Clevercell Very disappointing...

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Sjoerd Jonker 'The Story is used before', SO WHAT!? Does that mean that this movie does not deserve any credit at all? Than what about Star Wars? Does Episode 7 not deserve any critic, since that story is almost a entire copy of Episode 4? Because I can't find THAT in the rating. In fact it has rather a surprisingly positive effect, but for me it has not got any effect at all that they reused the story in Episode 7. Who cares these days that the structure of a story is told again in a different location, with different personages, because if someone did care, than that person has a higher niche in watching movies than the diets of the finch species from the Galapagos isles. A reused story is NOT equal to bad. It is equal to low-budged. A good sense of logic in the story + appealing approach + a well characterization of the personages and what they stand for, will eventually make a perfect movie. Episode 7 sucks at all three and that is why Episode 7 of Star Wars is just BAD! Dinosaur however does this exactly right. For starters this story is not based on countless coincidences unlike episode 7 from Star Wars... No, this is about a story of a young Iguanodon, that coincidentally landed on an island as egg miles away from his home nest on the continent. Coincedentely the lemurs(which definitely evolved millions of years later) that live there decided to raise him as their own and coincidentally there is lands a meteorite nearby the coast of the Island and coincidentally the Iguanodon survives along with the lemurs who are most dear to him. It is as hypocritical as it sounds (only the beginning has big coincidences), yet this does not come even CLOSE to the conditions in The Force Awakens, because there almost every event happens with coincidence, from the beginning to the very end. Also the choices of the characters happen to be very random an illogical, unlike Dinosaur. The approach of Dinosaur is rather dark than most family films nowadays. The message was clear that life is cruel and that only the strong will survive in the harsh conditions, just like in real nature. Furthermore we experience Migration in difficult times, Predation and Catastrophic nature events, I must say that Disney did not took a small risk in this, since it happen to be a family film. Yet this darker approach ironically works, just like 'The Lion King'(father died),'The Land before Time'(mother died), 'Bambi'(mother died), 'Finding Nemo'(mother died + all eggs except Nemo). You are more likely to watch a movie again that has this approach than a child-friendly one, because it was something you did not fully understand in your childhood, which makes it interesting. The characters are good! The personality and the choices made by them match excellent in what they stand for and that is something many movies fail at. Aladar: A soft hero that wants nothing, but helping others, because he has learned that cooperation is the best way to keep a group together. Kron: A rival leader that wants nothing, but controlling the herd with only the strong numbers. Neera: A nervous and forced subject that needs a boost to be able to come up for herself. Bruton: A fierce warrior, that in the end does have the courage in doing the right thing. These are characters that have more or less the most meaning to the story and probably also the most likable ones, because the expression of these characters are so convincing, that make you care in an instant. In conclusion: Dinosaur is a good and a hugely underrated movie, with strong classic characters, good animation and outstanding music, nothing more to be said. The only critic that I understand is that the story needs to have a little bit more depth, because it felt a bit too straight forward. But I can't understand that someone says: The story is bad, because it is used before.

Python Hyena Dinosaur (2000): Dir: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag / Voices: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Ossie Davis, Joan Plowright, Alfre Woodard: Family film that operates like a computer generated Land Before Time. It regards time gone by and introduces Aladar who was raised by monkey-like creatures after his egg went through a difficult moving process. After a fireball destroys the island Aladar and his primate friends depart and seek life elsewhere. They join a herd that ventures for a nesting ground but first must cross a desert. Yar leads the herd with the attitude that only the strong will prevail. Aladar resists this rule and assists a brontosaurus named Mera and a triceratops named Emar who are old and weak. Clichés abound with violence inappropriate for the intended age group. Overwhelming with convincing full scale dinosaurs reduced to stereotypes voiced by D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Ossie Davis, and Joan Plowright. Alfre Woodard voices Plio who cares about her family and is basically as dull as every other character in this film. Directed by Eric Leighton and Ralph Zondag who makes a great effort to bring these creatures to life but the screenplay is quite simply boring at best. The digital images are lively creating the reality of such creature but unfortunate the screenplay never becomes as overwhelming and awesome as the creatures that inspired it. Score: 4 / 10

Gavin Cresswell (gavin-thelordofthefu-48-460297) I mean, I don't understand why lots of people hated this movie. Sure, it isn't a masterpiece due to it's flaws that I will point out in a moment, but before I can get to those flaws, I would like to point out the redeeming qualities. I like the premise: An iguanadon named Aladar and his adopted family of monkeys walk to find a new home after their's was destroyed by a meteorite to find themselves in a conflict by joining the other dinosaurs led by Kron and Neera while being chased by Carnotaurs and velociraptors. It was very interesting, but Disney, being a master of storytelling, didn't bring anything new to the story and it's character development was lacking.The characters, while undeveloped, are at least likable and the voice acting suited them really well. The script has some nice moments including the romance between Aladar and Neera which makes them a very cute couple to watch. The music from James Newton Howard is amazing and has been stuck to my head since I was a little child when I watched this a few more times. The strongest aspect goes to the computer animation. The prehistoric environments are amazing and are some of the best visuals I've ever seen in an animated film from my childhood.Overall, Dinosaur may not be a masterpiece, but I still love it today and I think this would always be recommended to those who like computer animation and traditional animation.

Jackson Booth-Millard I remember seeing this animated film a few times when I was younger, and anyone who has seen it would be forgiven for thinking it was made by Disney with the help of Pixar, it wasn't, the opening sequence by the way was shown as a teaser trailer. Basically over a million years ago the dinosaurs lived and roamed the Earth, and we see one dinosaur grow up raised by lemurs after finding his egg, that we see travel a long way. Years later orphaned Iguanodon dinosaur Aladar (D.B. Sweeney) has grown up with the lemurs as his family, but danger soon shows itself when a small meteor crashes and causes a tidal wave that destroys their home. Moving on to find a place to settle they all come across a herd of other dinosaurs from all species, but all herbivores, who are heading for the nesting ground, i.e. big green valley. Leading the dinosaurs is the little caring Kron (The Little Mermaid's Samuel E. Wright) who says that any weak that fall behind and give up should be ignored and forgotten about, of course Aladar cares about them. There is a point when they think they are not far away travelling through the desert, and they are desperate for water, and even though a way to get it is found digging and pressing the dry ground Aladar is still ignored. He finds himself attracted to same breed Kron's sister Neera (Ghost Ship's Julianna Margulies), and he has a few friends in the herd who listen to him, including Brachiosaurus - Baylene (Joan Plowright), Styracosaurus - Eema (Della Reese), and Ankylosaurus - Url. Aladar and his friends find themselves separated from the herd and end up resting in a cave, and they find out it is a passage into the nesting ground, but of course Kron again ignores them because he is so arrogant. In the end, after escaping the vicious Velociraptors and a Carnotaur, Kron dies, and Aladar is finally listened to, all the dinosaurs reach the valley in safety and live happily ever after, well, until their killed off. Also starring Alfre Woodard as Plio (lemur), Ossie Davis as Yar (lemur), Max Casella as Zini (lemur), Hayden Panettiere as Suri (lemur) and Peter Siragusa as Bruton (Iguanodon). The voice casting is fine, the animation is obviously very good, it is just let down very slightly by the story, it is very slightly dull and rather predictable, easy for the kids to enjoy though, an alright computer animated adventure. Okay!