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Summary: Shameful
Review: I was ashamed to see the amount of reviews here saying that the story might have been bad, but no one cares if the movie looks good. What nonesense. This was probably the worst movie I've seen in a long time. I don't care about the graphics one bit, and those of you who put them before the story should just go watch IMAX movies and go "wow" throughtout the whole thing. Besides, since when is "realistic" a good point in animation? This wasn't eye-candy. A Bug's Life was much more of an eye-candy than this. None of the characters have any personality, none of the scenes have any sort of spark in them. Just a shameful, grey, mind-numbingly shallow film. Only suitable for kids under the age of 3, to stare at the screen and slobber.
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Summary: Great CG, Awesome Score, but plot is very predictable
Review: I went to see this movie the day it opened and I was very impressed. I hadn't been this much into a movie ever since The Matrix. The CG was seamless and the score was great! James Newton Howard deserves a pat on the back. The only bad thing about the movie was that it was a lot like "The Land Before Time." I mean: Nesting Grounds=Great Valley Aladar=Littlefoot Carnotaur=Sharptooth You get the picture, but don't let that stop you from seeing Dinosaur. Trust me you're in for a treat.
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Summary: Great CG , very stunning
Review: Great movie, and even there is quite alot going around about how "boring" the plot is, it depends on the person who's watching it. I found the plot interesting. The computer animation was outstanding! It was very exciting. I suggest you to watch this movie.
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Summary: A simply BEAUTIFUL dinosaur epic!
Review: This is a brave, new groundbreaking milestone for Disney: a completely CGI-programmed story all about the very last dinosaurs struggling to survive AFTER the fateful night of asteriods hitting the Earth, thus bringing about the very mass extinction of all the species. Uh, is it COMPLETELY CGI-programmed? The sweeping ariel shots of the prehistoric world where a hungry pterodactyl carried a dinosaur egg high over the craggy cliffs, the frothing waterfalls, the raging sea, and all are so life-like I wonder if they are ACTUALLY shot as a live-action footage rather than animated. If not...then...well, the Disney animators are just one step from playing gods!The story itself is hardly original because it is very apparently written in the recognizable vein of Land Before Time, Tarzan, and yes, even Elfquest. But it is at least told with many very new twists that are quite breath-taking nevertheless. And I just love how all the dinosaur and lemur characters are anthropomorphized, especially the grumpy poppa of the hero's love interest! His whole face moves just like that of a ear-boxing army sergeant, which I found terribly amusing! If there are some parents out there who are griping about how the very idea of dinosaurs actually talking ruined the movie, take it easy. This is a FANTASY done from a very realistic perception. What's more, how else can we learn the story if all the dinosaurs remained silent? And if you want a serious scientific study of dinosaurs, just take the kids to a nearby science museum. Once again, this is a great experiment that Disney is trying out to give their animation a new face. So it will be a bit while for some viewers to get used to it. Like, for instance, there's very little humor in this movie. But - actually, as long as the story holds your attention fast, comedy isn't always necessary. Sheesh, do you REALLY miss all those Broadway-style songs, wisecracking sidekicks, and slapstick gags??? Oh, well...there's always a whole variety of animated movies, both present and past (and surely, in the future) to choose from. But it's about time for the animation to go even further and thus explore many different ways to tell a story, folks. Otherwise, this is quite a visually stunning odyssey into the unknown!
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Summary: They're alive! Aren't they?
Review: Now that the adrenaline has worn off, it's easier for me to review this movie with a clearer head. Okay, this movie IS exciting. In fact, it's very exciting. Those that are easily excitable, like the little kids, would probably find this movie extremely scary. The visuals are impressive. You would swear you were watching real dinosaurs. The story isn't as bad as people say. It's acceptable but not much more than that. We've seen this stuff before. In fact, I think it was called Balto, and before that, The Land Before Time. It's more by the numbers stuff. If you're okay with that, however, then this movie should entertain. The movie is static and bleak. In fact, it's one of Disney's bleakest movies ever. The premise of the movie is simple--survival. I would say it was a little too simple. The movie puts the characters in danger and keeps them there. There are no fluctuations between highs and lows. This makes the climax hard to find. This staticness is further aggravated by the apparent lack of humor. This makes this movie very serious. The dialogue is simple, reflecting the simple nature of the film. There are clear lessons and messages in the story and in the dialogue as well, but they're presented in such a straightforward manner that it's brutally blunt. We've also heard this stuff before. "Think for yourself, cooperation, concern for those weaker than you." So on and so forth. The characters are sufficient but not much else. This is especially true of the hero. He's practically the very embodiment of the messages presented in the story. This leaves very little room for much else in his personality. The other characters are about as dynamic as the story. Strange, though. The seriousness of the story gave me just enough reason to care about almost everybody. Even the "bully" seemed to have a spark of humanity. There was none of that "this is the good guy and this is the bad guy" stuff found in most other Disney movies. That was a refreshing change. There's just one problem. The Disney cuteness is gone. It's been totally obliterated to make way for a serious tone. I will give the movie credit for getting me emotional twice in the same film. To sum it up, this movie is somewhat dry and preachy but also very serious and exciting. It should be a blast to the right people. I know I had fun.
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Summary: almost as good as the lion king!
Review: this is a great movie.at first i thought it would be another annoying disney movies when i saw the previews,"a story about courage...and hope".aint that stupid?but,i was definetely wrong!if you like lion king,see this classic
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Summary: Visually intriguing, but very flat and boring in the end.
Review: There's is no real need to talk about the look of the film because that has been well covered, and it is very well done graphically. But the story is another matter. The common Land Before Time/Exodus story is used. It seems dinosaurs are only used as migrating beasts in more child oriented movies rather then anything else. The big aspects that upset me is the lack of humour. This films has none of the clever, witty humour of Pixar's Bug's Life and the two Toy Story films, the humour being the thing that made those films so endearing and enjoyable even for adults. Instead the only humour used is very juvenile humour, even though they rated this film with a higher rating then the Pixar films. I think younger children may enjoy it, but parents sure won't. This is the only film I fell asleep in seeing at the theatre, but it was only for a few minutes and I still saw the rest of the film. I doubt those few minutes made much difference.
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Summary: SUPER! SUPER! (Only if it could have been longer.)
Review: The new Dinsey movie, "Dinosaur" will blow your mind away right at the start of the movie! Wonderful animated grafics! I would recomend this warm-heartidly movie to anybody that loves movies. The music in this is awsome. But the only thing that I didn't like about this movie, was that it was just too short of an excellent movie. It kept you wondering whavt would happen from the very beginning of it, to the very end. In the beginning of the film, it shows the land where all the dinosaurs once had ruled the world many, many years. I loved that part, because they give us so much wonderful, colorful details in the background, as well as the animated, 3-D dinosaurs. As he goes farther into the film, an egg is being sweeped away by predators. But soon it lands into a tree,a home where apparently the lemurs live--a group of ape-like monkeys. (But not exactly like them of course. Just relative to the now-days monkeys.) In some ways, this movie also is like "Tarzan." Once the egg was hatched, the lemurs find out that it is an iguanodon, which they name, Alador. He grows up, raised by lemurs. Until a gigantic meterite destroys the land where the others were. So, the other herd was forced to move on to another part of the land...the Nesting Grounds. And they must watch out for murderous predetors on the loose--like the Carnators, or Phalousaraptors. Man-eating pretators will catch them if they don't stick together. Featuring with the voices of D.B. Sweeny, (Aladar). This movie is also some what like The Land Before Time. But other than that, Dinosuar will make you feel as though you have just been taken back to the age of dinosaurs. I loved it personally. Anyone who loves movies, has gotta love Disney's Dinosuar.
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Summary: Beautiful Story
Review: I can't believe how the computers have taken over. Perhaps they will be the movies of the new century. This is a movie adapted for children. It's hard for an adult to rate a movie that is written for children. I can't rate acting or special effects since the whole movie is a computer animation. The story is good but I think the beauty and the beast or even 101 dalmatians are more entertaining. This is a good movie to see but not a must-see. Do I make sense
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Summary: A wonderful adventure!
Review: As I stated in my review of the soundtrack, I took my family to see this movie the first night it was released. I'll have to say I was wonderfully suprised! From all the ads on TV I almost expected Land Before Time digitalized. But from the opening sequence I was mesmorized. The characters were interesting, the situations were thought-provoking (Well, as much as any "dinosaur" movie could be), and of course the music was just downright awesome. Probably the only downside of this movie (and it's a small one) is that the plot is a little predictable. Also there are a couple of scenes that could be a little intense for the real young children in the audience. However, that is made up for by the absolutely stunning visual effects and cimematography. The opening sequence is beautifully filmed, and breath-taking. I would strongly recommend this for any family looking for a great movie.
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