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Dinosaur (2000)

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Reviews Counted:121

Fresh:79

Rotten:42

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: While Dinosaur’s plot is generic and dull, its stunning computer animation and detailed backgrounds are enough to make it worth a look.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] intense images

Runtime: 82 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:May 19, 2000 Wide

Box Office: $135,606,304

Synopsis: With DINOSAUR, Disney breaks a new stride in the technological revolution of computer animation: combining computer-animated characters with digitally enhanced live-action landscapes. The effect is... With DINOSAUR, Disney breaks a new stride in the technological revolution of computer animation: combining computer-animated characters with digitally enhanced live-action landscapes. The effect is literally unbelievable and the clarity, realness, and definition of the pictures easily make the once surprising effects of virtual reality seem like the dark ages. A dinosaur egg is stolen from its nest and passed along by various birds, animals and other predators each hoping to eat it. Fumbled into a community of kind and nurturing lemurs, it cracks open and Aladar, a baby dinosaur emerges. He lives happily and peacefully among the lemurs, who raise him into adolescence. However, when a natural disaster occurs, wiping out the beautiful rainforest that was their home, teenage Aladar joins a dinosaur pilgrimmage--and discovers his true ancestry--in order to bring his lemur family to safety. Far sweeter and much more realistic than recent dinosaur movies like JURASSIC PARK or even classics like THE LAND BEFORE TIME, these new digital dinosaurs are surprisingly human with emotional eyes and expressive voices that make the magic nearly tangible. [More]

Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Samuel E. Wright, Ossie Davis

Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Samuel E. Wright, Ossie Davis, Joan Plowright, Alfre Woodard, Max Casella, Della Reese, Hayden Panettiere, Jonathan Harris, Peter Siragusa

Director: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag

Director: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
Producer: Pam Marsden
Composer: James Newton Howard
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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  • Dinosaur
  • Join the action-packed adventure of a group of dinosaurs overcoming enormous challenges through courage, loyalty, and hope in Disney's DINOSAUR, a special effects phenomenon! Set 65 million years ago, DINOSAUR tells the compelling story of an iguanodon named Aladar, who is separated from his own kind and raised by a clan of lemurs, including the wisecracking Zini and the compassionate Plio. When a devastating meteor shower plunges their world into chaos, Aladar and his family follow a herd of dinosaurs heading for the safety of the "nesting grounds." Along the way, Aladar befriends Baylene, the dignified, elderly brachiosaur with a take-no-prisoners attitude; Eema, the unstoppable styrachosaur; and Neera, a feisty fellow iguanodon. Together, they must stand strong amid food and water shortages, the threat of attacks by carnotaurs, and Aladar's run-ins with the herd's stubborn leader, Kron. As the trip becomes one pulse-quickening adventure after another, it also forges friendships that no hardship can destroy. A landmark in filmmaking technology, Disney's DINOSAUR is a breathtaking spectacle filled with adventure, fun, and life lessons that the whole family will love!
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    The story doesn’t matter much when a movie looks this good, and it’s a breakthrough of technical achievement.

    Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
    08/07/08
    Bob Grimm
    Bob Grimm
    Sacramento News & Review

    It's the small details, like dino-skin, that Blu-ray really brings to life.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    09/19/06
    James Plath
    James Plath
    DVDTown.com

    Aurally and visually this creature feature is a treat.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    01/26/06
    Wally Hammond
    Wally Hammond
    Time Out

    Parents, you may enjoy the scenery but remember the dinosaurs talk, so bring your earplugs.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Chris Gore
    Chris Gore
    Film Threat

    It is the next generation of high technology that further blurs the lines between reality and fantasy.

    Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
    04/09/05
    Robin Clifford
    Robin Clifford
    Reeling Reviews

    The movie follows a rather dull tale similar to the 1988 animated film The Land Before Time.

    Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
    07/02/04
    Judith Egerton
    Judith Egerton
    Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

    The audience is left with a beautiful setting populated by predictable and largely uninteresting characters.

    Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
    01/13/04
    Bob Aulert
    Bob Aulert
    culturevulture.net

    Visually, it's even more astonishing than the high-profile trailers made it look, an astonishing blend of real-life backgrounds and computer-generated characters. It's a shame that the script seems to have been wholly computer generated as well.

    Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
    05/22/03
    Eugene Novikov
    Eugene Novikov
    Film Blather

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    Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
    05/14/03
    Jeanne Aufmuth
    Jeanne Aufmuth
    Palo Alto Weekly

    It is an awsome experience, visually; on the story side it's a tad thin.

    Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
    02/08/03
    John R. McEwen
    John R. McEwen
    Film Quips Online

    Sadly, there is little sign of the benefits of evolution in the storytelling itself, which sticks too closely to a narrative template seemingly dating back to the Mesolithic era.

    Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
    12/02/02
    Leslie Felperin
    Leslie Felperin
    Sight and Sound

    Dinosaur mixes state-of-the-art visuals with bottom-of-the-barrel scripting.

    Full Review Source: Pitch.com | comment Comment
    11/12/02
    Jon Niccum
    Jon Niccum
    Pitch.com

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    Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
    10/30/02
    Josh De Haan
    Josh De Haan
    ViewLondon

    Utimately it is the look of the film that makes an indelible impression.

    Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
    10/15/02
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Cincinnati Enquirer

    ...don't expect much more than eye candy.

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    10/09/02
    David Nusair
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    As a result of its breathtaking visual effects, Dinosaur is a landmark film.

    Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    08/02/02
    Betty Jo Tucker
    Betty Jo Tucker
    ReelTalk Movie Reviews

    Directors Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton deserve high praise for their innovative blend of filmed settings and CGI wizardry.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    07/12/02
    Hollywood.com

    By the time "Dinosaur" offers us the sight of seemingly hundreds of homeless dinosaurs moving wearily across the desert, it's likely you will have forgotten the creations you're watching are not real, living, breathing creatures.

    Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
    06/23/02
    James Sanford
    James Sanford
    Kalamazoo Gazette

    The real reason to go to this film is the animation, which places these ultra-realistic, digitally created characters with "real," live-action backgrounds that have been digitally doctored.

    Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
    06/18/02
    Jeff Vice
    Jeff Vice
    Deseret News, Salt Lake City

    A skillful blend of old-fashioned Disney storytelling and newfangled computer animation makes for an effective and frequently spectacular summer family film.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    06/05/02
    Wade Major
    Wade Major
    Boxoffice Magazine
     
     
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