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Walking With Dinosaurs

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During the Cretaceous Period, a dinosaur named Patchi hatches among a herd of Pachyrhinosaurus. Patchi's runt status means he must use his wits rather than strength to compete for food with his larger brothers and sisters, particularly Scowler. After a terrible fire leaves Patchi, Scowler, and a female named Juniper on their own, the rivalry between the brothers escalates to a dangerous level. Patchi must summon his inner courage and strength to become the leader he was born to be.
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Critics Consensus

Walking with Dinosaurs boasts painstaking visual brilliance, but it's unfortunately clouded by a clumsy script that's dominated by juvenile humor.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk 09/06/2017
2/5
When the wisecracking dialogue occasionally shuts up and the jerky pace slows down, you notice the astonishing CGI detailing. Otherwise, this boasts all the flair, heart and originality of an inbred sea cucumber. Go to Full Review Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com 04/23/2015
D-
All narration and childish fart jokes should've been removed from this movie, and then, perhaps the children in the audience would actually learn something. Go to Full Review Todd Gilchrist TheWrap 12/23/2013
an insufferable family adventure whose impressive animation is consistently undercut by cartoonish self-awareness. Go to Full Review Mae Abdulbaki Punch Drunk Critics 08/14/2018
1/5
With cringe-worthy dialogue and a long and unnecessary story, there's nothing about this film that stands out, which unfortunately shames the late '90s BBC series from which it originates. Go to Full Review Jamie Neish CineVue 08/13/2018
2/5
Cook and Nightingale's kiddie flick is an uneasy, innocuous and easily avoidable anomaly. Go to Full Review Josh Terry Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 11/29/2017
For all of its visual feats, you can never quite get around that disconnected dialogue, especially the persistent chatter from a prehistoric bird-narrator voiced by John Leguizamo that approaches Jar-Jar levels of irritation. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Hugo L @BatHugo Jan 10 Absolute Cinema. 20/10 y GOD!!! ✋🗿✋ See more Dominic Emmanuel S @dominic726 Jan 6 this movie somehow made hate Sid from ice age less See more Zukirin T @Zukirin Jan 5 One of my favourite movie, I love thissss. They hating cuz of the voice? Don't watch ts then lol See more Jordan E. @Jurassic_Fan Dec 22 I Say It Was Good (In My Opinion) I Did Watched This Movie When I Was 9 Years Old Which Brings Me Back Memories But Then I Started Watching It Yesterday Which It Really Bring Me Back To My Childhood I Was Such A Dinosaur Nerd I Never Stop Taking About This Movie It Was Just Amazing! See more Samuel L @RT32510789 Nov 30 This is a near unwatchable piece of garbage that disgraces the name of the original series. Although the film visually looks great, with CGI dinosaurs almost flawlessly composited into a real-life landscape, there is nothing else good to take away from this excuse of a film. Apparently, there were big production issues, and the original film company filed for bankruptcy, being bought out by 20th Century Fox, who added trashy dialogue over the top of impressive animation with actual effort put into it. Before the production trouble, the original company were going to show dinosaurs as how they would have actually lived back in the Cretaceous period, acting like animals with no annoying dialogue, but of course, all that effort had to be destroyed by a larger company. All in all, Walking With Dinosaurs, dinosaur in general, anything that Tim Haines has made, or good movies, don't watch Walking With Dinosaurs 3-D. If I could give this zero stars, I would. See more Neo G @RT07855176 Sep 18 One of my favorite childhood movies. People who critique this movie for features obviously geared towards its child audience are miserable and allergic to perspectives and ideas that differ from their own. It has a humorous tone to keep kids engaged, the main protagonists display good characteristics/behaviors, and while it is not rooted in being educational, the fun facts dispersed throughout are age appropriate and interesting even as an adult. Beyond this, the CGI is incredibly well done and the soundtrack is fitting. See more Read all reviews
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Barry Cook

Director

Neil Nightingale

Director

John Leguizamo

Alex

Justin Long

Patchi

Karl Urban

Uncle Zack

Skyler Stone

Scowler

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Walking With Dinosaurs

Patchi in "Walking with Dinosaurs." (L-R) Patchi and Scowler in "Walking with Dinosaurs." (L-R) Patchi and Juniper in "Walking with Dinosaurs." A scene from "Walking with Dinosaurs." Patchi in "Walking with Dinosaurs." A scene from "Walking with Dinosaurs." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis During the Cretaceous Period, a dinosaur named Patchi hatches among a herd of Pachyrhinosaurus. Patchi's runt status means he must use his wits rather than strength to compete for food with his larger brothers and sisters, particularly Scowler. After a terrible fire leaves Patchi, Scowler, and a female named Juniper on their own, the rivalry between the brothers escalates to a dangerous level. Patchi must summon his inner courage and strength to become the leader he was born to be.
Director
Barry Cook, Neil Nightingale
Producer
Mike Devlin, Amanda Hill, Deepak Nayar
Screenwriter
John Collee
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
BBC Earth, Evergreen Studios
Rating
PG (Mild Rude Humor|Creature Action and Peril)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 20, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 31, 2015
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Atmos
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