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The one thing that I hate about Crocodile movies...

posted 16 years ago by SaintLouisRedbirds
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The one thing that I simply bothers me about Crocodile movies is how much they are able to eat. I don't know whether you'd agree or not, but I'd say that this Crocodile was 30 feet long. That's massive. They don't get that big. I think that I once heard that a Crocodile can go for months without eating after a large meal. A human is a large meal! So yes, while that statment reflects the eating capacity of a smaller, more realistically sized animal, you can expect that this Croc would not still be chowing down on four or five humans and a dog in like twelve hours, and then still be hungry.

Nonetheless, I thought that this was a pretty good movie. Better than Lake Placid. Better than Alligator.

I wish that they would come out with a Crocodile movie where the story is centralized around two or three people in despair with the creature. That way you can have your stereotypical one survivor, and a decent amount of gore.

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[–] bogwart-1 16 years ago

The largest saltwater crocodile was just over 28 feet, so it's not that much of a stretch. Pun not intended. :)

Because they are cold-blooded but live in hot climates they are indeed very lethargic, and can go for a long time between meals. I don't know whether that period is as long as months, though.

You have to bear in mind that crocodiles do not kill and immediately eat their food. They are unable to chew, and their jaws aren't really strong enough to tear raw meat. What they do is grab their prey and drown it by rolling underwater, then they lodge the body in rocks, submerged tree branches and roots etc. When the flesh is nicely rotted down they can chow down.

Regarding your last paragraph, have you seen Black Water? That has the scenario you prefer. Nice muffin, too.

Whether they actually store food in that way I don't know. Doubtless there will be some Aussies along soon who can tell you more than me.

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[–] SaintLouisRedbirds 16 years ago

I have not seen Blackwater, but I actually stumbled upon it the other day on IMDb. I am very interested in seeing that movie. I will see whether Walmart, or Bestbuy have it.

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[–] vbel 15 years ago

Big Lots has Black Water for $3.

[–] GirlyfromOz 16 years ago

Watch the documentaries that come with the Rogue DVD they are very informative. They have seen larger crocs than the one in the movie. So the size of the croc in Rogue is not that far from reality.

[–] SaintLouisRedbirds 16 years ago

And perhaps that is the case, but do you actually think that a Croc that size is still going to be as agile, and hungry? I just don't buy it. And this is not just for Rogue. It's for all of the crocodile movies.

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[–] landy-10 16 years ago

According to the "making of" on the DVD, it is possible. There was a reported case of a crocodile that was about 5m that attacked boats for little reason. I was like you when I first saw the film, but after seeing the bonus material I changed my perspective.

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[–] Stray_Butler_1991 16 years ago

The croc didn't immediately devour its prey. When the film moves to the croc lair towards the climax, there are corpses all mangled and ready for eating. The croc delivers its catch back home, then goes out for a bit of a swim. If there's a meal all gift-wrapped for him, he'll grab it and save it for later.

That's what happened in Rogue as we see corpses lying around the croc's home.

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[–] porosus 16 years ago

Not trying to be mean but the OP has missed the point in that for starters, nobody who has a clue claims to know the limits of the growth of crocodilians, especially the porosus and niloticus species. And yes there are records of 28 feet, and yes there are unsubstantiated reports of even bigger than 30 feet from reliable sources such as Ron and Kris Pawlowski. That we dont see the bigger ones has more to do with us humans either wiping them out or scaring them away over the last century.

As far as the 'how much would one eat' debate, it has already been pointed out that crocs leave meals for later, though the 'they prefer rotten meat' myth hasnt been believed for some time. The OP should have considered the fact that the movie never shows anyone being eaten. It shows them attacked and taken, yes, but not eaten. The key factor is Rogue or Black water is territoriality. A bull of this size, who has a billabong or mangrove area of his own will attack until the intruders have left. One poster mentioned the case of Sweetheart from the Finnis river who attacked boats from 1974 to 1979 and yet didnt kill ONE of the people he threw overboard. He just wanted them away. So, let's keep it to what we DID see happen, rather than what some of us IMAGINED happened. Killing? Yes. Eating as he went? Nuh, sorry.

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[–] Reel_Big_John 15 years ago

I'll settle it for you. Crocodiles are REPTILES, much like turtles and snakes. They can live for over 150 years and some have lived longer. The thing about reptiles is that they NEVER stop growing. As long as they are alive, they keep growing. They continue to get bigger and bigger. In the 1970's there was a great hunting of crocodiles in Australia for their pelts, they were nearly wiped out. But, its not impossible to imagine a croc or crocs who survived the cull of the 70's or even before that, and got enormous. There is a croc called Gustave that is over thirty feet long, and they have it on camera. It is next to a pod of hippo's in the water and DWARFS them. Check it out on you tube if you don't believe me, this croco is twice as large as its twelve foot sisters and brothers.

[–] Ryujin_Mikage 15 years ago

First of all you make it sound like 150 would be some sort of average age for a croc, which simply isn't true (and dude, it's not like all reptiles are "close" relatives, heck even mammals comes from a branch of "reptiles" that evolved around the time when crocs and turtles separated and so on, so there isn't a generic model for all "reptiles" that holds true). The largest ones (salties) live for an average of 70 years I believe, although of course there have been cases of older individuals. The only fairly reliable sources would be of those kept in captivity, and there was one that set the record at around 130 years (not sure of species off the top of my head).
And the second thing I'd like to correct you on is Gustave. First of all he's a Nile croc, and although huge for his species he's smaller than many of the larger salties. He's estimated to be between 20 and 30 feet, but closer to the 20 mark, so NOT over 30 feet. Male Nile crocs grow to an average of about 16 feet I think so he's a lot bigger (he's also estimated to be roughly 20 years older than the average age, which accounts for his size), but not so much bigger as you might be suggesting. There are actually records of Nile crocs that grew over 21 foot long that were killed, Gustave just happens to have gotten a legendary rep so people tend to exaggerate his awesomeness.

Anyways, try searching for a little facts before using hear-say and rumours as substitutes. Don't get me wrong, I love a good monster story, especially of the giant reptilian kind, but at least I know a bit about the creatures and won't be using "monster movie" knowledge as a substitute for the real deal when talking about the real deal.

Hum, became quite a bit of a rant that ;P

And please, anyone correct me if I was wrong about anything (well anyone apart from the guy I corrected). Just Google a bit and I'm sure you'll be able to find some better estimates than I did for some of the stuff. Google and Wikipedia are Fact friends. Hollywood, not so much :)

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