Before I begin today’s piece, yes, I assure you that “Dinocroc Vs. Supergator” is an actual movie. How do I know? The folks out at Anchor Bay sent over a copy for me to review for you guys. It’s part of the vein of modern-day monster movies from Roger Corman that keep landing on SyFy of late, and much like the other launches, it’s not exactly Oscar material, but it’s reasonably entertaining monster movie mayhem that will prove to be fun.

Dinocroc Vs. Supergator takes us out to an island in the middle of nowhere, where a biotech firm is putting together the finishing touches on its newest creations, the titular Dinocroc and Supergator. And when Dinocroc escapes the lab, heading for populated areas, the firm figures the only way it’s going to stop the inbound menace that’s about to subject them to a whole load of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits is to release Supergator to hunt and kill the menace down. Nothing like making a bad situation worse, huh? Now it’s down to a handful of folks–a Cajun hunter, a Fish and Game representative, and an undercover investigator to try and halt both of the massive monsters before it’s too late.

Interestingly, much of the SyFy monster movie lineup in previous releases has not proven to be as godawful as its titling and special effects would suggest. And it’s certainly helped that this is one of the last movies to feature David Carradine–that sweet shout-out to the great classics certainly can’t hurt.

Sure, this is another low budget monster movie romp, heavy on the CG monstrosities, but it’s still worth watching, especially if you’re big on the monster movie subgenre. There isn’t much here that’s straining the disbelief too hard–one big crocodile, one big alligator, getting briefly out of control and lunching up some folks before a brawl–and the scenery is absolutely beautiful. It’s really pretty worthwhile stuff, and great for a friendly get together as long as you don’t mind chucking a little popcorn at the screen or engaging in mockery in the grandest Mystery Science Theater style.

And no, I’m not going to spoiler for you, but let’s just say that there will be an actual, clear winner in the titular fight. Dinocroc or Supergator WILL have a clear winner…if not necessarily for very long. I know, that’s a downright tease, but the end result will be surprisingly satisfying.

It may be low budget, it may be less than perfect, but with results like these, it’s still decent stuff. And the Screenhead Ten Scale offers up the normal score for decent fare, a seven out of ten, making it well worth watching if you like this sort of thing.