30 foot (no one measured) is not unheard of,not by any means is the premise unrealistic.
You have to consider,if you take the movie in context,crocs in the wild have to fight for every scrap of food they get. These were fed whole cows on a regular basis,on top of being able to hunt with no other competition,and plenty of space to grow in.
(and yes,I loved this movie,it's one of my guilty pleasures)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile
Notable excerpts for those too lazy to read the whole thing-
(Granted these are saltwater)
The largest recorded crocodile is a giant saltwater crocodile measured at 8.6 meters (28.2 feet) and 1352 kg weight (2870 lb) shot in Sumatra, Indonesia in 1978.[5] The largest living crocodile known is a 7.1 m (25.3 ft) long saltwater crocodile, in Orissa, India. It lives in Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and in June 2006, was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records.[6]
Yet another enormous crocodile, named Gustave by the Africans who have seen him, is responsible for over 300 human deaths, and allegedly ate an entire hippopotamus. He also stars in a film, titled Primeval. The crocodile's length is said to be anywhere between 20-30 feet long. He lives along the Ruzizi River in Africa.
Primeval was kind of a sucky movie,but if you Youtube at all there is some neat footage of him,the real Gustave,and he was a MONSTER.
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