Dinosaur

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Summary: deja vu
Review: I've seen this movie before, only it used to be called "The Land Before Time." Disney should be sued by the writers of "The Land Before Time" for their blatant plagiarism of the plot. One big difference though is that Disney should have spent some time developing characters the audience would care about. My recommendation is to buy the "Tarzan" video which has a preview of the only good part of "Dinosaur", as it shows the first five minutes of the movie. That way, you'll not only get "Tarzan", which is a better movie, but also the only watchable part of "Dinosaur".

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Summary: eh...
Review: I agree with the many others who have also written reviews for 'Dinosaur'; it's VERY similar to 'The Land Before Time'. I'll admit, the animation was great and I liked the music. On the other hand, yes, it IS a bit unrealistic how one valley so similar to the Great Valley happened to survive, and that yes, again a T-Rex like beast had to be fought off and shoved into a deep canyon or something of that nature. I also agree with a fellow reviewer who had complained of the sappy love story in the movie between Aladar and Nira; it was pretty much expected, and of course, Nira would be somehow related to the one who hated Aladar's rebellious nature.

Of course, it's not that I hated the entire movie. I happened to like the part where Aladar and the herd used their numbers to intimidate the T-Rex like dinosour, (but then again, that could've been because of the music).

And I suppose one more plus would be this movie didn't deny the reality of death in that characters from the "good-side" DID die brutal deaths unlike mosther American animations and movies that are geared towards yunger audiences(all right, so they weren't important characters, but still).

All in all, the 3 stars are for the animation and the music. Story could've been more original and was, well, just as my title expresses, "eh..."

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Summary: An AWESOME movie! Ya have to c it!
Review: I watched Dinosaur twice, and I loved it! It involves leadership qualities, and Aladar was the leader. I liked him, Neera, Suri, and Baylene and Eema. I thought Krone was nasty,( I mean, what the heck was his problem?), and I felt sorry for Bruton, even though he was a bit mean and rude. I was enchanted by the beautiful 3-D illustrations, and I liked the music even though it was a bit boring without words. The meteors were pretty, like falling stars in a view far away. What can I say? YA HAVE TA C IT!

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Summary: Put it on your "must NOT see" list!
Review: This movie is the most boring, unoriginal hunk of trash I've ever seen. I could barely sit through the first ten minutes. There is hardly a plot. The same exact thing happens that did in The Land Before Time and you CANNOT argue that. TLBT was a better movie anyway, it was cute and funny and actually capable of holding my attention. And I do NOT have a short attention span for movies, it takes a truly awful one to make me mad. BINGO, this is it. Dinosaur is a complete waste of time, money, and great computer animation. NOT recommended. My whole family hated it.

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Summary: Slightly bored
Review: I was surprised at the boredom I felt while watching this movie. The opening sequence is awesome, but after that, I feel ike I am trudging along with the Dinosaurs. Soesn't seem like much time was spent in the story, but on the screen.

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Summary: Sap story, heavyhanded lectures, great visuals
Review: Well, my title pretty much says it all. I was really looking forward to seeing this movie because I'd enjoyed the look and sound of the trailer, very captivating! but the moment the _lemurs_ (of course, nonexistant in dinosaurian times) began talking it was a (pathetic) test of my plot predicting capabilities. Every bad cliche Disney could throw in there is carried out to it's fullest potential, up to and including sappiest love at first water-digging lesson I've ever had the unfortunate experience of watching. (I had to get up and leave because of the gag factor) I think if Disney could have figured out a way to make dinosaurs kiss, it would have been done. I won't give away any more plot (such as it is) details, but the interaction between the characters is something a child could write (perhaps one did?) As others have said, the characters are all exactly 0 dimensional, their fates being easily predicted as soon as they're introduced and squashing any suprise you might have later on.

Another thing to consider is this: Disneyfication. It will test your limits of incredulity in this movie. Our hero Aladar represents the most pure form of POLITICALLY CORRECT I've seen yet. He opposes and eventually defeats the non-pc brother who sports a "only the strongest survive" approach to life. Excuse me, but I don't think dinosaurs lived on this Earth for millions of years because they were NICE to each other, and even the smallest school child knows that. Also, in this movie Disney chose to depict what appears to be the big one - the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. (This scene was one of the MOST visually stunning in the entire movie.) Now, how is it that there is ONE little valley that just MAGICALLY survives what would have been a total blackout of the sun for years? Disney didn't have to choose a disaster that is so unrealistic, it could have been anything from just a smaller meteor to floods, to earthquakes, drought, etc. But the 'earth-killer' asteroid is so closely identified with dinosaurs that Disney choose not to come up with anything remotely original of their own. Yes, this movie certainly tells the pay scale of hollywood moviemakers - script writers on the last rung of that ladder.

Finally, yes, this movie had excellent effects and looks. Kudos to the animators! But wax fruit looks good too, and there's no edible substance there either.

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Summary: Glittery, watered-down ... of 'The Land Before Time'
Review: Growing up, 'The Land Before Time' was my favorite movie. I watched it over and over. I had it memorized. It was an incredible movie. Then, years later I see 'Dinosaur' and I think "Where have I seen this before?". The egg sequence at the very beginning was so obviously torn from that movie. And that's just the first scene.

An orphaned dinosaur must team up with a band of misfits after a great disaster to find a fabled, fertile land where dinosaurs can survive, meanwhile being chased by angry carnivores. C'mon Disney. You're not even TRYING. That's identical to 'The Land Before Time'.

Although the digital effects are stunning in this movie, they only serve a purpose in the beginning and the end. The rest of the movie is just boring, brown and grey, made my eyes hurt after a while.

This movie takes 'The Land Before Time' and put's it through the Disney movie-making machine. You have the main character, a virtuous young male who wants nothing more than to fix all the wrongs in this world, the beautiful female that's in love with him and that you know will eventually marry him in the end (After he ALMOST loses a battle with the bad guy, of course), and you can't have a Disney movie without the cute, fuzzy, comedy relief. I'll admit, 'The Land Before Time' had a cute comedy relief. (Petry, the Pteradactal (sp?) that couldn't fly) but the difference here is that Petry was actually cute and funny. I didn't want to see him get stomped by a brontosaur like that annoying, knappy-haired monkey.

This movie is geared towards children, but I find it hard to imagine a child being able to enjoy this the whole way through. For kids, I would recommend renting... you guessed it... 'The Land Before Time'. It doesn't have fancy-shmancy digital effects. It was created in a time where movies had to depend on good writing, interesting characters, and enthralling plot to keep people's attention. And, you know what, it STILL looks better than 'Dinosaur'.

I realize that, considering this a review of 'Dinosaur', I mention 'The Land before Time' way too much. But it doesn't matter, 'Dinosaur' and 'The Land Before Time' are pretty much the same movie anyway.

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Summary: Awsome movie
Review: This movie has some of the best special effacts I have ever seen. Action packed thriller. Great story, breath taking, good lessons in life. The picture was perfect. Right from the digital source. Great depth, no enhancement, no dirt. Great sound. Effects and music are suppreme. The Carnotors roar I thought was weak but besides that nothing wrong with the sound. It has lots of bounus material to give you all the details on how these amazing effects were pulled off. Most of the deleted scenes shouldn't have been deleted. The game Aladars adventure had awsome graphics and was good. I think the only big problem with this movie was its numerous scientific errors. There were no lemurs at the time of the dinosaurs, raptors had feathers, there was no grass at the time, igaunadons had beaks and stood on two legs more often. Still a good movie.

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Summary: Great Special Effects, Slightly Kiddish Storyline
Review: The meteor shower is awesome. All the dinosaurs look REAL. The special effects are impressive.

The storyline is more generic and predictable, reminding one of "Land Before Time". I would give it four or five stars if it wasn't for that.

Overall, a great view for kids, though I didn't want to see it again as I did with, say, "Chicken Run". See it once, if you have the time.

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Summary: Disney mean business....
Review: Well, how shall I start? WOW! When I went to see this at the cinema I was impressed, ok so the story line has its moments but in general I was happy with the movie. It had the usual Disney charm and ethical links which gave it class and grace but the characters were interesting and I felt part of the action.

The effects are basically out of this world! They jump out of the screen at you, the DVD is as good!! I couldn't believe it, I was stunned. The sound is absolutely perfect, the picture is faultless and in general the film is slick.

And look at these Extras, the special edition has hours of features which actually add to the experience, its not like the magic is lost, you actually appreciate it more. Disney have done it again, if you think you've seen it all in BBC's walking with Dinosaurs then your very very wrong my friend...

A wonderful movie with explosions that make die hard look childish.