Walking with Dinosaurs 3D

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I believe there was new info stating  that grass did exist much earlier than previously thought. I think it's the least of the problems with the film.. lol

[scallenger]

From all that I have seen and read, I sadly don't think it will be worth it for me to see this in theaters. Especially since I would be going by myself. It seems like the filmmakers ruined what really could have been a purely visually spectacular film; which I am sure it still is. But throwing in all of the "distractions" that I have read... no, sorry. I will definitely see this when it is available on BluRay or Digital Download, but I think the studios need to get the point across that pandering to kids for the dinosaur audience and trying to be "hip" or "modern" about telling us information about them is not even respectful to these creatures. I feel really bad for Krentz, because I know he at least gave it his all (which is the only reason I will even rent this thing to see it).

I can only, truly, hope that the BluRay offers an alternate viewing experience for this film. I'm a bit let down by what has happened.

[tyrantqueen]

I was going to get it on DVD....but now I'm not even sure I want to do that anymore. Most definitely, I will not be watching it in the cinema. If someone uploads some clips of it to Youtube in future, I might give it a look but no more than that.

[Takama]

OK I finally seen it in theaters today. and honestly, I don't see what the Angry fuss is about.

Yes the Dinos talk, yes, theres a Poop scene, Yes they turned what was supposed to be a natural documentary into a loud and obnoxious Kids movie, but in the end, I still liked it. Maybe something's wrong with me, or im just a sucker for Dinosaurs. But I do wish that they just made Alex the only one who could speak and Narrate the whole story.

Oh about that Ankylosaurus Edmontia.  IT was called an Ankylosaur, not Ankylosaurus.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

OK I finally seen it in theaters today. and honestly, I don't see what the Angry fuss is about.

Yes the Dinos talk, yes, theres a Poop scene, Yes they turned what was supposed to be a natural documentary into a loud and obnoxious Kids movie, but in the end, I still liked it. Maybe something's wrong with me, or im just a sucker for Dinosaurs. But I do wish that they just made Alex the only one who could speak and Narrate the whole story.

Oh about that Ankylosaurus Edmontia.  IT was called an Ankylosaur, not Ankylosaurus.

I think most of us are upset about what we imagined it was going to be and the reality of what it ended up being...that let our expectations be really high and then we were dropped from that height.   I'm not super disappointed because I never get expectations too awful high.. so it's just annoying.

I do think as you do if they had just left Alex as the narrator it would have been a happy medium. 

[ZoPteryx]

OK I finally seen it in theaters today. and honestly, I don't see what the Angry fuss is about.

Yes the Dinos talk, yes, theres a Poop scene, Yes they turned what was supposed to be a natural documentary into a loud and obnoxious Kids movie, but in the end, I still liked it. Maybe something's wrong with me, or im just a sucker for Dinosaurs. But I do wish that they just made Alex the only one who could speak and Narrate the whole story.

Oh about that Ankylosaurus Edmontia.  IT was called an Ankylosaur, not Ankylosaurus.

I think most of us are upset about what we imagined it was going to be and the reality of what it ended up being...that let our expectations be really high and then we were dropped from that height.   I'm not super disappointed because I never get expectations too awful high.. so it's just annoying.

I do think as you do if they had just left Alex as the narrator it would have been a happy medium.

Well, they slapped the name "Walking with Dinosaurs" on it and we all expected a documentary of similar quality I guess.  If they'd just given it its own name maybe we'd think better of it.  How about "Patchi's Adventure" or maybe "One Flew Over the Dino's Nest"!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

OK I finally seen it in theaters today. and honestly, I don't see what the Angry fuss is about.

Yes the Dinos talk, yes, theres a Poop scene, Yes they turned what was supposed to be a natural documentary into a loud and obnoxious Kids movie, but in the end, I still liked it. Maybe something's wrong with me, or im just a sucker for Dinosaurs. But I do wish that they just made Alex the only one who could speak and Narrate the whole story.

Oh about that Ankylosaurus Edmontia.  IT was called an Ankylosaur, not Ankylosaurus.

I think most of us are upset about what we imagined it was going to be and the reality of what it ended up being...that let our expectations be really high and then we were dropped from that height.   I'm not super disappointed because I never get expectations too awful high.. so it's just annoying.

I do think as you do if they had just left Alex as the narrator it would have been a happy medium.

Well, they slapped the name "Walking with Dinosaurs" on it and we all expected a documentary of similar quality I guess.  If they'd just given it its own name maybe we'd think better of it.  How about "Patchi's Adventure" or maybe "One Flew Over the Dino's Nest"!

See I never had a problem with the name really...WWD was a cool dino doc to me..but not to the level it was with others I guess.   Even if humans had been used in it ala the Nigel Marvin series, that would have been fine with me..I mean the dinosaurs in it were treated seriously at least. Perhaps that's the issue really...a lack of respect for the subject matter ?

[Dinomike]

Me and my son went to watch the movie today. I had read some reviews beforehand so I knew what to expect. The animation and the characters by David Krentz were simply amazing. And from time to time I tried to just watch the movie without listening to the constant blabbering by Alex or Patchi. I can see how much potential this movie actually had and still does - if only they remove the silly talking. And also replace half of the soundtrack with more suitable music. The corny Disneyesque pop songs felt completely unnecessary. Minimal soundscape would have been sufficient. The story is actually so simple - and it's quite obvious that the animators wanted it to be non-verbal - that it could easily be followed without the extra noise pollution. I believe and hope the decision to add dialogue to the movie angered many of the animators and the makers of the original WWD series. I'm hoping for a director's cut release on DVD with no talking. Despite all this both me and my son were happy about what we saw. Dinosaurs, especially well animated ones, are always cool!

[ITdactyl]

 :'(Won't be able to see the film until mid January.

It's a bit funny though, that unlike most movies where the entire story is posted on wikipedia the day after the first US screening (most of the time anyway), WWD3d only has a very short summary.  Wow, no spoilers huh?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

:'(Won't be able to see the film until mid January.

It's a bit funny though, that unlike most movies where the entire story is posted on wikipedia the day after the first US screening (most of the time anyway), WWD3d only has a very short summary.  Wow, no spoilers huh?

Or the story is so simplistic it doesn't require much..

[Hermes888]

I'm going to see the film tomorrow, though I'm pretty sure that I don't need to post anything about it unless something somehow makes me like it/dislike it more than I expected.

Anything you guys want me to look out for? Whether they call it an Ankylosaurus or ankylosaur?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I'm going to see the film tomorrow, though I'm pretty sure that I don't need to post anything about it unless something somehow makes me like it/dislike it more than I expected.

Anything you guys want me to look out for? Whether they call it an Ankylosaurus or ankylosaur?

I think it was said it was called an Ankylosaur in the film..only the books id it as an Ankylosaurus.

[Takama]

YES the film Strictly said Ankylosaur. Which I have no problem with as Edmontia Is a type of Ankylosaur.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

YES the film Strictly said Ankylosaur. Which I have no problem with as Edmontia Is a type of Ankylosaur.

Works for me.

[Balaur]

But in other translations of the film it would be called Ankylosaurus, not Ankylosaur.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Just seems like a few people made a mistake here and there.

[SpartanSquat]

Well guys, I watched 2 days ago. I could said...very poor story and dialogues. But the photography, dinosaur reconstruction and animations are simply epic. Some scenes are very real like Troodon attacking Patch and Scowler fighting the other pachyrhinosaurus. Sadly all was ruined by bad jokes like the tiny arms of Gorgosaurus. I imagined if he saw aucasaurus arms will die...
I couldnt understand why nobody makes a movie like prehistoric beast or rite of spring of Fantasia! Why people dont risk like Walt Disney did with that part that was purely epic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3VqcTDf6l4
The end is a sadly truth, not always the herbivore, the good guy wins. But the nature is that.
Well at least we have Godzilla dn Jurassic World.

[ITdactyl]

all the feedback... curiosity's now overflowing... hahaha. - and still no internet spoilers.

I was thinking, if I came in to the theater expecting a docu, I would probably expect the story to be very simple.  It's just a migration after all.  So I'll probably complain if there were forced scenarios like an out of place creature, or a pachy suddenly enjoying skating on a frozen lake.

On the other hand, if I came in expecting a Hollywood epic, I probably wouldn't mind the science going overboard as long as the story really was "epic".  Then I'd probably complain if I was instead given a prehistoric Bambi.

I guess there's really no pleasing us huh? 

Oh, and I demand an "azhdarchid" toy!

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Would have been cool to have more " ultimate " toys..the Gorgo is a beautiful figure and is a ton of fun to play with as a desk toy even.

[Hermes888]

Well, I saw it. I didn't think I would right a review like everyone else did, but after seeing that I think I still want to say a few words.

First off, this is not worse than Speckles the Tarbosaurus in any way, shape, or form. Speckles is without a doubt one of the worst films I have ever seen, and without the grating voices it would still be a disaster.
Walking With Dinosaurs is redeemable though. The voices aren't grating in the same way the voices in Speckles were, the problem in WWD is that there was too much talk. I counted exactly seven scenes where there was more than ten seconds without dialogue. Unfortunately, most of those scenes were instead occupied by pop music. 

For the first twenty minutes, I was a bit confused. I was expecting it to be a trainwreck like everyone here on the forum said. All I saw was a kid's movie that wasn't too bad. Sure, there were juvenile moments (like Patchi being pooped on, and a pterosaur falling off a cliff), but compared to the animation and dinosaur models, it wasn't too much of a problem.
It didn't take long for me to find out why so many people here seem to hate it, though. None of the characters ever shut up. The dialogue is so poorly written, even for a children's film. It was painful to listen to.

The thing is, the only part that makes this film unwatchable is the voices. Sure, the dinosaurs are excessively anthropomorphized, and the story is cliched to the point of ridiculousness, but the dinosaurs themselves still make up for it. I don't want to see this movie again, unless by some miracle the filmmakers decide to add a voiceless version of the film to the DVD release. It's kind of like Dinotasia - the dinosaurs make it worth watching at least once, but the narration deters me from seeing it again.
That's what makes WWD different from Speckles - I think WWD is worth watching if you are a dinosaur fan, but Speckles should be avoided at all costs.

Is this film a flop? I'm not sure, to be honest. It's been a week since release, and it was 1:00 in the afternoon, but the theater was packed full of people - I had trouble getting a seat! On the other hand, the local Toys 'R' Us has absolutely no WWD merchandise in stock.
Of course, one person's experience does not paint a full picture. I'd be interested in seeing how well this film does, and - even though I thought the film was abysmal due to the voices - I kind of want this film to do well. I want kids to get interested in dinosaurs, and I want the public to embrace feathers on dinosaurs. There's no "shock" moment where they reveal that birds are living dinosaurs, and I liked that. It was established early on, and it wasn't treated like something that the scientific community only realized recently.

One interesting thing to be noted - I watched the entire credits sequence to see who was involved in the scientific aspects. All the paleontologists and paleoartists involved were only credited after the catering team. I might of missed something due to the terrible dino-rap that played over the credits, but I think that about sums the film up. The actual science of the film seemed to be hidden away.