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Summary: Difintive Dinosaur Documentary
Review: I agree with another review, this program is a difintive Dinosaur Documentary. The documentary begins at the start of Jurassic period and take you through to the bitter end. You are narrated through various ecosystem that existed at the time. Experts in the field present the theories behind the color, eating habits, and other behaviors of these creatures. I would highly recommend this film to those interested in the creatures that move about the earth in the Jurassic period.
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Summary: Walking with Dinosaurs
Review: The video was everything the commercials said it would be and more. It held our interest for the entire 3 hours, and even my toddler was fascinated by the "dinos". We would recommend it to any family that wants a fun activity that everyone can learn from.
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Summary: Better cgi than Jurrasic Park?
Review: Sorry Sorry Sorry, but NO! I watched this special with some other members of my family, and even though I am a dinosaur and cgi buff, this did little to impress me. The effects were sub-par. Saying they are better than JP is pure ignornace talking, and that is somewhat sad considering JP came out in 1994, 6 years before WWD. Some shots consisted of a "head on a stick" litteraly moved around by a wooden pole. The integration of cgi and real life terrain was not done well, look at Jurrasic Park, ILM knows how to do it correctly. If it were not so focused on it's sub-par effects work, this would be a great documentary, but stop with the ignorant analysis of the effects work, they could have been done better, much better. As a documentary, it was quite informative, though as most do, it was mearly all the previous documentary's pulled into one, with few fresh ideas.
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Summary: JELLO AGAIN!
Review: I thought this was a spectacular effort on the part of the animators and very well put together. Some of the science behind it was a little iffy but on the whole, a great job! Watch out for the Jello.
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Summary: Does anybody REALLY know what it was like back then?
Review: I don't think so. Even if a large part of this "documentary" is based on speculation (not that the science isn't. yeah, right), it is pure magic to be able to bring these creatures to life in the way that they did.
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Summary: Thoughtful, well-done, visually spectacular
Review: This program is the result of the thoughtful collaboration of brilliant paleontologists and animators. While much of it is the result of deduction and speculation (and admittedly so by the makers) you will find that the guesswork is educated and thoughtful, such that the results are logical and believable. Visually, it is stunning like any other well-made nature documentary, but this one's special because it's as close as you can get to seeing a "real" dinosaur in its natural habitat. If you have any appreciation at all for the prehistoric world that came before the "age of man" then you will find this informative and highly entertaining. Only those deluded enough to think that our planet is a mere 5000 years old will be put off (there's a good scientific reason why dinosaurs don't appear in man-made cave paintings, it's because they became extinct before humans evolved).
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Summary: 5 stars isn't enough!
Review: This is the difinitive dinosaur documentary! Every other one, in the past, cannot even come close. Every other documentary I have seen in the past had always had a boring person, sitting in front of a skelaton, talking. Maybe some illistration, some claymation, animation, animatronics and a little more recently cgi animation. This video uses animatronics for all close-ups, but the rest is cgi animated and it is supperb! What all other dinosaur movies should base themselves on. It was entertaining, intelligent, and educational. It even got my 18 month old daughter's attention...And my chihuahua enjoyed howling at the baby diplodocous(spelling?). Buy it, rent it, watch it on tv. See it once, because it will stay with you forever.
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Summary: Walking With Dinosaurs
Review: Excellent documentary on how dinosaurs may have actually lived and evolved throughout their respective time periods. Computer graphics mate seemlessly with actual environmental vistas to create a highly believable documentary type film. Especially liked the part when the T-Rex sprays saliva on the camera lense, giving a first person camera view perspective. Not only are the lifestyles and behavior of the dinosaurs depicted in a believable manner, but the theories behind the behavior is also explaned and is easily understood by adults and children alike. Your kids (or the kid in you) will enjoy this documentary.
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Summary: THREE YEARS to make, and now you can own it in 3 minutes :-)
Review: If you enjoyed this incredible program on the Discovery Channel, then you simply have to add this to your video collection. *Beautifully* and painstakingly animated, it took over THREE years to make - and now, you can own it in a mere three minutes. Let this video make a dinofan out of you (if you're not one already)! It makes a great gift for kids of all ages. And just for good measure, get the book too :-) This video is a SIMPLY FANTASTIC!
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Summary: Walking with myths is more like it
Review: From a technical side, beautiful, but from a factual side, not even close. If you enjoy incredible 3d animation, this is a great study, otherwise, you will be confronted with a lot of evolution and all the lies that come with it. Ever wonder why the dates stated by scientists are always different? Makes one wonder if any of them actually get it right?
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