update: Primitive War was a blast.
pros:
>really good job at being a war movie first, feels like the original Predator where Vietnam is going as usual until crazy stuff starts happening.
>surprisingly gory, and I went in expecting gore. the dinosaurs hunt like apex predators and when someone survives getting mauled it makes punji sticks look like child's play.
>there are a LOT of dinosaurs in this film and they all look good. obviously the scary ones are the spotlight but in many respects the movie steps into a prehistoric era of dinosaurs living their lives.
cons:
>the characters aren't bland, but they have just enough going on that they fall into mid territory. Predator sticking to hard archetypes was arguably better.
>at times the CGI is a bit weak, but not awful. you still believe that there's dinosaurs on screen but objectively some parts are on par with Superman (2025).
>the finale went insane with spectacle and that kinda hurt the menace. it's like the rule of one xenomorph being terrifying and a pack being cannon fodder.
other than that it was great, lot of white autists in my theater as expected.