15 Hilariously Awful SyFy Original Movies

15. Aztec Rex

Aztec Rex, also known as Tyrannosaurus Azteca, tells the definitely totally true story about how explorer Hernán Cortés discovered a group of Aztecs who worship a pair of Tyrannosaurus. 

What, you didn't read about that in history class?

Cortés and his crew are captured by the natives, and so in order to escape they must kill the dinosaurs, or as the Aztecs call them, the "Thunder Lizards." They don't really explain why dinosaurs are there, but it doesn't seem like the Aztecs raised them from the dead or anything. They're just kind of still alive. Could this be set in the universe of The Good Dinosaur? 

The Tyrannosaurs obviously kill a bunch of people throughout the movie, and it all culminates in a gunpowder explosion that takes place almost entirely off screen. Yeah, you see the explosion start, but then the camera cuts away and when it returns, the dinosaur's face is all red like they brushed over it in Microsoft paint. These are some of the worst T-Rex special effects you'll ever see, like something straight out of a video game. 

Then the film ends with a voiceover telling you what happened to Cortés after this, once again implying this is a real part of history. With bad acting, bad T-Rex effects and an insanely goofy plot, Aztec Rex is everything you'd expect from the SyFy channel.