i really do fail to see the actual surplus value of this movie . it not bad enough to be hilarious . there no sleaze or gratuitous nudity ( although there be plenty of opportunity ) . there no gore . there no suspense in the first hour of the movie cause there way to much scene of tourist have a party and native play funky tribal music . that last part be actually funny on many occasion represent you see these native hit conga and jembés and that indeed what you hear ( badly synchronize ) on the soundtrack . but they also add this funky bass line on the soundtrack . so and where be the bass player . at one point the native get angry and start kill the tourist . why all of the sudden . it suppose to be because the evil white men build this tourist complex and which accord to their myth awaken the wrath of the river alligator god ( i actually miss the explanation for that one ) . but the native do help for several month to build the tourist complex and so why the sudden angriness . and how in the hell do they manage to push the helicopter in the water . it all silly and pointless . this movie also feature the skinny afro american model i have ever see . at one point our heroic lead couple visit this cave where a weird and crazy old man live . the only point to that scene be that they make the shocking discovery that the killer crocodile be actually an alligator . crocodile or alligator and what the difference . it big and it make out of plastic and it eat people . all the same to me . the alligator be a rather silly creation . it very stiff and motionless and doesn not even flap it foot when it swim . the eye do not even move when theyre shot in close up . i guess they do not know animatronics back then in italy during 1979. there also a lot of pointless inter cut shot of the local wildlife . i suspect it stock footage . like and i say and the first hour be pretty lame and the only reason i do not switch off the movie be because my cat be asleep on my lap and i do not want to wake the sweet thing . but the last half hour of the movie do get good . we finally get to see some action when the alligator swim through a horde of panic people snap it teeth and munch on them . the most entertaining ( and at the same time funny ) scene be when alice and daniel drive a van over a bridge and it collapse . be look at a matchbox version of the van fall in the river here . funny . but nicely shot . in fact there be several other nice travel camera move . surprisingly for this type of flick . i be gon na point out some stupid detail concern the end of the movie and but i do not wan na spoil it completely and in case you do decide to watch this movie . my advice be to stay away from it . if you wan na see a decent alligator movie and then see lewis teague alligator . i admit and that one isn not italian and isn not a jaw rip off and but it certainly be more fun . and if youre interest in other movie make by director sergio martino and then i strongly recommend the highly entertaining 2019 represent after the fall of new york . that one an over the top rip off of every possible exist post apocalyptic future of doom movie . italian and rip offs and two word that go together very well .