''Crocodile Island'' is a 2020 Chinese
action monster film directed by Xu Shixing and Simon Zhao, and starring
Gallen Lo as a single father who lands on a crocodile island with his daughter (Liao Yinyue) due to a plane malfunction and must battle with beast-sized creatures inhabiting the island. This
web film was released for online streaming on 4 February 2020 on
iQiyi.
''Crocodile Island'' became a commercial success, grossing ¥16.70 million against a budget of ¥8 million and is currently the highest-grossing web film of 2020 in China.
Plot
The surrounding areas of the
Devil's Sea
The , also known as the Devil's triangle, the Dragon's Triangle, the Formosa Triangle and the Pacific Bermuda Triangle, is a region of the Pacific Ocean, Pacific, south of Tokyo. The Devil's Sea is sometimes considered as a paranormal location, ...
is also known as the
Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is an urban legend focused on a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterio ...
of Asia. Due to electromagnetic interference, aviation accidents are common in the region. Lin Hao (
Gallen Lo) and his daughter Yi (Liao Yinyue) are passengers of Flight GZ261. As it flies over the Devil's Sea, the plane malfunctions, causing an emergency landing on a crocodile island. Hao and other driving passengers encounter enormous sized crocodiles and spiders and engages in a battle for survival. When Yi is captured by the giant beasts, Hao fights for his life to rescue his daughter.
Cast
*
Gallen Lo as Lin Wei (林浩)
*Liao Yinyue as Lin Yi (林伊)
*Wang Bingxiang as Cheng Jie (程杰)
*Dang Wei as Li Zhi (李治)
*Hu Xue'er as Jin Jiayan (金佳妍)
*He Qiwei as Cao Fang (曹方)
*Zhao Zuo as Lu Wenbing (路文兵)
*Zhao Zhiyan as Shao Liqi (邵麗琪)
*Jack Wayne as Bill (比爾)
*Bruce Allen as Andrew (安德魯)
*Su Man as Gao Wen (高文)
*Cai Tingting as Female passenger
*Meng Lichao as Passenger
*Zhang Cangyu as Crew member
*Zheng Cunyuan as 181 passenger
*Han Jinyue as Injured passenger
*Patrick Alleyn as Captain
*Zhao Jinyi as First officer
*Guo Lei as Greedy passenger
*Yu Shichao as Male passenger
Reception
Critical
''Crocodile Island'' earned a score of 2.8/5 stars on the Chinese media rating site,
Douban
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.
Criticism was directed towards the film's clichéd plot and poor CGI effects.
Box office
Despite its low rating and lack of known cast members besides
Gallen Lo, the film was a steady hit. The film earned ¥1.53 on its first day of release on 4 February 2020, topping other web films. By its second day of release, it has earned ¥3 million.
[ By its fifth day of release, it has reached a gross ¥8 million, recuperating its budget.][ After playing for seven days, the film had reached the ¥10 million mark.][ As of 31 March 2020, ''Crocodile Island'' had grossed a total of ¥16.70 million and is currently the highest-grossing web film of 2020 in China.][
]
References
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2020 films
2020 action films
2020s monster movies
Chinese action films
Giant monster films
2020s survival films
2020s Mandarin-language films
Internet films
Films about crocodilians
Films set on uninhabited islands
Films about aviation accidents or incidents