History Film / CurseOfTheKomodo

* BareYourMidriff: Tiffany notably bares her midriff in all her attire.

* RareGuns: IMFDB notes that the film has a rare collection of guns, ranging from post-ban Chinese or Korean assault rifles to vintage WWII bolt action rifles. Full list can be seen [[http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Komodo,_The here]].

** The standard issue rifle of Special Forces is the [=M4A1=} as of 2004, though the M-16 is still being issued to Army reserves and the Marine Corps.

* BareYourMidriff: Tiffany notable bares her midriff in all her attire.
* BeingEvilSucks: Tiffany admits to Drake that she's tired of robbing people, and being on the run all of the time, and wants to stop once they make it off the island, and "Find out what being normal is like." After some hesitation, Drake seems to agree. [[spoiler: Sadly, this turns into {{Retirony}}, and a HeelFaceDoorSlam for Tiffany, which makes Drake into a more sinister figure]].

** The standard issue rifle of Special Forces is the M4A1 as of 2004, though the M-16 is still being issued to Army reserves and the Marine Corps.

* CaliforniaDoubling: California for an island in the South Pacific. Averted since some shots were filmed on location in Hawaii.

* ForegoneConclusion: The film never explains how Komodo saliva turns people that come into contact with it to be in a zombie-like state.

* FridgeBrilliance
** Assuming the movie takes place in 2003-2004, overhead shots show battleships and ''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class frigates docked in Pearl Harbor. They were still in use with the U.S. Navy as of 2004 before majority retired in 2006 and the last one retired in 2015.

* TechnicallyLivingZombie: [[spoiler: Two characters somehow became "zombiefied" after touching the Komodo's saliva. When Reece gets infected, he somehow manages to hold a gun as he chases the girls outside the house. ItCanThink indeed. An infected Hanson manages to track down the team and bite the doctor on the hand.]]
* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler: What happens when one touches Komodo saliva or when gets bitten by zombiefied Komodo victims.]]

* DrivenToSuicide/HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:A bitten professor Nathan Philipps arms himself with a C4 bomb and gets eaten alive to kill the Komodo dragon from within.]]

* Main/{{HeroicSacrifice}}: [[spoiler: Nathan Philipps arms himself with a C-5 bomb as the Komodo dragon devours him. This causes the bomb to explode from within, killing the Komodo.]][

* RuleOfSexy: The film has a lot of skin being shown for the female characters. [[spoiler: One even goes skinny dipping.]]

The story follows a group of military scientists and some casino robbers that got caught in the mix of an island in middle of the Pacific that was used as a testing site of weaponized Komodo Dragons. It is notably known for its [[BadBadActing Bad Acting]], Narm, [[ConspicuousCG Obvious CGI]], Fanservice, and BottomlessMagazines.

It was rebooted by a SpiritualSuccessor called ''[[Film/KomodoVsCobra Komodo vs. Cobra]]'' in 2005.

* AnyoneCanDie: A literal example.

* ConspicuousCG: The Komodo Dragon itself and the muzzle flashes.

** Professor Nathan Philip's Lee Enfield No4. [=Mk1=] Customized, a bolt-action rifle, is seen firing semi-automatic! He never racks the bolt.

** Professor Nathan Philip's Lee Enfield No4. Mk1 Customized, a bolt-action rifle, is seen firing semi-automatic! He never racks the bolt.

''Curse of the Komodo'' is a 2004 American science fiction film directed by Jim Wynorski under the pseudonym Jay Andrews. It was rebooted by a spiritual successor called Komodo vs. Cobra in 2005.

* DrivenToSuicide

** Assuming the movie takes place in 2003-2004, overhead shots show battleships and Ticonderoga-class destroyers docked in Pearl Harbor. They were still in use with the U.S. Navy as of 2004 before being retired in 2006.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Nathan Philipps arms himself with a C-5 bomb as the Komodo dragon devours him. This causes the bomb to explode from within, killing the Komodo.]][
* IdiotBall: Lampshaded and Foreshadowed by Jack.

* RareGuns: IMFDB notes that the film has a rare collection of guns, ranging from post-ban Chinese or Korean assault rifles to vintage WWII bolt action rifles. Full list can be seen [here http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Komodo,_The].

* SequelHook

* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler: What happens when one touches Komodo saliva.]]

==Provides the following tropes==

* ConspicousCGI

* EatenAlive
* EvilHasStandards
* ForegoneConclusion

** Assuning the movie takes place in 2003-2004, overhead shots show battleships and Ticonderoga-class destroyers docked in Pearl Harbor. They were still in use with the U.S. Navy as of 2004 before being retired in 2006.
* HeroicSacrifice
* IdiotBall
* MsFanService
* OhCrap
* RareGuns

** The Komodo chasing the pick-up truck is an obvious nod to Jurassic Park.
* TechnicallyLivingZombie: [[Spoiler: Two characters somehow became "zombiefied" after touching the Komodo's saliva. When Reece gets infected, he somehow manages to hold a gun as he chases the girls outside the house. ItCanThink indeed. An infected Hanson manages to track down the team and bite the doctor on the hand.]]
* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler:What happens when one touches Komodo saliva.]]

* ArtisticLicenseGeography

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever
* BottomlessMagazines
* CaliforniaDoubling

* DeathByMaterialism

* RuleOfSexy

* TechnicallyLivingZombie
* ZombieInfectee