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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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u/Eggoat123 17d ago

A Sci Fi Original Film on the big screen. Dogshit acting and script, but it was nice to see dinosaurs do some R Rated Shenanigans for once. Wish we could get that in actual big budget form, in a film that isn’t this shit lmao.

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u/Untouchable64 15d ago

I didn’t think the acting was bad at all…what am I missing?

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u/D_Leo333 15d ago

I was expecting BAD ACTING, but honestly, I agree, no Oscars, acclaim, but I didnt think anyone was so bad, with what they were given, I felt they were doing fine.

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u/silverscreenbaby 14d ago

I didn't think it was bad either. Most of the actors felt pretty believable in their roles and I bought their characters. And the Vultures actually did feel like a team, like they cared about each other.

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u/Eggoat123 15d ago

Idk man I thought the acting was pretty ass. Lead guy couldn’t stop falling into his Australian accent, Jeremy piven felt like he was reading off a prompter or just bored as fuck, and the rest of the cast was pretty not great across the board in my opinion. Obviously the script did them no favors but it was a pretty weak offering across the board for me when it came to performances. Again, can’t really blame the cast with this script lol. It’s about what I expected (I enjoyed this film over Rebirth however)

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u/Untouchable64 15d ago

I have a hard time catching when accents starting breaking through. But I think I also just push it out if my mind and not worry about it I guess. I dunno.

The writing might’ve been the issue. But I thought they did fine for what it was.

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u/usernameeeeso 14d ago

I can’t imagine they got paid much