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Summary: A grate movie for the hole family
Review: I dont usually like or even go see cartoon type of movies but unlike the rest I heard this movie had a lot of grate special affects in it and they used real backrounds and this was one of the most expensive movies to make so I figured why not? This movie was much better then I thought it would be and if you must go see a movie this month or at all see this one.
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Summary: Animation great, story ok
Review: The computer generated characters and effects in this movie are the best i've seen in an animated feature, including Toy Story. The detail is phenominal.And then the Dinosaurs start talking. The story is a typical Disney story, people, or in this case dinosaurs, overcome adversity and everyone lives happily ever after. It is obviously geared towards kids, but i thought they could of done a better job. If you are a fan of animation and computer effects, this movie is still worth seeing, no matter what your age.
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Summary: A better-looking retread.
Review: First of all, I can't believe this thing is rated PG. "Dinosaur" presents several incredibly intense scenes, including a meteor shower that wipes out a lot of living things, and several encounters with giant carnivors, during some of which they devour carcasses, all at or above the visual quality of the Jurassic Park movies. Furthermore, the somewhat realistic villain threatens several times to kill the hero, and actually tries to fulfill his promise in a later scene. Outside the realm of stomach-turning realism, this is just a better-looking retread of "Land Before Time 1 & 2". "Dinosaur" shares an incredible portion of its underlying themes with those two animated films, and some scenes and characters just seem to have been cut and pasted. "Dinosaur" is an especially heavy-handed lecture on the virtues of sensibility, leadership, and hope at any odds. We find Aladar the talking iguanodon crossing a huge desert with the rest of his plant-eating kin in search of the pristine Nesting Grounds. While the herd's inhumane leader, Kron, pushes to speed up the pace ("only the strongest survive"), Aladar helps out the exhausted stragglers who are at risk of being left behind - Baylene the brachiosaurus, Eema the styracosaurus, and a dog-like ankylosaurus who can't talk (sound familiar?). Furthermore, the herd is being stalked by two huge predators. In most cases, the voices never really seemed to suit the photorealistic dinosaurs. The only characters who seemed to be natural speakers were the family of lemuroids. They also prove to be the most enjoyable. The film doesn't really take advantage of its incredible level of graphical sophistication. Except for some colorful scenes at the beginning, the rest of the film takes place in a brown wasteland. All the dinosaurs are one color - a muddy yellowish grey somewhat reminiscent of elephant skin. Lastly, Dinosaur is surprisingly short, which is hardly a loss in its case, since it's short on plot and character development.
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Summary: Dinosaurs + lemurs = fun + excitement
Review: "Dinosaur" is a visually stunning prehistoric adventure, told with amazingly detailed computer animation. The story centers on Aladar, a young iguanodon who is raised by a peaceful tribe of lemurs. After disaster strikes their island, Aladar and other members of his inter-species family must undertake a dangerous quest for a new home. "Dinosaur" is in some ways an old-fashioned animal tale a la "Bambi," with an interspecies group of talking animal characters. Unlike similar films like "The Lion King" and the "Land Before Time" series, in "Dinosaur" there is a clear distinction between the carnivores (presented as monsters who do not engage in speech) and the other animals. The visuals of "Dinosaur" are truly amazing. The filmmakers had me hooked with the stunning opening sequence, which features many different prehistoric species and locales. The animation is superbly enhanced by the outstanding vocal performances of a talented all-star cast. D.B. Sweeney is an appealing hero. Joan Plowright and Della Reese have great chemistry as a dino duo. And Ossie Davis is both grouchy and sweet as the lovable lemur patriarch. "Dinosaur" is a story of survival and courage, friendship and family. There are some scary scenes, but they are offset by many scenes of tenderness and humor. And the film as a whole is enhanced by James Newton Howard's emotionally rich musical score. This is a good film for all ages, and just may spur younger viewers to dig into educational fare about the species here depicted.
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Summary: Great for dino-loving kids
Review: I would have prefered to be able to give this movie two ratings: one for adults and one for kids. It seems a lot of reviewers who disliked this movie had expected a movie that would interest adults, while many people who gave it good ratings did so because their kids loved it. I watched the movie once and thought it a solid 3 stars because of the good animation but simplistic acting. My 3-year old son, however, LOVES the movie and would give it 5 stars if he could type. If your kid loves dinosaurs; get this movie! But don't expect to watch and enjoy it more than once as an adult.
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Summary: This film deserve a grade of D -- for Dinosaur.
Review: A dreadful bore, "Dinosaur" doesn't have a single original moment in it. Everything is something we've seen somewhere before. The politically correct story chugs along to a predictable ending, without one moment of novelty or surprise. Children who haven't seen many movies might enjoy it, but adults will wish they'd found a better way to spend their time.
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Summary: Keeps my 4 yr old girl.......entertained....................
Review: and she likes to watch it atleast once a day. I find not one thing wrong with this movie, I like it well myself. Maybe the reason the carnotaurs do not talk is because maybe Disney wanted the kids focus to remain on Aladar and his group of friends.(can you imagine what the carnotaurs would have to say)? My lil girl can tell you what dinosaur is what, and if she is happy with the flick, then so am I. All in all, a definite 5 stars. I recommend it!!!!
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Summary: A Visual Buffet of Dinosaurs
Review: "Dinosaur" is a fine film from the folks at Disney. Like "Hercules," the story isn't moving or too impressive, but the film is fun to watch and has some brilliant moments in it. Many people have bashed the film for being too violent, but the PG rating does seem fair. I agree that kids under the age of five shouldn't see this movie without some serious adult supervision, but at the same time, children do need to know about death...even if it's violent. The Carnotaur sequences involve quite a bit of violence, but these are dinosaurs! Dinosaurs ate each other in reality. Don't knock this movie for that reason. Here's a concept: Watch the movie with your kids(you won't be bored) and then explain to them that death and violence was a very real part of daily life for dinosaurs. It may take your children a little time to cope with this information, but sometimes the truth hurts. If your child is under the age of five, you may want to skip certain sequences in the movie because of the violence. My daughter watched this movie, but I always managed to skip through the violent parts for one reason: she's two years old. She loves this movie. When she gets old enough to understand that things die, I'll let her see the violent sequences in this film. For adults, I found this movie very entertaining. As in other reviews, I agree that the visuals are stunning. The film is brilliantly animated and does use some real scenery to blend in with the CGI graphics. The differences in the two are almost seamless. The lemurs provide both comic relief and solid wisdom in this flick. If for no other reason, buy this movie for it's artistic value, but the story is a good one and the characters are very believable. It's a good show, but I cannot help but reiterate the importance of watching this show with young kids in order to explain some of the things that occur in it.
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Summary: A dinosaur Apocalypse for kids that can be too scary!
Review: If you've got kids, take them to see this movie! It's incredible -- sort of. BUT, personally, I wouldn't take kids under 7. It's kinda scary in places, and when the Carnosaurs eat the friendly dinosaurs -- or when the family of monkees gets killed -- the kids will ball their eyes out. They don't need to see whole families wiped out and eaten at that age. Call me conservative or something, but I just don't see how that helps kids. The story is basically the same as THE LAND BEFORE TIME --dinosaurs looking for a safe haven. Here we have the a meteor shower which supposedly is going to lead to their extinction -- but the meteors fall like rain. It's nasty and all that... but hardly good science. Plus, the dinos act just like people, and that is sort of a put off -- especially because of the way the film begins -- very nature based and keen on painting a realistic visual. The graphics are at times incredible and at other times blurry and indistinct. This animation was supposed to be the best ever -- I thought some of the shots were just that, and then most of it was bland and dark. I've noticed that most of these computer animation shots are dark -- perhaps because if they were lit up enough the eye'd be able to spot all their flaws. I dunno. But it was annoying and the effect was like watching a drive-in movie at dusk, before it's completely dark -- the color and detail is sort of washed away. I think that explains it well enough. But the story did have a good message, and it was clear and strait-forward enough. And at least it was a family movie that adults could sit through without getting stomach cramps and wanting to vomit in the aisle -- I think I'll pass on the new Pokemon movie coming out this summer, I don't care how much my nephew begs! I give it 2 stars all along... perhaps a bit more from a kid's perspective. But I'll say this much... my nephew (little JJ) was far more excited about the film BEFORE seeing it than he was afterwards (he even got us a couple dinosaur hand puppets and we sat in the theater attacking each other before the movie started! :). And at one point in the film he even said, "Uncle Johnny, this is a bad movie." He said that when the Carnosaur was eating the poor defenseless dinosaur. Sure, that may well be the "real world" and all that... but too much for kids.
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