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It wouldn't have hurt to spend some of that money to tell a story as original as the movie's design -- though I'm sure I speak for millions in thanking Disney for not including any stupid songs.
Dinosaur, although still impressive, just misses being a great, truly revolutionary film.
You begin to get used to the film's pictorial wondrousness -- to take it for granted, even -- and start to realize that the characters and story are exceedingly mundane, unsurprising and pre-programmed.
If storytelling is the creative equivalent of water, I should point out it's no surprise these dinosaurs find themselves trekking over endless expanses of dusty, dry terrain.
Dinosaur cuts a bland, compliant figure, its narrative and characterizations subservient to splashy feats of CGI legerdemain.
A feast for the eyes but a rather routine entry in the respectable folio of great Disney animated movies.
Stunning, but can be dark and scary in places.
When you have spent $200 million on "the dumber version of The Land Before Time", you deserve everything that comes to you.
The story doesn't matter much when a movie looks this good, and it's a breakthrough of technical achievement.
It's the small details, like dino-skin, that Blu-ray really brings to life.
Aurally and visually this creature feature is a treat.
Parents, you may enjoy the scenery but remember the dinosaurs talk, so bring your earplugs.
It is the next generation of high technology that further blurs the lines between reality and fantasy.
Accept the concept and it's easy to appreciate the technical wizardry
The movie follows a rather dull tale similar to the 1988 animated film The Land Before Time.
The audience is left with a beautiful setting populated by predictable and largely uninteresting characters.
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.
It is an awsome experience, visually; on the story side it's a tad thin.
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.
Dinosaur mixes state-of-the-art visuals with bottom-of-the-barrel scripting.
Utimately it is the look of the film that makes an indelible impression.
...don't expect much more than eye candy.
As a result of its breathtaking visual effects, Dinosaur is a landmark film.
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