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Dinotasia

Play trailer Poster for Dinotasia 2012,  1h 23m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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A journey immersing the audience in the lost world of the Mesozoic through a series of animated short stories.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Oct 25, 2012
2/5
Despite a welcome lack of Disneyfied sentimentality - no tears are solicited for banged-up young'uns - the film never acquires a rhythm. Go to Full Review
Adam Lee Davies Little White Lies Oct 24, 2012
[A] well-meaning but listless compendium of unconnected prehistoric CG dino-vignettes that is as sure to bore children as it is to bemuse adults. Go to Full Review
Derek Adams Time Out Oct 24, 2012
1/5
Dull, meaningless and pretty frustrating film. Go to Full Review
Edward Havens FilmJerk.com Nov 5, 2012
C
Plays like a series of cut-scenes from a 1997 PlayStation game. Go to Full Review
Philip French Observer (UK) Oct 24, 2012
Dinotasia is narrated by Werner Herzog with his customary shock and awe. Go to Full Review
Simon Kinnear Total Film Oct 24, 2012
2/5
Werner Herzog's grandiose, unintentionally camp narration adds entertainment value, but there's zero educational sustenance in the film's servings of synthetic gore. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Hermione S Mar 12, 2019 If youre looking for a flashy bit of fluff with anthropomorphised, talking dinosaurs, dont watch this. It was brutal, inventive, and made attempts to be accurate. People seem to want a plot. How could there be? Each vignette is separated by millions of years, and the subjects have very limited goals beyond survival and reproduction. If you want to see snapshots of creatures attempting to survive in an attempt at realism, check it out. If you want million-dollar effects and a plot, Jurrassic Park awaits. See more
Dec 18, 2018 Made it half way through before calling it quits. First of all, I HATE the robotic narration...I'm severely hearing impaired and that robotics crap just don't work with hearing aids. I couldn't make out half of what was said despite increasing volume and replaying some of the scenes multiple times. Secondly, this is not a documentary; documentaries are educational and this is nothing more than a very sad, heartbreaking bunch of "vignettes" based on someones sadistic idealizations about the very young. If it weren't so sad and depressing, it would be a good "cartoon", but nothing more. See more
Mar 10, 2018 Really enjoyed watching it and all the stories that they have given to the fossils
Rey R Nov 27, 2017 One of the greatest, underrated movies of all time. Herzog at his finest.
Theodore W Mar 19, 2017 Not sure why people rated it badly. It's a sad, moving movie. Has very good CGI, not perfect, but still good. Definitely NOT a kid's movie, however. I would watch it once before you show your kids. Great movie! Would watch again many times! See more
Anakin S Jan 14, 2017 W.T.F? Not enough NyQuil in the house to make this make sense.
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Movie Info

Synopsis A journey immersing the audience in the lost world of the Mesozoic through a series of animated short stories.
Director
David Kretz, Erik Nelson, David E. Duncan
Producer
Erik Nelson
Screenwriter
David Kretz, Erik Nelson
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Runtime
1h 23m
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