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Dinosaurs at Dusk (2013)
One of the worse of its kind
I'm well aware Imax 3D films, especially the kind limited to museum theatres, aren't usually the best kind of cinema, but this doc takes the cake. The all CG is undetailed, stiff, and unappealing and is surpassed by games, the acting (even by the basics of this subgenre) is mediocre sat best and flat all around, the plot structure is whizzing around from setpiece to setpiece with little time to soak anything in, and I feel like I learnt nothing from it. I mean, its supposedly about the origin of birds from non[-avian dinosaurs, but it feels so unfocused I can't get it.
If you see it at your local science centre or museum, pass on it.
Tyrannosaurus Sex (2010)
Surprisingly pretty good
When I first saw this as an ad when I was 9, I thought it was most hilarious thing ever with the mention of dinosaur penis. However, I never got to see it in full. However, after a decade and a year, someone has uploaded it in full, and So I watched it.
Its actually a decent documentary. It handles its subject in a pretty tasteful manner and actually goes into detail on how we can determine how dinosaur gonads were by looking at birds, the only surviving dinosaurs, and crocodilians, both their closest relatives. The music, while nothing special, are decent for what they are.
Mind there are some errors that take it down for me, some of which are from science findings newer discoveries and further research. The t. rex is a Jurassic Park knockoff with feathers pasted on, the stegosaurus has no neck and has moveable plates (they were relatively immobile), and the sauropod has elephant feet (sauropods didn't have those kind). With also just three dinosaurs in it, it also does feel a little barebones overall.
The visuals aren't too bad, though they're nothing compared to Walking With Dinosaurs or even Discovery's Dinosaur Planet, When Dinosaurs Roamed America, Dinosaur Revolution, or even the much maligned Clash of the Dinosaurs and Monsters Resurrected, being rather stiff and unfluid in comparison.
On a personal note, I honestly wish this was an entire multipart series about the cruder aspects of dinosaurs, like poop and coprolites, guts, and scavenging.
While not the best doc I've seen or by Discovery, its a decent watch I could see again and again.
King of the Lost World (2004)
Why even bother when its Asylum?
Everything about this movie is lifeless and awful, as expected from an Asylum mockbuster.
The acting? Dull and monotone.
The characters? Zero note. The story? Dull and uninspired.
Connection to Doyle's book, which is uncredited no less? Forget it, save for some names. There's not even a single dinosaur. What, couldn't slip in a raptor pack or a sauropod?
The CG effects? Barely passable and memorable.
The few decent ideas, like a culture of down plane survivors, and sacrifices to animals that keep the ape away? Wasted and limited to stale exposition.
The very ape? It doesn't appear until the end, has lame and lifeless fights with dragons, and at one brief point fighter jets, and gets blown up. Really, at least then there's a modixum in decency in there I can just about find watchable, but just barely.
unceremoniously. No impact is felt anywhere. I couldn't even pay attention to it when I watched it on youtube for free, and I feel ripped off.
Seriously, I feel nothing even when I write this review.
Dinosaur Planet (2003)
One of my favourite Dinosaur documentaries
I've only just attained the patience to watch the series in full, but I love it. It does a great job of balancing science and education with entertainment and cartoonishness. (unlike other docs *cough*Dinosaur Revolution) Effects are great for their time, and music's great too.
My problems I do have with it?
- Some scenes do seem to drag on and could be trimmed down from a 45 minute mark.
- Some of the designs and depictions of the animals are dated scientifically to the point of being distracting (pronated zombie hands, not enough correct feathers on theropods).
- Africa and Oceania seem annoyedly left out of the lineup (personal nitpick)
In order of favourites, I rank them: 1. White Tip's Journey 2. Pod's Travels 3. Alpha's Egg 4. Lil' Das' Hunt