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Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

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Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 12

Fresh: 12

Rotten:0

Average Rating: 7.7/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 40 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Box Office: $21,676,229

Synopsis: National Geographic presents this documentary that dives into the ancient deep, exploring the strange world of prehistoric sea creatures. Using paleontological discoveries and computer animation,... National Geographic presents this documentary that dives into the ancient deep, exploring the strange world of prehistoric sea creatures. Using paleontological discoveries and computer animation, filmmakers recreate these long-gone, magnificent creatures in all their glory. [More]

Director: Sean MacLeod Phillips

Director: Sean MacLeod Phillips
Producer: Lisa Truitt, Jini Durr
Composer: Richard Evans, David Rhodes, Peter Gabriel

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/18/08
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This blend of computer-animation and live actors-as-paleontologists recreations makes for an educating and kid-pleasing trip back to the age of the dinosaurs.

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07/11/08
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Sea Monsters will undoubtedly bring open-mouthed awe and joy to brainy kids from ages 8 to 108.

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10/19/07
Erin Meister
Boston Globe
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...what it may lack in visual texture is made up for by the nifty 3-D effects.

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10/12/07
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Destined to be a staple of the large-format repertoire.

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10/12/07
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

It's great that scientists who have found so many fossils can piece it together in a way that's this entertaining.

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10/11/07
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Yes, plenty of things fly at your face, but they're not the only things worthy of interest.

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10/10/07
John Anderson
Variety
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I'm not sure why this movie is swimming around at Showcase 53 instead of the IMAX at the Putnam Museum. I can only imagine how fantastic it would be on the IMAX screen.But "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure," which is presented by National Geographic,

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
10/07/07
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

If you want to see something that just screams, 'Oh, wow!,' this latest IMAX 3-D feature is better than a lifelong angler's best fish story.

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10/05/07
Ted Fry
Seattle Times

On an entertainment level, this film is a surefire treat for the armchair paleontologist and child alike. It also has the look and feel of a project that was meticulously researched, as befits most National Geographic projects.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
10/05/07
Carla Meyer
Sacramento Bee

This Imax documentary is not your typical monster movie. It's a computer-animated look back at a time when the world was covered by oceans that were ruled by giant creatures. Think Jurassic Park without the people.

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10/05/07
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Very cool.

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Michael Esposito
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As spectacular as one could wish.

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New York Times
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