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| Movie Description 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.
Notes Theatrical release: May 19, 2000. Although the Dinosaurs are computer generated, the landscapes are real and were filmed in locations such as Hawaii, Florida, Australia, Western Somoa, and Venezuela. The lemur island, where Aladar grows up, was filmed at the Los Angeles Arboretum. The computer experts who worked on the computer animation filled 550 work stations and used 3.2 million processing hours. In total the film took 4 years to make. The final product uses 45 terabytes of disc space, which is equivalent to 45 million megabytes or 70,000 CD-Roms. The movie includes over 1,300 individual effects shots. There are over 30 species of prehistoric represented in the movie, spanning a variety of sizes and kinds of animals. The gliding lizard measures 12-inches tall, while the Brachiosaur is 120 feet long and weighs over 100 tons. Says Thomas Shumacher, president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, "Technically it is not a movie that could have been made until now. Having our own digital studio gave us the ability to create living breathing characters in realistic environments with the kind of detailed articulating facial expressions we needed to tell our story." Editorial Reviews New York Times - p.E18 - A. O. Scott USA Today - p.13E - Susan Wloszczyna Box Office - p.102 - Wade Major Rolling Stone - p.132 - Peter Travers Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (05/19/2000) Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (05/19/2000) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||
Reviews  Dinosaur movie 1 of 1 people found this review helpful. My son has a new favorite. He'll sit through about half the movie, which for a 2yr old is great. I like it because its more enjoyable for me to sit with him.. as compared to Barney or the Wiggles! It teaches sharing and being kind to others in a fun way, using a kid favorite medium..dinosaurs! Review ID: 10000000007859062 Was this review helpful? Report this review Dinosaur is worth buyingThis movie shows what life could have been like in the age of dinosaurs. It also shows that helping others and working together is the best way to tackle problems. There is some violence but I think that most children be able to handle it. Review ID: 10000000007807004 Was this review helpful? Report this review dinoaursReview created: 06/10/08 by: my grandkids just love the movie. they watch it when they come over to visit with us. they take over the tv to watch the movie. i think it answer his questions about some of the dinosaurs his favorite one is the T rex Review ID: 10000000007535751 Was this review helpful? Report this review DinosaurReview created: 08/06/07 by: Very cute movie! I would not recommend for children under the age of 5 or 6. We really enjoyed the movie and I would recommend this movie to a friend. Review ID: 10000000004146804 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Dinosaur- DisneyReview created: 05/06/07 by: I bought this for my 4 1/2 yaer old son who is waaaay into dinosaurs. We has seen the preview for this movie on another Disney movie and knew we had to have it. He loves it! Review ID: 10000000003516877 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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