalypse, Brave the Dark)
Release Date – 2021
Rating – 2.5/5
When I befriended filmmaker Mark Mackner several years ago, I did so as a way to follow his career and to keep up to date with his projects. I was first introduced to his work when I found Daisy Derkins: Dogsitter of the Damned while browsing indie horror on social media. I was very impressed by the film and sought him out. Since then he has released several sequels to the film on DVD and streaming which I’ve been lucky enough to grab for my collection.
However, I never took the time to actually watch them due to my day job, personal life, and reviewing films sent my way for review. That changed when Mark reached out for my to review his newest film Die, Daisy, Die! Instead of jumping directly into that installment, I would go ahead and check out the previous films.
**Spoiler Alert** The film once again follows Daisy (White) who has now set her sights on professional wrestling along with her time traveling film. However, while she is training there is an evil sorcerer and a mad scientist scheming together to unleash dinosaurs on Earth to kill Daisy. **Spoiler Alert**
I am a big fan of Dogsitter of the Damned and went into the follow up film The Bloodthirsty Beast of Barren Pines very excited. However, it was nowhere near as fun as the first film which made me a bit nervous for the third film in the series starring adult film star Nadia White. While it wasn’t as fun as Dogsitter, it was still better than Bloodthirsty.
The acting in this one is by far the best of the three films I’ve seen. Nadia White is no stranger in front of the camera in a variety of different horror titles, as well as, adult films. Her portrayal of Daisy is probably my favorite incarnation of the character so far. We also have a tremendous amount of memorable characters, many of which are also very comfortable in front of the camera. They delivers solid performances that makes the story a little more bearable.
The story for this one just didn’t hook me like the first one did. I loved all the colorful characters and humor incorporated into them all but I was expecting a dinosaur apocalypse and not what the film actually delivered. A lot of the scenes could have been trimmed down to make the pacing on the film much better and a little more action would have went a long way. While I do love the idea of a sorcerer and a mad scientist getting together to plot a global scale catastrophe, it doesn’t full feel like the scope the title suggests which is a bit of a bummer.
Finally, the film is not a gory one. It has some blood and a lot of cheap visuals effects. While these were funny from time to time, it does become a bit repetitive and the humor wears off quickly. Overall, The Dinosaur Apocalypse is a bit better than the second film but it fails to leave an impact like the first film did. It’s worth a watch but I don’t see myself revisiting it any time soon.
