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Post by dinoguy2 on Jun 28, 2011 0:57:29 GMT
i liked it, other than the fact that it had too much in common with the disney movie. that and the troodons just annoyed me...they had such short arms. also, every large carnivore died...every last one. It bothered me that they looked like 1990s dinosaurs wearing gorilla suits rather than flightless birds, but the small wings are correct!  |
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Post by arioch on Jun 28, 2011 4:08:56 GMT
I made a quick research and yes, apparently the arms were right!  Shame on us for knowing less than the people who spawned this... Also, an excellent inspiration for my new sketch. |
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Post by paleoferroequine on Jul 7, 2011 22:56:37 GMT
NatGeo is running "The Great Dinosaur Escape" tonight at 7:00 pm cdt. Two hours. I assume it is the same as "March of the Dinosaurs" since the description is "An enormous herd of dinosaurs struggles to escape the harsh environment and predators of the North Pole."
After that is "Jurassic CSI" "Scientists go to China to answer the question of dinosaur color."
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Jul 8, 2011 2:16:11 GMT
Yep, I just came across it. I'll watch the repeat after Jurassic CSI. Looks like "Escape" is the US "March." They even have an American narrator. I assume "March" had a Brit, like WwD, then an American when it played over here, even though the DVD stayed with Kenneth Branagh.
So far, I don't think it's too bad. Feathers, feathers, and more feathers! Definitely geared more towards a younger audience. I just read somewhere where the WwD people wanted "March" to have a storyline that would appeal more to kids.
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Post by Gorgonopsid on Jul 8, 2011 2:50:34 GMT
Don't worry fellow Americans. I know a site where people can host tv shows, movies, and video games, for others to download, so hopefully someone will host MotD after it airs. I'll keep you guys posted.  I'm really looking forward to this! ;D Oh thank god.  But I'll probably end up buying this. lol |
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Jul 8, 2011 5:11:56 GMT
Alright, just watched the whole thing. I thought it was a notch or two above Disney's Dinosaur. But then, I'm the kinda dino show fan that likes even the worst of them, lol. For me, dino shows are like pizza. There's never really a bad enough one not to watch/eat, and there's always going to be a better one out there or to come! ;D Jurassic CGI I found quite interesting, if only a little boring in it's presentation. But how cool will it be if we can finally unlock the clues to their colors! |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 8, 2011 6:01:49 GMT
I caught this on it's 2nd run through...not too bad. The animation was alright the story wasn't too new. It actually felt a lot like Disney's Dinosaur..even the old male sacrificing himself was in the original version of Disney's film...there is apiece of art by Stout somewhere showing it.
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Post by Griffin on Jul 8, 2011 12:47:07 GMT
Just watched it for the first time last night. Not bad pretty cool story and I appreciate the feathers.
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Post by Himmapaan on Jul 8, 2011 13:06:20 GMT
I was beginning to think I must be the only one who thinks well of it. As I said, I don't love it, but it has good points. The Disney comparison never occurred to me, and I still don't find it particularly warranted. Of course, I never knew about the original plot of Dinosaur with the sacrifice. Though, strictly speaking, the old male didn't so much 'sacrifice' himself as lost his mind here. ;D
I take most people's points about its lack of colour, but personally speaking, I actually found the Albertosaurus chase sequence in the volcanic landscape highly atmospheric. If anything, the darkly monochromatic treatment really lent itself to this part in particular.
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Post by stoneage on Jul 8, 2011 14:50:24 GMT
I couldn't help thinking how the Dinosaurs acted like migrating mammals on the Serengeti!
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Post by Radman on Jul 8, 2011 22:32:42 GMT
NatGeo is running "The Great Dinosaur Escape" tonight at 7:00 pm cdt. Two hours. I assume it is the same as "March of the Dinosaurs" since the description is "An enormous herd of dinosaurs struggles to escape the harsh environment and predators of the North Pole." After that is "Jurassic CSI" "Scientists go to China to answer the question of dinosaur color." Thanks, Paleo, for posting that. Our TV listings don't include NatGeo, for whatever reason, so I would have totally missed it. I just saw this about an hour before the show aired. I thought the show itself was great, as I had no prior expectations. The story was a gemisch of Disney's Dinosaur and Delgado's The Journey, IMHO. Slightly cute, somewhat grim. The CGI was excellent, although the backgrounds were somewhat lackluster, still they managed to stretch a dino migration with the typical predator following, over two hours of TV and keep it interesting. Some notes: The "ankle-a-saur' was probably an Edmontonia, but it made sense to call it by the generic name to avoid confusion with the Edmontosauruses. The part where it turned-turtle in the snow was amusing, with an unexpected denoument. The dinos living in snow and ice caves was stretching it a bit (?), but what the hey. The predators, Troodon, Gorgosaurus, and Albertasaurus were all very well done, spiked and feathered nicely, although a bit monochrome, as has been pointed out previously. I do love the subdued blacks, browns and greys for my own work, though, so that was fine with me. All in all, an unexpected pleasure on a Thursday night, so thanks again, Paleo, for pointing it out! Another cookie for you on top of the one in my "Summer" thread as well, for beetle identification. ;D |
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Post by dinoguy2 on Jul 9, 2011 0:44:05 GMT
It was actually a lot better than I thought it would be. Aside from some minor nitpicks (lizard like Troodons with gorilla suits, Gorgosaurus and Albertosaurus living at the same time, mosasaurs or whatever they were in a frozen lake) it was well done and had great animal graphics. The biggest problem with the show is that it might be instantly outdated, since a new study just came out that makes it seem highly unlikely that such migrations ever really happened! www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021185205.htm |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on Jul 9, 2011 2:05:57 GMT
I was beginning to think I must be the only one who thinks well of it. As I said, I don't love it, but it has good points. The Disney comparison never occurred to me, and I still don't find it particularly warranted. Of course, I never knew about the original plot of Dinosaur with the sacrifice. Though, strictly speaking, the old male didn't so much 'sacrifice' himself as lost his mind here. ;D I take most people's points about its lack of colour, but personally speaking, I actually found the Albertosaurus chase sequence in the volcanic landscape highly atmospheric. If anything, the darkly monochromatic treatment really lent itself to this part in particular. Def one of the high points of the show..the Edmontia getting flipped back over and attacking was neat too...though a little predictable. |
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Post by stoneage on Jul 9, 2011 2:12:48 GMT
It was actually a lot better than I thought it would be. Aside from some minor nitpicks (lizard like Troodons with gorilla suits, Gorgosaurus and Albertosaurus living at the same time, mosasaurs or whatever they were in a frozen lake) it was well done and had great animal graphics. The biggest problem with the show is that it might be instantly outdated, since a new study just came out that makes it seem highly unlikely that such migrations ever really happened! www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021185205.htm Is Phil related to Sean? |
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Post by sbell on Jul 9, 2011 2:24:02 GMT
It was actually a lot better than I thought it would be. Aside from some minor nitpicks (lizard like Troodons with gorilla suits, Gorgosaurus and Albertosaurus living at the same time, mosasaurs or whatever they were in a frozen lake) it was well done and had great animal graphics. The biggest problem with the show is that it might be instantly outdated, since a new study just came out that makes it seem highly unlikely that such migrations ever really happened! www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021185205.htm Is Phil related to Sean? No, it's just a common name. There are other Bells in the field out there besides Phil. |
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Post by sid on Jul 9, 2011 17:45:30 GMT
Well, i read the article but it doesn't look to me that it totally debunks the theory that dinosaurs could migrate...
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Post by dinoguy2 on Jul 9, 2011 21:01:54 GMT
Well, i read the article but it doesn't look to me that it totally debunks the theory that dinosaurs could migrate... No, it actually supports the idea that some might have. Just not from Alaska to Montana or Alberta, which is tens of times farther than any land animal known in history. They probably migrated much shorter distances (think Northern alaska to Southern Alaska). But then, it's questionable whether such migrations would even have been beneficial, since many dinosaurs are known to have overwintered or been incapable of huge migrations because they were too small (troodonts) or didn't have the right body type to do it (like ankylosaurs). The paper compares the anatomy of Edmontosaurus to caribou, which migrate the farthest of any known animal. They have a few of the same features caribou *need* to migrate such huge distances, like a somewhat spring-loaded ankle to make walking 'automatic'. But not to the same degree. |
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Post by stoneage on Jul 9, 2011 22:16:12 GMT
Tonight on Discovery from 8 to 9 PM their showing Dino Gangs. It's about 68 T-rex's found in the Gobi Desert. It's a 2011 production.
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Post by Horridus on Jul 10, 2011 0:03:57 GMT
It's about 68 T-rex's found in the Gobi Desert. That can't be true, as Tyrannosaurus rex is only known from North America. Unless you mean Tarbosaurus bataar...occasionally considered a Tyrannosaurus species... |
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Post by gwangi on Jul 10, 2011 0:25:06 GMT
Tarbosaurus is what he meant, I recall reading an article about it.
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Shame on us for knowing less than the people who spawned this...
But I'll probably end up buying this. lol 
