Dinotasia

2012

1h 23m

Documentary

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25%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

48%

500+ Ratings

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A journey immersing the audience in the lost world of the Mesozoic through a series of animated short stories.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Despite a welcome lack of Disneyfied sentimentality - no tears are solicited for banged-up young'uns - the film never acquires a rhythm.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 25, 2012

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Adam Lee Davies

Little White Lies

[A] well-meaning but listless compendium of unconnected prehistoric CG dino-vignettes that is as sure to bore children as it is to bemuse adults.

Oct 24, 2012

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Dull, meaningless and pretty frustrating film.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 24, 2012

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Edward Havens

FilmJerk.com

Plays like a series of cut-scenes from a 1997 PlayStation game.

Rated: C

Nov 5, 2012

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

Dinotasia is narrated by Werner Herzog with his customary shock and awe.

Oct 24, 2012

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Simon Kinnear

Total Film

Werner Herzog's grandiose, unintentionally camp narration adds entertainment value, but there's zero educational sustenance in the film's servings of synthetic gore.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 24, 2012

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I think it got a really good grasp on dinosaurs, a movie I've watched several times- very great and recommend to people who like dinosaurs

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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It's true, werner herzog made this dinosaur movie that has old video game animation. And you think, yay - the internet is crazy, I'm high let's subject ourselves to it. Then you ask the dark internet crabs for a copy and you finally get a stream and you laugh at first, but then you experience a series of relentless prehistoric fight scenes, where shit is super intense and there is no story and werner talks RARELY and says new age weird shit while the barrage of dinosaur violence continues making you a little anxious And so you're like WHEN'S IT GONNA STOP and then the stream does because as werner said "sometimes coincidence can be a strange kind of mercy" But it deserves more than 1 star because it is so cooked you should watch it anyway and see if your stream holds out aye

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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If youre looking for a flashy bit of fluff with anthropomorphised, talking dinosaurs, dont watch this. It was brutal, inventive, and made attempts to be accurate. People seem to want a plot. How could there be? Each vignette is separated by millions of years, and the subjects have very limited goals beyond survival and reproduction. If you want to see snapshots of creatures attempting to survive in an attempt at realism, check it out. If you want million-dollar effects and a plot, Jurrassic Park awaits.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Made it half way through before calling it quits. First of all, I HATE the robotic narration...I'm severely hearing impaired and that robotics crap just don't work with hearing aids. I couldn't make out half of what was said despite increasing volume and replaying some of the scenes multiple times. Secondly, this is not a documentary; documentaries are educational and this is nothing more than a very sad, heartbreaking bunch of "vignettes" based on someones sadistic idealizations about the very young. If it weren't so sad and depressing, it would be a good "cartoon", but nothing more.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Really enjoyed watching it and all the stories that they have given to the fossils

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

One of the greatest, underrated movies of all time. Herzog at his finest.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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David Kretz

Director

Erik Nelson

Director

Werner Herzog

Narrator

David Kretz

Writer

Erik Nelson

Writer

Erik Nelson

Producer

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Synopsis

A journey immersing the audience in the lost world of the Mesozoic through a series of animated short stories.

Director: David Kretz, Erik Nelson
Producer: Dave Harding, Amy Briamonte
Screenwriter: David Kretz, Erik Nelson
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m

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