Walking with Dinosaurs 3D

[Roselaar]

I keep forgetting the DTF's boards are not auto-censoring stuff, sorry.

Dan, the answer is no. It would only be less annoying, but not specifically better. There's just too much wrong with it already.

[Balaur]

Ouch. What a huge disappointment. I'll just wait till it comes out on DVD. I won't even see it in theatres. I am very, very upset. Why did they have to mess it up. And another decade of "dinosaurs are for kids" is about to begin...

[CityRaptor]

Sigh, so much wasted potential. Atleast the toys are good...
But yeah, between this and "The Good Dinosaur" it does not look too bright. Let's hope that "Jurassic World" is atleast fun...

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Well it's interesting to know I was right about the human actors fossil hunting as a lead in. lol

It does sound bad..was the 3D element worth seeing or should I look for it in 2D ? Not even sure if that's being offered ?

[DinoToyForum]

I keep forgetting the DTF's boards are not auto-censoring stuff, sorry.

Dan, the answer is no. It would only be less annoying, but not specifically better. There's just too much wrong with it already.

I know it was an honest mistake but please do be careful. The forum doesn't auto censor and it is against the rules to swear

Thanks for the review, just as we feared from the trailers. Oh well.

[SpartanSquat]

Well, at least we will have here the true version like prehistoric beast. But, Im going to see it, maybe my interior kid want to see it. I will see it because the great detail in dinosaurs and the magnific photography!

[Hermes888]

Sigh, so much wasted potential. Atleast the toys are good...
But yeah, between this and "The Good Dinosaur" it does not look too bright. Let's hope that "Jurassic World" is atleast fun...

I see absolutely zero indication that The Good Dinosaur will be bad. There haven't even been trailers yet!

[Gwangi]

Sigh, so much wasted potential. Atleast the toys are good...
But yeah, between this and "The Good Dinosaur" it does not look too bright. Let's hope that "Jurassic World" is atleast fun...

I see absolutely zero indication that The Good Dinosaur will be bad. There haven't even been trailers yet!

We've all already debated this to death with Cityraptor. I guess he has already decided "The Good Dinosaur" will be a bad movie based on a couple pieces of concept art and a paragraph describing the premise. 

[tyrantqueen]

Sigh, so much wasted potential. Atleast the toys are good...
But yeah, between this and "The Good Dinosaur" it does not look too bright. Let's hope that "Jurassic World" is atleast fun...

I see absolutely zero indication that The Good Dinosaur will be bad. There haven't even been trailers yet!

We've all already debated this to death with Cityraptor. I guess he has already decided "The Good Dinosaur" will be a bad movie based on a couple pieces of concept art and a paragraph describing the premise. 

Yep, what a shame. Wouldn't it be ironic if The Good Dinosaur turned out to be the best out of the bunch? Which it probably will, given Pixar's excellent track record.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I'm certainly not going to be writing it off myself.  I haven't really seen a terrible Pixar film...from my perspective at any rate.

[ChrisLikesDinos]

http://home.bt.com/video/exclusive-clip-from-walking-with-dinosaurs-the-3d-movie-01366208534376?videoid=2917414943001

Some more cringeworthy scenes from this film, the more we see, the worse it gets. I won't be going to see this at the cinema. Such a shame WWD in name only.

Ohhh wow. Ouuccch. I wonder when they went from light, character centric narration to full on voice overs.. This seems really, really bad.. at least write better dialogue, get better VA's and try for the charm of Land Before Time.

I hope to good the Blu Ray release has a 'documentary narration' version. Who can we bug to possibly make that happen?

[Roselaar]

I keep forgetting the DTF's boards are not auto-censoring stuff, sorry.

Dan, the answer is no. It would only be less annoying, but not specifically better. There's just too much wrong with it already.

I know it was an honest mistake but please do be careful. The forum doesn't auto censor and it is against the rules to swear

Thanks for the review, just as we feared from the trailers. Oh well.

Sorry. 

Wasn't really a review though, just a snippet of my thoughts. The real review is currently being written. Again, in Dutch only. I don't have time to write a translation before it comes out, got several other films to review as well and there's still a Hobbit to behold.

The more I think of it, the more it bugs me how much attention was payed to the background dinosaurs as opposed to the protagosaurs. The Edmontosaurs and Chirostenoteses actually looked stunning (and made for the best scenes), but the main dinosaurs were just horribly cartoony by comparison, as if they belonged to a whole different film. It was like watching a very long episode of the series with Land Before Time characters mixed in.

And I ask again, was there a scientific precedent for the absent Ankylosaurus tail club?

[Balaur]

I think it's actually Edmontonia. I don't know why it was called Ankylosaurus.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I think it's actually Edmontonia. I don't know why it was called Ankylosaurus.

It's odd..the encylopedia I just got in today has it listed as Ankylosaurus as  well.

[ZoPteryx]

Well, at least the toys are pretty good...

Very curious that they misidentified the Edmontonia, also curious that the Edmontonia and Chirostenotes didn't get mini figures.  How many other background animals didn't get toys?

PS: Any stills of the Chirostenotes out there?

[Yutyrannus]

Well, at least the toys are pretty good...

Very curious that they misidentified the Edmontonia, also curious that the Edmontonia and Chirostenotes didn't get mini figures.  How many other background animals didn't get toys?

PS: Any stills of the Chirostenotes out there?

I have some stills, but it might take me a while to find them. Also, will you update the Saurocene, soon?

[ZoPteryx]

Well, at least the toys are pretty good...

Very curious that they misidentified the Edmontonia, also curious that the Edmontonia and Chirostenotes didn't get mini figures.  How many other background animals didn't get toys?

PS: Any stills of the Chirostenotes out there?

I have some stills, but it might take me a while to find them. Also, will you update the Saurocene, soon?

Yes, a big update is in order.  I'll be getting a drawing tablet for the holidays, so I'm going to wait till after I have it.

And thanks in advance for the stills!

[Yutyrannus]

Thanks! And I'll try to get the stills up soon

[krentz]

Roselar.

   The fact that BG animals always look more accurate is because they don't get over designed the way main characters do.  From what I can tell the Chirostenotes and Edmontos and the Parksosaurus stayed pretty close to my original models.
   Some of my favorite dinosaurs from the Disney movie were the BG characters because no one really cared and I was allowed to just make them look cool!  Its pretty counter intuitive.  When so many people have a say in a character it becomes design by committee.  That is a reality of making a film.  Personally, I think that the T.rex from the original WWD TV show was probably a victim of this.  It really seems like everyone wanted their input on the T.rex! 

[Roselaar]

Roselar.

   The fact that BG animals always look more accurate is because they don't get over designed the way main characters do.  From what I can tell the Chirostenotes and Edmontos and the Parksosaurus stayed pretty close to my original models.
   Some of my favorite dinosaurs from the Disney movie were the BG characters because no one really cared and I was allowed to just make them look cool!  Its pretty counter intuitive.  When so many people have a say in a character it becomes design by committee.  That is a reality of making a film.  Personally, I think that the T.rex from the original WWD TV show was probably a victim of this.  It really seems like everyone wanted their input on the T.rex!

True, the original WWD Rex was a mess too.

I guess it's clear who delivered the best work on this movie then, from a scientific perspective.