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Play trailer Poster for Dinosaur PG Released May 19, 2000 1h 22m Kids & Family Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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This is the story of Aladar (D.B. Sweeney), an iguanodon dinosaur raised by a family of lemurs. Their world is turned upside-down however, when meteors strike, turning their green world into a desert wasteland. Teaming up with a herd of other herbivores, the trek is on to find the "Nesting Ground" where water and vegetation is bountiful... but with carnivores behind them and nothing but desert around for miles, it doesn't look promising!
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While Dinosaur's plot is generic and dull, its stunning computer animation and detailed backgrounds are enough to make it worth a look.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Stunning, but can be dark and scary in places. Rated: 3/5 Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Wally Hammond Time Out Aurally and visually this creature feature is a treat. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Leslie Felperin Sight & Sound 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. Dec 2, 2002 Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn Dinosaur is a surprisingly strong effort, even in the face of the limitations by the technology the film is using. Jan 18, 2023 Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net Almost unwatchable. Rated: F May 7, 2019 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy When you have spent $200 million on "the dumber version of The Land Before Time", you deserve everything that comes to you. Rated: 4/10 Nov 15, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Blu B This should work....It makes perfect sense and nothing is broken about it but it's just...yeah, it's weird. The animation isn't good and is one of the biggest issues. It looks dated, but also very shotty and changes on a dime. Sometimes it looks ok and than the ones like the close up shots of the lemurs or other dinosaurs look terrible. The backgrounds also are very lifeless looking. Another issue is most of this looks like I'm wating a 90's PC game rather than an animated movie. It really feels like half the time it's a video game cutscene. The acting also is just alright. Nothing is wrong with Alva and his ark is fine but outside of that he's just kind of boring, same for the support. The villians are forgettable, and the jokes especially with the lemurs good god are so cringeworthy. Everyone is just very stock and doesn't have much depth. The music isn't bad and probably the best part. Half the time it's very forgettable and sounds like every other Disney adventure movie and the other half reminds me of Jurassic Park. Everything else is just ok about it. It's a very simple story and barely goes past 80 minutes. But it's almost too simple with no real depth or presentation to it if that makes sense. And the message of have a heart vs being mean is kind of just too simple as well. If your kid is a die hard dinosaur fan than maybe give them this but otherwise most people should skip this. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Thomas R One of the weakest movies ever released by Disney. The story, characters, and animation leave a lot to be desired Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review Dimitris T The animation's quality, combined with magnificent real life sceneries, is true eye candy, really innovative for the early 2000s. The dialogues however often feel kind of cringy, and so do some particular camera shots of disgusting things or characters doing weird faces. The film is definitely worth a try, but to some people it may feel kind of like a fever dream. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review Jack N Animation is fantastic for the time made and is a good movie for young kids interested in dinosaurs, but is not much more than that. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/23/24 Full Review Dan R A great Disney classic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Timur, Chi, T, Samilia, Tangram and Samil M Plot is dull, but the animation is okay Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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A pteranodon soars through a field of grazing dinosaurs in this impressive shot from the opening sequence of Disney's Dinosaur Aladar, a compassionate iguanodon, gives a boost to his ailing travel-mate, a styrachosaur named Eema, as they trek across the arid desert in Disney's Dinosaur Aladar confronts the herd's leader, Kron (right), and his lieutenant, Bruton, as they push the herd relentlessly to their nesting ground in Disney's Dinosaur Iguanodons Aladar (left) and Neera discover a mutual attraction as they face the hardships of a trek across the arid desert in Disney's Dinosaur Two lemurs cautiously watch as a baby dinosaur hatches from its egg in Disney's Dinosaur After being left behind by the herd, a group of "misfit" dinosaurs finds an alternate route to the lush green nesting grounds A brachiosaur named Baylene (top right) and her styrachosaur pal, Eema (bottom left), join iguanodon Aladar (bottom right) and little Url (center) during their trek across an evolving landscape A herd of migrating dinosaurs, including iguanodons Aladar (center right) and Neera, watch in fear as a rampaging carnotaur approaches in Disney's Dinosaur Separated from his own species as a hatchling & raised on an island paradise by a clan of lemurs, a young iguanodon named Aladar learns to see things from a different perspective in Disney's Dinosaur Aladar and Neera are joined by members of a migrating dinosaur herd in confronting an attacking carnotaur in Disney's Dinosaur View more photos

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Synopsis This is the story of Aladar (D.B. Sweeney), an iguanodon dinosaur raised by a family of lemurs. Their world is turned upside-down however, when meteors strike, turning their green world into a desert wasteland. Teaming up with a herd of other herbivores, the trek is on to find the "Nesting Ground" where water and vegetation is bountiful... but with carnivores behind them and nothing but desert around for miles, it doesn't look promising!
Director
Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
Producer
Pam Marsden
Screenwriter
Walon Green, Thom Enriquez, John Harrison, Robert Nelson Jacobs, Ralph Zondag, John Harrison, Robert Nelson Jacobs
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
PG (Intense Images)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 19, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$137.7M
Runtime
1h 22m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Digital Projection, Flat (1.85:1)
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