I liked it, although the special effects weren't as well done as Jurassic or even Disney's upcoming, already bashed by many, film. Yet, as mentioned before, quite adequate.

So, what did you guys think? Liked it? Hated it? Didn't see it? Could care less? Let the debate begin.

One thing though, I thought someone had said that it was narrated by Kenneth Branaugh? I missed the opening credits but the narrator I heard last night sure sounded like Avery Brooks, the commander of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Did they have him renarrate it?

the film was actually a BBC, Discovery Channel co-produciton. So what probably happened was that they had Brooks do the American production and Kenneth the British version.

"What do you call an American with a Ph.D.? Stupid American!" -from the Asian announcer on South Park

that's exactly the reason they did what they did.

Scott

Saw CELEBRITY and found it phenomenal that he transformed himself into Woody Allen. It was genuinely scary at times. Interesting that Woody even told the press later that he couldn't reel Branagh in. (I'm sure that Allen secretly or overtly wanted Branagh to do precisely what he did, because Allen has certainly pulled actors and reshot scenes -- even entire films at times, e.g. SEPTEMBER -- when he didn't care for the actors.)

NP: CBS News (someone has actually gone to the trouble to issue a survey that "More men than women swear" -- well I ****** well knew that ******* ****, *******.)

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Dan (UK)

All of you who learned something new by watching the movie, just keep in mind that it was 90% theory... luckily they tried to explain most of that in the commercial breaks.

But I did enjoy the movie thoroughly. I thought Brooks did a great job, though I'd like to hear Branaugh's version, which will probably be on the DVD when it comes out. (It'd be neat if they gave the option between the two on the DVD).

The score was pretty cool, especially the Ornithocheirus sequences. I'll be getting that when it comes out, too.

1.Walking With Dinosaurs 1.14
2.The Ankylosaurus 0.54
3.Death Of The Postosuchus 2.28
4.Survival Of The Cynodonts 1.16
5.Torosaurus Lock Horns 2.58
6.Giant Of The Skies 3.50
7.Flight Of The Ornithocheirus 2.24
8.Deadly Nightscape 1.52
9.Time Of The Titans 3.38
10.Escape Of The Podlets 0.46
11.Jurassic forest 0.52
12.Canyon Of Terror 2.15
13.Islands Of Green 3.58
14.Cruel Sea 6.07
15.Spirits Of The Ice Forest 1.45
16.Antartic Spring 3.19
17.Sleeping Laellynasaura 0.57
18.Secret Flight 1.47
19.Departure Of The Muttaburrasaurs 1.06
20.Tyrannosaurus 2.56
21.Triassic Water 1.27
22.End Credits 0.53

Track 1. is narrated by Kenneth Branagh.

This score got better on repeated plays for me, And became one of THE most played scores of the year!!

Has the score been released? I haven't been out to look at the local stores.

Ed

I bought the score in september last year when it was released in the U.K.!

dex,
don't be so hard!
Do you really think the BBC/Discovery REALLY had the kind of budget they used on Jurassic Park?
Someone had the guts to come up with a Naturalistic view of Dinosaurs (AND very well done too!)...This whole venture is to be applauded!

Ed

The documentary ran on Austrian television half a year ago or so, and I really liked it. I've been fascinated by dinosaurs ever since I can remember, and Land before Time and Jurassic Park also helped. The documentary was really interesting, although I can't remember much of it now (hell, I don't even know if I have seen all of the doc's parts!). The sfx were well done, but the movements looked so unrealistic that it was rather disappointing. I don't blame anybody for this, it just shows that while everybody can afford the technology to render cool dinosarus nowadays, you still need a lot of people working hard to animate the creatures. I also liked the music, I think. And the "making of" was really interesting. Unfortunately, Kenneth Branagh (one of my favourite actors/directors) of course couldn't be heard in the German version, so I had no idea that he was involved with this.

Dex,
I rcommend you read Andy Dursin's review on the FSM board, It explains a lot of WHAT WENT WRONG when the show was aired in the U.S.! (blurry images etc...)

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Originally posted by Timmer:
Yor NOT the only one who still reads The FSM bulletings board!

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What - you mean you read the actual BOARD? The good old MESSAGE BOARD? Does the link to that half-rotten message board corpse work again?

I have to say though, that THIS board has become My home now!.....I like it here!!

'Your only supposed to blow the bloody doors off'!