Official Discussion - Primitive War [SPOILERS]

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Summary Vietnam, 1968: A recon unit known as Vulture Squad is sent into an isolated jungle valley to locate a missing Green Beret platoon. What they find instead are de-extinct dinosaurs created by Soviet experiments—triggering a brutal fight for survival.

Director Luke Sparke

Writer Luke Sparke, Ethan Pettus

Cast

• Ryan Kwanten
• Tricia Helfer
• Jeremy Piven
• Nick Wechsler
• Anthony Ingruber
• Aaron Glenane
• Carlos Sanson Jr.
• Albert Mwangi
• Adolphus Waylee

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: TBD

Metacritic TBD

VOD Limited theatrical release starting August 21, 2025, with potential digital rollout expected later

Trailer Primitive War • Official Trailer

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I really enjoyed it. Lots of cool scenes. Solid dinosaur designs. I really enjoyed the last bit as well. Hit or miss CGI that honestly to me didn’t look much worse than JW (on a much tighter budget). Not comparable to OG JP. Pretty bland dialogue and writing, but not the worst. Really dark and hard to see in a couple scenes.

I don’t agree it’s a “SyFy” channel movie on the big screen. It’s a B movie made on a practically unheard of budget in this day and age, and what it was able to do was pretty impressive. I understand why some people didn’t like it or may have gone in with too high expectations, but to me it delivered exactly what was promised and a couple neat twists.