Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Max Casella, Hayden Panettiere Directed By: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: January 30, 2001 Running Time: 82 minutes Theatrical Release Date: May 19, 2000
Description: 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!
Amazon.com: Dinosaurs come alive like never before in this costly computer-animated film from Disney. After a breathtaking opening (a dino egg is kidnapped), the film changes style; realistic dinosaurs are given human characteristics and voices. The kidnapped egg grows into an iguanodon named Aladar (voiced by D.B. Sweeney), who is raised by lemurs (shades of Tarzan) on a lush island void of other dinosaurs. When a meteorite destroys their island home in a thrilling sequence, the lemur family and Aladar become part of a dinosaur troop roaming the mainland deserts looking for the lush nesting grounds (shades of the fourth installment of the Land Before Time series and Fantasia). Disney's usual mix of modern language (one lemur calls himself "a love monkey") is present, as is its typical capital punishment law: anyone against our forward-thinking hero (or even disagreeing with him) ends up dead. Curiously, the meanies, a pair of carnotaurs following the group, are nameless and voiceless. This more realistic approach might have been a bigger wow, as in the BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs, which looked extraordinary with only a fraction of the budget. The complexity and scope of Dinosaur's visual scale is impressive, and group shots and a point-of-view angle are stunning. Rated PG for general intensity, the film should be a favorite for the 6- to 11-year-old set. --Doug Thomas
Dinosaur Very, very good copy. No freezing or sound problems. Most of all clear like brand new.
Dinosaur Love dinosaur movies since the first Jurassic Park. Blu ray technology just made this movie looks and sounds so much better. I enjoyed this movie and it's worth paying extra for blu ray.
Great Custmer service.... I purchased this dvd. It came exactly as advertised. Package and dvd looked like new...for some reason I could not get the movie to play in any of my players. Seller was very nice about the problem. Returned my money immediately. I would do business with them again. It was just one of those things that happens on occasion. Great customer service. Lisa
A very likable movie, if you know what you're watching. First off, this movie is a Disney animated fantasy. It isn't "Walking with Dinosaurs," and was never meant to be, any more than Disney's "Hercules" was meant to be a serious examination of ancient Greek mythology. Disney made a number of choices about this movie as a story, rather than an documentary. They included lemurs to add a touch of the familiar, and because they are humanoid enough for people to be able to relate to them. They didn't use one of the mammal-like critters that actually lived alongside the dinosaurs, because it's hard to relate to something that looks like a carnivorous rat.
There is some violence in the movie, and it definitely does deserve a PG rating. The scene where the lemurs' island is wiped out in the meteor impact is fairly intense, and the main adversaries are a pair of carnotaurs, giant predators similar to the more famous T-rex. Since they relate to the world mainly by biting things, you should probably preview this movie before letting small children watch it. The main conflict in the movie is actually between the orphaned hero Aladar and the herd leader, Kron. Kron firmly believes in that the strong will live, and that the weak should perish. Aladar was raised by lemurs, and believes that everyone, even the old and "weak" have value, and that strength comes from working together. Needless to say, they don't get along very well. Kron also sees the younger Aladar as a potential threat to his authority as herd leader.
Overall, this is an enjoyable popcorn movie. While it doesn't match the level of storytelling set by "The Lion King" or "Beauty and the Beast," I don't think it ever really meant to. And it is at least as watchable as the original "Land Before Time." (The first one, not the endless wretched sequels.) The computer animation is very well done, and the various creatures are believably merged with the real landscapes that were used as backgrounds. And the movie is *at least* as historically accurate as any other Disney movie. :)
Be warned that this particular movie is known to have hardware compatibility problems with some DVD players. One of the other reviewers here included a list of machines that are confirmed to have issues with this disk. I personally have ended up having to buy this movie twice, because the first disk I purchased was defective and wouldn't run on *any* machine, but that appears to have been a fluke manufacturing defect, like buying a toaster that doesn't have a power cord.
Awsome images This film worth the blue ray resolution. Now you can see the beautiful scenery and enjoy the texture of the animals.
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