Best dinosaur movie not named Jurassic Park, King Kong, Godzilla

[laticauda]

This was my first poll when I joined the forum.  Let's say I was a tad pretentious during the creation of it.  Thinking that many of the "other" movies were not really worth adding.  I have been humbled. 

[Tyto_Theropod]

For me, out of the ones I've seen, it would have to be March of the Dinosaurs, but I see mockumentaries aren't being counted. It's just really nice when you see someone portraying dinosaurs in realistically natural way. The Albertosaurus pack are made into generic kill-everything movie monsters, which is a shame, but everything else isn't all that improbable. No one talks, no one stomps things for no reason (apart from aforementioned Albertosaurs... ). They just behave like real animals in a real environment with real obstacles, and as a result you get given a glimpse into what life in Campanian North America might really have been like.

[JurassicGeek09]

If I weren't to include Jurassic Park, my top five dinosaur films in order would be:

1. Phil Tippett's Prehistoric Beast
2. Walking With Dinosaurs 3D (Cretaceous Cut)
3. The Lost World (1925)
4. The Land Before Time
5. The Valley of Gwangi

I suppose I could replace VoG with Planet of the Dinosaurs but come on, cowboys and dinosaurs!

[Fembrogon]

I gave my votes to The Lost World (1925) and The Land Before Time. Despite being extremely dated, I think TLW did a respectable job at presenting the dinosaurs as animals more so than monsters - at least until the London climax. TLBF is just pure nostalgia for me, but it's still a well made film with a nice anachronistic array of dinosaurs.
The Valley of Gwangi would get my honorable mention.

Does anyone think Rodan is worthy of the list?    yes he is not a dinosaur, but he still a Pterosaur. which is prehistoric

I adore Rodan, but I think he completely crosses the line from dinosaur into movie monster, so I'd leave him off (actually, I think that goes for Beast From 20,000 Fathoms as well).

[Stuckasaurus (Dino Dad Reviews)]

Does anybody know if I can watch "Journey to the Beginning of Time" somewhere online? I would just buy it off Amazon, but I'm not entirely sure if the options available are the correct Region or not. (Why do different countries have to have incompatible DVD players anyway?)

[Paleo SH]

My personal favourite is a movie with realistic dinosaur as the main character for example is Walking with dinosaur.
They are all fantastic; Pachyrhinosaurus, gorgosaurus, troodon , ankylosaurus ....I wish more productions like that.
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[The Atroxious]

The Land Before Time and Legend of the Guardians were the only dinosaur movies I've seen besides Jurassic Park that didn't have me rolling my eyes halfway through. I'd even argue that Jurassic Park isn't so much a "dinosaur movie" as it is an excellent sci-fi thriller that happens to feature mutant dinosaurs, but that's an argument for another thread.

Of those two, I'd have to pick The Land Before Time as the better one since its plot made a bit more sense, and its tone was relatively consistent, whereas Legend of the Guardians was all over the place.

Besides those, the other dinosaur movies I've seen have been at best annoyingly cheesy (Disney's Dinosaur), and at worst, an insult to my intelligence (WWD 3D, Speckles the Tarbosaurus).

I have seen the Dinotopia miniseries, though I'm unsure whether that counts as a movie. I quite enjoy that one, even for all its flaws. The concept behind it is great, and it has an excellent soundtrack, though the writing and acting leaves a lot to be desired. I'd be inclined to rate it below LBT, but above LotG based on pure enjoyment factor.